Code for America has a rather novel notion. It is that the U.S. would be a far, far better place if we stopped complaining about local government and started hacking it No, no, they don’t mean hacking it open. Well, actually, they do in a way. What Code for America would like to do is [...]
Linux
Google: We’re no Copycats. Apple’s Rewriting History
Google co-founder Larry Page has denied that Google entered the phone market after Apple and the iPhone, accusing Steve Jobs of “rewriting history” . . . “We had been working on Android a very long time, with the notion of producing phones that are Internet enabled and have good browsers and all that because that [...]
Mobile Devices
LCD components for 4th generation iPod Touch reveal hole for front-facing camera?
International trade company Alibaba has posted two purported components for the next generation iPod Touch. These products include an LCD assembly unit with digitizer and a stand-alone digitizer (both of which include a hole in the top center of the assembly that could be used for a front-facing camera). These components potentially support the notion of [...]
Mobile Devices
Motorola CLIQ already seen running Android 2.1?
The image in question clearly points to the notion that this particular Motorola CLIQ unit is involved with Android 2.1 as the model number MB200 can be found… Photos: Read more at source Related Reading:
Mobile Devices
HTC Legend on its way to Bell?
Fortunately though, rumors are now pointing to the notion that the HTC Legend might be on its way some time soon and could be exclusive to Bell… Read more at source Related Reading:
Mobile Devices
PhoneArena’s Retro-Rewind: LG VX-9800
Released back in 2005, the LG VX-9800 quickly gained some backing as it embraced the notion of shifting its focus on the growing surge of choosing text messaging… Photos: Read more at source Related Reading:
Mobile Devices
PhoneArena’s Retro-Rewind: Motorola v70
Before the RAZR arrived on the scene to commence Motorola’s long reign at the pinnacle of their existence, the Motorola v70 popularized the notion… Photos: Read more at source Related Reading:
Linux
Cities of the Future, Part 4: Open Source Avenue
As city administrators grapple with the notion of tying all their apps into one overarching network, should they be looking to open source as an alternative to apps from vendors? Enterprise-level open source apps exist, and are used both by the federal government and by large corporations. For example, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is [...]
Linux
Notion Ink’s Adam Tablet with Pixel Qi Display
As promised, a write-up about Notion Ink’s Adam. Yes, it’s yet another tablet, and yes, there’s only so many ways you can build a tablet, but this one is special: it has a much-vaunted Pixel Qi display, a type of display that is supposed to herald the coming of the Unicorn of Plenty. All hype [...]
Linux
Windows Phone 7 Series To Finally Bring CE 6.0 to Users
Since I’m a little under the weather at the moment, posting is a bit slow on OSNews (yes, a story about Notion Ink’s Adam is upcoming!). I’m kind of picking the simple and easy-to-write items for now, and this is most certainly one of them. As some of you might know, Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone [...]
Engadget
Notion Ink Adam hands-on (with video) at MWC 2010
We got a few minutes today to check out the latest build on Notion Ink’s Adam prototype that we first saw back at CES. Like we heard a week or so ago, there will indeed be two versions of the Adam — one which will be 12.9 mm thick and boast the Pixel Qi 3Qi [...]
Slashdot
Hands On With Notion Ink’s Pixel-Qi Equipped Adam Tablet
Jax7 writes with this snippet from Technoholik, which dispatched a team with a video camera to get some early footage of the upcoming Android Tablet from Notion Ink, with Android and a Pixel-Qi transflective screen. Also interesting is the back-mounted touchpad. “We flew down to Hyderabad and caught up with the Notion Ink team just [...]
Mobile Devices
Notion Ink Adam – hands-on video of the Android tablet to beat
The Notion Ink Adam was by far one of the most compelling devices to emerge from CES this year. It is the only tablet I have seen at present that has a chance to really steal market share away from the iPad. Its release is scheduled for June and it would seem that Notion Ink [...]
Mobile Devices
Android news roundup: Dell Mini 5, Nuvifone A50, HTC Legend, XT800, Aigo, and Notion Ink
In roughly the last 48 hours we have seen quite a bit of hot Android action hitting the intertubes, so we’ve gathered the highlights together for you in a bacchanalian orgy of Android excess. We’ll kick it off with Engadget and their hands on video with the upcoming Dell Mini 5. Despite the button and [...]
Mobile Devices
Will Notion Ink’s Adam Be the iPad for Geeks?
Apple may have widespread interest with its iPad, but the Notion Ink Adam has geek juices flowing, too. We got our own hands-on demo with a prototype at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show, but if that wasn’t enough for you, check out the detailed video that SlashGear has put together. In it, you get a [...]
Engadget
Notion Ink to have competition to encourage development for Adam reader, might release two versions
Back at CES, we were pretty excited to get our hands on Notion Ink’s far out, Pixel Qi display-boasting reader, Adam. Well, Notion Ink is on the move, and encouraging development for the Tegra-powered little devil is apparently a top priority. The company has unveiled plans to hold an App Competition with one million dollars [...]
Linux
Hands-on: Mozilla’s Pocket-Sized Firefox Mobile for Maemo
“The notion of a Firefox smartphone browser seemed implausible only a few short years ago, but today it’s very much a reality. Firefox Mobile for Maemo demonstrates the flexibility of the Firefox Web browser and its potential to bring a desktop-like browsing experience to constrained computing environments. It is truly an impressive achievement, but it’s [...]
Apple
CES: Skiff, Que, Notion Ink e-readers take spotlight
Three new e-reader devices — Skiff, Que and Notion Ink — have made their debut at CES, as Apple is rumored to introduce a multimedia tablet that will also offer print content. Related Reading:
Engadget
Notion Ink Adam prototype hands-on: it looks nothing like the render, but it’s still pretty wild
We just got a brief look at the upcoming Notion Ink Adam Android-based “smartpad” device, which runs the new Tegra chipset and has a Pixel Qi display. The real win here is that since Tegra is already a power sipping affair — a traditional tablet should get about 40 hours with regular use — so [...]
