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One might argue that every musical instrument is controlled by the body—from the strumming the strings of a guitar, blowing into a saxophone, striking the keys of a piano—but no instrument is controlled quite like the theremin. Patented in 1927 and originally …
Steve Jobs Medical Leave Stirs Speculation about Apple’s Direction
Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook has been tapped to take over the software and mobile mega-giant in CEO Steve Job’s absence as he goes on holiday to focus on his health. Jobs’s medical history now has become a rocky road filled …
Android Apps Appear to Make Use of NFC
We just got the news that the Google Nexus S with Android 2.3 would support Near-Field Communication we’ve seen news that developers have already jumped on the bandwagon and produced the first NFC applications. According to the aptly named Near Field Communications …
Google Voice Now With Google Translate
Google Voice brought us a sort of bridge between the Web and voicemail—I’ve been using it for quite some time now—but what we’ve really been itching for is something that’s been hinted at for a while: the ability to translate live speech …
Microsoft May be Facing an Xbox 360, Kinect Shortage
In a trend where success can be its own defeat, rumors are spreading that Microsoft might be facing a shortage of their Xbox 360 consoles and Kinect peripherals. In an article on VentureBeat, they examine the total number of units shipped and …
RIM Expanding into Cloud-based BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Plans Support for Other Devices
For many years now, RIM has enjoyed a privileged position in the elite financial and corporate communication spheres due to their superior security and other innovations. However, due to changing networks, financial concerns, and personal preferences, even their previous supporters have been …
Solar Powered Apple Products Coming, Patent May Lead the Way
There’s some rumors circulating about Apple potentially preparing a solar powered device—or at least including technology to do so for some yet-unannounced product. This is all based on the uncovering of a Q1 2009 patent filing for a small, low-powered solar array …
Apple iOS 4.3 Released, Feature Updates Revealed
Looks like iOS 4.3 is going to bring us a lot of feature updates and Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb has rounded them up for us to read about. Among them, the toggle on the side of the iPad, which once had been …
Demand Media IPO Brings SEC Scrutiny, Industry Curiosity
California based Demand Media just came out with their IPO showing 4,500,000 shares estimated between $14.00 and $16.00. With this valuation, their IPO should become a gigantic windfall for the corporation; if the average price per stock falls between those expected values …
New Hello Bar Makes It Easier to Engage Your Website Users: INVITES
Capturing the attention and directing the actions of users is extremely important for website builders. Eyeballs make or break the functionality and navigation of a site and in a lot of cases, most visitors simply bounce off the page they visit, so …