The launch of Wolfram Alpha in May is still one of the most exciting product launches we have witnessed so far this year, even if the enormous hype around it also meant that it disappointed a lot of people who expected a “Google killer.” In the last couple of months, however, the Wolfram Alpha team has been working quietly on improving Wolfram’s ‘computational knowledge engine.’ According to Stephen Wolfram’s latest post on the Wolfram Alpha blog, things are moving ahead as planned. The... Read Full Story
Defying all expectations, Microsoft’s Bing search engine met with positive reviews when it launched earlier this year, and now its results are about get a whole bit brainier: it’s inked a deal to show Wolfram Alpha’s sciencey search results. If you’ll recall, Wolfram Alpha is the geeky Google rival that tries to answer queries with mathematical results and graphs. It’s had a limited impact so far, but TechCrunch reports that a deal’s been struck to licence its data to Bing. What that Read Full Story
Funai has an added bonus in their pico projector – the ability to make any surface multitouch.
This prototype uses a Nippon Signal MEMS scanner and a heap of clever tech that when all combined is able to throw multitouch capabilities to whatever surface the projected image hits!
Just think, bedroom wall, office whiteboard , your desk – wherever that image is projected live you can count on that surface having multitouch capabilities.
Users are able to simply twist and turn the image in... Read Full Story
New and Enhanced Tools Support Web Application Development in Eclipse and Visual Studio Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) ( NASDAQ: RIMM , TSX: RIM ) today announced new and enhanced tools for developing web applications for BlackBerry® smartphones. The tools include the new BlackBerry® Web Development Plug-in for Eclipse and the BlackBerry® Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio version 1.2. These tools are part of a complete portfolio of BlackBerry® developer tools for web and Java... Read Full Story
That, at least, is what Stephen Wolfram, founder of computational knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha , has tried to convince us in a lengthy post over at the official blog . Personally, I’ve encountered a serious usability problem with Wolfram Alpha that pretty much stopped me from using it: it’s very broad in scope, but on the other hand it doesn’t always work perfectly. After a while, I’ve moved back to simple, specific tools (found via Google) created for the purpose of various calculations... Read Full Story
BenQ has sold the first pocket-sized projector in history. Whether used for business or leisure, to project graphics, or photos of holidays, the GP1 BenQ projector is designed to revolutionize the market for projectors. So no more heavy and awkward projectors cost prohibitive, the new miniproiettore has a weight of 600 grams and is comfortably between the fingers of one hand. It uses LED technology and available USB ports. You can then project their own presentations, photos or movies... Read Full Story
The newest tech blog in town–gdgt–was having a launch party when a ZuneHD model unit was brought out for everyone to gawk over. As good as the ZuneHD sounds on paper, it’s even better handled. The video below shows the media-centered PMP doing what PMPs do best: play multimedia and a managing multimedia content. ZuneHD is hands-down the best PMP of the year, so far. Move over COWON S9 .
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Pico projector fans, the wait is over. WowWee -- the company with the wackiest name in the business (or at least the most fun to type) has just announced that the Cinemin Swivel is available for pre-order today -- as in right now -- both Stateside and in Europe. The press for this device sounds a little like wishful thinking (enjoy romantic flicks on the bedroom ceiling! foreign cinema in the backyard! YouTube on a subway wall! psychedelic graphics on the dance floor!) but if you've been... Read Full Story
That, at least, is what Stephen Wolfram, founder of computational knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha , has tried to convince us in a lengthy post over at the official blog . Read Full Story
Last we heard , TechCrunch's Michael Arrington wasn't ready to talk about a timeframe for the release of his self-proclaimed "science project," the CrunchPad tablet. That's not the case for The Straits Times , however, who've published an article claiming that developer Fusion Garage is aiming to get the device out to the masses by November of this year, just in time for Christmas shopping. The Singapore newspaper got a sneak preview of the device, as well as some new specs. The tablet... Read Full Story
