Archive for October 23rd, 2008

Panasonic's new 3D range sensor functions in direct sunlight

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Perhaps you're looking for a way to track potential cat burglers, give your robot some spacial sense, make your UIs a little more interactive, or you simply want to keep an eye on your "compound." Panasonic has just released detailed specs for its 3D range sensor -- ...

Interactive Mirror dazzles onlookers, never lies

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Filed under: Peripherals It was just a month ago that Alpay Kasal of Lit Studios was impressing us with LaserGames, beaming all sorts of fun, interactive visuals on the wall. Now, with a few tweaks, he's turned that projector around and made a two-way mirror into a sort of digital portal. ...

Apple patent application reveals grandiose RF module plans

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Filed under: Wireless As should be clear by now, patent application land is quite a bit different than actual product land, but that's never stopped companies from devising their share of ambitious ideas and, in the case of Apple, perhaps more than its share. Its latest describes an all-encompassing "personal area ...

Intel-based MID to make a splash on France’s SFR

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Filed under: Handhelds It looks like France's SFR will be getting some tweaked variant of Aigo's familiar P8860 Intel-based MID... with 3G on-board. The device features an 800 x 480 touchscreen display, an 800MHz Atom CPU, 4GB of RAM, Bluetooth, WiFi, a VGA webcam, 3 megapixel camera, and a full ...