Computers
Nikon rumored to be working on second projector camera with video-in capability
Despite the built-in pico projector and a freakish publicity stunt , Nikon’s Coolpix S1000pj camera hasn’t exactly been flying off the shelves. That said, French magazine Chasseur d’Images — a publication with good track record on product leaks — is reporting that Nikon’s cooking up a second projector camera, and this time it’ll even work as a conventional pico projector for computers. Sounds pretty swank, but according to Nikon Rumors , we’ll have to wait until the first half of August for the next batch of Coolpix cameras to come out
Acer expects to overtake HP as world’s biggest laptop vendor by year’s end
Ah, the inexorable rise of a once-small Taiwanese company. Acer chairman JT Wang has told investors in a conference call this week that his company is on track to overtake HP in worldwide laptop shipments before the year is through
iTunes 9.2 is out, ready to hook up with your iPhone 4
It looks like iTunes 9.2 has just hit the Software Update screens of computers across the land, and if you’ve got an iPhone 4 on order, this is one you’ll want to get around to installing in the next few days — it’s the only way you’ll be able to sync (actually, you’ll want it if you’re using iOS 4 on any manner of iPhone).
Project Leap hopes to hop into your TV screen, source-agnostic VOD in tow
Last year, Bittorrent portal Vuze allowed you to push downloaded video directly to game consoles and iDevices, sure, but the company’s latest product promises to let you pull media from the internet and any network-connected device right to your TV. Dubbed “Project Leap,” the application lets you simply type in the name of a film and searches your local computers, attached storage, Amazon , Hulu and Netflix databases for a match, after which point you can play, add it to your queue, begin instant streaming or purchase (if need be). The program pulls up a widget-like selection of additional data as well, including Rotten Tomatoes reviews and YouTube trailers, and those who enjoy company with their digital celluloid will be happy to hear to hear Twitter, Fandango and live internet chat might make appearances as well.
Intel HD graphics to support 3D this summer, 30 more WiDi laptops on the way
Intel’s integrated graphics are about to get a stereoscopic shot in the arm this summer.
The mouse ain’t dead…yet: five of the best mice reviewed
For over thirty years the computer mouse ruled over the kingdom of computer navigation. Despite losing its rubber ball and cord over the years, the peripheral lived a long, full life of being pushed across desks and tables getting the cursor where it needed to go . It died today from neglect as it was abandoned en masse for touchpads and touch-based computers.
