Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for June 7, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Flexible OLED can Lead to Sony Wearable Computer by 2020
It is quite amazing to see how far technology has advanced in the last few years. Thin, slim, high-def, flexible, cool functions are the talking point of the future gadget. Sony has just previewed its new conceptual, solar powered Nextep Computer Bracelet that features a flexible organic light emitting diode screen (OLED), holographical …. Read the original article : here.
IRCTC Website Beta Version
BANGALORE, INDIA: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) and its online reservation system has announced the launch of their beta version for their new website. IRCTC has modified the website so as to make it more user friendly which they feel would ease the process of online reservation for all passengers.
Subir Agrawal who … Read more >>>.
‘Sesame Street’ games to include kid-friendly covers that hide confusing Wii Remote buttons
‘Sesame Street’ games to cover Wii Remote buttons
LOS ANGELES – T is for too many buttons.
The first-ever Wii video games based on the venerable “Sesame Street” franchise will come packaged with an unprecedented doodad: a cover that hides buttons on the Wii Remote. The games’ producers insist the plush covers, which will look like either …. Source article on Gaea Times at : ‘Sesame Street’ games to include kid-friendly covers that hide confusing Wii Remote buttons.
Sharp reduces gaps between tiled displays to create expansive wall imagery for businesses
Sharp improves wall display technology
TOKYO – Walls, ceiling and floors will turn into wall-to-wall imagery with Sharp’s new technology that has minimized the gaps between displays, allowing them to be used like high-tech tiles.
The Japanese maker of Aquos flat-panel TVs showed Monday a massive screen like the ones at movie theaters, except that it was …. Source : Sharp reduces gaps between tiled displays to create expansive wall imagery for businesses.
Yahoo completes its online bridge to Facebook in an attempt to keep people on its site longer
Yahoo’s site mirrors Facebook in latest facelift
SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo Inc.’s latest facelift will include a Facebook touchup.
As part of changes rolling out this week, Yahoo will import personal updates from Facebook’s social network for users who want a bridge between two of the world’s most popular websites. The Facebook link will need … Original article on : Yahoo completes its online bridge to Facebook in an attempt to keep people on its site longer.
Is that a scanner in your pocket? Bar codes posted around town trigger content in phone apps
Bar codes get around town and get more useful
SAN FRANCISCO – It used to be that the only time you’d notice a bar code was at a store, maybe when a cashier scanned your groceries. But lately bar codes are showing up in more places around town – and getting more sophisticated.
You might … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Is that a scanner in your pocket? Bar codes posted around town trigger content in phone apps.
Foxconn, maker of iPads, to raise worker pay again at China plants, striken by recent suicides
Foxconn to give Chinese workers another pay raise
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Foxconn workers in China will get another pay raise in coming months, on top of an increase that just took effect in response to recent worker suicides, the company said Sunday.
Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group said salaries would be raised in October …. Source article : Foxconn, maker of iPads, to raise worker pay again at China plants, striken by recent suicides.