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Rough & rugged laptops featured at FOSE

The FOSE trade show features a couple of breakthrough in rugged laptops, Federal Computer Week reports, notably the Itronix VR-1 and the Getac MobileForce M220. The VR-1 is designed primarily for in-vehicle use and focuses on three areas of ruggedization: temperature, vibration and humidity. It meets the...

Tags: VR-1, vibration

Blog posts 2006-03-08

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'Fish' = 'Sex'? iPhone can't understand British accent

'Fish' = 'Sex'? iPhone can't understand British accentMakes sense I approximateSince Apple has a business agreement on the iPhone with AT&T for now.Who's having sex with Einstein in the kitchen sink?Blimey.........! :DRE: 'Fish' = 'Sex'? iPhone can't understand British accentI dread to think what it'd do with my accent. I'm...

Tags: voice recognition function, accent, Apple iPhone, English Speakers, British accent

Discussion threads 2008-11-19

Microsoft to discourage hybrid graphics systems for Windows 7

Microsoft to discourage hybrid graphics systems for Windows 7Why should we use hybrid graphics?IMO the graphic card manufactures should do something like what the CPUs manufactures do, dynamic adjustment. When in a lower power battery setting the GPU could adjust to a lower clock speed and or voltage, etc.That is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Hybrid Graphics, graphics, GPU, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, graphics system, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

Immersive Cocoon: The Answer for the 3-D Internet?

Immersive Cocoon: The Answer for the 3-D Internet?RE: Immersive Cocoon: The Answer for the 3-D Internet?How quickly we forget these developments -- isn't this similar stuff?http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/1993/proceedings/CAVE~1.htmThere are also some 90's videos on youtube of the system demos.All I can say is...When can I buy one? :)Know what be even better?...

Tags: Immersive Cocoon, 3D

Discussion threads 2008-09-14

Bixorama (exe)

Bixorama can convert between 11 different panorama formats including Apple's QuickTime VR, Microsoft's DirectX DDS, angular maps, sphere maps, and various cube map layouts. Bixorama can import AND export the following 11 formats: QuickTime VR .MOV; DirectX .DDS; Latitiude Longitude; Horizontal Cross; Vertical Cross; Strip; Strip XYZ; Single Files. This...

Tags: apple quicktime, directx, cross, outerspace software, digital music, digital media, personal technology, consumer electronics

Software downloads 2008-08-08

News to know: Apple patch; IBM; PC upgrades; EDS; Yahoo

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes Nate McFeters: Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled Black Hat Sneak Preview Larry Dignan: IBM plans building spree: To build $360M...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, PC, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp., IBM Corp., FireWire, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-08-01

OmegaTable, a 24-million pixel VR display

After the LambdaTable unveiled in 2007, the University of Illinois at Chicago's UIC Electronic Visualization Laboratory EVL will develop the OmegaTable, a new virtual reality display. It will be a modular, multi-sensory touch tabletop for interactive, visual data exploration in 2D and autostereoscopic 3D (3D without special glasses). EVL received...

Tags: 3D, 2D, Pixel, Computer, OmegaTable, LambdaTable, Productivity, Virtual Reality, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-07-31

Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED

One of the blessings of an SLR can also be a curse: having to choose which lenses to carry, which means finding the right balance between weight and bulk, and having the focal lengths you need. The Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 G IF ED lens offers Nikon shooters...

Tags: Nikon Corp.

Product reviews 2008-07-21

The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!

The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!I've used perfect Voice Recognition--it still sucksWant to experiment with perfect VR? I did! Here's how:Have a friend (who is willing to be your input device for a full 8 hour day) type for you...

Tags: Mice, Keyboards, mouse, computer, computer mouse, keyboard

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Nikon AF-S DX 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 G ED VR lens

For those looking to go beyond what a kit lens has to offer their Nikon dSLR, there's Nikon's AF-S DX 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 G ED VR. Compatible with all Nikon DX digital SLRs including the D300, D60, and D40, there's an awful lot to decipher in its name. geekbox...

Tags: Nikon Corp., aperture

Product reviews 2008-06-11

Nikon Coolpix P80

For megazoom shooters, the Nikon Coolpix P80's 18x zoom, 27-486mm-equivalent f/2.8-4.5 lens likely sits at the top of the list of the P80's attractions. The range provides a good combination of wide-angle and telephoto views at relatively wide maximum aperture values. Nikon supports the lens with an agreeable and functional...

Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, P80, ISO, aperture, Nikon Corp.

Product reviews 2008-06-09

VR study says 40% of us are paranoid

UK researchers have recently used virtual reality VR to check if people had paranoid thoughts when using public transportation. Their VR tube ride experiment revealed that 40% of the participants experienced exaggerated fears about threats from others. Until now, researchers were relying on somewhat unreliable questionnaires to study paranoid thoughts...

Tags: Virtual Reality, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-04-06

Apple patches 11 QuickTime flaws

Apple pushed out the latest version of QuickTime and patched 11 vulnerabilities in its third security update of 2008. Late Wednesday, Apple pushed the update, which covers QuickTime on all platforms. The following flaws affect QuickTime on Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later,...

Tags: Java Applet, Apple QuickTime, Java, Movie, Apple Inc., Applet, Flaw, CVE-2008-1014, Movie File, CVE-2008-1015, Application Termination, CVE-2008-1021, CVE-2008-1022, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-03

Modelweaver (exe)

Modelweaver 3 is an easy-to-use, and powerful 3D object movie creating program, which can help the user to create high quality 3D, interactive VR object movies quickly. It can be used in the fields of products, garments, collections, arts and crafts, antiques and other objects they want to display vividly...

Tags: 3D, Easypano, Modelweaver 3, Internet

Software downloads 2008-04-03

News to know: Linux galore; Black Hat Europe; Vista reliability; Google and censorship

Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Microsoft partners with open source Jaspersoft, Sourcesense Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: Linux server, client will be big in the cloud and mobile sectors Red Hat CEO: We haven't done a good enough job as an industry leader, or project leader ...

Tags: Black Hat, Google Inc., Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Semantic Web, Linux, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-26

VR game to help burn patients

The Loyola University Medical Center in Illinois will be one of the first hospitals in the U.S. to use a virtual reality game to help burn patients. By using SnowWorld, developed at the University of Washington, patients recovering from severe burns will enter a virtual 'polar landscape of gently falling...

Tags: Game, Patient, Loyola University, University Of Washington, Snowball, SnowWorld, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-03-25

Virtual reality used for stroke rehabilitation

There are about 15 million people affected by a stroke each year in the world. About 5 million die and 5 million are left with a permanent disability. For the survivors, it is very difficult to return to a normal activity, such as controlling their movements and becoming again completely...

Tags: Patient, Computer, VR, Virtual Reality, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-03-17

Grupo VR's Confidential Information Is Secure With Check Point Connectra

A pioneer in using systems and technology for employee's benefits and customer services, Grupo VR works with a company's human resources department to supply its employees with debit cards. VR faced an increasing need for a safe and reliable connectivity infrastructure while simultaneously ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of its...

Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Grupo VR, Ssl/Tls, Intrusion Prevention, Remote Access, Network Security, Security, Networking

Case studies 2008-03-13

Click-VR Visualizer (exe)

Click-VR Visualizer is a next generation real time rendering plug-in for Autodesk 3Ds Max. Max users can instantly explore their scenes in realtime and create interactive 3D presentations and visualizations by bringing their projects to life with animations, sounds, videos and advanced user interactions. Version 1.03 the window size and...

Tags: Codeblend, Click-VR Visualizer, Corporate Communications, Construction, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-01-31

Turning any monitor in to a 3D VR display

Turning any monitor in to a 3D VR displayFreaky and Far OutntMost Cool thing I have seen in awhileGeorge this has to be one of the coolest things I have seen in years. It is exciting to think of the possibilities, an the 3d effect was amazing. I can imagine...

Tags: Games, Webcam, Nintendo Wii, Wii Remote, monitor

Discussion threads 2008-01-25