Archives for August 2008
August 19, 2008
This concept camera phone is in the shape of the yin and yang symbol. The camera will be able to beseparated into 2 parts, the yin and the yang, which can be the camera and storage device respectively. By unplugging the storage module from the camera, it should be a really easy procedure to just plug it into a computer and start copying the pictures that were taken.
[Ubergizmo via Techdigest]
Polo Ralph Lauren is to be the first luxury retailer to launch a mobile commerce site, reports Reuters.
... "The apparel maker will begin placing special codes in print ads, mailings and store windows along with its sponsorship of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, which begins later this month.
Shoppers can download special software to camera-phones to scan the codes and be directed to a phone-friendly version of a Ralph Lauren website, where they can shop, watch tennis videos and read company content."
August 18, 2008
washingtonpost.com and Newsweek.com today announce that The Washington Post political team, in partnership with Newsweek's political team, will provide live Web video coverage of the 2008 conventions, with reporting and analysis, from the Post's convention headquarters. MarketWatch reports.
"Convention '08" election coverage will highlight convention events, candidate speeches, political action taking place on the Web and offer interactive viewer participation.
Reporters, using a cutting-edge cell phone application from Comet Technologies will be some of the first to live-stream video from their cell phones into a live Web cast."
Burial plot prices are skyrocketing in Japanese cities, so one company built a facility that uses RFID technology to help store the dead. At Nichiryoku, mourners visit a “prayer area” where they swipe RFID cards to have the cremated remains of their loved one are lifted up from an underground storage vault.
[Gear Fuse via Trends in Japan]
View demo on YouTube.
Related: - Last call: Japanese tombs link up with cell phones
August 1, 2008
Off to Indonesia. Back August 19.
