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April 30, 2005
Rome-based Alenia Aeronautica is aiming "to fly its new Sky-X unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator by the end of May," according to C4ISR Journal. "The 7-meter-long demonstrator - which has a wingspan of 6 meters, takeoff weight of 1,100 kilograms and maximum speed of 800 kilometers per hour - will undergo flight trials at Sweden's Vidsel military test range."
The $43 million + drone is a technology demonstrator, mostly -- a test-bed to see how many decisions the plane can make on its own in midair. Defense Tech
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Live Digitally sent a member of their web team to the San Francisco Apple store to cover the Tiger launch.
"The San Francisco Apple retail store closed its doors promptly at 5pm allowing employees one hour to prepare the venue for a 6:00pm arrival of Tiger. I showed my face in downtown San Francisco at 5:00pm to find a line of approximately 100 Mac fans patiently awaiting their entrance go-ahead.
The first person in line had smiles all the way, with "only one more short hour to go" written on his face. After a small chat with him I found out that he only used Macintosh computers (G4 at home and G5 for work), and arrived at 4:00pm to get his hands on the black box where X marked the spot."
You can read more of his experience and see exclusive pictures here .
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Apple's new operating system Mac OS X. Tiger, touted my some folks as the world's most advanced operating system is available for purchase.
Here are a few of the new features that will change how you use your computer.
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Matsushita Electric Industries Corporation, Japan will release two portable DVD players with 9" widescreen TFT LCDs. Both are Open Price. The estimated retail price and release date of the "DVD-LX95" is 80,000 yen on June 15th, and the "DVD-LS90" for 60,000 yen on July 1st. Both models include remote controls.
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BrightonNet Corporation, Japan, will release two bags on May 9th for the iPod with internal speakers. They are the shoulder-bag style "iPod shoulder Bag (BI-BGP1A)" and handbag style "iPod Bag (BI-BGP2N)." Each cost 12,800 yen.
The bags feature integrated 2ch speakers and amplifier. In the middle is a special pocket, where the iPod is placed for playback. More
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Thursday, the world's largest software maker , Microsoft Corp. reported a third-quarter profit that nearly doubled from a year ago, despite sales that fell short of Wall Street forecasts due to leaner licensing business and a sharp drop in the dollar's value reports the WP.
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April 29, 2005
Wednesday, Internet media giant Yahoo Inc injected their News site with a stylish new look and features to help users go deeper into subjects and to personalize headlines. The most visited online news site in the United States is aiming for a "cleaner" and more organized delivery of headlines and news content, Yahoo said.
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April 28, 2005
Nokia yesterday introduced the Nokia N70 multimedia, a beautifully designed, compact and easy-to-use 3G smartphone with versatile mobile photography, personal productivity and entertainment features. Incorporating a complete smartphone feature set, as well as a 2 megapixel camera, flash and front camera for video calling, the Nokia N70 comes fully equipped with stereo FM radio, a digital music player and new 3D games.
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Nokia, yesterday announced the Nokia N90 multimedia, an advanced multimedia device. Starring Carl Zeiss optics and a full set of advanced digital camera features, the Nokia N90 is targeted at high-technology enthusiasts who value the ultimate in connected mobile photography. The Nokia N90 boasts a 2 Megapixel camera with autofocus and 20x digital zoom, integrated flash, macro mode for sharp close-ups, and high quality video capture with on-phone editing capabilities.
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