Laser Camera, iMovie on iPhone, 11.1 Surround

Posted in iPhone News by admin. Published May 2nd, 2009

Our friends over at Engadget obsessively cover everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics, which is why we compile this daily roundup of their top stuff (or, at least, what we think is tops). For more details on any of these stories, click on the Engadget links in each story below.

iMovie Coming to the New iPhone?
One of the biggest changes immediately obvious in the new iPhone 3.0 firmware is support for video — but, word on the street has it that the next iPhone will also feature an iMovie app that enables in-phone editing and direct uploads to YouTube. Cinéma vérité fans rejoice!

Palm’s Newest webOS Phone: the Eos
Remember how yesterday we mentioned rumors about another webOS phone from Palm? Well, now we’ve got a name, some specs, and a picture of the device. Enter the Palm Eos, which is less the Pre’s little brother and more like a follow-up to the Centro. Scope it out, including all the specs we could get our hands on, here.

Extreme Surround Sound from 11 Speakers
According to Audyssey Labs, if you want better surround sound, you need more speakers. If you think your standard, big-box 5.1 (or 7.1) surround sound system is an eyesore, you may want to avoid Audyssey’s 11-speaker system. That said, you want the best movie-watching experience possible, right? In that case, the only thing better than 7.1 speakers is 11.1 speakers, so start making room….

Kindle Owners Are Mostly Over 40, Says Poll
According to an informal poll, 70-percent of Amazon Kindle users are over 40. Come on 18-to-30-year-olds, get it in gear… you’re supposed to be early-adopters and you’re getting trumped by the boomers! We realize you can’t play games on it or listen to music, but you can read these things called books… Hey, are you even listening any more?

The Latest of Microsoft’s ‘Laptop Hunters’ Lays Off Macs
Microsoft recently debuted a new commercial in its ‘Laptop Hunters’ series, and the latest ‘everyday person’ to go Windows laptop shopping is Sheila, a self-professed filmmaker. Overall, the tone is less caustic towards Apple, but we have to question what kind of filmmaker would be deciding between Apple or PC on the spot. Mosteditors we know make the decision based on software, not hardware; something the commercial fails to mention.

World’s Fastest Camera Uses Lasers
Welcome to the world of laser-based photography. Researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles have developed a new super high speed imaging system that uses lasers in the same way that a camera uses a flash — except this imager can take more than six million pics per second (the laser blasts the system uses are called ’supercontinuum laser pulses). But don’t get your hopes up for ultra-slo-mo shots of balloons popping and the like — this camera is more suited for watching communication between neurons or taking pictures of the inside of cells.

Micromuscles for Micro-Robots
Research company Micromuscles is developing artificial muscles, which are basically tiny electroactive polymers that react a certain way when placed under a small voltage. These may one day be used inside your body: Micro-robots could deliver drugs to specific cells or move other chemicals within your blood stream. For now, just enjoy watching them twist themselves into complex golden structures, courtesy of Engineering TV.

[Thanks: http://www.switched.com]

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