We’ve seen Airplay work its way into Android phones thanks to apps before, but what if you to reverse the equation? What if you want to stream not from, but to a desert-flavored player. Well, it’s little more than a proof of concept at the moment, but Airtight does just that — turns your Google TV into an Airplay-compatible receiver. You’ll obviously have to be running the latest OS update to enable Market access, and the you’ll pay $0.99 for the privilege of tinkering with the still rather rough app. For the moment there is no support for streaming music (only videos), anything with DRM is wont play and mirroring is but a dream. But, it works, and that’s all that matters… right? Hit up the source link for more details and to purchase it now.
LG is set to blow some minds in a few weeks during CES 2012 with a lineup of new IPS monitors, one of which features a bezel somewhere around 1 to 2-mm thick: the DM92 series.
Given that the big reveal is just around the corner, LG naturally didn’t provide much in regards to details. However the DM92 series will measure 27-inches, support 3D content, and incorporate an IPS panel which “enables greater depth, consistent color and brightness at wider viewing angles compared with conventional 3D displays.”
“The quality and technological superiority of LG’s 3D display products are second to none, according to the findings of internationally renowned research organizations and respected media outlets,” said Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG Home Entertainment Company. “The 2011 IPS monitor line-up shows LG’s commitment to further build upon on this reputation and technological prowess in order to provide consumers with the most immersive home entertainment experience possible.”
In addition to the DM92, LG will showcase the 23-inch DM82 series sporting an IPS panel, built-in 7-watt speakers, support for 3D content and a “chic and futuristic design. There’s also the 27- and 23-inch DM52 series which offers “versatility and efficiency in a flexible package” including HDMI and USB connectivity, and immersive 3D with IPS.
Rounding out LG’s CES 2012 lineup will be the D43 monitor. “Optimized for 3D, LG’s D43 monitor offers a host of new technologies and features. The monitor ensures bright 3D images as well as SUPER Resolution and vivid colors through the 3D effect mode. The D43 easily converts 2D content into 3D without any additional software. A 3D hot key enables users to easily adjust and control the depth of 3D images.”
LG’s new 2012 IPS monitor line-up will be available globally starting February 2012. Further details are expected to be released in the coming weeks.
The U.S. Marine Corps has begun deploying the first unmanned helicopters. The Kaman K-Max, developed by Kaman Aerospace and Lockheed, is used as a supply chopper and has reportedly successfully transported cargo in Afghanistan.
The unmanned K-Max is based on Kaman’s single-seat helicopter with the same name, weighs just 5000 pounds, but can carry up to 6000 pounds over a distance of up to 250 miles, but can stay in the air for up to 12 hours. The single-seat chopper has been in production since 1992, while the unmanned version was in development since 1998 and won a contract with the Department of Defense in 2007. The unmanned K-Max, which still offers room for a human pilot, was demonstrated first in 2010. “Deployment readiness” was confirmed back in September of this year.
According to the Marine Times, a fleet of 16 to 20 K-Max helicopters could “handle 100 percent of the resupply mission in Afghanistan, although that isn’t the plan for now.”
The U.S. military also considered Boeing’s smaller A160T Hummingbird design as an unmanned helicopter. The K-Max has won for now as the Boeing model hit “design snags”, but the Naval Air Systems Command says that the Hummingbird could still “undergo field testing and a possible deployment”.
We’re fairly certain you’re more than pleased with your modern Skyrim, Battlefield 3 or Zelda: Skyward Sword games, but do you remember a time when you enjoyed the simplicity of that classic pinball machine at the arcade or the pinball game on your windows XP operating system? Well if that wasn’t entertaining enough for you, perhaps this gigantic game of pinball projected onto a large building will be.
Called the Urban Flipper, this epic game of pinball was designed by Carol Martin and Thibaut Berbezier. Although this particular example was projected on the side of a theater in Lyon, France, the project is capable of turning any surface into an awesome game of pinball. The video was recorded during a demonstration of the game played during Lyon’s annual Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights).
The project involves using 3D mapping technology along with a console near the projector that is equipped with buttons for playing the game. Although Urban Flipper certainly isn’t the first game to be projected on a large scale, we have to admit it looks pretty amazing on the facade of the Celestins theater in Lyon, as demonstrated in the video.
You may remember Japan’s high-tech Acure vending machine that we covered earlier this year, with its intelligent marketing strategy and massive 47-inch touchscreen display. Well just when we though vending machines couldn’t get any more advanced, Japan’s vending machine manufacturer Sanden has surprised us again with its next-generation vending machine.
Working closely with Okaya Electronics and Intel, Sanden has created a futuristic vending machine concept with intelligent marketing and a glorious 65-inch high definition transparent display. Equipped with a Sandy Bridge processor and Intel’s Audience Impression Metric (AIM), this may be the smartest vending machine yet.
With Intel’s AIM Suite, the vending machine is capable of recognizing and analyzing the customer’s gender and age, while appropriately advertising products that are relevant to the customer’s demographic. When there aren’t any customers in front of it, the vending machine displays beautiful HD animations along with a large digital clock to attract the attention of potential customers.
Sanden hopes to separate this machine from other vending machines by introducing products and functions that aren’t typically found in conventional vending machines. One possibility that the company hopes to explore is the sale of luxury products such as cosmetics and wines. In that case, let’s hope the machine comes with an equally impressive security system.
Another function the company hopes to explore is the machine’s use as an emergency guide, displaying important emergency information such as evacuation routes and emergency exits. Unfortunately no information was given on when and where the machine would be launched, but we’ll definitely keep our eyes out for giant see-through vending machines in the future.
IBM has predicted the future, and it contains mind-reading machines and the death of character-based passwords. This revelation stems from the company’s sixth annual Five in Five where it predicts five innovations that will change our lives within the next five years. The company assesses not just the availability of a new technology, but also the likelihood of its large scale adoption.
“In addition to the PR value, we complete this exercise annually because it makes IBMers think hard about what’s possible and to strive to make it so,” writes IBM’s Steve Hamm. “Simply put, the process of choosing the predictions and defending them is good for us.” Read more…
Following a wave of criticism for supporting the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), domain registar and hoster GoDaddy announced that it is no longer support the bill it helped draft over the past few years.
CEO Warren Adelman said that, while online piracy remains an important topic for the company, SOPA may not be the best solution and they can “clearly do better”. In the future, GoDaddy wants to work together with “all Internet stakeholders”. In the end, it is “worth the wait” to get it right and “Go Daddy will support it when and if the Internet community supports it.”
GoDaddy navigated around a flip-flop perception by stressing that it “remains steadfast in its promise to support security and stability of the Internet”, but removed “blog postings that had outlined areas of the bill” that the company supported to “avoid confusion”. To some of us, GoDaddy’s decision may not be as conclusive as GoDaddy wrote in its announcement and appear to be much more damage control than a change of heart.
GoDaddy was the target of an outrage of the web community for its support for SOPA. There was even an open proposal to move domains away from GoDaddy.
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