Apple and Google love it. Adobe allegedly fears it (although it probably shouldn ‘t ). Microsoft is sort of squinting at it. It’s HTML5, the future of the Web
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Battery technology has long been considered the Achilles heal of modern gadgetry, but the smart folks over at Stanford may just be on track to solve the issue. A new battery type is in the works called “lithium-sulfur” which currently offers an 80 percent improvement in capacity over Li-ion, and promises a theoretical increase of up to 400 percent as the technology matures. The catch, (yes there’s always a catch), is that in its current state of development the battery becomes unusable after only 40 to 50 charge cycles.
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Although the technology world’s obsession with 3D has waxed and waned over the past few decades, it’s now firmly back in fashion. Asus is one of the first to capitalise on this and the G51J (£1,699 inc. VAT) is a gaming laptop that provides hard evidence of 3D’s uses.
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FujiFilm’s Z700EXR digital camera was first announced about a month ago , but one feature that has been overlooked is its animal face recognition. Looking to give the feature its due, FujiFilm has been demonstrating the camera’s canine (and feline) facial recognition at this week’s Camera and Photo Image Show in Yokohama, Japan. FujiFilm used stuffed toy dogs and cats to show off the camera’s capabilities, which works just like face detection for humans.
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At the 2009 CES, Sony and Panasonic showed 3D HDTV as product concepts. Nvidia showed off its ability to display games in 3D and several other smaller companies demonstrated various 3D technologies, some with polarized glasses, some with shutter-glasses. I liked Sony’s demonstrations the best because they used lightweight polarized glasses.
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Sharp has told TechRadar that is keen to force its way back to the forefront of the UK public’s consciousness, admitting that the brand has not been viewed as strongly since a high-profile sponsorship with Manchester United ended 10 years ago. From 1982 to 2000 Sharp was the shirt sponsor of one of the biggest sports brands in the world in a period of explosive growth for Manchester United and huge success for the club. However, Vodafone took over the sponsorship for the 2000-2001 season , and Sharp’s long association with the Old Trafford club ended. A brand decline A decade on and Sharp’s marketing communications manager Martin Arnold admits that the end of an era in football also marked a slide away for Sharp in the UK.
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Sharp’s announcement that its next generation of Aquos televisions would come with a fourth colour of sub-pixel raised some slightly bemused smiles. But the company has told TechRadar that the addition of yellow to the traditional red green and blue will have a key benefit. Televisions currently use the primary colours – red, green and blue – to generate all the colours that the televisions shows, but Sharp’s latest Quattron technology adds a yellow sub-pixel.
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There’s always a bit of a disconnect between the way science fiction manifests as science fact. Take the projection of psychic energy through a physical device. In Forbidden Planet , Dr. Morbius used the technology of the Krell to project his “monsters of the id”
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British technology entrepreneur and inventor Sir James Dyson has laid out his plan for making Britain a great tech innovator – after being asked to help out the Conservative party ahead of this year’s general election. Dyson – perhaps best known for his vacuum cleaner – was asked by leader of the opposition David Cameron to come up with a way to bring Britain to the forefront of technology, and his plan deals with five ways in which the UK can fight its way back to the cutting edge. The report says: Culture: The UK’s science, engineering and manufacturing base has been neglected for decades. As result they are undervalued and misunderstood
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The HTC Legend has been given a UK release date for later this month – despite not having any confirmed operator support. Clove Technology is offering the HTC Legend for just £320 SIM-free (£376 including VAT), and the phone will be shipped on 23 March. This is in advance of the mooted April release date, so consumers can get their hands on the first phone to run Android 2.1 in the UK earlier than previously thought. Vodafone exclusive?
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