HP says it ‘in no way’ tried to copy Apple with Envy Spectre XT design
by crazym | 9 maggio 2012
HP’s Envy line of laptops has regularly been compared to Apple’s MacBooks in terms of style and design, and when it comes to the Envy Spectre XT the company addressed the issue by saying that the device looks the way it does “not due to Apple but due to the way technologies developed.” Speaking to Engadget, HP’s VP of industrial design Stacy Wolff explained that while the Spectre XT and the Macbook Air may look a lot a like, he believes there are as many differences as there are similarities.
On The Verge returns Thursday, May 17th with Damon Lindelof, Masi Oka, and more!
by crazym | 9 maggio 2012
On The Verge is back! The show returns Thursday, May 17th, 2012, and along with the regular assortment of news, segments, and music, we have an exclusive interview with one of the biggest brains in Hollywood. Josh and the team flew all the way out to Los Angeles to sit down with the co-creator of Lost, Prometheus screenwriter, and all around nerd-genius, Damon Lindelof.
Flipboard for Android leaks out for all to download
by crazym | 9 maggio 2012
At the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III, one unexpected inclusion was the Flipboard app — supposedly exclusive to the handset for the first few months. However, despite the fact that the Galaxy S III hasn’t even been released yet, the Flipboard APK has been posted to the xda-developers forums, allowing any handset to grab the social newsreader.
You are being watched: making art from tracking technology
by crazym | 9 maggio 2012
“We’re surrounded by systems, devices and machineries generating heaps of raw graphic novelty. We built them, we programmed them, we set them loose for a variety of motives, but they do some unexpected and provocative things.” – Bruce Sterling, An Essay on the New Aesthetic
Nokia releases City Lens augmented reality beta app for Lumia Windows Phones
by crazym | 8 maggio 2012
Nokia first demonstrated its Windows Phone version of City Lens at CES earlier this year, but the company is releasing a beta form of the augmented reality application this week. Based on the experimental Symbian version, Nokia City Lens for Windows Phone works as an augmented reality browser to discover surrounding points of interest via the phone’s camera.
IEEE publishes fourth revision of 802.11 Wi-Fi standard, designed for faster and more reliable networking
by crazym | 8 maggio 2012
At CES in January we saw an influx of new 802.11ac devices from several manufacturers, but all the while the standards body behind Wi-Fi, the IEEE, was already hard at work on the next release of the standard. The 802.11 working group has just released the latest version of the specification — named 802.11-2012, the fourth edition since the original publication in 1997
Exclusive: Kinect Play Fit to offer universal exercise tracking with ‘Joule’ heart rate monitor
by crazym | 8 maggio 2012
Microsoft is preparing to update its Xbox 360 dashboard software to include a cross-application exercise tracking system, according to our sources. Kinect Play Fit will allow Xbox gamers to track their exercise across most Kinect games, providing tracking metrics in the cloud.
DeviantArt’s Muro adds Redraw: instant replay for art
by crazym | 8 maggio 2012
In August of 2010, online art community DeviantArt released Muro — a free, Javascript- and HTML-based web app that allowed the site’s members to make complex, layered images and share them with the community; all without a hint of Flash.
HTC Evo V 4G for Virgin Mobile coming May 31st for $299.99
by crazym | 8 maggio 2012
Virgin Mobile has just announced it will launch its first “4G” phone, the HTC Evo V 4G for $299.99 on May 31st. The Evo V 4G will run on Sprint’s WiMax network, and Virgin Mobile will offer a $35 plan with unlimited data and messaging plus 300 minutes of talk time.
