Stories about: Control Devices

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    Android's next stop: high-tech remotes for your home 24/07/2009 08:57:00

    Get ready for more Google in your life. A slew of household gadgets based on the company's Android operating system will debut within the next five months, a new report says, including several high-tech remote controls for your home.
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    Firm seeks to bar Nokia, RIM, Palm from importing devices 19/01/2009 10:35:00

    A patent-holding company from Texas is seeking to bar six companies -- including BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, Palm and Nokia -- from importing handheld devices into the U.S. for allegedly violating its patents.
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    1988 vs. 2008: A tech retrospective 16/05/2008 17:40:00

    Ever wax nostalgic about your first PC or cell phone? It's easy to forgive your Tandy desktop or your Motorola portable for their limitations -- after all, they were technological infants.
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    The top 15 vaporware products of all time 06/05/2008 15:40:00

    The tech industry has had more than its fair share of products that infamously failed to take off. Some fit the classic definition of vaporware, and were all hype and no substance. A few were simply too far ahead of their time. And others were merely victims of bad judgment about what users wanted. Here are the 15 best examples of products that never saw the light of day (at least in their originally intended form), plus some honourable mentions that we just couldn't ignore.
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    The new Apple TV: A true multimedia device 28/03/2008 08:31:37

    Although the Apple TV first shipped on March 21, 2007, it didn't get an overhaul for almost a year. During that year, the device, which promised to bring digital media (music, photos and video) from the computer to the living room, tried to establish itself in a marketplace rife with competitors. Systems such as Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Netgear's EVA series, not to mention TiVo, are all striving to dominate that elusive space.
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    Home office lockdown 02/03/2007 15:53:20

    Telecommuters are nothing new at TriNet Group, a human resources outsourcer in California, U.S. In fact, a significant part of the company's workforce operates remotely, either out of their homes or in small satellite offices, all on laptop computers, according to Bob Dehnhardt, the company's network and information security manager.
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    Hacker hits Toronto transit message system 08/05/2006 12:03:39

    Imagine Gerry Nicholls' surprise when he glanced at the electronic advertising sign on the Toronto-area commuter train he was riding last week and saw this message about the Canadian prime minister scroll across the screen: "Stephen Harper eats babies."
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    Shutdown avoided as BlackBerry dispute is settled 06/03/2006 07:49:16

    Research In Motion (RIM) and NTP have settled their long-standing legal battle, with RIM paying NTP US$612.5 million to settle all of NTP's patent claims against it.
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    Ahead of the Curve: Peerless BlackBerry handsets 13/02/2006 15:51:10

    Research In Motion patent hassles will cost the company a good deal of money to resolve, but writing or reading speculation about the demise of the BlackBerry or its network service is a waste of time. RIM is a company that knows how to tough it out. It's hung in through a lot worse than this. That seems easy to forget, and the media loses sight of the differences between the BlackBerry and PDAs and smartphones with e-mail capability.
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    WORLDBEAT - Robots aren't just for housecleaning anymore 31/03/2005 08:55:11

    Some people may think of robots as friendly human-shaped things that help with the housework or that will in the future pilot spaceships.
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    Microsoft unveils portal for hardware partners 06/05/2003 08:14:59

    Microsoft has grouped all its online resources for hardware and driver software makers in a new portal site, a move the company believes will ultimately result in a better computing experience for PC users.
 
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