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New iPod touch earns “a rare perfect score”

phil — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:03:46 +0000

New iPod touch earns “a rare perfect score”
Sitting “in a class by itself,” the new iPod touch receives a perfect 5 stars from Cliff Edwards (businessweek.com). “Apple has managed to make the touch look better, work better, and deliver more features,” Edwards points out. “No longer simply a high-end iPod, it has become the foundation of what’s sure to be an increasingly important handheld computing platform for Apple.”

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New iPod touch earns “a rare perfect score”

phil — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:35:43 +0000

LG and Samsung Join Forces to Develop and Promote Mobile Digital TV Standard

- Agreement signed on May 14, 2008
- Companies are jointly developing and proposing technology for a mobile/handheld DTV standard to the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
- LG President and CTO Woo Paik: “LG and Samsung are already world-class in digital TV and mobile communications. Through this collaboration, we also have an opportunity to lead the North American mobile DTV market.”
- Samsung President, Digital Media Business JongWoo Park: &quo..

DeLorme Handheld Sports STMicro 32-Channel GPS Receiver
DeLorme has rolled out its latest handheld GPS receiver, the Earthmate PN-40, built around a WAAS-enabled, 32-channel Cartesio GPS chipset by STMicroelectronics, as well as dual-core central processor.

New iPod touch earns “a rare perfect score”

phil — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:03:34 +0000

poi1987: Developing new tools for data collection and analysis (General Computing)
Developing new tools for data collection and analysis

Probeware refers to educational applications of probes, interfaces and software used for real-time data acquisition, display, and analysis with a computer or calculator.
probeware is also known as Microcomputer Based Labs or MBL. When used with a calculator, it is known as Calculator Based Labs or CBL.

By connecting probes to a computer running suitable software, students can observe data displayed in a variety of formats as it is being collected. When used in an inquiry-based learning context, this capacity can significantly increase and speed learning.

Bob Tinker and Stephen Bannasch, founders of the Concord Consortium, started developing probeware at TERC twenty-five years ago. Ever since then they have been promoting the educational value of using computers to display real-time datalogger for school..

Our most recent work is focused on probeware for handheld computers. We have developed new probeware software called CCProbe which is built upon the open source CC LabBook System. CCProbe works on Palms and PocketPC handheld computers as well as MacOS, Windows, and Unix desktop operating systems. This work all falls under an umbrella we call CCProbeware. The work is described in an article in the Winter 2002 @Concord newsletter Probeware Takes a Seat in the Classroom.

We also have a site devoted to catalogging and reviewing current probeware and handheld computer systems called ProbeSight.

Earlier at the Concord Consortium we developed the concept of SmartProbes for the Science Learning in Context project. The Exploratorium Electronic Guidebook and the Data and Models projects extended this work into both wireless networked probeware and probeware for handhelds.

The TEEMSS project has continued work extending probeware for use with inexpensive portable handheld computers.

We are also helping the Jason Academy integrate probes into their online teacher programs.

PS3 price cut coming in March?

phil — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:11:03 +0000

PS3 price cut coming in March?
According to a D+Pad report citing “insider sources”, Sony has plans to cut the price of the PlayStation 3 console this upcoming March, in an effort to be “more competitive.”

Sony Europe has so far dismissed the rumor as “rumor and speculation,” but Europe president David Reeves is quoted as saying there will be “technical innovations” coming to both the PS3 and the handheld PSP.

The same source claims to have seen game footage of both Uncharted 2 and God of War 3 on the PlayStation 3 as well as gameplay for LittleBigPlanet, on the PSP. The insider added that studio Media Molecule has been working on the handheld port for four months.

Although dismissed as rumor for now, a price reduction in time for the Easter holiday is not all that far-fetched and has happened many times in the past with consoles.

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Hawk DS News?
We may have some details on the newest Hawk game to hit the NintendoDS. According to Max Console, the next Hawk game headed to the handheld will be…

AMD Reports Second Quarter Results

phil — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:11:45 +0000

AMD Reports Second Quarter Results
AMD (NYSE:AMD) today reported second quarter 2008 revenue from continuing operations of $1.349 billion, a seven percent decrease compared to the first quarter of 2008 and a three percent increase compared to the second quarter of 2007. As part of its previously communicated review of its non-core businesses, AMD decided to divest its Handheld and DTV product businesses, and therefore is classifying them as discontinued operations¹ for financial reporting.

Brother P-Touch 1280 Labeling System
Anyone who knows me knows that my passion for organizing anything and everything is only second to my passion for crafting and this handheld labeler is perfect for using in…

Hawk DS News?
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iPhone and iPod touch vying with game leaders

phil — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:04:18 +0000

iPhone and iPod touch vying with game leaders
iPhone and iPod touch have become “serious competitors to Nintendo’s DS handheld and Sony’s PlayStation Portable,” report Nick Wingfield and Christopher Lawton (online.wsj.com). And for good reason. Says one gamer who “sold his PSP and may get rid of his DS soon”: “‘I can listen to my iPod and play games at the same time, and when I’m done I can just put it in my pocket.’”

iPhone officialy introduced by Apple

phil — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:03:38 +0000

iPhone officialy introduced by Apple
iPhone combines three products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching — into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone also introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, […]

LG and Samsung Join Forces to Develop and Promote Mobile Digital TV Standard

MyRacer releases portable Flash gaming handheld

phil — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:05:50 +0000

MyRacer releases portable Flash gaming handheld
The Korean-based company MyRacer has announced the launch of its first portable Flash gaming console, the MF101.

The small handheld has a 2.4-inch, 290K color LCD screen with 320×240 resolution and uses a 192MHz ARM processor. The console has 1GB of internal memory which the company says can hold about 1000 Flash-based games. The media device can also play back text, music, photos and even movies as well as additional support for subway map views.

It is unclear whether the console can play full Flash-based games or only those available with Flash Lite, but even if it is the latter, there are many Flash Lite games as well. The handheld has two directional pads as well as shoulder keys. An SD slot allows for expandable memory.

The MF101 is available in Korea for the equivalent of $66 USD but some retailers are exporting it to North America for the equivalent of $104 USD.

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iPhone lags behind iPod Touch 2G in 3D gaming

phil — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:03:03 +0000

iPhone lags behind iPod Touch 2G in 3D gaming
Handheld Games Corp’s CEO Thomas Fessler is reporting subtle differences between old and new models of both the iPhone and iPod Touch as far as 3D gaming is concerned. In an interview with Touch Arcade, Fessler says the performance of their 3D game TouchSports Tennis “is noticeably different across models.” These noticeable differences spring from the […]

LG and Samsung Join Forces to Develop and Promote Mobile Digital TV Standard

iPhone and iPod touch vying with game leaders

phil — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:03:08 +0000