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Will motion controls reinvent gaming?

Four years ago, Nintendo's gesture-tracking Wii system proved the power of motion controls to extend the mainstream appeal of video games.
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Hands-On: Fujifilm W3 3D Point-and-Shoot Camera Inches Closer to the Mainstream [HandsOn]

Fujifilm's first splash into pocketable 3D picture making, the W1, was beset by complicated controls and general first-generation awkwardness. With its successor, the W3, Fujifilm has lessened but not eliminated the headache both of making and viewing your 3D content. More
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Bringing Data Mining into the Mainstream

A leading data-mining experts explains what will be needed to bring the field into the mainstream of business.
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Qi wireless power standard finalized, universal contactless chargers look closer to reality than ever

The Wireless Power Consortium took a big step forward this past week with the confirmation that its precocious Qi interoperability standard has been finalized. Composed of three documents setting out the interface, performance and compliance requirements, the new dictum has set itself the not inconsiderable challenge of making wireless charging universal , so that any Qi-approved phone can soak up juice from any Qi-verified base station, dock or omnitool. This first spec is limited to devices requiring no more than 5 Watts, an appropriately humble early goal, though cauldrons are already bubbling with ideas for laptops and the like. We just hope the impressive list of big time companies on the Consortium will succeed in taking Qi into the mainstream -- who here hasn't dreamt of their phone being compatible with the Touchstone ? [Thanks, MrStringTheorist] Qi wireless power standard finalized, universal contactless chargers look closer to reality than ever originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Chase Mobile iPhone app update: picture your paycheck deposited, and it’s there

While JPMorgan Chase & Co. certainly isn't the first bank to do this -- USAA has allowed its members to deposit checks by snapspot for just under a year now -- it's definitely the first major public bank to bring this stuff to the mainstream. A recent update to the Chase Mobile iPhone app enables customers to photograph the front and back of checks made out to them and then have it deposited directly into whatever Chase account (with their name on it, obviously) they choose. Better still, the service is completely free of charge, though it's limited to Apple's platform at the moment. Too bad you can't just cut checks to yourself and live the life those goofy TV ads push so hard, but hey, at least you're one step closer to pretending. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Chase Mobile iPhone app update: picture your paycheck deposited, and it's there originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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FAA Exemption Moves Flying Car Closer to Road-Ready [Flying Cars]

The folks at Terrafugia have moved the flying car even further into the mainstream this weekend thanks to a weight exemption granted by the FAA. More
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Smarter Than You Think: Computers Make Strides in Recognizing Speech

Artificial intelligence technology, especially computer recognition of speech, is moving into the mainstream.
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ArcAttack: America’s Next Pop Sensation? Or Mainstream Music Machine Victim? [Conspiracies]

A study in incongruity: ArcAttack, the Tesla-coil playing musical act adored by geeks everywhere , rocking out for Sharon Osbourne, Howie Mandel, and That British Guy Who Isn't Simon Cowell on America's Got Talent. But something else is amiss... More
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Successes (and Some Growing Pains) at Hulu

Hulu has brought television watching on the Web into the mainstream, but it is coming under increasing pressure from the companies that supply its content.
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Video: iPad Debuts at the Oscars

If anyone doubted that Apple doesn’t care about the geek market for the iPad, and is shooting direct for the mainstream, last night’s Oscar ceremony confirms it.
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