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Hello and welcome to a brand new week. We are off to a great start here with great new rumors to tell you about, new gadgets being launched this week and a host of other things! So jump right over to the other side and get started, because you can’t start your week without catching up first!
Apple To Reveal Q3 ’09 Earnings Today
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Although the analysts have already reported about what we should expect from Apple’s Q3 earnings for this year, we are yet to hear the official word on it. In the interest of full disclosure here – yes, I love Apple and no, I do not have personal motives behind reporting predictions.
That aside, Apple’s sales are expected to have continued to grow and the company seems to be overall bullish as of now. They are also about to launch a massive ad campaign to counter the Windows 7 launch, so watch out. [Read last week’s Apple round up]
Update: The Report Is here. It is better than we all thought – they have had nearly 12% year on year growth despite the soft economy. [read]
Verizon Testing 4G iPhone Despite Droid Ads [?]
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As reported on a slightly annoyed tone, Verizon has kicked off an iPhone mocking ad campaign to sell its newest fleet entrant – the Motorola Droid. Now, there are reports from a relatively unknown blog that Verizon is actually double-dealing, in a way.
Apparently the carrier is involved in extensive testing of a forthcoming iPhone CDMA device on the 4G LTE network. The tests have been going on for a few months now but there’s no talk of a release date yet, the blog claims. This could get interesting if it is indeed true. [read]
Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Gets ION, Coming On 10/22
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The coveted Lenovo IdeaPad S12, enriched with the wholesome graphics goodness of the NVIDIA ION chipset, is all set to launch on October 22nd. But the launch will be in Japan only. This Atom N270 toting device already has other versions but it is this ION version that everyone wants and for obvious reasons. Let’s hope it gets to the rest of us soon. [read]
The First Ever Live Shots Of The HTC Dragon [?]
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The HTC Dragon is the latest in a long line of rumored Android and HTC phones. However, those earlier rumors have proved to be accurate in the cases of the HTC HD2, the Motorola Droid and others. However, as new phones are released, rumorsville is left empty. Filling this void is this new HTC phone that supposedly has the same hardware as the HD2 but will be running Android. If a 4.3inch full touchscreen phone is not a dream Android phone right now, I don’t know what is.
Anyway, we have the first live shots of an obviously HTC phone, running a previously unseen UI with the Android OS. From the photos, it does look like a larger than average phone such as the HD2. We’ll keep you posted as more news filters through. [read]
Asus T91MT Multi-Touch Netbook Due This Week
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Asus’ T91 convertible tablet netbook wasn’t an instant hit but it did break new grounds. Now we have the new multitouch T91MT (MT for multitouch of course). No one really knows anything about it yet but we finally have a release date for the thing – 22nd October. It will come with Windows 7 Home Premium and will hopefully be a lot more exciting than the original T91. [read]
Vicon Revue Camera [SenseCam] Records Your Life Every 30 Seconds
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The Vicon Revue, a licensed version of the SenseCam concept developed by Microsoft, is a nifty little device. It has a 1GB memory, a fish eye lens and a tiny form factor that is riddled with sensors to detect light, temperature and orientation.
The device was originally built for patient’s suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, to help them recall the events of their day. Vicon was licensed by Microsoft because apparently the demand was too great for Microsoft. Vicon will be bringing out the camera at £500 by this Christmas that will be primarily aimed at researchers. A consumer version is in the works and it will apparently be available in 2010.
The camera can take images at a pre-determined time interval, with 30seconds being the lowest. It also snaps pictures when it detects a person directly in front (through IR) and when it senses a new environment (through temperature sensors). Since the images are quite low in resolution, 1GB can hold up to 30,000 images. [read]
Texas Instruments Promises Super Low Voltage Bluetooth
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Texas Instruments, the number 4 manufacturer of semiconductors worldwide, has developed something very interesting. They have been showing off a new chip that makes Bluetooth run at an incredibly low energy level, making it possible to run the system for a rather long time on a single button cell battery.
TI says that the chip, measuring about 6mm-squared, will run on that single cell for more than a year. This means it can be fitted into a number of handheld devices and make them exceptionally useful. So you can now have a TV remote that you do not have to aim and that works amazingly well.
However, the current Bluetooth technology is anything but energy efficient. So waxing all eloquent about it right now may not be such a god idea. [read]
Sony Has New 360º Display, Has No Clue What To Do With It
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Sony has been displaying a new device that displays a virtual image in full 360º view. So you can see the image in 3D with your naked eye. No more weird glasses that give you a headache. The device is still prototype and Sony has no concrete plans for it right now.
It has very limited capabilities right now but hopefully it will make virtual 3D images a consumer thing in the near future. [read]
Lamp Bearing Rocking Chair Generates Its Own Power [Concept]
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This concept reading chair has an OLED lamp attached to it and it generates it own electricity. How? It is a rocking chair and it generates electricity when you are rocking on it. Cool idea I say. There’s nothing like powering your own reading lamp. Hopefully it and similar products will go into production someday. [read]
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