Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Super Thin, Flexible OLED Lights to be Available in 2011 [Oled]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/A83NYAx2_Ng/super-thin-flexible-oled-lights-to-be-available-in-2011

We've seen ultra-skinny flexible OLED sheets before, but it looks like we now have a date for when they're coming out. Korean company Modistech says it'll debut its thin-and-flexy OLED lights in 2011.

According to Aving.net, the company will begin mass production of the sheets later next year. Each sheet is expected to retail for $212. It's kind of expensive, especially if that price is just for the sheet in the picture, but that's par for the course with new tech – I'm just excited OLED sheets are finally stepping out of the research lab. [OLED Display]



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Posted by Augustine at 8:27 AM

Google Chrome Passes into 2.0 Beta, Chromium For Linux Gets a Simple Install [Browsers]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/uYc5INIfuSw/google-chrome-passes-into-20-beta-chromium-for-linux-gets-a-simple-install

Removing Chrome's 'beta' label couldn't have been easy for Google, but it looks like they're bringing it right back. Chrome 2.0 beta is now available for Windows, along with a little treat for Linux users.

Chrome 2.0 isn't a total overhaul, and to end users very little will seem different—until they start browsing. Chrome's rendering is said to be between 25% and 35% faster than the last version, with most of the speed gains picked up by streamlined javascript engine. The rest of the enhancements—form autofill, new tab options and custom user script support, a la Greasemonkey—are welcome, but as it stands, this looks a little more like Chrome 1.5 than 2.0. Justifying an entirely new version number would require something interesting like, oh, I don't know, that rumored extension support.

For Ubuntu Linux users, the much rawer Chromium browser has always been a pain in the ass to install. Now the installation process has been dramatically simplified. Instead of all the previously-required downloading, compiling and terminal-delving, Ubuntu users can simply apt-get the 'chromium-browser' package and give it a whirl to confirm that, yes, it still sucks. Get well soon, Chromium. [Slashdot]



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Posted by Augustine at 8:27 AM

Dell Adamo to also come in $2,699 1.4GHz model with 3G

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/dell-adamo-to-also-come-in-2-699-1-4ghz-model-with-3g/


Dell's Adamo 13 might be a looker, but the 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo, X4500 graphics, and 2GB of RAM found in the $1,999 model announced last night are fairly underwhelming, and it doesn't seem like the $2,700 higher-end configuration reported by Laptop is going blow any minds either: Dell Australia has it listed with a 1.4GHz ULV Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM, and a built-in 3G card. That's a lot of money for integrated graphics in a four-pound machine -- anyone taken with Dell's artsy new image enough to shell out?

[Thanks, Ed]

Read - Dell Australia page with specs
Read - Laptop post with US pricing

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Dell Adamo to also come in $2,699 1.4GHz model with 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 8:26 AM

MMS finally comes to Apple's iPhone 3G via OS 3.0

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/mms-finally-comes-to-apples-iphone/


Apple's done a decent job of implementing features that we've all been clamoring for into its forthcoming OS 3.0, and aside from copy and paste, there's probably no one single feature add bigger than this. You heard right -- multimedia messaging (MMS) is at long last coming to the iPhone 3G (sorry, first-gen iPhone owners) after years of dealing strictly with SMS. During the keynote, Apple was pretty remarkably short with details, simply noting that MMS "support" would be added. Frankly, we don't expect anything mind-blowing; it'll probably look a lot like the current SMS setup, and it'll definitely make AT&T happy when you start firing away picture messages without first subscribing to an unlimited messaging plan.

Update: Apple's official PR on the subject has given us just a bit more to chew on. We're told that MMS will enable iPhone 3G users to "send and receive photos, contacts, audio files and locations with the Messages app," hinting that Apple may just smash MMS and SMS together into a single 'Messages' app in OS 3.0. Also of note, owners will also be able to "forward and delete multiple messages."

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MMS finally comes to Apple's iPhone 3G via OS 3.0 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 8:26 AM

2G iPod touch to have Bluetooth capability unlocked by iPhone OS 3.0

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/2g-ipod-touch-to-have-bluetooth-capability-unlocked-by-iphone-os/

Looks like that Bluetooth chip in the iPod touch 2G we've always thought was for Nike+ suddenly got a lot more useful: Apple's Greg Joswiak said that Bluetooth can be "unlocked" on the device during the iPhone OS 3.0 Q&A session. That's two years of rumors put to rest, right there, and a solid move, seeing as three of the major 3.0 features are A2DP, wireless accessory control and peer-to-peer connections over Bluetooth. Any touch owners feeling more inclined to drop the $9.95 now?

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