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Nokia patent application shows a Wii-like inspiration for gestured-controlled input
All has been quiet on the Nokia Tube front of late, something of which I’m blaming Lily Allen and her jubblies for – how much more column inch does she need?! Ahem.
A patent application has been flying around, showing Nokia’s plans for a ‘touchless’ user interface, meaning users wouldn’t actually have to touch the display, they’d merely have to gesture in front of it. Take that, iPhone!…
Atari challenges Wii Balance Board with its own Family Trainer accessory
Atari has announced the launch of a NAMCO BANDAI’s Family Trainer this September. The game is, as the name implies, a family orientated affair encouraging parties to get physical in range of “easy-to-understand, fast-paced and wildly entertaining activities”. Or ‘mini-games’ if you like…
Xerox's self-erasing paper: planet saver or inflatable dart board?
The ecological impact is obvious – fewer trees cut down and a whole host of other benefits fall into place. My worry for self-erasing paper…
Radiohead giving up its music download model – In Rainbows scheme was a "one off" says Thom
While Radiohead is still to say how much money it made out of letting users set their own price to buy (or have for free) its In Rainbows album (HINT: lots), it looks like that’s the first and last time the band will release anything in such a way.
Speaking of the revolutionary – and much-copied – download scheme to the Hollywood Reporter, Thom Yorke said “It was a one-off in terms of a story. It was one of those things where we were in the position of everyone…
LG Roommate – audio and video in a small black box
LG has launched the Roommate – so-called I presume because it’s ideal as a bedroom audio/video system…
Work off those Whopper calories by twiddling your thumbs on a Burger King mobile game
Burger King. Mobile game. Burger King. Mobile game. No, no matter how many times I repeat it in my head, I still can’t work out why someone would pay $2.99 a month in subscription fees for the ‘game’.
For the same price as a Whopper per month, mobile gamers can participate in puzzle, arcade, trading and action-type games in the US, with “automatic…
First look at the Eee PC 900 running Windows XP
The first hands-on video review has been uploaded to YouTube, with the Hong Kong based PC Market gang showing off just what the Eee PC 900 offers.
They put the Eee onto the catwalk and boy, can it strut. It plays various movie files with ease, browsing the net seems to be uncomplicated, and as for hardware…
Japanese technology can measure your smile… cheer up!
Possibly a predecessor of the computer which can measure attractiveness, new Japanese technology is able to measure someone’s smile on a scale of nought to 100.
Firstly, video images are scanned to detect faces, and then the computer analyses the curves of the lips, eye movement, and other facial characteristics, to decide how much a person is smiling…
Microsoft MediaCart shopping trolley – too good for the local pond
Microsoft is helping design the ultimate shopping trolley: a cart that will guide you round the store, suggest recipes…and tell you if you’re sticking to your diet.
Developed by MediaCart, the wirelessly controlled trolleys will help with special offers, remember your previous purchases and ‘deliver targeted communications at the point of purchase’ – i.e. blind you with advertising based on ‘traffic patterns’ and ‘shopper interactions’.
To make food shopping…
