Year: 2010

Report: USB 3.0 adoption will lag that of USB 2.0

Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | , |

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com) says the adoption of SuperSpeed USB (3.0) will lag that of USB 2.0.

The universal serial bus (USB) specification shipped in more than three billion devices in 2009, including the computer, computer peripheral, consumer electronics (CE), communications, and automotive segments. By 2012, the number of wired USB-enabled devices shipped will exceed four billion, according to Research and Markets.

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Poll investigates spending habits of iPhone gamers

Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | , |

Games company Dreadnought Design has launched a research poll to investigate the spending habits of iPhone games consumers.

The first in a series of research initiatives designed to better understand the characteristics of the fledgling iPhone games apps market, the poll invites iPhone gamers to declare how much they spend on new iPhone game downloads each month. There are five options to choose from, ranging from less than US$5 per month to $50 or more for big spenders. You can find the polls at http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/DreadnoughtDesign/121001591273361?v=app_20678178440 .

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Pentax announces K-5 digital SLR

Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | , |

Pentax Imaging Systems (http://www.Pentaximaging.com) has announced the Pentax K-5 digital SLR camera, which is targeted to high-end prosumers with features such as a: 16.3 megapixel CMOS sensor; up to seven FPS to capture fast action shots.; and an 80-12800 ISO range, expandable to 51200, with improved noise performance overall.

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Apple buys face recognition company?

Apple buys face recognition company?

Posted by | Sep 20, 2010 | , |

Apple has purported acquired Swedish face recognition firm, Polar Rose (http://www.polarrose.com), according to a report from “Mac1” (http://mac1.no/artikkel/9307/apple-kjoper-svensk-fototeknologi). The company makes a “high performance, low level face detection and recognition library for custom integration.”

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