Blogging: Technorati now utilizes more AJAX features
Beta test the new and improved Technorati which now includes some AJAX features. Technorati now collects pictures and links from Flickr, Furl, Delicious, and Buzznet whenever your search matches a tag. With these new features, Technorati is at the forefront of the blogosphere.
Test it out here: http://beta.technorati.com
Tags: Web 2.0, Ajax, Technorati, Flickr
AJAX: AJAX Translator
For all those who need help in they’re language learning classes. You can now use AjaxTrans to translate English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and French on the fly. Real time translations, I wish I had this back in High School but don’t expect it to be grammatically correct.
AJAX: Real Time View of Digg
Digg has always been the center for the latest news in Tech and now they have added a real-time view of its posts utilizing AJAX. You can view newly submitted or promoted stories, posts, and stories with new comments. Check it out here www.digg.com/spy
Cars: XBOX 360 gameplay in Nissan Concept Car
Nissan and Microsoft are teaming up to bring you the next generation in advanced gaming. To be more specific, this is the Nissan car concept URGE which integrates an XBOX 360 into the car. Now we all know you can go to any custom car audio shop and have any game console installed into a vehicle but the URGE incorporates the controls into the steering wheel and pedals for games like Project Gotham Racing 3. Of course you can only play the game when it is in park. Price range is around $20,000.
Mobile: Motion Eye KTF-T3000
Video Conferencing will never be the same with this 3G Slider phone from KTF Technologies. This phone features the “Motion Eye” Video Camera that you have seen in Sony’s VAIO Notebooks. The Motion Eye can automatically track you and adjusts the camera according to your position. It also features an MP3 player, PictBridge Support, FAT 16 file system, and a remote control.
Tags: Mobile, Cell Phones
Meebo: Web 2.0 Instant Messaging
This has got to be my most used AJAX/Web 2.0 Application on the web. I would highly recommend this to anyone who travels a lot or is away from they’re home computer but need access to Instant Messaging without the hassle of downloading your Instant Message program. Meebo combines AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, MSN, Jabber and Gtalk. Its AIM Express + Trillian + AJAX all combined in one.
Tags: Web 2.0, Ajax, Instant Messaging, AIM
Google: Who have they bought out?
What has Google been up to? Read up on some of they’re acquistions as they become the powerhouse of the Internet. Heres a few just to start
- Dodgeball (May 2005), social-networking software for mobile devices
- Keyhole (October 2004), imagery by satellite
- Picasa (July 2004), software of management of photographs on line
Tags: Google
DualCor cPC merges XP PC with Smartphone
What happens when you combine a PDA with a Cellular Phone? You get an smartphone, but what about those who just can’t live without they’re XP? Well, now there is a unique convergence product out that combines Windows Mobile 5.0 with Windows XP Tablet. The cPC is 6.5 inches long, 3.3 inches wide, 1.2 inches thick and has a 5-inch diagonal touchscreen. Built around a VIA 1.5GHz CPU and 1GB DDR2 memory for the Tablet Side and for the Smartphone they used an Intel PXA CPU with 128MB DRAM and 1GB of Flash memory.
Foxmarks: Synchronize Firefox Bookmarks across Multiple Machines
I have been looking for a way to synchronize my bookmarks with my Thinkpad T43 and my Desktop at home and out of the few solutions available, Foxmark is by far the best one I have used. Not only can you synchronize your bookmarks, your bookmarks are also stored on they’re server or you can choose to store it on an FTP Server. It also provides you with an option to view your bookmarks from any computer by clicking on this link http://my.foxcloud.com/ and entering your user login/password which is great for those that travel and need they’re daily fixing of bookmarks.
Foxmarks
Tags: Firefox, Technology, Bookmarks
Sony’s QRIO robot attains Enlightenment with third eye
Sony’s latest update to the QRIO is an “all seeing Eye” added to its forehead to help distinguish a person amongst a crowd. Not only can it pick out a person from a crowd, it can dance a little jig and also use its dexterous fingers to pick up items.
