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Leo @ CES2010
Jan 7th
Hmm…weird that on Leo Laporte’s coverage of CES2010 he mentioned that they tried Sprint’s 4G and all the other phone service providers YET VERIZON’S DATA NETWORK WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD KEEP UP WITH THEIR STREAM….hmmmm….appears as though AT&T’s “better 3g network” commercials are a bunch of malarkey and do not apply in the real world. It’s a shame they have to blatantly lie to keep people from leaving, don’t ya think?
Edit: Streaming Video removed from this post. A static version of the portion mentioned in this post will be put here (if I can find it). If you would like to view the streaming video of Leo’s Show please see it under “Live Streams”.
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Microsoft Presents MUI (Muscle User Interface)
Jan 1st
Recent patent news indicates a filing from Microsoft describing the control of a computer using Electromyography (EMG) to translate electrical activity from muscles into instructions for the computer. You should really check out the article over at TechFlash and watch the video below. It’s very interesting.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1agrUM4KYs[/youtube]
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Revolutionary Display Technology
Dec 26th
Ever heard of Pixel Qi displays? Well, in a minute, you will have.
Pixel Qi is a new transflective display technology that will transform the so-called “netbooks” currently on the market as well as many other laptops. Basically, imagine a normal LCD display when you are in a normal computer environment (with the backlight turned on) and an eReader display (similar to that of the Kindle and Nook developed by E-ink) when you are outside in sunlight. It seems like netbooks may become the new eReader if these screens make it any time soon. I’d definitely opt for a netbook with a tablet-like rotating screen that can also be read like an eReader display in direct sunlight.
Why worry about hacking your Nook to get a browser and/or unlock Android’s potential and load any app you want? Just get a netbook that works principally the same as a laptop with your choice of operating system and flip the screen around when you want to read. It might be heavier but too heavy?
Anyway, here is a vid and some links to the Pixel Qi transflective displays…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ZErQ5Kl6w&feature=player_embedded#[/youtube]
Future Power Source for Machines
Dec 24th
Well, not only are we designing and building these uber-intelligent machines, but now we are even doing the research for them on how to harvest human bodies for fuel. I suppose we never learn from Hollywood, do we?
Harvesting Body Heat as a Power Source
Overdue Post
Dec 15th
I know it’s been a long time, but I’ve been extremely busy. I can’t seem to get any help with new, interesting posts so they are just going to have to come when I find time. If anyone out there likes these articles and would like to help out posting interesting things for people to see and possibly comment about, let me know.
No laptop for you!
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Will go nowhere but wouldn’t it be nice if it did…
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Ridiculous Judgements…Microsoft should cut India off (No Windows for you!) and take back all the jobs they’ve supplied!
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As I said…wouldn’t take long (B&N Nook hacked)
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Google’s Phone coming early 2010 (Nexus One)
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“Killing in the Name Of”….someone he stole an ID from…
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Forget about the recession…Go to the movies…Everyone else did…
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Keeping poor, uneducated people drugged and out of the way
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