PC World – Just when you thought there are enough not-so-good looking and overrated phones out there, Dell is expected to announce two iPhone and Blackberry competitors sometime next month. Code-named MePhone (hopefully not the final name), the phones will run on Google Android and Microsoft Windows Mobile respectively.
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Dell to Make Google and Microsoft Phones — Really?
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Pico projectors have been multiplying like gerbils over the past year and a half, so it was probably only a matter of time until we saw a developer’s kit released upon the market, right? Right. Well, Texas Instruments has announced they’re doing just that — released through Digi-Key Corporation. The kit will contain an HVGA resolution DLP projection device, a three color LED, a power supply, and a video cable connected to a BeagleBoard which boasts an OMAP35x processor, supported by Linux. The kit costs $349 and it’s available now, so all you would-be miniature projector designers, get to it: the world is waiting.
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Filed under: Displays
Texas Instruments unleashes pico projector dev kit on the world originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
AP – Electronic Arts is steering the popular “Need for Speed” franchise in a new direction.
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‘Need for Speed’ franchise is shifting gears
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When we first heard about Ecobee’s Smart Thermostat last October, it claimed the device could recoup its $385 price tag within the first 12 to 18 months of use. Whether or not that’s the case, you can now find out for yourself. The WiFi-enabled home automation tool, complete with ZigBee expansion slots, is now available to order online from the company’s website. The upfront cost includes the $35 access fee for first year of use. Now how long must we wait until someone throws an emulator on this thing?
Filed under: Household, Wireless
Ecobee’s eco-saving, WiFi-enabled Smart Thermostat now available for order originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
InfoWorld – Now that the Obama administration has officially taken over, it’s faced with technology problems all too common in today’s enterprise.
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Microsoft’s advice to the Obama administration
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