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TECHNOLOGY by Marauder
June 17, 2008, 10:21 PM
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TECHNOLOGY

Adobe already has a version of Flash for the iPhone running on emulation software, and would, fingers crossed, be able to bring that over to the phone itself if Apple allowed it. That’s what Adobe said yesterday at its Q2 conference call.

(http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/17/adobe-breakthrough-flash-working-on-the-iphone-in-the-labs-on-an-emulator-oh-well 6/17)

Apple, AT&T and eBay have settled with Klausner Technologies over a patent lawsuit filed against the companies related to the iPhone’s visual voice mail system. The parties have agreed to license the technology from Klausner, which is also reportedly in talks with Comcast and Cablevision Systems on similar litigation. (CNET 6/16, The Washington Post/Reuters 6/16)

JVC rolled out three new consumer-grade Everio HD camcorders, featuring 1080p, 60 frames/second signal output and improved shot-response time. The GZ-HD40 and GZ-HD30 are the first dual-format AVCHD/mpeg2 recorders, offering a plug-in allowing users to edit using Apple’s iMovie HD 6 or Final Cut Pro 5 or 6 for the Mac. (Cynopsis 6/17)

One of these cameras can record up to 50 hours in HD? In essence, this camera is the anti-Flip Video.

Disney is opening its new Innoventions Dream Home at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. The “house of the future” showcases new technologies like partner Microsoft’s “Surface” table computer. Each partner company paid Disney at least $1 million to participate in the home for five years.

(Iwantmedia 6/17, http://www.ajc.com/business/content/living/stories/2008/06/16/disneyland_home_future.html 6/16)

One feature of the Innoventions Dream Home is the ‘magic mirror’ in daughter Chelsea’s room that lets her ‘virtually’ try on different clothes and accessories without ever lifting a finger.

Amino Communications has introduced what it is calling the world’s smallest HD-only, MPEG-4 set-top box, a device that’s just 4.48 inches wide and 1.37 inches tall. The AmiNET130M has one HDMI connector, no DVR features and, thanks to its simplicity, is about 20% less expensive than Amino’s current HD set-top, the AmiNET130 HD. (Multichannel News 6/17)

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