MT9 - An MP3 alternative

MT9, developed in Korea by Audizen, is being touted as a replacement for the incubent MP3 format. Will this format succeed where dozens of others have failed over the last decade?

First let us look at the various features of this format which separate it from MP3.

Thinnest HDTV (AMOLED) Revealed by Samsung

Samsung has revealed a host of display units that are powered by the new AMOLED technologies - including a full sized 30" display at SID 2008.

Since this is the first time we’ve covered AMOLED’s lets first look at how they work.

Garmin Nuvifone - Release Date Still Q3

Garmin has today denied that the Nuvifone will be released as early as June 2008 in some markets. They’ve added that it is however on schedule for a Q3 2008 date, in time for the Christmas season.

Given that we’ve not covered the Nuvifone before, lets take a look at why we think this is going to be a hot device - specially amongst men who cannot and will not learn how to ask for directions.

Amazon Cuts Kindle Prices

Amazon, has announced price cuts for the its new e-Book reader, the Kindle. The device which was originally launched in November - and sold out in a matter of hours, was originally priced at $399. Re-launched in April, the device is now available for $349.

VarioOptic - Variable Focus Liquid Lens Cameras Announced

Varioptic, the liquid lens company, and IVA Corporation announce today the launch of a 2 Megapixel CMOS digital camera – IVIN2M –ETH, with a variable focus liquid lens.

The new IVIN2M-ETH camera features a CMOS imager with selectable display resolution up to 1600 X 1200 incorporating a progressive scan sensor with an electronic rolling shutter. At 37mm by 37mm (1.45’’ x 1.45”), it is a very low power, high performance CMOS image acquisition device.

Sony Tru2Way - No more set top boxes

Sony, by far one of the largest manufacturers of Home Theater and other entertainment electronics, in the world, and one of the larger producers of multi-media content has tied up with six of the top cable companies in the United States to use Tru2Way - a technology that eliminates set-top boxes used in cable and interactive service offerings.

Pee Controller for the Wii

About time, that someone made a controller for the Wii, that was powered by Pee. And to show how much they think about the US elections, the folks who invented this game (needless to say after consuming a huge amount of Belgian’s finest liquids..), the first game allows you to vote for the US presidential elections with your bodily fluides.

Video from Reuters shows the controller in action.

VedeGo 28 Touch Screen Personal Media Player

Look, it’s an iPod Touch named the VedeGo Media Player! Okay, so it’s not made by Apple or anything like that, but it’s practically the exact same gadget. The Vidego uses a large multi-touch display screen similar to the iPhone and lets you glide through music, videos, photos and radio stations.

ThruVision’s T5000 X-Ray Camera Sees Objects, Not Bodies

Have you ever dreamed of having an x-ray camera that, instead of revealing the beautiful nakedness of the person you target, reveals if they’re packing a glock? No? Well, the British company ThruVision made it anyway.

The camera is called the T5000 (yes, it also doubles as an upgraded version of the killer robot sent from the future to kill John Connor) and can detect weapons, drugs and explosives hidden under people’s clothes from as far as 25 meters away. The chief problem? Well, it doesn’t reveal the beautiful nakedness of the person you target.

iPhone Allows 3rd-Party Apps, Kind Of

There have been complaints by many in the business sector about the iPhone being all flash and no use — well, Apple wants to change that. The company announced today that it’s aiming for the iPhone to become a corporate email gadget and a portable video game machine for the busy and bored businessman.

The company has even teamed up with a venture capital firm to offer $100 million for developers who can come up with some nifty iPhone applications. The strategy is also known as, “do our work for us” — a common trend in companies who have realized that paying the general public less money to do their job is much easier than actually doing their job.

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