Nintendo Wants Its DS In Schools
Most parents would cringe at that, but that’s precisely what Nintendo’s general manager, Shigeru Miyamoto, wants to do. What are we talking about? Well, Nintendo is trying to get its Nintendo DS handheld gaming device into junior high schools in Japan. The portable gaming console is already used for guiding tours in museums, galleries and [...]
Apple filing points toward forward-facing camera
One of Apple’s more recent patent filings do show a development that ought to get citizens excited – we’re talking about making provisions for impoved picture and video recording performance on portable devices, alongside a handheld device which will hold a forward facing camera. The patent application was dubbed “Apparatus and Method for Compensating for [...]
Qualcomm Snapdragon running Flash 10.1
[MWC 2010] Qualcomm was showing new demos for its Snapdragon platform. I was particularly interested in the Flash 10.1 demo considering it was the first day that I could see a decent implementation running on a handheld device, inside a browser. I could not pop quiz sites like Hulu or Youtube, but the vector graphics [...]
Fujitsu Threatens Apple by iPad Name
With all the flak Apple has gotten by the last 48 hours regarding the ‘iPad’ name, who’d have thought anybody would want to fight by that name? Well, it seems that Fujitsu does, particularly since it launched its own iPad back in 2002. It was a handheld device for shop assistants, allowing them to check [...]
Bluetooth Handheld Keyboard and Touchpad
What looks like an ancient BlackBerry is actually a Bluetooth Handheld Keyboard and Touchpad device that comes with four dozen keys and a touchpad. Being small and highly portable, it is easy to pack when traveling or going to school. that is one of the more diminutive accessories for a HTPC (Home Theater PC) setup [...]
Lowrance Endura Safari GPS
The Lowrance Endura Safari GPS is good and ready to be shipped, where it comes packed with a slew of features to turn any adrenaline-seeking junkie delirious with happiness. OK, so that description might be exaggerating, but the Endura Safari all-purpose handheld device is equipped with a large color transflective touchscreen display, where it is [...]