Submission + - new technology streams movie-quality video to PDAs
steve simon writes: "A new technology for broadcasters from ESPRE called eView Media supports DRM. It can stream movie quality video from a PC over a broadband connection to any Internet-enabled device such as PDAs and cell phones.
Previously, TV programs and movies needed to be re-purposed or converted. With this technology, they don't and no resolution is lost.
Steve
847/415-9347"
Antarctic Microbes Could Live on Mars 117
eldavojohn writes "Recent research has shown that microbes found in an Antarctic lake could survive the coldest temperatures on Mars. From the article, 'And they found that these species of microorganisms "huddled" together in colder temperatures to form a chemically linked unit called a biofilm. The finding marks the first time this phenomenon has been detected in the Antarctic species of so-called extremophiles. The findings provide more evidence for the ideas that liquid found beneath Mars' surface could harbor microbial life and that life could exist elsewhere in the solar system and galaxy, which is generally incredibly cold.' Their genes are currently being sequenced to determine which give the organisms 'cold-shock' proteins and their resistance to cold."
Submission + - Jeff Han's Mouseless Interface-Free Interface
Bowie J. Poag writes: "Jeff Han is a research scientist for NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Back in February 2006, he demo'ed his touch-driven interface for the first time publically. Han's design may be look at what might be the way you and I interact with computers in the near future. What's more interesting, is the fact that some operations are actually quicker, and make more sense to perform using both hands versus using a traditional mouse & keyboard method. Of course, we can expect that any useful concepts underlying Han's presentation will be swiftly rejected by the leaders of GNOME and KDE's GUI development teams since it looks nothing like Windows 98. (*groan*)."
Japan To Get Wii With DVD Player 73
cdneng2 writes "Gamesindustry.biz reports that Japan will be getting a Wii with a DVD player. Unfortunately, there are no plans to release this in US or Europe." From the article: "An article in the latest issue of Edge magazine states that an 'enhanced' Wii with DVD function is due out in Japan some time next year. Speaking to GI.biz, a spokesperson declined to comment on when the new machine will hit the shops, but did confirm, 'There are currently plans to release a version of Wii in Japan featuring DVD playback.' ... The Edge article also claimed that CNN has already signed up to provide content for the Wii news channel in the US and Japan - but according to Nintendo's spokesperson, 'We have currently announced no deals with any news or weather service provider for Wii channels.'"
