Climbing Everest with iPad and iPhone
This spring en route to Mount Everest, Hilaree O’Neill, 39, a ski-mountaineer from Colorado who is part of our 2012 Everest expedition which will be covered live in the National Geographic iPad app, will trek the same valleys and work up to Base Camp just as Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay did 59 years ago when the duo claimed the first ascent. But on the mountain, fortunately, O’Neill will not be using the antiquated...
Samsung announces Drive Link, a car-friendly app with MirrorLink integration
By Jamie Rigg posted Aug 28th 2012 5:35AM Until self-driving cars become mainstream, it’s best to keep eyes on roads and hands off phones. With this in mind, Samsung’s debuting Drive Link, an app that balances in-car essentials with driver safety, complete with approval from the no-nonsense Japanese Automotive Manufacturers Association. It’s all about the bare essentials — navigation, hands-free calling and...
Cisco survey: Users want video calling interoperability
Most U.S. residents want the ability to place video calls to people using a different service provider, even though consumer video-calling services are now locked behind proprietary walls, according to a survey released Tuesday by Cisco Systems. Seventy-seven percent of 1,000 U.S. residents surveyed by Purple Insights in August said they want video calling to be as easy as making a phone call is today. Eighty-three percent of...
Sony A99 rumored specs leak: 24.3 megapixels, 921k-dot LCD and 14 bit RAW output
By James Trew posted Aug 28th 2012 5:55AM Sony’s not unleashed a full frame camera for some time, so when a purported spec-sheet for the upcoming Alpha A99 breaks cover, we’re elbowing our way to the front to see it. According to Sony Alpha Rumors, it’ll be a 24.3-megapixel CMOS Exmor sensor with an ISO range of 100-25,600, 14 bit RAW output and a 1/8000 maximum shutter speed. Other nuggets of interest include a 102...
Lowe’s Uses iPhone to Put Power In Hands of Employees and Customers
Since its early days as a small hardware store, Lowe’s has been in the business of helping homeowners achieve their dreams through do-it-yourself projects. Even though it currently operates in more than 1,725 locations throughout North America, the company has retained its neighborhood store feel, thanks to its hundreds of thousands of knowledgeable employees. Every day, those employees are approached by customers who want to know...
