Like Panasonic’s new 3D-capable HDC-SDT750 camcorder but don’t want to shell out $1,400 for a brand-new kit? Get a load of this Micro Four Thirds lens. That’s right, Panny’s just announced a interchangeable 3D lens that affixes to the standard Lumix G-series mount, meaning any of the company’s new sub-DSLR shooters could see in stereo with a firmware hack update. Sadly, compatible models are still “to be announced” and even the lens pictured above is just a prototype, but we won’t have too long to wait for the real deal — the Japanese manufacturer says it’ll be on sale by the end of the year. Press release after the break.
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Like Panasonic’s new 3D-capable HDC-SDT750 camcorder but don’t want to shell out $1,400 for a brand-new kit? Get a load of this Micro Four Thirds lens. That’s right, Panny’s just announced a interchangeable 3D lens that affixes to the standard Lumix G-series mount, meaning any of the company’s new sub-DSLR shooters could see in stereo with a firmware hack update. Sadly, compatible models are still “to be announced” and even the lens pictured above is just a prototype, but we won’t have too long to wait for the real deal — the Japanese manufacturer says it’ll be on sale by the end of the year. Press release after the break.
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GPS-guided parachutes are nothing new — in fact, we’re guessing that a few are being dropped somewhere in this wide world right now — but a new deal between the Armed Services Blood Program and US Joint Forces Command will allow these devices to start saving even more lives in 2011. As the story goes, a cadre of air-dropped ‘chutes will be sent to the front lines of the battlefield in order to deliver vital blood to medics. For those unaware, blood loss is a major cause of death in war, and by skipping over the lengthy process that’s currently in place for delivery, the powers that be feel that more soldiers can be saved. Reportedly, the JPADS system “is a family of guided parachutes that can carry payloads ranging from about 150 to 60,000 pounds,” and at a predetermined altitude, a “parafoil deploys and a GPS-device steers supplies to an exact target.” The new system, however, will rely on ultralight versions of the aforesaid JPADS in order to sneak into locations that were previously thought impossible to penetrate. ‘Course, all of this will be a moot point once the robot armies rise to power and start pulverizing each other with scrap metal, but hey…
GPS parachutes delivering blood to front lines in the coming years originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ah, the inexorable rise of a once-small Taiwanese company. Acer chairman JT Wang has told investors in a conference call this week that his company is on track to overtake HP in worldwide laptop shipments before the year is through. That assertion is backed up by Gartner’s data, cited in the Wall Street Journal, which indicates that Acer shipped 9.49 million mobile computers in the first quarter of 2010, just ahead of HP’s 9.47 million. Positive vibes are also being felt on the desktop front, where Acer aims to shift 10 million units this year, while a decent $15 million is being invested into “developing a a smartphone platform based on Google Inc.’s Android.” We’ll be curious to see whether this thrifty strategy pays off against HP’s ebullient $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm, but one thing’s for sure: PC vendors are hungry for some of that sweet smartphone pie.
Acer expects to overtake HP as world’s biggest laptop vendor by year’s end originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AT&T has changed its story on its 3.5G / 3.75G strategy prior to rolling out LTE seemingly countless times in the past couple years, but the good news is that the latest policy shift is a decidedly positive one: it intends to cover about 250 million Americans in speedy (well, hopefully speedy) HSPA+ by the end of 2010. The remarks came today from AT&T Operations CEO John Stankey at a Reuters event, going on to say that the company intends to “double” its theoretical 7.2Mbps maximum on HSPA; it seems almost certain that the move is in response to T-Mobile’s aggressive moves into 21Mbps territory recently — not to mention commercial WiMAX availability on Sprint and the impending launch of a handful of LTE markets on Verizon — but realistically HSPA+ on AT&T could easily run anywhere between 7.2 and 14.4Mbps depending on market, backhaul capacity, and countless other factors. Works out well for a presumed iPhone launch, doesn’t it?
AT&T to cover about 250M people with HSPA+ by year’s end originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 May 2010 16:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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While Japan’s busy preparing its robotic invasion on the moon, China’s Siasun Robot & Automation Co., Ltd. has its eyes on Planet Earth instead. Meet Family Nanny, a two-foot-seven, 55-pound robot that can talk, email, text, detect gas leaks, and run around on its two wheels for eight hours on a single two-hour charge. No, this Teletubby-like bot won’t be cooking for you, but it’ll make great chatty company for the elderly while it relays vital stats back to health monitoring systems. In case of emergencies such as a gas leak, the Family Nanny will alert the owner via text and email. Not bad for ¥10,000 ($1,465), we’d say, but we’ll remain skeptical on its chatting skills until it launches — supposedly sometime around 2015. An early video of two prototypes in action after the break.
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Family Nanny robot is just five years and $1,500 away from being your new best friend originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Some facts have shown that Nokia tend to do over the next ten years. First, the Nokia product portfolio includes low, medium and high end handheld. In contrast with large companies such as Apple, RIM and Palm to study at the high end phone particularly large segment, Nokia has a universal group of consumers in the lower and mid-range phones in countries like China, India and Africa, where Apple and other major players are incomparable. In this regard, Nokia's largest mobile phone maker in the world. In the high-end mobile phone market, Nokia has already introduced its legendary smartphone families, rather than a role in Europe. And high-end phones from Nokia are favored by many enthusiasts of multifunctional phone, has no less great. Probably, it hurts, what is the popularity of the brand among consumers, that design is not the hip, like their counterparts. But in terms of the interesting features of Nokia is losing anyway, Apple, RIM and Palm. Nokia has a music player was on the phone for several years and was one of the first phone manufacturers complex games for mobile phones. Another clue could have imagined that in the long term, Nokia, the main points of access to the Internet. Recently, Intel and Nokia announced its vision and long-term partnership to a new generation of powerful mobile computers that can take the place of today's high-end phones, notebooks and netbooks too. Mobile computing devices integrate the power of computers with communications capabilities of mobile phones. All these factors probably forshadowed Nokia as the leader of the new wave of the coming decades. However, it is an unavoidable task for Nokia to make more efforts in developing a better vision in order to update a visual user. The deal to end most of which has fallen behind the battery power is another major problem
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Some facts have shown that Nokia tend to do over the next ten years. First, the portfolio of Nokia products include low, medium and high-end handhelds. Unlike the big players such as Apple, RIM and Palm, mainly in the upper part of the wholesale mobile phones, Nokia has a universal group study of consumers in the lower and middle end phones in countries like China, India and Africa, where Apple and other big players are incomparable. In this context, Nokia is already the largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world. In the market for high-end mobile phone Nokia has already launched its smartphone family legend, the more important in Europe. And high-end phones Nokia phones are a lot of dedicated telephone multifunctional properties make them equal advantage. Probably hurts, what is the popularity of the brand among consumers, that the design is not the hip, as his colleagues. But as for the fresh features, Nokia is in no way lose Apple, RIM and Palm. Nokia has had a music player on the phone for several years, and among the best mobile phone manufacturers that make the complex game of mobile phones. Another suggestion would predict that in the long run, Nokia mobile phones the most important point of access will be made to the Internet. Recently, Intel and Nokia have their own vision and long-term partnership announced a new generation of powerful mobile computers that is likely to bring today's chips, mobile phones held high-end notebooks and netbooks. The mobile computing devices incorporate the performance of your computer with the communication function of mobile phones. All these factors are likely to Nokia, the leader of the new wave of the coming decades forshadowed. Again, it is an unavoidable task for Nokia to make more efforts in developing countries a better idea to improve the viewing experience of the users. More than one target is the delay performance of the battery another significant problem to deal with
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