Palm release the Palm OS version of the Treo 700, following the surprise
market preference for the 650 over the Windows-equipped model:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1962344,00.asp
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1914590,00.asp
Sun say they'll definitely Open Source Java, it's just a question of
when and how:
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2156205/sun-promises-open-source-java
Motorola announce their new Linux-based phone and an Open Source site to
support it:
http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail.jsp?globalObjectId=6741_6698_23
https://opensource.motorola.com/sf/sfmain/do/home
Self-assembly furniture takes on a new meaning with this chair that
actually builds itself. Video to nearly prove it:
http://www.mae.cornell.edu/raff/InteractiveDynamicArt/InteractiveDynamicArt.htm
Sun to support the use of Ubuntu Linux on its Sparc and
multi-core/multi-thread Niagra systems:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Sun_flirts_with_Ubuntu/0,2000061733,39256815,00.htm
A review of the Palm Treo 700p smartphone. Coming out this month, with
EvDO support, one-handed operation & an improved screen over the 700w:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1963465,00.asp
Novell pushes a process to allow the distribution of kernel drivers,
also making the creation of drivers for new products easier:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060517/sfw026.html?.v=53
And finally. Here's a European hotel that charges guests by the
kilogram, up to a 74 Euro limit. Yes, you may strip off:
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-05-12T130208Z_01_L11614797_RTRUKOC_0_US-GERMANY-HOTEL.xml&archived=False
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.