Archive for January 30th, 2009

The vOICe (Version 0.52 beta)

Author : admin Published: January 30th, 2009

The vOICe for Android translates live camera views into sound that you hear via the phone's speaker or headset, thus targeting augmented reality for the totally blind through sensory substitution and synthetic vision. The vOICe uses pitch for height and loudness for brightness in a left to right scan of any view. Includes a talking color [...]

T-Mobile USA confirm more G-Series devices in 2009; likely to be HSPA

Author : admin Published: January 30th, 2009

T-Mobile will definitely be releasing more G-series devices in 2009, almost certainly offering HSPA high-speed mobile internet access. That's the not particularly surprising news from Neville Ray, senior vice president of engineering and operations at T-Mobile USA, who has confirmed that the carrier stands behind the Android-based smartphones in [...]

Fujitsu launch ‘Service Built for Android’ for bespoke device design

Author : admin Published: January 30th, 2009

Fujitsu Japan have announced a new project called "Service Built for Android", in which they offer to assist any other company looking to deploy the Android OS. The service is not limited to smartphones, either, with Fujitsu suggesting cars, consumer electronics and embedded devices being ideal candidates for Google's open-source [...]

Projecting Android on the Big Screen

Author : admin Published: January 30th, 2009

Suppose you need to show off an Android application. Maybe you are making a VC funding pitch, or you are demonstrating for carriers at the upcoming Mobile World Congress, or you are explaining to a government agency how your Android app will simultaneously cure world hunger and keep tabs on area potholes. The simplest thing to do when presenting [...]

Dell MePhone Could Have Android, Come Next Month

Author : admin Published: January 30th, 2009

The rumors are stacking up sky high, but considering their source is the Wall Street Journal, they probably have a lot of substance. The bottom line is that Dell could be launching an Android Phone called the “MePhone” as early as next month. About a year ago we heard rumors of Dell pushing into the mobile market with an Android Phone [...]

Here We Go Again – Dell Android Rumors Resurface

Author : admin Published: January 30th, 2009

This Groundhog Day-like rumor just won’t go away. The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that Dell has worked up a prototype handset running Android. Well, one of two prototypes. The other one is a Windows Mobile version. No real surprise here as the Axiom line used to run WinMo back in the day. Dell is focusing on so-called [...]

T-Mobile Drops The Mother of All Bombshells – More G Series in ‘09!

Author : admin Published: January 30th, 2009

Let’s see how well the sarcasm comes across in this post. In a Fierce Wireless interview dated earlier today, T-Mobile let slip a real doozy. Apparently the 4th largest carrier in the US is not going to rest on the laurels of the G1. That’s right, there are going to be more phones in the G series. Our primary focus is [...]