(CNET) -- Silicon Valley police are investigating what appears to be a lost Apple iPhone prototype purchased by a gadget blog, a transaction that may have violated criminal laws, a law enforcement official told CNET on Friday.
Apple has spoken to local police about the incident and the investigation is believed to be headed by a computer crime task force led by the Santa Clara County district attorney's office, the source said. Apple's Cupertino headquarters is in Santa Clara County, about 40 miles south of San Francisco.
Editors at Gizmodo.com, part of Gawker Media's blog network, said in an article posted Monday that they paid $5,000 for what they believed to be a prototype of an impending iPhone 4G. The story said the phone was accidentally left at a bar in Redwood City, Calif., last month by an Apple software engineer and found by someone who contacted Gizmodo, which had previously indicated it was willing to pay significant sums for unreleased Apple products.
The purpose of an investigation is to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to file criminal charges. Spokesmen for Santa Clara County and San Mateo County--home to the Redwood City bar--declined to comment. Representatives for Apple and Gawker Media did not immediately respond to interview requests.
CNET has not been able to confirm whether the investigation is targeting Gizmodo.com, its source who reportedly found the iPhone in a bar, or both. Apple acknowledged that the lost device is their property and asked for its return; Gizmodo has since said that it has returned the device.
Late Friday, Bloomberg reported that it spoke to Gaby Darbyshire, Gawker's chief operating officer, and she said that law enforcement officials had not spoken with anyone at the company. The wire service also reported that a San Mateo County prosecutor would not confirm an investigation but said that, "if there is a case that is investigated and able to be submitted for prosecution, it will be handled by this office."
The tale of a lost iPhone may sound trivial, but Apple goes to great lengths to protect the secrecy of its products, and the company has not been afraid to take aggressive legal measures in the past. It filed a lawsuit against a Mac enthusiast Web site, for instance, to unearth information about a leak. A state appeals court ruled in favor of the Web sites.
Apple argued in that case that information published about unreleased products causes it significant harm. "If these trade secrets are revealed, competitors can anticipate and counter Apple's business strategy, and Apple loses control over the timing and publicity for its product launches," Apple wrote in a brief.
Under a California law dating back to 1872, any person who finds lost property and knows who the owner is likely to be but "appropriates such property to his own use" is guilty of theft. If the value of the property exceeds $400, more serious charges of grand theft can be filed. In addition, a second state law says that any person who knowingly receives property that has been obtained illegally can be imprisoned for up to one year.
Any prosecution would be complicated because of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press: the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2001 that confidential information leaked to a news organization could be legally broadcast, although that case did not deal with physical property and the radio station did not pay its source.
The computer crime task force is called REACT, which stands for Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team, and was established in 1997 with a goal of working closely with Bay Area technology companies. In the past, for instance, Apple has contacted REACT to report an employee who sold over $100,000 worth of computers on eBay. REACT also has investigated denial-of-service attacks targeting local firms.
27 April 2010
Lost iPhone prototype spurs police probe
01 July 2008
Take A Look At Sony's Official Bluetooth Headset
(kotaku.com) -- On the PS2, Sony offered a headset with the purchase of SOCOM, help sweeten the deal. Seemed to work well, so no reason to go changing things, is there? So when SOCOM Confrontation is eventually released, it'll be released with this, Sony's official (and, for what it is, quite classy) bluetooth headset. Those with a yearning for the headset - but not for SOCOM's special blend of tactical squad combat - should know it's OK, you'll also be able to buy it separately. The dock's a considerate touch.
18 June 2008
Wii-like phone unveiled
Sony Ericsson F305
(AFP/iafrica) -- Sony Ericsson, the Swedish-Japanese phone maker, on Tuesday unveiled a Wii-like handset which allows users to play games using the phone as a motion sensor.
"This is our first foray into motion gaming," Howard Lewis, vice president and head of the product business unit, said of the F305 mobile phone launch held in conjunction with CommunicAsia, an industry convention and exhibition.
"We see gaming as a way to interact with our young customers ... it's a new area of the market that Sony Ericsson is entering into," he said.
With the F305 phone, the device itself acts as a motion sensor when playing pre-loaded games including bowling and bass fishing, the company said.
Japanese videogame giant Nintendo Co.'s wildly popular Wii console is known for its innovative motion-sensitive controller.
12 June 2008
HP rolls out touch-screen PCs
(vnunet) -- HP has unveiled 16 new notebook models along with a line of touch-screen PCs.
The TouchSmart PCs are designed to function as "post-traditional computers" and multimedia devices.
The systems carry integrated DVD burners and premium stereo speakers, and function with either a keyboard and mouse or through a touch-screen interface.
HP hopes that the TouchSmart range will appeal to users who increasingly rely on social networks, web-based multimedia sites and photo sharing sites for entertainment.
"Our engineers have created a fun, engaging and simple touch experience for the home that nobody else offers today," said John Cook, vice president of marketing at HP's worldwide consumer PC business.
"We are changing personal computing from just feeds and speeds to an experience influenced by consumer trends and design that anticipates customers' needs."
The new notebooks feature consumer and business models which sport either AMD Turion or Intel Centrino 2 processors.
The consumer models sport a new 'liquid metal' case design along with HP's ProtectSmart hard disk protection tool.
The 'Elite' business notebook line-up has a military-standard magnesium alloy chassis, along with improved locks and file protection software.
"HP is creating notebook computers that captivate users with striking design and the right features to deliver a great user experience," said Ted Clark, senior vice president and general manager of HP's notebook global business unit and personal systems group.
"Our new line-up further enhances our brand leadership with notebooks that are tailored for the ever-changing mobile lifestyle."
HP plans to being shipping the TouchSmart PCs and the new notebooks by next month.
Monster Cable goes wireless with HD kit
Today, in honor of cable's tru2way agreement with major CE and IT companies, Panasonic is holding a demonstration in the National Press Club of a Panasonic VIERA Plasma HDTV that can receive HD interactive, digital cable service without using a separate cable set-top box. (PRNewsFoto/Panasonic)
NEW YORK (AP/google) -- Monster Cable Products Inc., the company that's synonymous with expensive video and audio cables, is going wireless.
On Thursday, Monster is introducing a set of two boxes: a receiver that plugs into the back of a high-definition TV and a transmitter that connects to a DVD player or other components of a home entertainment center.
The transmitter can send an HD video signal wirelessly up to 30 feet to the receiver, using so-called ultra-wideband, or UWB, technology from Sigma Designs Inc.
"This is our Monster Cable-less solution," joked Monster Cable president Noel Lee, in an interview.
The Monster Digital Express HD boxes will be available in October for $299.95 each.
Wireless HD connections are a hot field in consumer electronics, with many companies trying different technologies to solve the problem of maintaining a steady flow of wireless data at very high speeds. Ultra-wideband, a relatively novel technology, is a leading contender.
In January, Westinghouse Digital Electronics showed off an LCD TV for the commercial signage market with a built-in UWB receiver chip and a matching transmitter.
A consortium that includes Sony Corp., Toshiba Corp. and Intel Corp. is promoting another wireless technology they call WirelessHD, with transfer speeds that are even higher than UWB.
Other manufacturers, like LG Electronics, are betting on run-of-the-mill Wi-Fi as the wireless link. Wi-Fi is a tried and true technology for data networking, but is less than ideal for streaming video because of interference from other Wi-Fi gadgets.
"We had opportunities with lots of other systems that just didn't have the quality of service," Lee said. "(Sigma) is the first partner we found ... that has a robust enough technology."
The Monster transmitter will "upscale" non-HD signal sources, like DVDs, to HD resolution before transmitting. The receiver plugs into a High-Definition Multimedia Interface, or HDMI, port on the TV.
To back up the short-range wireless capability, the boxes can also connect via coaxial cable to reach each other in different rooms, up to 330 feet away.
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10 June 2008
Sony confirms limited edition FFVII PSP
(videogamer) -- Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has today announced the June 20 release of the Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII PSP bundle. Included will be a copy of the game and a limited edition Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII engraved silver PSP. The bundle will be priced at 189.99 Euros (approximately £150).
If the limited edition PSP is a bit too rich for you then the game itself will also be available in a special edition set. This will include a 48 page, hard-backed artwork book titled The Art of Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII, a copy of the game and a high quality slipcase.
Crisis Core is the highly anticipated prequel to Final Fantasy VII, the biggest selling Final Fantasy game of all time, and promises to take players on an adventure set seven years before events of FFVII.
09 June 2008
Sony PSP continues to rock Japan
(techradar) -- Japan’s weekly gaming bible, Famitsu has released the latest hardware sales figures for the Japanese market, with Sony’s PSP storming ahead with an amazing 270,750 PSPs sold in a month – giving Sony’s handheld 37.3 per cent market share.
While the PSP’s fortunes outside of its homeland have been somewhat less successful for Sony, it’s clear that the company has been doing something right in Japan that it’s not been doing quite right elsewhere – notably, releasing plenty of successful games that Japanese gamer’s continue to lap up.
360 continues to fail
The PSP was closely followed in the latest Japanese gaming hardware charts by the Nintendo Wii, which sold 220,052 units over the same month, grabbing a 30.3 per cent chunk of the Japanese hardware market.
Nintendo’s DS Lite was in third place in the chart, selling 163,930 units, which equates to 22.6 per cent of the market.
Fourth, fifth and sixth in line, respectively, were Sony’s PlayStation 3, having sold only 34, 674 units (4.8 per cent of market share) Sony’s PS2 having sold 29, 569 units (4.1 per cent market share) and – bottom of the pile yet again - Microsoft’s Xbox 360 selling 6,883 units (0.9 per cent market share)
Sony Ericsson W53S Now Has 100 Faces
Sony Ericsson W53S and its 100 faces. Credits: KDDI / Sony Ericsson Japan
(softpedia) -- First released back in October 2007 for the Japanese market, Sony Ericsson W53S is now available with no less than 100 different faces, created either by Sony Ericsson, Disney or by famous designers from Tokyo or around the world. This makes the device the "most customizable" mobile phone created until now.
Although it doesn't have the high-end features of BRAVIA SO906i, another handset recently released by Sony Ericsson in Japan, the W53S will probably attract users thanks to the fact that it can easily change its appearance. I must admit that the image with the 100 faces of the handset does look impressive – although some of the faces are unattractive (to me, at least).
By default, the W53S comes with only one face but users can buy any of the other 99 faces (also known as panels), or even all of them, and can change the appearance of the handset everyday, according to their mood.
Aside from the 100 faces that Sony Ericsson W53S can have, the features of the handset include: a 2.7 inch TFT internal display with 240 x 432 pixels and 260 colors, a 1 inch OLED external screen, built-in GPS with maps, a 2 Megapixel camera with auto focus, flash and video recording, a "Jog Dial" navigation pad, Web and email capabilities, Media player, access to music and video online stores, two 3D stereo speakers, mobile wallet, 100MB of built-in memory and microSD card support. Coming in a clamshell form factor, the W53S weighs 117 grams and, when closed, it measures 107 x 49 x 20 millimeters.
Unfortunately, Sony Ericsson W53S and its 100 faces are only available via au KDDI and only in Japan. Therefore, users who might like the handset and its faces but don't live in the Asian country will probably never get the chance to buy a W53S.
08 June 2008
Apple enhances gaming capabilities for iPhone and iPod Touch
(tmcnet) -- We're about to find out how serious Apple is about gaming.
On Monday, Apple is expected to unveil the next generation iPhone and, along with that, a virtual store from which iPhone and iPod Touch owners can download new programs, including games.
The potential of the iPhone and iPod Touch as portable game consoles stirred a writer from Forbes magazine to suggest this week that Nintendo's reign over the handheld market with the DS is over.
The DS has a touch screen, but the iPhone and Touch will have a touch screen and motion sensitivity, like a DS and Wii blended into a single, delicious cocktail.
Checkmate, Nintendo DS.
While I'm sure Apple executives enjoy reading those kinds of worshipful predictions, that doesn't necessarily mean they'll come true.
A big part of Nintendo's success (in fact, perhaps the single reason Nintendo is still in the game business) is the immense popularity of the company's internally created franchises.
Mario, Metroid, Zelda and Pokemon are all superstar franchises that no other console has.
Apple will have to develop its own exclusive roster from scratch.
That's not impossible, but it will, at least, take several years and a lot of money.
Apple does have a big opportunity here, though, and the quality and quantity of the first batch of downloadable games announced Monday will go a long way in telling whether gamers are getting a legitimate handheld or just a new way to play the same old, crummy cellphone games.
05 June 2008
HTC Unveils Its Latest Jewel, the HTC Touch Pro
(akihabaranews) -- Here it is! HTC has officially lifted the veil on its latest jewel, the cute, little HTC Touch Pro! It possesses the same stunning style as the HTC Diamond, if not better!
It features a 2.8'' VGA screen, Windows Mobile 6.1 professional with HTC TouchFLO's 3D interface, a 3.2 Megapixel camera, 512MB of internal memory, 288MB of RAM, a microSD slot, GPS, a 1350 mAh battery, TV output, and Bluetooth.
And of course... It will be Quadri-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 Mhz), Tri-3G (850/1900/2100 Mhz), Class 10 GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA (3G +), and HSUPA to 7.2 Mbps
Panasonic rolls out waterproof, 1Seg-equipped Viera portable TVs
(engadget) -- We don't see as many waterproof TVs as we do waterproof cameras and other gadgets, but Panasonic's just tossed a few more options into the fray, which is says are ideal for use in the kitchen or bathtub. Available in pink, white or black, its new SV-ME75 and SV-ME70 models each boast 5-inch, 480 x 272 displays and 1Seg mobile TV tuners, and are apparently identical in every respect except for some added video recording features on the SV-ME75 (which comes in the form of an SD card slot). Look for each of 'em to hit Japan on June 20th, with the SV-ME70 setting you back ¥38,000 (or about $362) and the SV-ME75 running ¥45,000 (or $429).
Canon Introduces Two Projectors Offering World Firsts
(i4u) -- Canon has announced a pair of new projectors. The first is the WUX10, which claims to be the world’s first WUXGA LCOS Projector exceeding 1080p HDTV resolution at 1920 x 1200. That is the same resolution as a 24-inch LCD. The projector also uses LCOS technology. The contrast ratio for the WUX10 is 1000:1 and it will retail for $12999 when it launches in October.
The REALiS SX80 is billed as the world’s first projector to offer PictBridge connectivity. The resolution for the SX80 is 1400 x 1050 and the contrast ratio is 900:1 with 3000 lumens of brightness. The SX80 will retail for $3999 when it launches this month.
"We are seeing the world rapidly transitioning to high-resolution image display in every sector including HDTV, personal computers, DVDs and Web video, which raises the public's image-quality expectations," noted Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager, Consumer Imaging Group, Canon U.S.A. "For this reason, presentation professionals need high-resolution, widescreen, large-image display solutions that are affordable and compact. Answering this need are Canon's new REALiS WUX10 and REALiS SX80 Multimedia Projectors, which are breakthrough products that are totally manufactured by Canon and engineered to meet the demands of displaying high-resolution digital imagery."
04 June 2008
God of War Deep Red PSP now out in US
(el33tonline) -- Sony unveiled a new Deep Red PSP colour back in February. Bundled in the God of War PSP Entertainment Pack, the limited edition Deep Red PSP has Kratos’ image silkscreened on the back.
The wait is over for God of War fans as the new bundle is now available across North America. The God of War Entertainment Pack includes the Deep Red PSP, a copy of God of War: Chains of Olympus, the popular movie Superbad on UMD as well as a PSN voucher to download Syphon Filter: Combat Ops. It retails at $199.99.
Japan to get new red PS2, blue PSPs & PS Eye
(computerandvideogames) -- Sony will release a "Cinnabar Red" PlayStation 2, two "Metallic Blue" PSP packs and a PlayStation Eye bundle next month in Japan
The platform holder will launch the limited edition red PS2 on July 3 at a recommended retail price of 16,000 yen. The light-weight system will feature an in-built AC adapter. In Japan the PS2 is still performing well sales wise - now in its ninth year on the market it regularly runs its successor close in the weekly hardware chart. More than 130 million PS2 units have been snapped up to date worldwide.
Following on July 17, SCEJ will release a "PSP Metallic Blue Value Pack" and a "PSP Metallic Blue 1 Seg Pack." The limited edition handhelds will retail for 23,800 yen and 29,800 yen respectively. The former is billed as a starter pack, and will come with a pouch, hand strap, cloth, a 32MB memory stick and a D Terminal AV cable so users can watch content on their TVs. The latter pack will ship with the same accessories plus a 1 Seg TV tuner and a larger memory stick. In Japan the PSP has regularly dominated the hardware chart over the last few months. The blue PSPs are the same in color as the Madden PSP pack set to debut in the US in August.
On July 24 SCEJ will also release a PlayStation Eye bundle for PS3. Featuring a PS Eye camera and Memoushon, a software pack containing an image and sound editor and a range of casual games, it will retail for 5,000 yen.
02 June 2008
PSP mod allows for use of a controller
(slashgear) -- For anyone with a PSP that would like the perk of being able to switch to playing with the classic DualShock controller from time to time you’re in luck. Acid Mods have found a way to do exactly that.
Acid Mods has a full step by step entry as to how to do it, as well as a nice little video. The mod itself is just hardware modifications, so this can be done to any PSP.
It doesn’t matter what type firmware is on it, if you have the skills to do the mod, your PSP can handle it. The mod is nice and clean, it just has a controller connector placed right above the power switch. Which will leave your PSP still looking as sleek as it did before.
01 June 2008
PCs Will Get Wii-Style Motion Controllers
(pcworld) -- Asustek Computer plans to bring Wii-like wireless gaming to PCs with the Eee Stick, two controllers that use motion sensors so people can bowl, slash swords, and play other games on a PC.
Initially, Asustek plans to bundle the controllers with its popular Eee PC low-cost laptops and the desktop Eee Box and will be available in mid-August. Next year, the Eee Sticks will be sold in packs with five to eight games they can be used with for around US$66 to $82.
So far, Asustek has only inked licensing agreements with a handful of game companies so their games can be used with Eee Stick. The company plans to talk with more companies, including Electronic Arts (EA) to expand game offerings.
Asustek will also launch its new Ares gaming PC, a monster of a PC armed with Intel Core2 Duo Extreme microprocessors, Nvidia 8700M GT quad SLI graphics (scalable link interface) and up to 8G bytes of DDR3 DRAM (double data rate, third generation).
The company did not disclose pricing nor availability of the Ares.
31 May 2008
SanDisk Goes Extreme with Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
(cdrinfo) -- SanDisk Corporation introduced the fastest card in its Memory Stick product family: the SanDisk Extreme III Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo with read and write speeds of 30 MB per second. The card, available in June in 4-gigabyte (GB) and 8GB capacities, is ideal for professional photographers and advanced amateurs who use Sony digital single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras.
SanDisk and Sony jointly developed Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo as an extension of the existing Memory Stick PRO format, to offer faster read and write speeds for PRO-HG capable Sony digital SLRs, point-and-shoot cameras and digital camcorders.
SanDisk is unveiling the SanDisk Extreme III Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo at the PMA Australia 2008 Imaging Technology Show, where the company is exhibiting at Stand 401 in the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from May 30 to June 1.
"The SanDisk Extreme III Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo continues our tradition of delivering best-in-class performance in the SanDisk Extreme product line," said Susan Park, director of consumer product marketing for SanDisk's performance cards. "Our customers know SanDisk Extreme cards not only deliver cutting-edge read and write speeds, but are designed for durability - even under harsh conditions."
SanDisk Extreme III cards are capable of functioning in extreme temperatures, from -13 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit or -25 to 85 degrees Celsius, and carry a lifetime warranty. The cards also come with RescuePRO software for recovering deleted images.
BenQ’s New T850 8M Digital Camera Has Users Smiling
(designtaxi) -- BenQ announced the launch of the world’s slimmest 8-mega-pixel digital camera, the T850 with 1600 ISO, 3x optical zoom and smc PENTAX lens. Sleek and compact at 14.9mm thick, the T850’s chic stainless steel casing (available in black or red) reflects the minimalist operating ease of the camera. Exceptional efficiency and user-friendliness are made possible by the highly intuitive photo taking and photo editing functions, which center around smartly organized circular touch buttons on the 3” TFT LCD screen.
Furthermore, almost all camera functions can be accessed and engaged by using one of three simple finger movements: tap, circle, swipe. In fact, the T850 standouts among touch screen cameras as the only one employing a natural “swipe” gesture for viewing photos and video. A comprehensive selection of options including “Smile Catch”, Auto Face Tracking, Z Lighting, advanced photo art, scribble & scrawl and Quick Bar make the T850 a fabulously fun companion for bringing enjoyment and quality to today’s digital life.
Photo Taking So Simple, It’s Second Nature!
Spontaneous, quick, spur-of-the-moment. Such is what defines that special moment so precious to capture in a photo. And that’s exactly what defines the T850: controls and menus so simple and second nature that capturing a spontaneous moment is a snap. No pressing button after button to navigate through multiple menus. The T850 has pared down complex camera operations to a minimalist, logical approach. Circular touch buttons (just the size of the fingertip), which can be pulled up instantly on the extra-large screen, get users to the right setting fast so the moment isn’t just a memory. Plus, the T850 features a Quick Bar that gives users even faster access to 80% of all photo taking needs. For customized convenience, users can add three of their favorite functions to the Quick Bar. Intelligently designed touch-screen icons that clearly represent their functions further eliminate the confusion typical of other complicated camera menus.
Tap, Circle, Swipe for Easy Navigation and Photo Editing
Once pictures are taken, users can easily view and enhance photos via three types of finger motions on the screen. To reset the focal point, simply tap the preferred spot on the screen, and the T850 will re-center and automatically refocus the image. To enlarge a specific portion of the image, simply draw a circle around the location with your fingertip. The T850 will instantly perform a 12x zoom to the circled area. Plus, by using the picture cropping mode, users can save the enlarged image as a new image. Playback is no longer a pain with the T850’s ingenious functionality, which includes “swipe” recognizing ability – it’s the only camera currently available to perform functions with a simple finger swipe across the screen. While reviewing pictures, swipe a finger right to left across the screen to see the next picture; swipe left to right to see the previous image. When playing video or audio content, users can tap the playback bar forward (advance) thus eliminating the hassles of restarting the content from the beginning every time.
The T850 is also equipped with advanced photo art functions. Touch screen capability lets users free-hand scribble and scrawl fun captions and drawings to photos. In addition, users can select from a numerous callout balloons and photo backgrounds/frames.
User-Friendly Conveniences
Despite a minimalist approach for operational ease, the T850 is packed with an array of thoughtful features for picture-perfect results. A high ISO 1600 lets users take pictures in dim lighting without artificial flash. “Z Lighting” enables users to adjust the image’s lighting after the photo has already been taken. The T850’s brilliant “Smile Catch” mode captures every elusive smile by automatically shooting in rapid succession, stopping only when the shutter button is pressed again. Competitors’ similar function can only shoot up to six times in succession. And for capturing life in fractions of second – such as for action shots – a “12 Burst” feature snaps 12 pictures in one second! Crisp, clear, well-defined pictures are guaranteed with a Super Shake-Free setting and Auto Face Tracking, which can fine-tune up to nine faces in one frame – perfect for scenes with many people. The T850’s 30 preset modes range from standard auto and video to more exact settings such as "Museum," "Party," "Beach" and "Fireworks."
28 May 2008
Apple Reportedly Looking At Solar Power For Mobile Devices
(informationweek) -- Apple is reportedly looking into solar panels as a power source for handheld devices and portable computers.
A recently published patent application discovered by the Apple enthusiast site MacRumors.com describes a technique in which solar panels would be built behind a portable device's LCD screen. From that location, the panels could absorb ambient light that passes through.
The technique would eliminate the need for Apple to redesign its iPods and laptops to make room for the new technology, MacRumors said. Among the problems with using solar panels on devices are durability and the need to take up valuable space on the compact devices.
Apple isn't the first to consider this technique for using solar power. Motorola describes a similar approach in a 2001 patent described in the blog TreeHugger.
Apple and technology companies routinely apply for patents on technology that may never find its way into products.
The U.S. Patent Office this year granted Apple a patent that describes a new instant messaging interface for touch-screen devices, such as the iPhone and iPod Touch. The technology lets users manipulate chat conversations in real time by editing old chats. It also enables people to embed video and images, which is something the iPhone can't do today.
In April, Apple filed two patent applications that describe improvements in head-mounted displays, which typically combine one or two small display screens with magnifying lenses inside a helmet or glasses. Apple claimed in the applications that its approach provides a "a wider field of view and [creates] a more natural viewing situation for a user of a head-mounted display, which results in improved comfort and usability for head mounted displays."
In March, an Apple patent application filed described a three-dimensional display system that could be used in computers for displaying 3-D images.
Apple doesn't comment on future products.
27 May 2008
Visit Sapphire Technology at Computex 2008 Taipei
Taipei, Taiwan (hardwarezone) -- This year, the Asia’s biggest exhibition “Computex 2008” is being staged at the new exhibition center—TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall and TWTC Hall1, TWTC Hall3 and Grand Hyatt Taipei.
Sapphire Technology will also join the world’s leading IT show, and Sapphire will show you the newest series gaming graphics and professional workstation graphics, mainboard, digital photo frame, TV tuner etc….
This is the first global exhibition of Sapphire workstation graphics group after being the AMD authorized exclusive partner in Asia Pacific (except Japan), it is a big step of Sapphire and it also means Sapphire is not only the gaming graphic’s leader but also eligible to involve in this professional high-end workstation graphics market.
In the Computex show, Sapphire will display the most high-end graphics ATi FireGL V8650 which built-in 2GB high speed memory with a huge 56” inch LCD monitor along with double duel-link (Maximum Resolution: 3840X2160). This is the world superior and the debut of 56” quad full high definition LCD monitor collocate with ATI FireGL V8650 solution demo. The unprecedented accuracy must makes you fully enjoy in this truly visual experience. ATI FireGL is completely designed for CAD/CAM industry design, Digital Content Creation, GIS analysis and high- precision medical equipment.
"ATI FireMV multi-view is the best solution for the “one card-quad monitor display”, and it can also process with four different works independently. The special features such as low power consumption and half length have been got lots of internal enterprise’s affirmation. For instance, NASA, UPS, American Airline, Bloomberg, United State Postal Service… are all ATI FireMV long-term customers .
The other hot subject will be the newest display interface ”Display Port”. Sapphire will show you the first workstation graphics which are available to support Display Port?
Want to see more exciting new products!! Visiting our Sapphire Technology Suite in Grand Hyatt Taipei Room 2401
Date: June 3-June 6
Time: 9:00-18:00
Venue: Grand Hyatt Taipei Suite 2401
For more information, please visit Sapphire website
http://workstation.sapphiretech.com/computex2008/computex2008.html