Google’s booth at Mobile World Congress was the most action packed, they generated a craze in people collecting Android pins that were spread all over the trade show, many people tried to get as many of the Android pins as possible, on the last day of the show, many people were going crazy exchanging them.
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Google Android pins collectors, slides and a flash mob at Mobile World Congress 2011
Posted by – February 22, 2011
Android Native Code SDK for advanced Game Development
Posted by – February 22, 2011
HyperDevBox is a development company based in Tokyo Japan, developing games exclusively for Android. They are presenting Spectral Souls for Android, the first tactical RPG game for Android and explaining how the Android Native SDK is being used to run native C or C++ code, there is no Java code at all in the game.
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Mobile Multi Display system by UMIC-RWTH of Aachen University
Posted by – February 22, 2011
Combine many tablets and smartphones into one big touchscreen. In this demo, 3 iPhones and 2 iPads are combined into one big touch screen. Any other Android smartphone or tablet can also be used. You can find more informations here: graphics.rwth-aachen.de
Verizon launches LTE network
Posted by – February 22, 2011
Verizon is ramping up launch of LTE in the USA, they have LTE dongles for laptops out right now, in this video they show prototypes of devices with LTE that are coming out. They are suggesting 1080p video can be streamed using this network technology.
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Acer DX241H, 24″ Monitor, Freescale i.MX51 Powered, comes with Chrome OS pre-installed?
There is talk about a new version of the 24″ 1080p Acer monitor, the one that comes with the Freescale i.MX51 processor (see it in the video below), to be released with Chrome OS on it instead of that photoframe type of OS that is on the previously released Acer D241H. See my video from CES showing this Acer D241H and imagine it running Chrome OS as demonstrated by Freescale for the past year in other of my videos.
The simple thing is like this, Acer DX241H could simply come with some USB Host ports to connect USB keyboard and mouse, it could come with the slightly faster i.MX53 processor, possibly more RAM suitable for Chrome OS use, and most importantly, it just might be that we are approaching the point in time when Google is ready to unleash Chrome OS devices, ARM Powered as well, and this type of product could be it.
The key is this, you can add Chrome OS using ARM such as Freescale’s ARM Cortex-A8, with WiFi, and all, for just $50 more. The same thing is going to happen with HDTVs, you will be able to add Google TV to those as well using ARM for just less than $50 more.
Source: chromeossite.com
Found via: techcrunch.com
Tap n Tap Android user interfaces at Mobile World Congress 2011
Posted by – February 22, 2011
Tap ‘n Tap develops applications, user interfaces, to integrate deeply with hardware acceleration, delivering aa complete software stack to provide differentiated Android experiences for companies that want to implement alternative Android based UI on their tablets.
PTPT user interfaces at Mobile World Congress 2011
Posted by – February 22, 2011
ExB Communication Systems GmbH presents the PTPT touch screen interface, a suggested UI to manage “all the information around you”. PTPT stands for people, things, places and time. It’s an Android Home Replacement that will be available in the Google Marketplace next month.
Samsung Galaxy Fit
Posted by – February 22, 2011
An affordable 3.31″ QVGA capacitive Qualcomm MSM7227 ARM11 600Mhz powered Android Smartphone from Samsung. Compact, possibly to be sold below $150 without contracts needed, for example on pre-paid plans.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
Posted by – February 22, 2011
This one has Playstation gaming controls that slide out, there will be Playstation Suite support meaning it’ll play all kinds of Playstation games that will be added by Sony to the Android platform. This is not the Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 5″ Sony NGP PSP2, but it may satisfy some gamers until that one comes out later in the year. It includes the Qualcomm MSM8255 with Adreno 205 graphics acceleration.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo
Posted by – February 21, 2011
This one also has the BRAVIA engine, Exmor R sensor for good camera quality, also includes a front facing camera for video-chat, HDMI output, but it’s a little bit fatter than the Xperia Arc, also includes the Qualcomm MSM8255 1Ghz processor.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro
Posted by – February 21, 2011
New Smartphone by Sony Ericsson, includes the new BRAVIA engine LCD and has a slide out thumb keyboard. Uses the second generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 8255 1Ghz processor.
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Qualcomm MSM8660 Dual-core captures and playsback 3D
Posted by – February 21, 2011
Qualcomm shows 18mbitps 1080p playback but also shows support of 1080p 3D playback and 1080p 3D recording. Is this really what he meant to say, that it not only playsback 18mbitps 1080p 2D, but also records and playsback 1080p 3D as well? Might it be that the 3D 1080p modes are supported only at lower bitrates? Does that mean the Qualcomm MSM8660 Dual-core platform may be the best performing video player and recorder among the recently demonstrated Dual-core processors? Please post your insights, knowledge and resources on this that you can find in the comments.
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JKKmobile.com: ARM Powered Laptop built into Macbook by CUPP
At Mobile World Congress, CUPP was showing some Macbook laptops with a switch that I guess puts OSX in sleep mode and switches over the the ARM SoC platform and Android or Ubuntu on ARM and using the same screen, keyboard and mouse for that.
This video was posted at: JKKmobile.com
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ARM Dual-core Web browsing performance compared to Single-core
Posted by – February 20, 2011
ARM is demonstrating Dual-core usage and how it increases web browsing speed at same power consumption.
AnyData ASP320-Q, $99 Android phone
Posted by – February 20, 2011
This may be the worlds cheapest Android phone, it may be sold for below $99 unlocked to end consumers without any need for contracts, it has a 3.2″ WQVGA capacitive touch screen, dual-sim support (EDGE, not 3G), runs on the MediaTek MT6516 ARM9 SoC platform. AnyData is targetting this device to the Indian and Chinese markets first, the rest of the world is also about to get access to these cheaper Android phones.
Huawei S7 Slim and Huawei S7 Pro Android Tablets
Posted by – February 20, 2011
After the Huawei S7 released last year (check my top viewed video from last year), Huawei is upgrading their 7″ Android tablet with a slimmer design in the S7 Slim, capacitive touch screen, it may sell below $300 with or without 3G built-in. Huawei are also showing a mockup of their upcoming S7 Pro tablet that will come with a dual-core processor.
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Asus Transformer, Honeycomb Tegra2 Laptop/Tablet device
Asus made this Tegra2 Powered Laptop and Tablet combo device, where the tablet part can slide out of the bottom keyboard part. This prototype feels heavy though, perhaps it’s just because it’s a very metallic design.
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Asus Eee Pad Slider
Interesting slider design by Asus, to add a keyboard behind the tablet.
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Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine, Reality Display, the LCD technology for Xperia Arc and Xperia Pro
Posted by – February 20, 2011
Here’s an interview with the product manager on Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, explaining some of the technology in this new Sony manufactured BRAVIA Engine Mobile LCD display.
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