What makes something an “Ice Cream Sandwich” device? What does it mean to embody the spirit of Android? To help answer these questions, Google on Thursday unveiled Android Design, a guide for how to create the best Android apps and interfaces.
Android Design is “the place to learn about principles, building blocks, and patterns for creating world-class Android user interfaces,” Christian Robertson, head of the Android visual design group, said in a blog post. “Whether you’re a UI professional or a developer playing that role, these docs show you how to make good design decisions, big and small.”
Apple states that they have the policy to restrict other company to launch their products with suffix as “pad”. Steve Job even mentioned that Apple own the trademark for this. But to our surprise a German company, Neofonie GmbH, has launched a new tablet called WePad. WePad has a large 11.6-inch screen and is fitted with a webcam and two USB ports, the two great features which iPad was devoid of. Moreover, WePad runs Intel’s chip on a Linux platform which supports Flash and is compatible with Android too.
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Cloud Browse helps you play flash videos with full stream audio. This app can be used in iPhone/iPod Touch and allows you to browse website with Mozilla Firefox, play video or games using Flash and Java plugins and browse in complete security and privacy. This means you could watch Hulu on your iPhone/ iPod Touch or play Farmville.
Technically speaking it doesn’t install Flash on the actual iPhone. What it does is it connects to a different machine and you get somewhat lagged but real Flash run applications running on your device. What’s better? IT’S FREE!
To download please follow this link .
Below is an review of Cloud Browse by a kid (seriously, but it is worth watching for a “Genuine” and “unbiased” review)
Israel has banned imports of iPad because of its wireless interference with other devices. Officers at the customs have even impounded some of the gadgets. Even tourists won’t be allowed to bring iPads into Israel until officials certify that they comply with local transmitter standards. Stronger Wi-fi signals from iPad can affect other wireless devices that broadcast at lower power levels.
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Sources have told the Wall Street Journal that Sony is planning on making a challenger to Apple’s iPad that will have all the capabilities of a netbook, a Sony Reader and a PSP, the company’s handheld gaming device.
“That is a market we are also very interested in. We are confident we have the skills to create a [great] product,” said Sony’s CFO Nobuyuki Oneda. “Time-wise, we are a little behind the iPad but it’s a space we would like to be an active player in.”
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Apple announced that the Wi-Fi versions of its long-awaited iPad will arrive April 3 in stores in the United States. The models that can tap into AT&T’s 3G wireless data network will be available in late April.
Apple’s tablet computer is expected to ship with 12 new applications designed specifically for the device, and it will run almost all of the more than 150,000 applications available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Post Avatar era is three-dee-philic. The DLP 3D Ready Acer S5200 video-projector from Acer has stunning ability to display spectacular 3D videos and images. The devices comes with an HDMI port, sports a 120Hz refresh rate, is 3,000 ANSI lumens bright , with 2500:1 contrast ratio, and a 40-degree Vertical Keystone Correction. It is able project image 81-inch picture from 1 meter distance. Acer S5200 video-projector comes with 5 years warranty on the DLP chip and 1 year warranty on the lamp without hour limit.
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Buying your next laptop computer or smartphone online could suddenly get a lot more expensive if a little-known U.S. Department of Transportation proposal to tighten rules around the shipment of small, battery-powered devices by air goes through, says an industry group opposing the move.
SINGAPORE, February 3, 2010 – Fusion Garage today announced that its category-creating JooJoo Internet tablet has moved into full production with initial shipments expected to reach consumers at the end of February. Helping fuel the JooJoo’s arrival and Fusion Garage’s next phase of corporate growth is an innovative manufacturing agreement and strategic investment from mobile device OEM and distribution giant CSL Group of Malaysia.
Fusion Garage is expected to announce a second round of investment within the next two weeks which would augment today’s investment from CSL and the company’s initial round secured in November 2009.
CSL, established in 1998, has rapidly grown to a major conglomerate, with sales of nearly $300M USD, and the organization is one of the largest manufacturers of cell phones, mobile devices, netbook and notebook computers in SE Asia.
The strategic relationship between the companies calls for CSL to absorb all up front manufacturing costs associated with JooJoo production. This agreement virtually eliminates the normal high cost of mass market entry – often in the tens of millions – for any emerging Consumer Electronics (CE) hardware developer. In exchange, CSL will receive a revenue royalty from each JooJoo sold globally. Additionally, CSL has made a strategic venture investment in Fusion Garage which will help the company to move to the next phase of its corporate growth and product development.
“This is landscape changing manufacturing agreement in the CE hardware market in much the same way Dell changed the PC business model with its direct to consumer sales approach back in the 1990s,” said Fusion Garage founder and CEO, Chandrasekar (Chandra) Rathakrishnan. “CSL’s confidence in JooJoo and strategic investment enables us to concentrate on the expansion of our organization, software development and, ultimately, building a world class CE company.”
“We are justifiably bullish – not only on the promise of the JooJoo and the Internet tablet market’s potential but also on Fusion Garage’s forward looking vision,” said Dato Eric Chuah, Chairman of the CSL Group of Companies. “We have an opportunity to expand our business via this relationship, enter a hot market with a trusted partner and turn the traditional CE hardware manufacturing model on its head. We are betting on volume here and firmly believe our bet will be a winner.”
About JooJoo
JooJoo, officially introduced in December 2009, is the category-creating Web tablet that provides near instantaneous Internet access and the best online experience. The African word “joujou” means magical object and Fusion Garage’s JooJoo brings users into an online world where everything on the Internet is just a single touch away. Powered by Fusion Garage’s innovative browser-based operating system, JooJoo enables users to quickly and easily tap into Internet applications, news, music, high definition video, social media and web services. JooJoo has revolutionary hardware, including the largest capacitive touch screen of any device on the market – 12.1 inches –providing full screen content viewing. Its ultra-portable, ultra-thin design offers the best Internet experience anywhere – on the couch or on the go, standing or sitting. JooJoo’s gesture-based user interface allows easy transitions between Websites and turns pages in a digital publication via the movement of a finger. A full-size touch keyboard appears when users need it, and disappears when viewing content or paging through digital content. JooJoo is available directly from Fusion Garage at www.thejoojoo.com.
About Fusion Garage
Fusion Garage enables the best Internet experience through innovative software and hardware devices. Founded in 2008, Fusion Garage’s core browser-based operating system provides near instantaneous Internet access and has spurred the development of an entirely new category of consumer electronics devices dedicated to online usage. Fusion Garage is based in Singapore and is privately funded.
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