Geared toward Omnia Smartphones

Guess what?! Samsung is going to open an App Store. Oh…really?

With all the app store openings of late, some might wonder when his or her next-door neighbor will open an app store for his lawnmower. Yet while “app store” is becoming as commonplace as the local Wal-Mart, Samsung hopes to capitalize on the good idea, essentially making it standard fare for all or many of their smartphones.

Opening day for Samsungapps.com is slated for September 14, and the site will first provide apps to the U.K., Italy, and France, with a couple dozen more countries to get access before the end of the year.

The apps are only designed for Samsung’s Omnia which is a rather impressive smartphone in its own right. While it’s no iPhone, it does boast a 5-megapixel camera (with video recording), spacious touchscreen, GPS capability, and all the Bluetooth and WiFi capabilities that you would expect from a decent smartphone. Unlike the iPhone, Samsung’s Omnia utilizes a MicroSD card for expansion and additional memory.

Every app store has to start somewhere, and Samsung plans to launch theirs with 300 applications ranging from games to business tools. In addition to the standard social networking portals, Omnia will have its own e-book reader, reference tools, time management software, and medical resources.

As more public and private developers get on board, Samsung expects to have more than 2,000 Omnia apps in the next four months. Already, big name developers like Electronic Arts, TAITO, and Capcom are producing software for the device, with more expected as the Omnia grows in popularity. In an effort to lure additional developers, Samsung has hosted contests and developer sites to gain even more apps. It’s no secret that the part of the iPhone’s success is their pioneering of the app store concept.

While it may not be the first company to realize the power of app stores, Samsung may be the company which is most aggressively using the tool to their advantage. The Omnia app store is not their first effort. Since Samsung is the world’s second-largest mobile phone manufacturer, having a garden of app stores for its phones isn’t just a good idea; it’s indispensable. A smartphone quickly loses its “smart” without a host of apps to choose from.

Thus, while yet another app store launch may very well be ho-hum, you might as well get used to it. Every smartphone needs one.

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It’s funny and at the same time tragic how we’ve utilized technologies throughout human history. We discovered the atom, and created a massive weapon with it. Then with the internet, a truly technological evolution, and the most we can think to use it for is porn and social media.

If it doesn’t make you laugh to think about it, it can get you down. That’s why it’s so refreshing to read a story like this. Where we can see our technological advances served for the betterment of mankind.

If you have pacemaker, or know of anyone who has one then you know what a pain they can be. Having to be examined when going in for a checkup. Then if a problem is detected, oh boy, it gets really fun.

Well, there looks to be a shining light against the problems of pacemakers. Because, the first internet connected pacemaker is hooked up, and online. The device is hooked up to a New York woman, and so far things are looking good.

Her pacemaker is setup on a special medical frequency, as not to interfere with other electronic devices. The internet connection provides her doctor with easy notification of any problems. Also, her checkups can be done remotely through the device’s equipment.

As I stated previously, it’s so amazing to see our technologies used for the advancment of something beneficial. If you are a pacemaker owner, or know someone who has one I’d love to hear your input about this invention.

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Canesta is bringing new meaning to the stereotypical definition of a couch-potato. Full-time TV viewers will no longer have to worry about the calluses they might develop from overuse of the remote, because Canesta has come out with “gesture control” technology.

Monday’s E3 press conference revealed the new “Project Natal,” Microsoft’s attempt to outdo Nintendo Wii by creating video games that are controlled by motion sensors alone, giving gamers no need for a controller at all. Natal is designed to work in conjunction with the Xbox 360 gaming system, but downside is that it requires players to stand for the sensors to work.

While Natal certainly has a novel idea, Canesta’s technology goes far beyond Natal. For the average couch-potato, Canesta’s development of gesture-controlled technology will have a broader scope than Microsoft’s attempt. Just last week, Canesta’s demonstration of their new technology at the D: All Things Digital Conference stunned everyone who saw it.

In last week’s press release, Canesta shared that they are working with Hitachi and GestureTek to produce new technology that is controlled solely by hand gestures. Canesta reports that these new 3-D interfaces will eventually be designed to work with almost all electronic devices, specifically mentioning televisions, media centers, computers, cell phones, and even automobiles and industrial or medical applications.

Canesta believes their new technology will revolutionize the markets in the same way that the iPhone shook things up with their multi-touch screen introduction. But Canesta’s technology is a step beyond the offering of the iPhone or similar technology. Although some companies are working to develop similar technology, Canesta leads the way in this field. Their patented sensors are the only ones that can be used in both total darkness and bright sunlight.

Their goal of the company is to develop the technology at a low cost for consumers, and has plans to release it to the general public by late 2010. They expect some industrial applications of the technology to be introduced even sooner.

Canesta is an up-and-comer in the tech world, having been founded only ten years ago (established in 1999). They are also relatively small, having only 57 employees and associates. But don’t let that fool you. They also have over 40 granted patents, and are fully financed for this project.

The new 3-D vision sensor will certainly bring a whole new dimension to technology and its capabilities. Of course, one can only wonder what the “remote wars” will be like when you are the remote. With possible integration into nearly every type of technology, the next few years could hold some astonishing revelations.

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It seems like everything is LED-lit these days. I’m giving it 6 months before there’s a LED shirt out on the market, if there already isn’t one. The computer keyboard is the next pieces of technology to get pimped out in LED form. ThinkGeek, has the Luxeed Dynamic Pixel LED Keyboard. I don’t know why they didn’t just call it Rainbow Brite Keyboard though. This LED lit keyboard is different than others of its kind. While most backlit keyboards are just one color, this model lets you change the color of the individual keys. So you can show off your favorite sports team’s colors, show your rainbow pride.

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