Just a few weeks after celebrating the 35th birthday of the barcode , researchers at MIT have unveiled a promising replacement for the aging standard. Gizmodo reports. Dubbed the Bokode , the system uses a clever focusing technique that allows a small beam of light to hold a wealth of easily accessible information. … The implications of the Bokode could be huge. While traditional 1D and 2D barcodes can be read by cell phone cameras, the camera has to be extremely close to the barcode in order to get a good read.

Patti Deni could quite possibly be the coolest, tech-savvy mom ever. Put simply, she flush mounted a massive 98-inch display inside her son’s bedroom ceiling. Continue reading for one more picture. Above the bedroom, Stereo Advantage, NY had to place a NEC video projector and projection mirrors. In total, the whole solution weighted more than 300 pounds. [via Gizmodo ]

Filed under: Microsoft Microsoft is expected to launch a chain of retail stores in the not-too-distant future. If I had to guess, I’d say the stores will probably look like a software-heavy cross between a Best Buy and an Apple store. But the folks at Gizmodo got their hands on a leaked PowerPoint presentation that includes a number of concept designs for the store. Some of these concepts may eventually be included in the actual stores, while others may be nothing other than big ideas that’ll be ready for the public around the same time as Duke Nukem Forever .

Now we know why Google Voice apps were only released for BlackBerry and Android . Apple rejected Google’s official Google Voice app when it was submitted for approval six weeks ago. What. The. Shit. Here’s the quote from the Google spokesperson to TechCrunch: “We work hard to bring Google applications to a number of mobile platforms, including the iPhone. Apple did not approve the Google Voice application we submitted six weeks ago to the Apple App Store .

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Wow that’s cool, a 98-incher on bedroom’s ceiling. Alright, a great mum Patti Deni wanted a 98-inch StarGlas60 screen to be aligned straight with the ceiling of her kid’s bedroom. Stereo Advantage, an audio/video specialty company in Williamsville, NY, has installed a NEC video projector and projection mirrors. The whole thing weighted more thatn 300 pounds and they had to make a new ceiling frame to support it. [via Gizmodo ] Technorati Tags: 98 inch tv , ceiling , game

Patti Deni could quite possibly be the coolest, tech-savvy mom ever. Put simply, she flush mounted a massive 98-inch display inside her son’s bedroom ceiling. Continue reading for one more picture.Above the bedroom, Stereo Advantage, NY had to place a NEC video projector and projection mirrors. In total, the whole solution weighted more than 300 pounds.[via Gizmodo] Via Techeblog

More than just a standard projection, the Galerie der Gegenwart building in Germany was used by artists Urbanscreen to put on an incredible faux 3D show. Continue reading for the video demonstration.Some of the illusions work better than others. For instance, the first animations of two hands pressing in the bricks actually fall short of desired surrealism.[via Gizmodo] Via Techeblog

Goodness sakes. Verizon and AT&T are battling over who has the most reliable network. So, in its next move Verizon is asking a federal court to validate its claim that it has “America’s most reliable 3G Network.” While this is really about big boys trying to mark out their territory with bodily fluids, Verizon is basing its appeal to the court on what it says that AT&T’s position” relies on the incorrect premise that speed is an essential element of the standard of measuring network reliability .” AT&T calls that “preposterous.

Written on July 27, 2009 – 10:14 pm | by Samsung and Intrinsity announced the fastest low-power chip. The chip codenamed Hummingbird and is designed for Smartphones. Samsung could drop Hummingbird into the existing S5PC100 design with few or no changes,” Halfhill said in response to an e-mail query, referring to the S5PC100 processor now used in the iPhone 3GS.