Canesta announced Friday that Microsoft had agreed to acquired the 3-D chip manufacturer. It looks like Microsoft may be planning bigger and better things in motion sensing, with Kinect at the forefront. Canesta's principal products are 3D image sensor chips which form the heart of Camera Modules which may be integrated into electronic end-use products from cars to personal computers. Comments
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Marijuana Web Names Snapped Up, in Case of Legalization
Free enterprise is alive and well and living on the internet. If you are an entrepreneur and a speculator, you may just make a few bucks betting on the outcome of the California election next Tuesday. If Proposition 19 passes, hoarders of internet domains may make out like a bandit or be left holding an empty pot. For between $7 and $10 dollars a pop, he registered 100 domains stretching between beverlyhillsmarijuana.com and modestocannabis.com. He intends to keep them by renewing the registration every year for a nominal fee, until they are worth at least $5,000 each, he says. Comments
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Microsoft Moving Away from Silverlight
Microsoft appears to be shifting emphasis from its proprietary Silverlight to HTML5, a more viable cross-platform solution. If you have come to love Silverlight, don't worry, it will still be around for the foreseeable future. Silverlight will continue to be a cross-platform solution, working on a variety of operating system/browser platforms, going forward, he said. "But HTML is the only true cross platform solution for everything, including (Apple's) iOS platform," Muglia said. Comments
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Hardest Organic Material Ever Designed by Scientists
Scientists are claiming that the new discovery could lead to something as fantastic as printable body armor or very light steel. The applications could have wide ranging uses everyday life, but that is likely years away. Did I mention it's transparent? It is also incredibly tough. Only a diamond-tipped probe could penetrate the material -- and to make a dent the probe needed to use twice the pressure of what it would take to make a mark in Kevlar. Comments
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Why Your Electric Vehicle 'Fuel' Will Be Free
Run your electric vehicle for free? Why not? After all, you spent quite a chunk of change buying a non-emission vehicle and you deserve a few perks, right? It may not be available right now, but you can bet free 'fill ups' will be the next advertising ploy. Our generation is in tune with free services. We receive free email services in exchange for exposure to a few targeted advertisements, we sign up for rewards programs to get 'free flights' through frequent flier miles, and who hasn't signed up for a credit card in order to get a free gym bag or the chance at a trip to Vegas? Comments
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RealPlayer Update Supports Photo Management
Real Networks announced Friday the release of RealPlayer 14 from Beta testing. The updated version supports media sharing from mobile devices and the ability to sync directly with Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. "The new RealPlayer now supports music, photo, and video, and, with transfer to and from mobile devices, it makes it easy to manage, share and preserve the content we love." Comments
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Nintendo Chief Rules Out Wii Price Cut for Now
If you have been waiting to get a price drop on a Wii before Christmas, you are going to be disappointed this year. You can expect to see special packages or bundled software, but no love on a price cut. "Of course, we cannot say it will never happen, but we are not thinking of it for the near future," Iwata said at a Tokyo hotel, when asked about a possible price cut. Comments
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Show Off Your System
You know a system is bad ass when people that test hardware for a living (us) get wood looking at your rig. This is just one of the thousands of custom systems you will see in the forums, built by guys just like you. The question you have to ask yourself is...why isn't yours in here? C'mon, post pictures of your baby, you know you want to.
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YouTube CEO Stepping Down
Umm, this trend is seriously starting to wig me out. I'm telling you, there is something in the water. YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley is stepping down as CEO of the world's most popular website for watching video. Hurley's decision to give up the leadership role at the 5-year-old site formalizes a transition that has been in the works for some time as YouTube's owner, Google Inc., asserted more control. Comments
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Take Two CEO Stepping Down
This sure seems like the month to be "stepping down" from high ranking positions, doesn't it? The latest to voluntarily hit the unemployment line is Take Two's CEO. The official story is that he is quitting (instead of taking a vacation?) to travel in Asia with his family. Ummm, okay. Ben Feder, CEO of Take Two Interactive since 2007, will be stepping down from his post at the end of the year, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, BioShock and Carnival Games revealed this morning. Comments
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Sixth IE9 Platform Preview Available for Dev
Microsoft announced the sixth developer preview of IE9 yesterday for those of you interested. We've had 10 million downloads in the six weeks since we released the IE9 beta. That popularity reflects the significant improvements in browsing that IE9 brings to the web. Users can pin sites directly to the Windows task bar, and sites can program jump lists and offer notifications just as Windows applications do. The web standard markup (HTML, CSS, and script) in pages runs faster and smoother, taking advantage of modern PC hardware. Comments
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Banned White iPhone 4 Promo
If you've been sitting around waiting for the long delayed white iPhone 4, this video is for you. Comments
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Verizon Wireless Debuts Tiered Data Plans
Another one joins the bunch. Another one joins the bunch. And another one does and another doesÂ…another one joins the bunch. Hey, they're gonna get you too...another one joins the bunch. Too bad we are talking about tiered data plans. Verizon Wireless is quietly rolling out tiered pricing plans for mobile data usage, making it the latest carrier to shift to payment plans based on the amount of wireless data customers consume rather than the unlimited plans originally introduced to encourage smartphone adoption. Comments
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Asustek Details Tablet PC Plans
Apparently Asustek has plans to launch several tablet PCs starting next month. The systems will ranging in size from seven to twelve inches and feature both Android and Windows platforms. Asustek is aiming to mass produce the 12-inch model featuring the Wintel platform in December and will start selling the device in the channel in January 2011. With assistance from Microsoft, the company has made several enhancements in related technologies including touch control and user interface. Comments
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Quote of the Day
Quote of the day is brought to you by Ken Levine, co-founder and President of Irrational Games. The PC will always be the place that drives innovation. The PC is the place where great game developers are born, even—and maybe especially—where great console game developers are born. Comments
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