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Entries from August 8, 2010 - August 14, 2010
Tuesday
Aug102010
Brandon DavenportDROID 2 is available Thursday with Froyo and Flash
DROID 2 is available Thursday with Froyo and Flash
Thursday, Verizon and Motorola will bestow us with the successor to the original DROID, the (appropriately named) DROID 2. Sporting a slide out QWERTY with a 3.7” WVGA touchscreen, a 5MP autofocus camera with dual-LED flash, GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth.
The main changes to the device seem to be an upgrade to a 1GHz ARM processor (a smartphone standard these days), a slightly revised slider mechanism, 8GB of built-in flash memory, and a redesigned keyboard which should please any user’s fingers.
Tuesday
Aug102010
Apple invites developers to use their private testing labs
Apple is lending a hand to their developer community by allowing developers to use Apple’s “compatibility labs” to test their software, and make sure their apps work on all different systems and network configurations. Apple will be charging you $99 for a full day’s use of the labs, which includes a custom tailored configuration of any number of Apple products (no matter how old they are), and when you get hungry, they will escort you to a vending machine.
Tuesday
Aug102010
Star Trek was using the iPad 23 years ago »
Star Trek was using the iPad 23 years agoWell, not exactly the iPad, but a device called the PADD. It was original because it relied on using software to interact with the user rather than hardware (like buttons and switches) which were the staple at the time. It truly was an innovation, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it had planted an idea seed in young Steve Jobs’ brain…
Tuesday
Aug102010
Call of Duty Black Ops Gets Multiplayer Trailer, Formal Reveal Sept 1st
Call of Duty Black Ops Gets Multiplayer Trailer, Formal Reveal Sept 1st
Although Treyarch’s been putting together some very flashy singleplayer trailers of their newest game, Call of Duty: Black Ops, the thing that everyone cares about is the multiplayer. Thankfully for everyone awaiting eagerly for some details, a formal reveal it isn’t too far off. Alongside another nice trailer for the game, confirming observation cameras, explosive RVs and some kind of video editing feature presumably for every 12 year old who wants to make a montage of their “l33t skillz,” the major details on multiplayer features will be coming Sept 1.
Call of Duty: Black Ops releases Nov 9th on PS3, 360, PC, Wii and DS
Tuesday
Aug102010
Microsoft Shows Off How Kinect Works
Microsoft Shows Off How Kinect Works
Those lucky bloggers over at T3 have gotten an exclusive demo of the Kinect from Microsoft detailing the inner mechanisms of the game controller. Internally, a ton of goodies are stuffed in: a camera with video capturing capabilities, depth sensor, 4 downwards facing mics, and a silent motor to rotate the whole thing. So continue reading for in-depth segments on movement tracking, voice recognition, and the motor!
Tuesday
Aug102010
t3ch Review - Speck Candyshell iPad Case
So you’ve purchased another iSomething and you’re looking for that right type of protection for it. What will make or break the right kind of case for you? Well, I think that all depends on if you’re looking for a case with flair, or one with the right safety features. Fortunately, Speck has you covered with both. — Our full review after the break!
Monday
Aug092010
Google CEO Eric Schmidt says online anonymity is dangerous »
Google CEO Eric Schmidt says online anonymity is dangerousWell, if this is Eric’s actual views of the internet, we might as well pack our bags (of LOLcats) and head out on the road, looking for another way to communicate and share things we like with privacy we deserve. Eric’s argument, although its scary, is completely sensible (in the right context) — Eric believes that privacy is priority one, but the average joe shouldn’t be able to use the internet, without some kind of identifier, much like a licence plate, or social security number. This is a really interesting article, great Monday late-night reading…
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