It has been a tough week for me because I have been collecting all the data from the technological world just for you guys, who live their lives on technology.
Here is what I have found so far.
MICROSOFT SILVERLIGHT on NOKIA
When it comes to interactive mobile applications and an exciting mobile experience, Nokia phones are the best because of their powerful back-end operating system — Symbian OS.
Nokia never fails to surprise its users and always comes up with a new technology that becomes the corner stone for the future.
Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering next-generation media experiences and rich interactive applications. It is much like Adobe Flash but with a different name and a different company on its back.
Microsoft will demonstrate Silverlight on S60 during the opening keynote at Microsoft’s MIX08 conference on March 5 in Las Vegas. Silverlight is intended to be available to S60 developers later this year with initial service delivery anticipated shortly thereafter for all S60 licensees.
TOUCHSCREEN CONCEPT PHONE with BLUETOOH HEADSET
I know, everyone reading this would be saying “Oh Lord! not another Touchscreen concept phone” but Designer Sunman Kwon makes sure you get something more out of this phone than just a Touchscreen Interface System.
The concept phone is known as the Mooon and except for having a sleek design, a lustrous surface, a touchscreen interface and a digital camera, it also features a detachable Bluetooth Headset which makes the phone more than just a Touchscreen smartphone.
Take a look at some more concept designs of the phone originally displayed at YankoDesign.
IMAGE SEARCH BY VODAFONE THAT USES IMAGE AS INPUT
Tired to typing in your text? well Vodafone introduced Image Search! at the Cebit trade show in Germany, Vodafone is demonstrating Otello, a search engine that uses images as input.
Instead of entering text, now users can send pictures via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) from their mobile phones and it will return the information relevant to the picture to the phone mobile, like a normal search engine! This picture can be anything from a book to a building or a Music CD’s cover!
According to Vodafone, it’s easy to just take a picture instead of typing in the whole text, keeping in mind the ease factor! and most of the cell phones doesn’t have a full keyboard.
Starting Monday Vodafone is conducting a trial with German paper Bild. Readers can find out more about specially-marked articles by photographing them with their mobile phone camera and sending the image to Bild.
This gives the reader access to additional multimedia content, such as photos or videos.
The next step for the service remains to be seen. Vodafone won’t comment on when Otello will be used in more than trial.
USB FLASH DRIVE THAT COMES WITH A BACK-UP PLAN
Their new Cruzer Titanium Plus USB flash drive offers an automatic and seamless online back up option, you can also protect it device password and easily manage your files on the device or online.
It’s very easy to store all your sensitive, important data without the fear of losing the device or accidentally deleting the files. It provides you with added security by keeping the files on your device also backed up online, in case you ever need them.
This practical solution does the job and does it automatically. So if your PC suffers a breakdown, you can flash back to your latest files wherever you are. The SanDisk FlashBack Adapter truly gives you peace of mind.
The SanDisk FlashBack adapter, in conjunction with SD memory cards, allows you to back-up and encrypt data automatically and continuously to lessen the impacts of accidents and crashes. We all know that we should frequently make backups of our critical files. But most of us don’t get around to it because it seems like too much of an effort, or we simply forget to do it.
Features:
- Automatic online back-up service1
- Access your files on the device or online
- Password protection and AES hardware encryption
- Restore accidentally deleted files2
- Extremely rugged, crush resistant metal case
- Lightning fast
- BoomerangIt 3 – Lost and found service
- Enhanced for Windows ReadyBoost
Other useful features of this USB Flash Drive:
- Use online backup service – available free of charge for a 6 month period
- Deleted files remain online for 30 days period as long as you do not exceed device capacity
- Subscription required
Package Contents:
- Cruzer Titanium Plus
- Quick Start Guide (QSG)
- Warranty Statement
- BoomerangIt service badge/metal chain
- Plastic ID card (Retrieve card)
T303-THE NEW STYLE FROM SONY ERICSSON
Sony Ericsson has unveiled their latest compact slider phone, the T303. It does look promising with a nice and clean look.
It’s made of black or chrome metal with a camera, Bluetooth and FM radio. Sony Ericsson T303 will be available in some markets this year. T303 does appears to be pitched squarely for the stylish woman, with the press release suggesting that the 1.3 megapixel camera will prove ideal for getting a second opinion on shoes.
TheT303 is a great addition to the Sony Ericsson T-line of products, combining premium finish and materials with a good feature-set to deliver ‘style with substance
said Lykke Tærsbøl, senior designer at the Sony Ericsson Creative Design Centre.
“The balance between shape and size in combination with the design makes it a truly eye-catching product.”
“Our aim was to create a phone that would function equally as a daily companion as well as something to show off on a night out.”
CONTROL YOUR iPOD WITH YOUR EYE-MOVEMENT.
All you need is an eyelid to play your favourite iPod tune…Yes, there’s a new Japanese remote control that actually works with the blink of an eye.
What happens is, when the person winks, sensors clipped to him (via Headphones or glasses) detect the move and then generate a electric signal and uses them to play/stop/rewind/skip your iPod. Kazuhiro Taniguchi of Osaka University’s Graduate School of Engineering Science, who developed the “KomeKami Switch” or “Temple Switch”, said.
- When you wink Strongly for 1 second with one eye, it will rewind!
- Blink the other eye strongly to skip to the next song.
- Close both eyes to pause and play.
When asked if someone accidentally blinks, what will happen? will it malfunction or something?
“It doesn’t happen at all. This system doesn’t malfunction even if the user eats, talks, walks and runs,” Taniguchi wrote, saying there were differences in movement between an accidental and an intentional blink or wink.
“The computer can judge the difference of those signals,” he added — even if other people around you may be left wondering what message your eyes are sending.
DjFlush needs to buy one and I wish he gets a flu after that (Just to test the thing) - Joking
NOKIA MORPH- A CONCEPT PHONE
Presenting to you the Nokia Morph Phone Concept. This phone is like no other concept phone considering the technology its based on and its ever-green color.
The basic ideology behind the Nokia Morph is the use of nanotechnology based flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces. These new materials should enable Nokia to make a cell phone which is flexible, easy to use and can be folded into any shape.
Much like what we saw in Nokia 888, the Nokia Morph will be able to transform in any shape ranging from a circular bracelet mode to a landscape mode.
According to UnwiredView, the Nokia Morph concept was developed by Nokia research center in cooperation with Cambridge University and is on display at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
