Thursday, March 26, 2009

Next Android Device (G2?) Gets Flash Support [Android]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/8eh3iLMZ9fE/next-android-device-g2-gets-flash-support

BSQUARE just announced that it's going to port a version of Adobe Flash to Android for a "global Tier 1 carrier." This most likely means T-Mobile, if our guess is right.

We've no idea from the press release whether or not Flash will be usable on the G1 that's already available, but it seems like the next phone (the G2?) should almost certainly, definitely, probably, most likely have it. Maybe. [Bsquare via Engadget]



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Posted by Augustine at 7:17 AM

Samsung gets official with 8 megapixel SCH-W740

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/samsung-gets-official-with-8-megapixel-sch-w740/


We first caught wind of Samsung's SCH-W740 way back on Halloween of last year, and at long last the handset has gone official over in South Korea. Matching up with LG's Renoir, Nokia's N86 and a slew of other emerging 8 megapixel phones, the W740 packs a pretty stellar camera along with a 3.3-inch touchscreen, HSUPA, Bluetooth 2.0, an e-dictionary, T-DMB TV tuner and loads of haptic feedback. As for the camera itself, it features face detection, scene modes, a Xenon flash and a smile shutter for good measure. Word on the street has it surfacing soon for ₩900,000 ($660).

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Samsung gets official with 8 megapixel SCH-W740 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 7:15 AM

Wireless water meters on the loose in New York City

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/wireless-water-meters-on-the-loose-in-new-york-city/


On the environmental tip, Mayor Bloomberg has announced that New York City will install 826,000 wireless water meters by 2011. Under the new system, readings will be sent to a network of rooftop receivers throughout the city every six hours, enabling the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to bill property owners every month with exact water usage -- with the bill available online. Under the current system, water use is estimated and folks are billed every three months. The system will cost taxpayers $250 million, and installation (free for property owners) is already underway in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. When it is fully installed, New York will be the largest city in the world to use wireless water metering. According to the New York Times, it's estimated that a 5 to 10 percent reduction in water use could save the city up to $90 million annually.

[Via Vos Iz Neias; Thanks, Yossi]

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Wireless water meters on the loose in New York City originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 7:14 AM

Vuzix dips toes in augmented reality, makes video eyewear cool again

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/vuzix-dips-toes-in-augmented-reality-makes-video-eyewear-cool-a/


Nintendo ain't the only company making waves at the Game Developers Conference this year -- oh no, we've also got Vuzix gettin' down and dirty with a brand new addition to its video eyewear segment. Said outfit has teamed up with metaio in order to showcase a new Augmented Reality Accessory Kit for the VR920 head-mounted display. The bundle will include the CamAR -- a clip-on USB camera that is designed to accurately track objects and the user's position in three-dimensional space -- along with the PhasAR wireless augmented reality input controller. When these are used in unison, users are able to simultaneously see what's going on in the Matrix and in the display. For instance, imagine reading a book that's tied into a program on the VR920; as you read along, images can pop up and complement the text. Far out, right? The full release is after the break, and we've been told that the attachment should sell for around $100 on top of the $399 VR920 when it ships around mid-Summer.

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Vuzix dips toes in augmented reality, makes video eyewear cool again originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 7:14 AM

Hyundai BLUE-WILL plug-in hybrid concept debuts in Seoul

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/hyundai-blue-will-plug-in-hybrid-concept-debuts-in-seoul/


Hyundai recently broke a few molds with its dolphin-inspired cellphone, and it now looks to be doing the same with its latest plug-in hybrid concept, which is set to make its public debut at the Seoul Motor Show next week. Of course, Hyundai isn't just letting the car, dubbed the BLUE-WILL, get by on those eye-catching lines alone, with it also cramming a direct-inject 1.6-liter gas engine with a CVT transmission and a 100kw electric motor under the hood, and taking a number of other measures to make the vehicle even more eco-minded. That includes some solar cells on the panoramic roof, which you can still see through, and some eco-friendly plastics throughout, including headlamp bezels made from recycled plastic bottles, and other plastics derived from plant extracts. No word about it actually going into production, of course, but you can get a bit of a closer look by hitting up the link below.

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Hyundai BLUE-WILL plug-in hybrid concept debuts in Seoul originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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