Stop Ignoring the GPS In Your Phone!
You hear a lot about how great cell phone GPS is. Tech pundits blather endlessly about the amazing new features and capabilities of cell phone GPS (guilty as charged!) And you even shelled out extra for that fancy smart phone with GPS as one of its best features. So WHY AREN’T YOU USING IT?
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Camera Phones Getting Automatic Zoom Feature
Sony Ericsson, which is working on a 12-megapixel camera phone that could ship next year, filed a patent application for an AUTOMATIC-ZOOM CAMERA PHONE. The invention would us an iPhone-like accelerometer to detect when you move the camera away from your body, which would serve as a “gesture” instructing the camera phone to zoom in.
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New Product Turns Your PC Into a Real TiVo
It’s been possible for years to replicate TiVo’s TV-recording functionality on a PC. But on October 15, new $199 software/hardware hits that lets you USE YOUR TV AS A REAL TiVo. Called the Nero LiquidTV/TiVo PC, the software puts the TiVo user interface on your PC, and all the functions of a real TiVo. The […]
No commentsWill Apple’s ‘Brick’ Be an All-Screen Laptop?
Cult of Mac blogger and author Leander Kahney says he’s hoping that Apple’s upcoming product, code-named “brick,” will be a LAPTOP SIMILAR IN CONCEPT TO THE OLPC v2. The idea would be that instead of a keyboard and touchpad, the bottom half of the clamshell would be another touch screen. So you open it out […]
No commentsiPhone to Go On Sale In China Without Wi-Fi, 3G
I told you July 23 (”Why Apple and China are Simply Incompatible“) that when the iPhone goes on sale in China, it will probably have Wi-Fi disabled to comply with Chinese law. Well, Apple and China Mobile have finally reached a deal and BOTH WI-FI AND 3G WILL BE DISABLED.
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The Next-Generation PC Being Built for Children
I told you June 9 that the laptop you’re going to buy in five years has already been designed and built — for children. Now, the DESKTOP PC OF THE FUTURE IS BEING DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR CHILDREN. Researchers at the UK’s Durham University are building “interactive multi-touch desks that look and act like a […]
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