Toshiba's LCD Panel Displays 2D, 3D Images at Same Time.

Toshiba Corp developed an LCD panel that can partially convert a 2D image to a 3D image and can be viewed with the naked eye.

The LCD panel was announced at SID 2010, the largest international conference on display technologies that took place from May 23 to 28, 2010, in Seattle, the US.

The LCD panel is compatible with the "integral imaging method," which the Toshiba Group has been developing, and has nine viewpoints. Its screen size is 12 inches. The pixel count is 1,400 x 1,050 for 2D images (full screen) and 466 x 350 for 3D images (full screen).

The panel displays 3D images by using the "GRIN (gradient index) lens," which changes the distribution of refraction indexes by controlling the gradient (orientation) of liquid crystal molecules.

Toshiba's LCD Panel Displays 2D, 3D Images at Same Time.

Advanced Robotic Arm Controlled by Monkey’s Thoughts [Video].

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated a monkey controlling an advanced robotic arm by using its thoughts. The experiments were led by Dr. Andrew Schwartz, a professor of neurobiology and involved a high degree of complexity in the robotic arm, the level of control, and the intricacy of the manipulations.

This is not the first time that Dr. Schwartz implanted sensors in a monkey’s brain to control a robotic arm. Back in May of 2008 experiments were conducted by Dr. Schwartz, using a simpler mechanical arm, to teach a monkey to feed itself. This was a four-degrees-of-freedom arm with shoulder joints, elbow, and a simple gripper.

Advanced Robotic Arm Controlled by Monkey’s Thoughts [Video].

Japanese doctor uses iPad to assist surgery [Video].

During a procedure at Kobe University's hospital, the unnamed doctor used the device to zoom in and out of medical images and video.

It's not clear whether they were pre-downloaded pics being displayed in the iPhotos app, or whether it'd been hacked to run custom software, but the pinch-to-zoom functionality is intact, despite the user wearing latex surgical gloves.

In fact, for sterilisation purposes, the entire gadget was wrapped in cling-film.

Japanese doctor uses iPad to assist surgery [Video].

The future notebook Kno (large screen tablets) is here [VIDEO].

A company called Kno, Inc. has announced its flagship product, simply dubbed the Kno. The device joins two 14-inch touchscreens joined with a hinge, and it specifically targets the education sector.

Based on Linux, the Kno also boasts support for Adobe Flash. Developers are encouraged to participate in building out a third-party App Store for the device.

The future notebook Kno (large screen tablets) is here [VIDEO].

Skype iPhone 3G App Downloaded 5 Million Times.

On Sunday, Skype 2.0 was launched for the iPhone 3G, bringing a long-sought feature to the table: making calls over 3G. By now, 5 million users have downloaded the application from the iTunes Store.

Unfortunately, the new feature came was accompanied by bad news after August 2010, Skype will start charging a monthly fee for the 3G calling feature on top of whatever fee you’re already paying your mobile operator for data transfer.

Skype promises the fee will be reasonable. “We’re not going to want to price ourselves out of the market. I can’t ignore the fact that consumers (currently) use us for free,” said Russ Shaw, Skype’s general manager for mobile.

Skype iPhone 3G App Downloaded 5 Million Times.

Twitter Testing New “You Both Follow” Feature.

Twitter is testing a new feature that helps you figure out how you know — or if you want to follow — a given account.

If you catch a glimpse of this feature in the wild, you’ll see a slim strip of avatars on a user’s profile right above the grid of people that user follows. The headline above this reads, “You both follow.”

This new feature is a quick reference tool that shows deeper connections in the social media grid, and it’s a simple addition that makes Twitter seem less like a one-way communication tool and more like a robust, legitimate social network.

Twitter Testing New “You Both Follow” Feature.

Yahoo tries new feature for the email which cost the users there privacy.

Yahoo Inc. is hoping to turn on a new sharing option in its popular e-mail service without shocking users who prize their privacy.

That's why the Internet company is advising its 280 million e-mail account holders to review their privacy settings along with their incoming messages.

Yahoo posted the privacy reminder this week as it prepares to unveil new features that will share its e-mail users' online activities and interests with people listed in their address books unless they take steps to prevent the information from being broadcast. The new sharing tools will be appearing in people's e-mail accounts this month.

Yahoo tries new feature for the email which cost the users there privacy.

Nokia unveils bicycle charger.

Nokia unveiled its first bicycle charger targeting consumers with limited access to electricity.

The charger kit consists of a charger, dynamo and a holder to secure the phone to the bike. Priced at about 15 euros (Rs 860), the kit will be available later this year, said a company spokesman.

When the kit is installed, the dynamo - a small electrical generator - uses the movement of the wheels to charge the handset through the standard 2mm charging jack used in most Nokia mobile phones.

Designed for tropical climates the Nokia bicycle charger is humidity and dust resistant.

Nokia unveils bicycle charger.

Japanese firm wants to transform the Moon into a giant solar power plant.

The Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese construction firm, has recently proposed a plan to harness solar energy on a larger scale than almost any previously proposed concept. Their ambitious plan involves building a belt of solar cells around the Moon’s 6,800-mile (11,000-kilometer) equator, converting the electricity to powerful microwaves and lasers to be beamed at Earth, and finally converting the beams back to electricity at terrestrial power stations. The Luna Ring concept, the company says, could meet the entire world's energy needs.

Shimizu envisions that robots would play a vital role in building the Luna Ring. Teleoperated 24 hours a day from the Earth, the robots would perform tasks such as ground leveling and assembling machines and equipment, which would be done in space before landing them on the Moon. A team of astronauts would support the robots on-site.

Japanese firm wants to transform the Moon into a giant solar power plant.

Google Chrome OS to Launch in Autumn.

Google’s operating system Chrome OS, originally announced in July 2009, will debut this fall. There are still many unknowns about the OS, but we know that it will be a free operating system based on the Chrome browser, targeted at netbooks and designed to work with web applications.

“We are working on bringing the device later this fall,” Google’s Vice President of Product Management Sundar Pichai said at CompuTex. “It’s something which we are very excited by … We expect it to reach millions of users on day one,” he said.

Google Chrome OS to Launch in Autumn.

Google Now Lets You Create Custom Homepages.

Now you can customize your background on Google.com.

You can now choose any photo or image from your hard drive or your Picasa Web Albums to enhance your search experience. A new link on the bottom left-hand corner of Google.com will soon appear for all users that will give them the ability to change their search background. The rollout begins with the U.S. over the next few days, with international users to follow.

The new feature immediately reminds us of Bing, Microsoft’s upstart search engine. Every day it has a different photo on its homepage, and it has proven to be a popular feature.

Src: [mashable]

Google Now Lets You Create Custom Homepages.

Twitter gets its own 'swear jar'.

SwearJarr applies the curse-word fiduciary punishment logic to potty-mouthed Twitter users.

SwearJarr is a simple site with a simple purpose -- to clean up Twitter for a good cause. SwearJarr operates with a self-policing model, so Twitter users can check their own tweets for curse word violations by inputting their Twitter names.

The self-righteous Twitterers among us can also use the site to become an honorary member of the swear police and notify other Twitter users of their swearing violations.

The website suggests a scaled monetary donation per profanity, where the worst bad words cost more, although users can choose to donate any amount of their choosing. SwearJarr then splits the monthly proceeds between two charitable organizations; new charities are chosen at the beginning of each month.

Twitter gets its own 'swear jar'.

iPhone and blackberry to check corruption in mexico.

The new application created for iPhone and the iPod will soon be available to BlackBerry users.

It has a traffic-fine calculator, a map showing directions to parking lots where vehicles are impounded after their drivers violate traffic rules.

The anti-bribe programme costs 20 pesos (about $1.50) in the virtual Apple store, and in less than three months has had more than 11,000 downloads, the administrator of the Futuro Movil company, Daniel Martinez Landeros, said.

iPhone and blackberry to check corruption in mexico.

Top 10 Stop Motion Videos on YouTube.

1. Stop Motion With Wolf And Pig

2. MUTO a Wall-Painted Animation by BLU

Top 10 Stop Motion Videos on YouTube.

Google release the BP oil spill pictures.

April 25, 2010

Google release the BP oil spill pictures.

Facebook and Google Maps Dominate Smartphone App Usage.

Nielsen has released a new mobile application report and its findings showcase not only the increase in smartphone usage, but also what applications are most popular. For its report, Nielsen surveyed more than 4,200 people who had downloaded a mobile application in the last 30 days.

U.S. Nielsen’s study shows that 21% of American wireless subscribers have smartphones.

the average number of installed apps based on smartphone OS looks like this:

• BlackBerry: 10
• iPhone: 37
• Android : 22
• Palm: 14
• Windows Mobile: 13

Nielsen’s survey indicates that the average number of apps that a feature phone user has on his or her device is 10, while the average number of apps a smartphone user has is 22.

This survey also show that Myspace is still popular among teens and LinkedIn is strong in the 25-44 demographic.

Facebook and Google Maps Dominate Smartphone App Usage.

Smokescreen converts Flash to Javascript.

Good news for the apple users, ahhhahh i mean iPad users. Smokescreen, written by Chris Smoak, is a "Flash player written in JavaScript" that takes Flash objects and converts them to JavaScript in real time.

Here's how it works:

It runs entirely in the browser, reads in SWF binaries, unzips them (in native JS), extracts images and embedded audio and turns them in to base64 encoded data:uris, then stitches the vector graphics back together as animated SVG.

Smokescreen converts Flash to Javascript.

Adobe Unveils Apple-Compliant ‘Digital Publishing Platform’ for iPad Media Apps.

Adobe announced Tuesday that a new component to its Creative Suite 5 software — used widely in the publishing industry.

The development puts Adobe squarely back in the high-stakes tablet game with a “legal” way for publishers who already use their popular layout and production suite to create dead-tree output to efficiently create derivative digital versions for the iPad.

The approach — which Adobe does not describe in any detail — apparently does exactly what what was intended with a compiler that Wired magazine was initially employing to create its June issue for the iPad, or more accurately, the reader or “wrapper” for the content which combined are the app. (Both Wired.com and Wired magazine are owned by Condé Nast.)

Weeks earlier, Adobe and Wired magazine had to abandon the compiler method when a change in Apple’s developer agreement stipulated that iPhone OS apps must be originally programmed using Apple-approved languages (such as Objective-C).

Adobe Unveils Apple-Compliant ‘Digital Publishing Platform’ for iPad Media Apps.

Cats Can Now Tweet with New Liveblogging Device.

Sony Computer Science Laboratories (CSL) Inc has developed a liveblogging device which was created with the help of the University of Tokyo, comes with a camera, an acceleration sensor and a GPS, which monitors kitty’s every move, translating actions like walking, eating and sleeping into tweets.

The device fits easily onto the cat’s collar, so as to avoid hindering its movement, which means your cat can tweet all over the neighborhood.

Cats Can Now Tweet with New Liveblogging Device.

iPed, the Android-Based Chinese iPad Clone.

Haha :D this Chinese people are genius in cloning any device. Now its latest cloned device is none other than world most hyped and fastest selling PC Tablet iPad.

iPed almost five time cheap than the original iPad. It runs on Intel chip, and has 128 MB of RAM and 16 GB of storage space. It runs on Android based Operating system.

iPed, the Android-Based Chinese iPad Clone.