http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Daily gadget Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2012 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Tue, 29 May 2012 01:02:55 GMT Tue, 29 May 2012 01:02:55 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/Get-a-Tiny-Stick-PC-for-74-Android-Included-271874.shtml It was only four days ago that we reported on the existence of a $49 VIA android mini PC and now we get to describe another such item, from Chinese brand rikomagic.

This small device measures 8.8 x 3.5 x 1.2 cm, which is the same as 3.46 x 1.37 x 0.47 inches. Quite a small package for a computer, but we lost the ability to be surprised b... (read more)]]> Sat, 26 May 2012 08:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Get-a-Tiny-Stick-PC-for-74-Android-Included-271874.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Get-a-Tiny-Stick-PC-for-74-Android-Included-271874.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-s-Best-Motion-Control-Technology-Revealed-270952.shtml Computer makers have gone from keyboards and mice to touchscreens and, now, they are dabbling in other forms of machine-human interaction, especially motion control.

There are three things that people have always wanted to see their devices respond to: their voices, their movements and their very thoughts.

Nowadays, the... (read more)]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 08:37:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-s-Best-Motion-Control-Technology-Revealed-270952.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-s-Best-Motion-Control-Technology-Revealed-270952.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Plastic-Logic-Out-of-E-Reader-Market-Job-Concerns-Rise-270055.shtml You'd think that a company fresh out of revealing a new, color, flexible display technology for e-readers would scramble to get such an item out as soon as possible.

Plastic Logic has just finished smashing and grinding into dust that particular assumption, having announced that it will not, in fact, use that flexible display ... (read more)]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 17:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Plastic-Logic-Out-of-E-Reader-Market-Job-Concerns-Rise-270055.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Plastic-Logic-Out-of-E-Reader-Market-Job-Concerns-Rise-270055.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fraunhover-Wants-to-Beat-Google-s-Project-Glass-to-the-Punch-269290.shtml Glasses with built-in displays and/or cameras already exist, which means that pairs with augmented reality functions are just one step away.

Sure, that one step might not be the smallest in history, but it's still just one step. Google has already introduced its idea for taking it.

Dubbed Project Glass, it ... (read more)]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 08:41:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fraunhover-Wants-to-Beat-Google-s-Project-Glass-to-the-Punch-269290.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fraunhover-Wants-to-Beat-Google-s-Project-Glass-to-the-Punch-269290.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Paper-TouchPads-Could-Become-part-of-Books-and-Lables-269070.shtml We've seen our share of disposable technological inventions, but the one presented most recently by a team of researchers may take the cake as far as usability is concerned.

Paper has been an essential part of our society for centuries, especially after the invention of the printing press in 1440-1450.

Now, we coul... (read more)]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 13:56:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Paper-TouchPads-Could-Become-part-of-Books-and-Lables-269070.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Paper-TouchPads-Could-Become-part-of-Books-and-Lables-269070.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Color-Amazon-Kindle-In-Second-Half-of-2012-268724.shtml
Amazon was among the first to cash in on the new product type. Its Kindle became the best-selling product too, and stayed that way for months.

The market eventually matured, though, and by that we mean that most people who had any interest in reading electronic books already had an e-reader, or a... (read more)]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 09:29:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Color-Amazon-Kindle-In-Second-Half-of-2012-268724.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Color-Amazon-Kindle-In-Second-Half-of-2012-268724.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-PC-Motion-Sensor-Is-Perfect-MS-Lawsuit-Bait-267081.shtml ASUS has formally launched a product that may or may not have Microsoft crying foul in front of the doors of the US Patent and Trademark Office and whatever court happens to supervise infringement lawsuits.

The former has formally launched the Xtion motion sensor, which recognizes whole-body movements and translates them into game c... (read more)]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:43:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-PC-Motion-Sensor-Is-Perfect-MS-Lawsuit-Bait-267081.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-PC-Motion-Sensor-Is-Perfect-MS-Lawsuit-Bait-267081.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prototype-Raspberry-Pi-With-the-Prototyping-Pi-Plate-266695.shtml Raspberry Pi Linux computer, that little thing that has been getting more attention than anyone had expected, has begun to see compatible accessories cropping up.

Adafruit, an electronics component maker, has introduced the Prototyping Pi Plate, a PCB (printed circuit board) that can be installed on top of the Raspberry Pi and ... (read more)]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:40:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prototype-Raspberry-Pi-With-the-Prototyping-Pi-Plate-266695.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prototype-Raspberry-Pi-With-the-Prototyping-Pi-Plate-266695.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-Releases-Galaxy-Player-4-2-and-3-6-264166.shtml We dare say it was about time someone released a nice, small multimedia player that would give Apple's iPod touch a run for its money, or at least wise the masses up to the existence of alternatives.

Samsung has formally introduced the Galaxy Player 3.6 and 4.2 small form factor, portable multimedia players.

They really are p... (read more)]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:05:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-Releases-Galaxy-Player-4-2-and-3-6-264166.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-Releases-Galaxy-Player-4-2-and-3-6-264166.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Panasonic-Preps-Portable-USB-Mobile-Power-Supplies-With-Wireless-Charging-263671.shtml Panasonic really values its batteries and power supply expertise, more than many other companies, and nothing can make a statement to that effect like a special new product line.

The power supplies that Panasonic formally introduced yesterday (April 9, 2012) might not conjure up the correct mental images.read more)]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Panasonic-Preps-Portable-USB-Mobile-Power-Supplies-With-Wireless-Charging-263671.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Panasonic-Preps-Portable-USB-Mobile-Power-Supplies-With-Wireless-Charging-263671.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Commodore-Revives-the-Old-64-Computer-262499.shtml
Meet Commodore 64x, a modern computer in a classic and even vintage skin! If you thought the good old days of the C64 were gone for good, think again, as Commodore brings back to life this ageless classic.

You get the same looks of the old C64, but underneath the grey plastic case you get a nif... (read more)]]> Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:42:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Commodore-Revives-the-Old-64-Computer-262499.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Commodore-Revives-the-Old-64-Computer-262499.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Florin Tibu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Touch-Music-Keyboard-Runs-Android-and-Sings-to-Aspiring-Artists-258206.shtml We've seen many keyboards for Android-based devices, but not keyboards with the Android operating system and especially not of the sort that are meant to produce music.

It so happens that a music keyboard is precisely what Miselu has created and decided to demonstrate during the SoundCloud Open House event at the Aust... (read more)]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:50:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Touch-Music-Keyboard-Runs-Android-and-Sings-to-Aspiring-Artists-258206.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Touch-Music-Keyboard-Runs-Android-and-Sings-to-Aspiring-Artists-258206.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Motorola-MOTOACTV-Wearable-Fitness-Tracker-Play-Music-Too-253933.shtml If anyone wanted some means to easily monitor their fitness levels while listening to their favorite song, Motorola has the solution.

The company has officially launched the MOTOACTV - something that looks like a wrist watch, but is actually a wearable fitness performance tracker - in Israel.

It also plays the ... (read more)]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Motorola-MOTOACTV-Wearable-Fitness-Tracker-Play-Music-Too-253933.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Motorola-MOTOACTV-Wearable-Fitness-Tracker-Play-Music-Too-253933.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Qualcomm-Buys-Display-Maker-Pixtronix-Mirasol-May-Evolve-248932.shtml Qualcomm is known for many things, but displays aren't exactly the main source of its fame, something that may or may not change after the most recent deal is closed.

Though Qualcomm is primarily a developer of mobile products and wireless technology, it also dabbles in fields like entertainment devices and displays.
... (read more)]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:09:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Qualcomm-Buys-Display-Maker-Pixtronix-Mirasol-May-Evolve-248932.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Qualcomm-Buys-Display-Maker-Pixtronix-Mirasol-May-Evolve-248932.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-Victorinox-Pocket-Knife-Doubles-as-1TB-USB-3-0-eSATA-SSD-245455.shtml At this year’s CES fair, Victorinox, everyone’s favorite pocket-knife company, has come out with a rather interesting contraption that doubles as a high-speed eSATA/USB 3.0 solid state drive sporting up to 1TB of storage.

The ingenious device doesn’t seem any different than regular Victorinox pock... (read more)]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:07:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-Victorinox-Pocket-Knife-Doubles-as-1TB-USB-3-0-eSATA-SSD-245455.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/CES-2012-Victorinox-Pocket-Knife-Doubles-as-1TB-USB-3-0-eSATA-SSD-245455.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/B-N-Nook-May-Become-a-Standalone-Business-244962.shtml It appears that at least one competitor on the e-reader and tablet market has seen enough success to seriously consider big plans for the future.

Barnes and Noble have recently published their financial results, but what may stand out most is the part about future plans.

Granted, all the praise that the Nook Color and Nook Tab... (read more)]]> Fri, 6 Jan 2012 14:30:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/B-N-Nook-May-Become-a-Standalone-Business-244962.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/B-N-Nook-May-Become-a-Standalone-Business-244962.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Motorola-Mobility-Unveils-4Home-Connected-Home-Gateway-244820.shtml Motorola Mobility has just announced that at this year’s CES fair, the company will introduce a new home gateway that was designed to take all the connected devices installed in a household and put them in the cloud.

This includes home control, home security and energy management appliances, which after being connected to t... (read more)]]> Fri, 6 Jan 2012 09:30:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Motorola-Mobility-Unveils-4Home-Connected-Home-Gateway-244820.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Motorola-Mobility-Unveils-4Home-Connected-Home-Gateway-244820.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Amazon-Offers-Free-2-Day-Shipping-for-Kindle-Devices-242179.shtml Amazon has now announced a special promotion for those users who still have some last minute Christmas shopping to attend to, and is now offering free 2-day shipping for their Kindle eReaders and the Kindle Fire tablet.

The offer is available for those customers who place their order by 8 pm PT on December 21, and the company guara... (read more)]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:24:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Amazon-Offers-Free-2-Day-Shipping-for-Kindle-Devices-242179.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Amazon-Offers-Free-2-Day-Shipping-for-Kindle-Devices-242179.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kyobo-and-Qualcomm-Demo-Mirasol-E-Reader-on-Video-240609.shtml For those who remember when we said that the first Mirasol-equipped e-reader had finally been completed, it turns out that Kyobo and Qualcomm decided it was time for a real video walkthrough.

When we talked about how the 5.7-inch device had finally become reality, we also pointed people towards a small intro video of it.
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Starting today, Amazon’s Spanish customers can choose between a vast selection of over 22,000 Spanish-language e... (read more)]]> Thu, 1 Dec 2011 12:45:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Amazon-Launches-Kindle-in-Italy-and-Spain-237775.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Amazon-Launches-Kindle-in-Italy-and-Spain-237775.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/ARM-Computer-Is-Credit-Card-Sized-Plays-1-080p-Video-and-Runs-Linux-236544.shtml It might not exactly be quite as small as the idea originally intended, but the Raspberry Pi will probably make jaws drop regardless.

The idea used to be for a flash drive-sized computer, but the concept has since evolved, somewhat grown in size, but not by much.

Besides, when someone sees something ... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:42:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/ARM-Computer-Is-Credit-Card-Sized-Plays-1-080p-Video-and-Runs-Linux-236544.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/ARM-Computer-Is-Credit-Card-Sized-Plays-1-080p-Video-and-Runs-Linux-236544.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kobo-Intros-99-74-Kobo-Touch-eReader-Ads-Included-236470.shtml The battle of the eReaders continues and this time Kobo has also entered into the fight with a cheaper $99 (€74) model of the Kobo Touch that is basically the same as its older brother, but comes with a new ads service that kicks in each time you put the device to sleep.

The Kobo Touch with Offers sports a 6-inch screen that is b... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:24:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kobo-Intros-99-74-Kobo-Touch-eReader-Ads-Included-236470.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kobo-Intros-99-74-Kobo-Touch-eReader-Ads-Included-236470.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mirasol-E-Reader-Becomes-Real-Out-of-reach-for-Most-Though-235866.shtml Some may have thought it would never happen, or at least that it wouldn't happen any time this year, but it did, Qualcomm made an e-reader using a Mirasol display.

The device that Qualcomm created measures 5.7 inches in diagonal and stands apart from all other e-book readers through the special properties of its display.read more)]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:50:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mirasol-E-Reader-Becomes-Real-Out-of-reach-for-Most-Though-235866.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mirasol-E-Reader-Becomes-Real-Out-of-reach-for-Most-Though-235866.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/IEI-Develops-12-1-Inch-Multi-Touch-Panel-PC-with-Intel-Atom-CPU-235512.shtml IEI, a company dedicated to developing industrial computing for factory automation, computer telephony integration, networking and other similar applications, has just announced the launch of the AFOLUX GENII 12.1-inch flat-bezel panel PC powered by an Intel Atom processor.

More specifically, the panel PC uses the Atom D... (read more)]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/IEI-Develops-12-1-Inch-Multi-Touch-Panel-PC-with-Intel-Atom-CPU-235512.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/IEI-Develops-12-1-Inch-Multi-Touch-Panel-PC-with-Intel-Atom-CPU-235512.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-s-iPhone-4S-Takes-Better-Pictures-with-the-Belkin-LiveAction-Grip-235018.shtml With the new, more advanced, camera included in the iPhone 4S it was just a matter of time until accessory makers would start releasing new gadgets to help you take better and sharper photos using Apple's latest smartphone, and one of the first such devices to arrive is the Belkin LiveAction Camera Grip.

Just as ... (read more)]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:44:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-s-iPhone-4S-Takes-Better-Pictures-with-the-Belkin-LiveAction-Grip-235018.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-s-iPhone-4S-Takes-Better-Pictures-with-the-Belkin-LiveAction-Grip-235018.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Boxee-Live-TV-Tuner-Dongle-Will-Arrive-in-January-for-49-36-234988.shtml Leaked just a couple of days back, Boxee Box has now made official its Boxee Live TV dongle which will allow its clients living in North America to watch a series of high-definition TV channels for free, provided they own this device and the original Boxee Box, of course.

The Boxee Live TV dongle is basically an ATSC tuner t... (read more)]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:56:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Boxee-Live-TV-Tuner-Dongle-Will-Arrive-in-January-for-49-36-234988.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Boxee-Live-TV-Tuner-Dongle-Will-Arrive-in-January-for-49-36-234988.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/WIMM-One-Would-Be-a-Watch-If-it-Wasn-t-Really-an-Android-233443.shtml In the history of spy film-like gadgets, the WIMM One that WIMM Labs created probably ranks near the top of the list of items that James bond could be expected to use.

WIMM One isn't exactly a self-explanatory name, except perhaps through the implication that more models are to come.

Also, its outer looks wouldn... (read more)]]> Wed, 9 Nov 2011 23:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/WIMM-One-Would-Be-a-Watch-If-it-Wasn-t-Really-an-Android-233443.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/WIMM-One-Would-Be-a-Watch-If-it-Wasn-t-Really-an-Android-233443.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kobo-to-be-Acquired-by-Japan-Based-Rakuten-for-315-231-Million-233480.shtml Kobo, a company well known for its eReaders and eBook services, has just announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Japan-based Rakuten, which intends to acquire 100% of Kobo's issued and outstanding shares.

The transaction will bring Kobo $315 million (231.08 million EUR) in cash from the Japanes e-co... (read more)]]> Wed, 9 Nov 2011 15:40:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kobo-to-be-Acquired-by-Japan-Based-Rakuten-for-315-231-Million-233480.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kobo-to-be-Acquired-by-Japan-Based-Rakuten-for-315-231-Million-233480.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sorin Nita) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Griffin-and-Dijit-Media-Build-Universal-Android-Remote-233336.shtml Beacon is the name of the universal remote control system that Griffin and Dijit want to use on tablets and Android phones.

Essentially, it is a combination of hardware and software that should let any phone and tablet, as long as it is running Android OS, be sued as a touch remote control.

Home entertainment cent... (read more)]]> Wed, 9 Nov 2011 10:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Griffin-and-Dijit-Media-Build-Universal-Android-Remote-233336.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Griffin-and-Dijit-Media-Build-Universal-Android-Remote-233336.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Amazon-Kindle-E-Reader-Owners-Can-Loan-E-Books-Now-232139.shtml Having an e-reader implied that one also purchase one or more books to actually give it something to do, but it appears this is no longer the case, for Amazon's Kindle at least.

Amazon decided that it just wasn't doing enough for its customers, or figured that free books will do wonders in the PR and Kindle sales department, or bo... (read more)]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2011 14:55:00 GMT Softpedia News - Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Amazon-Kindle-E-Reader-Owners-Can-Loan-E-Books-Now-232139.shtml Daily gadget http://news.softpedia.com/news/Amazon-Kindle-E-Reader-Owners-Can-Loan-E-Books-Now-232139.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop)