"the newfound process consumes less power, requires a simpler heat sink and boasts an all-around simpler structure. The end result? A far less expensive heads-up display, which -- if all goes well -- will begin sampling by the end of next year and could hit low-end cars, mobile phones and other handhelds shortly thereafter"
- Alan Cheslow
from iPhone
"Whitten added that Natal would be capable of automatically displaying content after recognizing users based on appearance and voice"
- Alan Cheslow
from iPhone
"Samsung, after unveiling its open mobile platform for touch screen-based mobile phones, bada, earlier this month, and launching a related web site, has confirmed the date of its December launch event to deliver the SDK: Dec. 8th."
- Alan Cheslow
from iPhone
"Of the many trends in consumer electronics, today's announcement by Lenovo highlights two of the biggest: 1) PC makers are desperate to get in on that handheld smartphone action, and 2) China is the place to do it with its 700 million mobile subscribers."
- Alan Cheslow
from iPhone
"This new system brings together EnOcean products for short range wireless batteryless sensors and controls, powerline communication relays and interfaces for short, medium and long range and harsh environments, XBEE wireless mesh networking, self discovery and self healing technology for relays and interfaces, low voltage twisted pair relays and interfaces, RS232/RS485 interfaces and WIFI and Ethernet devices."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"The basic idea behind the service is that when you’re at an event, be it a birthday party at your home or at a massive rock concert, photos from multiple people attending could be turned into one single, centralized photo album for all to enjoy. To make this work, even when pictures are taken by people you do not know, Clixtr uses location as the tying factor. The app essentially combines the capabilities of the iPhone’s camera and built-in GPS to geo-tag photos and determine when photos are being taken at the same location. Clixtr thus enables users to automagically create instant, location-aware, group photo albums in real-time"
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"Juniper Research is saying the market could grow to $732 million in five years, from just under $2 million next year. ABI Research has a more modest estimate: $350 million in annual revenues by 2014. That’s on the back of three primary revenue models: upfront payments to buy an app, subscription fees or paid premium versions and advertising."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"Just today the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced its drive to start beaming 3D broadcasts in Full HD quality sometime in 2010 -- licensing begins in January with first broadcasts expected mid-year."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"Buffalo just announced the BR-X1216U3, which is the world's first 12x Blu-ray burner, and which incidentally pulls off its wondrous feats through the power of USB 3.0."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"SupportSpace, founded in 2006, aims to help expand their remote tech service by offering a SaaS (software as a service) platform for the management, marketing and delivery of remote services and a network of virtual experts. To get tech support using SupportSpace, you choose a service or an online expert, then connect to the expert and watch your problem being resolved on your screen in real-time."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"This is becoming confusing and discouraging to current and potential customers. Normally, the newer the phone, the more advanced the operating system. But with Android, the two oldest phones have more software capability than the six that followed. Imagine the frustration of saving up a couple hundred dollars to get the latest and greatest handset only to find that older phones have more potential. It doesn't get any easier for developers. Many are practically pulling their hair out over minor updates and bug fixes. With each new handset comes a different camera video tweak or extra line of code to address video drivers. Differentiation in hardware is just as big of a headache."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"RFID (radio frequency identification) technology has been gaining rapid adoption in gadget rich environments, such as hospitals, full of equipment that needs continuous tracking. Yet some tools, like metallic hemostats for example, are not currently embedded with RFID chips because the production process would destroy them. Now researchers from Fraunhofer-Institute for Manufacturing and Advanced Materials IFAM in Bremen have developed a method to safely incorporate RFID chips into metal devices."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"Samsung announced two ways to get discounts on a recently announced netbook. The N310 "Go" is available for $200 with a two-year AT&T data plan, or for $100 off with a one-year subscription to an electronic edition of The New York Times, the company says."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"Research firm Frank N. Magid & Associates estimates that there are about 49 million U.S. households that own an HDTV and at least 14 million of them are not receiving high-definition programming."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"Buffalo Technology has debuted the "first" SuperSpeed USB 3.0 external hard disk drive. According to company spokesperson Ralph Spagnola, the next-generation HDD is capable of delivering transfer rates of up to 625 MB per second, or five Gbits per second."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"We're translating the content to support the MPEG2 v8 [decoder] format that the iPhone format; we're moving it to their adaptive streaming format. So it's the same IIS smooth streaming content, the same server, the same point of origin, but now I can get that content to play without any code changes, without any real work, on the iPhone. That's the critical thing for our customers."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"Freecom, a Mitsubishi Kagaku Media company and award-winning manufacturer of external hard drives and portable storage devices, today announced the ‘Hard Drive XS 3.0’ – the first external hard drive in the world to offer ‘SuperSpeed USB’ technology. Using USB 3.0, Freecom is offering transfer speeds of approximately 130 MB/s"
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"While the device is simply being marketed as an all-in-one wireless touchpad and keyboard, it actually has all the makings of an ideal HTPC controller -- not to mention an entirely reasonable price of $62"
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
it would make an ideal remote for a media center player connected to your TV!
- Carl Plant
"Less than a month after it handed out $3.4 billion in stimulus grants to utilities working toward a cleaner, more efficient electrical grid, the U.S. Department of Energy says it is doling out another $620 million to projects working on demonstration-scale Smart Grid technologies. Today, it named 32 recipients working on every aspect of the grid, including smart meters, transmission equipment, storage devices and energy monitoring systems."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"Package-tracking sensors aren't super new, but Senseaware is one that's unique because it tracks multiple criteria—temperature, location, drops and light exposure—and updates those to the web constantly. Senseaware is going to be using these sensors in the medical transport field, who distribute organs on a regular basis, and offer it as a simple drop-in addition to the package"
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"The WakeMate wristband collects data throughout the night and stores it on internal Flash storage. When it’s time to wake you up WakeMate doesn’t necessarily sound an alarm at exactly the time you set. Instead, it monitors your sleep patterns for the 20 minute window prior to that and sounds your alarm when you’re in the lightest sleep mode, which can help eliminate that groggy feeling you sometimes wake up with. The alarm doesn’t come from the wristband though – instead, the wristband uses Bluetooth to trigger your cell phone’s alarm. It then transmits your sleep data to your phone, which in turn uses its cellular data connection to upload it to the WakeMate servers. You can then browse through your sleep history from the WakeMate website."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"Toys "R" Us is selling a Windows CE 5.0-based laptop that's aimed at kids, and said to be bundled with 50 different games. The Lexibook MFC100GB has a 400MHz Samsung processor, eight-inch display, 64MB of RAM and 1GB of flash storage, an Ethernet port, and a bright orange case."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"Medical and health applications for iPhones, Blackberry devices, Android phones and other mobile gadgets already number in the thousands. The problem is that only one app, AirStrip OB, actually earned FDA's explicit blessings to be marketed as a medical device. So the big question is whether the FDA is going to "put its foot down" and require that it provide clearance before new apps go to market."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"China’s smartphone market saw strong growth throughout 2008 with shipments showing a 30% increase over the previous year, reports In-Stat http://www.in-stat.com. Smartphones accounted for 15.3% of total mobile phone shipments in China last year, up from 12% in 2007."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
In-Stat - Digital Media Adapters, Players, Receivers Emerge as Competitive New Connected Home Product Category - http://www.instat.com/newmk...
"Nearly 4.5 million DMAs, DMPs, and DMRs will be sold worldwide in 2013. Chip providers competing in the market include Intel, NXP, Sigma Designs and Texas Instruments. Over 1/2 of US home network users are at least somewhat interested in a consumer electronics product that enables Online Video Services, including streaming and downloading."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
In-Stat - Wi-Fi Hotspot Market Stages Revival as 2009 Worldwide Connects Surge to 1.2 Billion - http://www.instat.com/newmk...
"The Wi-Fi hotspot market is entering a revival period marked by renewed interest from communication providers and increased usage among both business and leisure users, reports In-Stat http://www.in-stat.com. In-Stat estimates that hotspot usage will increase in 2009 by 47%, bringing total worldwide connects to 1.2 billion."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
In-Stat - While Semi TAM for Digital Cable Set Top Boxes Declines, Opportunity Remains With Latest Features - http://www.instat.com/newmk...
"Worldwide demand for digital cable set top boxes is falling in 2009, after a record-setting year in 2008. The decline is a result of reductions in cable operator capital expenditure (CAPEX) budgets brought on by the global economic recession."
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
"Instead of data being stored in a single device, info should be easily shared between devices so they can each offer strong functionality, researchers say"
- Alan Cheslow
from Bookmarklet
