Nintendo sued for controllers againOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 101 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags nintendo, sued, controllers, wii, Search All Tags
"A Maryland company has sued Nintendo, alleging that the Wii's controller infringes upon four of the company's patents." read more »
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Toshiba propels DVD quality to near high definitionOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 103 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags toshiba, dvd, high definition, xde, sony, hi-definition, Search All Tags
Dan Nystedt writes, "Toshiba, which lost out to Sony in the battle for the next-generation DVD format, has announced a new technology that could help extend the life of current DVD libraries." (Format is XDE) read more »
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JVC Everio GZ-HD5Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 103 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags jvc, everio, gz-hd5, Search All Tags, , ,
"JVC's Everio GZ-HD5 is a digital camcorder that uses three charge-coupled devices (CCDs) to record high-definition video to its built-in 60GB hard drive..." read more »
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Replicating the human eye mechanicallyOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 115 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags eye, transister, Search All Tags, , , ,
A simple mechanical eye was created with the ability to take high resolution images with very simple lenses and limited pixels. Interesting implications for camera phone photos. read more »
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Sony Opens eBook Reader To Other Online StoresOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 127 days ago (http://www.informationweek.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags sony, opens, ebook, reader, online, stores, Search All Tags
Antone Gonsalves writes, "Sony on Thursday released a software upgrade that opens up the company's e-book reading device to online stores other than its own." read more »
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Intel productizes health monitoringOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 137 days ago (http://healthcare.zdnet.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags intel, productizes, health, monitoring, Search All Tags, ,
Dana Blankenhorn reports, "The Intel Health Guide is designed for people with chronic conditions, patients who currently call doctors regularly or have nurses come by. But it could become the first in a line of products..." read more »
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Is the iPod touch 2.0 update worth $10?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 137 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags apple, ipod, touch, Search All Tags, , ,
Christopher Breen discusses the update for iPod Touch 2.0 which costs $10 and explains why it is worth the extra cost. read more »
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Apple patent filing suggests solar powered iPhoneOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 188 days ago (http://www.reghardware.co.uk)
Category: peripherals | Tags apple, solar, iphone, batteries, Search All Tags, ,
Apple is filing a patent for a solar panel behind an LCD display. Will this increase the iPhone/iPods life? read more »
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