Microsoft invented the magic stylus

Very interesting development, the research team has demonstrated in the Microsoft TechFest 2011. New, yet located at the prototype stage, is actually a capacitive stylus-enabled multi-touch and built-in orientation sensor that can change its functionality depending on how the user holds the instrument in his hand.


As shown in the submitted promotional video, with the help of this pilot stylus to simulate the function of the pen, airbrush, a compass and even a virtual flute, as well as implement a number of other scenarios by simply changing the manner of the capture device in your hand. Looks really quite interesting, although it is unclear whether something similar is implemented in commercial products and exactly when it happens.

Note that with the development of sensor technology and multi-touch interface with support for gestures of the stylus as a tool for data entry was on the second pushing of the role. Indeed, the average consumer is much more convenient to use for management, for example, with a touchscreen media player of their own fingers rather than a separate decision. However, new development of Microsoft, I think, may well come to prefer some fans of digital art and a professional graphic designer.

32-inch multi-touch display from SKR Technology runs on Android

We're used to seeing Android operating system for portable devices with a relatively small screen, for example, smartphones and Tablet PCs. However, the developers of the Japanese company SKR Technology, seems to have say a new word to use small robots greens from the nursery Google and use their opportunities in the digital scoreboard with a 32-inch display.


In fact, in the development of Japanese experts, yet existing in the form of a prototype, uses a software platform Android 2.2, as well as sensory system that allows you to implement multi-touch functionality. In this case the panel itself is capable of showing digital display video in Full HD resolution and has an HDMI interface and USB (the latter is used to connect a standard Android terminal with said sensor system).

According to the SKR Technology, the product was developed in response to the needs of clients who need a device with a large screen and multi-touch functionality as a smartphone. I wonder what the developers originally tried to use the software platform of Windows 7, but it does not quite meet the requirements of customers. Also reports on the Japanese company plans to create analogs with screen sizes 23 and 46 inches, and the system should be ready as a commercial decision by September.

Gigabyte unveiled its first motherboard based on AMD A75

The Taiwanese company Gigabyte Technology, one of the leading manufacturers of motherboards, graphics cards and other key components for desktop PCs, has officially announced its first motherboard based on chipset AMD A75, designed to interface with the hybrid A-Series processors in the performance of FM1, known also code-named Llano.


The new line of motherboards from Gigabyte includes seven models under the name GA-A75-UD4H, GA-A75-D3H, GA-A75-DS3P, GA-A75M-UD2H, GA-A75M-D2H, GA-A75M-S2V and GA -A75N-USB3, including three board in ATX form factor and micro-ATX plus a mini-ITX offer. In this case, all of them are made with regard to the requirements of high reliability design Ultra Durable various versions and carry on board two or four slots for DDR3 memory modules 1866 +, as well as from one to three (on GA-A75-UD4H) expansion slots PCI-Express x16 with support for Dual Graphics.

In addition, in the presence of two or more slots PCI-Express x16 mode is also available CrossFireX. There are up to 8 USB 3.0 ports, plus slots and SATA 6.0 Gbps Gigabit Ethernet, as well as built-in 7.1-channel audio chip and DualBIOS (with support for hard drives with a capacity of more than 3 TB) technology plus USB Power Boost. Among other things, on some motherboards there are ports eSATA and FireWire. Models of Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H, GA-A75-D3H, GA-A75M-UD2H and GA-A75M-D2H already appeared in the European market at a price of 109.89, 92.31, 98.84 and 83.52 euros respectively.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is updated to the Android 2.3 Gingerbread summer



Sony Ericsson has announced that its smartphone Xperia X10 still get an official update to the Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. This was reported in the official blog of Sony Ericsson, as well as the Russian LiveJournal Sony Ericsson. Previously, the company announced that it will not update the firmware on the device Android 2.1, but now she has decided to revise their plans. An update is planned in the late second or early third quarter of this year.


It is also reported that the interface is the same as that of Sony Ericsson devices in 2011, that is, Xperia PLAY, Xperia arc and Xperia neo. Download the Update for Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 it will be possible only through a computer, and then we can no longer return to the Android 2.1, the company noted. And finally, the developers said that at the moment they have no plans on upgrading to Android 2.3 smartphones such as Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, X10 and X10 mini mini pro, and it is not clear whether they will in the future.

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