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While Nintendo is darn proud of its attempts to differentiate itself from other console manufacturers with its unusual hardware choices , it looks like Sony also had plenty of touchscreen-toting, TV-connected ideas way back in 2010.
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Sony patent sketches reveal Wii U-esque controller system, keeps it vague
Microvision unveiled a slew of new tools for pico projector enthusiasts today, with its new PicoMagic platform. Fueled by the company’s PicoP Gen 2 HD laser display engine, PicoMagic offers a host of new applications to pico presenters, including two on display at this year’s CES — touch interactive and 3D mobile displays. The former, rather obviously, allows users to manipulate images and icons with their sure-handed fingers on any surface, while the latter, known as PicoP 3D, takes this capability to the third dimension
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Microvision’s PicoMagic apps bring touch interactive, 3D mobile displays to your pico projector
If you’re rolling with a smartphone or tablet right now, there’s a pretty high chance you’ve been taking advantage of Atmel’s maXTouch technology without even knowing it.
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Atmel maXTouch S touchscreen controllers promise thinner and lighter devices, reduced display noise
Gigabyte has revealed a new tablet, the S1081, and a convertible notebook, the T1006M, at CES 2012 , each running Intel’s new Cedar Trail Atom CPUs. The Gigabyte S1081 has a 10.1-inch capacitive multitouch display, 500GB hard-drive (or a smaller-capacity, but bump-proof SSD) and USB 3.0, and can be paired with a Multimedia Docking Station that adds a DVD drive and 2.1 speaker system. Other connectivity on the slate includes WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI and VGA, and Gigabyte has designed a matching USB keyboard and carry-case
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Gigabyte S1081 tablet and T1006M convertible notebook pack Cedar Trail
When we reviewed Olympus’ SZ-30MR digital camera last year, we praised its handsome design aesthetic, and its swift performance. The followup Olympus SZ-31MR retains both features, and adds a touch-screen overlay on the LCD panel that aims to make it more intuitive to use
Late last year, DARPA launched UAVForge — a competition that invites contestants to create their very own unmanned aerial vehicles, and submit them for voter-based evaluation. The project is far from over, but competing teams have already started sending in their proof-of-flight videos, giving us a glimpse of what’s to come. So far, it looks like the GremLion UAV (pictured above) is the early favorite, after coming out victorious in the first round of voting
Late last year, we took a brief look at Olympus’ Tough TG-810, and came away unimpressed by its image quality.
Is your current wireless mouse not up to snuff? If that’s the case, you may want to take a gander at the Logitech Touch Mouse M600 that lets you do your navigating via a touch surface instead of those ol’ clicky buttons
