Mobify
“Most sites don’t work well on mobile. Site owners need to optimize their sites in order to increase mobile traffic and revenue. Creating a free mobile view, powered by MOBIFY, is the best way to achieve compatibility with mobile devices.” (from mobify.me)
mobify.me/what-is-mobify/ makes from your normal site a version that is adapted for mobiles, Iphones etc.
For example this site css-tricks.com becomes for mobile surfers this site m.css-tricks.com.
The point is that you don’t have to show every aspect of your website for mobile surfers, reducing page loads, scrolling…
Add comment October 14, 2009
Apple TV
Apple TV is a new way to navigate world of entertainment allowing you to rent HD movies, buy HD TV shows, listen to your iTunes music and show off your photos as well. Connecting one HDMI cable and, just like that, Apple TV turns your TV into so much more. With Apple TV, they’re all on demand. You get instant access to newly released Hollywood hits and popular classic and library titles, including the largest selection of on-demand HD movies. And now you can also purchase and watch your favorite TV shows in brilliant HD one day after they air.
Using Apple TV You can play your music through your home theater system, it means that now all the music you’ve collected can be played on the best speakers in your house. The new Genius feature studies your iTunes library to automatically create a playlist of songs that go great together. You can also browse and buy music videos on the iTunes Store. And sync songs and videos purchased on Apple TV to your computer and iPod or iPhone.
Dont forget about your photos, YouTube videos, and podcasts, too cam be placed on your widescreen TV, then everybody can see them in stunning high definition.
Add comment September 20, 2009
Window Phone
Already known for his works designer Seunghan Song has presented next concept of a mobile phone – Window Phone.
The idea of phone in the form of a window has come to the author mind after the next error of meteorologists’ error when instead of the promised clear day behind a window poured a rain.
Concept represents completely transparent phone which display symbolizes a windowpane and displays current weather. This “Window Phone” should be absolutely transparent. But it is only in good sunny weather.
In other cases, it can be hardly steamy (when it is a fog), all in drops (when a rain), in hoarfrost (when it is a glaze ice).
The mode of hand-written SMS on the steamy glass can be caused also by blowing on the display.
The only fault in this phone is that its appearance, if should be, will be absolutely not fast. The concept will be hardly realized in the real device.
Add comment August 31, 2009
Hanwha Duo Digital Pen
The Japanese company Hanwha has presented the innovative solution which converts your ordinary notebook to tablet. The Duo for laptop digital pen. The device sits gently above the notebook lid, and the special technology of infrared and ultrasonic waves captures movement of a digital pen and displays all necessary data on the screen, thus having lifted functionality of the usual laptop on new level.
The receiver is measured around 77 X 58 X 8.5mm and when combining with the special digital pen, it can achieve resolution of 600 dpi which is good enough for normal application. The only limitation, and it’s a big one, unfortunately the device is currently limited to only 15.4″ LCD screens.
1 comment August 10, 2009
The Witness Watch by Hay HEUN
The concept of the strange kind, intended for those who hates to wear standard watch.
The novelty can look as improbably stylish watch, but it has precisely borrowed something from an older technology. This watch reminds an old sundial. For certain many people cannot understand time on such watch at all. For those who cannot understand time in a sundial, it is necessary to study even before purchase of such device.
The watch has been developed by the person by name Hay Heun. The figure exhibited on the watch is actually copy of the shadow created on the sun dial throughout the day by the movement of the sun. Witness is a concept timepiece that was built to demonstrate the unavoidable relationship between the eyes and the time has been totally inspired by the human eye. The two bright red LED rings that you see are replicates of the pupil and the iris. They move in synchronized motions to depict the time. It also has a power saving mode. The power button on the side will power it up and light up the display for five seconds, then shifting it to standby mode thus using only 35% of LED power. Like eyes that witness the transitions of times, the Witness Watch watches moments slip by.
Add comment July 29, 2009
The most expected technical novelties of 2009
BusinessWeek Magazine recommends to pay special attention in 2009 on following expected novelties: Windows 7 from Microsoft; Snow Leopard from Apple; and also on phones Motorola and other smart phones on platform Google Android.
Even if the next year also will not be less terrible, than present, writes magazine, it is possible to guarantee that in the technology’s field will be many interetsed news. The large quantity of novelties in 2009, according to observer BusinessWeek, will appear in that sphere which last years not too pleased with news – in sphere of the software for personal computers.
New operating systems
Both Microsoft, and Apple have planned presentations of operating systems the next months. New program Microsoft Windows 7 officially should appear not earlier than the end of next year, and even in the the beginning of 2010.
However, receding from tradition, Microsoft, apparently, intend to begin deliveries of a new operating system ahead of schedule. Manufacturers of computers inform that plan to establish the newest Windows on the laptops and desktops in already next autumn. According to experts, Windows 7 though does not represent anything “supernatural”, and only is what should be Vista, occurrence of this OS very opportunely.
About operating system Apple Snow Leopard it is known less. One of few facts divulged by this company inclined to reserve about the sixth version of program Mac OS X, it that it can work on multiprocessor systems. In the world where while very few programs use the modern advanced microprocessors on a total power, it is very important.
At first these expanded functions will be mainly used by the users who are carrying out operations on whom the big capacity, such as works with video data or performance of design works is required. However with the time it can apply other people too.
Laptops
The stunning success of the minilaptops was one of the main surprises of 2008. The Taiwan company ASUS has begun this tendency, having started in sale popular model EeePC. Now the majority of the companies has versions of these compact laptops with monitors in width in 9-10 inches and the price from $350 to $700.
Probably, next year these computers equipped with modems, will be on sale in the West as phones – when providers of Internet communication will offer them with the big discounts under condition of the contract conclusion.
Mobile Internet devices
Next year also, probably, will have development other type of mobile devices – devices with the touch screen in width about 7 inches. Intel now advances these “mobile Internet devices”, however production on the basis of Windows from such companies as Samsung and Sony, too desperately struggles for the place in the market.
“A black horsy” in this running could become existing while in the form of hearings super-iPhone from Apple. But as it usually happens to hearings about Apple, we learn true not earlier, than Steve Jobs will decide to tell us.
Smart phones, certainly, remain in 2009 in the attention centre though, possibly, novelties will appear not with such feverish speed, as this year. It is a lot of attention, possibly, will involve in itself new phones from Motorola and other smart phones on platform Google Android.
Microsoft too will present the software version for smart phones, possibly, it will be the intermediate version long-awaited Windows Mobile 7.
It is interesting and announced Korean LG watch mobile phone LG-GD910 executed in the form of a watch with the 1,43-inch touch colour liquid crystal display.
Phone can work in networks of the third generation, is able to synthesise speech from the text, supports Bluetooth and a vocal set, and also can be used as a MP3-player.
Add comment July 18, 2009
Mobile navigation for iPhone
Visit navigon.com to get more info about professional navigation solution for the iPhone.
Features and range of functions:
Add comment July 12, 2009
Choice of the GPS navigator
GPS navigation today is almost irreplaceable thing for any tourist. People so have got used to these convenient and easy devices that using of other searcing resources is almost not possible.
However, how to choose to yourself the GPS-navigator completely corresponding to your own requirements? After all the modern market dazzles with every possible configurations and executions of these so useful and necessary devices.
To begin with it is necessary to define the purposes which you are going to carry out by GPS-navigator , and to familiarize with their classification.
There are two different types of GPS-navigators – portable and external. Portable are ideally suited for tourists, travellers and sportsmen. These are the devices specially “ground” under GPS, are completely standalone and are very often delivered in a heat – and water-proof tanks. Also in many cases they have number of other very useful functions: possibility of upgrade of navigation charts (through the COM-interface, USB or Bluetooth), a compass, definition of height, speed of the object, etc.
Power supply of such devices is carried out by means of batteries АА, ААА, either Li-Ion or Li-Pol accumulators. Accumulators are much more economic, however batteries are easier for changing in case of a discharge. Many models of portable GPS-navigators have such useful function as screen highlighting, it is very convenient in night conditions, however thus period of maintenance of batteries strongly decreases.
It is possible to mention the disadvantages of such devices – insufficiently aesthetic appearance – navigators in a heat – and moisture resistant tanks are unsightly enough, great and inconvenient for their usage in city boundaries.
The external GPS-navigator represents the unit which is connected to “the head” device, and carrying out data transfer with it on any interface (more often interface SDIO). Such navigator has no own display and batteries, and uses possibilities of the “head” device as which the notebook or a handhold computer. There are the models of such devices intended for field conditions, however they have weak spots – plugs for connection, and they cost more expensive. Recently in the market there was a handheld computer and smart phones with the built in GPS-receivers that is very convenient, compact and inexpensive variant.
It is necessary to give special attention to automobile GPS-navigators. They have the holder and the original program of the navigation developed specially for motorists.
Having defined with type of the GPS-navigator, it is necessary to pay attention to its following parametres: first, the size , the resolution and chromaticity of the screen. The resolution is usually designated here so: «320х240». The more the size of the screen and the resolution, the easier from it to read, the bigger part of the map is located on it.
Secondly, a memory size (for cartographical instruments). Thirdly, accumulator capacity (defines duration of functioning). Fourthly, power of the processor (influences speed of operation). Fifthly, weight and dimensions and at last, presence of additional functions.
The big advantage of the GPS-navigator is low cost (150-200$ – the portable or automobile navigator, 110-170$ – external, from 200$ – more advanced variants). Being once confidential military development, GPS system was widely adopted today among civil, having opened for general usage with so many doubtless accomplishments and advantages.
Add comment July 3, 2009
iPhone – Recognition of the hand-written text
While company Apple collects a command which will be engaged in an application programming capable to add in iPhone function of recognition of hand-written input, the Chinese developer has already created it. It is called HWPen v1.0 beta. 
Add comment June 28, 2009
Reader Digital Book
We are waiting for our friends coming to visit us from U.S.
They wanted to bring us something small useful that we can’t buy in our country. I thought about Digital Book because I like to read but there is a little problem to buy new books need new place in our apartment.
I’ve advised with my colleague pointed me to Sony Reader she ordered via internet from U.S. She is very satisfied with the last portable model PRS-505.
Product Details
Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 6.9 x 0.3 inches ; 9 ounces
Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
You can order it right now from Amazon site
Add comment June 21, 2009
