Flexible Silicon Chips Create Opportunities for Biomedical Implants
Normally fragile and brittle silicon chips have been made to bend and fold, paving the way for a new generation of flexible electronic devices such as biomedical implants, advanced brain implants, health monitors or smart clothing. These complex devices consist of concertina-like folds of ultra-thin silicon bonded to sheets of rubber.
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Firefox 3 arriving soon
Good news for Mozilla Firefox fans. The latest version of Firefox will be released in June 2008. The Firefox 3 AKA Gran Paradiso is claimed to be much more stable than “anything else out there”. This Internet Explorer competitor features enhanced security level and allows users to run websites when they are not connected to the Internet. The new Firefox 3 also uses less computer memory than Firefox 2.Good news for Mozilla Firefox fans. The latest version of Firefox will be released in June 2008. The Firefox 3 AKA Gran Paradiso is claimed to be much more stable than “anything else out there”. This Internet Explorer competitor features enhanced security level and allows users to run websites when they are not connected to the Internet. The new Firefox 3 also uses less computer memory than Firefox 2.
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LG Unveils LH2300 Touchscreen Web Phone
LG has just unveiled its new touchscreen web phone called the LH2300. With full net browsing - and a 3-inch 800 x 480(Wide VGA) resolution touchscreen to view it, helped along by a Quick Search Icon for direct access to main portals, Internet hot keys and a jog wheel. It features a 3-inch touchscreen display, Bluetooth 2.0, 3.0-megapixel camera, microSD card slot, and a T-DMB digital TV tuner. Available next month in Korea, priced at $600
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Nintendo bottoms out on Greenpeace scores
Greenpeace releases a “Guide to Greener Electronics” guide on a regular basis which tracks how “green” technology companies are on a scale from 0-10. Their latest guide features 18 companies, and Nintendo came in dead last. Greenpeace said Microsoft, Philips and Panasonic also scored fairly low, with 4.7, 4.3 and 4.7 respectively.
Not only did they come in dead last, they scored only a measly 0.3 of 10. Their closest competitor (Philips) scored a full four points higher. There are a total of nine different categories that are taken into account for the score. Apparently the only thing Nintendo managed to do was establish a Green Procurement Standards for Suppliers. They weren’t able to actually provide this information, only mention that they had it. That gave them a “Partially Bad” on Chemicals Management, and “Bad” on everything else.
Via Reg Hardware Via Slashgear
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Virus Spreading Digital Photo Frames from China
Computer Associates has uncovered the Mocmex virus embedded into a digital photo frame made in China. According to SANS, they have found more than four other trojans in different brand of photo frames sold at Best-buy, Costco, Target, and Sam’s Club. Computer Associates also has traces of the virus backdoored to a specific group in China. If you have concerns with recent purchase of your digital photo frames, I suggest you read the report the how-to and SANS contact information from San Francisco Chronicle.
The Mocmex was first identified as a Trojan horse that collected online games passwords, further studies has revealed its ability to get around more than hundred antivirus vendors and Windows security layers. The malware infected PC only ( Winblow !, what else?), and known to download files and hid them randomly with hard to trace patterns, it would then propagated to another PC or other portable storage device as a shelter as soon as it’s plugged into one. CA says Mocmex’s strength is more than just a simple game-password collector, it has the potential for a much bigger attack with its nature to collect personal and private data.
Via Slashgear
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Google Android
Texas Instruments Inc will demonstrate a prototype cell phone based on Android at the Mobile World Congress trade show, the highly anticipated mobile phone operating system being built by Google.
The device will allow “one button access” to key applications such as Web browsing, e-mail, messaging and video, making it easier for consumers to use such features.The prototype handset will run on TI’s OMAP850 phone processor, which includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth short-range wireless connectivity.
Google had said while a number of companies would demonstrate Android products at the wireless trade show, the prototypes would give no real indication of the actual devices customers would ultimately be able to buy. TI is part of a group of about 30 companies that said they would support Google’s operating system, which is based on Linux, an open-source software platform. UK chip designer ARM Holdings is also expected to show prototypes of devices based on Android at the show.
Via SA
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Yahoo Rejects Microsoft bid
Yahoo has rejected Microsoft’s $44.6 billion takeover bid, says a Wall Street Journal source allegedly close to the deal. After a last-minute meeting yesterday, Yahoo’s board is said to have rebuffed the offer from Microsoft believing that the Windows developer is acting out of opportunism.
The buyout offer was an attempt to prey on Yahoo at a weak point in its history, the rumored insider says. Although the offer of $31 per share is significantly higher than Yahoo’s stock value at the time of the proposal, the search engine firm’s executives reportedly believe that this offer is undervalued and are waiting for a bid of $40 per share or more, which could raise the worth of the bid to $56 billion.
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World’s First Updatable Holographic Display
Researchers at the University of Arizona have broken a technological barrier by making three-dimensional holographic displays that can be erased and rewritten in minutes. The holographic displays – which are viewed without special eyewear – are the first updatable three-dimensional displays with memory ever to be developed, making them ideal tools for medical, industrial and military applications that require “situational awareness.”
The device basically consists of a special plastic film sandwiched between two pieces of glass, each coated with a transparent electrode. The images are “written” into the light-sensitive plastic, called a photorefractive polymer, using laser beams and an externally applied electric field. The scientists take pictures of an object or scene from many two-dimensional perspectives as they scan their object, and the holographic display assembles the two-dimensional perspectives into a three-dimensional picture.
Via Trendhunter
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Google Teams with Dell to Topple iPhone
There is talk of Google & Dell teaming up to take on the Apple iPhone. The two biggest dogs in their respective yards, could pool together their resources and may just may have enough musclepower to topple the iPhone behemoth. Neither Google nor Dell are confirming (or denying) these rumors, so this is reduced to just rumblings on the Interweb at this point. Dell has dabbled in the PDA market before, so it’s only a short leap to arrive in smartphone territory. Current word has the Google-Dell hybrid making some of announcement at the 3GSM World Conference in Barcelona next month. We will keep you posted.
Via Mobile Mag
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PSP Skype now available
With the release of the 3.90 PSP firmware update, Skype for your PSP-2000 (PSP Slim & Lite) series is now available (if your not in Japan). It is only available via network update atm and adds expanded support for Playstation Network titles.
Via Engadget
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Zero ink printing with Zink paper
One of the first Zink printing products to be released is this Bluetooth pocket printer. The Polarooid Digital Instant Mobile Photo Printer will run off 2×3 inch full-color pictures and stickers from a mobile phone or camera in seconds.
Instead of storing ink or toner in the printer, the Zink paper itself is impregnated with advanced heat-reactive dye crystals, which allows you to produce durable, full-color, high-resolution prints from printers so small they can literally fit in your pocket or even be integrated into mobile imaging devices.
Available for $100 about £50
Via Gizmag
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Worlds first phone with a foldable display
The Readius 3G mobile phone produced by Polymer Vision uses a 5inch e-paper display that curls around the body of the phone when not in use and can provide upto 30hrs of reading time.
Readius allows worldwide calls and high speed instant updates from personally selected news sources, special services and email. The Micro SD High Capacity storage ensures easy access to other favorite information and eBooks. Readius® also features phone as well as audio capabilities (such as MP3) for podcasts, audio books and music.
Polymer Vision expects to ship the phone very soon and says it will have a price similar to smartphones
Via Electronista
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Axiotron’s Mac tablet
Axiotron’s Modbook is an Apple MacBook rebuilt to become a tablet computer and are aimed at artists, designers, and photographers who want to be able to draw or otherwise directly interact with the screen. The Modbooks run Mac OS X and employ either a 2.0GHz or 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 processor. They also come with a 13.3-inch, 1280×800 screen, Inkwell handwriting recognition software, a built-in iSight camera, a DVD Combo drive or SuperDrive, and GPS.
Available with 1GB of memory for $2,290
Via Crave
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New Nokia N810 Internet Tablet
Nokia’s new Linux based tablet allows users to connect to the internet with ease. The N810 will be the first device to use the Nokia Internet Tablet OS 2008. The new OS has a Mozilla Gecko based browser, 2Gb of internal storage, 0.3 MP camera and a MiniSDHC card slot. It also has a transreflective display which allows the user to read even in bright sunlight.
- Display: High-resolution 4.13-inch WVGA display (800 x 480 pixels) with up to 65,000 colors
- Connectivity: GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB
- Battery Life: 4 hours (Browsing), 14 days (Standby)
- Dimensions: 226 x 72 x 128mm
- Weight: 226g
Via Hardware Zone
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MacBook Air - The Worlds Thinnest Notebook
At Macworld 2008 Apple has launched its new ‘Macbook Air’ the worlds thinnest notebook. Check out its full specification here
Available in 2 weeks for $1799 about £1200
Via Geeky Gadgets
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