Typical Conversation between the DiTechite Writers

We actually did this before the podcast. Dark made an idiotic statement and I stood there to correct him.
-Bol

This is what we spend countless hours doing. It was a joke at first, I was trying to get Bol to say the speaker said the wrong words. 4:20
- Dark

Reminder: iPhone OS 3.0 is going to be released tomorrow

Tomorrow will be the day when iPhone and iPod Touch get to put iPhone OS 3.0 on their device. The update will be available on iTunes and on Apple's Web Site. iPhone users will get to update for free while iPod Touch users will have to pay $9.99 for the update.

Wanna see the new sets of features in OS 3.0? If so, go here for iPhone's new feature set. Click here for iPod Touch's new feature set.

Special DiTechite Podcast (EP6): Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 (Pre Retail Impressions)

From what we already knew about Snow Leopard and Win7, and what we found out at the WWDC, we made a podcast dedicated to a comparison between Snow Leopard and Windows 7. We go through many points like price, UI, speed, etc... To see who won, go listen to the episode to find out.



Intro: Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Greenday
Outro: Teardrops (House M.D. Intro) - Massive Attack

Samsung officially announces Omnia II and other additions to the Omnia Family

The phone seen above, the Omnia II was officially announced by Samsung, and it is heading to Verizon for its US debut. It features a 3.7 inch AMOLED resistive touchscreen with WVGA (480 x 800) resolution, HSDPA / HSUPA 3G, 5 megapixel camera, 720 x 480 video capture at 30fps, 2GB-16GB internal storage with microSD expansion, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, AGPS, and TouchWiz 2.0 UI running Windows Mobile 6.1.

Other additions to the Omnia family are:

OmniaPRO B7610 - A hybrid touch/QWERTY form factor. It features an AMOLED touch screen, Windows Mobile, push email, Microsoft Office, 5 Megapixel camera, WiFi, Opera 9.5 browser, GPS, HSDPA 3G. Probably just an Omnia II with a physical keyboard.

OmniaPRO B7320 - A cross between a Blackberry Curve and the HTC Snap. It seems as if Samsung is marketing this as a messaging phone. Has push email, Facebook, Myspace, IM, Google Talk, Yahoo Chat, 2 Megapixel camera, FM radio, and WiFi.

OmniaLITE - A cross between a multimedia and a business phone. Features an "easy" interface with a dull support of multimedia internet and business features, WIndows Mobile 6.1 TouchWiz 2.0 UI (with downloadable widgets), #D multimedia player, multi-push email, Microsoft Office, Opera Browser, HSDPA & WiFi, 3 megapixel camera, and AGPS.

Samsung Jet - While this is not part of the Omnia family, its worth noting this phone. It does not sport Windows Mobile like the Omnia's, but it does have an 800MHZ processor, 5 megapixel camera, 3.1 inch AMOLED screen, WebKit-based Dolfin browser, and a bunch of media features, including DVIX support. Its also running TouchWiz 2.0. It looks as if it could be in the Omnia family, but its not...

Official PRs here:

Omnia PR
Jet PR

CrunchPad Tablet seen hands-on on video-not shown running but looks good

While were more likely to see some real CrunchPad computing action in July, we could not help to show some video of what seems to be a pre (but near release) build of the tablet.

The video below (taped in an undisclosed location) shows an unboxing of the CrunchPad. According to the source in the video, the packaging thats is seen is almost the exact retail packaging. From the looks of the CrunchPad, it seems as thin as a DVD movie case, and it does not seem to have the aluminum body it was rumored to have. Unfortunately, the person who showed the device would not turn on the CrunchPad for some reason. it is slated to have a custom Linux/WebKit OS in it so we'll have to wait for some more footage for this product later.

Wii hacker Johnny Chung Lee Joins Project Natal Team

In this time of economic hardship, it warms the heart just to hear that someone's found any job. But when our main man Johnny Chung Lee lands a position on Microsoft's Project Natal team, it's high fives and handshakes all around. And really, it's a perfect fit -- among the many hacks of his illustrious career, he's put together a VR head tracker (and utilized it in a first-person shooter) for the Wii game console. Apparently, Lee's part of the group that is taking the tech we saw at E3 and getting it ready for prime time. As you'd expect, the man is pretty stoked to have landed his dream job. "The 3D sensor itself is a pretty incredible piece of equipment, he says, "similar to very expensive laser range finding systems but at a tiny fraction of the cost."

Personally, I really think this guy deserves the job. He is also notorious for the cheap whiteboard using the Wiimote which I was able to do very easily. The guy is really smart and hopefully his contributions will add some really neat stuff to Project Natal.

Good job man... good job!

DiTechite Podcast 5

So today we made our 5th Podcast that can be viewed below, we went over the Palm Pre, E3, WWDC, Archos 9, Safari and Windows 7...

Intro is Far From Home by Tiga and the exiting song is Anthem Part 2 by Blink-182