A number of vendors have preparing for sending Android 4.0 updates to their gadgets. But too bad for Samsung Galaxy S first version owners, the gadget wont be having the Android 4.0 operating system with the nick name of Ice Cream Sandwich.
Samsung said that the unavailability of Android 4.0 for the old version of Galaxy S is because the phone isn’t strong enough in term of RAM and ROM to run the OS. Especially when collaborated with TouchWiz and other applications. The Galaxy S is quite successful in the market with 10 million unit sales, that bought the Samsung name to the top smartphone competition. Until finally Samsung releases the Galaxy S II as the upgrade, with better performance and specifications and can run Android 4.0. Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note are the first Samsung gadgets -after Galaxy Nexus- that will taste the Ice Cream Sandwich. And following behind them are Galaxy R, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 7.7, and Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. Samsung will separately announced the schedule of the OS updates for every market according on the situation and operator’s terms. The first Android 4.0 was used in Galaxy Nexus, the handset made with collaboration of Google and Samsung. While the availability on other handsets will be depending on the policy of each vendors. Beside Samsung, several top Android vendors have also promise the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update in most of their handsets, including LG, Sony Ericsson, and HTC. Ice Cream Sandwich was designed by Google to be used both in smartphones or tablet PCs. One of the flagship feature is the Face Unlock, a face recognition feature, so that user can unlock their phone simply by showing their face to the handset’s camera.
Samsung has prepared a smartphone with the code of GT-N8010 which suspected as the successor of Samsung Galaxy Note. The presence of this gadget is reflected from the certification of WiFi Alliance on December 21st 2011. The code, GT-N8010 is a strong lead that the device meant is the next Galaxy Note, because the first Galaxy Note has the code of GT-N7000.
The Galaxy Note is a device with the screen size of 5,3 inches High Definition (1.280×800). On the other hand, it was a smartphone, or can also be classified as a tablet PC. There still not much can be revealed from the leak, some leaks said it has a dual band 2.4 GHz and 5.x Ghz for WiFi. The WiFi spec is 802.11 a/b/g and n. Allegedly, Samsung will immerse Android 4.0 OS aka Ice Cream Sandwich for this gadget. This step is inline with the original Galaxy Note version that will have Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS in the first quarter of 2012.
If a scanner machine is usually have big sizes, not with the LG LSM-100. The shape and size is similar to a common computer mouse used as the navigating tools. This device offers a unique functions with the latest innovation in it, this gadget mark a new era for scanners.
At a glance, the LG LSM-100 isn’t so different to other regular mouse. The color dominated with shiny black, there are two buttons on the right and left, and one scroller right in the middle has the same function as a common mouse. The size is also similar to most computer mouse, the only difference is on the two additional buttons on the left side of its body, its the scan button that activate the scanning function and the back button as a confirmation to come back to the previous menu. The striking difference appears when we flip the body. At the bottom you will see the scanner, like any other scanner, this innovative mouse also comes with an optical lens and a series of tools to recognize objects. As for the result, LG LSM-100 provides the resolution options up to 320 DPQ and can be displayed in many formats like JPEG, DOC, XLS, TIFF, PNG and BNP. In the sales package the product will also have a special application to share the scan result via email, Flickr, Twitter, and Facebook. Jobs can be done faster with two functions in one gadget.
Apple is known to be considering the technology of hydrogen fuel cells as a power supply for one of their portable device. With the evergy supply from this hydrogen, the Apple gadget will last for a week on a single battery recharge.
The two Apple patents that are claimed to be found by AppleInsider, gave the information that this hydrogen cell will power the more slim MacBook. The patents are called Fuel Cell System to Power Portable Computing Device and Fuel Cell System Coupled to a Portable Computing Device, was known to have been registered on October 2010. The hydrogen power cell have several advantages, one of them is to enable operation of electronic devices for days and even a week with a single recharge. In the patent description, Apple also explains the public demand for technology companies to explore the renewable source and leave the dependance on power source that are not eco-friendly.
