OpenFM iPhone app Finds FM Frequencies
DLO has launched an iPhone application that lets you find open FM frequencies for your iPod or iPhone-compatible FM transmitter.
Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) on Wednesday introduced OpenFM, a free application for the iPhone that enables users to find open FM frequencies in their area. It’s intended for users of DLO’s TransDock and other FM transmitters compatible with the iPod and iPhone.
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Wi-Fi Runs on Solar Power
Startup Solis Energy says solar energy for routers could bring Wi-Fi to remote sites.
A small U.S. startup has announced technology for running Wi-Fi routers in remote places using only the power of the sun.
Among the first round of products from Solis Energy is the Solar Power Plant, touted as being capable of supplying 12, 24 and 48 Volts DC for use in stand-alone applications such as surveillance cameras and outdoor Wi-Fi.
Comprising a large solar panel connected to a generator unit, the system claims to be able to power such devices for up to seven days without sunlight to recharge its batteries, hence the out-sized panels. In normal use, power stored during the day keeps the system running at night.
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Windows Server Update Delayed Again
Microsoft Wednesday again delayed the release of Windows Server 2008, saying development of the software could take as long as another three months beyond its previously planned December release.
The new plan calls for the server to be released to manufacturing (RTM) between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2008. RTM means the software’s development is complete and the bits are ready to be pressed onto distribution media.
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Computer games help parents bond with kids
Computer games can help parents and grandparents bond with their children and grandchildren, according to new research.
The study commissioned by games developer PopCap Games claims that 92 per cent of casual gaming parents and grandparents say such games provide an opportunity for them to bond with their children/grandchildren.
Furthermore, 70 per cent of the parent demographic, or 2,298 respondents, said that they see educational benefits for children in games.
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New Nokia Handsets in Q4 2007
Alongside of it’s Internet foray, Nokia has reportedly unveiled 4 new mobile devices that are optimized for entertainment, music, and games.
The N81 multimedia computer has dedicated music and gaming keys that light up when activated, a 3.5-mm headphone connector, and 3G and WLAN connectivity.
Besides, N81 is configured to find, buy, manage, and play music and games purchased from the newly-launched Nokia Music Store and N-Gage games service respectively.
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Casio Introduces Two Exilim Digicams
Casio America, Inc. recently released two new Exilim digital cameras.
The EX-V8 features a slim, yet high optical zoom like its predecessors in the Exilim Hi-Zoom series, while the EX-Z1080, the latest addition to the core Exilim Zoom series, packs a range of functions into a compact size.
The EX-V8 delivers 8.1 effective megapixels in a slim shape that is compact enough to fit in the palm of the hand. The camera features a 7X optical internal zoom lens designed for quiet operation. The EX-V8 also offers four blur reduction technologies, including a CCD-shift image stabilization mechanism.
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PS2 Gets a Ceramic White Edition
Sony’s PlayStation 2 gaming console is getting a new look — at least in the Americas…
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has reportedly announced a new limited edition ‘Ceramic White’ PlayStation 2 console, to come bundled with the popular karaoke game, ‘SingStar Pop’.
While the Ceramic White PS2 will sport the same sleek design and functions of the Charcoal Black and Satin Silver versions, it will additionally feature DVD and CD playback capabilities, digital surround sound, two memory card slots, and an integrated Ethernet port for network gaming.
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More clues point to Google phone
NEW YORK: Specialized blogs are abuzz this week with rumors that Internet giant Google will soon launch the “Google Phone” or “GPhone,” a cheap mobile phone equipped with Google’s operating system.
High-tech product specialist Engadget said a Google announcement would come next week, adding that a Google operating system would be tailor-made for the new cell phone.
According to another blog, CrunchGear, “Google is currently assessing over twenty (of Taiwan’s) HTC models” and plans to launch its cell phone between January and March of 2008.
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Monster.com data theft also hit U.S. job site
BOSTON (Reuters) - About 146,000 people using a U.S. government jobs Web site had their personal information stolen by hackers who broke into computers at Monster Worldwide Inc, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
The theft on the USAjobs.gov site, which has about 2 million users, was part of a hacking operation apparently run out of Ukraine that Monster disclosed last week, said Peter Graves, a spokesman for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Monster runs the site on behalf of the government.
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Panasonic sees steady demand for plasma
BERLIN (Reuters) - Panasonic expects demand for large plasma televisions to slide in the next two years but to hold steady after that at about 30 percent of the total market for large, flat-screen TVs, an executive said on Thursday.
“Plasma can keep 30 percent of the market in TVs of 37 inches and above,” said Hiro Wada, who is in charge of product planning for visual products and display devices at Panasonic, a brand name of Matsushita .
He said plasma currently had 40 percent of that market.
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