Microsoft has gotten serious with the hardware business. It has launched its own tablet PC line-up, though the company said the models are to showcase the capabilities of a Windows tablet. The company is also speculated to have been testing its own smartphone. A new revelation suggests that Microsoft is also exploring the smartwatch arena.
Earlier we have seen many fabulous and innovative watches, but yet we haven’t seen such watch that comes with voice command feature. California-based watch-maker Martian has made the “world’s first” voice command feature equipped smart watch named Passport.
While at one side, a survey found 60% voters want to cast their vote for the next president selection through mobile app or text message, on the other side, another report says that more than two-thirds of U.S. adults feel discomfort using digital devices.
Personal 3D viewing technology is advancing fast these days. Google’s Project Glass is making waves in media. Sony already has a version of its HMZ-T1 Personal 3D Viewer available in market. This time, Sony quietly launched the HMZ-T2, an upgrade version of Personal 3D Viewer at the IFA 2012 in Berlin.
Aspiring people who prefer sending camera, robot or something else instead of taking risk of their life can now afford a flying robot. This flying robot is being called Eye3 Hexacopter. Eye3 is a project to create a low cost aerial drone. Eye3 hexacopter is specially made for using in aerial photography. Kickstarter Kellie Sigler and her husband have designed this Eye3 flying hexacopter robot. Basically it is a drone and you can afford this flying robot.
According to New York Times, Apple researchers are busy in developing the prototypes of such products which you can wear. Product which you can wear on your wrist, for instance, and they may send information back to iPhone. These products will also be compatible with other Apple devices such as iPad and iPod. According to the article, Google is also working on similar products for Android smartphones.
Nikon Inc. announced the new COOLPIX Coolpix P7100, AW100 And Four S-series S100 / 6200 / 8200 / 1200pj Cameras. Engadget share the specifications for all this cameras. It start’s with the assembly line is the $500 Coolpix P7100, with its 10.1 megapixel CCD sensor, 7.1x zoom lens, 921k-dot tilting LCD, and manual controls. This point-and-shoot in tow will probably be more interested in the $380 AW100, which includes a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor, 5x lens, 1080p video capture, built-in GPS, and water resistance to 33 feet. Then another one is $430 S1200pj (pj, for projector). We have not actually seen using the built-in projector in Nikon’s digital cameras, but it’s a fun gimmick nonetheless. This model adds iOS compatibility, letting you project 60-inch iPad videos at a whopping 20 lumens. It also has a 14.1 megapixel sensor, 5x zoom, 720p video, and a 3-inch LCD.
The world wide web is 20 years old today and it seems like just yesterday we were hearing the pitter patter of little dial-up, delighting at the words you got mail and getting frustrated when calling our friends and receiving that dreaded busy signal. Many of us who regularly used the Internet before there was a World Wide Web to remember that there was a time when the two terms weren’t considered nearly synonymous by the general public, so please join us in saying “Happy birthday!” to the World Wide Web!