jDome: The Revolution In 3D Gaming?
No need for virtual reality when you can have the jDome. This gadget offers the 3D effect by using a simple light trick. A projector shines the game/image on a semi spherical semi transparent glass. When the gamer stands in the middle of the dome he feels surrounded by this 180 degree view. This is the brain child of John Nilsson and it is still under development. The expected price tag (without the projector) is $125-200 a far cry from the prototype’s cost of $6000. Hopefully when it hits the market, it will come at a decent price.
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Microsoft’s Answer to Yahoo’s Rejection
A few minutes ago Microsoft gave to teh press their answer to Yahoo’s rejection to the formers generous take over bid. I present is as is:
It is unfortunate that Yahoo! has not embraced our full and fair proposal to combine our companies. Based on conversations with stakeholders of both companies, we are confident that moving forward promptly to consummate a transaction is in the best interests of all parties.
We are offering shareholders superior value and the opportunity to participate in the upside of the combined company. The combination also offers an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market.
A Microsoft-Yahoo! combination will create a more effective company that would provide greater value and service to our customers. Furthermore, the combination will create a more competitive marketplace by establishing a compelling number two competitor for Internet search and online advertising.
The Yahoo! response does not change our belief in the strategic and financial merits of our proposal. As we have said previously, Microsoft reserves the right to pursue all necessary steps to ensure that Yahoo!?s shareholders are provided with the opportunity to realize the value inherent in our proposal.
Polaroid Stops Instant Film Production
The Digital age has brought many gadgets and technological advancements. It is here to stay and it is suppose to make our lives better. At the same time thought old, and much loved, technologies fade away. The newest “victim” of the digital age is the Polaroid instant film. Tom Beaudoin, Polaroid?s president and CEO, took a the inevitable decision to closing its instant film producing factories in Massachusetts, Mexico and the Netherlands some time next year. He said that it is a necessary step in order for the company to survive ?for the next 30 to 40 years”.
Polaroid was founded by Edwin H. Land in1937. The famous instant film cameras reached the market in 1948. The companies peak came in 1978 when it had 21,000 employees. These numbers sound far today with only 150 employees remaining.
Polaroid is now left with generic consumer electronics (ie digital cameras, printers and scanners) in an effort to join the digital race and continue its existence. This is definitely the end of an era for most of us that have been taking pictures the Polaroid way.
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Google Joins Forces With Yahoo!…?
Microsoft’s unsolicited offer to buy Yahoo apparently made an impression around the world. The answer from Google was immediate. Last Sunday Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, made a surprise call to Yahoo’s CEO, Jerry Yang, to offer help in order to fend off Microsoft’s hostile bid. Rumors speculate that if Yahoo accepts they may end up with Google buying or even merging with Yahoo.
Microsoft replied to Google’s move with a statement from their CEO Steve Ballmer who said “Google’s clearly got a dominant position. They’ve got about 75% of paid search worldwide”. This is really a move of desperation from Microsoft as they struggle to get back in the game of world (wide web) domination. This can be seen by the fact that Microsoft needs to borrow ~$20bn (£10bn) in cash to be able to back the $44.6bn (£22.65bn) bid to buy rival Yahoo!
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