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" it incorporates a "presence sensor" that can automatically turn the picture off when it detects nobody's watching." - Alan Cheslow from iPhone

"In a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony Corp. is offering the movie for free to U.S. buyers of its Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players starting Monday." - Alan Cheslow from iPhone

"Dubbed FoxPop, it makes its debut with the Dec. 1 Blu-ray and DVD release of "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." With a free downloadable computer application for Mac, PC or iPhone, users get a constant barrage of facts, photos, games and trivia questions related to the movie they are watching. Importantly, because the content is delivered to a separate screen, users are free to ignore it if they choose. So when a T. rex appears on the screen, for example, the user's iPhone would vibrate and ask how many bones that particular dino has. It will also tell what percentage answered the query correctly." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"BlackBerry Payment Service has been announced for mid-2010 availability, bringing in-app payments, subscription support, and a variety of billing options, which all sounds far more robust than the PayPal-only setup they've got going today." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Over the next five years, 802.15.4 chipset shipments will underpin a host of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) across home, building and industrial building automation, as well as Advanced Meter Infrastructures. This will help fuel the growth of the 802.15.4 chipset WSNs market from just over $10 million in 2008 to nearly $155 million in 2014, a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 87.9% over the period." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"This video from CrunchGear shows that the operating system is all about simplicity. From the cloud-based storage and OS updates, to the "Web Card" home screen tiles used to represent Websites. On that screen, there's no menus, no folders, no resizable windows—just Websites and a search box at the top." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"TalkingPlug is a plug that fits on top of existing electrical outlets. But it's equipped with componentry to make it a controllable node on a network, including an RFID chip, microprocessor, and wireless networking. The company plans to introduce the product next week." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Jailbreakers in Australia are being infected by a worm that changes their wallpaper to an image of Rick Astley." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"They've managed to cram 64MB of memory, Bluetooth, a tiny OLED screen and a lithium ion battery" - Alan Cheslow from iPhone

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"Mistry is the creator of SixthSense, a wearable gesture interface that uses a camera and tiny projector to display data and information onto surfaces, walls, and even your hand. Special fingertip sensors let users manipulate the data and use their hands to interact with it. During a presentation at the TEDIndia conference this week, the PhD student announced plans to release SixthSense under an open source license in the coming months." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"The Swiss company says it will use the funds for a fast and dramatic deployment of smart meters, and not just in the U.S. — it will look at rolling out its hardware in Asia, Australia and Europe as well. Smart metering in the European Union is actually far ahead of U.S. initiatives, due in part to an aggressive mandate that 80 percent of homes must be equipped with smart meters by 2020 and 100 percent by 2022." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"MobileMe compatibility means you can access photos stored on the online service directly from the printer, using the touchscreen." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"NXP Semiconductors, a chip maker that spun out of Philips in 2006, showed off prototypes for these cool applications at its headquarters in San Jose, Calif., yesterday. Based on the working products and prototypes there, it’s clear we’re headed for a wonderful world of wireless sensors." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Maarten Lens-Fitzgerald, co-founder of Augmented Reality browser company Layar, was interviewed by CNN today and took the opportunity to claim that AR on phones is going to be so big in the future that only voice will be more popular." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"one of the ideas Dell toyed around with was a full-fledged touchscreen trackpad, which was apparently rejected because Dell couldn't justify the cost of the panel based how much people would actually use it. Another, possibly even more ambitious concept is one that would have completely replaced the traditional keyboard with a series of capacitive-touch buttons" - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"A new Apple patent application published this week suggests the company is working on a system of simplified data transfer between devices such as the iPhone, iPod touch, Mac computers, and Apple TV. The application covers a variety of transfer methods, including local Wi-Fi, cellular, and near-field networks, and also mentions the use of online data storage services that could serve as an intermediary between devices." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"By connecting at-home medicine dispensing to their network, AT&T will facilitate the monitoring of health services by family and doctors. Not only can you control the dosages and when they are made available, but you will be able to monitor whether the proper dosage was taken." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"About 25 percent of consumers plan on buying a new TV within the next six months, according to the NPD Group." - Alan Cheslow from iPhone

"As part of the deal, associates at the mobile retail unit of Best Buy will install "Google Mobile App" on all compatible smartphones through the "Walk Out Working" program, which is a free in-store smartphone setup." - Alan Cheslow from iPhone

"In an article in today's Austin Business Journal about the coming launch of mShift-powered mobile remote deposit at Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union, the CU revealed its penetration number in it's EasCorp-powered home-scanner-based service, eDeposits" - Alan Cheslow from iPhone

"It's a clear glass display which accepts input through voice-control, touch-less gestures, and eye-tracking." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Men and women have different approaches to dealing with technology problems, according to a gadget helpline. The service found that 64% of its male callers and 24% of its female callers had not read the instruction manual before ringing up. 12% of male and 7% of female customers simply needed to plug in or turn on their appliance." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Mistry has created SixthSense, writes Lisa Hoover on OStatic today, a wearable gesture interface that uses a camera and mini projector to display data and information onto surfaces, walls, and even your hand. Customized fingertip sensors let you manipulate the data and use your hands to interact with it." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Korean memory maker has now successfully halved the thickness of its octa-die memory package to a shockingly thin 0.6mm (or 0.02 inches). The new stacks will start out at a 32GB size" - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Billed as a "digital plaster," the thin patch contains a power source and sensors for monitoring heart rate, temperature, and perspiration -- all of which can then be sent to your doctor via smartphone / PDA" - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"The device contains a microprocessor powered by a commercial radio-frequency reader that doubles as a data-collection device. The same equipment is used to power and read information from radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags. In experiments, the researchers used the new device to sense central nervous system activity in a moth in order to study its locomotion." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Like Natal, Sony's system tracks a person's whole body without their having to wear the body markers used in motion-capture studios. Also like Natal, Sony says ICU can detect a player's emotions by watching their facial expressions, and can judge sex and approximate age from their appearance." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"Boasting a 6-inch display with an 800 x 600 resolution, the reader includes an encryption function that can wrap your files in DRM and password protect whatever you like. If the device gets stolen, you can then rest easy knowing that files won't disclose themselves to evil eyes even if ripped from the unit's internal memory." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet

"The 10.4-inch touchscreen LCD features a GSM/GPRS module that enables the digital photo frame to receive images via MMS, email, or internet sharing sites. You can even share images with friends and family via email or through Vizit-to-Vizit transfer directly from the frame." - Alan Cheslow from Bookmarklet