Mobile News Review

Maya Keyboard Set

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:24:16 MSK

The Editors Keys Autodesk Maya Keyboard Set is an essential tool for video editors running Maya. This set is compatible with all versions of Maya.

The Maya keyboard stickers are proven to increase productivity of your editing by up to 40% and also add that professional ‘edit suite’ touch to your keyboard. The Maya Keyboard set contains almost 70 color grouped shortcut keys which are easy to apply and are compatible with all standard keyboards, both black and white. Each Shortcut Key contains the keys letter, the Maya shortcut icon and also a text shortcut underneath for quicker shortcut access.

Tagggit

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:17:48 MSK

Tagggit hopes to change how city dwellers use their phones.

Tagggit’s new mobile application can now find the phone’s position indoors, within a few seconds and accurate to fifteen feet. Today Tagggit launched a new version of their mobile application, the second application ever to deliver an accurate wireless positioning system on mobile phones; second only to the 3G iPhone Maps application.

Jailbroken iPhone 3G gets external keyboard, says "Hello"

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 20:21:52 MSK

If you're one of those people always complaining about the iPhone keyboard (the lack of one, that is), then this is probably a vital piece of news, even if it's not totally practical. Or practical in any way, actually. Some very enterprising citizen of the world seems to be running a chunk of Ruby code on his jailbroken iPhone 3G, which allows it to recognize what appears to be a Palm / Visor external keyboard connected via a custom cable. The results of this intense bit of modification? Well -- not much, honestly, but it's still kinda cool. "Hello Keyboard," indeed. Check out the video of it in action after the break.

World's Largest Mouse

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 23:28:54 MSK

If you thought your premium mouse had a lot of buttons, check out the Glide Keyboard from Weston Boege. Resting on low friction pads, the keyboard slides around your desk picking up the movement through an optical sensor mounted underneath. The keyboard also integrates traditional mousing controls into the moulded palm rest that grips your hands as they move. Can’t say it’s a bad idea, although I can see having trouble typing when half the keys are fused together.

OpenMoko GTA02 Handset Rumored to Join the Android Party

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:37:11 MSK

OpenMoko, stalwarts of the open source gadget movement, have announced their intentions to develop an Android-compatible handset for release as early as November. According to AndroidGuys, the alleged Android phone will operate under the project name "GTA02" and resemble something like the Neo FreeRunner. The phone is said to have a 2.8-inch, 640x480 screen, Wi-Fi, 3 axis accelerometer, 400-500 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB NAND Flash, A-GPS and a "laser pen."

Double Layered Transparent Screen

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:43:14 MSK

Intel Demonstrates World's First Working 'Moorestown' Platform

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 3:42:19 MSD

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 20, 2008 - The surge of new Internet-based applications and innovations will require a common, yet flexible platform from which the industry can innovate upon, and the Intel® Architecture is well positioned at the core of exciting new innovations and transformation, according to Intel executive Anand Chandrasekher.

Asustek planing touch panel Eee PCs

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:19:26 MSD

Asustek Computer is planning to launch touch panel Eee PCs in the first quarter of 2009, which the company expects will help drive sales further, according to Samson Hu, general manager of Eee PC business at Asustek.

The company has not yet decided details of the models which will be updated but will reach a decision based on market demand. The company expects to showcase the products during CES 2009, Hu noted.

Hu also revealed that Asustek will launch dual-core Atom-based netbooks as soon as Intel begins shipping the CPUs. However, Intel has not yet confirmed a date on when this will happen.

In addition to touch panel and dual-core Atom-based Eee PCs, president, Jerry Shen, revealed that the company will also release a model priced less than NT$10,000 (US$307) during 2009.

Flat, black and all that. New IPhone killer

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:34:29 MSD

Since Apple’s iPhone was such a runaway success, the entire mobile phone industry has been playing catch-up with the pocket wonder. Jonathan Ive’s (Apple’s Chief of Design) minimal flat black screen design has instantly become a gadget icon and seems to be the inevitable future of mobile phone designs for everyone looking to grab market share. The problem with this design direction is the very limited aesthetic potential. How many ways can you reinterpret the flat black touchscreen screen? Well designer Jaren Goh has done a pretty decent job of putting his own spin on this movement with his “Basic Tab” mobile phone design. He has masterfully taken softer side out of the iPhone silhouette and gave it a more edgy, masculine appearance. His clever use of red translucent materials mixed with chrome harkens more retro future funk sci-fi creations like 2001 A Space Odysseys “HAL 9000″ and the Cylons on Battlestar Gallactica.

Larger Apple multi-touch devices move beyond prototype stage

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 0:23:49 MSD

There's a 50-50 chance that Apple will introduce new form factor multi-touch devices at its developers conference next week, ushering the company into the ultra-mobile computing space, one Wall Street analyst says.