Google has announced the release of it’s own mobile phone, the Nexus One. Built by HTC (a Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer), the phone will run on Google’s own Android software. Dubbed as a “superphone”, a notable technical specification is the 1 GHz (gigahertz) processor, faster than other competing smartphones (the iPhone runs on 600 megahertz, the Blackberry Bold runs on 800 megahertz). Purchase the Nexus One here.
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ecoATM, a company that provides automated systems for recycling electronics, has rolled out a plan to place their ATM machines in mobile carrier stores. The concept is very simple: When a user decides to purchase a new electronic gadget (e.g. a mobile phone), instead of throwing the old device away, the user can “sell” it to an ecoATM. The user inserts the device into the ATM machine, it then values the device and offers a form of payment (or coupons) in exchange for the device. If the user accepts, the device is immediately binned and stored for pickup by a recycling agent.. Click Here to view what the ATM machines look like.
Google, in an effort to develop the online search experience, has announced several new innovations at the recent “Searchology” conference (in Mountain View, California). What spurred most attention is the introduction of Google Goggles, an image recognition system for mobile phones. Using this technology, a user can submit a search based on a photo snapshot. As Google VP Vic Gundotra put it, “Google Goggles could one day allow people to point at an object and have it identified”. Click Here for a brief video that explains it’s potential.
Virgin Galactic (part of the Virgin Group) has unveiled SpaceShipTwo (SS2), the world’s first manned commercial spaceship. The company aims to create “a new era in commercial space flight with daily space tourism flights set to commence from Spaceport America” (in New Mexico) by 2012. Click Here for more pictures.
In the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15), hosted by Denmark, a virtual round table will be created using video-conferencing technology to discuss ICT’s role in tackling climate change. Amongst the seven participants are Director of Denmark’s Ministry of Science, Director of India’s Center of Science, Technology & Policy, and Director of Japan’s Commerce and Information Policy Bureau (part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). Click Here for information regarding access to the live discussion.
