Handheld Chip-on-Film Linux Computer
At the San Francisco LinuxWorld Expo, Unicon Systems (www.uniconsys.com) introduced the first wireless mobile chip-on-film Linux computer, based on an ARM9 embedded CPU running full blown Linux 2.6 and attached to the back of a 3.5” touch screen. It is equipped with multiple connectivity options including two 2.0 high-speed USB host ports and WiFi, and can be used to create new handheld devices for industrial, security, educational and medical applications, as well as various mobile consumer electronics products. This cost-effective solution substantially reduced the footprint for Linux handhelds, eliminates the need for hardware design by application developers and the need for application developers to have low-level Linux knowledge.
“Our innovative technology allows developers to only worry about the application, while Unicon provides a complete handheld hardware platform including Ethernet, serial port and WiFi connectivity,” said Richard De Soto, Unicon’s new CEO. “As a result, Unicon’s platform enables developers to cut down on time to market equivalent to 10 man-years.”
On the basis of its patented platform Unicon Systems developed two handheld MGizmo consumer devices — MCopy and MBridge — which enable high speed transfer of multimedia content directly between any USB-enabled devices (and the Internet) on the go, without a computer. MCopy is scheduled for availability in November 2006.
Open Directory of City Guides
Wikia, Inc. has launched a free, fully editable worldwide guide of places to go and things to do. The guide, World Wikia, is now online at http://world.wikia.com/ and is open to contributions from all travelers. World Wikia includes a diverse set of city guides for locations such as New Orleans, London, San Francisco and more. Multiple commercial publishers have agreed to open-source content to benefit the traveler community and let anyone edit the information.
Free Dieting and Healthy Living Website
If you’ve just returned from summer vacation and all those good times have helped you put on a few pounds, turn to SparkPeople.com. The fastest-growing diet website with over 500,000 new members so far this year, SparkPeople.com provides premium and personalized content at absolutely no charge.
Members of SparkPeople.com get help with their weight-loss and fitness goals by utilizing the site’s community features. Members post their comments on message boards and can join one of the thousands of teams that are grouped around a common theme or lifestyle. Alternatively, members can start their own fitness teams. At SparkPeople.com working together is a tried and true way to get the weight off.
PC Navigation Transformed
Logitech has brought to market two advanced mice that transform the experience of finding and manipulating the vast amount of digital content on a computer or on the web. These mice are designed to meet the advanced demands of people who need to move quickly and intuitively through multiple web pages, large spreadsheet files, digital photos or other rich digital content.
The Logitech MX Revolution cordless laser mouse and the Logitech VX Revolution cordless laser mouse for notebooks feature hyper-fast scrolling with a revolutionary alloy wheel — the MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel — that spins freely for up to seven seconds, spanning hundreds of pages with a single flick of the finger. Computer navigation with these mice is also enhanced with an innovative One-Touch Search feature that allows people to select a word or phrase on a web page or in a document and, with a single click, view Internet search results on that subject.
Designed with ergonomics in mind, sculpted contours on Logitech’s new mice create natural resting points for fingers, and rubber thumb grips make it easy to grab and move the mice without squeezing too hard.
