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Sony Xperia miro unveiled ahead of time, light on details Jun 13th 2012, 07:34 The Xperia miro's moved up its coming-out party a whole nine days thanks to Sony Mobile's Facebook campaign. Loaded with ICS, the phone is outfitted with a 3.5-inch display, 5-megapixel camera, a front-facing "chat cam" and comes in shades of black, gold, pink and silver. Integrated Facebook features and customizable illuminations are also promised, but the lid hasn't been lifted on more detailed specs. As of now, the social-minded phone is only slated for release in Europe, but look out below for some additional glamour shots or head past the break for the video unveiling. Gallery: Sony Xperia Miro Continue reading Sony Xperia miro unveiled ahead of time, light on details Sony Xperia miro unveiled ahead of time, light on details originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Android Central  |  Sony (Facebook)  | Email this | Comments Layar lays the AR on thick with worldwide Stiktu app rollout Jun 13th 2012, 07:07 Layar's no stranger to the AR game. The company's been acting as an enabler of sorts, putting its Player and Creator dev tools into the hands of the masses across iOS and Android for some time. Now, the outfit's making Stiktu -- a social app that attaches augmented reality tags on everyday objects -- available outside of its previously defined European borders for worldwide consumption. Users who download the platform will be able to set virtual drawings, images or text to objects and leave those invisible markers behind for other curious parties to scan and discover. The practical applications aren't exactly obvious, but as a crowd-sourced scavenger hunt, it'll do just fine. Hit up the source below to download the goods on your platform of choice. Layar lays the AR on thick with worldwide Stiktu app rollout originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Stiktu (iOS), (Android), TheNextWeb  | Email this | Comments Microsoft patent application could match online moods with emotionally-targeted ads Jun 13th 2012, 06:13 It's a match made in marketing heaven: users let their guards down within the internet's virtual walls and ads are served up to complement their fickle mental states. At least, that's one possible version of your hyper-targeted digital future, if a patent application, filed by Microsoft back in December of 2010, is any indication. The USPTO documents outline a system wherein users' online activity would be monitored and associated with a corresponding tone, their reactions recorded and an overall emotional state affixed to that behavior. This information, once properly indexed, would then be fed into a large database containing user-identifiable emotional profiles used to deliver mood-specific ads. Clearly, this proposed endeavor all but screams privacy concerns and begs the inclusion of a giant, blinking opt-out clause. Color us paranoid, but we'd rather not see the day when our PCs know we're having a particularly gloomy Sunday. Microsoft patent application could match online moods with emotionally-targeted ads originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink New Scientist, BGR  |  USPTO  | Email this | Comments

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