David Lawton » Technology

Apple granted patent where carriers bid to provide service to iPhones

David — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:27:21 +0000

“The invention would allow Apple to run a MVNO system that could collect rate information from participating wireless networks within a region and automatically select or allow users to select the best option.”
“Apple’s system could set off a bidding war between providers, potentially driving prices down.”

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/09/apple_granted_patent_where_carriers_bid_for_iphone_service.html

Surfing The Web With Kinect

David — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 23:10:55 +0000

DepthJS on Vimeo on Vimeo

via DepthJS on Vimeo.

Google Has A Fleet Of Automated Cars!

David — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:17:19 +0000

Apparently Google has automated cars already on the road driving around the US which have logged over 140,000 hours already! There has only been one accident, when someone rear-ended a Google car

Source: Official Google Blog: What we’re driving at.

2D to 3D Transitions

David — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:38:17 +0000

Brilliant and beautiful!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBOO8jrnM0

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I5reODnVdc

YouTube – Google Goggles

David — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:13:49 +0000

YouTube – Google Goggles.

Wolfram | Alpha

David — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:14:51 +0000

I remember reading about this a long time ago and only just saw that it has gone live:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/

The idea is that you ask a question, and unlike Google where you are (usually) presented with a list of potentially relevant resources, you are given an answer. It still doesn’t understand a lot of things but presumably will improve over time. However, as far as ‘ask engines’ go, Wolfram is very promising and powerful.

As a test one of the first questions I asked was “how many employees does telus have?”, here’s the Google response:

Now the Wolfram response (pretty impressive!)

Google Buys Plink

David — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:00:44 +0000

Google recently purchased a company named Plink, a company focused on creating image-based search engines. The initial concept allows users to identify a piece of artwork simply by taking a photo of it with their phone, but the possibilities for visual search seem limitless:

Google Buys Plink to Improve Visual Mobile Search

HP Buys Palm

David — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:17:16 +0000

Struggling Palm has been bought out by Hewlett-Packard according to the HP website. This will allow HP to make a strong move into the Smartphone marketplace.

Palm shares closed Tuesday at $4.63 but after the announcement that HP would pay $5.70 per share have climbed over 25% to $5.83 in after hours trading.

Here’s the news release from HP:
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2010/100428xa.html

The Next iPhone

David — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:38:42 +0000

Apparently the next model of the iPhone was found on the floor of a bar disguised as a current iPhone model and was sold for $10,000 by the finder. Huge oops or clever publicity stunt?

This Is Apple’s Next iPhone – Iphone 4 – Gizmodo

Winscape

David — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:40:33 +0000

These screens are embedded into the wall and track one person in the room (using a Wii remote) to provide perspective. It has to be seen to be appreciated, it looks really cool, the limitless variety of movies and images is very appealing. Check out the video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqu9NuINKbc

For more info visit the Winscape website where you can read about how this was built and download the trial software as well.