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Televisions for eyes were a popular theme at Comdex 1996. There were more than a few companies who used that idea for their display.

These displays were from ATI. They were promoting the All-In-Wonderboard. It was really ahead of its time and despite all the power that we have from the DVRs of today, this product did things that you still can’t do.

• You could look at thumbnails from nine channels at once (better than picture in picture) and when you clicked on one, it would show you full video and audio.

• It would “listen” to programs using the closed captioning and if a program mentioned one of your preset keywords, it would save a .txt file of the audio from that program.

• It had a zoom feature that would let you focus on a specific part of the television screen.

This display (also from ATI) looked better than all of them. ATI are now owned by AMD and you can see them here:

• Advanced Micro Devices, AMD – Global Provider of Innovative Microprocessor, Graphics and Media Solutions

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Ozone Inflatable Lounger - With Built In Speakers
Should you find yourself going down with the ship, we recommend the Ozone Inflatable Lounger. With two built-in speakers that can be connected to any mp3 player, it will make your time at sea much more enjoyable. Note: also makes a great gaming chair. Easy-use-pump included. Made from ultra-durable PVC

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The BBC iPlayer has become a very popular media streaming application since its launch. Offering up TV from the last 7 days from its 8 channels, giving you a 2^nd chance to see your favorite shows online.

News last week saw plans to allow iPlayer access via a Nintendo Wii offering users an easy way to get the shows they want on their TV rather than just their computer screen. This was thought to be a coupé for Nintendo managing to be the only next-gen console with the service, but that was not the case for very long.

Hackers have managed to get the iPlayer running on a playstation 3 and made the service available by visiting http://ps3iplayer.com/ using your PS3 console web browser. The hack was done purely to demonstrate how easy it is to get the service running on the console and urge for an official release to Sony’s machine.

The BBC are not thought to be the ones holding up the service’s roll out on to the other consoles. Instead, Microsoft and Sony are holding back because of a lack of control over the content being viewed.

I’m not sure why Sony and Microsoft have such an issue with the iPlayer content. It may be that content aimed at adults could be viewed by children, but if it’s ok with Nintendo, why not Sony and Microsoft? Hopefully the matter will be resolved before too long and all 3 machines will have an official version of the iPlayer.

I’d be interested to know if people can get the iPlayer running through their PS3 and online outside of the UK. Currently I believe the service is only available within the UK through web browsers.

Read more at Vnunet.com

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Telecommunication companies are pretty smart to try to get their subscribers to combine services with the same company. Telephone companies like AT&T have expanded beyond simple phone service and now offer video, data and mobile phone services as well. The good news for telco companies is that Compete, a web analytics company, has found that over a third of customers are “likely” or “very likely” to purchase a cell phone from their telco provider.

Now you can understand why Verizon partnered with Vodaphone to create Verizon Wireless and why AT&T purchased BellSouth to own 100% of Cingular; they know that customers have a tendency to stick with the same company. Compete also found, as part of their survey, that customers are more likely to purchase a mobile phone from their telco if it comes with some extra benefits.

The feature which would have the greatest impact on a consumer’s decision to acquire a mobile phone from their telco would be to have unlimited calling between their home phone and cell phone. While 56% of respondents felt this way another 41% said they would look for the ability to combine their services on one bill. Another 35% wanted the ability to forward calls between their home phone and cell phone while 32% wanted integrated voicemail. Access to a free mobile TV network, the ability to run your DVR from your cell phone and the ability to watch DVR episodes on your cell phone rounded out the last three responses at 22%, 14% and 10% respectively.

Read more from the Compete blog.

Brian’s Opinion

Marketing of package plans for video, phone, mobile phone and data services just works. This Compete survey proves that. Still, even though people are willing to get a mobile phone from their telco provider they also want to be able to take advantage of the fact that they are getting services from the same company. The survey shows loud and clear that a majority of people aren’t going to combine service simply to pay for everything on one bill. They want more.

The biggest thing they want is unlimited calling between their home phone and cell phone. This is a no brainer to me. Forwarding calls between the two services and having integrated voicemail would be an additional benefit consumers would naturally look for.

What surprised me though was the expectation regarding mobile TV and DVR access. This shows the shift that consumers are making when it comes to no longer considering telcos for voice services only. They want video services as well and want those services to extend to the mobile phone.

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This comic panel raises an obvious truth that is hard to admit. Mainly, we have transferred our dreams and our obsessions into our gadgets, including our wish to look sleeker, smarter, thinner, and way more touchable. Yet, if you look at the guy, you can see that he reflects another impressive character trait of gadget lovers like us: The consistently sunny outlook on life.

Bring on the hair-thin TVs!

Tip: Gizmodo

Source: spiralpocus.com

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The Asus M70 is no slouch when it comes to performance, considering its main mission of being an entertainment notebook. For starters, you get :-

• 17″ display
• 1TB of storage space
• Blu-ray drive
• Intel processors
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD3650 1GB video card (model M70SA)
• Up to 4GB RAM
• 1.3-megapixel swivel webcam

Asus claims that the M80’s touch pad can be transformed into a control deck for video or music entertainment when the need arises. Sounds pretty much like the perfect notebook to own at the moment! Unfortunately, pricing and availability details are currently unknown.

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by Ryan Block, posted Apr 14th 2008 at 5:16PM
You might have heard that the latest iphone 2.0 beta firmware allows users to save web images to its running camera roll for later download to its host machine (or sharing via email). Well, a reliable source let us know that the image capturing good times don’t end there: the iPhone now capable of taking full screen caps (like the one above) simply by holding the sleep button, then tapping the home button. We haven’t personally tested either technique (we already know what you’re thinking: we can’t say whether it captures screens from a video), but apparently it flashes white to indicate the cap’s been taken and the image has been added to your roll. Let’s hope these two neato features make it to the release firmware.

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With people like us who stay online most of the time in mind, E-TEN Information Systems will be releasing two almost identical versions of a new Wi-Fi enabled and touchscreen-equipped Windows Mobile 6 Professional certified smartphone. Called the E-Ten Glofiish (not a typo) M810 and M750, these new smartphones are said to be targeted at bloggers, podcasters, video makers, and chatters, who need as much online time and connectivity options as they can get in order to keep their lives/ businesses running smoothly.

The Glofiish M810 has support for UTMS and HSDPA data connectivity, and will be equipped with a secondary camera that can be used freely in video calls. It will run on a Samsung S3C 2442 500MHz processor, has a quadband antenna, built-in Bluetooth and GPS, a microSD card slot and a miniUSB port. The Glofiish M750, meanwhile, has just about the same features minus the UTMS/HSDPA network support. Meaning, it will still have the same 2-megapixel camera with auto focus, 2.8-inch TFT screen, 256MB ROM, 64MB RAM, and the sliding form factor with a slide-out keyboard. Could these smartphones be a hit among netizens?

The Glofiish M810 and M750 are said to be the first E-TEN Pocket PCs to have built-in JAVA support, facilitating online downloads directly to the phone for most available downloadable content. Now I have to say the design is a bit conservative, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not striking in itself. Here’s another photo of the upcoming Glofiish M810. Expect it to be available in stores in two to three weeks time.

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Panasonic’s new 64GB Solid State Disk has just been released in order to complement its line of HD recording professional P2 camcorders. With five 64GB SSD P2 cards installed, you will be able to record up to 5.3 hours of video on an AJ-HPX3000 P2 HD camcorder in AVC-Intra 100 or DVCPRO HD (6.6 hours in 1080/24pN) and 10.6 hours (13.3 hours in 24pN) in AVC-Intra 50 or DVCPRO50. These cards are reusable, making them ideal for long-term production as well as various other applications that require long recording times. There is no word on pricing, but the 64GB P2 card is tipped to ship sometime this fall, complementing the current 32GB and 16GB models.

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This new mobile printer by Canon is tiny, but it can sure deliver.

Sure it’s no bigger than a big notebook, but the Canon Pixma iP100 mobile printer can print up to a maximum of 9600 x 2400 dpi resolution. Being mobile, you’ll be able to print even high-res photos anywhere and anytime you want. It can print 20 pages per minute for black and white printouts and 14 ppm for coloured prints. Using the Canon Pixma iP100 mobile printer, you can even print borderless photos of varying sizes–imagine taking pictures and printing them on the spot to give out to friends and family? The Canon Pixma iP100 mobile printer is available with a MSRP of 125. For an additional 50, you can also buy a li-ion battery, and another extra 25 gives you a Bluetooth unit for wireless connectivity.

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