Archive for March, 2010
ASUS’s 20-inch ET2010 EeeTop models with Ion power detailed
We’ve been hearing about the ET2010 model since CES, then got another glimpse at CeBIT a few weeks ago, and now the all-in-one machine is making its international debut — and ASUS has more than one to share with us. The five models range from the ET2010AG, with an AMD Athlon II processor, up to […]
Amazon patents packaging surveillance, says it’s for our own good
So here’s the sales pitch: Amazon wants to film the packaging and preparation of your goods as they get ready to ship out in order to make sure your order is properly fulfilled and addressed. Stills or the whole video are then forwarded along to you, in a perfectly measured act of shifting legal liability […]
PrimeSense fesses up: it’s the magic behind Microsoft’s Project Natal
Up until now, we haven’t actually been able to find out too much about the ins and outs of Project Natal. For all we knew, it’s a technology designed in the back stall of a unicorn barn, and the final name will somehow involve diphthongs from both “lasers” and “Robot Apocalypse.” All jesting aside, this […]
Glove Mouse project gives ‘pinch to zoom’ a new meaning (video)
We never cease to be amazed by the number of projects spawned from that one scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise goes massively multitouch, but we’ll also never tire of seeing those projects in action. The latest is the Glove Mouse from Tony Hyun Kim and Nevada Sanchez at MIT and, while they’ve been […]
First live 3D broadcast to rock Japanese airwaves on May 16
The Masters is just about a week away from being broadcast to you in glorious 3D, meaning American viewers with the necessary equipment (and a Comcast subscription) will get a taste of live 3D in the very near future. Japanese viewers will have to wait a little bit longer, until May 16, for the […]
ASUS’s Jonney Shih confirms two tablets, one for Googlites, one for Microsofties
We’ve been hearing talk of an Eee Pad since the end of 2009, even getting a sort of unofficial, official confirmation of its existence from from ASUS exec Eric Chen. Now company chairman Jonney Shih has confirmed not only one tablet, but two. “Netbooks are the best combination of personal computing and cloud computing, but […]
Verizon’s V Cast Apps store is a go, first on BlackBerry Storm2
Right on cue (sort of), Verizon Wireless’ branded V Cast Apps market has finally seen the light of day. We’ve actually heard about the store since last summer, but it wasn’t until the carrier’s LTE forum at CTIA that we had a confirmed date. As noted then, the first device to get the portal is […]
Nuovations’ Iris + Reflex brings ambient light sensing to Macs of all stripes
It may not be of much use to anyone with a recent iMac or MacBook, but folks with a Mac that doesn’t have a built-in ambient light sensor will soon be able to get their fix courtesy of Nuovation’s new Iris + Reflex combo. That includes the Iris USB light sensor, which is small enough […]
Logitech Harmony 300 eschews LCD screen for universal affordability (video)
Logitech’s Harmony remotes have a well earned reputation that treads the fine line between overkill and power user necessity, and while the 600 series brought the entry price down below the $100 mark, this latest Harmony 300 set is aiming to limbo even lower. Priced at $49.99 in the USA and £29.99 in the UK, […]
Sony VAIO P model PCG-11111L hits FCC with EVDO
What does that look like to you? We’re thinking an updated VAIO P given that stretched form factor. The previously unheard of VAIO model PCG-11111L is definitely a Sony of some sort complete with CDMA850 and CDMA1900 courtesy of Qualcomm’s Gobi silicon. Just don’t get your hopes up that it’ll be sporting Qualcomm’s latest chipsets […]
