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Monday 30 January 2012

HI TECH 3D TV WITHOUT GLASSES


TOKYO -- Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday it is developing technology for a 3-D television that won't require special glasses.

Company spokeswoman Yuko Sugahara confirmed such technology was in the works. But she declined to comment on a report in the Yomiuri newspaper that the Tokyo-based company plans to start selling the new TVs by the end of the year.


Mainstream 3-D TVs now on sale, such as those from rivals Panasonic Corp. and Sony Corp., require glasses. But there are already screens that don't require glasses, mainly intended for store displays. They require the viewer to stand in specific spots for the 3-D effect to emerge, and the image quality is much lower than that of screens using glasses.

Yomiuri said Mitsubishi's technology involves transmitting different images at various angles to create an illusion of dimension and depth, a principle used by current glasses-free monitors.

Electronics companies have been investing heavily in 3-D technology for televisions, betting that people will want a 3-D experience at home following the success of blockbuster movies such as "Avatar," which was screened in 3-D.
Some gadgets such as handheld game machines from Nintendo Co. can deliver 3-D images without special glasses.

"Many people don't like to wear glasses to watch TV for a long time, especially people who must wear 3-D glasses over regular glasses," Sugahara said.
Sony said its new TVs are still in development but hopes they will eventually boost consumer demand for 3D sets.

3D glasses, which cost more than £100, have been criticised by consumers for being too expensive, cumbersome and uncomfortable. “We know people complain about wearing them,” said Sony boss Sir Howard Stringer.

His firm refuses to reveal the technology behind its prototypes, which can be viewed at full effect from any angle, or say when they will go on sale.

But technology analyst Rob Enderle said: “Toshiba's glasses-free technology uses a special lens that angles left and right images to each eye, similar to 3D printed photographs of years ago.”

Experts say abandoning glasses is key to boosting disappointing sales.

“Glasses-free 3D is the only way these TVs will ever become mainstream,” said Will Findlater, editor of Stuff magazine. “To make people wear glasses every time they want to watch TV is simply ludicrous and most aren't willing to do it at home.”

He also predicted the first glasses-free sets will be far more expensive than current 3D models and added that broadcasters have so far failed to make enough films and programmes in 3D.

 

MICROSOFT OPEARATING SYSTEM ACTIVITIES AND BENEFITS


Microsoft shows off new operating system:
Microsoft Corp showed off a version of the software company's next operating system, highlighting touchscreen features that would work well on a tablet computer, at the All Things Digital technology conference on Wednesday.
The head of Microsoft's Windows unit, Steven Sinofsky, said the product did not yet have a name, and did not say when it would be released.
 

In a demonstration at the D9 conference in Palos Verdes, California, a Microsoft employee showed a starting page that resembles Microsoft's latest phone software, with live 'tiles' manipulated by pressing and swiping the screen.
The demonstration shows Microsoft is making progress toward running its operating system on tablets which may be able to rival Apple Inc's iPad, launched 14 months ago.
The demo comes five months after Sinofsky showed off a very crude version of the new Windows system working on ARM Holdings chips on at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
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MICROSOFT UNVEILS MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM


Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday officially unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system, touting new features that differentiate itself from competitors.

The major new update of Microsoft's Windows phone software, codenamed Mango, includes hundreds of new features that will deliver smarter and easier communications, applications and Internet experiences, the company said.

For example, the new software can integrate a user's text message, email, Facebook and Twitter chats, Windows Live Messenger in one, easy-to-access location, allowing the user to switch between them within the same conversation.



There is also a feature that can connect applications already on a Windows phone, or new applications available to download, with search results and users' other activities in a way that Microsoft said is deeper than any other platform.

Mango will use a mobile version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 browser, and will leverage built-in phone capabilities like location awareness, camera and microphone to offer more relevant search results and local information and suggestions.

"Mango builds on the work that we did in Windows Phone 7 and extends a lot of key scenarios around communications, apps, and Internet experiences -- with even more capability and a deeper level of integration," Greg Sullivan, senior product manager of mobile communications at Microsoft, said in a statement.

Microsoft said Mango will be offered for free to all eligible Windows phone customers when it's available in the fall.

The company on Tuesday also announced new partnerships with Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE in its latest efforts to bring more Windows phone handsets to the market.

There are an increasing number of equipment manufacturers and technology groups that provide operating systems (OS) for free personal and commercial use without any cost or fee. You are sometimes even free to use them, change their source code and redistribute them as well.

Like Anything that comes for free, do not expect fancy printed manuals and CD-ROMs and technical support. Yet you can count on the community that uses these OS to provide you support through chat rooms and forums and mailing lists.

You will also note that the size of these OS range from 1 to 10 GB so if you don’t have decent broadband connection, paying for a DVD/CD-ROM might seem reasonable. Also if you are not that techie, some of these companies offer helpdesk and support contracts, which can be bought at a reasonable price.
 

REVIEW OF HTC SMART HANDS-ON


"Quietly Brilliant" – that's HTC's latest marketing slogan. And although we're not generally won over by such rhetoric, in this particular case, it rings pretty true.

While Apple has been busy trying to convince the world that the launch of the iPad is akin to the second coming of Christ, HTC has spent its time in a less ostentatious manner, launching some of the best mobile phones we've ever seen.


The new HTC Smart has a lot to live up to when you consider the company's recent track record. In the past few months we've seen the beautifully crafted HTC Legend, which was quickly followed up with the HTC Desire – arguably the best mobile phone money can buy right now.

Even a Windows Phone operating system couldn't stop the HTC HD Mini from being a great handset for anyone who's resistant to buy into Google's Android platform.

But the Smart is a very different proposition to those feature-packed handsets. Although it clearly falls into the smartphone category, it's not aimed at the kind of power user who would want an HTC Desire or Apple iPhone.

The Smart is aimed clearly at the average consumer who would like a few smartphone features, but doesn't care about lightning fast processors or app stores. Oh, and they want it to be affordable too, even without a contract.

At a glance, it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense that HTC would be devoting time, money, and energy to moving downmarket into the dog-eat-dog world of dumbphones -- but after chatting a bit with the company today, we've got a slightly better sense for why the Smart exists: it's a stepping stone, not a final destination. It's promoting the Qualcomm Brew MP-powered device as a way to get folks who would otherwise buy... say, a Samsung Corby, and use it to get them interested in (and locked into) the Sense UI, which looks surprisingly similar here to what you'd find on anything else HTC makes. The Smart's screen animations are pleasantly fast and you've got basically all the stuff you'd expect to find on a basic new-in-box smartphone including full HTML browsing and support for Twitter, email, and so on. The 2.8-inch resistive display seemed totally usable to us; clearly, a full QWERTY keyboard won't be terribly comfortable on any 2.8-inch screen, but it ain't bad. In a word, we're impressed -- we wouldn't buy it (and we suspect you wouldn't either), but it's definitely got a valid target demo. Follow the break for video.

HTC SMART LAUNCHED IN INDIA


Smartphones are being launched in India at affordable prices (even though Nokia and Apple believe that they can charge a highly premium price) and now, HTC has launched its ‘Smart’ phone [in exclusive partnership with Airtel] just for Rs, 9,990/.



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HTC Smart Launched in India at affordable price
By sinha on 31, March, 2010 | Topic: mobile

Smartphones are being launched in India at affordable prices (even though Nokia and Apple believe that they can charge a highly premium price) and now, HTC has launched its ‘Smart’ phone [in exclusive partnership with Airtel] just for Rs, 9,990/.
HTC Smart Specification

    Operating System: Brew® Mobile Platform
    Memory: ROM: 256 MB, RAM: 256 MB
    3 MP Camera
    2.8-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen
HTC Smart also comes with Scenes—different phone configurations that reflect different moods in your daily self. There’s a mode for your busy weekdays, filling your home screen with panels that help you ease on through your workdays with apps like email, calendar and the web browser.
Touchscreen phone at an affordable price – compare this with Nokia or iPhone and you will notice the huge gap. Who is reading the market correctly?

 

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