Scheduled for 2008, the Nec Axes is a gadget which fits on your finger and displays symbols and keywords related to whatever you are searching for. All you gotta do is twist and tune the device to navigate around the applications, internet etc. Not much else has been released, but I leave you with a nice pic of the axes after the jump. Continue reading »
Just read something interesting over at Tech.co.uk. Here’s the post for ya:
If you think the touch features on the Apple iPhone and the iPod Touch were impressive, think again. You’ll be “blown away by what’s coming in Windows 7,” according to a blog post by Hilton Locke, a software test engineer at Microsoft.
Windowswill add touch technology to the operating system. And while moving files around using your fingertips on a mobile might not speed things up that much, touch technology can really make a difference on a standard-sized computer screen.
The revelation follows on from the first sightings of the Dell Latitude XT tablet (see it in action here). This new machine has what’s called ‘capacitive touch capability’, meaning that you won’t have to apply any pressure for the tablet to recognise your input. Rival tablets usually require a certain amount of force for the system to recognise user interaction.
The lightweight machine weighs just under 2kg and features a 12.1-inch convertible tablet screen, making it one of the thinnest and lightest convertibles available, Dell said.
Emerging multi-touch capabilities
Dell says the Latitude XT tablet is a “forerunner to emerging multi-touch capabilities that allow the use of more than one finger for tasks such as zoom and repositioning a picture”. Sounds promising for future models. “We are listening and aim to exceed customers’ expectations,” said Margaret Franco, director of Dell’s product group.
Trade-offs
“Until now, customers have been forced to make trade-offs in tablet functionality to have usable systems. With capacitive touch technology, the Dell Latitude XT will revolutionise the way customers interact with their systems, allow customers to take full advantage of tablet technology and enable customers to get more done with greater speed and precision,” Franco added.
There’s also a built-in daylight viewing display, full-size keyboard with dual pointing, up to 64GB solid state drive and up to 120GB hard drive capacity. The machine can be specified with Intel Core 2 Solo and Duo ULV processors, and has ATI Radeon X1250 UMA integrated graphics.
The Dell Latitude XT tablet computer is listed on Dell’s US website, and will be available to order by the end of the year. Pricing starts at $2,499 (£1,223).
After lots of talk of an unlocked iPhone going on sale in France on November 29th, it seems the Germans have pipped their continental rivals to the post. A preliminary court ruling - in a case brought by Vodafone - found that it was illegal to tie a phone to a single network in Germany.
While it has vowed to fight on in the courts, Apple’s German partner T-Mobile has decided to offer an unlocked version of the phone to consumers - for a whopping 999 Euros, or £717. When I suggested that Apple launch a more expensive SIM-free version of the iPhone in the UK, I wasn’t thinking ‘at the price of a 42in plasma’…
But hey, it’s a start. Unlocked iPhone buyers - Germany’s super-rich early adopter community - won’t get Visual Voicemail, because that’s a network-specific technology. Nor will they get a free Wi-Fi subscription. But they will get the chance to choose their mobile provider and EDGE or GPRS network.
It’s a lot to pay for such a privilege, sure, and it’s hardly likely to put blackmarket iPhone unlockers - most of whom charge somewhere in the region of £50 - out of business. But at least it’s a start.
Apple will now have to officially support unlocked iPhones in some form, which could mean it’ll be harder to re-lock SIM-free iPhones with new software updates. Particularly if the official SIM-free firmware is copied and distributed on the web (this would also get around Apple’s argument that unofficial SIM unlocks could damage iPhones).
You can read T-Mobile’s press release here. Let’s hope it’s the start of worldwide iPhone liberation.
via stuff.com
this video shows a japanesse guy playing a extremely hard game wich he have to push the buttons exactly at the time of the square things fall on the line doing piano songs. Impressive.