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In-Stat: Embedded Cellular To Grow In CE, Portable Computing

November 17th, 2009

“Other types of CE devices will also be sold increasingly with a cellular subscription. They include portable media players (PMPs), handheld games, personal navigation devices (PNDs) and dedicated social-networking devices. The share of such devices sold with a contract will rise worldwide from 4.5 percent in 2009 to 24.5 percent in 2013, In-Stat said. PMPs will account for the largest share of the other CE devices, McGregor believes. They’ll use wideband 4G networks to stream or download movies and other video from a user’s library in the clouds, he explained. In the forecasts, In-Stat did not include devices, such as select e-readers and PNDs, whose price includes a wireless subscription.”

AMIMON’s WHDI wireless HD modules coming to netbooks and laptops

November 17th, 2009

“As of now, WHDI modules are being made available for netbook and laptop manufacturers, enabling portable PCs to send or receive high-def signals from other WHDI-enabled devices sans cabling. The outfit expects lappies with their tech built-in to ship sometime in 2010″

iStetho Adapter and iStethoscope Pro Make a Great Combo for iPhone

November 17th, 2009

“Dr. Blaine Warkentine MD, a partner at a startup firm RidRx, is telling us that the firm is now selling directly to consumers its patent pending iStetho Adapter that can convert an iPhone/iPod touch and an old stethoscope into an electronic one. Also, the adapter is designed to work in tandem with the powerful iStethoscope Pro software that does many tricks with auscultation sounds, such as displaying sound spectrograms, replaying and emailing recordings, etc.”

Intel Providing Capital To Onkyo

November 17th, 2009

“In a related development, Onkyo agreed to include Intel PC chips in future A/V equipment to reduce costs and provide Internet compatibility.”

Google announcing Chrome OS launch plans this Thursday

November 17th, 2009

“the company is hosting an event later this week at its Mountain View, CA headquarters to showcase its progress, provide an overview of the platform, and give information on its “launch plans for next year.”"

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November 17th, 2009

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Three RFID “Bright Spots” Will Outpace Overall Market Growth to Show 12.7% CAGR over Next Five Years

November 17th, 2009

“apparel, asset management and active RFID should show a 12.7% combined compound annual growth rate through 2014, outpacing the overall RFID market growth.”

CyberPower adds USB 3.0 and SATA 6G to entire Gamer Xtreme desktop line

November 17th, 2009

“CyberPower has just announced that its entire Gamer Xtreme desktop range will soon boast USB 3.0 and SATA 6G as standard features.”

Kodak Hooks Up With TweetPhoto For Realtime Photo Sharing

November 17th, 2009

“TweetPhoto is announcing that it has struck a partnership agreement with Kodak, under which the two companies intend to collaborate on initiatives focused around real-time photography and photo sharing on the web. Basically, that means they will be co-developing, testing and launching new products and services together, centered around the nature of the realtime web and image sharing.”

Android Gets Some Serious Support for Consumer Devices

November 17th, 2009

“ARM and more than 35 other companies have banded together to create an alliance dubbed the Solution Center for Android, which is aimed at increasing the resources available for developers trying to build for the relatively young OS on top of ARM hardware.”