At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this January, Logitech unveiled The Cube, a new mouse-like device that doubles as a presentation tool. Swipe your fingers along the main panel's ridges to work the device like a mouse. To present, simply lift the device in the air and click to the next presentation slide. Back clicking is as simple … [Read more...]
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Digital Music Tops CD Sales for First Time in History, While Vinyl Makes Comeback
January 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
Music history broke another record, albeit a slow one in coming. In 2011, digital music sales finally topped physical sales in the US, according to recent Billboard and Nielsen report. Digital purchases made up 50.3 percent of all music sales in 2011, an 8.4 percent increase over the year before. Physical sale of albums likewise declined five … [Read more...]
Iphone 4S Released to China, 21 Other Countries on January 13
January 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
Mainland China will have its hands on the iPhone 4S earlier than expected. Apple announced recently the country will have the phone by January 13. The iPhone will also be available in 21 more countries, including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, … [Read more...]
Microsoft Awarded Patent for Walking Directions that Avoid Crime and the Cold
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Microsoft was recently awarded a patent designed to provide walking directions that not only avoid crime ridden neighborhoods, but windy breezeways to boot. First discovered by Geekwire, the “Pedestrian route production” patent is designed to create an intelligent maps application that adjusts directions to the surroundings, schedule, … [Read more...]
Taste-Testing the Silicon Batch: A Conversation with Marseille’s Amine Chabane
January 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
Founded in 2005, Marseille Inc. is leveraging its proprietary virtual design technology to transform the way that semiconductors are designed and built. Initially applying the technology to develop its new VTV-1200 family of 4K/3D video processors, the company's virtual design platform is poised to speed time to market, enable greater product … [Read more...]