[2009-10-20] UPnP Forum Celebrates 10 Years of Existence

October 19th, 2009
“Presently, the UPnP forum consists of 889 members and boasts 3,000 UPnP certified products worldwide”

[2009-10-19] Apple aims to sync movies among multiple devices

October 19th, 2009
Apple aims to sync movies among multiple devices
“The patent, if implemented, would note where you had stopped watching a video on any connected device, and would automatically set that as the start time on a different device. Watch a movie over lunch, then pick up in the middle when you get home on your iMac or Apple TV, without spending the excruciating 30 seconds it takes now to find exactly where you left off. The patent also includes various forms of distance tracking, allowing for various sync operations to occur when two devices come within wireless range of each other. Apple specifically describes (in legalese, but comprehensible with a cup of coffee and three aspirin) an Apple TV device detecting an iPhone coming within range, and then picking up the latest data from a central server.”

[2009-10-19] Digital TVs competing with PCs as media hubs

October 19th, 2009
Digital TVs competing with PCs as media hubs
“As DTVs replace old analog sets throughout the world, manufacturers are beefing them up with new network features, including Internet access, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi, noted an In-Stat report called “DTV 2009: Declining Costs, Increasing Shipments, and Network Capability.” In-Stat predicts that 36 percent of digital sets sold in 2013 will be network-enabled.”

[2009-10-19] 8.5 x 11-inch e-reader runs Windows CE

October 19th, 2009
8.5 x 11-inch e-reader runs Windows CE Show all
“Plastic Logic announced a new name and release date for its forthcoming, Windows CE-based e-reader. The 8.5 x 11-inch “Que” will be released at January’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show), feature both WiFi and cellular connectivity, and download content from Barnes & Noble’s online store, the company says.”

[2009-10-19] 2.5 Billion Bluetooth Low Energy Chipsets to Ship in 2014

October 19th, 2009
““BLE will enter the market in two stages,” says principal analyst Jonathan Collins. “First with support for BLE embedded in mobile handsets, and then a second stage when BLE devices come to market. Key is that both dual mode and single mode suppliers are confident that each will deliver and support BLE. BLE will enable sensors and monitors to communicate with mobile handsets and other BLE-enabled devices using very low power communications. While existing low power short range applications such as sports and fitness equipment will be the first devices to market, there is further potential for more serious BLE health monitoring applications.”

[2009-10-19] Livescribe expands its line-up of Pulse smartpens for digital writing

October 19th, 2009
Livescribe expands its line-up of Pulse smartpens for digital writing
“The appeal of Livescribe’s digital pen is that it can record lectures while you take notes and it can translate your handwriting into text. Livescribe has a built-in computer and flash memory. With that, it can store audio and handwriting and synchronize between the two. If you put your pen on some notes that you have written during a lecture, the optical reader in the pen will detect the words. The pen can then play back the audio that you were hearing as you wrote down those words.”

[2009-10-19] Samsung develops first chip for US mobile digital TV transmission

October 19th, 2009
“the solution combines RF and “digital chip components” into one 65 nanometer chip, making it ideal for smaller devices such as smartphones, car-mounted televisions and portable media players.”

[2009-10-19] Texas Instruments CC2540 promises ultra-low energy Bluetooth

October 19th, 2009
Texas Instruments CC2540 promises ultra-low energy Bluetooth
“the new CC2540 takes up a measly 6mm-squared of real estate, and is said to be able to operate for more than a year on a single button cell battery.”


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