from www.wired.com:
>> We told you about Cadillac's CUE infotainment system when it debuted late last year. This was the first chance we had to try it out, and we came away cautiously impressed.
In the CUE cockpit we sampled, button presses were accompanied by
light haptic feedback. Superfluous controls faded away after 15 seconds
of non-use, freeing up screen space for an easy-to-read display. Move
your hand closer to CUE's center touchscreen and all those menus will
reapear. We especially liked a new row of preset buttons that allows you
to program navigation destinations and phone numbers alongside radio
stations – something that BMW has been doing for years.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Chicago Board Option Exchange Moves To New York
Read the whole article at Seeking Alpha:
>> Following a similar move made in July 2011 and related to its CBOE Stock Exchange [CBSX] operations, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will now move its primary options trading platform from Chicago to the Equinix's (EQIX) New York metro NY4 data center.
This additional move is related to competitive reasons and member demand, as explained in an article published by Traders Magazine.com:
>> Following a similar move made in July 2011 and related to its CBOE Stock Exchange [CBSX] operations, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will now move its primary options trading platform from Chicago to the Equinix's (EQIX) New York metro NY4 data center.
This additional move is related to competitive reasons and member demand, as explained in an article published by Traders Magazine.com:
Monday, April 9, 2012
Samsung's Profit Hits Fast Track
from WSJ:
>>
Samsung, the world's biggest technology company by revenue, on Friday told investors that it expects its operating profit for the January-March quarter to be between 5.6 trillion won (around $5 billion) and 6.0 trillion won.
That would beat its quarterly record 5.3 trillion won operating profit set in last year's October-December quarter and be nearly double the operating profit of last year's first quarter.
...
Even so, analysts on Friday noted that Samsung's guidance on operating profit likely meant that the cellphone unit accounted for more than half of the company's overall profit in the first quarter. Some analysts said the unit's operating margin likely climbed above 20% for the first time since 2004.
>>
Samsung, the world's biggest technology company by revenue, on Friday told investors that it expects its operating profit for the January-March quarter to be between 5.6 trillion won (around $5 billion) and 6.0 trillion won.
That would beat its quarterly record 5.3 trillion won operating profit set in last year's October-December quarter and be nearly double the operating profit of last year's first quarter.
...
Even so, analysts on Friday noted that Samsung's guidance on operating profit likely meant that the cellphone unit accounted for more than half of the company's overall profit in the first quarter. Some analysts said the unit's operating margin likely climbed above 20% for the first time since 2004.
What's Next For Data Center Stocks?
Read the whole article at Seeking Alpha:
>>
The stock market closed one of its best quarters on record, with Q1 2012 achieving the strongest performance since 1998. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq composite finished the first quarter up 8%, 13% and 19%, respectively.
Data center related stocks also performed very well, with most companies achieving double-digit returns, and more than half of the names under our coverage surpassing returns of 20%, beating even the most challenging benchmark, the technology related Nasdaq composite.
>>
The stock market closed one of its best quarters on record, with Q1 2012 achieving the strongest performance since 1998. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq composite finished the first quarter up 8%, 13% and 19%, respectively.
Data center related stocks also performed very well, with most companies achieving double-digit returns, and more than half of the names under our coverage surpassing returns of 20%, beating even the most challenging benchmark, the technology related Nasdaq composite.
Researchers suggest haptics and audio for discreet password input
from Engadget:
>>Researchers Andrea Bianchi, Ian Oakley and Dong-Soo Kwon have some ideas for overcoming that little problem though, and recently put together a video demonstrating a few of the possibilities they've come up with. All of those rely on haptic input systems -- either on their own or in conjunction with some audio output (through headphones for privacy).
>>Researchers Andrea Bianchi, Ian Oakley and Dong-Soo Kwon have some ideas for overcoming that little problem though, and recently put together a video demonstrating a few of the possibilities they've come up with. All of those rely on haptic input systems -- either on their own or in conjunction with some audio output (through headphones for privacy).
Friday, April 6, 2012
Rumour: ViviTouch to Demo Wii U Haptics Tech at E3
from www.nintendolife.com:
>> According to an E3 floor plan (via NeoGAF), haptics specialist ViviTouch will show a Wii U peripheral at the upcoming trade show.
ViviTouch's haptic tech is a more advanced form of physical feedback than current rumble systems: a video at the bottom explains more.
>> According to an E3 floor plan (via NeoGAF), haptics specialist ViviTouch will show a Wii U peripheral at the upcoming trade show.
ViviTouch's haptic tech is a more advanced form of physical feedback than current rumble systems: a video at the bottom explains more.
Carpathia, Equinix to Discuss New IBX Vault
from www.pingzine.com:
>>Equinix, Inc., a provider of global data center services, and Carpathia Hosting, a provider of complex, compliant managed hosting services for government agencies and enterprises, will host a joint event on Thurs., April 12 promoting the new IBX Vault data center currently under construction in Dulles, Va.
The IBX Vault will be a highly secure, 64,000 square foot Tier III facility with a full range of managed, cloud and compliant services to support healthcare, commercial and government compliance standards.
>>Equinix, Inc., a provider of global data center services, and Carpathia Hosting, a provider of complex, compliant managed hosting services for government agencies and enterprises, will host a joint event on Thurs., April 12 promoting the new IBX Vault data center currently under construction in Dulles, Va.
The IBX Vault will be a highly secure, 64,000 square foot Tier III facility with a full range of managed, cloud and compliant services to support healthcare, commercial and government compliance standards.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Electronics Innovation Will Protect Motorists - and Save Lives
from Fobes . HT jedi767 on the IV MB:
>>One company on the cutting edge of improving motorist safety is Visteon Corporation, an innovative auto supplier based near Detroit. I had the privilege of visiting Visteon last Friday, where I was thrilled to see the company’s incredible innovations in haptics, design, dashboards, and climate systems that improve functionality and utility and promise to transform the driving experience. This $8 billion, Fortune 500 company (NYSE: VC) is providing cutting-edge safety, design and entertainment options for major carmakers.
>>One company on the cutting edge of improving motorist safety is Visteon Corporation, an innovative auto supplier based near Detroit. I had the privilege of visiting Visteon last Friday, where I was thrilled to see the company’s incredible innovations in haptics, design, dashboards, and climate systems that improve functionality and utility and promise to transform the driving experience. This $8 billion, Fortune 500 company (NYSE: VC) is providing cutting-edge safety, design and entertainment options for major carmakers.
My guess is that the innovations coming out of Visteon will save more lives than any government ban on technology.
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CBOE Moving Flagship Exchange Platform to New Jersey
from www.tradersmagazine.com:
>>The Chicago Board Options Exchange, for competitive reasons and member demands, will move its primary options trading platform from Chicago to New Jersey in the fourth quarter.
>>The Chicago Board Options Exchange, for competitive reasons and member demands, will move its primary options trading platform from Chicago to New Jersey in the fourth quarter.
The move of the matching engine to the Equinix NY4 IBX data center in Secaucus, N.J., will make the exchange the last major stock or options exchange to locate in a data center in the New York metropolitan area. CBOE already houses its all-electronic C2 options exchange and its stock exchange at the facility in Secaucus. The move later this year will also include CBOE's futures exchange and its OneChicago single stock futures exchange.
C&K – New component concept for complex automotive human machine interfaces
>The energy-free electromechanical device provides consistent, self-guided motion with uniform haptic feedback for automotive touch-sensing HMI applications. Automotive HMIs that feature capacitive controls, such as touchpads or touchscreens, can integrate the CLK Series inside their architecture to make them ‘clickable’, says the company.
http://www.electropages.com/2012/04/ck-component-concept-complex-automotive-human-machine-interfaces/
http://www.electropages.com/2012/04/ck-component-concept-complex-automotive-human-machine-interfaces/
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Controller Support: An Android Advantage
from www.anandtech.com:
>>Although many casual Android/iOS games do just fine with touch, some are certainly better suited for some sort of a controller. While controller support in Android in its infancy at best, it's more than iOS currently offers. I know of an internal Apple project to bring a physical controller to market, but whether or not it will ever see the light of day remains to be seen. As smartphones and tablets come close to equalling the performance of current game consoles, I feel like the controller problem must be addressed.
>>Although many casual Android/iOS games do just fine with touch, some are certainly better suited for some sort of a controller. While controller support in Android in its infancy at best, it's more than iOS currently offers. I know of an internal Apple project to bring a physical controller to market, but whether or not it will ever see the light of day remains to be seen. As smartphones and tablets come close to equalling the performance of current game consoles, I feel like the controller problem must be addressed.
What It’ll Take For Tablets to Replace PCs
from http://gizmodo.com
>>The first is haptic feedback, and it's not a new concept. We've seen crude versions in the past, mostly in the form of phones that respond to user inputs with slight vibrations. But that only scratches the surface of what could and should be done with technology that's been largely brushed aside as a parlor trick. Imagine, for instance, playing Angry Birds and actually feeling the tension in the slingshot, or drawing with a stylus in Paper and forgetting that you're not handling a real pen or marking up real paper. Haptic feedback could even recreate the sensation of typing on a physical keyboard, and as any writer will tell you, that's critical to a decent word-processing experience. In short, it could add another dimension to tablets, one that's necessary to suspend users' disbelief and convince them that their synthetic experiences are as real and rewarding as their real-life counterparts.
>>The first is haptic feedback, and it's not a new concept. We've seen crude versions in the past, mostly in the form of phones that respond to user inputs with slight vibrations. But that only scratches the surface of what could and should be done with technology that's been largely brushed aside as a parlor trick. Imagine, for instance, playing Angry Birds and actually feeling the tension in the slingshot, or drawing with a stylus in Paper and forgetting that you're not handling a real pen or marking up real paper. Haptic feedback could even recreate the sensation of typing on a physical keyboard, and as any writer will tell you, that's critical to a decent word-processing experience. In short, it could add another dimension to tablets, one that's necessary to suspend users' disbelief and convince them that their synthetic experiences are as real and rewarding as their real-life counterparts.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Financial Cloud Demystified at New Webinar
New York, NY, March 30, 2012 --(PR.com)-- “FX in the Cloud,” an upcoming Webinar for financial professionals will show Foreign Exchange (FX) trading firms how to capitalize on the benefits of cloud computing to optimize their high-volume, latency-sensitive trading operations.
Hosted by Equinix, e-Forex, Aite Group and FCM-360, the Webinar is free and open to the financial community.
Time: 10 AM New York, 3 PM London, Thursday, April 12.
Hosted by Equinix, e-Forex, Aite Group and FCM-360, the Webinar is free and open to the financial community.
Time: 10 AM New York, 3 PM London, Thursday, April 12.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
IDC: nearly 1 billion 'smart connected devices' shipped last year
from Engadget:
>>Know that gadget you're currently using to read this article? It may be one of 916 million "smart connected devices" that shipped in 2011, with global revenue totaling some $489 billion last year. But the IDC expects that figure to jump to 1.1 billion for 2012, with a total of 1.84 billion new web-connected gadgets hitting the market in 2016.
>>Know that gadget you're currently using to read this article? It may be one of 916 million "smart connected devices" that shipped in 2011, with global revenue totaling some $489 billion last year. But the IDC expects that figure to jump to 1.1 billion for 2012, with a total of 1.84 billion new web-connected gadgets hitting the market in 2016.
Brennan IT chooses Equinix as strategic data centre partner for Sydney and the United States
29 March, 2012, Sydney, Australia: As it continues to grow its cloud and managed services business, Brennan IT today announced that it has selected Equinix, a provider of global data centre services, as part of an ongoing expansion of its cloud infrastructure and services platform.
The relationship will see Brennan IT transition many of its NSW-based cloud services to Equinix’s Sydney data centre, while also providing Brennan IT with the opportunity to take advantage of Equinix’s global platform of state-of-the-art facilities, especially in the United States.
The move is aimed at increasing Brennan IT’s cloud capacity and capabilities – ensuring that the company can continue to deliver cost effective and flexible services to new and existing Infrastructure-as-a-Service customers. Brennan IT will maintain a permanent, private suite at Equinix’s Sydney site.
Brennan IT’s managing director Dave Stevens said that, with Brennan IT’s cloud investments doubling every nine months, the relationship with Equinix would form an important part of the company’s overall cloud strategy.
“As our cloud offerings and customer base continue to expand, so do our requirements,” Mr Stevens said. “By partnering with Equinix we are guaranteeing access to the capacities, quality facilities and services we need to cost-effectively expand as the popularity of our cloud services continues to rise.”
Demand for Brennan IT’s cloud and Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms continues to be strong. For the FY 10/11, Brennan IT’s infrastructure revenue grew by 101 per cent and the company is on track to deliver similar levels of growth this FY. Mr Stevens added that Q2 2012 was the company’s strongest sales quarter on record, up 15 per cent on the previous best quarter.
“For this vital service we wanted an A-grade provider with first-class facilities with the highest uptimes, stability, redundancy and performance. As one of the largest facilities in Sydney, Equinix emerged as the obvious choice,” Mr Stevens said.
In addition to delivering cloud services from Equinix’s local facility, Mr Stevens explained that Brennan IT would also take advantage of Equinix’s status as a global provider to provision services internationally, initially in the United States but also potentially in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. “An increasing number of our Australian customers are expanding into global markets and our partnership with Equinix will allow us to support them in their ventures,” Mr Stevens said.
“Brennan IT is a fantastic example of a local service provider who understands how to drive growth in the competitive cloud market with the right service offering. Equinix’s global platform of International Business Exchanges provides an ideal launching pad for their domestic and international success. Brennan can not only take advantage of our unrivalled breadth and scope of data centre facilities around the world, but also leverage the full benefits our ecosystem has to offers,” said Tony Simonsen, managing director, Equinix Australia.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Samsung ships five million Galaxy Notes in just five months
from Engadget:
>>Five is an important number for Samsung's Galaxy Note. It has a 5.3-inch screen and now, just five months since it debuted Samsung has announced it's shipped five million units (the one million mark was crossed right around the end of December).
>>Five is an important number for Samsung's Galaxy Note. It has a 5.3-inch screen and now, just five months since it debuted Samsung has announced it's shipped five million units (the one million mark was crossed right around the end of December).
New Cadillacs to have collision alert systems
from www.detroitnews.com:
>>General Motors Co. will make available new safety technologies such as a vibrating seat to alert drivers to potential collisions on 2013 models of the Cadillac XTS, ATS and SRX, the automaker announced Tuesday.
>>General Motors Co. will make available new safety technologies such as a vibrating seat to alert drivers to potential collisions on 2013 models of the Cadillac XTS, ATS and SRX, the automaker announced Tuesday.
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