March 22, 2006

Ployer Bits

RONALD LEWIS INTERVIEW WEBSITE: Matrixstream podcast interview ( click here to play MP3 file )

Solwise PL-85PEW offers wireless powerline solution @ ubergizmo

Dell buying Alienware for undisclosed price @ Engadget

Nokia’s Vanjoki Expects Total Domination @ Gizmodo

March 11, 2006

Ployer Bits

livedigitally reviews the Docupen @ LiveDigitally

PSP Rhythm 4.0 Released! PSP Rhythm is the homebrew drum machine for the Sony Playstation Portable.

Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs.

Parrot features Bluetooth Speakers at CeBit 2006 @ Ubergizmo

March 8, 2006

Origami this, Origami that

Every where I look I am blinded by a huge mass....hiding under the hype machine Origami, ... If you somehow missed all the Origami hype, you are lucky... I was really hoping for something mind blowing ... now as the bits unravel, Origami looks dull..... enjoy these Origami bits

Hands-on with the Samsung Q1 / Origami

The Q1 is an XP Tablet PC with a 7-inch display. The Q1, also supports Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and features a 30GB hard disk

Origami Look @ Cebit

Origami Just a Glorified Media Player with Nasty DRM? @ Gizmodo

Windows Live

Microsoft Corp. today released a test version of its Windows Live Search engine at live.com

The product features new organizational tools and an updated version of Live.com and a Windows Live Toolbar beta, the company said.

Windows Live Search allows users to search across specific categories, including all-new image search, news search, RSS feeds and e-mail search.

Montevallo 1 Concept PC

CNet has an image of the Montevallo 1.

The screen on this PC is mounted on a telescopic, retractable arm, sort of like the arm on the iMac. It allows you to position the screen where you want it. Manufacturers will come out with commercial versions of this notebook, says Intel Vice President Mooly Eden.

Giant Bite Games

Seattle-based Giant Bite Games officially opened its doors. Founded by game industry veterans Hamilton Chu, Michael Evans, Andy Glaister, and Steve Theodore, Giant Bite describes itself as "a next generation game development studio focusing on the creation of excellent games and a fun workplace."

Giant Bite's team has a wealth of experience in making top-flight games, having worked on Halo, Halo 2, Half-Life and Counterstrike. They've also been involved in making key contributions to Microsoft's DirectX technologies. Collectively Giant Bite's executive team has shipped over thirty games with over twenty million units sold.

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March 7, 2006

Google Drive aka Gdrive

Google is planning a massive online storage facility to encompass all users' files. The plans were allegedly revealed accidentally after a blogger spotted notes in a slideshow presentation wrongly published on Google's site reports BBC

The GDrive would offer a mirror of users' hard drives, Reuters said.

In the notes, chief executive Eric Schmidt reportedly said Google's aim was to "store 100%" of users' information.

The notes said: "With infinite storage, we can house all user files, including e-mails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc; and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc)."

42" and 37" plasma that adopt the new ALIS system (PDP) go into mass production

The Fujitsu Hitachi plasma display corporation (FHP) today announced the mass production of the 42" and 37" plasma that adopt the new ALIS system (PDP).

Both models feature an aspect ratio or 16:9, and panel resolution of 1,024x1,080 dot. The 　42V" model features a brightness of 1,400cd/ which becomes the industry highest.

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Ultra Mobile PC

Intel.com has launched a new section at their site dedicated to the Ultra Mobile PC. The Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) category offers consumers small, ultra-mobile devices with full PC capabilities, uncompromised Internet access, anytime connectivity, and the ability to recognize and adapt to its environment virtually anytime and anywhere.

Origami minitablets

Intel showed off two prototypes of Ultra Mobile PC devices at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco on Tuesday. The models are examples of full-featured, low-wattage minitablets that can run a variant of Windows XP, developed as part of Microsoft's Origami Project.

via CNET