OK, let me undesrtand Techcrunch. Google may not be making a Google GPhone phone, because that will compete with all the Android phones already in existence. Just as Google’s Andy Rubin said, Google is not making hardware but they’re enabling other manufacturers to build them. Google will not compete with the supporters of Android. That [...]
Continue reading...12. November 2009
Whatever you say about finger-tap input on a mobile device, no one can deny that styluses are more efficient for scribbling words. Leaked documents from Apple suggest that pen-input is forthcoming on an Apple device. Perhaps this is on the iPhone and iPod Touch, perhaps on the iPhone 4G. Even more exciting, an Apple Tablet? [...]
Continue reading...22. July 2009
The new multi-touch technology from Synaptics offers enough space for 10-finger touch control. The ClearPad 3000 has 8 inches of multi-touch screen space. In their demo sample, the ClearPad 3000 is usable enough for dual-player gaming mode. ClearPad 3000 right now is still too expensive to mass-produce but it won’t be too long before manufacturers [...]
Continue reading...10. June 2009
If you think the current crop of netbooks and MIDs are the most compact mobile computers you’ll ever see this lifetime, you better think again. The CTD Dragonfly is a “crossfolding” MID which promises to bring portability and ease of use to a whole new level. What you’re looking at is just a mock up, [...]
Continue reading...2. June 2009
Watch out Intel, Nvidia’s latest processor is packing a punch! The new Tegra processor has just officially been announced and it boasts of such drooling features that used to only exist in our imagination. Apart from 1080p video playback which we’ve seen (in video) in the past, this new Tegra also comes with GPU accelerated [...]
Continue reading...20. April 2009
What you’re looking at folks is a video of the NanoTouch screen demonstrating its gaming prowess. Developed by Microsoft and the Hasso Plattner Institute, the NanoTouch display used here is a small 2.4-inch LCD that features a capacitive sensitive touchscreen at the back as opposed to the front. This makes for an ideal interface for [...]
Continue reading...14. April 2009
Apart from WiFi 802.11n and LTE-based 4G networks, we can now add Bluetooth 3.0 as one of the new wireless connectivity standards to look forward to as far as mobile devices are concerned. It is expected to be announced on April 21, and will work in tandem with WiFi 802.11n technology. Bluetooth 3.0 will take [...]
Continue reading...12. April 2009
The people at Elan Microelectronics, maker of the eFinger Transparent Touchpad, are saying their invention is so good even Apple copied it for the multitouch iPhone. The infringement is not on one patent but on two by Elan Microelectronics. They have filed an injunction against the sales of iPhone, iPod Touch and the MacBook. According [...]
Continue reading...3. April 2009
Ultraportable laptops seem to be outpacing the smartphone market these days. This is bad news for Nokia, the world’s biggest mobile phone manufacturer, but a solution may not be long. Fabien Nauroy’s E97 concept phone is a hi-tech gadget that takes it design inspiration from the lowly envelop. It’s an extremely sleek industrial design with [...]
Continue reading...19. February 2009
If you really can’t get over the old cassette tape, you could go for one of these once it gets manufactured. The design is called the NVDRS Tape by Stefano Pertegato, Massimiliano Rampoldi, Eloisa Tolu, Francesco Schiraldi & Giovanni Mendini. The MP3 player is powered by your fingers… Yep through one of the spools, [...]
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18. November 2009
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