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Friday, October 08, 2010

AT&T debuts slim, AMOLED-equipped Pantech Laser slider

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/08/atandt-debuts-slim-amoled-equipped-pantech-laser-slider/

Well, it looks like Pantech may not be dropping AMOLED screens just yet after all -- the company has just rolled out its new Laser slider on AT&T complete with, you guessed it, a 3.1-inch AMOLED display. Set to be available on October 17th, the phone is also the thinnest QWERTY slider available on AT&T at just 9.95 millimeters thick, but things unfortunately get decidedly less interesting from there. The Laser is simply a "quick messaging phone," for starters, and you'll only get AT&T's own apps for navigation, social networking, and other basic tasks -- though it does have a somewhat unique "Drawing Commander" feature that lets you draw shapes to make phone calls or launch apps. That doesn't mean the Laser comes with quick messaging phone price, however -- it'll set you back $100 after a $50 mail-in rebate on a two-year contract (placing it right in line with some of AT&T's newest mid-range Android phones). Hit up the gallery below for a closer look, and head on past the break for the full press release.

Gallery: Pantech Laser for AT&T

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You Can Create Holograms Right Now, Using This $1 iPad App and a DSLR [Video]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5658151/you-can-create-holograms-right-now-using-this-1-ipad-app-and-a-dslr

You Can Create Holograms Right Now, Using This src= Shooting long exposure photos of an iPad in motion magics up stunning "holograms"—and all for just $1. It's one of the most futuristic, wackiest apps I've seen yet, and will impress anyone you show it to.

Any word or phrase can be turned into a hologram (said in the loosest description of the word) using the app, with adjustables including the color, font, size, angle and so forth all available for tinkering. Once the chosen word has been created, the countdown begins, which is when you drag an iPad or iPhone in a straight line (watch the video below to see exactly what I mean) in front of the set-up DSLR, which is shooting long-exposure photos.

The shapes and patterns dancing across the iPad screen are actually single frames of a 3D animation, with the long exposures later turned into a stop-motion movie, where the frames are pieced together to create something like you see above.

At the moment the app is only capable of making words, but a later version will let you draw objects.

It costs $1, but be warned that this app is only for someone possessing a DSLR and an infinite amount of time up their sleeve. [iTunes via Core77]

Making Future Magic: iPad light painting from Dentsu London on Vimeo.

Now Available: Adobe AIR for Android [Android]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5658931/now-available-adobe-air-for-android

Adobe AIR is now available for download in the Android Market for Android those with devices running Froyo. This means that Android users can look forward to new types of apps, including cross-platform ones. AIR apps will not install differently from other Android apps. [Android Central]

Universal Display ships eight wrist-worn OLED displays to military, too late to help Noble Team

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/07/universal-display-ships-eight-wrist-worn-oled-displays-to-milita/

Universal Display ships eight wrist-worn OLED displays to military, a little too late to help Noble Team

We had a little fun with Universal Display Corporation's flexible OLED display at CES a few years back, ruggedized and militarized and destined for Army wrists of the future. Little did we know that future would be so close. The company has just confirmed that it has delivered eight of the 4.3-inch, 320 x 240 screens to the US Army for "military evaluation and testing" and, while it doesn't sound like there's a specific purpose in mind at the moment, we're pretty sure they'll come up with something to do with them. We know we sure would.

Universal Display ships eight wrist-worn OLED displays to military, too late to help Noble Team originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Firefox 4 for mobile goes beta on Android and Maemo

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/07/firefox-4-for-mobile-goes-beta-on-android-and-maemo/

After a healthy alpha (and pre-alpha) period, Mozilla is taking the mobile version of Firefox 4 to beta on Android and Maemo this week, promising improvements in stability, performance, and functionality. Actually, this represents a shift in branding for Maemo, where Firefox 1.1 has already been gold for some time -- but odds are good you're going to want to upgrade in any event, since this new version nets you the so-called Layers framework that aims to improve scrolling and zooming responsiveness. As you might expect, you get built-in Firefox Sync -- basically making this a superset of Firefox Home -- and support for HTML5. Makes that ol' N900 look a little shinier, doesn't it? Follow the break for Mozilla's announcement video.

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Firefox 4 for mobile goes beta on Android and Maemo originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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