Dec 20
Verizon Wireless has finally updated its feature phone e-mail system to Mobile Email 4.0
Originally posted at Dialed In
Dec 20
Does Peek’s future lay in low-powered feature phones, emerging markets?
Posted in: industry, Today's Chili
The overriding philosophy at Peek is “keep it simple,” and we have to agree that as these things go, this is a pretty sound principle (even if we don’t necessarily have much use for dedicated Twitter hardware). If the big payoff for the company isn’t in the gadget-addicted states, it’s been a good start: the company has sold some 50,000 units in two years while developing the back-end technology that CEO Amol Sarva believes can supply cheap, low-powered feature phones and other devices for emerging markets — devices that could retail for as little as $50. “This is a huge opportunity for us,” Sarva told GigaOm. “We’ve built technology that no one cared about but now we’re suddenly being approached by guys who have the hardware that want to make it smart.” And if that doesn’t pan out, we have a suggestion: FourPeek, the dedicated Foursquare device.
Does Peek’s future lay in low-powered feature phones, emerging markets? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dec 20
Mini will unveil its Paceman Concept at the 2011 Detroit auto show.
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
Dec 20
Hyundai encourages users to read the manual by including an Apple iPad and an app-based owners manual with every new Equus.
Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
Dec 20
Yes, that’s a woman with a dog in a Baby Björn throwing prototype Nokias
Posted in: awesome, nokia, prototype, Today's Chili
So here’s how the story goes: employees at Nokia facilities in Oulu and Tampere, Finland, were fed up with negotiations being held between their representatives and the company over planned layoffs, and decided to do something about it. But really, why strike or organize a rally when you can just socialize, use a few prototype devices for target practice, and get your Cavalier King Charles spaniel some fresh air at the same time? If this keeps up long enough, these staffers might have second careers as competition-level phone tossers. Hit up the source link for the full video — but be warned, if you love Nokias, you might find the video graphic, violent, and objectionable.
[Thanks, Juuso H.]
Yes, that’s a woman with a dog in a Baby Björn throwing prototype Nokias originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Dec 20
Top Stories of 2010: Part Two
Posted in: Android, Apple, diy, droid, iPhone, Miscellaneous Tech, Today's Chili, video games
We wrap up our roundup of some of Gearlog’s biggest stories for 2010. This time out, we’ve got some old timey cell phone commercials, exploding (and non-exploding) handsets, Android mods, and really bad video game peripherals.
And while you’re at it, why not check out the first part?
Dec 20
One year later, how have the cream of CES 2010 fared? We revisit our award-winners, as well as some other headline-grabbers.
Originally posted at CES 2011
Dec 20
Samsung’s Bada 2.0 to move to ‘web-centric’ apps, getting ad framework and multitasking
Posted in: rumor, samsung, Today's Chili
We’re still hesitant to call Bada a “smartphone platform” in the same breath as Android and iOS — but despite our best attempts to write it off, Samsung’s homegrown handset platform keeps chugging and expanding to new hardware. A developer event in South Korea appears to have yielded the first details on what Bada 2.0 will bring when it launches next year, and needless to say, it adds a bunch of smartphone-worthy stuff to the mix: an honest-to-goodness ad framework of some sort, better support for apps that use web technologies, multitasking, NFC capabilities, and an brand new SDK that’ll support Mac and Linux. We’re still going to see a whole lot more hardware — and a more cohesive story — to justify why even low-end “smartphones” should be using Bada over Android, but it’s an interesting development nonetheless.
Samsung’s Bada 2.0 to move to ‘web-centric’ apps, getting ad framework and multitasking originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Dec 20
Disney’s plan for ‘interactive cakes’ revealed in patent application
Posted in: patent, patent application, PatentApplication, pico projector, PicoProjector, projector, Today's Chili
Mmm, cake — no other confectionery can match its range, be it in the form of birthday, wedding, or bundt. But we never expected to see it integrated with a pico projector. Yet that’s exactly what the imagineers at Disney seem to be planning according to a US patent application lovingly titled “Projector systems and methods for producing digitally augmented interactive cakes and other food products.” The application includes a set of hilarious illustrations depicting over-sized cameras projecting images and video onto the surface of baked goods in order to promote storytelling and / or interactivity that is unique and individualized. Disney envisions images mapped to the 3D topography of the cake allowing it to sense, for example, when a slice is in the process of being cut (initiating a sword fight with Captain Hook) or removed (water rushes in to fill the void). While we doubt that you’ll find these in the aisles of your local Best Buy grocer anytime soon, you might want to check for availability the next time that you book a birthday party at a Disneyland resort. Something tells us that these could be a hit with the youngins.
Disney’s plan for ‘interactive cakes’ revealed in patent application originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dec 20
This article was written on March 07, 2007 by CyberNet.
Would you like to know what the weather is going to be like for your area? You could always use a gadget on your desktop to give you a generalized forecast, watch the weather on TV, or you could use Weather.com and get real-time weather for your street!
Weather.com has partnered with Microsoft to bring you real-time weather. Using Microsoft’s Visual Earth, you can zoom right into your street to see exactly what it’s going to be like. You can also animate it to see what the weather pattern over a couple of hours.
Just like Google Maps, you can select a “road” view or a “satellite” view. I prefer the satellite view just because I like all of the detail. Keep in mind that they don’t have the satellite option for every location. They also have a transparent slider bar so that you can control the view of the weather, and make it as transparent or as bold as you’d like.
I decided to give it a try, so I looked for an area on the map where I saw some activity. The screeshot above shows what the Interactive Weather Map looks like. Everything is color-coded, and the green represents rain. It clearly shows where the rain is falling, and by clicking the animate button, it shows what the weather has been like over the last couple of hours. I animated it, and I could see the rain move in, and out.
Weather.com says that maps are one of the most viewed areas on the website, so it makes sense that they take the time to add new technology to the maps to make theirs stand out over others.
Source: Download Squad
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