Ascer has added two new notebooks to its ranger with the launch of the Acer Aspire Ethos 8915G and the Aspire Ethos 591G, and what makes them interesting is that they come with a removable touchpad.
The Acer Aspire Ethos 8915G features an 18.4 inch notebook, whilst the Aspire Ethos 591G is a 15.6 inch notebook, and both models are available with a range of Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors.
Back in April we heard a rumor that Sony would be supplying Apple with an 8 megapixel camera sensor for the iPhone 5, the news came from Sony’s Howard Stringer, who said that supplying companies like Apple would be difficult after the Japanese earthquake.
As Sony doesn’t supply Apple with anything, this lead to speculation that Sony would supply the camera unit for the iPhone 5, and now Digitimes are reporting that both Sony and OmniVision will be supplying an 8 megapixel for the iPhone 5.
About 90% of the CIS orders for Apple’s new iPhone will be supplied by OmniVision, while Sony takes up the remainder, the sources said. The upcoming device will feature a built-in 8-megapixel camera, the sources added. Continue reading
Logitech has added another lap desk to its range with the launch of the Logitech Touch Lapdesk N600, and it features a built in 5 inch, retractable multi-touch touchpad, that has a range of multi-touch features, including moving the pointer with one finger, scroll using two, and swipe through pages or pictures with three.
And in even more medical sensor news, researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a low-cost method of detecting bacterial infection using an artificial nose. To sniff out the particular strain of bacterium, a broad-sensitivity array is attached to the underside of a Petri dish lid and a sample of the patient’s blood is swabbed onto a standard agar medium. The 36 points of cross-reactive pigment change color when they detect specific chemicals–the by-products of bacterial growth. Continue reading
On the downside, 2.2 million credit card numbers may (repeat may) be in the hands of hackers after the Sony PSN data breach. On the upside, everyone’s trophies are fine.
There have been several updates since our last report on the Sony breach. The company says that all credit card numbers stored on its servers were in encrypted form, meaning they will be of little use to hackers even if they are stolen, of which Sony says there is no evidence. (That does raise the question of whether other user data which is known to have been compromised was encrypted and, if not, why not.) Continue reading
The 10-month delay for the white iPhone 4 was notable for being very un-Apple like. A company whom prides themselves, their products, and their brand image so much is normally very precise in how/when they release products. But let’s not rehash the past. What’s done is done. The white iPhone 4 is finally here — 10 months later. So what exactly was changed internally to correct the long rumored issues with light bleeding into the camera and the faulty proximity sensor? Continue reading
New to the Android Market, Regina 3D Launcher shows much promise with its opulent 3D interface and an assortment of new, handy features that takes homescreen customization to a new level, and while it might be more than a few laps behind SPB Shell 3D when it comes to 3D slickness, it does not, unlike the latter, come with a hefty price tag. In fact, it has no price tag at all. That’s right. Regina 3D Launcher, along with all its component apps (AOTW), is absolutely free. Join us after the jump for more. Continue reading
This DIY low budget Cyclops visor comes from the same dude who came up with the DIY Magneto Helmet we’ve posted yesterday.
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BRC Designs has created a new table, BNR01110100 011000010110 001001101100 01100101-01 or the “Binary Table 01″, that is entirely composed of discarded (outdated) electronics. The substructure consists of old computer towers clad with a patchwork circuit-board exoskeleton. The glass tabletop was likewise salvaged from an abandoned warehouse. Continue reading
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