Prototype: Everybody in the Pool of Green Innovation
Several major corporations are taking a hint from the open-source software movement and pooling their green innovations.
Archive for October, 2009
Nintendo president: ‘The Wii has stalled’
Satoru Iwata says top-selling console has hit a wall due to dearth of “high demand” software, and the company is now “preparing for next year.”
Creative is latest to tackle e-book readers
Maker of Zen MP3 players is said to be readying an e-book reader, tentatively named the MediaBook, that will harness videos, pictures, text, and services for a “media-rich experience.”
Leaked docs confirm Droid Eris details: November 6, $99
What we’ve heard is true: it should launch November 6, and will supposedly run $99 after rebate. That’s pretty cheap considering it matches the specs of the $180 Hero.
Wi-Fi-free iPhone officially lands in China
While China saw nothing near the frenzy of the first iPhone launch day in the U.S., crowds there did honor the tradition of lining up for the phone hours in advance. But price–and a lack of Wi-Fi–could prove a deterrent.
Fry ponders leaving Twitter site
Actor and presenter Stephen Fry says he is considering giving up on the micro-blogging website Twitter.
Ex-MySpace CEO wants to gamble on social games
In Chris DeWolfe’s new venture, sources say, he’ll attempt to snowball a bunch of social-gaming properties and pit himself against industry leader Mark Pincus of Zynga.
Researchers ask how best to engineer the planet
Time to assess different climate engineering approaches–be it injecting light-blocking particles in the atmosphere or artificial trees–say academics at an MIT symposium.
Print Pubs, Meet Moving Pictures
Hold Esquire’s December issue in front of a webcam, and an on-screen image of the magazine pops to life, letters flying off the cover. Shift and tilt the magazine, and the animation on the screen moves accordingly. Robert Downey Jr. emerges out of the on-screen page in 3-D, offering half-improvised shtick on Esquire’s latest high-tech experiment for keeping print magazines relevant.
Consumer Electronics Makers Show Strength
Sony posted its fourth consecutive quarterly loss but said it would lose less money than expected this fiscal year, while Panasonic and Samsung posted quarterly profits.