Archive for March, 2010

A $99 iPad killer… already?

A $99 iPad killer… already?

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by zevmo.

Chip maker Marvell announced a prototype 10″ tablet, running on their new low-power Armada 618 chip, focused on the education market (textbooks).  Some of the touted features are gigahertz-class processor speed, 1080p full-HD encode and decode, intelligent power management, power-efficient Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/FM/GPS connectivity, high performance 3D graphics capability and support for multiple software standards including full [...]

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Tivo Premiere- Family Movie Night is Back- [DadsonTech]

Tivo Premiere- Family Movie Night is Back- [DadsonTech]

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by zevmo.

Tivo released some very exciting information about their upcoming Series 4 set-top box, the Tivo Premiere. In the home media market, bridging the gap between a regular cable box, and a net appliance has always been separated into two or three separate devices.  This integration is indeed the next evolution of digital media delivery to [...]

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Logitech Unveils Two Harmony Remotes for under $100 [DadsOnTech]

Logitech Unveils Two Harmony Remotes for under $100 [DadsOnTech]

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by zevmo.

I can hear the wives applauding now. Logitech just released information about two of their new Harmony Universal Remote Controllers. As an A/V component madman, I can tell you that it is really difficult to get a truly universal, AND usable, remote control for under $200- let alone $100.  The new Harmony 600 and 650 [...]

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Microsoft Research Demos Their Translating Telephone Project

Microsoft Research Demos Their Translating Telephone Project

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by zevmo.

There are many translating devices and services that primarily take written text in a chat window, and attempt to translate it into different languages.  For example, one I use is VoxOx.  What if there was a way to have a near-real-time phone conversation, while the whole thing was being transcribed and translated?  Microsoft Research is [...]

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