Apple has released iTunes 10.1.2 for the Mac and PC, adding CDMA support in the latest update. This is necessary for those who plan on buying Verizon’s iPhone 4 and have it sync properly with iTunes. The release didn’t specifically mention Verizon and only referred to an “iPhone 4 (CDMA model)” which has people speculating whether other CDMA carriers for the iPhone 4 may be in the near future.
The release also came with notes about AirPlay and the usual offerings of stability and performance improvements as follows:
iTunes 10.1.2 syncs music, movies, and more with iPhone 4 (CDMA model) and provides a number of important stability and performance improvements.
iTunes 10.1 came with several new features and improvements, including:
Use AirPlay to instantly and wirelessly stream videos from iTunes to the all-new Apple TV.
Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 4.2.
The current trend in smartphone design is that of a vertical symmetry. It’s important to make sure the left and the right of the screen, (that being the right and left when the phone is held in a portrait mode,) are equal, or at least appear to be equal. The future of the phone is presented in a project by Jason Wang, a designer who believes that the next logical step in the evolution of the handheld communicator is symmetry in landscape mode. As a proof, he offers a conceptual design by the name of Nokia E2.
Wang believes that as the past several years have yielded a set of smartphones that are overwhelmingly similar to one another, it becomes difficult for the consumer to differentiate between them. He believes that the first step toward a new type of phone is the 21:9 aspect ratio. He notes though, that upon first viewing a traditionally designed 21:9 phone, it lacks visual appeal, especially due to the fact that they’re designed, still, to be held upright.
His solution is the E2, a 21:9 device with a horizontal symmetry, and what he says is “a large screen, a relatively small size, no vertical orientation bias, and no compromises.” Specs for his concept phone are as follows:
4.6″ 21:9 ClearBlack display
Proximity sensor
12 megapixel camera with Xenon flash and 720p recording at 30fps
Concealed SIM and MicroSD slots (under the left side of the back cover, tilted 2 degrees)
3.5 mm headphone jack
Micro USB port
Multi-Purpose button (center, top) 3 zone button/rocker with capacitive layer
HDMI output
Stereo Speaker
Call speaker
Call microphone (with noise-cancellation, activation upon upward facing orientation)
2nd call speaker
2nd call microphone (with noise-cancellation, activation upon upward facing orientation)
*What these two call mics do is assure the user that any way they hold the phone, its the right way.
What do you think? We’re already sort of leaning this way with flip-out keyboards and gamepads like the upcoming XPERIA Play – is this the way of the future?
Few things are more satisfying than the click of a lighter and the subtle ‘whoosh’ a jet of fire makes. The sheer fun of using a good lighter is a leading reason many smokers have trouble quitting [Citation Needed]. All you amateur arsonists and recovering smokers may be able to relieve a tiny portion of your nervous energy if the latest watch design on Yanko ever becomes a reality.
The Lightning Watch has a blue LED for hours and a yellow one for minutes. Both are designed to simulate the look of a jet of fire, while the central “watch” face looks like a lit burner. If someone really wants to make this concept sell, all they’d need to do is make the burner functional and exchange the LEDs for little jets of real fire.
I can think of only two downsides to that product. First, you couldn’t wear acrylic unless you like things melted into your flesh. And second, you’d have to buy two or three bottles of lighter fluid every day to keep it going. So yeah, it’s slightly less practical than this laser watch designed by the same guy.
It’s a bold new day for reading. Amazon has just announced their financial results for Q4 of 2010. For the first time ever, the online retailer is now selling more Kindle books than paperback books. For every 100 “real” books, Amazon now moves 115 e books. Three times as many Kindle books sell as hardcover books.
The 3rd generation Kindle accomplished the most impressive milestone of all. It is now Amazon’s bestselling product of all time, edging out “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. The U.S. Kindle store currently includes 810,000 books.
The Kindle’s success isn’t the only thing Amazon has going. Q4 sales were up a total of 36%, to $12.95 billion. The company saw a total net income increase of 8%. This marks Amazon’s first $10 billion quarter- an increase in net sales of 40%. Sounds awesome, right? Put in PR speak, Amazon had a damn good quarter.
But the Market didn’t like something about their operating margins. Despite wild sales and huge gobs of money taken in, the company profit remained rather static. Some credit this to the extreme cost of subsidizing and pushing the Kindle.
See, the Kindle costs $33 less to make than it sells for. When you take the cost of software, patents, marketing, distribution, and licensing together, you’re looking at a potential loss per Kindle sold.
Amazon is betting that, long term, their e-book business will make enough to offset the costs of pushing Kindles on every man, woman and child possible. It’s too early to tell whether or not they’re right, and Wall Street may not give them a chance to learn.
The Android 3.0 Honeycomb SDK was just released earlier this week and developers are already busy working on implementing the system on various devices. Developers may have just gotten the Android 3.0 Honeycomb to work on the NookColor, the increasingly popular Android based full color e-reader.
The developer says that he plans on working to improve the graphics acceleration next as well as overall performance over the course of the weekend. After he finishes tweaking this, perhaps the Motorola XOOM, which is supposed to be the tablet that will run ultra fast on Honeycomb, will be left trailing in the dust.
Oh Verizon, you guys so crazy. They’ve got splash screen after splash screen up on their iPhone site saying that Existing Customers will be allowed to ram their buttons down at exactly 3 AM EST on the third of February, 2011. The site will crash at that moment, and everyone will cry.
To see if you can find the images you see above and below this paragraph, head over to Verizon and do some soul searching. Be sure to sign up for updates, click around the site for hours, and sell your soul, because you’re gonna need the cash. The iPhone will cost you ladies and gentlemen $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB models, the data and talk plans starting at $70 total for 450 minutes and unlimited data. If you’d like to also be able to tether your laptop to your phone’s internet, you’ll be paying another $20 a month. Is it worth it?
The bombardment of new technologies for 2009 is still going on by addition of number of new technologies one of the best technologies invented today is the SpacePilot Pro 3D mouse. It has the capability to stand in multiple medium I am curious to use this high tech design and finally today the SpacePilot Pro makes its debut. Hit the jump for the official press release.
This mouse is best for all users the designer company has approved that Company’s flagship 3D mouse is designed to assign all advanced control of 3D models.
The SpacePilot Pro 3D mouse is best to access all 3D applications easily and many more advanced features like second-generation quick view of advanced navigation technology, full of comfort and intelligent function keys makes your work easy and interesting. This advanced technology mouse is designed to do work is less time with high performance. For intelligent work it has 5 more advanced and intelligent function keys. SpacePilot Pro 3D mouse is best gadget for today.
Verbatim announced its new Color Nano Wireless Notebook Mouse for both Windows and Mac notebook users. The mouse comes with a nano receiver and utilizes the 2.4Ghz wireless technology. The mouse has a smooth, rubberized grip designed for comfort and control and offers a slot for the nano receiver.
Verbatim’s Color Nano Wireless works with Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS X 10.4 or above. It is priced at $29.99
Samsung officially announced the Pixon12 (aka M8910), the world’s first 12 Megapixel camera phone. As an upgrade to the Pixon, the Pixon12 has a similar design.
Pixon12 features a 3.1-inch AMODLED touchscreen display with 10,000:1 contrast and a 12 Megapixel with touch auto-focus, Xenon and Power LED flash, 28mm wide angle lens, Smart Auto mode and dedicated shutter button. The Pixon12 can record 720×480 videos at 30fps. It includes Share Pix function that allows users to upload photos and videos to social networking sites like Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, MySpace, Photobucket.
The phone has built-in GPS receiver, FM tuner, 150MB internal memory and a microSD card slot. It supports quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band HSPA 3.5 networks as well as WiFi connectivity.
Samsung Pixon12 will be released in Europe from end of June and other regions in August.
LG gave us some more concrete information about their LG-GD900, which is - according to LG - the world’s first cell phone featuring a transparent keypad. The aptly (code-)named Crystal is due out in as much as 40 different countries starting next month already.
Well LG-GD900 is damn pretty cell phone. It still is, and the specs aren’t too bad either. The LG-GD900 comes with a 3-inch WVGA touchscreen, an 8MP camera, Wifi, Bluetooth, TV Out, HSDPA and 1.5GB of internal memory (expandable to 32GB).
The cell phone will be available in countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America from July first.
We missed NEC’s CRV43 43-inch curved LCD monitor while at CES this year, but the good news is that it is actually coming to market this July. The bad news is that it will cost $7,999. So what do you get for eight grand? A 2880 x 900 double WXGA native resolution, 200 cd/m2 brightness, .02ms response time, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, DVI/HDMI input and a USB 2.0 hub. I think I’ll save my house down payment and put two 24-inch monitors side-by-side.
Full release after the ‘leap’
NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS DELIVERS UNMATCHED VIEWING EXPERIENCE WITH 43-INCH SEAMLESS CURVED DISPLAY
Ultra-Wide Curved Display Designed for Simulation, Digital Imaging, Command & Control Applications
CHICAGO - June 4, 2009 - NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD displays and projectors, today announced the 43″ NEC CRV43 ultra-widescreen specialty desktop display, designed for use in applications such as professional graphics, higher education, government, financial, command & control and home office.
The NEC CRV43 curved display can be seen at InfoComm 09 on June 17-19 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
The unique NEC CRV43 curved display provides a much wider field of view and greater dynamic range with its double WGXA resolution (32:10 aspect ratio). The user’s taskbar is extended natively and setup is made easy to configure with one input. These features make it an ideal solution for simulation, digital imaging and command & control.
“The NEC CRV43 curved display provides an excitingly immersive viewing experience for any type of user,” said Keith Yanke, Director of Product Marketing for NEC Display Solutions. “Its lightning-fast response time coupled with its seamless curved screen provides enhanced comfort, decreased frustration and increased productivity. The monitor eliminates the bezel and screen gap issues that have complicated users’ work environment for years.”
The NEC CRV43 curved display includes the following features:
* Seamless curved screen, which eliminates bezel and screen gap issues for increased productivity and decreased frustration (according to Center for Human-Computer Interaction - Shupp et al, presented at Graphics Interface 2006)
* 2880 x 900 double WXGA native resolution
* 200 cd/m² brightness
* 0.02ms Rapid Response
* 10,000:1 contrast ratio
* Wide color gamut with 100% coverage of sRGB and 99.3% coverage of Adobe RGB
* Single link DVI-D and HDMI 1.3 input connectors
* USB 2.0 connectivity for easy use of peripherals
* Front panel controls
* On Screen Display (OSD®) and software-based GUI, which enables advanced display control options
The NEC CRV43 curved display is backed by a 3-year parts and labor warranty including the backlight and will be available for July 2009 shipment with estimated street price of $7,999.
Korean company Luxeed introduces the U5 LED keyboard that is an update to the Dynamic Pixel LED keyboard. The U5 features color changing keys that are programmable. Luxeed has improved the responsiveness of the keys and reduced the ghosting issue of the LED system.
The U5 works with Windows, Mac and Linux. It is available in Korea for Korean Won 99,000 (USD$77).
The U5 works with Windows, Mac and Linux. It is available in Korea for Korean Won 99,000 (USD$77).
Nokia today launched the latest bluetooth stereo headset BH-905, come with active noise cancellation. The Nokia BH-905 features active noise cancellation technology from Wolfson Microelectronics (plus a special switch for turning it on/off), 10 microphones (8 for canceling noise and 2 for capturing speech), a dedicated multifunction key for call management, and music/volume controls.
The Nokia BH-905 is compatible with a wide variety of devices. Wirelessly with any device supporting wireless Bluetooth technology, and with wired connection with all Nokia devices with 3.5 mm Nokia AV and 2.5 mm Nokia AV, music players, PCs and other devices with standard 3.5mm jack, home stereos with standard 6.3 mm jack as well as airplane players.
Nokia BH-905 Bluetooth Stereo Headset will be available globally starting August, 2009. The estimated retail price before taxes and subsidies is around €285 or $400.
If you've been getting bored of your Versa's QWERTY module, boy, have we got some splendid news for you: as promised, the snap-on game pad is now available. It slides along the back of the phone's body for storage (unlike the QWERTY, which requires that polarizingly-designed brown pleather wallet) and features an 8-way directional pad, four dedicated SNES-style gaming buttons, and the envy of absolutely everyone you've ever known. Grab it now for $29.99 -- you wouldn't want to be that one chump Versa owner who doesn't buy it, would you?
Amazon has the Sony DVP-FX930 portable DVD player for a low $171.64 shipped free (tax in KS, KY, ND, NY and WA).
Enjoy sharp, crisp images with the high-resolution Sony DVP-FX930 stylish portable DVD player. The DVP-FX930 features a nine-inch (diag.) screen and six hours of battery life, allowing you to watch your movies from virtually anywhere for an extended period of time. Convenient touch-screen keys and a 180-degree swivel and flip screen make it easy to operate and watch your favorite movies. AC adapter and 12-volt car adapter included.
Enjoy sharp, crisp images with the high-resolution Sony DVP-FX930 stylish portable DVD player. The DVP-FX930 features a nine-inch (diag.) screen and six hours of battery life, allowing you to watch your movies from virtually anywhere for an extended period of time. Convenient touch-screen keys and a 180-degree swivel and flip screen make it easy to operate and watch your favorite movies. AC adapter and 12-volt car adapter included.
Works like Apple’s Time Machine, Seagate Replica works with Windows XP and Windows Vista. It comes with a space-saving vertical dock. Two versions are available, Single PC version with 250GB and Multi-PC model with 500GB capacity.
If you want to convert your grandma vynil collection to MP3 format, then you need the Versax USB recorder. The converter is easy to use. You just need to connect the unit to the computer via USB and you are good to go. The device features a mono speaker and headphone output which allows it to function like a record player. The Vestax portable USB turntable recorder is priced for 28,000 Yen ($300) in Japan.
Most of high-powered gaming PCs come with 1000+W power supplies. However, Maingear’s Pulse Gaming PC is different. The desktop is powered by only 300W Power Supply (80% more energy efficient). It boasts an Intel 65-Watt dual or quad core CPU, nVidia Ion chipset with internal GF 9300 GPU, and an optional Geforce 9800GT ECO graphics card. The integrated GeForce 9300 is not fast enough, but it will run older games and more recent games with reduced image quality and resolution.
At the Computex exhibition demonstrated the mobile Internet device (MID) based upon the VIA, iDOT CCI 3.8-inch. The model uses an Aigo MID form factor: to be nominated by the bottom slider full QWERTY keyboard. The display device has a diagonal of 3.8 inches and the resolution of 800×480 pixels. iDOT CCI MID is based on a 500 MHz VIA Eden ULV CPU (it does not require the installation of the fan) or 800 MHz Freescale MX51. And, most interestingly, MID can run two operating systems at once, dual-platform; Windows XP and Android. It is unclear whether they will be installed both in parallel or only one of them, the choice of supplier.
During the processing of graphics in the mobile internet device with the UniChrome Pro II IGP, the chipset is VIA VX875, also has a rather large class of such devices for the 1GB of RAM. This Mobile Internet Device has presented a wireless interface, Bluetooth 2.1, a 3.2 MP camera and a build-in GPS receiver. On the cost and timing of the start of sales iDOT CCI has not reported.
During the processing of graphics in the mobile internet device with the UniChrome Pro II IGP, the chipset is VIA VX875, also has a rather large class of such devices for the 1GB of RAM. This Mobile Internet Device has presented a wireless interface, Bluetooth 2.1, a 3.2 MP camera and a build-in GPS receiver. On the cost and timing of the start of sales iDOT CCI has not reported.
On its wooing spree Mad Catz had invented many mainstream console accessories with a mission to supersede great makers on the floor. Well fact remains that you can't possibly touch Sony and Nintendo for sure but this time the makers is back with yet another what we call it a "contender named" street fighter iv sticks.
Albeit some accessories from Mad Catz were in talks a few while back, say, accessories like Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and had generated quite a steam.
This Mad Catz SFIV FightStick is all set to reinvigorate the definition of arcade along with programmable turbo and move-assignable buttons.
It is sketched to work as a joystick with designed for Street Fighting adventure and guess what! Looking at the picture you can say it looks funky too.
By having a glance at it no one can imagine that it is a gadget devised for helping the hearing impaired. The white-black combo of the gadget is enchanting and heart-throbbing. This device is fully fledged with functionalities that act as a communication link or often as their way of interaction with the outside world.
Features:
• Camera:
• Aperture: f/0
• Focal Length: 0mm
• Dimensions: 450 x 413
• Shutter Speed: 0.000 seconds
• Date Taken: 01/01/1970 01:00
This device as shown is a collection of a wristwatch or a bracelet and two rings. Vibering is basically a concept gadget regarding the perception of sound, hence guides such people with the help of vibrations. This device/ gadget work on a very simple principle, the rings worn in either hands act as noise detectors, identifying the sound from the ambience. When the noise is detected from a specific direction then by generating vibrations, informs the user about existence of something like a folk of people, a car or a dog nearby him.
Also at times it is able to detect noise and in turn translate it into number of phrases which are directed to the wristwatch; as a result it acts as a communicator. For example, if someone wants to convey a message to such a person, the device would be able to make them aware of this.The device will definitely prove to be successful in changing the viewpoint of the impaired and would prove a boon to them. Hoping that the device proves to be remarkable and of utmost importance to the hearing impaired. Also to some extent soothing out lives of these people.
