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Intel: All-in-one devices can’t be expert at anything

November 23rd, 2009

“Instead of data being stored in a single device, info should be easily shared between devices so they can each offer strong functionality, researchers say”

Your Browser is Now a Web Server: Opera Includes Opera Unite in Opera 10.10

November 23rd, 2009

“Opera Unite allows you to easily turn your desktop into a web server and run a number of web services like photo-sharing, file-sharing, a web server, and an online media player right from your machine and access all of these services from anywhere.”

Camangi’s WebStation tablet ships soon, sports Android

November 23rd, 2009

“A 7-inch, Android 1.5-powered tablet said to be shipping in just a few weeks. Detailed specs have still not been made official, but the glass touchscreen is 800 x 480, WiFi 802.11b/g, and there’s GPS on tap if you want to take this out into the real world. Retail price is said to be $399″

Cambridge’s ProFORMA does 3D scanning with any stationary webcam

November 23rd, 2009

“turns any ordinary webcam into a powerful 3D scanning tool. In fact, a camera is pretty much all you need for some “on-line” modeling action — no laser or green screen necessary — meaning the 3D models are constructed on the spot while you slowly rotate the objects”

Microsoft’s .NET Micro Framework is now free and open source

November 23rd, 2009

“The .NET Micro Framework is a development and execution environment for resource-constrained devices, according to Galli. It is well-used in embedded devices with low-powered processors that have a limited amount of RAM.”