Tech Talk Podcast: Empathetic FabricWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:00PMFabrics that can see and hear and emit sound may seem like products of science fiction, but they’re being developed at M.I.T. On this week’s New York Times Tech Talk podcast, Bettina Edelstein speaks with Yoel Fink, associate professor materials science and engineering, about the work he’s doing with his students at the university to create fibers that communicate with their environments.
CNET to the Rescue: What to do with old iPhonesWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:50PMJosh and Rafe are back on the show together again, finally. This week, we answer the burning question of iUpgraders: What to do with an old iPhone 3? Give it to your kids or a homeless shelter...or hack it? Tough call. Also: Jason answers audio questions, we have a few networking puzzlers, and we discuss how to ruin a perfectly good HD TV with bad video signals. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType ...
The Venti Antenna - A Newly Discovered Inno'Venti've AntennaWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:23PMTHE VENTI ANTENNA - A NEWLY DISCOVERED INNO'VENTI'VE ANTENNA Making the Impossible, Possible Ever been dropped in the middle of the most important phone call of your life Ever struggled downloading pictures or uploading data between wireless devices Wireless data transfers and dropped signals have been an industry-wide problem for many years. Antennas used in todays wireless products...
Cineworld circuit reports steady growthWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:34PMAs admissions at its 78 cinemas and 790 screens fell around 3% to 22.7 million moviegoers, tills were up 4.1% at £111.7 million (US$173 mil.) over the first half of 2009. The average ticket price increased from £4.59 to £4.93 (US$7.65) as retail spend per person held steady at £1.71 (US$2.65). According to Rentrak/EDI, with that the publicly traded exhibitor’s market share rose from 23.6% to 24 ...
TC FURLONG UNIFIES SHURE RF MICS WITH IFB FOR WBBM-TV IN CHICAGOWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:20AMNILES, IL Long before the FCCs order to vacate the 700 MHz band became reality on June 12, WBBM TV-2 Chicago, a CBS owned-and-operated station, was deep into preparations. With IFB interruptible foldback and wireless microphone systems affected by the change, the station engaged TC Furlong Inc., a full service pro audio firm in suburban Lake Forest, to evaluate the situation and recommend a...
Armour Home Appointed as Exclusive UK Distributor of RedEye Universal Remotes for iPhone, iPod touch and iPadWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:27AMThinkFlood's Popular Home Control Products for Smartphones, MP3 Players and Other Web-Enabled Devices Now Available to Retailers and Custom Installers in the UK
Armour Home Appointed as Exclusive UK Distributor of RedEye Universal Remotes for iPhone, iPod touch and iPadWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:04AMWALTHAM, MA and HERTFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 09/08/10) - ThinkFlood ( http://thinkflood.com/ ), maker of RedEye remotes for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, has announced the appointment of Armour Home ( http://www.armourhome.co.uk/ ) as its exclusive UK distributor. RedEye products allow the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad to be used ...
Zoran Corporation to Acquire Microtune, Inc.Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:34AMMicrotune's Industry-Leading Silicon Tuner Technologies for the Set-Top-Box and DTV Markets Expand Zoran's Product Portfolio to Provide Complete End-to-End Solutions
Zoran Corporation to Acquire Microtune, Inc.Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:30AMSUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - 09/08/10) - Zoran Corporation (NASDAQ: ZRAN - News ) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Microtune, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUNE - News ). Under the agreement, Zoran will pay $2.92 in cash for each share of Microtune's common stock, resulting in a transaction price of approximately $166 million, or $84 million net of cash acquired. Both ...