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The Dell Streak’s Android 2.1 Release Leaks, Seems To Bring Lots Of Improvements
Written on 13 Aug, 2010 at 12:12 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
It seems the main reason people are sitting on the fence about the Dell Strea k — that is if they’re into the large form factor — is the stock Android 1.6 release. ... (Continue reading)
The tPhone Is Yet Another iPod Touch 3G Jacket
The flood gates are open! The tPhone is the third iPod touch 3G jacket we’ve seen in as many weeks. Just like the Apple Peel 520 and the Sprint-bound Peel , this device adds a 3G modem to a... (Continue reading)
Are These The Specs For The Upcoming Nikon D3100? Hopefully
Written on 13 Aug, 2010 at 12:12 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Rumors have been flying left and right about Nikon’s upcoming cams. The word around the tubes is that both the D90 and D3000 are getting a refresh real soon. We supposedly saw the specs for the D90 replacement last week and... (Continue reading)
CourseSmart For iPad: Free App With 90 Percent Of ‘Core Textbooks’ Available
Written on 13 Aug, 2010 at 12:12 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Students have another choice when it comes to electronic textbooks. CourseSmart has released an iPad App [iTunes link], and the company says that 90 percent of the “core textbooks” out there are available. ... (Continue reading)
Anti-Blur System For Cameras Tracks Minute Camera Movements During Shots
Written on 2 Aug, 2010 at 18:17 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
This is a cool idea, though it’s obviously still in the prototype phase right now. This Microsoft Research project took a DSLR (a Canon 1D mk III if you must know) and modified it with some easily-acquired gyros and... (Continue reading)
Highly Sculpted Mouse Fits Your Hand Exactly, Or That’s The Plan Anyway
Written on 2 Aug, 2010 at 18:17 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
There are, as I have had many opportunities to observe, several approaches to “fitting” a mouse. You’ve got the “universal,” which has a sort of generally pleasing shape, like the SteelSeries Xai . You’ve got the highly-sculpted ones, which... (Continue reading)
Connecticut Attorney General Wants To Make Sure Amazon, Apple Aren’t Cutting Sweetheart Deals With E-Book Publishers
Written on 2 Aug, 2010 at 18:17 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Connecticut attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, has opened up an investigation into whether or not the deals Amazon and Apple have cut with publishers for the sale of e-books have violated any sort of rules of regulations. The fear... (Continue reading)
SRI chief: Now’s the best time for innovation — just don’t choke it
Written on 23 Jul, 2010 at 9:42 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Curt Carlson, the president and chief executive of SRI International , has run the research institute in Silicon Valley for 11 years. SRI was spun out of Stanford University more than 60 years ago to commercialize research. First named... (Continue reading)
EC Book Review: – “Drive,” by Daniel Pink
Written on 23 Jul, 2010 at 9:42 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
(Editor’s note: Javier Rojas is a managing director leading U.S. investment activities for Kennet Partners. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) Bringing an idea to its most powerful reality comes down to one thing: Building a team of the... (Continue reading)
Amazon.com’s exclusive e-book deal with literary agent riles publishers
Written on 23 Jul, 2010 at 9:42 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
As e-books upset the publishing industry’s applecart, an announcement by the Wylie Agency Thursday that it would bypass publishers and sell e-books exclusively to Amazon.com for two years is sure to make people talk. For Amazon, the deal helps ensure... (Continue reading)