Sep 12, 2010
We’re now becoming familiar with the use of eInk displays, such as we are seeing in eReaders such as the Kindle. Seiko are now developing watches that will contain a display using eInk technology, and the word is that5 these should be available to purchase before the end of the year. Boasting a 180 degree viewing angle, these watches will be solar powered...
Sep 12, 2010
Research In Motion, the people who bring us the Blackberry, have been busy working on sensitive billboards by the roadside. No, they’re not going to make billboards that will listen to you when nobody else seems to care, but, by using technology that detects how many mobile phones there are in a particular area, and how quickly those phones are moving,...
Sep 12, 2010
Want mind control for your iPhone? There’s now an app for that. PLX Devices have developed a device, along with appropriate software, that lets you control some apps based upon the electrical signals produced by your brain. While the concept of levitating an onscreen ball might not sound all that exciting, the use of this technology to aid those with...
Sep 5, 2010
Acer this week announced a new range of mobile phones coming into the Australian market. Ranging from the inexpensive entry level beTouch models running Android 1.6, through the Liquid E models and up to the HDMI equipped Stream (both running Android 2.1) there are five different models to suit various budgets and needs. A couple of unique points come to mind...
Sep 5, 2010
Microsoft’s new mobile phone operating system, Phone 7, went gold this week. That means that it has now been released to manufacturing, which in turn means that it’s ow up to the various partner handset manufacturers to to complete their integration of the operating system into their handsets’ firmware and bring them into production. We are...
Sep 5, 2010
This week Sony announced the Australian availability of two models of their eReader, the pocket sized Reader Pocket Edition ($229), and the not-so-pocket sized Reader Touch Edition ($299). Available in September 2010, both devices are both Mac and PC compatible, and support multiple file formats. Apart from the obvious size differences, the Touch edition also...