My kitchen is the size of a walk-in closet and has less drawer space than the dresser in my bedroom. But does that stop the constant influx of novelty kitchen gadgets and uni-tasking tools? Seemingly not. I don’t even really like strawberries, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be finding a spot to cram this cute and colorful $12 berry-prepping knife from Kuhn Rikon. More »
We usually associate smartphones in news reporting with citizen journalism, not full-time journalists. However, a confluence of events has just led to the BBC’s Nick Garnett becoming a pioneer for mobile broadcasting on the professional level. When a shortage of satellite trucks prevented Garnett from getting the usual video feed for the BBC News Channel, he successfully arranged the British network’s first live video interview piped through a smartphone. The key, Garnett says, was Dejero’s Live+ iPhone app: while live streaming apps are already commonplace, Dejero’s let him merge the 3G and WiFi connections together, getting enough bandwidth to make a TV-worthy broadcast in a country where LTE is still very new. Combined with some very ad hoc staging and help from the BBC’s technical teams, the coordination resulted in a surprisingly smooth interview about flooding in northeastern England with relatively few hints of the extra-tiny recording equipment involved. It’s unlikely that broadcast crews will reach to their pockets for live coverage solutions before anything else, but the BBC is actively testing Dejero and other apps that could make smartphones as much a part of the field reporting arsenal as a camcorder and an eye for a good story. As we can’t embed the clip, check the source link to see it for yourself.
Update: We’ve now managed to embed the clip after the break.
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BBC News Channel conducts live video interview over smartphone, goes where satellites can’t (update with video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Google‘s head of operations in Brazil, Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, was arrested yesterday for disobeying authorities to take down YouTube videos that criticized a local politician. He was released today after signing a document saying that he promised to show up in court on a date that has yet to be determined.
Coelho was arrested after Google declined to remove two videos that a judge said violated laws that deal with limiting public criticism of political candidates. The YouTube videos are about Alcides Bernal, a candidate who is running for mayor of Campo Grande. The videos discuss various scandals, such as documents the candidate is allegedly hiding and an accusation of money laundering.
Head of the Brazilian bar association’s commission focusing on information technology law Jose Zagallo, says that Brazil’s laws are unfairly holding Google liable for the YouTube videos, saying that the videos are content that Google cannot control. Google has yet to respond to the situation.
In separate but related news, Brazil authorities are asking Google to remove a controversial movie trailer about Muslims from YouTube that has already started protests across the Middle East. The court says that Google has 10 days to remove the video or they will face a $5,000 fine per day. Google has already blocked the video in several countries such as Egypt, Libya, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and India.
[via CNET]
Google exec arrested in Brazil, will appear in court is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Ever want to be two places at once but standard videoconferencing technologies just aren’t creepy enough for you? Well, if you’ve got $16000 to burn and a desire to be a disembodied head attached to wheels, the newly announced Beam Remote Presence Robot might be right up your alley. Beyond the catchy name, the system features three major components: the robotic device, specialized software, and a docking station. Basically, while teleconferencing, the software will give you the views and controls you need to move the Beam robot around a remote location. The docking station is perhaps the most best feature of the Beam robot–hauling around a 5-foot robot weighing 95 pounds takes enough energy to sap even the beefiest batteries, so it’s great that the Beam robot gets 8 hours of use on a charge. Also, the 17-inch screen shows the operator’s face life-sized, unless you’ve got a super-huge face. There’ve been telepresence robots before, and this one is a bit pricy, but if you’ve got a need to be somewhere remotely, it’s probably a better solution than strapping a laptop running Skype to a Roomba.
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While all the talk of late is about Cupertino’s newfangled Maps application, Nokia’s currently keeping busy by doing some behind-the-scenes legwork, including signing new deals with car and navigation system manufacturers. Most recently, the Finnish company announced it’s partnering with BMW to power the “next-generation” navigation system in the upcoming 7-series, which will bring features like Enhanced 3D City Models and an Eco Pro Route that chooses the most fuel-efficient way to get you to your destination. In addition to the BMW alliance, though, Nokia has also teamed up with Garmin to bring Transit and Pedestrian maps in the form of an Urban Guidance feature that will be available on iOS and Android devices. For those interested in learning more, the pressers below will fill you in on all the nitty-gritty.
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Nokia inks deals to be maps force behind BMW 7-series, bring guidance to new Garmin apps originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The processor formally known as Clover Trail has been re-introduced this week at an event showing off its greatness in a collection of Windows 8 hero machines. This is the Intel Atom Processor Z2760, made to run Windows 8 tablets and tablet convertables. Here you’ve got optimization for both the new Windows 8 touch-friendly interface and the classic Windows desktop mode along with “fast and responsive performance” in a variety of machines that are, in this showing, lightweight, sleek, and overall rather tiny.
With the Intel Atom Processor Z2760 you’ll see machines as thin as 8.5mm and as light as 1.5 pounds, with battery life that’s bumping up to over 10 hours of local HD video playback (according to Intel, of course), and over 3 weeks of standby time (once again, according to Intel.) This processor allows for NFC integration, high definition cameras, and wi-fi, 3G WWAN, and 4G LTE.
The architecture formerly known as Clover Trail is coming on strong this week from Intel with a dual-core, four-thread, up to 1.8 GHz processor with both Intel Burst Technology and Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. Burst allows you to dynamically ramp up your performance for instant gratification in great need while Hyper-Threading brings on support for multi-threaded applications. Two instruction threads in parallel will be helpful in Windows 8 on the tablet, without a doubt.
The Z2760 uses 32nm process technology and integrated graphics at up to 533 MHz as well as hardware acceleration support for up to 1080p video encode and decode. This SoC allows for one internal MIPI-DSI or LVDS display in additional to one external HDMI 1.3 display – with a cord, of course. You’ve got an integrated memory controller as well as support for LPDDR2 800 MT/s data rates at up to 2 GB. This processor has an embedded multimedia card 4.41 and support for Microsoft Connected Standby.
The Intel Atom Processor Z2760 supports GPIOs, USB 2.0, I2C, UART, SPI, SDIO 2.0, MIPI DSI and MIPI CSI. This architecture also works with Secure Boot and firmware-based Intel Platform Trust Technology. You’ve got support for GPS, accelerometer / compass combination, hardware sensor hub, ALS, SARS, and proximity and thermal sensors, and integrated ISP support for both a primary camera up to 8 megapixels and a secondary camera up to 2.1 megapixels.
Manufacturers joining in on the fun at the initial reveal event on September 27th, 2012 with Windows 8 and the Intel Atom Processor Z2760 both onboard included ASUS, Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, and ZTE. Windows 8 and the power under its hood are upon us!
Intel Atom Processor Z2760 Clover Trail detailed for Windows 8 tablet glory is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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There’s usually a dearth of new iPhone accessories leading up to an Apple event, because most companies don’t want to release a product incompatible with the latest model. Not Manfrotto. Its new KLYP case improves your iPhone’s shots with a much needed mini tripod and large multi-LED flash. But iPhone 5 owners can just move along, because the KLYP only works with the 4 and 4S. More »
Google executives get held in foreign countries that have a beef with Google. Fairly often, it seems. Google Brazil boss Fabio Jose Silva Coelho was detained by Brazilian police this week, and several other executives are still fighting court cases stemming from their ties to Google. More »
If you upgraded to the iPhone 5 and have been using Netflix, you probably noticed that widescreen movies weren’t taking full advantage of the iPhone 5′s all-new widescreen display. However, Netflix just delivered an updated iOS app that fixes that issue, as well as added overall support for iOS 6.
A lot of movies and TV shows are filmed in 16:9 widescreen nowadays (or close to it), so Netflix was one app that desperately needed to take advantage of the iPhone 5′s 16:9 display, and considering it’s a big app that desperately needed a widescreen display to work well with, Netflix was surprisingly slow in adding iPhone 5 support, especially when they got beat out by Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Foursquare.
In this update, Netflix also touts an “improved browsing, searching and watching experience”, but I haven’t noticed a huge difference in the user interface while browsing the main menu and such. However, it does seem like buttons and adjusters appear a tad larger now in playback mode, making it easier to make adjustments and scrub through a video.
If you have an iPhone 5 and are an avid Netflix user, you probably already updated to the new version. But if you’ve been waiting around for some reason, there is no reason to not jump on the update to enjoy widescreen like it was meant to be. Netflix for iOS is a free download and the update is available now in the iTunes App Store.
Netflix for iOS updated with iPhone 5 widescreen support is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Remember the team of autonomous quadrocopters that could work cooperatively? Well they’re back and upgraded with the abilty to thrown and catch objects on the fly. You need to watch it to believe it. More »
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