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Patrick Brady dissects Android

Patrick Brady of Google's partner group provided a detailed technical tour of the internals of the Android platform during his recent talk at Google I/O 2008 titled "Anatomy and Physiology of an Android". Topics included Linux kernel enhancements, the Bionic library (Google's slimmed down version of libc), Android functional and...

Tags: Google Inc., Library, Hardware, Patrick Brady, Android, Bionic, Surfaces, Audio Flinger, Dalvik, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-06-04

(Photos: Bionic hand gets thumbs-up)

(Photos: Bionic hand gets thumbs-up)Very real looking...Rarely do you see a prosthetic that looks like a real human body part, that does not have some kind of fakey looking skin colored cover. At first glance it looked like a real hand with the bone exposed.I find it interesting that some...

Tags: Bionic, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-07-19

Additional Resources

Disposable iPhone apps

Is Oh Noes Done Yet?Well. Isn't that like books, with the exception that, for the near-term, the one retailer welcomes self-published works?Every where I look, one has to write the thing. One has to wrap it and ship it. And one has to market his or her butt off to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, app store business model, developer

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Bionic Eye France 1.0 (Mobile)

Bionic Eye France developed for the iPhone 3GS that enables you to visualize Points of Interest POI located in your nearby environment in France. POI databases include restaurants, taxis, WiFi hotspots, metro, and bus stations. Elements located at a distance less than one kilo meter only will be displayed on...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Presselite, Augmented Reality Functionality, Smart Phones, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-23

Bionic Eye UK 1.0 (Mobile)

Bionic Eye UK enables you to visualize Points of Interest POI located in your nearby environment in the UK. POI databases include restaurants, WiFi hotspots, tube, and bus stations in London. Elements located at a distance less than one kilometer only will be displayed on the screen. It features vertical...

Tags: Mobile, Position, Presselite, Bionic Eye UK, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility

Software downloads 2009-09-23

Bionic Eye Tokyo 1.0 (Mobile)

Bionic Eye Tokyo is a new application specifically developed for the iPhone 3GS that enables you to visualize points of interests located in your nearby environment in Tokyo in Japan. POI Points of Interest databases include restaurants, combines, WiFi hotspots, and metro stations. Elements located at a distance less than...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Presselite, Bionic Eye Tokyo, Augmented Reality Functionality, Smart Phones, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-23

News to know: Snow Leopard; YouTube; VMWorld; Google Books

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Snow Leopard ships with vulnerable Flash Player Sam Diaz: Report: EC considering delay of Sun-Oracle over...

Tags: Google Inc., Andrew Nusca, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Data Centers, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Storage, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-09-03

Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books

Amazon uses 1984 to free e-booksDangerous gambleThey'll get harmonization. But likely to the US level through ACTARE: Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books"In this case the monopoly is copyright, which extends practically to infinity in the U.S., thanks to the Walt Disney Co., but is held to a reasonable length...

Tags: Corporate communications, E-books, probation, e-book, video, Amazon.com Inc., monitor, software

Discussion threads 2009-07-19

Bionic Commando: Prima Official eGuide (Windows)

Bionically-Enhanced Training - It's been ages since Spencer last took up his bionic arm - long enough that our hero has forgotten more about being a Bionic Commando than most operatives will ever know. Fortunately, Prima's in-depth training section (pg. 6-13) breaks down all of Spencer's most basic and advanced...

Tags: Page, Microsoft Windows, Training, Prima Games, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Strategy, Human Resources, Management

Software downloads 2009-06-16

Advances in TREKnology

Advances in TREKnologyI can think of three . . .right off the top of my head:1) The high-speed sliding doors at every mall, store, emergency room, etc, you go to today, came about as a direct result of the inventor seeing it on Star Trek, and wanted to duplicate...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Robots, Corporate communications, Geordi, computer, Kirk

Discussion threads 2009-05-08

News to know: StumbleUpon; Facebook Apps; Satyam; Steve Jobs

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: eBay starts undoing bad acquisitions: Sets StumbleUpon free Andrew Nusca: Top Facebook applications see 25% drop in...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Satyam, Apple Inc., StumbleUpon, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, 3G, Hardware, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-14

Dean Kamen cooks up bionic arm; Vets may benefit

Dean Kamen cooks up bionic arm; Vets may benefitAwesome ArticleThat is some of the coolest tech I have seen in a long time. I really hope that repairing people and restoring full motor control becomes a reality for anyone who needs it.NiceGood job guys! This is the kind of thing...

Tags: Benefits, Dean Kamen, benefit

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Dean Kamen cooks up bionic arm; Vets may benefit

When Dean Kamen invented the Segway it was quite a breakthrough. But U.S. military veterans may be remember Kamen much more for creating bionic arms that will replace the clunky prosthetics of today.  60 Minutes on Sunday detailed the Pentagon's $100 million program dubbed Revolutionizing Prosthetics." In...

Tags: Benefit, Pentagon, Dean Kamen, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-13

iPhone could morph into a table at WWDC

iPhone could morph into a table at WWDCI've been waiting for a small tablet.I always liked the idea of tablet PCs, but all the ones I tried were a little bulky, and not enough software to justify them (OneNote, though, is almost that justification).I had a couple of PDAs way...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, iPhone platform, Apple iPhone, tablet, GIMME, WWDC, netbook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Advancing the prosthetic aesthetic

Experimental prosthetic arms in labs across the country will soon pave the way for commercial versions to antiquate the last major upgrade that took place almost a hundred years ago. That was the cable-operated prosthetic hook (for above-the-elbow amputees). Thanks to the Defense Advanced Research Projects...

Tags: Patient, DARPA, Chicago, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-02-20

Wowwee's Top 10 Love-Starved Androids (and yeah, the toys are on sale)

I get a lot of stupid pitches from PR folks for Tech Broiler. Most of them I ignore and go directly into the bit bucket. But as tomorrow is Valentine's day, this one particular amusing distraction from the guys over at Wowwee, makers...

Tags: British SF, Marvin, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-02-12

8bit killer (Windows)

8bit Killer is a free first-person shooter in the style of an 8-bit Nintendo game. It includes textures of 32x32 pixels textures, 64 colors, and 1-bit sounds in an post-apocalyptic world dominated by a space creatures. Music has been composed by the brilliant RushJet1. History, characters, and scenes are inspired...

Tags: Locomalito, Games, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-01-05

How many atoms to build a computer?

How many atoms to build a computer?Technology will continue to accelerateYou said that today we are at the same stage as computers were in 1947. However, advancements were quite slow for the first twenty-odd years of the last 60. Today new techniques and hybrid materials could see this field mature...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, atom, computer

Discussion threads 2008-12-19

Blu-ray is dead: the sequel

Blu-ray is dead: the sequelI prefer physical media tooThe question is, when will I - and most consumers - make Blu-ray the default? Dark Knight I'll get on Blu-ray someday - the fabulous 8k special effects work makes it worth while. But romantic comedies? Never. Thanks for commenting.RobinDigital d/ls are...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Revenue Share, REAL PROBLEM

Discussion threads 2008-10-31

(Gallery: Scientists develop eye-shaped camera)

(Gallery: Scientists develop eye-shaped camera)Great, in theory.Problem is, the sensor will have to be made to match the lens in front of it, and if you change lenses, which professional imaging people are fond of, you'd need to change sensors in order for the focal plane to match.Scientists develop eye-shaped...

Tags: eye-shaped camera, sensor, camera

Discussion threads 2008-08-07