06.01.07
Posted in Blogs, Developers, Hardware, MSN, Mobile, Mobile Devices, News at 2:50 pm by Alice Pretchet
Microsoft Surface represents a new trend to come with the way we all interact with digital content. With Surface you can easily grab data with your hands and move information between objects with simple gestures and touches of the screens surface. Surface features a 30 inch tabletop display which allows for multiple users to work independently or simultaneously together without using a mouse or keyboard. Mandy has a great video on her blog of Microsoft Surface in action and the most interesting feature I saw was the ability to easily extract information for a mobile device to another mobile or share it online with just a touch of the screen. Of course a bigger 60 or 70 inch would be make it easier to use with multiple users. No word on the cost but is it set to be released in Winter of 2007
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02.28.07
Posted in Blogs, Hardware, Mobile, Mobile Devices, News, Software at 8:53 am by Alice Pretchet
Tivo To Go
Margret Sloan writes in her blog that TivoToGo is up and running and allows Tivo users to use the service for free and its available for both Mac and Windows computers and works with several portable devices including the PSP. To get your Tivoed programs on your mobile do the following:
First, transfer recordings to your desktop or laptop.
Consider it in-flight entertainment. After you have downloaded and installed the TiVo Desktop software, you can begin sending shows to a networked computer in another room of the house or any wireless laptop. Then, transfer a selection of your TiVo favorites and you are off.
Then, save recordings to your mobile device
Once the programs are transferred to a computer, the TiVoToGo software can encode them for a compatible handheld device. You can even schedule recordings and instruct the TiVoToGo software to automatically transfer new shows when they become available.
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11.30.06
Posted in Hardware, Mobile, Mobile Devices, News at 8:39 am by Alice Pretchet
Sony, NXP to develop short-range wireless chip
ZD Net Mobile News is reporting that Sony and former Philips chip unit NXP Semiconductors have announced they will create a joint venture to create a secure chip that enables short-range wireless interaction between handhelds, PCs and other consumer electronic devices.
In a memorandum of understanding, the companies said their joint venture will be set up in mid-2007 and will be charged with creating a secure near-field communications (NFC) chip that works with various flavors of NFC-compatible phones, such as Sony’s Felica and NXP’s Mifare systems.
NFC wireless technology, which is similar to that used in the London Underground for making contactless payments, can be used for ticketing or making small purchases via a mobile handset.
According to NXP and Sony, consumers with phones sporting the chip will be able to buy all sorts of services from different providers, although both will continue to develop their respective platforms separately.
The association is calling for common NFC standards, which it asserts will lead to interoperability and mass-market adoption.
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