Archive for July, 2009

Sony Announced Two New e-book Readers

Technology.am (July 31, 2009) — Sony announced the PRS-300 and PRS-600 the two new e-book readers.
The PRS-300 weights at only 220-grams and is available in red, black and silver and has a five inch display.
The gadget provides a 440MB of storage space and no expandable memory card slots.
The PRS-600 comes equipped with a 6-inch touchscreen [...]

BlackBerry App World to Allow Apps on Memory Card & View Apps on Website

Technology.am (July 31, 2009) — RIM has updated their App World documentation from version 1.0 to version 1.1. The new version 1.1 has two major new features, the flexible storage capabilities, and more features at the website for BlackBerry App World.
BlackBerry App World users can install or archive applications on expandable memory, such as [...]

New LG Chocolate Phone with 4-inch Screen

Technology.am (July 31, 2009) — LG Electronics officially revealed the full image and key specifications of its second-generation new Chocolate phone, model number BL40.
The 4.0-inch wide screen high-definition LCD with a 21:9 ultra-wide aspect ratio that delivers an 800×345 resolution for a superb viewing quality.
The 4.0-inch display also features a Dual Screen UI that can [...]

BSkyB to launch Europe’s first 3D TV channel next year

Technology.am (July 31, 2009) BSkyB says it will launch Europe’s first dedicated 3D TV channel offering movies, entertainment and sports programming in the UK next year.
To watch 3D programming customers will require a new “3D ready” TV set and special glasses. This service will use standard Sky+ HD set-top boxes.
At a recent demonstration [...]

Scientists Run Visualizations Directly On Supercomputers

Technology.am (July 31, 2009) — If you want to perform a single run of the explosion of any star on your home computer, it would take more than three years just to download the data.
Scientists are working to improve techniques for capturing complex visualizations to discover the mechanism behind the violent death of [...]

Apple releases 2TB Time Capsule for $499

Technology.am (July 31, 2009) — Apple has released a refresh of their backup hardware, Time Capsule. Apple doubled the capacity on its Time Capsule router with integrated hard drive, giving users a full 2 terabytes (TB) of storage in the top-of-the-line model. The 2TB Time Capsule is available for $499 from Apple.
More significantly, Apple [...]

Zero Motorcycles Launches the World’s Most Versatile Electric Motorcycle in the US

Technology.am (July 31, 2009) — Zero Motorcycles industry introduced the all-electric Zero DS motorcycle, that can be ridden anywhere from the city street, to a gravel road, to a dirt trail. This Zero DS motorcycle became available in the U.S. on Thursday and is priced at $9,950.
“The Zero DS is designed for motorcyclists who [...]

Scosche Announces IDR350M, First 3rd Party Earphones with Remote and Mic

Technology.am (July 31, 2009) — Scosche Industries, announced availability of the new “Works With iPhone” and “Made for iPod” certified IDR350M (Increased Dynamic Range) noise isolating earphones for the iPhone 3GS, iPod shuffle (Gen 3), iPod touch (Gen 2), iPod nano (Gen 4) and iPod classic 120GB.
The IDR350Ms feature Scosche’s integrated tapLINE control [...]

Google’s Real Estate Move Makes Enemies

Technology.am (July 30, 2009) — Google’s plan to enter the real estate market is ruffling some feathers in Australia, with two of its largest media clients Fairfax and News Limited threatening to shun the search engine giant.
Users can now search for properties to rent or buy when browsing Australian maps, filtering by price range and [...]

Branson Reveals Commercial Spaceship

Technology.am (July 30, 2009) — Hundreds of air show spectators watched in awe as Richard Branson revealed his latest toy – the WhiteKnightTwo, the aeroplane built to launch a ship in to space.
It was the first glimpse the public had of the plane, which was made by Virgin Galactic as part of its effort to [...]