For those of us who transition between a multi-monitor setup on our desktops and have to go back to just one display on a laptop, gScreen might be the answer.
Alaska-based gScreen Corp. is designing a laptop with two 15.4-inch screens built in. While a laptop with two screens isn’t a completely new idea, as Lenovo has already executed the idea, this one from gScreen does so with two full sized displays that slide out side by side.
Spacebook planned specs:
- 2 LED backlit display screens- Windows V ista/ Windows XP Pro (optional)
- Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26-GHz
- 4 GB of RAM (2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM x 2)
- 320GB 7200 RPM HD
- Nvidia GeForce 9800M GT with 512MB dedicated memory (or)
- Nvidia Quadro FX 1700M Graphics with 512MB dedicated memory
- 9-cell battery
- IEEE 1394 1 Graphics Card Output (15-pin, D-Sub) X 1, HDMI X 1 Mic-in X 1, Line-in x 1, Headphone X 1 PCI Express Card X 1 AC Power Adaptor Output: 19V DC, 90W Input: 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal battery pack Li-ion 9 cells
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Fisker Automotive plans to show that its Karma plug-in hybrid is ready to run two laps around the racetrack at Monterey.
The Irvine automaker said the prototype would make a two-lap progress around the Mazda Laguna Seca course during the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races on Aug. 15. The course is a little over two miles in length. It will be the public driving debut for the Karma, which was unveiled 19 months ago as a concept car.
Aiding in the development, Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide signed a $10.2 million contract to support development of plug-in hybrid powertrains for Fisker. There are plans to launch its plug-in Karma sedan late this year.
Quantum, of Irvine, Calif., will provide the Karma and Karma S Sunset coupe/convertible with the cars’ Q-Drive technologies. The Karma and its Q-Drive system will be assembled in Uusikaupunki, Finland.
Quantum also makes hydrogen and natural-gas storage products and fuel system components.
These are the Fisker Karma specifications that we know:
Propulsion system: Q DRIVE hybrid drive train
Top Speed: 125 mph
Zero-to-60: 6 seconds
GGE: 100 or so they allege
Vehicle range: Full charge and emission free—50 miles (beyond that, with gasoline)
Fuel(s):gasoline and electricity
Battery System: lithium-ion
Tailpipe emissions: Yes
The company has said the luxury sedan will list for just under $88,000. Fancier versions will cost up to $104,000.
Apple’s iPhone is the smartphone that has the consumer market more empowered than ever with convenient access to the internet. The device’s ease of use makes it one of the most attractive solutions on the market, but the iPhone still hasn’t been able to crack the business market owned mostly by RIM. Businesses continue to choose BlackBerry, and it seems it’s for good reason.
According to Jonathan Zdziarski, an iPhone developer and hacker, the iPhone 3GS, even with its touted new encryption features, is nearly useless in securing sensitive information – one of the primary concerns for businesses adopting any new communications technology. He talks about this to Wired saying,
“If they’re relying on Apple’s security , then their application is going to be terribly insecure. Apple may be technically correct that [the iPhone 3GS] has an encryption piece in it, but it’s entirely useless toward security. It is kind of like storing all your secret messages right next to the secret decoder ring,” Zdziarski added. “I don’t think any of us [developers] have ever seen encryption implemented so poorly before, which is why it’s hard to describe why it’s such a big threat to security.”
Apple claims that many corporations and government agencies are adopting the iPhone, which makes the weak encryption claims particularly worrisome
After a long wait through betas and release candidates, Mozilla has announced the release of Firefox 3.5 earlier this morning.
For the release today, June 30, is around one year after the release of version 3.0 and six months after the originally planned release of a new version. It was formerly to be named as 3.1. But as more functionality and features grew, the .1 wasn’t enough for all the updates to be expressed.
The increase in scope represented by TraceMonkey and Private Browsing, plus the sheer volume of work that’s gone into everything from video and layout to places and the plugin service make it a larger increment than we believe is reasonable to label 3.1.
-Mozilla’s engineering vice president Mike Shaver
Major features in 3.5 include:
- TraceMonkey Javascript engine which Mozilla says is faster than SpiderMoney in 3.0
- Private browsing mode, to bring a common feature between Apple, Microsoft, and Google
- Browsing based on your location
- Support for HTML 5
You can grab the new version from their website here.
The iPhone hackers, known as the Dev Team, has released Ultrasn0w a few minutes ago.
Ultrasn0w is a little program installed through Cydia or Icy (via jailbroken iPhones) which will unlock the iPhone 3G for use on any GSM network. It is the successor of the previous yellowsn0w which worked on previous basebands and firmwares. For the T-Mobile users, the carrier is happily supporting the iPhone since they make up quite a large user base.
Last week, the Dev Team released the iPhone OS 3.0 jailbreak called redsn0w which will probably be incorporated into QuickPwn 3.0 to make it more user friendly along with custom boot logos. QuickPwn.com is now concentrating on releasing QuickPwn before Friday this week (hopefully earlier). However, the Dev Team and QuickPwn.com are not affiliated with each other.
To install Ultrasn0w:
- Please add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com to cydia or icy
- Search for ‘ultrasn0w’ in cydia or icy and install ultrasn0w
- Reboot your iPhone 3G
- T-Mobile USA users should disable 3G before using ultrasn0w
- Enjoy
As incomprehensible as it sounds, the Dev Team does not accept donations. “There is no paypal account associated to us, there is no way to donate to us, we do this as a hobby and don’t want to be paid and we fund all of this ourselves and it works out just fine.”
Remember kids, don’t upgrade to the next iPhone firmware without the OK from the Dev Team.
