May 29, 2008
More Cool Android Videos!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s more videos of the Google’s new mobile linux operating system, the Android. I am starting to like it more and more… Google’s latest Android prototype is miles improved over the versions we last saw. Back at CES the GUI was clunky and ... More
May 25, 2008
Linux May Power New Nokia Phones
Here’s some great news for Nokia phone users that Nokia may start using Linux to power their new phones. Why do I think it’s great? Well, I’ve looked at every new Nokia phone at the Web2.0 2008 and sadly, they all really suck and incorporate outdated technology. Don’t get me wrong, Nokia does make great hardware, but their ... More
May 14, 2008
Dash, in-car Navigation Company Launches their API!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s Dash, a company that makes in-car navigation opening their API for developers to develop apps for their navigation system. Sounds like a great idea, it will work ... More
May 5, 2008
HTC Diamond, is this for real now?
Ever since the invent of iPhones, most other cellphone manufacturers have become obsolete in terms of “web browsing” capability. HTC, usually based on Windows Mobile, have kept surprising me with their outdated mobile IE browser that does not support any of Web2.0 technologies including AJAX. Well, as a previous owner of HTC, I hope ... More
March 1, 2008
Android Mobile Platform SDK available for download and win $10 million by developing the best app!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out the new Android SDK, a developer’s kit so you can build apps for the new Android Platform. (Note: Android is simply an open-source operating system that can run on cellphones, it’s not the cellphone itself.) Maybe we will try making a Sit ... More
February 28, 2008
Preview of Google’s GPhone with the Android Linux OS
Check out a preview of the new GPhone, basically a Samsung phone with Google’s Linux Android operating system.I think it’s got great browser which I dig the most. There’s also street view from GoogleMaps but I guess that can be useful. Perhaps most impressive is the Street View mode of Google Maps, pulled down to the 3G prototy ... More
January 6, 2008
First signs of the Google Phone - GSM/WiFi Phone runs Google’s new Phone Operating System called Android!
Yes, Google is planning to take over the world with its Phone operating system, Android! As an experienced embedded technologist, this seems like it will blow up not because they have great technology, but they could market it so crazy. Wistron NeWeb Corp, a Taiwanese company, was selected as a CES Innovations 2008 Award Honoree for their Wireles ... More
April 7, 2007
Weightlifting Champion Robot
Check out this robot that can lift patients in hospital beds. Wow! In a public demonstration held in Tokyo on March 28, a human-sized android showed off its weightlifting skills by successfully picking up a 30-kilogram (66-pound) package from a desk and lifting a 66-kilogram (145-pound) humanoid doll out of bed. via pinktentacle amd, android, B ... More
January 18, 2007
Sake-serving ROBOTs!
Here’s a nice sake serving robot if you are into drinking soju or sake like us… If you’ve always wanted a slave, but are too darned ethical to buy a live one, how about a handmade sake serving automata made from cherrywood and porcelain? These lovely little robots are all based on clockwork, and use technology dating from the E ... More
December 24, 2006
Robot - The Chinese Nightingale - Avian Android
Check out these cool looking bird androids! There a video here too. Taking “The Chinese Nightingale”, a tale of Hans Christian Andersen, as a startingpoint to delevop an individual view on the topic of mechanical reproduction of a living organism. The chant of the nightingale, famous for its beautiful and unique sound, is being seri ... More
