The New Zealand Open Source Society announces the successful defanging
of Microsoft's XML patent, so allowing interoperable document formats:
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/E6D44C4600041E39CC2571D4007DF1C8
The Chumby - an Open WiFi enabled music player, streamer, radio and
high-tech alarm clock. It seems to be making a stir:
http://www.christine.net/2006/08/announcing_the_.html
Nvidia relase a new video driver set for Linux, making them
compatible with X.Org v7.1:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=535&num=1
Philips develops a way of incorporating LED displays in fabrics without
affecting their feel. Now we can all go around looking like teletubies:
http://www.research.philips.com/newscenter/archive/2006/060901-lumalive.html
Nokia releases their Symbian web browser as Open Source software:
http://opensource.nokia.com/projects/S60browser/index.html
And finally. Here's a triple-width, seamless LCD monitor for you
to drool over:
http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2006/08/28/radius_320_moni.html
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.