Did anyone ever use a graphing calculator to actually, like, calculate graphs? All I remember is playing Tetris and some Drugwars game. Kids these days have something crazier: Gossamer. It’s a web browser for graphing calculators. More »
Both Apple’s iPhone and iPad and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips are based on ARM architecture, as are almost all mobile phone processors. But where is Intel and the x86? Can the world’s largest semiconductor company thwart the public’s embrace of ARM? More »
A portrait of the team behind the Speak & Spell toy has come to light, via the good ship SexyPeople. Aren’t they a handsome bunch? Many of us would’ve owned one, but did you know it launched at CES 1978? More »
If you’ve seen one of those tiny pico projectors, chances are, Texas Instruments’ DLP tech is inside. And their latest version, the mHD DLP Pico, may be the first to squeeze into a mobile phone that’s humiliating to use. More »
Texas Instruments says that their WiLink 7.0 is the first chip with four wireless radios in one: FM transmission and reception, GPS, 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. What does this mean for you, gadget lovers? In theory, a wholalot goodness. More »
Often when I reach for the keys in my pocket, I wonder why the hell we still use them. This dude is ahead of the curve though – he can open his doors by simply tapping his TI eZ430-Chronos watch. More »
There’s little stopping Bluetooth from making its way into more devices, but its battery drain is many times that of, say, tried and true IR. But a new, lower power Bluetooth is coming next year. More »
The hallowed Texas Instruments BA II Plus financial calculator, selling for $US30 at Walmart, is now a reasonably identical iPhone app, selling for AU$18. But TI says that fears of cheating will keep standalone calcs selling for years to come. More »
