Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
A new technology has been developed that lets you easily capture the surrounding area as a 3D model that you can navigate around.
The device comes in the form of a backpack that is loaded with several sensors and cameras that capture a building as you walk through it. Textures are captured with a camera and the 3D model is created from other sensors.
The company envisage that the whole world will be available in 3D if this backpack can be created and used. [Read more…]
The Motorola DROID 2 launched just yesterday and already iFixit has it’s hands on one to teardown. The teardown was put online yesterday and shows all of the insides of the DROID 2 and what is different to the original DROID that launched last year.
The new DROID 2 has a 1GHz processor along with wireless 802.11n for connectivity. Both these enhance the user experience on the device by allowing it to run more smoothly and connect faster where wireless n technology is available to connect to.
Although there are differences between the two models, there are also a lot of similarities. Motorola seems to have opted to keep anything that wasn’t complained about and fix the things that were complained about such as the keyboard and processor that have both received upgrades. [Read more…]
The R2-D2 limited edition Motorola DROID 2 was spotted yesterday over at the Star Wars convention in Orlando. Along with seeing the new smartphone there, the launch date was also revealed to be September 30.
The image above shows the device from a couple of angles. We have seen a similar picture before (just yesterday), so it’s good to confirm with different pictures that it is the real deal. [Read more…]
The Motorola DROID 2 is available as of today. However, if you want the R2-D2 model, you’ll need to wait a little longer before you can purchase one. We heard yesterday that the Star Wars specific model wasn’t shipping till September.
The image above (and larger below) shows what many believe is to be the Motorola DROID 2 R2-D2 limited edition.
The new limited edition model is expected to be unveiled today at the Celebration V show. We’ll keep an eye out to see if that is the case and get some pictures uploaded. [Read more…]
When Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 4 a few months back, a jenga style game was demoed that showed us all what the gyro was good for. This game is called Gyroblox and is available to download from the iTunes store.
The game is described as follows…
Gyroblox 4 is a demonstration of the gyroscope based on physics.
Gyroscope + accelerometer provide 6-axis motion sensing to camera.
Retina display 960-by-640 resolution is supported.[Required Device Capabilities]
Gyroscope, Accelerometer, OpenGL ES 1.1
Sprint [S] is launching the Samsung Epic 4G on August 31 with a price tag of $250 after a $100 rebate.
The new smartphone is Sprint’s second 4G Android device to be launched. Technical spec wise, it has a 4 inch Super AMOLED screen that is of the capacitive touch variety. It has Android 2.1 (we expect it will be updated to Android 2.2 shortly after launch) and it runs the 1GHz Samsung Cortex A8 processor.
The camera on the Epic 4G is 5 megapixels and is capable of capturing video at 720p HD. An LED flash is also included. [Read more…]
We briefly mentioned a couple of days ago that as well as the Motorola DROID 2 launching, a special R2-D2 DROID 2 would also launch.
We now hear that the R2-D2 DROID 2 will be launching in September on to the Verizon [VZ] network.
The special edition DROID 2 will come pre-installed with exclusive Star Wars content. As well as the internals getting a little Star Wars treatment, the outside will also be designed to look like R2-D2 from the Star Wars films. [Read more…]
The Dell Streak pricing was revealed yesterday on the AT&T network. You might be wondering what this has to do with the next gen iPod touch 4… well, in a post written over at Daring Fireball, John Gruber also mentioned the Dell Streak pricing, but also dropped a couple of details about the next gen iPod touch in that it will have a Retina display as found in the iPhone 4 along with dual cameras like the iPhone 4. The comparison was made because the Dell Streak looks a little overpriced in comparison when compared to the iPad or iPod touch pricing.
With the information coming from John Gruber, we are inclined to believe it. This is for a couple of reasons… first is that he is often spot on with the details he reports on in regards to Apple, and it just seems like the next logical step for the iPod touch to follow the iPhone in terms of technology used. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] is holding an event this week on August 12.
Not much is known about the event other than it being related to Google Mobile in that they announce that they are “unveiling a couple of cool new mobile features”.
We’ll keep an eye on the details. It’s only a couple of days away, so there isn’t too much time to wait now. [Read more…]
Dell has finally announced that the Dell Streak will be launching this Friday August 13.
Price wise, it will cost $299.99 when launched which also requires you sign up for a two year contract with AT&T. If you want it off contract then the price is $549.99.
Orders are being taken on August 12 over at the Dell site.
For those who sign up for the pre-sale program, you will get a free second-day shipping upgrade. Also those who pre-order can take advantage of a coupon that allows you to get a Plantronics Bluetooth earpiece for just 99 cents (while stock is available). [Read more…]
Amazon looks set to be working on a number of devices other than the Kindle to deliver content. The Kindle was built in Lab 126 and that same lab is responsible for new hardware at Amazon. Recently, 80 job postings were made for that particular division which further indicates new hardware could be incoming.
It is expected that the new staff will be working on a number of projects as well as the next generation Kindle which could feature a touchscreen or/and colour screen.
According to people with direct knowledge of the company’s plans, who declined to be identified because they are not authorized to speak publicly about Amazon’s internal workings and unannounced products, Lab 126 has been looking into building other gadgets that it could sell to consumers.
One of those people said building more hardware products would be a means to an end. This person said Amazon wants to make more devices for consumers that would enable simple purchasing of Amazon content including its digital books, music and movie rentals and purchases.
The Notion Ink Adam tablet looked very promising when we first stumbled across it a few months back. The first time we saw it was back in February. Shortly after that we heard it was being delayed, and delayed again. We now hear that it has been delayed till the year end due to problems with investors.
From what we understand, the company has lost investors and has lost money also which is the main reason for the delays.
The sad part about all this is that this particular tablet looks like it could be in with a chance of doing well. It’s innovative, looks good and appears to perform well… but with the delays it’s looking less likely that we will ever see it. [Read more…]
