Maybe the HP/Microsoft Slate needs Ubuntu or Moblin to be less of a yawn
Obviously Steve Ballmer is not going to announce HP’s first offering in the “slate” category (it’s a tablet, folks, but if he feels the need to call it a slate, whatever) running the latest Linux distribution made for MIDs, netbooks, and, well, slates. Unfortunately, by simply shoehorning the Windows 7 interface (albeit a great
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Maybe the HP/Microsoft Slate needs Ubuntu or Moblin to be less of a yawn
LAS VEGAS — Sony’s press conference at CES is just about to start — promising lots of 3-D, including a 3-D showing of Jimi Hendrix performing at Woodstock — but execs are already sharing details about one of the company’s new products — a Web and media playing device with a 7-inch touchscreen and a WiFi radio. Called the Dash, the device runs software from Chumby that displays widget versions of Web applications — from a library of more than 1,000 — as well as the software that Web connected Sony TVs use to display widgets. It’s a little hard to describe.
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CES: Sony’s home Web device unveiled — "not a tablet"
LAS VEGAS — Samsung Electronics introduced a line of snazzy new 3-D televisions today at CES, including a pencil-thin model with a polished metal bezel, but the most amazing tidbit in its press conference may be its sales projections. The company — whose slogan is now “Inspire the World, Create the Future” — expects to increase sales from last year’s $110 billion to $400 billion in 2020. “We believe that the recovery of our industry will be strong,” said David Steel, head of its North American marketing group
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CES: Samsung expects TV, gadget sales to enter new dimension
LAS VEGAS — Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer reiterated plans to upgrade PlayStation 3 game consoles with firmware downloads to play 3-D movies and games. All you’ll need is a 3-D television, such as the company’s new 3-D Bravias going on sale in the summer, bundled with two pairs of 3-D glasses
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CES: Sony upgrading PS3 to play 3-D games and movies
LAS VEGAS — Steve Ballmer reportedly is going to unveil Hewlett-Packard’s new slatelike, wireless tablet PC during his keynote tonight at the Consumer Electronic Show. But NEC beat him to the punch — you can buy this 10” diagonal Windows-based slate computer today for only $1,800: Here’s a whole batch of them introduced at CES , in 2004.
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CES: Microsoft slate/tablet computer on sale now!
Google’s Nexus One phone isn’t as revolutionary as the buzz would suggest. It’s basically a really nice touchscreen device running a new processor that supports slick 3-D graphics and services. But its debut today still ups the ante for Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, who is delivering the opening keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday night.
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CES: Google Nexus ups ante for Microsoft, WinMo7 time?
Even budget TV maker Vizio is getting into the 3-D game with a batch of new sets featuring 3-D capabilities and wireless systems for connecting to the Internet. The Irvine, Calif.-based company today announced its “XVT Pro” series of LED sets in four sizes — 47 inches, 55 inches and 72 inches, plus a 58-inch “cinema wide” model that displays content in a 21 by 9 format
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CES: Bargain TV maker Vizio unveils 3-D wireless sets, wow
From the maybe-they’re-just-trying-to-make-nice-with-government-regulators-but-who-cares-about-their-motivations department, Intel announced today that it was partnering with President Obama’s Innovate to Educate program to the tune of $200 million in teacher training initiatives over the next three years.
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Intel commits $200 million to math/science ed
Ceton, a Kirkland startup developing advanced TV tuners for Windows 7 PCs , is finally announcing prices and a release date at the Consumer Electronics Show. An early glimpse at the company’s press release indicates the company’s four-tuner cards will cost $399 and go on sale by April 1. The cards will be be manufactured in the PCI Express Low Profile form factor so they’ll fit into slim entertainment PCs, as well as larger desktop systems
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CES: Kirkland’s Ceton releasing quad TV tuners for PCs
You’ll be able to watch more than “Avatar” and “Up” on the new 3D televisions being unveiled this week at CES. TV networks are lining up to offer all sorts of 3D content later this year, including ESPN. Disney’s sports network is going to launch “ESPN 3D” in June and broadcast at least 85 sporting events in 3D in the first year, according to this USAToday report.
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CES: 3D networks from ESPN, Discovery
During a press conference today at Google’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters the company, as expected, unveiled the “Nexus One” — a Google-branded device it calls a “superphone.” The phone is based on the same software as the Motorola “Droid” phone sold by Verizon but has a few additional features, such as a mobile version of the Google Earth mapping service and more 3-D graphics. It’s the first of multiple premium phones that Google plans to sell directly by the search company through a new online storefront — Google.com/phone — which will also be a hub to activate the phones. Buyers will need to have a Google account, such as a Gmail e-mail account, to make a purchase
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Google launches "superphone," Web store (updated w/ video)
The best indication yet of how CES will be affected by the economy: This year’s meager party list, which so far has only one celebrity event. In recent years, companies held elaborate parties during the show with top bands, comedians and other performers. But it’s getting skimpier as the industry copes with reduced spending on consumer electronics
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CES Party List: John Legend, Twitter and not much more
(An illustrated version of the preview column that ran in today’s paper …) Las Vegas always seems like it’s in another dimension, but this week it will be even more so when the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show takes place.
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CES preview: Xbox Natal, Orb rings and more …
As 2009 wrapped up and 2010 begins to crank into high gear, I’ve spent a fair amount of time writing speculative and reflective posts. Then I stumbled across a local job posting for the Chief Technology Officer for UMassOnline, the distance education division of the University of Massachusetts. It reminded me of another
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So what’s my vision for Dawson’s School of Online Learning?
U.S. video game sales fell 7.6 percent last month compared with a year ago but “still produced enough revenue to make this month the second-best November in industry history,” NPD analyst Anita Frazier said in her firm’s latest report on the industry
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Game sales jump, "Modern Warfare 2" bumps "Halo 3" record
Citigroup analyst Michael Rollins said Sprint Nextel is likely to merge with Bellevue-based T-Mobile USA next year, driving a surge in Sprint’s stock today, according to a Bloomberg News report . Rollins said there’s a 55 percent chance Sprint will merge with T-Mobile and raised his rating on Sprint to “buy” from “hold.” If that’s the case, I’ll bet there’s a 55 percent chance the combined company takes a bigger share of Kirkland-based Clearwire, which is already part owned by Sprint and talking to T-Mobile about 4G services
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Analyst: Sprint & T-Mobile to merge
Top talent at Microsoft and other multinational companies better have their passports ready. The head of Microsoft’s India business group, Ravi Venkatesan, told the Wall Street Journal that companies will be rotating talent to fast-growing countries and having more Indian workers spend time abroad to develop experience. It’s part of a “more proactive global talent development agenda” he’s predicting
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Microsoft India boss: More overseas work rotations coming
Three years after they cooked up a business plan over a kitchen table, Kabir Shahani and Chris Hahn landed $3.5 million for Appature, their Seattle venture providing online software and services to healthcare marketers. The profitable company today announced it raised the money in its first round of venture financing, from Ignition Partners and Madrona Venture Group. It will use the money for sales and marketing and product development.
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Appature raises $3.5 million from Ignition, Madrona
This is a little spooky: The National Security Agency worked with Microsoft to “enhance” the security of Windows 7. From Computerworld’s report : “Working in partnership with Microsoft and elements of the Department of Defense, NSA leveraged our unique expertise and operational knowledge of system threats and vulnerabilities to enhance Microsoft’s operating system security guide without constraining the user to perform their everyday tasks, whether those tasks are being performed in the public or private sector,” Richard Schaeffer, the NSA’s information assurance director, told the Senate’s Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security yesterday as part of a prepared statement. The NSA has worked with Microsoft before to develop secure configurations of Windows and Internet Explorer for federal and military users, but this time it started the process during the Windows 7 beta so it was ready when the software launched.
You can’t say “some people have all the luck” when you see Paul Allen’s mansion on the shore of Mercer Island, his airplanes, superyachts and vast land holdings in Seattle. The son of a Seattle librarian became one of the richest people in the world when he and childhood pal Bill Gates struck it rich after starting Microsoft in 1975. But today Allen’s sister disclosed that he’s been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer similar to the one he battled 25 years ago, a life-changing experience that prompted him to retire early from Microsoft.
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Billionaire Microsoft co-founder in third battle for his life