Microsoft and Toyota are working in the cloud for communicating cars, homes and charging stations

Gadgets and cars Kote on April 7, 2011 | 10: 47 To vote this post connect with Facebook Connect

Microsoft and Toyota have signed a collaboration agreement which will invest $ 12 million, it is going to work on a platform based on the cloud that connects cars, houses, and electric vehicle charging stations.

Toyota Media Services is the Division responsible for carry out the project, and will make use of the service Windows azure from Microsoft, that will allow them to work on mobility communication between the different points described in the preceding paragraph, in addition to improving GPS servicesthe power management and security.

For Microsoft and Toyota this Alliance is a step beyond that the developments that have in operation, such as Ford Sync by Microsoft or toyota Entune, which are more focused from the point of view of the vehicle.

The new platform has to be focused from the cloud, so you can get to the different elements that compose it, and describe us the idea with some examples:

We can connect the air conditioning of the vehicle from home or from your phone móviligualmente can control the air conditioning of House while we are on the cocheel car will be in contact with the charging stations to determine the best time to do so, taking into account the demand at that time with the estaciónel system help the driver to make driving more eficientese works in virtual operators and voice recognition that solve problems the driver in any momentomejoras geolocation and navigation services

The first fruits will come in electric and hybrid cars will be made in the market next year, specifically in the two major countries for Toyota, United States and Japan. The car manufacturer thought that the idea will take about four years to mature and become global.

Microsoft seems the main benefit of the agreement, that in addition to as companion of travel to Toyota, that only in United States has sold more than a million of Prius, is opening the doors to negotiate with other manufacturers, and thus make Windows Azure (currently available in 170 countries) more powerful.

In short, make our car is a new node in the network, a new element connected. In the case of Microsoft, we have no doubt that in addition to Windows Azure want to strain its Bing services in the agreement, but this it will already be checked over time.

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Google working on a version of Chrome OS for tablets

Tablets Kote on April 7, 2011 | 15: 30 To vote this post connect with Facebook Connect

chrome OS, operating system born from a browser, continues in production while we do not have very clear to where it is intended, and not the initial relationship to be with the other great system at the home of the browser, Android.

Since its introduction sold us that it was aimed at netbooks, but the reality is that the device that was created for their development, CR-48, rather seems to be close to a portable small than a proper netbook. But regardless of this, emerging signs that a version for tablets would be in development.

Details in the code of the browser Chrome and Chrome OS, appearing between the months of March and early April, reveal the adaptation to touch devices, well tablets, or computers with screens that have this feature.

The possibility is no surprise if we see that the own recreation generated by Google (introductory image in the post) to talk about the system, more than a year ago, used a Tablet. The company has recognized on several occasions that the system would be adapted to what they referred to as different "form-factors", but that he would not report on what the priority of each.

"Chrome OS was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of form factors." "We expect to see different partners build different kinds of devices based on Chrome OS, but for this initial release we are targeting the notebook form factor."

Taking into account the statements made and companies related to Google, we have always opted for netbooks.

Taking the Androidtheme, it seems clear that in future all systems that are developed in the search engine, Google TV included, drink of the same base, but now the strategy is not so clear. Especially if we find direct competition between Honeycomb and a Chrome touch OS course.

In the face of the developers we think Android (Honeycomb) is the system that Google wants to develop, has more projection and mobile version is working very well in the market for inventing new challenges.

The big difference from the point of view of applications is that Android will have access to that are developed for the web, but also for which are made natively, and crashing in the different stores that appear. Chrome OS is happy with those developed for the Web.

Looking for a bit in the systems and the browser code, programmers are indications of the tactile adaptation:

First the browser may indicate to the servers that the team from where calls for communication has a touch interface. The information that is sent can be "CrOS Touch," instead of CrOS. The emergence of a virtual in SVG format keyboard, with keys such as: tab, delete, microphone, returno or shift.Changes in the current browser to make the more tactile experience, increase the space between elements.New design for the display of tab bar empty (when we have no open). The icons are displayed in large, more to the style iOS, with a navigation bar below to move between possible Windows, as you can see in the image below:

We are also told that the orientation of the screen changes to turn the device, here doubt that we are talking about a computer touch screen, presenting itself as a logical option within a code CSS Tablet.El of the cited page invites developers to move icons to move the elements, preferably with animations.

As well they point at the source of this news, it seems that Google incubates and feeds projects, and it is giving them shape and visibility depending on what external manufacturers, developers, customers and other actors are taking interest. Some will not survive, others will be a success, and some will end up by joining. On the road, hard work and to share intellectual property.

Vía | CNET

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Sony working on Chambers 3 G connected to the cloud

Photography Kote 11 March 2011 | 10: 15 To vote this post connect with Facebook Connect

Someone has to take the first step, and I am not surprised that Sony was responsible for giving it, I am referring to the arrival on the market of a camera with 3 G connectivity, that part of its operation and storage is related to the cloud.

The rumor of the camera 3 G (by now nothing 3D) expands network with ease that makes sense, and because the source is reliable. Unfortunately do not give details, but we can understand that we would be talking about a Cyber-shot, or perhaps a NEX, but I doubt that the goal of this possibility in a camera in the Alpha series.

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The idea of having a less dependent on connectivity, such as the 3 G, is not the conduct phone calls, but that of the transmission of content. Taking advantage of the band of data carriers should not be looking for "hot spots" of WiFi, said it walk more and are more numerous.

Logically the camera would have new hardware that allows you to engage with the networks of operators, that should be pleased that new gadget to reach his arms. Already are it might work Sony, in the Amazon with Kindle line, so that additional payments are not a problem for the Pocket.

To make it a free service it should not be very demanding with what ask network, so perhaps a basic service, to connect with YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or Flickr, a defined quantity of elements could arise. With the possibility of paying a higher plan for unlimited movement of data, but I think that we are already speculating too.

Giving an overview by Flickr, photography by excellence web site, we find that the amount of shots taken with mobile phones is becoming increasingly important, as they provide a more acceptable quality and possibilities of mobilityGeolocation and Exchange unmatched.

In the same way that the GPS or WiFi connectivity have been arrived to the compact, stealing specifications of one of its major rivals, mobile phones, I am not surprised that the 3 G connectivity will soon in some model, but soon say in reality you can be talk of a couple of years.

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ASUS working on a 3D, MeeGo netbook tablet, and talks about Apple

Cell phones, laptops, Tablets Kote 5 March 2011 | 10: 15 To vote this post connect with Facebook Connect

ASUS has reported one of its future plans, we already know that medially comes very well go dropping pills of what they intend to do, what they are working, and it is even a way to express support for third parties to position themselves with one or another operating system.

Perhaps the most important announcement is that of a tablet with Quad 3D, by the dates, everything points to that you will use the promising Project Kal - that of Nvidia, also known as Tegra 3. The chosen operating system will be Honeycomb.

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They want to have it ready by the end of 2011, and according to our information the only available hardware with these characteristics is that of Nvidia. If there was any doubt about the veracity of the information, they come from the mouth of Jerry Shen, current CEO of ASUS.

Interesting to know also about tablets sales forecasts in 2012, and it is that Asus intends to fight for second place on the market, with Sony?, and estimated a percentage from 5 to 8% of the total number of tablets. If you don't want the number one is that it is already giving by fact that Apple will be front, am not so sure what will sell more tablets than Samsung.

In order to assess their developments with regard to the reference, iPad, Jerry Shen recognizes that the ecosystem and Apple's software is a step ahead, but they are going to propose more advanced hardware and screens. Like Samsung in yesterday, the leaders of the competition seem to have attacks of sincerity.

The CEO of the Taiwanese company has also commented on the design strategy of hardware that Apple is following, and is that despite being leaving him quite well, in the future we will be symptoms of weakness to proposals of NvidiaQualcomm and Texas Instruments. For him, the Google partnership with Nvidia is the smarter choice.

You will be ask, but I am sure that they will have a terminal with the new operating system from Microsoft, they will do so at that time by assessing the impact of Nokia on the platform, which all mean that it will be very positive.

In regards to Android, terminals double core are in the calendar for 2011 and four nuclei in the following. We hope to see real products in a short time rather than promises and specifications that we assume common to other manufacturers.

Finally also has informed us that they will have netbooks with MeeGooperating system, using the latest intel atomprocessors. Curious also know that they will have netbooks with Android operating system on X 86 architectures.

According to the studies of Asus, 30% of users want to have the option of the physical keyboard, as we have seen in the Eee Pad Transformer, therefore considered important to continue working in different lines of work in addition to the tablets.

Vía | Hi-Tech

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