Rumor has it; Amazon is planning to release a student’s version of Kindle this year, with a full 8.5″x11″ display.
As I’ve said earlier, I don’t really think we need an e-book reader and the only good thing about Kindle 2 is its free 3G connectivity. But, Kindle for students with a larger screen? Although this is a good idea, I think Amazon will need more than just a larger screen to con students to buy these devices. If I were a collage student, I would consider buying a Kindle if it has; (more…)
I don’t know if this is the first time of using satellite images for creating more realistic maps with detailed 3D terrains in games, but it sure is a good idea. And, it looks like team behind the Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X did create the “real sense of authenticity”, as they call it.
Game will be available next week, enjoy the trailer.
There is a lot ofbuzz around Amazon’s new Kindle 2 and, may be because being a member of a nation that don’t read much, I’m getting hard time understanding why everybody is thrilling for a yet-another e-book reader.
Since almost every technophile in the world, who can afford a netbook or a smart/pda phone, has already have a gadget that gives him (or her) pleasure of reading books in a digital environment, what is the catch for a new pricey ($359!) e-book reader that its sole ability is to serve you digital editions of books? Oh, I know, Kindle has a web browser and plays mp3s, too. But even netbooks’ performance on browsing web is questionable, I don’t think one can use the Amazon’s gizmo for a satisfactory browsing experience, and your cell phone is probably a much more capable player when it comes to music.
Comfort of having a specifically designed device, which resembles a book and has an optimized screen for reading books, can make you feel good if you are a frequent reader. But for me, it is just an addition of another brick in my bag.
Just noticed Bespin, a collaborative browser based code editor from Mozilla Labs, which announced last week. The idea of an online editor is not new, but this one looks pretty cool even in its very early 0.1 version. It has those must have features like code highlighting, and you can access your whole codebase wherever you want, share and work with whoever you want. I strongly suggest watching the screencast below to understand its features and discover its cleverly designed user interface.
These screens are installed to show advertisements on public transportation buses at Mersin for a while now, and I was thinking that they are probably powered by embedded Windows. Today, when I was coming to campus, system produced an error on the boot loader screen and I’ve noticed it is running Debian! (Click on the image to see its bigger version)
I’m not sure whether the drivers or the owners of these buses are aware of this, but they are showing a good example of making money by using open source :) Congrats for their clever choice!
This question is puzzling us from the beginning of time travels in Lost and a theory comes from Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly on a “Totally Lost” episode;
Dan Snierson: I guess the big question now become, I’m trying to, you know, unpack all the rules of time travel, so does this mean that when Danielle shows up in season one and meet Jin, does she know that she had an encounter with him?
Jeff Jensen: I say that, she did recall Jin because my theory on the time travel on the show is these memories aren’t uploaded or booted in peoples’ heads until both parties have the experience.
And he gives the Daniel Faraday and Desmond Hume connection we saw last year; Desmond visited Faraday at Cambridge in the past but Faraday came to the island with no memory of this meet up. Desmond’s visit to Faraday was a trigger and once Desmond has that experience both of them have the memory.
Technology tour organized by Turkcell (Turkey’s prominent cell phone operator) and Microsoft was here in Mersin today, where both Turkcell and Microsoft’s representatives try to tell about their future perspectives to the students.
Turkcell’s Gökhan Yıldırım, who is talking about “technology” and still using “Internet Explorer 6” on his notebook, talked about 3G and the technologies they are thinking to build around it, such as media streaming, integration with home and car automation systems, mobile internet etc. I know, if you’re visiting this blog from Europe or U.S., you are probably thinking “what is so new about it?”. You are so right, nothing new about this for the rest of the world. (more…)
Google released an application called My Tracks for its mobile platform, Android. It simply record tracks of your outdoor activities via built-in GPS functionality. The application is also allowing you to share your activities with the rest of the world via Google Maps, and build a history via Google Docs. Best part is; according to FAQ, you don’t need a data or cell connection while recording your track;
A cell signal or data connection is not required to record GPS tracks. However, if there is no data connection, you will not be able to see satellite imagery or a map. Instead, you will see a grey screen or partial map. Tracks, represented as simple lines, can still be recorded even if there is no data connection.
I hope this application will be available to other platforms soon. The only similar thing I’ve been able to found for Windows Mobile platform was MyMotion, which is able to use downloaded maps (from Google Maps) offline. Never tried it after I’ve read that it is problematic in HTC Touch Diamond though.
Engadget Mobile has just released a video hands-on with the new HTC Touch Diamond2. Although phone looks a little thicker than its predecessor, metal casing looks really neat. Improvements in the user interface and features such as WVGA (800×480) screen resolution, 5 megapixels camera is also really exciting. Looks like I’m going to dump my old Diamond soon :)
If you haven’t heard of MS MyPhone before, it will be something similar to Apple’s MobileMe in the end, a place where you can backup & sync your contacts, mail, calendar events and documents on your Windows Mobile operated phone. Although details are not clear at the moment, it is expected to be a free service in the beginning.
