Difference Between Android and iPhones

The link below is a great little comic humor at the iPhone's expense. The short cartoon touches base with the topic that Android Apps can change, evolve, and shape to your personal liking. Don't get me wrong; there are MANY great aspects of Apple products. iTunes, iPod, iPad, iPhone and all the other gizmos and gadgets are at the cutting edge of technology. The new evolution of these products will shoot our generation well beyond what most of us thought possible. However, I feel the opportunity that follows the development of Android products is much greener on all sides. Much like open source technologies, the Android point of view is ever-changing, ever-challenging, and ever-ours! Link open source products before Android, it is the passionate people behind the product that push the envelope of what is possible. Together these bright minded and future focused "techies" can reach new heights with a collaboration of ideas from friends from all around. We may not speak the same language or believe in the same ideals or morals. But together a common interest to better the new technologies that touch our lives everyday, We believe in Android. Now laugh at the funny comic relief!

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/09/16/comic-the-difference-between-android-and-iphone-this-pretty-much-sums-it-up/

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A Star is Born

Looks like LG is raising the bar with the new 'Star' Android device. It boasts a dual processor and a 4" touchscreen display. Click the link below to see the leaked images.

One question: how is this phone going to fit in your pocket? Based on the photo the Star is large. Doesn't anyone want a phone that fits in your pocket anymore? Next thing you know we will have laptops strapped to our belts... or worse need a murse to carry our phone. If you don't know what a murse is, then good for you it's best that way.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/exclusive-lgs-4-inch-android-phone-with-dual-core-tegra-2-and/

Kinectman2: Possible Open Source Kinect Driver

I recently posted about Adafriut's $3000 bounty for an open source kinect driver to compete with Microsoft's new addition to Xbox360, Kinect. It really is something new, fresh and cool. From this point forward the evolution of gaming will sprout out of controllers and into a free movement. Even for someone who is not the biggest gamer in the world; or even someone who doesn't understand the internal complications of the make up, I still think Kinect is too cool for school.

New info has surfaced about the possible open source version of kinect. The newer and maybe cheaper version is so originally named "Kinectman2". If you follow the link to the article you can view the demonstrations on youtube. Some are calling this hacking but Microsoft has not said a peep about hacking. I don't think they want their name associated with the negative connotation of the word "hacking." Either way, Kinect and or Kinectman2 is a break through, I can not wait to see where it goes from here.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/kinect-open-source-drivers-coming-on-nicely/10275

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Open Kinect Blog

It is very interesting to see the open source wave of creativity making hedge way in even the Microsoft world. Below is a link to a great article about a $1000 bounty for a kinect driver. There is so many new cut-throat advancements hitting the gaming market every year. Each year it seems that there is a newer, faster, better, more memory driven advertisement for the hottest new system. Who knows maybe we as IT'ers are just on the bleeding edge of creation. Who knows what will become of this. But I hope if the Kinect driver is created and open to consumers it will look like the photo at the top of the article. Check it out...

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/04/1000-bounty-offered-for-open-source-kinect-driver/

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Just the right size? LG's new Android-based Tablet

Might be just the right size for those out there wanting something smaller than the iPad and bigger than the Galaxy.

Too bad it won't be out til Q1 2011, it would have made for great Q4 holiday sales.

http://news.mk.co.kr/v3/view.php?year=2010&no=597601

Open Source Charging

Not breaking news by any means but very cool. Below is a link to an article about the new Linux credit card. Apparently you can carry around the coolest club members card known to man. Think about it; imagine being out to a dinner with some work friends or a lunch meeting and when you through down your credit card to get the bill( because your a stud) you whip out a Linux charge card. What a cool and subtle way to show open source spirit!

I wonder if the penguin logo comes with it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20101031/tc_pcworld/boostyourgeekcredwiththelinuxcreditcardreally

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Stop Copying My Answers!

The link below is to a great article about Google being caught "copying" pages of code directly from copyrighted Oracle material. An Apache caught perhaps the biggest and fastest growing name in Internet history. What does this mean for Google? How will the conglomerate continue to keep their image clean?



http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/01/oracle_hits_google_with_code_copying_claims/



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