January 2011

Kinect Controllers for PC systems

By Jack Smith | January 22, 2011 1 Comment

Good news for PC owners!

PrimeSense, the company that invented the technology that underlies Microsoft’s Kinect, and Asus,a leading enterprise in the new digital era, announced today that PrimeSense Immersive Natural Interaction™ solutions will be embedded in WAVI Xtion, a new interface system without physical device will be presented at CES in Las Vegas.

PrimeSense and Asus have revealed for the first time Wavy Xtion and Xtion Pro. Both will be introduced at CES in Las Vegas to be held January 6 to 9. Wavy Xtion is a new Kinect-like interface for PC that does not require the use of physical device or hand-held controllers. The product is expected to be commercially available on second quarter of 2011 and roll out worldwide in phases.

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Skype illegal in China

By Jack Smith | January 22, 2011

People’s Republic of China is cut off from the Internet world after the Chinese government decided to block Google, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. Skype also has become inaccessible, as announced by the government in Beijing.

Skype illegal in China
Other services such as Microsoft Messenger, GMail Talk are still in operation, but at this rate they too will soon see the scissors of censorship: the minister of propaganda Wang Chen said that these measures are taken to prevent access to “potentially dangerous information” to Chinese users.

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Skype Updates it’s iPhone app to support iPhone 4′s two-way video calling

By Jack Smith | January 22, 2011

The new version of Skype videophone app for the Apple iPhone has the potential to scare the phone companies, since Skype allows the application users to make and receive video calls for free (but might be subject to data charge for your Internet/3G service usage).

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Nintendo warns that Nintendo 3DS games can be bad for your child’s vision

By Jack Smith | January 22, 2011

Nintendo warns that their upcoming hand-held video game console, Nintendo 3DS, which support fully visual 3D games, can be harmful for your child’s developing vision.

Nintendo 3DS warning

The three-dimensional games on the highly anticipated hand-held gaming console can impair vision in children 6 years or younger, Nintendo warns, despite the fact that not only itself but also many more companies are investing in spatial technology.

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