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iPhone and iPod will be Blu-Ray Player Remote Controller

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iPhone and iPod touch users will be able to control their Blu-ray players using an application called BD Touch. The application will use the network capabilities of Blu-ray hardware and Apple’s handheld devices to transfer data.

According to NetBlender:
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The iPhone application will be able to interact directly with movies, showing extra information in the iPhone. It will also be able to keep a database of your movie collection. BD Touch will also be able to get digital copies of the movies inside the Blu-ray disc, presumably already encoded for iPod touch and iPhone playback.

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App Engine Google’s New Host Enterprise Web

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Google offering New host enterprise Web applications on its own infrastructure with a new tool for developers, App Engine.

App Engine will compete with similar services such as Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud and Salesforce’s Appexchange but it may be the cheapest, as Google’s basic services will be free.

Google’s goal is to make it easy to get started with a new web application, and then make it easy to scale when that application reaches the point where it’s receiving significant traffic and has millions of users, Google said in its new App Engine blog.

App Engine is based on technologies Google already uses. It is powered by Bigtable, a distributed storage system currently used by its Google Earth service, and by Google’s own file system GFS.

Only 10,000 developers will be able to sign up initially, but that number will increase.
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During the preview period, capacity will also be limited. Applications will for example be able to use 500M bytes of storage, and transmit up to 10G bytes of data per day. Google expects most applications will be able to serve around 5 million page views per month within those limits.

Google is keeping mum on how it will price the service, but applications operating within the limitations of the preview release will remain free, even when App Engine goes live.

App Engine will initially only support applications written in Python, but Google is looking to add support for other languages as well.

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HTC to Unveil Google Android Platform Handset In May?

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Taiwanese company is planning two or three handsets based on Google’s Android platform for 2008, and this May HTC launch could well fit the timing.

Although other manufacturers have not promised Android devices until later in the year, as a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance, HTC, who provided Google with the prototype Android handset, are well positioned to get something to market sooner rather than later.

The “Dream” phone from HTC was apparently was the device that Google used to demonstrate the Open Handset Alliance software to potential members.
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The handset is said to measure around 3 x 5 inches, offers a touchscreen that can be viewed horizontally or vertically, as well as navigational controls and a swivel out keyboard.

Obviously there’s no way of knowing at this early stage what this event may bring, or even if the Dream will make it to market, but Pocket-lint will be attending the event and bring you all the news as it happens.

source:pocket-lint
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Nokia ‘Tube’ project Will be A cool Reply to iPhone!!

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Nokia is readying its official response to the iPhone, a project grossly codenamed “Tube” that will feature a touch interface. The new handset, which is said to closely resemble Apple’s device. Was shown during a slideshow at the Evans Data Developer Relations Conference in Redwood City, California. The slide demonstrated the phone’s UI, including a promotional shot featuring Shrek The Third.

Tom Libretto, vice president of Forum Nokia, believes that the company can compete for the iPhone’s marketshare, though the phone-maker hasn’t set a

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street date for the device. Apple has sold more than 4 million units since the iPhone’s launch.

source:engadget
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HP Mini-Note 2133 Laptop for $499

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HP Mini-Note 2133 is fashionably late. Specs are exactly what we’d heard and what was up on Amazon earlier: 2.6 pounds,

The HP Mini is packed with a combination of features to boost productivity and improve the overall mobile experience, including:

* Simple, refined design and anodized aluminum shell that is sleek and sturdy yet lightweight;
* HP DuraKeys, featuring a clear coating applied over the notebook keyboard that protects the finish and printed letters and characters;
* An HP 3D DriveGuard, which sends a signal to shut down the hard drive upon sudden movement or shock by using a three-axis digital accelerometer chip
* Scratch-resistant display and magnesium hinge bracket
* A large 8.9-inch diagonal WXGA display, user-friendly full keyboard (QWERTY) and touchpad;
* Ability to view video, still-image capture, web conferencing or video-enhanced instant messaging(3) with no additional hardware to buy or carry. An optional(4) integrated VGA webcam enables video and still-image capture to allow the addition of photos and video clips to presentations, documents and email;
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* Two battery solutions – three-cell for lightest-weight configurations or optional(4) six-cell for longer battery life;
* Wireless technologies such as integrated Wi-Fi Certified WLAN(3) and optional Bluetooth™, allowing students to access the Internet as well as communicate via email, IM, chat, VOIP and blogging. The wireless technologies also enable connections at hotspots as well as with Bluetooth devices such as printers, mice and headsets; and
* Optional(4) Absolute Software’s Computrace(5) allows IT professionals to work with local law enforcement to track and help recover stolen or missing computers, inventory computers district wide and detect changes in hardware and software.

variety of configurations ranging from a $499 1.0GHz Linux-powered unit with 4GB of flash and 512MB of RAM to a maxed-out $749 config with a 1.6GHz processor, 120GB drive and Vista Business.

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New little DAP MP3 Player With Your Own Muscle Charger

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New little DAP Player, which can be recharged either with an AC adapter, by PC via USB, or your own muscle by hand cranking. Cranking for one minute will get you 10 minutes of music… simple but definitely handy if you’re far from traditional power sources…
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Cranking MP3 player supports both MP3 and WMA files and has 1GB of internal memory. It also comes with its own flash light to help you find your keys in the dark..

This product is available right now on GeekStuff4U.com for just about Rs. 2,416 (6000 Yen)

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New Chat Service Beta in Facebook Launches

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Facebook launched the pre-beta version of Chat service, its very own IM service.

The new tool, which is already being mooted as a rival to the likes of Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger, is accessible on profile pages. Not every one can try out this new service as it is reportedly only accessible to a few networks like Ivy League schools and Stanford.

A chat bar at the foot of the browser allows members to have a private conversation with one another, rather than rely on email messages or wall posts.

Facebookers can “chat” to any of their friends that are online and the service doesn’t install any client software so it can be accessed from any computer connected up to the Internet.

“Chat is by no means a new concept, as instant messaging systems have been around for over a decade”, says Josh Wiseman, engineering lead at Facebook on the company’s blog.

“But just as other features on Facebook have allowed friends to communicate more efficiently than before, we hope Facebook Chat will make it easier to connect instantly.”

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Studio Express 4 A New Version of Toon Boom Animation Creation Software Released

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A new version of Toon Boom animation creation software has released Studio Express 4 for Mac OS X and Windows.

It costs US$99.99 (normally $149.99). Upgrades are priced at $9.99 for a limited time.

Toon Boom Studio Express 4 is a tool for creating animations used on Web sites, Flash banner ads, interactive projects and games, videos and more. It has some limitations compared to the full Toon Boom Studio package, such as an absence of cut out animation tools, animated elements, advanced lip syncing or advanced importing.

New to the version 4 release is a more flexible docking user interface, calligraphic line styles, the ability to feather edges, vectorization using textures, more peg functionalities and more than 30 new features including Flash pre-loaders and HTML embedding.

System requirements, Mac OS X v10.4 or later.

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Microsoft Will Soon launch a Wii Remote Imitator for Xbox 360?

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Microsoft will soon launch a Wii Remote imitator for Xbox 360, replete with Mii knock-offs, in an effort to capitalize on Nintendo’s raging success as Source close to MTV News.

“They want the usual assortment of ‘Halo’/ ‘Gears’/ ‘Forza’/ whatever, just in waggle form,” the nameless developer said. “Microsoft is trying to decide how to get something out by the end of the year.”

The loose-lipped mole sketched a design of the last-known prototype, that looks eerily similar to the Wii Remote, but says development problems have arose because Microsoft is impatiently trying to ship the product.

MTV News added that it has “confirmed Microsoft’s active interest in developing a motion-sensitive controller with other industry sources.”

Previously, Microsoft has publicly doubted the long-term viability of motion as it pertains to video game controllers while noting the initial success Nintendo has so far enjoyed.

Microsoft declined comment on Monday when contacted by GamePro. “We do not comment on rumors or speculation,” a representative said in an email.

In a February 2008 interview with GameDaily, Sony’s VP of product marketing said a Wii-like controller would not be needed.

source:pcworld
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Samsung 2ON First Dual Standby CDMA and GSM Handset

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Samsung India has launched the Samsung 2ON; its first Dual Standby CDMA and GSM handset.

2-ON can operate on almost all service providers in India, both GSM and CDMA. It also the first CDMA phone which supports both Tata Indicom and Reliance Communications value added services on the same handset.

On the software front , the handset packs in handwriting recognition, file viewer, sketch memo, advanced organiser capability with functional screen and special India specific applications like Indian calendar, hinglish support, mobile prayer and panchang.
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The phone features

* 2.3″ TFT touch screen
* 2 Megapixel camera
* Micro SD card slot upto 1GB
* MP3/AAC+ player.

The Samsung 2-0N comes with a 1200mAh battery which gives longer talk time and extra power for operating the 2 networks. The handset can also be used as a modem to access internet at speeds of 153kbps on CDMA network.

The Samsung 2-On is priced at Rs. 16,500.

source:read