Innovative Ideas

The Chinese are famous for their innovative ideas.But, they lack in the quality of products. But what to expect when the Chinese ideas meet with the Finnish quality?Well its the 'plug and touch technology' from the Nokia research Center at Beijing.
  What is 'plug and touch'? Well, how does your Plasma TV acting as your N8 sound to you! ? Interesting isn't it? It is a simple yet powerful app. Basically you have to connect your N8 to your TV using the HDMI cable and keep your phone such that the camera is facing your TV. The display of your TV will turn into a large N8. Now you can touch or scroll in your TV instead of your phone.I haven't yet got a chance to try it out. (Don't even expect that from me.!) But what I saw on TV suggests that the app still lacks in accuracy and is a bit less responsive, but the innovation is what matters doesn't it?Nokia says that the application is a prototype for a 3D interface for mobiles.
   The technology may sound futuristic but I wonder why we would want to interact with our phones using TV when our phones already have touch interface? Also, the need of 3D interface for phones is doubtful.
  Having said that I would also like to add that the 3D interface can be used to interact with some other device,like scientists can easily make and modify their designs this way rather than making them on AutoCAD or such softwares.
  I would like to say that the application can have huge success , given that the Espoos donot limit it to mobile phones.
This is the link for the Nokia's blog on the technology.

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Aggressive Corporate Rivalry resurfaces

Well, you might be aware of the internet explorer v/s netscape navigator and the aggressiveness in the competition(it also featured in one of the discovery shows).

This time it is Nokia and HTC. Nokia had a press event planned in London from months in advance and HTC held an event within weeks at the same place. The mobile phone giant did not take it nicely and hit a nasty blow.
Nokia sent a few people to stand infront of the venue and hold red balloons saying" We know where we are, thanks to the Nokia's OVI maps". Creating a scene aren't they?
Actually this is not all as the Espoos also went ahead and distributed "HTC press conference survival kits". Lets see what does HTC does. Being an HTC user I hope that HTC hits back with double force.
Here is the snapshot of the kit:

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