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Myvu sets its sights on your iPhone

Eric Franklin | Oct 29, 2008

(Credit: Myvu)

If you purchased the Myvu Crystal video eyewear in hopes that wearing it would make you look cooler, only to find that you were full of dork when you actually put it on, we have some good news.

On Tuesday, Myvu announced that you can attempt to offset the geekiness of the glasses, since the Crystal is now fully compatible with the iPhone and iPhone 3G thanks to the new Works With iPhone cable.

The cable is available for US$24.95 from Myvu's Web site.

Via CNET Crave

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Casio's camera-phone debuts with world's first WVGA OLED display

Damian Koh | Oct 28, 2008

Casio Exilim W63CA 8-megapixel camera-phone with WVGA OLED display.

We already have the Cyber-shot-branded Sony Ericssons, Carl Zeiss lenses on Nokia phones and, more recently, Kodak's imaging know-how in the Motorola ZINE ZN5. Now, Casio's getting into the game with its 8.1-megapixel Exilim W63CA camera-phone, too. In fact, the W63CA could pass off as a digital camera once the numeric keypad is hidden from view. As you can see from the pictures, the 3.1-inch wide-VGA (800 x 480) OLED display swivels 180 degrees and snaps back to cover the whole of the keypad. The result is an uncanny resemblance to a dedicated digital camera.

According to the literature, the W63CA is equipped with a mobile version of the Exilim image-processing engine, a six-axis image stabilizer, nine-point autofocus capability and 28mm wide-angle lens. You can also record VGA movies at 30fps, watch TV via One-Seg (only in Japan), output pictures and videos to a TV using a cable (sold separately) and translate Japanese text (using the camera) into English which will be read out to you directly from the phone. There's no word on pricing and availability, but the CDMA phone will be sold by KDDI Corporation. Though that shouldn't stop you from using the handset outside of Japan with its support for Global Passport CDMA, which allows you to use the phone in 21 countries.

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Google Earth brings virtual tourism to iPhone

Stephen Shankland | Oct 28, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO--Google already has customized some of its Web sites for display on the iPhone, but now the company also dived headlong onto Apple's highly regarded mobile phone with a full-fledge application, a handheld version of its Google Earth geographical software (download for Windows and Mac).

Google Earth for the iPhone can show satellite views of the world in 3D, in this case the Matterhorn, and dots the display with blue squares showing geotagged Panoramio photos.
(Credit: Google)

Google Earth lets people virtually fly around a 3D view of the world made from satellite and aerial imagery mapped onto the planet's mountains and valleys. The iPhone version reproduces this core experience, downloading imagery from Google's servers as the perspective shifts and dotting the map with landmarks, photos, and other information.

"The idea of having Earth on a mobile device is something people dreamed of back to the Keyhole days and before," said Peter Birch, Google Earth's product manager, referring to the satellite imagery company Google acquired in 2004. "This is the first opportunity we've had to be able to deliver a great experience."

Keyhole began its first version of what later became Google Earth in 2001, when computer horsepower and network capacity had not risen to their current levels. "A lot of that core engine can run on a device like this," Birch said.

The free software started becoming available through Apple's App store on Sunday (download here). (Update 7:50 p.m. PDT: Apparently Australian App Store users get the first crack at this software, but it should be spreading to other regions "soon," Google said.) It's a free download in 20 countries, running in all 18 languages the iPhone supports.
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Virtual keypads set to grace Android phones

Marguerite Reardon | Oct 28, 2008

Ever since Apple's iPhone hit the market, some people have loved using a virtual keypad. Others have hated it.

Owners of Google's new G1 Android phones could soon have a choice to use either the existing slide-out QWERTY keyboard or a virtual keyboard like the iPhone's.

Google has added "soft keyboards" to its road map of future software releases. The new software hook is expected to be available for phone manufacturers as part of the source code in the first three months of 2009.

While there are many features to love about the G1, which is the first Android phone to hit the market, there are several items missing. A virtual keypad is one of them.

Without the touchscreen keypad, people have to slide out the QWERTY keypad to send text messages, IMs, and email.

Via CNET Crave

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Street View, more nav options come to iPhone 2.2

Stephen Shankland | Oct 28, 2008

It looks like Street View on the iPhone 2.2 firmware will sport an inset map to help with orientation.
(Credit: iPhoneYap.com)

Google Earth for iPhone isn't the only geographically significant news Monday for Apple phone users. It appears that the second beta version of the iPhone 2.2 firmware is out, and it includes not just Google's Street View, but also navigation instructions to give people step-by-step directions when walking or on the bus.

According to screenshots posted at iPhoneYap.com, the navigational instructions work for driving, walking, and the bus. Given Google's recent Google Maps improvements, I wouldn't be surprised to see it working for subways and other public transit, too.
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