iPhonekiller (prototype)

	iPhonekiller (prototype) Laser cut 25mm steel and an axe handle. “Pitch” (in a Steve Jobs style product announcement): Whenever a new hand held device, or new exciting smartphone hits the market, a questions roars through the internets, tech blogs and news: Is this the iPhone killer? The answer is always...well...not quite, not yet.... So I was thinking, maybe these guys who make these devices are not looking at the right place for that iPhone killer. Why don’t I scratch that dream product itch, and transform this buzzword into a real product that it’s soul purpose is to do what it claims to be..... I’d like to introduce you to the iPhonekiller....It’s amazing... It is an open design, you can download it from my website, produce and use it. It is 1.6 Kg , 25mm ( 3.5 lbs, 1 inch) of precision laser cut steel, with a fantastic 36 cm wood ax handle. You can just feel the awesome power of it when you hold it in your hand..It’s amazing....... Video of the iPhonekiller annonemeent and Open Design: http://www.vimeo.com/11806851 The iPhonekiller is a statement about current tech products and personalities status , worshiped by the media and public, along with my possibilities to react and criticize that in a humorous way, with an Open Design. *No iPhnes were harmed during the developement of the iPhonekiller. Price upon request.					L: 13 CM
						W: 7 CM
						H: 34 CM

Microsoft Talking to Apple About Being a Search Option on the iPhone, Not Google Replacement

Correcting yet another too-early rumor, sources tell BoomTown that–as has been previously reported many times in many places–Microsoft and Apple are in long-term talks about adding the Bing search service as a prominent option on the iPhone and not as a replacement of Google.

Currently, Google (GOOG) is the default search on the popular mobile device, although you can easily go into its settings and switch the search option to Yahoo (YHOO). Few consumers do, though.

Microsoft (MSFT) has been angling to be added to the search options for a long time, but has wanted to do so in a way that makes the choice more visible.

And it is probably a good idea to give users of the iPhone more choice in a wide range of services.

But, whether Apple would make Microsoft’s Bing the default or whether it would simply allow iPhone users more of a choice among search services is unclear.

In addition, Microsoft wants to make its Bing mapping more integrated with the Apple (AAPL) iPhone.

“Being an option is what’s on the table,” said one source briefed on the talks. “That’s all for now, although who knows where it could lead?”

But, cautioned several sources, talks are not complete, even though the software giant is eager to be able to announce such a deal at Apple’s upcoming developers conference on June 7.

Microsoft execs have been nervous about completing such a deal, especially because Apple is notoriously secretive and is known to end talks due to leaks.

That said, relations between Apple and Google have become increasingly tense, as their product offerings–especially in the mobile arena–have become competitive.

Google was one of Apple’s principal partners on the iPhone upon its launch and its services are prominent on the device.

But, as the device has evolved, sources say Apple has been considering a number of search options, as well as mapping, for the iPhone.

Google execs have been anticipating this, of course, especially as the search giant has pushed development of its Android mobile operating system.

In fact, a recent developers conference that Google had in San Francisco, its top execs spent a lot of time publicly attacking Apple.

Thus, it is likely that its top-level placement on the iPhone and other Apple products will diminish.

While being an option is not the same as completely replacing Google, it would give Bing a well-known platform to show off its technology to consumers.

Microsoft would like to hip-check Google off of the iPhone, of course.

But like rumors that it would pay News Corp. (NWS) to “de-index” its content from Google and display it prominently on Bing, the notion is premature.

Amazon.com Said to Introduce Thinner Kindle in August (Update2)

May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, plans to introduce the next version of its Kindle electronic-book reader in August, according to two people familiar with its plans.

The device will be thinner and have a more responsive screen with a sharper picture, the people said, who didn’t want to be identified because the plans aren’t public. The new Kindle won’t include a touch screen or color, they said.

Amazon.com, which introduced the Kindle in 2007, faces increased competition from Apple Inc.’s iPad -- a tablet device that lets users browse the Web, watch video and read digital books. The company also faces a renewed challenge from Sony Corp., which introduced a touch-screen e-reader last year. Sony also added a service that lets users download books wirelessly, matching a feature of the Kindle.

Craig Berman, a spokesman for Seattle-based Amazon.com, didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.

Amazon.com fell $1.24 to $125.46 today in Nasdaq Stock Market trading. The shares have declined 6.7 percent this year.

Amazon.com Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos said this week that the company was concentrating on wooing committed book readers and that a color display screen is “some ways out.”

Not Ready

“I’ve seen some stuff in the laboratory, but it’s not quite ready for prime-time production,” Bezos said May 25 at the company’s annual shareholders meeting.

The Kindle uses a black-and-white screen that mimics the appearance of paper. The new version will have sharper contrast that makes e-books look more like real books, the people familiar with the product said. The delay during page turns also will be shortened. The iPad, meanwhile, uses a full-color LCD screen.

About 6 million e-readers will be sold this year, up from 3 million last year, according to Forrester Research Inc. The Kindle has about 60 percent of the U.S. market, followed by Sony with 35 percent, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based research firm estimates.

Earlier this year, Amazon.com bought a company called Touchco, which specializes in touch-screen technology, according to the people.

To contact the reporters on this story: Peter Burrows in San Francisco at pburrows@bloomberg.net; Joseph Galante in San Francisco at jgalante3@bloomberg.net

Shogo 10″ Open Tablet

open to for customization

Shogo is an ARM-based Linux tablet rich in connectivity and sensors allowing developers to customize it and add their own application and content creating new products and solutions. Partners can concentrate on their own products, application and content while Realease will provide all the knowledge and experience needed to create a tablet solution.

Shogo is the ideal tablet platform to start evaluation, development and prototyping on Freescale iMX-37 and iMX-51 processor family.

• The Shogo Platform is open to the OEM and 3rd party developers.
• Application software and File system are upgradable over the Internet
• Application development and porting is very easy starting with html5 and JavaScript for rapid development and prototyping
• Perl and C/C++ development also possible

Software Platform, application building blocks and SDK :

• Linux 2.6.28 based on Angstrom distribution compiled with openembedded
• Webkit browser
• QT 4.6.2
• SQLite Database
• Multimedia player
• Adobe Flash 10 (Q4-2010)

Want to get the Shogo and access to our developer forum and documentation ?

Visit our developer page today and register Now !

DIY 13.4" Carbon Fiber Touchscreen Tablet PC

This is a project I have been working on in my spare time for the last few months. I wanted a Windows 7 touchscreen tablet with a large screen that could handle HD video and wasn't too thick or power hungry. The build cost for this was around $600-700. I used an MSI X320 motherboard and screen as the starting point and I made the body out of carbon fiber.

Check out my blog for more info http://carbontablet.blogspot.com/

And my YouTube video for a demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7W_AuspKls

-Slampana-

HTC plans a tablet and sees women as a major market

SOCIAL NOTWORKING women who want to surf while watching the telly in their living room are a prime market for tablets according to HTC.

Market research conducted by the smartphone manufacturer found that likely users of the expensive drink trays were women who wanted to communicate with friends with a tablet on their lap while watching their favourite television programmes.

HTC vice president Europe, Dr Florian Seiche, speaking at the Open Mobile Summit held in London, said "Our study found women social networking while watching television was a likely use for tablets".

Giving no more details about HTC's tablet plans, Seiche did talk about Google's Android OS as having a big future in the business market.

Meanwhile over in Scandinavia, 4G networks might enable women to watch telly and social network all on their tablet. Describing webtv as an application that will drive a lot of 4G network traffic, Nordic telecommunications company Teliasonera's president for mobility, Håkan Dahlström told the summit that around half of its subscribers are Iphone owners. µ

Amtek has tablets for all: from CULV and Atom to Tegra 2 and Freescale

Amtek will be showing off at Computex with their army of tablets.. and we will bring you closer to them as soon as we get our hands on the tablets.

Here is the list of tablets they are prepping for Computex show:

iTablet Speed-Lite (AE03)

CPU: Nvidia tegra 2 1GHz
Memory: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
Display: 10.1_ 1024X600 or 10.1_ 1024X768 Glare type panel,
LED backlight, LCD Multi touch panel controller
Input: AC100_240Volt, 20V/2A, 40W
Camera: Camera 2M(Built-in)
Audio: High Definition Audio
Battery: 10800mAh
Storage: 512MB NAND Flash
I/O Port: DC-in Jack x 1, phone jacks x 2,
1). External Headphone/Line out Jack 1/9”
USB 2.0 ports x 3,
Other I/O Devices: 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G (addition), GPS(addition)
OS: WinCE6.0R3/7.0, Anriod 2.0, Linux

iTablet Ex-Lite II (AE04)

CPU: Freescale 800MHz
Memory: 512MB DDR2 SDRAM
Display: 10.1_ 1024X600 or 10.1_ 1024X768 Glare type panel,
LED backlight, LCD Multi touch panel controller
Input: AC100_240Volt, 20V/2A, 40W
Camera: Camera 2M(Built-in)
Audio: High Definition Audio
Battery: 10800mAh
Storage: 512MB NAND Flash
I/O Port: DC-in Jack x 1, phone jacks x 2,
1). External Headphone/Line out Jack 1/9”
USB 2.0 ports x 3,
Other I/O Devices: 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G (addition), GPS(addition)
Color: Black
OS: WinCE6.0R3/7.0, Anriod 2.0, Linux



iTablet Lite (TZ10)

CPU: Intel® Atom Menlow-XL Z530 1.6GHz
Memory: SO-DDR II 400/533MHz 2G (Maximum 4G)
Display: 10.1_ 1024X600 or 10.1_ 1024X768 Glare type panel,
LED backlight, LCD Multi touch panel controller
Input: AC100_240Volt, 20V/2A, 40W
Camera: Camera 2M(Built-in)
Audio: High Definition Audio
Battery: 4200mAh
Storage: Pata IDE 1.8” HDD/SSD 64 G(MLC flash)
I/O Port: DC-in Jack x 1, phone jacks x 2,
1). External Headphone/Line out Jack 1/8”
USB 2.0 ports x 3,
Other I/O Devices: 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G (addition), GPS(addition)
OS: Microsoft Win®7



T23A CULV tablet PC

CPU: Core 2 Duo 743 1.30GHz Intel Montevina Platform
Memory: 2x SODIMM Slot, Dual Channel, DDRII 667/800, Max.4GB
Core logic: Cantiga GS45+ICH9-M SFF (Embedded)
Graphic : Cantiga GS
Display: 12.1” XGA TFT (1024x768) Brightness: 220 nits
In/Output: AC100_240Volt, 19V/4A, 75W
Camera: 1.3M Pixel
Audio: High Definition Audio
Battery: Li-Ion -3S2P with 3800mAh
Storage: SATA HDD 2.5” 5400RPM, 160/250/320G
I/O Port: 1 x DC-in Jack , 1 x Headphone Jack, 1 x Stereo Mic. Jack,
1 x RJ45, 1 x D-Sub, USB2.0 Port x 2, 1 x New Card Slot,
1 x Pen Holder, Detachable Simple Cradle Connector
Dimension: 300(D) x 225(W) x 23(H)mm
Weight: 1.40_1.56KG W/Battery
Pointing Device:Digitizer



T23X CULV Tablet PC

CPU: Core 2 Duo 743 1.30GHz Intel Montevina Platform
Memory: 2x SODIMM Slot, Dual Channel, DDRII 667/800, Max.4GB
Core logic: Cantiga GS45+ICH9-M SFF (Embedded)
Graphic : Cantiga GS
Display: 12.1” XGA TFT (1024x768) Brightness: 220 nits
In/Output: AC100_240Volt, 19V/4A, 75W
Camera: 1.3M Pixel
Audio: High Definition Audio
Battery: Li-Ion -3S2P with 3800mAh
Storage: SATA HDD 2.5” 5400RPM, 160/250/320G
I/O Port: 1 x DC-in Jack , 1 x Headphone Jack, 1 x Stereo Mic. Jack,
1 x RJ45, 1 x D-Sub, USB2.0 Port x 2, 1 x New Card Slot,
1 x Pen Holder, Detachable Simple Cradle Connector
Dimension: 300(D) x 225(W) x 21.8(H)mm
Weight: 1.40_1.56KG W/Battery
Pointing Device: T230-Digitizer/T231-Touch/
T236-Digitizer+Touch