Tech News » development http://www.techcaoz.com aggregate tech and gadget news with related videos Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:33:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Sony to take on the iPhone; envisions a gaming device/mobile phone hybrid http://www.techcaoz.com/7390/sony-to-take-on-the-iphone-envisions-a-gaming-devicemobile-phone-hybrid.html http://www.techcaoz.com/7390/sony-to-take-on-the-iphone-envisions-a-gaming-devicemobile-phone-hybrid.html#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:30:35 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/sony-to-take-on-the-iphone-envisions-a-gaming-devicemobile-phone-hybrid Sony is reportedly considering (yet again) the development of a new hybrid device that will combine the gaming features of its popular PlayStation portable gaming device with the functionality of a Sony Ericsson mobile phone. According to Nikkei Daily, the quintessential PlayStation phone will be developed by a new project team to be assembled in July. Rumors of a “ PlayStation phone ” have come and gone for more than two years now … Maybe Sony is so tired of hearing them that it will finally churn out a PS phone to shut everyone up. ]]> Sony is reportedly considering (yet again) the development of a new hybrid device that will combine the gaming features of its popular PlayStation portable gaming device with the functionality of a Sony Ericsson mobile phone. According to Nikkei Daily, the quintessential PlayStation phone will be developed by a new project team to be assembled in July. Rumors of a “ PlayStation phone ” have come and gone for more than two years now … Maybe Sony is so tired of hearing them that it will finally churn out a PS phone to shut everyone up.

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/7390/sony-to-take-on-the-iphone-envisions-a-gaming-devicemobile-phone-hybrid.html/feed 0 Apple patent filing shows off activity monitor for skiers, bikers http://www.techcaoz.com/7206/apple-patent-filing-shows-off-activity-monitor-for-skiers-bikers.html http://www.techcaoz.com/7206/apple-patent-filing-shows-off-activity-monitor-for-skiers-bikers.html#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:01:46 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/apple-patent-filing-shows-off-activity-monitor-for-skiers-bikers Fans of more extreme sports will probably be stoked to hear that Apple just might be developing a device with them in mind. Apple Insider's discovered a recent patent filing that could possibly signal the development of a monitoring device (much like Nike+ ) which can detect, track, and display a visual and quantitative measure, for instance, of a skier's speed and air time. The device looks like it would contain one or more loft sensors (in one photo it is shown installed in a snowboard) and a microprocessor subsystem to determine loft time. There are of course, no guarantees that a product like this will ever see the light of day, but we sure hope so: runner favoritism must end. ]]> Fans of more extreme sports will probably be stoked to hear that Apple just might be developing a device with them in mind. Apple Insider’s discovered a recent patent filing that could possibly signal the development of a monitoring device (much like Nike+ ) which can detect, track, and display a visual and quantitative measure, for instance, of a skier’s speed and air time. The device looks like it would contain one or more loft sensors (in one photo it is shown installed in a snowboard) and a microprocessor subsystem to determine loft time. There are of course, no guarantees that a product like this will ever see the light of day, but we sure hope so: runner favoritism must end.

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/7206/apple-patent-filing-shows-off-activity-monitor-for-skiers-bikers.html/feed 0 AppJet’s EtherPad: The Demo That Ate the Company http://www.techcaoz.com/6847/appjets-etherpad-the-demo-that-ate-the-company.html http://www.techcaoz.com/6847/appjets-etherpad-the-demo-that-ate-the-company.html#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:02:34 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/appjets-etherpad-the-demo-that-ate-the-company By July first, the web's only free application host with an in-browser editor will be dead. That's right, AppJet's hosting service for apps built with server-side JavaScript will be discontinued in favor of its flagship product, the real time collaboration tool EtherPad . Sponsor Few services matched AppJet in terms of simplicity. Options like Aptana Cloud may have free accounts, but rely on a desktop editor rather than AppJet's slim, in-browser one. ]]> By July first, the web’s only free application host with an in-browser editor will be dead. That’s right, AppJet’s hosting service for apps built with server-side JavaScript will be discontinued in favor of its flagship product, the real time collaboration tool EtherPad . Sponsor Few services matched AppJet in terms of simplicity. Options like Aptana Cloud may have free accounts, but rely on a desktop editor rather than AppJet’s slim, in-browser one.

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/6847/appjets-etherpad-the-demo-that-ate-the-company.html/feed 0 ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 30 May 2009 http://www.techcaoz.com/6426/readwriteweb-events-guide-30-may-2009.html http://www.techcaoz.com/6426/readwriteweb-events-guide-30-may-2009.html#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 22:20:28 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/readwriteweb-events-guide-30-may-2009 Time once again for the ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, our weekly roundup of upcoming social Web events. We publish it every weekend, as good a time as any to review your conference plans. Know of an event taking place that should appear here? Let us know in the comments below or contact us . ]]> Time once again for the ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, our weekly roundup of upcoming social Web events. We publish it every weekend, as good a time as any to review your conference plans. Know of an event taking place that should appear here? Let us know in the comments below or contact us .

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/6426/readwriteweb-events-guide-30-may-2009.html/feed 0 Identify: A Firefox Add-on For Researching People http://www.techcaoz.com/5493/identify-a-firefox-add-on-for-researching-people.html http://www.techcaoz.com/5493/identify-a-firefox-add-on-for-researching-people.html#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 23:19:52 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/identify-a-firefox-add-on-for-researching-people There's a lot of information about many of us spread around the web and though privacy is important to discuss - there's also another side of that coin. It can be very useful to tie together info from disparate sources about a particular individual. Today I saw a tool for finding those various profile pages that really impressed me. About this time last year Google's Brad Fitzpatrick, also the creator of OpenID, led the development of the Google Social Graph API . ]]> There’s a lot of information about many of us spread around the web and though privacy is important to discuss – there’s also another side of that coin. It can be very useful to tie together info from disparate sources about a particular individual. Today I saw a tool for finding those various profile pages that really impressed me. About this time last year Google’s Brad Fitzpatrick, also the creator of OpenID, led the development of the Google Social Graph API .

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/5493/identify-a-firefox-add-on-for-researching-people.html/feed 0 ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 23 May 2009 http://www.techcaoz.com/5183/readwriteweb-events-guide-23-may-2009.html http://www.techcaoz.com/5183/readwriteweb-events-guide-23-may-2009.html#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 23:12:20 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/readwriteweb-events-guide-23-may-2009 Time again to see what excellent events are happening around the world that you can participate in and network at. In this feature on ReadWriteWeb, we provide a weekly roundup of upcoming social Web events. We'll publish it every weekend, as good a time as any to review your conference plans. Know of an event taking place that should appear here? ]]> Time again to see what excellent events are happening around the world that you can participate in and network at. In this feature on ReadWriteWeb, we provide a weekly roundup of upcoming social Web events. We’ll publish it every weekend, as good a time as any to review your conference plans. Know of an event taking place that should appear here?

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/5183/readwriteweb-events-guide-23-may-2009.html/feed 0 Minority Report Interfaces: Coming to a Screen Near You http://www.techcaoz.com/4752/minority-report-interfaces-coming-to-a-screen-near-you.html http://www.techcaoz.com/4752/minority-report-interfaces-coming-to-a-screen-near-you.html#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 12:42:38 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/minority-report-interfaces-coming-to-a-screen-near-you Dale Herigstad, Chief Creative Officer at design firm Schematic , spoke today at the XML Auckland conference. Herigstad worked with Steven Spielberg on the conceptual design for the film Minority Report, including designing the hologram screens on which Tom Cruise used his hands to navigate. The subject of Herigstad's presentation today was new forms of User Interfaces for Web, TV and other media. Examples of the interfaces he discussed were touch screen and "distance gestures" - the latter being what Cruise was doing in Minority Report. Herigstad showed some real world examples of distance gestures, ...]]> Dale Herigstad, Chief Creative Officer at design firm Schematic , spoke today at the XML Auckland conference. Herigstad worked with Steven Spielberg on the conceptual design for the film Minority Report, including designing the hologram screens on which Tom Cruise used his hands to navigate. The subject of Herigstad’s presentation today was new forms of User Interfaces for Web, TV and other media. Examples of the interfaces he discussed were touch screen and “distance gestures” – the latter being what Cruise was doing in Minority Report. Herigstad showed some real world examples of distance gestures, …

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/4752/minority-report-interfaces-coming-to-a-screen-near-you.html/feed 0 IBM Taps Vietnam for VC/Startup Partnerships http://www.techcaoz.com/4673/ibm-taps-vietnam-for-vcstartup-partnerships.html http://www.techcaoz.com/4673/ibm-taps-vietnam-for-vcstartup-partnerships.html#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 06:19:02 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/ibm-taps-vietnam-for-vcstartup-partnerships Today, IBM will announce its plans to target Vietnam as a key market for new investments and partnerships with venture capital firms and affiliated startups in Southeast Asia. The hardware/software giant will open a new facility in Vietnam and will start joint research and curriculum programs with local universities. Specific areas of interest for IBM investment include analytics, clean tech, cloud computing, smart grids, electronic healthcare, and green data centers. The company's expansion into Vietnam is a response to what they see as accelerated IT growth in ...]]> Today, IBM will announce its plans to target Vietnam as a key market for new investments and partnerships with venture capital firms and affiliated startups in Southeast Asia. The hardware/software giant will open a new facility in Vietnam and will start joint research and curriculum programs with local universities. Specific areas of interest for IBM investment include analytics, clean tech, cloud computing, smart grids, electronic healthcare, and green data centers. The company’s expansion into Vietnam is a response to what they see as accelerated IT growth in …

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/4673/ibm-taps-vietnam-for-vcstartup-partnerships.html/feed 0 Apple Media Pad won’t launch until 2010 says analyst http://www.techcaoz.com/4492/apple-media-pad-won%e2%80%99t-launch-until-2010-says-analyst.html http://www.techcaoz.com/4492/apple-media-pad-won%e2%80%99t-launch-until-2010-says-analyst.html#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 17:39:38 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/apple-media-pad-won%e2%80%99t-launch-until-2010-says-analyst Apple’s rumored Media Pad touchscreen tablet is coming, but not as fast as many are expecting.  That’s the latest opinion from perennial Apple commentator, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.  Munster has published a note today stating his opinion that development a touchscreen tablet is underway, but that since it’ll require a third-generation of mobile OS X “more robust” than that on the iPhone, it won’t hit the market until...]]> Apple’s rumored Media Pad touchscreen tablet is coming, but not as fast as many are expecting.  That’s the latest opinion from perennial Apple commentator, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.  Munster has published a note today stating his opinion that development a touchscreen tablet is underway, but that since it’ll require a third-generation of mobile OS X “more robust” than that on the iPhone, it won’t hit the market until…

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/4492/apple-media-pad-won%e2%80%99t-launch-until-2010-says-analyst.html/feed 0 Test Driving the Chevy Volt, GM’s Extended-range Electric Vehicle http://www.techcaoz.com/4394/test-driving-the-chevy-volt-gm%e2%80%99s-extended-range-electric-vehicle.html http://www.techcaoz.com/4394/test-driving-the-chevy-volt-gm%e2%80%99s-extended-range-electric-vehicle.html#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 10:53:24 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/test-driving-the-chevy-volt-gm%e2%80%99s-extended-range-electric-vehicle GM has declared that the Chevrolet Volt is the linchpin in the company's future and we can see why after spending a good amount of time behind the wheel of an early test mule. The experience met every expectation we had about the extended-range electric vehicle. It was electric-quick, had instant torque, and was strikingly quiet. The test mule shows great promise that the Volt will be everything GM's savior should be. Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman of Global ...]]> GM has declared that the Chevrolet Volt is the linchpin in the company’s future and we can see why after spending a good amount of time behind the wheel of an early test mule. The experience met every expectation we had about the extended-range electric vehicle. It was electric-quick, had instant torque, and was strikingly quiet. The test mule shows great promise that the Volt will be everything GM’s savior should be. Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman of Global …

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