USB 3.0 Flash Drive will Get a Role for Smart Phone's External Strorage

Thanks to Moore's Law we've seen flash drives grow steadily smaller and smaller as storage capacity does exactly the opposite. To wit, the new SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 USB 3.0 storage unit is perhaps the tiniest we've witnessed yet. The company claims the device is smaller than a dime and the 128GB of space can store some 16 hours of 1080p video with read speeds clocking in at up to 130MB per second. Gizmodo Australia notes that this isn't the most expedient drive available, but hey, given the rather diminutive footprint it's probably pretty safe to leave permanently stuck in your gadget of choice. That minuscule size comes at a steep price though: $119 for the 128GB model -- or 1,190 dimes.

This small storage will be able to connect to a smart phone having usb 3.0 slot.
It means external SD card slot will be not needed for smart phone and if next iPhone get usb 3.0, it may support external storage.
Great!

Source - Engadget :'World's smallest' USB 3.0 flash drive is about the size of a dime

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Microsoft's Surface Hub will begin shipping July 1. with Reasonable Price!

Microsoft finally has a number for how much it will cost businesses to outfit their conference rooms with technology of the future: Up to $20,000.

For that price, companies can purchase the Surface Hub, a touchscreen computer that comes in either a 55-inch model for $7,000 or an 84-inch model with speedier hardware for $20,000. The device starts shipping in 24 markets starting July 1, the company announced Wednesday.

Microsoft says the Surface Hub, which can be wall mounted and operated with your hands, a stylus or your voice, is a viable replacement for a majority of current conference room technology. It can be used to hold video and audio conference calls or it can be transformed into a whiteboard for taking notes and brainstorming. The device is also equipped with motion-sensing cameras and microphones and will understand where you are in the room to better collect audio and transmit video.

Yet more than anything else, the device symbolizes Microsoft's vision for Windows 10, the software maker's upcoming operating system overhaul designed to power devices of all types, including the Surface Hub. Microsoft no longer cares what device you use or even what underlying software powers that device. It only cares whether you or the company you work for prefers to do its most important work on Microsoft-made software.

Movie : Microsoft Surface Hub Concept

I think it's reasonable price compare than PPI. And Windows can expand range of using this garget to existed smart gadgets easily.

This has a lot possibility and it is on natural development way. Most of people already know the multi touch UX through their mobile one.
And this experience will invade to large sized display naturally.

So, I believe that Surface Hub can make new market if they give users natural UX.

Source - CNET : Microsoft Surface Hub to cost $7K to $20K, begin shipping July 1

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About LG G4, Cheer up! Your replaceable batteries and microSD are effective yet!

LG has something new up its sleeve for the G4 smartphone and the South Korean company is alluding to greatness. The device will be revealed at events on April 28 and April 29 (due to time zones) in six cities: New York, London, Paris, Istanbul, Singapore and Seoul.

With an invitation that coyly sneaks a peek at a leather-like material accentuated by stitching, the tagline "see the great, feel the great" hints at a design overhaul that veers from the plastic-laden bodies we're used to seeing from LG. The gossip mill also gives us a hint at what to expect on the inside of the upcoming flagship phone.

I surprised to see related comments of this CNET's article.
From a iPhone to Galaxy, a number of flagship phones throw out functions such as replaceable batteries and microSD.
And it seems to become general trend.

But through these comments, there are requirements to get existed functions as ever, I suppose. Anyway, It is interesting and it will be decided.

Source - CNET : LG G4: What we know about specs, pricing and the release date

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AUO starts to manufacture 5.46" FHD AMOLED panels, already?

According to our information Taiwan's AU Optronics started to mass produce 5.46" Full-HD AMOLED panels, aimed for smartphone applications. AUO is already producing 1.63", 4.3" and 5" AMOLED displays. AUO is also developing a 1.4" circular AMOLED display. 

 

 I know AUO is already producing their AMOLED products like 1.63", 4.3" and 5".
What does company use their displays?
What kind of products to be powered by their AMOLED?
I really wonder the AMOLED display's performance.
Is it indeed having abilities to treat Samsung or LGDisplay?

Source - OLEDinfo : AUO starts to mass produce 5.46" FHD AMOLED panels

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The world's smallest computer - Michigan Micro Mote - So Tiny!

Tiny Computure - Michigan Micro Mote (M^3)

Computers used to consume whole rooms, but now one computer can fit on the edge of a nickel. At just one millimeter cubed, the Michigan Micro Mote (M^3) is believed to be the smallest autonomous computer in the world.

For over a decade, the faculty and students at the University of Michigan's computer science department have been working on the M^3. As the Internet of Things (IoT) gets bigger, the Michigan team is pushing to make computers ever smaller.

Despite its tiny size, the M^3 has the ability to take pictures, read temperatures and record pressure readings. Researchers hope to implement the microcomputer into a variety of applications ranging from medical to industrial.

With no space for a keyboard, mouse or display, the faculty and students had to invent a different way to communicate with the Micro Mote. The M^3 is programmed and charged via light. By strobing light at a high frequency, the operator is able to send information to the computer. Once the Micro Mote processes the data, it is able to send the information to a central computer via conventional radio frequencies.

The M^3 is ready for production now, and the faculty and staff are already looking forward to creating even smaller computers, which they call smart dust.

-Movie : Michigan Micro Mote (M^3)

Hardwares are vanishing into the air and we suppose to live in the future already.
Some dangerous thought suddenly comes to mind as soon as this tiny computer.
It seems to be possible to jump off internet of things and reached to human's body like we've seen in SF movie. The world human is controlled by invisible computer, is it scary?

Source - CNET :  This working computer is smaller than a grain of rice

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Apple Revealed Apple Watch's Guided Tour Video, Great!

Apple Watch Hands On

Let's say you've devoured just about everything you can find on the Apple Watch but are still craving more. That's perfectly natural. Well, Cupertino has a guided tour of the wearable that should help answer any remaining questions you might have. For now there are four separate videos with a disembodied voice talking through the different features (messages, general functionality, digital touch and faces), showing how they work and generally being pretty informative. The digital crown, for example, is apparently as integral to Watch as the clickwheel was to the original iPod. Huh.

Pre-orders will open soon, with the timepiece to be available in store starting April 24th. Impatient and rich? A few select people with deep, deep pockets can get their wrists inside the Watch Edition on April 10th

-Movie : Apple Watch Guided Tour

Apple has an ability their product appeals to people surely. I'm looking forward to the day April 24th. How many deals are possible? Can Apple Watch make new history like other Apple's one? Anyway I'll get it!

Source - Engadget : Apple made how-to videos for a Watch you can't buy yet

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Youtube is making progress to Game Streaming like Twitch

After Google's failed attempt to acquire the live game streaming company Twitch (which went to Amazon instead), it's now aiming to relaunch YouTube's streaming feature with a focus on games and eSports, reports The Daily Dot. YouTube's been in the live streaming market since 2010, and it's scored some major events like the State of the Union and the League of Legends Championship Series, but it's not nearly as robust and easy to use as Twitch. That site has basically has become the de facto way to share gaming experiences over the past four years. In fact, it's grown so large that even the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One include Twitch integration and apps (and it's also powering all of Engadget's game streams). Sources say Google has already built up a team of 50 engineers to revamp YouTube's live component, and it could make an official announcement during the E3 gaming convention in June.

A lot of people are attending for a game streaming now, and a number of viewers for game streaming has increased. Although Youtube is great place to share movies, in a field of game streaming, Twitch has great influence as ever. But I believe Youtube already has ability to compete with Twitch, and they can give a chance to join easily many people to the field.
I wish the business of game streaming will be extend through efforts like google's tries making more great platform for game streaming.

Source - Engadget : YouTube is reportedly gearing up to take on Twitch game streaming

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