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Friday, March 18, 2011

#RutgersCMD - consistent theme from presentations is a focus on content and cadence of dissemination - right on!

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Whoa! Your New iPad Will Stick To Your Fridge [Ipad2]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/#!5782954/whoa-your-new-ipad-will-stick-to-your-fridge

Provided your new iPad is attached to its magnetical Smart Cover, it'll cling on to your refrigerator like a spider monkey to a tree branch. Or like something magnetic to something metal. It's true! That's my iPad sticking to my fridge this very morning. It seems like it's all being held up by the magnets on the flap of the Smart Cover, and I must say it feels surprisingly secure—I could definitely use it as a reference while cooking (read: doing FaceTime with my Mom while she tells me how to cook) without being too worried about slippage. Disclaimer: don't do this at home, because maybe your refrigerator isn't as magnet-friendly as mine, or maybe you're clumsy, or I don't really know, just know that I'm in no way responsible if you break your iPad trying to use it as a giant refrigerator magnet. [9to5Mac]

Samsung shows off 55-inch glasses-free 3D TV prototype

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/17/samsung-shows-off-55-inch-glasses-free-3d-tv-prototype/

Samsung hasn't exactly been as big on glasses-free 3D TVs as some other manufacturers in recent years, but it's now showing one off at the FPD China trade show -- or a prototype of one, anyway. According to Tech-On!, the 55-inch display is able to accomodate nine different viewpoints for glass-free 3D viewing, and it can be switched into a 2D mode at any time, which works by changing the optical refraction index of an LCD panel that sits on top of the main LCD that's actually used to display images. Right now, the prototype is also relying on a direct-lit CCFL backlight, although Samsung notes that would likely be replaced with an LED backlight before it actually hits the market -- something that's still a good three years away.

Samsung shows off 55-inch glasses-free 3D TV prototype originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tesla Model S will support third-party apps and text-to-voice, red lights will never be the same

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/17/tesla-model-s-will-support-third-party-apps-and-text-to-voice-r/

Now that pretty much every gizmo from your smartphone to TV has apps available for it, what's the next logical frontier? Of course, your car! Yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Cleantech Forum attendees in San Francisco that the upcoming Model S would indeed come with support for third-party applications to run on that monster 17-inch infotainment console. We're happy to see the company encouraging developers to put that Tegra chip to good use, though we can't help but worry about the myriad distractions that could come along with it. Of course, we're still in the dark about what OS is powering the whole shebang, but we're sure there will be a port of Angry Birds before you can come to a complete stop.

Tesla Model S will support third-party apps and text-to-voice, red lights will never be the same originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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