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Microsoft Bing’s it’s Way Onto the iPhone With New Search App

Dec.16, 2009 in News Leave a Comment

Microsoft has just made Bing [Free - iTunes app] their second iPhone and iPod touch app (no, Office wasn’t first — that’s still MIA — the amazing image-zooming Seadragon was), and it’s fairly impressive. It takes a lot of the services Google powers throughout the iPhone and the Google Mobile app and collects them all [...]

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Microsoft Bing’s it’s Way Onto the iPhone With New Search App

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Google Nexus One’s Hardware Components: Looking Good [Specs]

Dec.15, 2009 in Gadgets, Google Leave a Comment

Thesearethedroids.com has a running list of the hardware components in the Nexus One, gleaned from the Android 2.1 ROM. Read onward for lengthy and confusing chipset names!

* Proximity Sensor/Light Sensor: Capella CM3602 per sensors.mahimahi.so in Nexus One ROM Dump.
* Accelerometer: BMA150 3-axis Accelerometer per sensors.mahimahi.so in Nexus One ROM Dump.
* Magnetic Compass: AK8973 3-axis Magnetic field sensor/AK8973 Orientation sensor per sensors.mahimahi.so in Nexus One ROM Dump.
* Wifi Radio / Bluetooth / FM: BCM4329 in lib/modules
* In libaudio.so I found “Routing audio to Speakerphone with back mic” reference.
* In libaudio.so I found “Stereo FM speaker” also referenced.
* Audience A1026 Noise Canceling Chip – No link but here is the A1024 found in libaudio.so

We’ll update this list as more evidence comes to light. [TheseAreTheDroids]



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A.W.E. Robotic Wall Automatically Creates The Workspace You Need [Robots]

Nov.10, 2009 in Gadgets Leave a Comment

Think about your workspace and imagine if your furniture or your desk or cubicle could automatically reconfigure for different applications with a simple wave of the hand. Now check out the reality of Clemson’s Animated Work Environment (AWE).

Essentially, AWE is a programmable wall with varied displays that can switch between six configurations just by activating a proximity sensor. For example, when the wall is hanging overhead like a ceiling, the act of standing up triggers the sensor and instructs the wall to move out of the way. The project is in it’s infancy, but it is easy to see how future applications could lead to a whole range of dynamic, multi-functional furniture that automatically reacts to its environment. [AWE Project via IEEE Spectrum via BotJunkie]



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Palm Sightings: How I Met Your Mother, Eastwick, and Medium

Nov.02, 2009 in Centro, News, Palm - News, Palm Pre Leave a Comment

Palm Pre on How I Met Your Mother

It seems that these people on the teletube keep getting dud Pre phones with faulty proximity sensors. Or maybe they just don’t open up the phone app and let the Pre keep glowing for effect. Such is the case on How I Met Your Mother, where Marshall (Jason Segel) was spotted with a new Pre. The character has previously sported a Treo 755p, other characters carry around a Centro or two.

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