Alan Cheslow

"Next-generation ultra-high-definition TV sets -- the devices that will be able to deliver four to 16 times the resolution of current HDTVs -- will be in 40% of North American homes by 2025, according to a report from In-Stat. The report went on to say that the European market will come along more slowly, with a penetration rate of 28.2% by 2025." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"A presentation to investors yesterday underlined that the PlayStation 3 will be a fully 3D-capable game console by the end of 2010, and that a firmware update would share this upgrade across all existing PS3s." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Pomerleau said researchers are close to gaining the ability to build brain sensing technology into a head set that could be used to manipulate a computer. The next step is development of a tiny, far less cumbersome sensor that could be implanted inside the brain." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"ABI Research forecasts annual mobile voice revenues to reach $580 billion in 2010. From 2011 on, rising subscriber saturation will increasingly erode mobile voice revenues, not just in developed markets but also in a number of emerging markets. By 2014, mobile voice revenues will have contracted by 9.6%." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Every major utility, in order to be at the cutting edge of the Smart Grid, will need to have a full portfolio of applications that can help their customers trim their energy use and their monthly bills." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), which launched new technical support services in its stores last month, is now offering its online shoppers remote tech-support services--such as virus removal, diagnostics, and repair" - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"SimpleGeo is akin to an ‘Amazon Web Services’ for location: developers looking to integrate location based services (LBS) can plug into some simple APIs and SimpleGeo will do most of the legwork for them." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"They discovered that each RFID tag has unique minimum power response at multiple radio frequencies, and that power responses across tags were significantly different, even for tags of the same model. That, along with several other unique, unspecified physical characteristics allowed them to create an electronic fingerprint that's tied to each RFID tag, but doesn't actually depend on any modifications or encryption on the tag itself" - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"HP Labs' ultimate aim is to have a worldwide network of these CeNSE sensors. A trillion of them "should do the trick," says HP. The company is hoping that at that scale, sensor nodes will cost "next to nothing, yet measure everything." HP is also positioning this, boldly, as a technology that could "save the planet" by enabling it to be monitored." - Alan Cheslow from iPhone

"Based in San Francisco, the company provides software allowing two-way thermostats to automate HVAC systems according to consumer preferences. After EcoFactor is installed — which it soon will be for a pilot-sized group of Oncor customers in Texas, according to a recent deal — users can regulate their temperatures as usual for just a few days. The software will take exterior temperatures, weather, time of day, and specified comfort levels into account in order to automate HVAC services going forward." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Verizon is already eying opportunities to provide wireless networks for Smart Grid communication systems, but today it’s expanding its presence in the space even more with the launch of a security consulting service for utilities rolling out smart meters and other advanced grid infrastructure." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"It clips on the bottom and sports a mini-USB port so that you can still sync, but can also use the phone's wireless mechanisms to communicate with various systems, updating inventory or tracking purchases." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Today, Livescribe is launching a beta platform that allows developers to create apps for its Pulse smart pen. There are already 30 cool third-party apps available in the Livescribe store, which is open for shopping." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"The Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition was formed by IBM in 2007 to “accelerate the use of smart grid technologies and move the industry forward through its most challenging transformation”. Members include CenterPoint Energy, Pepco Holdings, San Diego Gas & Electric and North Delhi Power amongst others." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"More important than mobile communication or entertainment applications, Gartner predicts that SMS-based money transfer is the next big thing for smartphones. It already exists in a number of other markets, but Gartner says the regulatory kinks need to be worked out before it can truly flourish." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Sony Ericsson's custom interface for Android on the X10—and other OSes, like Symbian and Windows Mobile in time-is going to be called Nexus. Like other custom UIs du jour, it'll integrate a bunch of services, like for social networking." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"First announced in late October, the Edge runs on the Android operating system. It opens like a book with a 9.7-inch monochrome E-Ink screen on one side for e-reading and a 10.1-inch color LCD touchscreen on the opposing side for netbook functions, including email and instant messaging, Web browsing, video and audio." - Alan Cheslow from iPhone

"Polk is targeting second-quarter availability of what could be a first-of-its-kind surround speaker system. The active single-chassis WRS Wireless Surround F/X, when placed behind the main listening position, reproduces two to four surround channels delivered via 2.4GHz wireless transmitter, which is connected to an A/V receiver or other audio component. The $399 8-inch by 20-inch by 8-inch speaker combines active DSP and passive Controlled Dispersion Array (CDA) driver placement, which bounces sound off the ceiling and sidewalls, to deliver an enveloping soundfield and directional cues." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Word on the street has it that a new Flip with WiFi will land sometime in 1H 2010" - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Multi-touch and motion-sensing devices have recently emerged from research labs, offering new ways to operate computers. Microsoft's experimental tactile interface takes things further still, letting users interact by squashing, stretching, rolling, or rubbing." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Placecast, which previously raised $2 million, pushes advertisements from major brands to the consumer’s phone depending on their physical location, but allows users to opt-in to the system." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Their new remote generates electricity when the users clicks on any button. They are planning to see the first production remotes in 2011." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Nokia’s NSeries devices – i.e. most of their high-end smartphones – will all be powered by Linux-based Maemo by 2012." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"There are a few things we have absolutely confirmed: Google is building their own branded phone that they’ll sell directly and through retailers. They were long planning to have the phone be available by the holidays, but it has now slipped to early 2010. The phone will be produced by a major phone manufacturer but will only have Google branding" - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Other types of CE devices will also be sold increasingly with a cellular subscription. They include portable media players (PMPs), handheld games, personal navigation devices (PNDs) and dedicated social-networking devices. The share of such devices sold with a contract will rise worldwide from 4.5 percent in 2009 to 24.5 percent in 2013, In-Stat said. PMPs will account for the largest share of the other CE devices, McGregor believes. They'll use wideband 4G networks to stream or download movies and other video from a user's library in the clouds, he explained. In the forecasts, In-Stat did not include devices, such as select e-readers and PNDs, whose price includes a wireless subscription." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"As of now, WHDI modules are being made available for netbook and laptop manufacturers, enabling portable PCs to send or receive high-def signals from other WHDI-enabled devices sans cabling. The outfit expects lappies with their tech built-in to ship sometime in 2010" - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet