Initial reaction

I couldn’t believe it! Have I finally figured out a way to stop the bedroom door from slamming closed?

I could potentially have one of the coolest and most expensive doorstops in the world!

And then the reality set in

Personally, even though it’s only $199, I simply cannot justify dumping my perfect 1st generation iPhone.

Third generation…

... is going to be a huge hit and a big upgrade. Until then, I’m perfectly happy.

John Gruber said it best:

Today’s message is pretty simple: Apple is going for iPhone market share in a big, big, way.

No front-facing camera. No video from the rear camera. Instead of building a better $400 iPhone, they worked on halving the price of last year’s phone.

‘nuff said

Eastman Kodak Co. revealed new technology that will make photography in low light crisp and clear.

Did they finally make a revolutionary sensor? Nope! Instead, company’s image sensor business focused on improving the filter placed on top of the sensor.

Think of the sensor as your eye. It captures the image and sends it for processing to the ‘brain’ (a computer chip).

The new filter increases sensitivity to light sending more of it to the sensor. This means the use of flash may not be needed in dark situations. Furthermore, the more light, the shorter the shutter has to stay open for the image to be captured. This means your images will be less blurry and more crisp.

Coming soon to the photos near you

Thankfully, Kodak will share this technology with other camera manufacturers in early 2008 and hopefully we will see cameras youtilizing the new filter on shelves later that year.

This technology is expected to have the biggest effect on camera phones and better mobile pics can brighten up anyone’s day.

Via Yahoo! News

Sony introduced a bendable display today. That’s right, it’s a 0.01 inch (or 0.3 millimeters) thick display that can be bent. The demo video shows a handheld 2.5in bending screen, about the size of most portable camera screens.

This breakthrough offers a lot of possibilities for Sony. In the last couple of years, I’ve been losing a lot of faith for this. Their innovation has been mediocre at best, timing and marketing of products has been horrific, creativity is nowhere to be found. While Sony is still one of the top technology manufacturers, I personally don’t own anything Sony-made and the only thing I can imagine buying from Sony is their Bravia line of HDTVs.

Innovation

Today provides a sign of hope for Sony after all. This new technology could soon be found in every home.

Imagine not having to buy a newspaper every morning. Simply connect your Sony-made bendable screen to your computer, sync the news and take it with you on the road. Sure a PDA can do the same thing, but can you throw it into your back pocket and sit on it?

Imagine what Motorola could have done with the RAZR if their used this Sony display? And as if we’re not already overloaded with media in today’s world, imagine super thin TVs on each seat of your favorite public transport.

We can only hope that Sony will take the right path with this technology and not drive it into the ground. Patent it, market it well, think creative and go make some money! Easier said than done, right?

» Demo video