ARM shows off roadmap and reveals ARM Eagle

February 6th, 2010
ARM shows off roadmap and reveals ARM Eagle
“The new A9 is said to be anywhere from 30% to 100% faster than the previous Cortex A8. Eagle promises to take the A9 and make things even faster.”

The Gesture Cube, wave your hand to activate

February 6th, 2010
The Gesture Cube, wave your hand to activate
“To use the Gesture Cube, you’re not supposed to touch it. Instead, you wave your hand to “access music, web, your family and friends”. Based on IDENT’s GestIC electric field sensing technology, the Gesture Cube is an interface system in the form factor of a six-sided cube.”

Sony interested in challenging Apple’s iPad

February 6th, 2010
“Sony hinted on Thursday that it’s preparing a challenger to Apple’s upcoming iPad. “That is a market we are also very interested in. We are confident we have the skills to create a product,” said Nobuyuki Oneda, Sony’s CFO”

Sagem Wireless to add fingerprint verification to new range of mobile phones

February 6th, 2010
“By offering an open, standards-based platform for mobile identity services, the strategic partnership between Sagem Wireless and Upek enables an ecosystem of operators, manufacturers and application developers to seamlessly utilise fingerprint identity capabilities to personalise mobile services and make mobile applications more secure, faster and easier to use”

Under Works: Brain-Computer Interface X Prize

February 6th, 2010
“The X Prize Foundation recently announced that it’s working on a new contest that will be offering $10 million to the winner to develop a breakthrough in brain-to-computer interface (BCI) technology.”

Parks Associates finds less than six million U.S. households would consider canceling pay-TV service in favor of online video

February 6th, 2010
Parks Associates finds less than six million U.S. households would consider canceling pay-TV service in favor of online video
“Less than 8% of U.S. broadband households are considering canceling their pay-TV services in favor of online video, according to Parks Associates’ All Eyes on Video. A 2008 study reported 11% of U.S. broadband households were considering canceling pay-TV services.”

e-Reader Owners Pleased: NPD

February 6th, 2010
“NPD’s recent study, “E-reader Owners: Attitudes and Usage,” found 93 percent of e-reader owners were very satisfied with their purchase, with just 2 percent expressing any level of dissatisfaction. The owners said their favorite features were wireless connectivity, 60 percent, and touchscreens, 23 percent. Despite this very high level of satisfaction, a high percentage of consumers still want more from their e-reader. This includes a color screen, 39 percent; more book titles, 42 percent; and longer battery life, 34 percent. Another fact the study uncovered was that 30 percent of e-reader owners also used another device for reading e-books, including PCs and smartphones.”

Inside Contactless makes it easier to add NFC to mobile handsets

February 6th, 2010
“The NFC specialist is making its NFC protocol stack available via an Apache open source license, in a move that should make it simpler and easier for manufacturers to add NFC functionality to mobile phones and other devices.”

HDMI 1.4’s 3D spec publicly released

February 6th, 2010
“The HDMI Licensing group has opened up the 3D portion of the HDMI 1.4 spec so non-licensees can make their gear compatible. There’ll be some changes coming down the pike in HDMI 1.4a, but that’s also due for public release.”

Virtual desktops coming to smartphones

February 6th, 2010
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“Open Kernel Labs and Citrix Systems announced a virtualization-driven, cross-platform reference architecture for smartphones that enables users to access corporate desktops and applications. The Nirvana Phone offers a video-out port for displaying virtualized desktops on an external monitor, plus Bluetooth and USB drivers for controlling keyboards and mice.”

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