The US Federal Communications Commission issued their sixth periodic report today as mandated by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 on the status of national broadband service. FCC Chairman Michael Copps said the “prospects are bleak” that the rural areas of the country will receive the service by the 2020 time line...
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3D Movies and Ads on Nintendo 3DS?
Last week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010 Nintendo presented the 3DS, the first handheld console capable of 3D graphics without glasses.
The top screen is a 16:9 format 3,5 inch Sharp parallax barrier display, the touchscreen below will keep the traditional 4:3 format. A convenient slider will allow player...
Toshiba Libretto W100 not an iPad killer
Toshiba celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Libretto subnotebook releasing a dual touchscreen tablet concept, the Libretto W100.
Toshiba Libretto has a traditional netbook form factor, but with an additional 7 inch 1024×600 multi-touch display instead of a keyboard. The design reminds of Microsoft’s Courier, th...
The iPad for Media Creation: Music Apps
While the iPad is widely regarded as great media consumption device, cleverly designed apps that take advantage of its touch interface, rather than suffering from its ergonomics, can turn the iPad into an effective media creation device.
Many music apps already popular on iPhone have been ported to iPad, taking adva...
iPad usability suffers from inconsistent app design
Nielsen Norman Group published a report with research findings on iPad usability that result from testing seven people interacting with different iPad websites and apps.
Websites on the iPad look good, especially considering the web browsing experience on devices with smaller screens like the iPod Touch and the iPho...
Google Docs takes in Google Wave real time collaboration
Yesterday the Official Google Docs Blog announced the release of new Google Docs features, now available in preview mode, focused on improving speed and collaboration on documents shared in the cloud.
Remember Google Wave? One of Wave’s most useful and impressive features is collaborative live editing: Google Docs...
The Unbearable Lightness of the iPad
It’s time for iPad rumors again. According to Taiwanese information source DigiTimes Research, Apple is going to launch a smaller iPad during the first quarter of 2011.
The iPad mini (or iPod Touch XL?) will sport a 5-7” screen, and will target the mobile device market in a segment currently dominated by interne...
Why the iPad is the Ultimate Hammock Media Consumption Device
Apple released the iPad just 3 days ago, but few of the first reviews pointed out what seems to be the iPad’s major flaw: Ergonomics.
I’m sure Apple and hammock fanbois will disagree, but the iPad is a little bit too big and too heavy to be comfortably held with one hand for prolonged periods of time. Typing whi...
Inexpensive eye tracking interface developed by Imperial College
University students from Imperial College London have developed a low cost eye-motion gaming controller for the classic videogame Pong.
With the aid of special glasses made from inexpensive equipment (the prototype is made from hardware priced at £25), eye movement can be tracked by a webcam and infrared light that...
2nd Cloud Computing World Forum
Website: 2nd Cloud Computing World Forum
Overview: The 2nd annual Cloud Computing World Forum is the perfect event to learn and discuss the development, integration, adoption and future of cloud and SaaS.
Building on the success of the 2009 show, this two day conference and free-to-attend exhibition will provide a f...
