Apple applies for 'logo antenna' patent, hides your resonator behind the brand indicator

Embedding an antenna in the external body of a phone? Maybe not such a good idea. Hiding it behind the logo sounds a little more practical, and that's the idea Apple wrote up in a patent application dated June 17th, 2009, back before we knew antennas and gates could be so wickedly conjoined. That was also before we knew about the iPad, which seems to have one of these so-called "logo antennas" within it, as found when iFixit did their dirty thing. The same can be said for iMacs, which also have antennas peering through an apple-shaped hole to avoid any reception issues caused by an aluminum chassis. It looks to be a good solution, but not exactly a novel one. In roaming around the USPTO archives we found a similar 2003 patent from Dell also called "Logo Antenna," the big difference being that while Apple's logo forms a window for the antenna the logo in Dell's patent actually is the antenna.Apple applies for 'logo antenna' patent, hides your resonator behind the brand indicator originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Patently Apple  |  USPTO  | Email this | Comments

Writeup on the Wiikey Fusion wiichip

There are plenty of good, quite recent products coming on the market every week. A few of these may be promising, worth an additional look. Some of these have distinguished themselves amongst their users, are increasingly being spoken well of around the forums , and they are growing rapidly in user acceptance. Among those that appear to be really good inside the product group of wii modchips, is one called wiikey fusion.

This product is obviously developed by team wiikey. What makes the wiikey fusion stand out from similar products allready available on the market? Well, it allows for a completely solderless, plug-and-play installation..

It supports loading games from SDHC, SD, and MicroSD cards.

Wiikey fusion is compatible with DMS, D2A, D2B, D2C, D2C-2, D2E, D3, D3-2 and D4 drive chipsets.

With wiikey fusion chip installed you can run Wii and Gamecube import and backup games.

And blunders regarding the setup? Well, the primary disadvantage for the wiikey fusion setup is most likely the registration process at wiikey.cn that is required in order to download firmware to your modchip.

In conclusion, wiikey fusion has a really good product with a good amount of excellent features. It could be well worth spending the time it will require to have a closer look at it, maybe even try it out. Full details are available at the official site wiikey.cn

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NEWS: EA Games Supports New IPs, Not Licensed Games

"If you want to make a hit, you have to give a game time to get to quality," says company president. 
EA games is not keen on licensed games anymore, according to President Frank Gibeau in an interview with Develop."The days of licensed-based, 75-rated games copies are dead like the dinosaur," Gibeau said.He specifically called out the James Bond franchise, which EA worked with last generation, citing creative limitations, high percentage royalties, and the decaying movie-game business as a few reasons why EA has little interest in licensed games."Considering the total amount of money we have to spend on those types of James Bond games, and the total amount of man-hours we had to put into them, we thought: hell, let’s work on our own IP," he said. "The guys who made James Bond games for us, well yeah, they went on and made Dead Space."
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Microsoft to demo new slate PCs, Windows 8 tablet functionality at CES?

The CES 2010 Ballmernote has become something of a black mark for Microsoft -- the company's delivered almost nothing in the year after Steve demoed the HP Slate and talked about future windows 7 Slate PCs -- but as one would assume, Redmond's expected to pick up right where it left off in just a few weeks at CES 2011. According to the New York Times, Microsoft's prepping to explain how it will target the iPad with the help of a number of partners, including Samsung and Dell. While the article is quite vague, it looks like the keynote will include a few new tablet demos, including one of a new Samsung device that sports a "slick" slide out keyboard -- we'd put money on that being the 10.1-inch Gloria. The Times says the Samsung tablet (not to be confused with the Samsung Galaxy Tab) will run some sort of software layer when "the keyboard is hiding and the device is held in portrait mode," but Microsoft's is also reportedly eschewing a central app store for native tablet apps and instead encouraging software companies to build HTML5 -based web apps. That certainly sounds a lot Google's Chrome strategy (and a strategy that could backfire since HTML5 apps will work on Chrome OS devices and iPad equally well), but the Times' source didn't know if these "apps" would be ready for CES as they are "still in production."

As far as we can tell, a lot of this is still built upon Windows 7, but it's also rumored that the Redmond gang will tease Windows 8 on stage -- something that sounds extremely plausible to us, since we've heard from numerous sources that Microsoft's real tablet strategy will rely on Windows 8 and a new all-touch interface that the company has been working incredibly hard on. While Windows 8 isn't due out until the later half of 2011 / early 2012, Ballmer would do well to use his CES time to tell us about Microsoft's "riskiest" product bet and finally do something to address Microsoft's notable absence from the modern tablet market. Of course, nothing's for sure, except for the fact that we'll be there, providing live coverage of the entire thing.Microsoft to demo new slate PCs, Windows 8 tablet functionality at CES? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  New York Times  | Email this | Comments

REVIEW: Samurai Warriors 3 Review

Some games are better off left in Japan.
Samurai Warriors 3 is the third installment in the Samurai Warriors series and the first to be released on a nintendo platform. Even though Tecmo Koei and Omega Force have handled the distribution and development of past games, Nintendo got its hands on Samurai Warriors 3 and published the game in territories outside of Japan. For those expecting the game to be at the same standard as many of Nintendo's other games, they will be disappointed to hear that Samurai Warriors 3 is a horrid entry into the Wii's ever-growing library of games.
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Twin Battery charger designed for Playstation 3 250gb

This particular Dual Battery charger available for ps3 charges two cord-less controllers simultaneously plus gives you radiant blue light enough in order to attract almost any game player

By using Dual Charger you may enjoy the thrilling excitment associated with nonstop gaming enjoyment without the problem associated with stopping so that you can charge your controller, hardly ever stifling the fun. Dual Charger then benefit from the sleek and stylish station to provide a common method to charge and store one or two controllers as you spend playtime with another.

The particular slick layout fits almost any home entertainment set up, and the USB connection connects into your playstation 3 or any other system with USB slot. Dual Battery charger uses the wire less controller USB cable (not included). Observe: The controllers in pix is not included.

Device characteristics * Compatible with playstation 3 250gb / playstation 3 250gb Slim * Charges two Playstation 3 wireless controller at the same time * Dazzling and compact design * Delivers illuminated blue lights * Powered by USB - Ps3 slim, Personal computer or even other unit

One of a kind Particular sports Controller for the Nintendo Wii system

TT Champion Bat brought on by Shinobii allows Nintendo wii Table Tennis gamers the chance to wield a new ping pong bat that’s a real 1:1 look-alike of authentic table tennis paddle both in weight and size. However it’s the intelligent technology inside that’s the real game changer.

TT Champion Bat has a built-in remote which eliminates the desire to utilize regular Wii Remote™ and is compatible with all Wii Motion Plus™ game titles. It contains XtraMotion Technology that will transposes paddle motion, torque, as well as spin control from your paddle straight to the software. All of this technology is fueled with a built-in rechargeable battery.

The moment you pick up the TT Champion Bat for the first time, it feels as though you`re holding a genuine table tennis paddle. At the time you return the first serve, you understand it’s a complete new game.

Product benefits includes: Total Sports Controller for Wii™, Built-in Wii Remote plus MotionPlus Technology, 1:1 Replica of genuine table tennis paddle, Charges through USB - Wii or Desktop computer, Works with each Wii Motion Plus™ game titles, Works with to as much as four players, Play Wirelessly up to 5m from your gaming console, Powered by a Rechargeable battery pack, Charge status LED indicator. Pick up this great item straight from a US or Eu seller as it is worth the cost.