Samsung Electronics (http://www.samsung.com) and Skype have announced that the new Samsung LED 7000 and 8000 series models of 2010 high-definition televisions will feature embedded Skype software, allowing Skype users to make video and voice calls through the TVs.
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Pentax (http://www.Pentaximaging.com) has announced the eleventh generation Pentax Optio waterproof digital camera (US$329.95). It offers enhanced waterproof, shockproof, dustproof, and coldproof performance and features a Digital Microscope mode with LED lighting to capture small subjects.
Read MoreAdMob, a mobile advertising network, has announced the results of a survey of consumer usage and attitudes across the iPhone, Android and webOS application platforms in its January 2010 “AdMob Mobile Metrics Report.”
Read MoreI’ll be very surprised if we don’t see USB 3.0 on Macs by the second half of the year. And when that happens, it will be interesting to see what happens with FireWire.
According to the In-Stat research group more than three billion USB-enabled devices are currently being shipped. USB 3.0 is specified to transfer at five gigabits per second, or 10 times faster than USB 2.0. Plus, USB 3.0 products are backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices and will interoperate with them, as well, so there’s no reason for Apple not to include USB 3.0 on upcoming Macs.
Read MoreApple says that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes Store (http://www.itunes.com), the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store. The 10 billionth song, “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash, was purchased by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia.
As the winner of the iTunes Countdown to 10 Billion Songs, Sulcer will receive an US$10,000 iTunes Gift Card. According to Apple, the iTunes Store has a catalog of over 12 million songs, over 55,000 TV episodes and over 8,500 movies including over 2,500 in high definition video.
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