Taposé review: Cool collaborative concept, not yet ready for primetime

The Microsoft Courier project was an original take on tablets but never got out of the concept video stage before Steve Ballmer decided to kill it in favor of Windows 8. Undaunted, a couple of developers from Seattle who were fans of the project hooked up with former Courier lead, J. Allard, and raised enough enough money on Kickstarter to create a Courier-like experience on the iPad. Namely, Taposé.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/QPPraeSCnsM/story01.htm

LIBERTY GLOBAL FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS SONIC AUTOMOTIVE MENTOR GRAPHICS EMULEX ARROW ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES

Boston Dynamics lies down with BigDog, gets giant fleas (video)

Image
Remember what it was like when you first fell in love with Boston Dynamics' rocky terrain traversing BigDog robot? Get ready to fall in love all over again. Meet the Sand Flea, a plucky little 11-pound robot that can jump a mind-boggling 30 feet in a single bound, while an on-board stabilization system helps make landings a bit smoother. The RC four-wheeler's development is being funded by the Army's Rapid Equipping Force. Your move, iRobot. Check out some rad video of the big-wheeled 'bot after the break.

Continue reading Boston Dynamics lies down with BigDog, gets giant fleas (video)

Boston Dynamics lies down with BigDog, gets giant fleas (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments


Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/WxMuuW4h2XY/

ARROW ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES MILLICOM INTL CELLULAR PEROT SYSTEMS WESTERN DIGITAL CHINA MOBILE POWERCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR

Banshee music player now works in Windows, supports Amazon MP3 downloads

A few moments ago, version 2 of the Banshee music player for Linux was released, bringing with it a whole slew of new features, and the addition of an official -- but alpha-quality -- Windows build. The Mac OS X build of version 2 is due later today.

The most notable new feature is support for the Amazon MP3 store -- you can buy and download music from within Banshee -- but unfortunately it's only available in the Linux build at the moment (OS X and Windows support are planned, however). There have also been some significant improvements to artist, album, and queue interactions -- and yes, you can finally right click a track, album or artist and select 'play after' to insert it into the queue.

Beyond actual playback, the user interface has been tidied up -- it now looks a whole lot smarter -- and the Ubuntu One Music Store and SoundMenu extensions have been made official. For a complete list of changes, additions and bug fixes, check the change log.

When Windows support initially appeared in February, we found it rough around the edges and fraught with stability issues. With version 2, Banshee for Windows is still a bit unstable, but it's shaping up to be a good alternative to Winamp, iTunes, or whatever other music library manager you use. It's almost as attractive as its GNOMEish brother, too!

Download Banshee 2 for Linux and Windows (Mac OS X coming soon)

Banshee music player now works in Windows, supports Amazon MP3 downloads originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/04/06/banshee-music-player-now-works-in-windows-supports-amazon-mp3-d/

DST SYSTEMS EMC LAM RESEARCH ITRON GOOGLE COMCAST HEWLETT PACKARD CO

Adidas settlement avoids 'messi' THQ lawsuit over missing miCoach game

Image
Adidas and THQ have decided to down swords and settle their differences out of court. The German sportswear company was lobbing $10 million worth of litigation at the software house after it failed to produce a tie-in game for the miCoach intelligent football boots soccer cleats. The game will now be finished off and published by another one of Adidas' partners after both parties were "properly compensated for their important contributions" (read: they split the bill). Hopefully we can expect the software to arrive soon as we're aching to find out how many meters we cover in our usual games of five-a-side.

Adidas settlement avoids 'messi' THQ lawsuit over missing miCoach game originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink Gamesindustry  |  sourceGamesta  | Email this | Comments


Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/Vb_qcFGl3rU/

NVIDIA NIKON VERISIGN LINEAR TECHNOLOGY RF MICRO DEVICES RADISYS FAIR ISAAC

Mac OS X Lion Preview 2 released, introduces mega exciting leather bound iCal skin

This is one of those posts that could probably be condensed into a tweet: Apple has released the second Preview of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. If you're running Preview 1, it looks like you'll first receive a small update via Software Update, and then you can download Preview 2 from the Mac App Store.

There has been some speculation that Apple is getting close to a release or Golden Master build, but judging by 9to5 Mac's initial findings there's definitely some way to go. The Golden Master will probably appear at, or just before, the Apple WWDC in June.

So far, it's looking like the only changes in Preview 2 are the leather bound iCal skin that you can see above, and the main iChat window now combines your AIM, Bonjour and Jabber contacts, like Adium. We're sure that more details will emerge throughout the day, though, and there's bound to be lots of invisible changes, too. We'll update this post when we find out more.

Mac OS X Lion Preview 2 released, introduces mega exciting leather bound iCal skin originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/03/31/mac-os-x-lion-preview-2-released-introduces-mega-exciting-leath/

XILINX NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS MANTECH INTERNATIONAL L1 IDENTITY SOLUTIONS LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES

Google+ gives you a few more reasons to Hangout, put mustaches on things

Image
So you've started a Hangout on Google+ with some pals. Now what? Are you just going to sit around and talk? Thanks to some new additions to the social network, you don't have to rely solely on your conversational skills anymore. The software company announced today the addition of a number of apps to the Facebook competitor, which should make your Hangout time all the more riveting. Now you and a few close friends can play poker and pop culture trivia, add mustaches and glasses to one another, collaboratively doodle and share presentations on the service. Google+ also announced today that it has taken its Hangouts API out of preview, letting developers share the fruit of their work with the rest of the site's fake facial hair-sporting community.

Google+ gives you a few more reasons to Hangout, put mustaches on things originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceGoogle+, Google+ Developers Blog  | Email this | Comments


Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/eCMM2UeZAXs/

EMC LAM RESEARCH ITRON GOOGLE COMCAST HEWLETT PACKARD CO TIBCO SOFTWARE

IDC: By 2016, Android Devices To Outnumber Traditional Windows PCs

idc-smart-devicesNearly 1 billion "smart devices" were shipped in 2011, analysts at IDC are reporting this morning, to the tune of over $489 billion in revenue. It's an odd category, which IDC defines as "connected" smartphones, tablets, and even PCs. Looking ahead, the firm expects shipments of these devices to grow to 1.1 billion this year, and to reach 1.84 billion units by 2016 - a number that's more than double the 2011 figure. What's interesting about the forecast is how it pits traditional Windows computers against Android and iOS, indicating the former's decline. By 2016, Android-based devices running on ARM CPUs are estimated to reach a 31.1% - more than either iOS or Windows (x86), says IDC.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/FSc4c-3B8KI/

SYMANTEC INVENTEC QUEST SOFTWARE JDA SOFTWARE GROUP OPENWAVE SYSTEMS EASTMAN KODAK CO VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES

Adobe releases Flash Player 11.2, AIR 3.2, still very much into gaming

Image
Adobe has already hinted at its plans for Flash Player 11.2, but today, those plans finally became official. The company formally announced both 11.2 and AIR 3.2 this morning, reaffirming its commitment to browser-based gaming. With 11.2, Adobe is bringing support for mouse-lock, right and middle click events, and multi-threaded video decoding. The software also supports 2D and 3D graphics at speeds of up to 60 frames per second, and, when running on Windows machines, will automatically update itself in the background. As for AIR 3.2, it now supports Stage3D graphics on both iOS and Android, promising "jaw-dropping visuals" with monstrously fast GPU rendering. A new partnership with Unity, meanwhile, will allow developers to easily upload 3D games to Flash Player, as part of its premium features package. Devs will be able to use these higher-tiered features for free until their apps accrue $50,000 in revenue. Once they do, they'll have to siphon off 9 percent of their earnings to Adobe, though these conditions only go into effect as of August 1st. (AIR 3.2 apps are exempt from this charge.) For more details on the new releases, check out the source links below, or the explanatory video after the break.

Continue reading Adobe releases Flash Player 11.2, AIR 3.2, still very much into gaming

Adobe releases Flash Player 11.2, AIR 3.2, still very much into gaming originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink The Verge  |  sourceAdobe (1), (2)  | Email this | Comments


Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/zE0TNpW9ltM/

LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH IN MOTION YAHOO JACK HENRY and ASSOCIATES NOKIA DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES

PSA: Real LCD HDTV refresh rates are getting harder to find behind marketing fluff

Image
Electronics makers love a spec they can get behind and make the center point of their marketing efforts -- no matter how useless it is as a comparison. The undisputed be all arms race HDTV metric for the past few years, LCD refresh rates, has recently become even muddier according to HD Guru. Terms like Clear Motion Rate (Samsung) and Scenes Per Second (Vizio) are meant to confuse the customer while resembling the somewhat useful (and, as of late, unmentioned on the box) refresh rate. Our advice? Ignore this spec completely and instead find a TV that can accurately display your favorite content at its native frame rate (24, 30 or 60) -- leave all that soap-opera looking frame interpolation technology to the modern day twelve o'clock flasher.

PSA: Real LCD HDTV refresh rates are getting harder to find behind marketing fluff originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceHD Guru  | Email this | Comments


Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/VQze32ycqno/

APPLE COMPUTER GRUPO IUSACELL ALLTEL KLATENCOR COMPAL ELECTRONICS VEECO INSTRUMENTS INTUIT

Driving Into the Future: Autonomous Cars

Self-driving cars are no longer just the stuff of science fiction. Increasingly, they're becoming a reality. For the last several years, Google has been testing self-driving, autonomous vehicles in California -- and if they ever become mainstream, their promise is better controlled and less deadly roadways. "We want to improve people's lives by making driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient," said Jay Nancarrow, a Google spokesperson.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/74708.html

SONUS NETWORKS GOOGLE QLOGIC EARTHLINK NETGEAR MISCROSOFT OFFICE NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR