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NC State's new efficient pico projector raises hopes for smartphone cinema Jul 17th 2012, 05:08 A team at North Carolina State University has developed a new liquid crystal projector that could spell the end of bulky and noisy cinema gear. Conventional tech passes unpolarized light through a filter, but the process is so inefficient that nearly 50 percent of the energy is wasted just keeping things cool. Fortunately, the Wolfpack and ImagineOptix filter claims to be 90 percent efficient -- meaning that future projectors could be far sleeker. It's also a good sign for future smartphone pico projectors, although we're not sure how the owners of our local theater will feel when we start undercutting them with just a phone and a white wall. Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment NC State's new efficient pico projector raises hopes for smartphone cinema originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  NC State  | Email this | Comments My Xbox LIVE app adds iPad support in 1.6 update Jul 17th 2012, 04:21 One mobile pillar at a time, or so seems Microsoft's approach to support for My Xbox LIVE. The app, previously available as a remote control perk for Windows Phone, Android and iPhone users, has just seen a 1.6 update that brings with it bug fixes for iOS, but more importantly, finally welcomes iPad owners into the fold. Owners of that Apple-made slate will now be able to navigate through their console's stash of media, monitor recent activity and search for new content just like their smartphone-wielding counterparts. It's live on the App Store right now, so hit up the source and get to downloading if you care. Filed under: Gaming, Tablet PCs, Software My Xbox LIVE app adds iPad support in 1.6 update originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  iTunes App Store  | Email this | Comments HTC HD2 gets unofficial Android 4.1 Jelly Bean port, becomes the Phone That Would Not Die Jul 17th 2012, 03:38 There's a golden rule for the HTC HD2: if there's a new mobile OS, the HD2 must get a port. It's practically a law of nature, then, that Evervolv at the XDA-Developers forums has produced a pre-alpha port of Android 4.1 for the originally Windows Mobile-based legend. More components are working than not despite the extremely early state, with the camera, Google Now and web browser being the remaining bugaboos. We're still warned that the experimental firmware isn't meant for day-to-day use, but there's every intention of making the release stable -- good news for anyone who's eager to avoid a flash-in-the-pan ROM. If that happens, the HD2 will have had nearly as many lives as a cat. Filed under: Cellphones HTC HD2 gets unofficial Android 4.1 Jelly Bean port, becomes the Phone That Would Not Die originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Electricpig  |  XDA-Developers  | Email this | Comments

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