HTC a global lieder in producing innovative terminals in domain of design and technology is launching the newest gadget from the HTC Touch Pro terminals series. Bringing a new vision to the producing of mobile phones, HTC Touch Pro uses design and functionality of the long time expected HTC Touch Diamond introducing a number of innovations directed towards the business segment, offering by that a possibility to execute faster and easier different work problems, everywhere you are.

HTC Touch Pro and Touch Diamond are the pioneers of a new generation of the HTC gadgets that promise internet navigation using only one hand by an easy touching of the display. HTC Touch Pro is dedicated to those clients who want an easy use and a pleasant interface like the TouchFLO 3D, the design of the Touch Diamond, but want also the power for processing different business applications, for what HTC is well known. This declaration was made by Peter Chou, president of HTC Corp.

HTC made a big step forward in the technology of the sensitive to the contact displays, by creating the interface called TouchFLO 3D. TouchFLO 3D offers an intuitive mode of sending messages, of marking meetings in the calendar, or calling with a single touch. If the functions of the phone are studied better you will discover that music, photos, numbers from the notebook or internet navigation can also be dialed with a single touch.

Basic specifications of the HTC Touch Pro:

• Size: 102 x 51 x 18.05 mm
• Weight: 165 g
• Connectivity: WCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA
• Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Display: 2.8 inch touch screen VGA
• Camera: 3.2MP with a video call
• Internal memory: 512 MB flash, 288 MB RAM
• Slot card memory: card microSD (compatible SD 2.0)
• Keypad: QWERTY, 5 lines
• Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
• Wireless: WiFi 802.11b/g
• GPS: GPS/AGPS
• Connections: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB si jack audio; USB 2.0 High-Speed)
• Battery: 1350 mAh
• Autonomy: up to two weeks
• Autonomy of the call: up to 8 hours
• Chipset: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz

Sony seems to be dipping their fingers in just about every segment of consumer electronics, including the personal navigation device (PND) market. The Japanese company has just announced a couple of new models known as the NV-U73T and NV-U83T which are readily available at retail and online stores for approximately $300 and $400, respectively. If you have used any type of PNDs before, you would notice that they all offer pretty much the same features, and it is no different with these two Sony offerings. They feature text-to-speech voice commands and real-time-traffic capability and a super suction cup mounting system that is said to provide added safety - by not dropping down while you drive I guess.

The high end NV-U83T model also ships with Bluetooth connectivity that enables you to handle incoming calls on your cell phone without having to lift your hands off the steering wheel. The built-in microphone makes it a snap to carry out crystal clear conversations, while drivers will be able to use voice commands to initiate calls through compatible Bluetooth-enabled cell phones. Don’t worry about configuring the connection since the nav-u system is smart enough to do so automatically, leaving you to concentrate on more important stuff such as navigating through traffic safely.

Using recorded brainwave activity and eye movements during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep to determine robot behaviors and head positions, “Sleep Waking” acts as a way to “play-back” dreams.

What do you think the robot can bring to our understanding of possible human-robot relationships?Sleep Waking is a metaphor for a reality that could be in our future. In the piece we use a fair amount of artistic license. Though the eye positioning data is a literal interpretation, what we do with the EEG data is a bit more subjective. However, perhaps one day we will have the technology to literally allow a robot to act out what we do in our dreams. What could we learn from seeing our dreams played back for us? Will we save our dreams like we save our photographs?Taking a wider view, robots are increasingly used to augment human experience. From robotic prosthetic devices, personalized web presences, and implanted RFID chips, technology is moving from being an externalized tool, to being a literal extension of who we are. By giving an example of and drawing attention to this process. We hope to give people the opportunity to think critically what personalized technology actually means.

Everyone, let’s get together. This is (hopefully) going to be the last HD DVD/Blu-ray news you’ll ever read (we’re saving one post for when Microsoft joins the Blu-ray camp). After the obvious death bells were ringing, Toshiba has finally called it quits. Although HD DVD players will still be sold in stores for now, Toshiba will abandon all new production of players. Most likely, they will be quick to create a Blu-ray player of their own.According to Reuters, “Toshiba is expected to suffer losses amounting to tens of billions of yen (hundreds of millions of dollars) to scrap production of HD DVD players and recorders and other steps to exit the business.”

That’s what happens in a high-risk all-or-nothing format war. Sony must feel pretty good right about now, especially after historic defeats with Betamax, ATRAC, UMD, and more. Blu-ray in PS3 was a risky gamble: it created a price point that many mocked, and generated a good amount of negative publicity for the Japanese electronics giant. However, it was also the Trojan Horse that allowed it to gain such a large percentage of the HD-aware mindset. With this victory, it appears that Sony’s plans are finally coming together.