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Nokia N900 Maemo / MeeGo dual boot ‘will come at some point,’ but not next firmware
Quim Gil of Nokia’s Maemo team has dropped some knowledge on the folks chatting up the upcoming MeeGo release in the official Maemo forums, and it sounds like there are at least a couple critical points to be aware of for N900 owners and would-be ROM flashers when the first developer preview drops next week. To quote Gil, “nothing beautiful, stable or fully featured” will be a part of that initial release — and to be more blunt about it, “99% of you don’t want to install that release in your N900.” The good news, though, is that Nokia seems to be aware of the importance of a dual-boot solution to MeeGo devs working with N900s in the long term, and Gil reports that a proper setup for that “will come at some point” — it’s just not on their short-term radar
Daimler’s Smart Drive kit for iPhone gives you big buttons, a dent in your wallet
If you’re one of the trendy hipsters driving a Smart Fortwo , here’s another way of pimping up your ride: Daimler has announced a Q2 2010 launch for its Smart Drive kit for the iPhone .
Fujitsu’s Air Command Plus guides PowerPoint, not B-52s (video)
Multitouch is great and all, but what if you can’t reach the screen? What if you could touch without touching ? That’s the idea behind Fujitsu’s Air Command Plus, a device that promises a Minority Report -like experience but, after watching the video below, it sure seems like pretty standard gesture control
Fujitsu’s Air Command Plus guides PowerPoint, not B-52s (video)
Multitouch is great and all, but what if you can’t reach the screen? What if you could touch without touching ? That’s the idea behind Fujitsu’s Air Command Plus, a device that promises a Minority Report -like experience but, after watching the video below, it sure seems like pretty standard gesture control
Zeal Optics bringing GPS, sensor-laden Transcend ski goggles to market
Remember those mind-melting Recon Instruments goggles that we caught wind of late last year? Admit it — you never, ever expected those things to actually make it to market.
UK man builds life-sized Dalek, furthers intergalactic evil
Sci-fi fandom and the DIY ethic go hand in hand — and for evidence, you need only look at the large number of Star Trek and Star Wars -themed projects we’ve seen in this space over the years. Still, few of them have achieved the scope of the full-sized Dalek that Rob Bosher built for about ?700 (roughly $1,140)
