WHAT IS IT?
Download free application from iTunes to your iPod Touch and make it an iPhone by VOIP provider Jajah and Truphone.
WHY?
• Make phone calls from your iPod Touch.
• Send SMS messages from your iPod Touch.
• Use Skype from your iPod Touch.
WHO?
• Anyone that has an iPod Touch.
• Technology already adapted by:
– Intel
– Yahoo
– Comcast
• Popular among students on college campus’ with access to Wi Fi
Feedback?
• Positive:
– Less expensive calls
– No phone service provider or contract
• Negative:
– Must have Wi-Fi connection to use application
IMPORTANT:
• the ability to combine these two so commonly used media devices will reach such a large variety of people.
• could even change some of the current large cell phone service providers and how those companies function, perhaps providing for us a less expensive option.
To find more information on the technology behind the application to turn an iPod Touch into an iPhone please visit the following links:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/From-iTouch-to-iPhone-With-a-Download/?kc=EWKNLCSM02102009MOSTREAD4
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Apple-Wont-Block-VOIP-over-WiFi-on-iPhone/
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
'Look A Like' Doll by Little Island
The 'Look A Like' doll is a large plush robotic toy that looks like you. You simply send your photo to Little Island (the company) in Japan and they will create a doll with face, hair, and clothes similar to you. The dolls have the ability to talk, react to touch, nod, and wave. Cutting-edge technology embedded inside the doll enables these features. There is a microphone on the doll's head as well as servo-motors in their limbs that enable this movement. There is also a built in camera as well as interactive touch switches.
The most unique part about this doll is that it speaks in your voice. The 'Look A Like' doll comes with a built-in voice synthesizer. You simply record yourself speaking for a couple of minutes and then the doll is programmed to speak in your voice, ala Stepford Wives. The feature is intended to enable users to convert text to speech when hooking the doll up to the intenet. The 'Look A Like' doll will read web content (such as the weather or news) to you in your voice via RSS news feed. You simply plug in the provided LAN cable into your computer. All versions of the doll take six weeks to custom make. The advanced model retails for $2,200. Below is a Youtube.com video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvaG6vbtk-U
The most unique part about this doll is that it speaks in your voice. The 'Look A Like' doll comes with a built-in voice synthesizer. You simply record yourself speaking for a couple of minutes and then the doll is programmed to speak in your voice, ala Stepford Wives. The feature is intended to enable users to convert text to speech when hooking the doll up to the intenet. The 'Look A Like' doll will read web content (such as the weather or news) to you in your voice via RSS news feed. You simply plug in the provided LAN cable into your computer. All versions of the doll take six weeks to custom make. The advanced model retails for $2,200. Below is a Youtube.com video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvaG6vbtk-U
Gesture Recognition Systems
Gesture Recognition Systems
Have you ever wanted to change the channel, but didn’t want to get up to find the remote control? That may now be possible with new Gesture Recognition Systems that are being developed. These systems are now starting to edge their way into consumer electronics. The idea behind this technology is to employ a camera in order to watch the user of the device, and react to that person’s hand signals. For example, to signal “stop”, the user would simply hold their palm out flat.
One of the big developers and marketers of these systems is Toshiba. They currently have one product out that exemplifies an early version of this technology. Their product is the Qosmio G55 laptop, which can recognize hand gestures in order to control multimedia playback. Toshiba is currently working on developing a TV version of this technology as well. In order for this to work, the technology would sit on top of the TV and watch for hand signals given by the viewer. There is still work to be done before this product will be available on the market.
Gesture Recognition Systems could also produce breakthroughs in the medical industry. Recently at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel they developed a hand gesture recognition system that allows doctors to manipulate digital images during medical procedures. This allows for greater sterility because they are motioning instead of having to touch the screen. Using this technology for all types of medical procedures could become very important in medical developments and practices.
There are many audiences that these systems could be marketed to. For example, laptops and televisions with Gesture Recognition Systems could be marketed to anyone. I think they could become the norm in the near future for remote controls. As technologies such as DVD players and DVRs have become so prevalent and mainstream, I can foresee the same happening with these systems.
The impact of Gesture Recognition Systems may be that they will completely replace computer mice and remote controls. They may also have a huge impact on the medical field. As all new technology sees, these systems may have glitches that people will have to work through when first using them. They may require backup capabilities such as a remote control in case of a glitch, so that users will still be able to use technologies that have the systems. Overall, I think this is an exciting new development occurring in the technology industry that could create quite a stir in the near future.
For more information, visit the following sites:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/152683-5/future_tech.html#9
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111816.php
Have you ever wanted to change the channel, but didn’t want to get up to find the remote control? That may now be possible with new Gesture Recognition Systems that are being developed. These systems are now starting to edge their way into consumer electronics. The idea behind this technology is to employ a camera in order to watch the user of the device, and react to that person’s hand signals. For example, to signal “stop”, the user would simply hold their palm out flat.
One of the big developers and marketers of these systems is Toshiba. They currently have one product out that exemplifies an early version of this technology. Their product is the Qosmio G55 laptop, which can recognize hand gestures in order to control multimedia playback. Toshiba is currently working on developing a TV version of this technology as well. In order for this to work, the technology would sit on top of the TV and watch for hand signals given by the viewer. There is still work to be done before this product will be available on the market.
Gesture Recognition Systems could also produce breakthroughs in the medical industry. Recently at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel they developed a hand gesture recognition system that allows doctors to manipulate digital images during medical procedures. This allows for greater sterility because they are motioning instead of having to touch the screen. Using this technology for all types of medical procedures could become very important in medical developments and practices.
There are many audiences that these systems could be marketed to. For example, laptops and televisions with Gesture Recognition Systems could be marketed to anyone. I think they could become the norm in the near future for remote controls. As technologies such as DVD players and DVRs have become so prevalent and mainstream, I can foresee the same happening with these systems.
The impact of Gesture Recognition Systems may be that they will completely replace computer mice and remote controls. They may also have a huge impact on the medical field. As all new technology sees, these systems may have glitches that people will have to work through when first using them. They may require backup capabilities such as a remote control in case of a glitch, so that users will still be able to use technologies that have the systems. Overall, I think this is an exciting new development occurring in the technology industry that could create quite a stir in the near future.
For more information, visit the following sites:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/152683-5/future_tech.html#9
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111816.php
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
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