The HDMI Consortium recently released a new specification to support 3D TV for HD televisions. The consortium (made up of electronics companies Hitachi, Panasonic, Philips Consumer Electronics, International B.V., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corporation, Technicolor, S.A., and Toshiba Corporation) released the HDMI 1.4a specification to give some guidance to hardware vendors as to how displays could render 3d images.
Apple announces today that the long awaited iPad can be ordered starting March 12th. The actual release date will be April 3rd. There have been rumors of production until late summer but this, at least for now, negates those. more »
Today Motorola announced another offering with AT&T. Motorola’s BACKFLIP will be AT&T’s first phone with Android. The phone will be available March 7th.
I think we’ve all realized that the mobile device race is not about size anymore. Today’s race is about feature density and Toshiba has leapt past all of it competition in the mobile camera department.
Today Toshiba announced a TWELVE megapixel camera and chip for mobile. With most a US domestic cameras using cameras at or below 5 megapixels this is a chip that really pushes Moore’s law. more »
Panasonic announced today that part of it’s partnership with NBC would include giving NBC a 152-inch plasma display. According to Panasonic it’s the largest screen of it’s kind. The enormous screen will be used in the studio to enhance NBC’s coverage.
Square Inc’s aptly named device, the Square allows anybody to take credit card payments. And I mean anybody. Twitter founder Jack Dorsey as come up with a solution great for everyplace from a individually owned boutique to the farmer’s market. more »
People have been wondering how Apples release of the iPad will “change the game” and what “game” it will change. One of the mediums that will definitely be affected is the newspaper.
The New York Times has a feature now called the New York Times skimmer. There were two features that jumped out at me immediately when I tried it.
Today Google announced buzz and the internet is abuzz. The jury will be out on Google’s new all encompasing approach to social media but we’ll take you through screen by screen through a tour of the buzz iPhone app.
Today ATI announced it’s newest product in the line up, the ATI Radeon™ HD 5570. ATI’s newest card is aimed squarely at the netbook market, the Windows netbook market that is. The HD 5570 is loaded with muscle but also bound to Direct X.
So if you’re in the market for a Windows netbook with HD video, lucky you.
“AMD recognizes that small form factor PCs are becoming more popular and low profile graphics upgrade options have been limited to date,” said Matt Skynner, vice president and general manager, AMD Graphics Division. “Customers purchasing small form factor PCs are looking for improved performance while gaming, watching HD video or working with the latest productivity applications. The ATI Radeon HD 5570 graphics card delivers all of this at a price that won’t break the bank.”
