Tag archive: Touchscreen

It's been a bumpy week for RIM. On Sunday, the Canadian smartphone maker's co-CEOs tried their best to quietly resign and hand over the CEO position to their former Chief Operating Officer, Thorsten Heins. For months, investors and journalists have been calling for Research in Motion's co-CEOs, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis — who have each taken turns running the company since it was founded in 1991 — to step… Read More

Last year, computer maker Acer raised some eyebrows at CES with its Acer Iconia notebook, which replaced a notebook's traditional keyboard with a second touch-sensitive display that could be used to show content—but also be used as a keyboard and customizable controller for media, applications, and more. At this year's CES, new notebook manufacturer NajmTek plans to step into the same game with its U-Book, focusing on… Read More

Here's a nice little bit of Apple trivia for you. Apple's first touchscreen technically wasn't the 2007 launched iPhone. The company had apparently designed a prototype of a touchscreen landline phone back in the 1980s. It's an interesting look into the early game plan which eventually gave birth to the iPhone. The all-white stationary device's point of origin seems to be 1983. It features a stylus to interact with… Read More

With the combined effort of the Carnegie Mellon Human Computer Interaction Institute and Microsoft, researchers have developed wearable hardware that turns any surface into a usable workspace. Similar in design to the Microsoft Kinect for the Xbox 360, the OmniTouch device uses a camera that senses short-range depth, a small pico projector and a 3D modeling system to understand where the user is touching. The projector and the camera have to be… Read More

There are times when we write important, meaningful stories, and then there are times when we post a video of a baby monkey trying to understand how to use an iPhone. It turns out, baby Nala is pretty good at it. This video comes from the YouTube channel of Jennifer Thall, who is raising a baby Black Cap Capuchin in Las Vegas, NV. Baby Nala was born on April 25 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. There is no mention of a zoo, so we assume that Jennifer may… Read More

Nintendo's upcoming console has had a lot of rumored names and codenames. Some call it Project Cafe; some call it Wii 2; others believed it might have a simple name: “Nintendo.” However, we've now learned its true name: Wii U. The Wii U is Nintendo's next generation videogame console, a true successor to the Nintendo Wii. This makes it Nintendo's sixth home gaming console since 1985 when it launched the NES.… Read More

Panasonic showed off its Lumix DMC-FH7 last month, giving consumers a look at the 16.1 megapixel sensor, 4x optical zoom, and High-Def, 24 fps video recording features. Of course, it’s point-and-shoot size and in-camera editing options gave it an entry-level friendly feel. Thankfully, Panasonic has announced the DMC-FH7’s pricing and the pocket cam will retail for $179.99, making it an affordable option for many consumers. The DMC-FH7 looks like… Read More

Though the masses don't seem to have picked up on this yet, one of the first things we noticed when Nintendo unveiled the Wii U this morning was that, though it showed plenty of multiplayer game concepts for the new console, none of them involved more than one Wii U controller at a time. We can confirm that the console definitely supports a Wii U controller and up to 4 more Wii Remotes, but we are becoming fairly certain that Nintendo is… Read More

If you're a fan of Nintendo, today has been a fun, exciting, and scary day for you. Once again, the house of Mario has decided to put its entire well being on the line for a completely new type of games controller. The question is: are they making a good bet? The jury is still out, and the lines to try out the Wii U at Nintendo's booth are so long that Nintendo has actually “closed” the entire Wii U section of their… Read More

A few rumors and new media about the upcoming Wii 2 have scampered out into the open. According to VG24/7, a leaked video for the Nintendo Project Cafe has appeared on Youtube with more details about the touchscreen controller. The YouTube video below was allegedly taken during a closed meeting of video game developers. The video contains a slideshow of diagrams about the machine's casing and the controller, as well as the actual Project… Read More

This morning Panasonic announced two new additions to its Lumix lineup: the Lumix DMC-G3 and the Lumix FH7. The DMC-G3 is the latest addition to Panasonic’s interchangeable lens digital cameras, and not only does it boast an upgraded 16-megapixel sensor, but it’s the smallest model Panasonic has yet to introduce in its compact system cameras. We’re big fans of these DSLR-pocket-cam hybrids, and the Lumix has been at the forefront of this… Read More

Just to add to the slew of confusing, contradictory Apple rumors constantly floating around, here’s a new one: Despite indicators that iOS devices were looking to eliminate buttons, a report from Apple Insider is suggesting it may go the opposite route – except they'll be virtual and housed within the bezel. A new patent application titled “Electronic Devices with a Primary Display and a Selectively Illuminated Secondary Display” was… Read More

Panasonic’s updated Lumix lineup was recently announced, and now that the release window (late March) is near, we’ve got a look at the pricing and a little refresh on what you can expect from the cameras. The Lumix ZS10 is the new addition to Panasonic’s ZS-series. The upgrade has a 3-inch LCD touchscreen, as well as features like GPS and geotagging, 3D, and share-integration are also included to round out the camera. Of course, you also get… Read More

Could OLED be in Apple's future? Possibly. According to PatentlyApple, the electronics maker has filed for three patents related to OLED, or Organic Light Emitting Diode, a popular display technology due to its ability to display crisp blacks and higher contrast than LCD displays. Apple may use these patents to bring OLED displays to its iOS devices, or larger devices, in the future. Until now, OLED has been mostly relegated to smaller… Read More

Rumors surrounding the launch date of the Motorola Xoom have been all over the place. But now, a new Best Buy advertisement seems to have given us some concrete details: The tablet will launch on Thursday, February 24, for the price of $799.99, Engadget reports. The news confirms our earlier report that the Xoom would run around $800. But the pesky launch date seems to change every time new information comes out about the Motorola tablet. (So,… Read More