Wednesday, October 22, 2008

22-Oct-2008 AM clippings

Enjoy:

Motorola is getting their Google Android handset ready:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/smartphones/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=211201976

While Google finally gets around to Open Souring Android properly. Of course, all the nice bits like speech recognition can be lifted:
http://www.breakitdownblog.com/google-open-sources-android/

And Kyocera now jump on the Android bandwagon, announcing their own version of an Android phone:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10071425-94.html

The Commerce Commission's report on broadband is out, showing that the smaller players run a better service:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10538657

Ebay adds ivory to the expanding list of things you're not allowed to sell online:
http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-39831-118.html

Cray launch their CX1 desktop supercomputer for US$25,000. Comes pre-installed with either Windows or Linux:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/fancy_a_25k_cray_on_your_desk

And finally. Energy generating footwear, hydraulically operated yet. Walking circulates fluid, driving a turbine. A pair of pumps?:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/20/ntts-energy-generating-shoes-spotted-without-any-sign-of-stylis/

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