Sphero gets a firmware upgrade and new apps, we get another look at its Augmented Reality Engine (video)
By Joe Pollicino posted Aug 28th 2012 1:12PM You remember Sphero, right? Last we checked in with its creators from Orbotix at E3, the $130 robotic ball was getting ready to act as a 3D controller and the guide point for an Augmented Reality Engine. This week, along with the release of a firmware upgrade, a few new free apps have been released, including two that’ll let you use that 3D controller functionality. Better yet,...
vCloud vs. vSphere: VMware explains security changes
In unveiling its VCloud suite at its annual conference this week, VMware took pains to explain how the security model for it differs significantly from that of its existing vSphere cloud computing virtualization operating system both in terms of functionality and naming conventions. VMWORLD 2012: VMware declares death to vRAM pricing SLIDESHOW: Hottest products from VMworld 2012 VMware’s foundation security technology up until...
Foster the People Pumps Up with Logic Pro
For several months in 2011, the radio hit “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People was the song we couldn’t get out of our heads. For Mark Foster, who wrote the song, getting it out of his head — and into a demo — was no problem at all. Using Logic Pro, and playing all the instruments himself, Foster was able to write and record the single in just a day and a half. After the demo went viral on the web, the song climbed the charts and...
Mild-mannered Samsung Galaxy S II update brings Isis mobile payment support
By Tim Stevens posted Aug 28th 2012 1:37PM Mobile payments, those made from a phone and typically via NFC, haven’t exactly had a huge impact on the average American consumer just yet, but look past that and you’ll see a battle is brewing. Google had been making the most noise, with its Google Wallet, but today the competing service Isis just launched its first proper salvo. The T-Mobile version of the Galaxy S II is...
AMD trying to bridge the gap between x86 and ARM
Advanced Micro Devices is taking steps to bridge the gap between x86 and ARM processors, and hopes to build a foundation from which programs will operate on mobile devices like tablets independent of architecture, the company’s chief technology officer, Mark Papermaster, said in an interview. The company is espousing the development of tools that blur the line between processor and accelerator engines inside a chip, Papermaster...
