Raspberry Pi Gets A New Camera
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The Raspberry Pi, the low-cost, barebones Linux mini-computer aimed at helping kids acquire programming skills, now has its own camera module. The tiny, stamp-sized module, which...
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Cost-effective, Highly Integrated Designs Deliver Unprecedented Range and Performance of 802.11ac Technology to Affordable PCs, Tablets and Smartphones IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- News Highlights: New 1x1 5G WiFi combo chips deliver high-performance 802.11ac technology Single-chip highly integrated design lowers OEM total bill of materials (BOM) cost Positions Broadcom for success in accelerating market; 802.11ac chips expected to make up more than half of the...
blinkx to deliver dedicated video app for Tizen platform, open source video player for Tizen developers SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the Internet Media platform powered by CORE, the world's most advanced video engine, today announced a dedicated blinkx app, as well as an open source blinkx Video Player for the Tizen community. Tizen is an open source, standards-based software platform for mobile devices. The blinkx app, available through the Tizen store,...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gumstix, Inc., the premier provider of Linux computers-on-modules (COMs) for electronics manufacturers, today announced two additions to its lines of products. The new TidalSTORM COM upgrades the Overo series to 1GB RAM: twice the memory, enabling significantly better performance. The award-winning DuoVero COM now offers wireless functionality on the Zephyr, using a Wi2Wi module for 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth. (Photo:...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Amazon is set to release a TV set-top box this fall that will stream video over the Internet into customers’ homes, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported on Wednesday. The device will directly connect to televisions, and provide access to Amazon’s video services such as the Amazon Video on Demand store and the company’s Instant Video service, according to the report, which cited three unidentified sources that could not publicly...
Everything you need to go from box to developing in less than 3.14 minutes SAN JOSE, Calif., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DESIGN WEST -- With BeagleBone Black, the next-generation offering from BeagleBoard.org, everyone from electronic artists to engineers has access to a ready-to-use, 1-GHz computer for only $45. This credit-card-sized, Linux computer is an open hardware and software development platform that makes it quick and easy to transform great ideas into products....
Events to be Audio Webcast Live on the Pandora Investor Relations Website OAKLAND, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading internet radio service, today announced that the company's Vice President of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations, Mr. Dominic Paschel, will present at TAG's 5(th) Annual Spring Consumer Conference in New York, New York. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110615/SF20192LOGO) Mr. Paschel will present on...
From buzzer-beating shots to gravity-defying dunks, the best sports videos are now available at www.blinkx.com SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the Internet Media platform powered by CORE, the world's most advanced video engine, today announced an agreement with XOS Digital, the leading provider of content management solutions and digital media services for collegiate and professional sports organizations. This agreement will give blinkx users access to a wide...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced that its $25 Model A computer is now available for purchase in the United States through the electronics reseller Allied Electronics. The model A is a ten dollar price cut from Raspberry Pi’s original Model B mini computer. While it doesn’t come close to rivaling Apple design standards, being essentially little more than a circuit board with a few basic hardware components attached, the...
Six LeapFrog learning games recognized by the highly-esteemed Parents' Choice Foundation as the best educational video games for children EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:LF), the leader in educational entertainment, today announced six of its learning games won Parents' Choice Spring Video Game Awards. Disney Phineas and Ferb won a "Silver Award;" Letter Factory, Brave and Learn to Read Ultra eBooks, Adventure Stories and Fairy...
LeapFrog game honored by Common Sense Media for its engaging and educational content for kids EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:LF), the leader in educational entertainment, today announced its LeapFrog learning game Jake and the Never Land Pirates received a 2013 ON for Learning Award from Common Sense Media, the national nonprofit dedicated to helping parents and teachers manage the media and technology in kids' lives. This...
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The Booq E-reader (4FFF N618) is an e-book reader using the Linux 2.6.23 operating system, manufactured and released in 2010 by Condor Technology Associates. It was sold globally under various names, one being the Pandigital Novel 6" Personal e-Reader in North America. The display is a six-inch electronic paper touchscreen with 16 levels of grayscale. The device uses a Samsung 400MHz CPU, it has 128 MB RAM, 2GB storage with a microSD slot for an additional 16 GB. It is Wi-Fi capable,...
The Digital Reader 1000 (DR1000) was produced by iRex Technologies in the Netherlands and released on September 22, 2008. The DR1000 is an e-Book reading device made in three versions: the DR1000 does not have a touchscreen; DR1000S has a touchscreen; and the DR1000SW has a touchscreen with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Production of this device was discontinued in 2010 when iRex filed for bankruptcy. The unit has a 10.2 inch screen, uses Linux 2.6 operating system, has 128 MB of...
The GP2X is a handheld portable media player and video game console manufactured by GamePark Holdings from South Korea. It was released on November 10, 2005 in South Korea only. Game Park manufactured a device called the GP32 in 2001, and was in the process of manufacturing the next generation handheld but disagreements in the company prompted many of the personnel to leave and start their own corporation, GamePark Holdings. The original name for the device was to be the GPX2 but due to a...
