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Sticking with the Los Angeles Times, there was a report there yesterday about FOX’s desire to use a new “Field Cam,” which would travel overhead the diamond, giving all of us at home new angles. Apparently they used it last night in the Dodgers-Angels exhibition game. ?There was something like this in the playoffs last fall, but that was limited in that the camera stayed in foul territory. This new thing would go over the actual field.
There are concerns voiced by players in the article about the camera being intrusive, even when it’s in foul territory. Fly balls go high, after all, so there’s always the potential for interference. ?Of course, given that baseball has no problem with an actual catwalk-laden stadium that routinely interferes with both fair and foul balls, I’m guessing this is something everyone could live with.
I liked those shots in the playoffs. I think it would be cool to have a camera track a runner going from first to third or catching a double play from a view directly overhead. ?I have faith that they could pull this off with minimal disruption.
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Pictures of the Nokia E6-00 in action have hit the Internet. A user of Italian forum Nokiateca has posted the first photos and videos (since removed) of the mobile phone turned on and running Symbian.
The E6-00, which has yet to be officially announced by Nokia, packs a Qwerty keyboard and a 4:3 screen. It has a relatively meager 480x640-pixel display unfortunately, measuring around 2.5 inches across. The phone packs HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, but a key feature is an 8-megapixel camera that shoots 720p high-definition video.
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Marketed under the WAECO brand name, the PerfectView RVS camera systems provide a flexible and versatile tool for drivers, giving visibility into blind sectors around the vehicle.
The cameras, available in color or black and white, use infrared LED technology to enhance night vision, and have a wide-angle lens with large picture angle. They come with an adjustable anti-dazzle sunshield to reduce glare.
They are designed for the over-the-road environment, with impact and vibration protection, an automatic motor-operated shutter to protect the lens from dirt and damage, and a temperature-controlled heater to prevent condensation build-up inside the camera. The housing is anodized and powder coated to help protect it against the elements.
The high-resolution monitors with LED background illumination provide excellent picture quality even in low temperatures. They have automatic day and night brightness adjustment and ergonomic driver controls. They operate on 12-30V DC power.
The system also has built-in microphones allowing the driver to communicate with people outside the vehicle - for instance, when a spotter is giving backing assistance to the driver at a loading dock.
Multiple cameras and monitors can be installed. The driver can select which camera to view at any time.
"These advanced camera systems can provide an extra pair of eyes to the driver when reversing toward an unfamiliar ramp, or when pedestrians or cyclists disappear into the blind spot making a turn to the right," said Lou Siegel, spokesman for Dometic's U.S. trucking business unit. "The modular design provides a host of combinations and configurations."
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COLLIER COUNTY: Florida Senate Bill 672 to repeal laws allowing red light cameras just passed the Transportation Committee in a 4-2 vote. Some county leaders say the cameras improve safety, while others say the cameras are an invasion of privacy.
For two years, twelve cameras have kept an electronic eye on 8 Collier County intersections.
"It seemed that was the only way to protect our community was with red light cameras," said Collier County Commissioner Donna Fiala.
Fiala has been a supporter of Collier's red light camera program since it started in April of 2009.
"It seems to be working just fine we don't get any complaints from anybody it seems to be pretty fair," said Fiala.
Not everyone agrees. Florida Senate Bill 672 passed Tuesday in the Transportation Committee. It would eliminate red light cameras in Florida.
Collier County Commissioner Georgia Hiller says the cameras violate privacy.
"It's a slippery slope if you start with red light cameras what's the next set of cameras you're going to place to justify some safety issue?" said Hiller.
It's about more than just public safety. With each click of the camera, there's money to be made.
Of the $158 fine, $75 goes to Collier County, the other $83 goes to the Department of Revenue. The DOR then puts $70 in the General Fund, $10 in the Department of Health Administrative Trust Fund and $3 in the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund.
Between July 2010 and February 2011, the DOR received $8,452,598 from fines related to red light cameras from 32 jurisdictions, including Collier County.
There's no word on when lawmakers could move forward with the bill.
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AFP - Novak Djokovic reached the Miami semi-finals by beating Kevin Anderson, extending his winning streak and avenging a loss two years ago to the South African in the same city.
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AFP - Four people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of seven Estonian cyclists abducted at gunpoint a week ago in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, a security official said Wednesday.
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AFP - He may have been roundly jeered by the home fans, but Franck Ribery's second-half cameo in France's 0-0 draw with Croatia has given coach Laurent Blanc plenty to think about.
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AP - Yani Tseng got a good laugh when she walked past the pond where she celebrated her Kraft Nabisco Championship victory last year by leaping into the water — and then remembering she doesn't know how to swim.
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AP - The head of the BCS put the Fiesta Bowl on notice Wednesday: "Follow the letter of the law" or lose its place in college football's lucrative championship system.
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AP - As prosecutors moved closer to finishing their case against Barry Bonds, former major league infielder Randy Velarde described meeting the slugger's personal trainer outside spring training ballparks for injections of human growth hormone.
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AP - Ohio State coach Jim Tressel apologized Wednesday for letting people down by violating NCAA rules, calling it "a difficult past couple of months."
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AP - Ray Emery made 23 saves to remain perfect with Anaheim, Corey Perry scored twice and added an assist and the Ducks moved into sixth place in the Western Conference and dealt Calgary a crushing blow, beating the Flames 4-2 on Wednesday night.
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AP - Saying "this fight was brought to us," New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees felt it was the right thing to do to put his name on an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL.
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AP - Auburn will investigate claims by four former football players, who told HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" they received thousands of dollars while being recruited by or playing for the Tigers.
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AFP - Police have charged a former NBA referee with battery after hall of fame forward Dominique Wilkins was attacked at an Atlanta Hawks game, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
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AP - Grab the parka, ski cap, mittens and galoshes. It's time for baseball.
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Mr. Jim's Pizza Launches New Free iPhone App With $500 Grand Prize Contest PR Newswire (press release) FARMERS BRANCH, Texas, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers of Mr. Jim's Pizza, Inc., headquartered here, can now order their favorite pizzas directly from their iPhones with the new Mr. Jim's Pizza iPhone app. This iPhone app has a number of ... |
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Ars Technica | The Most Controversial iPhone Apps PC Magazine Some off-color?baby shaking, drunk driving, and boob?apps have made it through Apple's rigorous application progress. Find out which were the most controversial. By Brian Heater Steve Jobs's micromanagement has been something of a mixed blessing for ... Facely HD for IPhone and IPad Expedia plans GPS-driven iPhone app for booking hotels TOI launches apps for iPad, iPhone, Android and BlackBerry |
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Forbes (blog) | What you need to know about the iPhone 5 -- really International Business Times But if you want to get the most accurate information outside of Cupertino, IBT has gone wallowed though the disinformation to bring you the most accurate glimpse of what we can reasonably expect in the latest and greatest iPhone 5. ... Untethered jailbreak for iPhone, iPad running iOS 4.3 in beta Report: No iPhone 5 Until Fall? About that iPhone 5 delay |
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Theories abound as to what Apple is packing into its next generation smartphone and more importantly, when will? it come out.
Some of these theories make sense, but some are completely off the wall.
Couple that with the viral-nature of the Internet, and a complete overload of Apple related coverage globally, it's hard to get a proper grounding on what consumers of what's fact and what's fiction.
If you get a kick musing over every speculative tidbit that arises about what's next, this article isn't for you.
But if you want to get the most accurate information outside of Cupertino, IBT has gone wallowed though the disinformation to bring you the most accurate glimpse of what we can reasonably expect in the latest and greatest iPhone 5.
iOS 5
It's a bet, but a pretty safe bet.
The iOS -- or the operating system that powers the iPhone -- was upgraded and polished in time for the iPhone 4 to hit the market.
Just Monday Apple announced a developer conference where it said it will focus on, among other things, the iOS, lending credence to the fact Apple has something up it's sleeve for the new software.
But just what will be included?
Craig Berger of FBR capital said in a note to clients on February 22 that
a shipment delay would give Apple "more time to enhance its next-generation instant communications on the phone," though no more elaboration was given.
Moreover, the new operating system will have is expected to incorporate new "cloud"-based features, things that represent "a significant step forward" for the operating system, according to Jefferies analysts Peter Misek.
In line with this theory, Apple appears to building what could be the largest data center in the world in Maiden, North Carolina.
The half a million square feet center is expected to live this spring, will give Apple massive computing to accomplish five key things, according to Sanford Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi.
1: A larger advertising platform, for serving up iAds
2: A digital "locker" in the "cloud" to synchronize content between users' Apple devices
3: a music streaming service on a subscription basis;
4: an "aggressively priced video subscription service"
5: and a service that would support a "voice interface" on Apple devices, taking user requests in spoken natural language and returning answers, similar to Google's free voice search.
Charge it to my iPhone
Near Field Communication allows devices to communicate to other devices using short waves.? The reason this technology has caught fire has been its use in mobile credit card payments.?
It already has inroads in Japan and other Asian countries. Jupiter Research has projected that NFC Mobile Payments will exceed $30bn by 2012 (September 2009).
NFC technology would allow iPhone users to swipe their phones in front of a reader, and make quick credit card payments.
The NYT interviewed one person "familiar with the new feature" on? March 22 who said the phone's credit card information would be tied to information currently used on iTunes, making it simple for customers to set up the mobile payments.
This echo's the hunch Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White expressed to clients on the 22nd of February:
"We believe the adoption of NFC will make the smartphone an increasingly invaluable asset for consumers and we believe Apple is best positioned to take advantage of this trend in the coming years," though he didn't elaborate.
What's Inside
When Apple wins, rest assured there will be a number of other winners as well. Not only the software developers creating the apps, or the accessory makers with their docks and cases, but the companies that supply the parts are also big winners.
Who is expected to win?
The new phone is expected to have the A5 processor, the same chip rolled out into its new iPad 2. If that's the case, then Samsung is set to win big. The South-Korean giant may stand to make additional revenue supplying memory modules also, though this is still in the air.
Broadcom has connectivity chips and "some GPS content" in the iPhone, while Qualcomm has the CDMA-based baseband chip in the iPhone.
OmniVision is "still in the driver's seat in terms of market share," at least as far as cameras.
And for connectivity, 4G is the way.
"In addition to the later OS, we believe Apple wants its next phone to be LTE capable and have a chipset compatible with both AT&T and Verizon," Jefferies' Peter Misek wrote on March 30.
When is it coming?
Following the typical pattern of Apple, we would have expected the iPhone 5 to come in the summer, but there has been plenty of talk of delay -- arising mainly from issues with suppliers.
If it were to be unveiled in summer originally, then Apple indeed delayed the roll-out, shutting the door to any speculation as it announced that the focus of this summer's Worldwide Developers conference would be the iOS and Mac OS -- not hardware.
And there is apparent consensus that iPhone 5 may not be launched in June as was expected generally.
Misek wrote that Apple is taking longer than expected to incorporate new "cloud"-based features into iOS, things that represent "a significant step forward" for the operating system, according to Jefferies & Co.'s Peter Misek.
"As a result, there will be an iPhone 5 introduction "in September/October," Misek told clients.
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Appscout | GetGlue for IPhone Gets Foursquare, Sports Check-ins PCWorld With GetGlue for iPhone and iPad, you check in to let your friends know when you're watching your favorite show or reading a new book. With Foursquare, you can check in to locations to discover new places around your city or ... GetGlue Adds foursquare Integration, Sports Check-Ins; Launches Redesigned ... |
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Penn Olson | Geo Hunters Pits IPhone Users Against Local Monsters PCWorld A new role-playing game for the iPhone uses Google Maps to let players battle monsters in their own neighborhood. Geo Hunters has debuted in the App Store, game developer YD Online announced Tuesday. ... Geo Hunters for iPhone combines Google Maps, monsters |
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CNET (blog) | Free iPhone app improves docs' emergency response CNET (blog) This is why reference books exist, and the app is akin to a lightweight and interactive reference book that's compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. But the researchers at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, UK, warn that the app needs to be put ... Apple's iPhone: saving lives one App at a time Free Phone App Helped Doctors Perform Better in Simulated Cardiac Emergency |
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NEWS.com.au | Could Windows Phone 7 Beat the iPhone? PC Magazine The research firm of IDC has predicted that Windows Phone 7 could beat the iPhone by 2015. I'm not sure if they predicted it to get a lot of attention for IDC or if they are serious. The whole idea stems from the Nokia deal and ... IDC: Nokia users will push Windows Phone share above iPhone by 2015 Nokia deal to 'rocket Windows Phone 7 past iPhone' Android tops smartphone market ? Windows 7 to pass iPhone |
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