Stolen Pixels #138: On the Borderbus
Escapist Magazine
I am enamored of the Borderlands intro cinematic, which hooks you with a bit of humor and a catchy tune, perfectly setting the mood for what is one of the richest gameworlds I've seen this year. Each of the four characters in the game has a...
Revisiting the Motorola Droid on Verizon: evaluating the details
ZDNet
You wanted to know more about the quirks of Motorola's new Droid smartphone. On the eve of its launch on Verizon, I address all your questions. by Andrew Nusca
Nokia X6 to hit the UK on November 12
Unwired View
The X6 is a high-end Symbian touchscreen phone with features that include a 3.2 inches display with 360 x 640 pixels, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi (with UPnP), stereo speakers, 3.5mm headset jack, TV out, 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics, and...
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Motorola has announced a rugged handheld computer that comes with either Windows Mobile or CE, and in three different physical configurations. The MC3100 has a 624MHz Marvell processor, 802.11a/b/g and Bluetooth wireless, an integral RFID t...
Flat-TV Acronyms
BusinessWeek
OELs feature a polymer layer with organic “pixels” printed directly onto it; the layer itself emits light when activated by an electrical current. Because there’s no backlight they consume less energy than LCDs. Sony’s 11-inch prototype ...
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The Chinese company Delstar has announced a seven-inch netbook that runs Windows CE on an ARM processor. The DS 700 will be sold for $120 by KMart in the retailer's post-Thanksgiving "Black Friday" sale, according to various reports.
Vuzix Releases Two New Video Glasses
Associated Content
The Wrap 310 offers the wearer of the glasses 428x240 pixels on two LCD displays. According to the manufacturer of the glasses, this could be compared with watching a virtual screen of 55" from a distance of 3 meters. The more expensive ver...
Verizon announces the HTC Droid Eris, launches the LG Chocolate Touch
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Available starting today for $79.99 on contract, the LG Chocolate Touch features EV-DO Rev. 0 connectivity, a 3 inch touchscreen display with 400 x 240 pixels, VZ Navigator, HTML web browser, Dolby Mobile sound, 3.5mm headset jack, FM radio...
Call It an 'App Phone' (A What?)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Last week, I reviewed not one, but three new phones. You'd think that would be enough for a while, but fall is peak season for new mobile devices, and another major release -- Motorola's Droid -- is upon us this week.
Fighting Back ...Finally
PaperAge.com
Computers, Blackberries and IPhones and all sorts of electronic devices are mainstays in many people’s lives. I’m on my PC for most of the day and couldn’t do business without it. So what I’m about to say isn’t an attack on everything “e.”
Parade Technologies DP627 and DP628: DisplayPort timing controls meet ...
EDN.com
Parade Technologies DP627 and DP628: DisplayPort timing controls meet DDM specifications at 4M pixels International Rectifier IRLB8721PbF: Industrial-grade MOSFET has low gate charge Fairchild Semiconductor FDMS7650: 30V MOSFET comes in Pow...
Dartmouth professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked
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( Dartmouth College ) Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid digitally analyzed the iconic image of Oswald pictured in a backyard setting holding a rifle in one...
Incriminating Photo of Lee Harvey Oswald Not Faked
LiveScience.com
The tools can measure statistical inconsistencies in the underlying image pixels, improbable lighting and shadow, physically impossible perspective distortion, and other artifacts introduced by photo manipulators . At a casual glance, the l...