Sonos is the de facto choice for multi-room audio, but even some of its biggest proponents will grumble about the lack of built-in WiFi -- going wireless in any way has meant tacking a Bridge on to the cost of an already expensive system. An FCC filing for an upcoming device, the Playbar, hints that common sense might have the upper hand. While there's few details of the audio system itself, there's explicit mentions of dual-band 802.11n WiFi inside. Just what that WiFi does is another matter. Sonos prefers using its proprietary network to cut back on lag and interference, so the Playbar's additional wireless may extend functionality rather than simplify our lives. With approval out of the way, there's a better chance we'll know the full story in the near future.
Update: We've done some digging, and the WiFi may be more innocuous: Sonos' proprietary network is actually WiFi that's just invisible most of the time. Android users have access to settings that expose Sonos' WiFi network and make it usable. As such, the Playbar may be more conventional than first thought, although its exact role in the home is still a mystery.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were once considered a safe place to park your cash and watch it flourish. Indeed, real estate seemed like a logical, attractive investment. Everywhere you looked, more and more shopping centers, hospitals, offices, theaters, and storage facilities were going up faster than a child?s Erector set. At their height, REITs were able to offer a none-too-shabby 7% to 8% yield.
But then, as we all know, the real estate market crashed in 2008, and the trend has seen a sharp reversal. The average yield in September was around 4.3%, far below where it had once been.
With investors now seeking a more reliable investment vehicle with less risk and better returns, the time is ripe for you to discuss fixed index annuities with your clients.
According to recent analysis, eight of the largest real estate investor companies (REICs) have lost 37% of their value over the last seven years, for a total of $11.3 billion. Some of the groups that have seen their once-profitable shares plummet include CNL Lifestyle Properties and the Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. The former?s shares have dropped from $10 to $7.31 whereas the latter?s have dropped from the same amount to $6.69.
The most obvious reason for this across-the-board depreciation might simply be the high unemployment rate, which peaked at 10%?in October 2009. As long as people remain jobless, they are naturally far less likely to buy new homes or refinance their current mortgages.
Although recent news suggests that the unemployment rate is steadily improving, why take the chance of investing in a mutual fund that doesn?t guarantee a minimum rate of return when the real estate market is still spinning its wheels? Your clients deserve to reap the benefits of a secure, no-risk investment product.
Fixed index annuities offer advantages that make them much more attractive than REITs, not the least of which is their safety. Contract owners of FIAs can expect to receive a steady retirement income and need not worry about losing their principal even when the market is performing miserably. To combat inflation, riders are also available that can raise the annuity?s payout by 3% to 5% annually, though such riders come with a hefty price.
During the growth phase, FIAs provide other desirable features that set them apart from REITs. Since accumulated value is tax-deferred, the interest is able to compound more quickly in a shorter period of time. And despite what the naysayers claim, contract owners enjoy plenty of liquidity: up to 10% can be withdrawn annually without incurring a penalty.
In short, fixed index annuities afford participants the benefit of being linked to the market but without any of the risk. For clients who have lately been dissatisfied with their REIT?s lousy rates, FIAs just might be the cure.
Call Sumrall today at 1-800-274-2844 to help your clients find the right FIA to preserve their wealth.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) ? A group of more than two dozen Ethiopian Muslims pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of terrorism.
Federal prosecutors are accusing the group, which includes prominent clerics and journalists, with terrorism and attempts to create an Islamic state that would undermine the country's secular constitution. Among the 28 pleading not guilty was the wife of a former senior Cabinet minister who was fired last month after publicly defending her. One defendant did not plead and instead said he was mentally unfit to stand trial.
"I have not committed any crimes but a crime has been committed against me," one defendant told the court.
The charges come amid running confrontations between authorities and Muslim protesters who accuse the government of unconstitutionally encouraging a moderate teaching of Islam called Al-Ahbash. Some of protests turned violent and eight people were killed in two spate incidents in regional towns.
The group of 29, through their 11 lawyers, had challenged the charges as unconstitutional. A three-judge panel at the country's federal court disagreed in a ruling read out Monday.
For over a year protesters at a mosque in the capital, Addis Ababa, have demanded that the government stop meddling in their religious affairs.
Right groups blame the government for the latest tension with the Muslim community. Amnesty International says the protests were first triggered when the state started "unconstitutionally meddling" in religious affairs and squashed peaceful protests with "excessive force." The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has said the charges are part of an attempt to "crush" members of the opposition.
The Ethiopian government blames "extremists" for the ongoing protests.
"Despite the allegation of the USCIRF, it has consistently been the position of the government, both in theory and in practice, that religion is constitutionally excluded from the dominion of the state," the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
The judges said the case would reconvene Jan. 22 to hear from the witnesses of the prosecution.
Three special episodes to mark Absolutely Fabulous? 20th anniversary were enough to land the iconic comedy series an International Emmy nomination. BBC?s Ab Fab, which won an International Emmy 18 years ago, was one of 38 nominees in nine categories for the 40th International Emmy Awards announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at MIPCOM. The list also includes two series getting high-profile remakes in the U.S. ? Australia?s The Slap, nominated for best drama series, and UK?s Spy, nominated for best comedy series. NBC just ordered an 8-episode event limited series based on The Slap, while ABC is developing an American version of Spy as a put pilot. Also among the nominees is Awake star Jason Isaacs for Case History.
As previously announced, the International Academy will present Special Founders Awards to Alan Alda and Norman Lear, while the 2012 International Emmy Founders Award will be presented to producer-writer Ryan Murphy.?Winners will be announced at the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala on November 19 in New York. Here is the full list of nominees:
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TV Globo / Rede Globo
Brazil
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BLUE MAN
WOWOW Inc.
Japan
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Eagle Rock Entertainment/Queen Productions Ltd/Globe Films
UK
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Songs of War
ZDF German Television/ ARTE / A & O B?ro
Germany
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Arthur Acu?a in The Kitchen Musical
The Group Entertainment
Singapore
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Dar?o Grandinetti in Televisi?n por la Inclusi?n
ON TV Contenidos
Argentina
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Jason Isaacs in Case Histories
Ruby Film and Television / Monastic Productions
UK
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Stein Winge in Norwegian Cozy
Tordenfilm AS/ NRK / NFI / Nordisk Film & TV Fond / YLE
Norway
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Zhu Yawen in Flying Eagle
H.Brothers Tianyi Movie & TV Co.,Ltd /
Beijing Yechen Film & TV Cultural Development Co., Ltd
PR China
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Best Performance by an Actress
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Sidse Babett Knudsen in Government
DR
Denmark
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Cristina Banegas in Televisi?n por la Inclusi?n
ON TV Contenidos
Argentina
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Rina Sa in Zhong Guo Di
Phoenix Satellite TV in association with Sino Television / Liaoning Seven-star Film / Dongyang Tangyun Fenghua Culture Communications
Hong Kong, China
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Joanna Vanderham in The Runaway
BSkyB / Company Pictures/ Sky 1
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Absolutely Fabulous
BBC Productions / Saunders and French Production
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Brazil
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Spy
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Belgium
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The Chosunilbo
South Korea
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Hitler?s Escape
Anima Films / The History Channel Latin America
Argentina
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Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
BBC / KEO Films
UK
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Loopfilm GmbH / ZDF
Germany
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Capa Drama / Canal + / Bad Company / Big Nose
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RTHK / ICAC
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The Group Entertainment
Singapore
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The Slap
Matchbox Pictures / ABC / Screen Australia
Australia
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Artear / Pol-ka
Argentina
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The Amazing Race Australia
Seven Productions-Seven Network (Operations) Ltd. / Active TV / ABC Studios
Australia
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The Challenger Muaythai
Imagine Group Pte Ltd / The Group Entertainment
Singapore
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El Hormiguero (The Anthill)
7yaccion / Antena 3
Spain
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Planeta Extremo (Extreme Planet)
TV Globo
Brazil
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Telenovela
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The Fire of the Rose
SP Televis?o / SIC
Portugal
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Holy Remedy
Plural Entertainment Portugal
Portugal
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The Illusionist
TV Globo / Rede Globo
Brazil
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Iron Daughters-in-Law
MBC
South Korea
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Black Mirror
Channel Four Television / Zeppotron
UK
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Early Autumn
Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting / Shochiku Co. Ltd.
Japan
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The Good Men
TV Globo / Rede Globo / Casa de Cinema de POA
Brazil
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UC Davis study finds that above-normal weight alone does not increase the short-term risk of deathPublic release date: 6-Jul-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Karen Finney karen.finney@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu 916-734-9064 University of California - Davis Health System
Severe obesity does increase mortality, but only with diabetes or hypertension
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) An evaluation of national data by UC Davis researchers has found that extra weight is not necessarily linked with a higher risk of death.
When compared to those with normal weight, people who were overweight or obese had no increased risk of death during a follow-up period of six years. People who were severely obese did have a higher risk, but only if they also had diabetes or hypertension.
The findings, which appear in the July-August issue of The Journal of American Board of Family Medicine, call into question previous studies -- using data collected when obesity was less common -- linking higher short-term mortality with any amount of extra weight.
"There is currently a widespread belief that any degree of overweight or obesity increases the risk of death, however our findings suggest this may not be the case," said Anthony Jerant, professor of family and community medicine and lead author of the study. "In the six-year timeframe of our evaluation, we found that only severe obesity was associated with an increased risk of death, due to co-occurring diabetes and hypertension."
Based on the study, Jerant recommends that doctors' conversations with patients who are overweight or obese, but not severely obese, focus on the known negative effects of these conditions on mental and physical functioning, rather than on an increased short-term risk of death.
By contrast, Jerant added that it is important for doctors to talk with severely obese patients who also have diabetes or hypertension about their increased short-term mortality risk and treatment, including weight loss.
"Our results do not mean that being overweight or obese is not a threat to individual or public health," said Jerant. "These conditions can have a significant impact on quality of life, and for this reason alone weight loss may be advisable."
In conducting the study, Jerant used nationwide data from 2000 to 2005 of nearly 51,000 adults aged 18 to 90 years who participated in the Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys on health-care utilization and costs. The surveys include information on health conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
Body mass index (BMI), or weight adjusted for height, was calculated for each respondent. The study categorized people as underweight (BMI 35).
Mortality was assessed using the National Death Index. Of the 50,994 people included in the UC Davis analysis, just over 3 percent (1,683) died during the six years of follow-up.
The investigators found that severely obese people were 1.26 times more likely to die during follow-up than people in the normal weight group. However, if people with diabetes or hypertension were eliminated from the data, those who were overweight, obese or even severely obese had similar or even lower death rates than people of normal weight. Consistent with a number of prior studies, underweight people were nearly twice as likely to die than people with normal weight, regardless of whether diabetes or hypertension was present.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased dramatically in recent decades. An estimated one-third of all U.S. adults over age 20 are obese and another one-third are overweight. In addition to diabetes and hypertension, health problems associated with these conditions include heart disease, osteoarthritis and sleep apnea.
The relationship between weight and mortality is a controversial topic in public health. Although studies based on data collected 30 years ago showed that mortality risk rose as weight increased, analyses of more recently collected data, including the current one, call this assumption into question.
"Our findings indicate that the risk of having an above-normal BMI may be lower than in the past," said Jerant. "While this study cannot explain the reasons, it is possible that as overweight and obesity have become more common, physicians have become more aware of associated health issues like high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, and are more aggressive about early detection and treatment of these conditions."
Jerant said that the six-year period of his investigation limits the ability to make assumptions about the link between unhealthy weight and the risk of death over a longer timeframe.
"We hope our findings will trigger studies that re-examine the relationship of being overweight or obese with long-term mortality," said Jerant.
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The study co-author was Peter Franks, professor in the UC Davis Department of Family and Community Medicine. Franks and Jerant used public access data in conducting the study, which involved no external funding.
A copy of "Body mass index, diabetes, hypertension and short-term mortality: A population-based observational study 2000-2006" is available at www.jabfm.org/content/current.
The UC Davis Department of Family and Community Medicine provides comprehensive, compassionate and personal care for patients within the context of family and community. The team integrates a humanistic approach to treating the "whole person" with evidence-based care. Special areas of research are health-behavior change, physician-patient communication, chronic-illness care, women's health issues, and reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. For more information, visit www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/famcommed/
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UC Davis study finds that above-normal weight alone does not increase the short-term risk of deathPublic release date: 6-Jul-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Karen Finney karen.finney@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu 916-734-9064 University of California - Davis Health System
Severe obesity does increase mortality, but only with diabetes or hypertension
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) An evaluation of national data by UC Davis researchers has found that extra weight is not necessarily linked with a higher risk of death.
When compared to those with normal weight, people who were overweight or obese had no increased risk of death during a follow-up period of six years. People who were severely obese did have a higher risk, but only if they also had diabetes or hypertension.
The findings, which appear in the July-August issue of The Journal of American Board of Family Medicine, call into question previous studies -- using data collected when obesity was less common -- linking higher short-term mortality with any amount of extra weight.
"There is currently a widespread belief that any degree of overweight or obesity increases the risk of death, however our findings suggest this may not be the case," said Anthony Jerant, professor of family and community medicine and lead author of the study. "In the six-year timeframe of our evaluation, we found that only severe obesity was associated with an increased risk of death, due to co-occurring diabetes and hypertension."
Based on the study, Jerant recommends that doctors' conversations with patients who are overweight or obese, but not severely obese, focus on the known negative effects of these conditions on mental and physical functioning, rather than on an increased short-term risk of death.
By contrast, Jerant added that it is important for doctors to talk with severely obese patients who also have diabetes or hypertension about their increased short-term mortality risk and treatment, including weight loss.
"Our results do not mean that being overweight or obese is not a threat to individual or public health," said Jerant. "These conditions can have a significant impact on quality of life, and for this reason alone weight loss may be advisable."
In conducting the study, Jerant used nationwide data from 2000 to 2005 of nearly 51,000 adults aged 18 to 90 years who participated in the Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys on health-care utilization and costs. The surveys include information on health conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
Body mass index (BMI), or weight adjusted for height, was calculated for each respondent. The study categorized people as underweight (BMI 35).
Mortality was assessed using the National Death Index. Of the 50,994 people included in the UC Davis analysis, just over 3 percent (1,683) died during the six years of follow-up.
The investigators found that severely obese people were 1.26 times more likely to die during follow-up than people in the normal weight group. However, if people with diabetes or hypertension were eliminated from the data, those who were overweight, obese or even severely obese had similar or even lower death rates than people of normal weight. Consistent with a number of prior studies, underweight people were nearly twice as likely to die than people with normal weight, regardless of whether diabetes or hypertension was present.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased dramatically in recent decades. An estimated one-third of all U.S. adults over age 20 are obese and another one-third are overweight. In addition to diabetes and hypertension, health problems associated with these conditions include heart disease, osteoarthritis and sleep apnea.
The relationship between weight and mortality is a controversial topic in public health. Although studies based on data collected 30 years ago showed that mortality risk rose as weight increased, analyses of more recently collected data, including the current one, call this assumption into question.
"Our findings indicate that the risk of having an above-normal BMI may be lower than in the past," said Jerant. "While this study cannot explain the reasons, it is possible that as overweight and obesity have become more common, physicians have become more aware of associated health issues like high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, and are more aggressive about early detection and treatment of these conditions."
Jerant said that the six-year period of his investigation limits the ability to make assumptions about the link between unhealthy weight and the risk of death over a longer timeframe.
"We hope our findings will trigger studies that re-examine the relationship of being overweight or obese with long-term mortality," said Jerant.
###
The study co-author was Peter Franks, professor in the UC Davis Department of Family and Community Medicine. Franks and Jerant used public access data in conducting the study, which involved no external funding.
A copy of "Body mass index, diabetes, hypertension and short-term mortality: A population-based observational study 2000-2006" is available at www.jabfm.org/content/current.
The UC Davis Department of Family and Community Medicine provides comprehensive, compassionate and personal care for patients within the context of family and community. The team integrates a humanistic approach to treating the "whole person" with evidence-based care. Special areas of research are health-behavior change, physician-patient communication, chronic-illness care, women's health issues, and reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. For more information, visit www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/famcommed/
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MIAMI (AP) - Hanley Ramirez picked a good time to end his home run drought.
Ramirez hit his first homer since June 3, ending his drought at 89 at-bats with a two-run shot in the eighth inning in a 5-2 victory over the struggling Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
"We've been waiting for Hanley's big day," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said.
The Marlins completed a three-game sweep of the Phillies for the first time since August 7-9, 2009, at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies have lost five straight.
"We are trying to beat everybody, but especially in our division," Ramirez said. "If you want to move up, that's what you have to do."
All-Star slugger Giancarlo Stanton also homered, and Omar Infante and John Buck each had RBI doubles for the Marlins, who have won four straight as they look to put an 8-18 June behind them.
"June, get far away from us," Stanton said. "It's good to start new and just move forward."
Ricky Nolasco (7-6) pitched seven strong innings, striking out six and allowing five hits and two runs.
"A sweep against anybody is big, but we know how good that team is and we're trying to prevent them from getting on a roll as well," Nolasco said.
Nolasco improved to 8-4 with a 3.59 ERA over 14 starts against the Phillies.
"He's always been a better pitcher than people give him credit for," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "I've seen him pitch some real good games over the time I've been here."
With the Marlins leading 3-2 in the top of the eighth, Steve Cishek allowed two singles before getting Shane Victorino to fly out to end the inning.
Ramirez's two-run homer came off Antonio Bastardo in the bottom of the eighth to extend the lead to 5-2.
"The biggest hit today was the home run by Hanley," Guillen said. "Hanley opened up the game a little bit to give you some room for a mistake."
Ramirez said: "It was good for the crowd."
Heath Bell came on in the ninth for his 17th save in 21 chances.
Philadelphia starter Joe Blanton (7-7) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. He struck out seven.
"If we go out and throw a good game, we have trouble scraping across a couple (runs) and that's just baseball," Blanton said. "Sometimes it goes that way."
After Juan Pierre tripled and scored on a groundout by Carlos Ruiz, Miami took a 2-1 lead on consecutive RBI doubles by Infante and Buck.
Stanton's third home run in five games - his 19th overall - gave Miami a 3-1 advantage in the third. Nolasco, who had retired 11 straight at one point, was charged with two wild pitches in the sixth, which resulted in the Phillies' second run.
NOTES: The Phillies have had at least three All-Star selections in four consecutive years as LHP Cole Hamels, RHP Jonathan Papelbon and C Carlos Ruiz were selected to represent the National League on July 10. ... The Marlins placed RHP Edward Mujica (fractured right pinky toe) on the 15-day disabled list after Saturday's game and recalled LHP Wade LeBlanc. ... The Phillies selected the contract of OF Jason Pridie from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill the roster spot available after trading 1B Jim Thome to Baltimore. ... Marlins RHP Carlos Zambrano (4-6, 3.71 ERA) will start Monday against Brewers RHP Zack Greinke (9-2, 2.82 ERA). Phillies RHP Vance Worley (4-4, 2.92 ERA) will oppose Mets LHP Jonathon Niese (6-3, 3.55 ERA) on Tuesday.
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Not all people are born equal. In fact, new research suggests that if a child is born from an obese mother, it is likely to have significantly lower cognitive function compared to a child from a mother of a healthy weight. More »
When PR reps have something they think is truly special, things can get a little cloak and dagger. While we were hanging around the Nyx Mobile booth, a rep quietly sneaked up on us, to offer a glimpse of two new handset his company is working on. When we enthusiastically agreed (after our heart rate dropped), he led aside -- away from prying eyes -- and produced a pair devices, delicately wrapped in a silk handkerchief, from his suit's inside pocket. We won't lie, things got a tad disappointing when we realized they were non-functioning mockups, but if the company can pull of these frame-less designs we'll be quite impressed. Due to begin manufacturing within the next two or three months, the Lyuba Max and Lyuba Fun aim to make bezels a thing of the past. The lack of a frame on the five-inch, 63mm wide Max makes it even trimmer than the significantly smaller-screened Galaxy Nexus, which checks in at about 68mm wide. While we won't make too many judgments on the feel and design based on a non-functioning prototype we actually found the Max easier to hold and reach all corners of the screen with a single hand than the Nexus or the Note. The four-inch Fun, felt a good half-inch smaller than its specs -- more akin to an iPhone in size.
Both devices will come rocking Ice Cream Sandwich, but it'll be powered by some rather mid-range hardware. Both will pack a 1.2GHz processor, likely of the single-core variety, and neither is boasting impressive screen resolutions. The Max is checking in with a decidedly dated 800 x 480 LCD, while the Fun drops to a lowly HVGA panel. Check out the gallery below for some images of the mockups.
Have you ever wondered what the differences are among the scores of digital image formats out there? Some of the more common ones we see are GIF and JPEG but what does it all mean, and why are there so many? Plus, how do you know which one to use for the Web, and how can you take advantage of the different feature sets each one offers? Read on.
Hearing aids aren't the most discreet cybernetic creations, because the need for a clog-free microphone means that they generally need an external component. Engineers at the Universities of Utah and Ohio aim to change everything with a much smaller mic that uses an accelerometer to detect sound vibrations -- so it requires no opening and can be inserted right into the ear. The only exterior hardware is the charger -- worn exclusively at night. Clinical trials in living humans begin approximately three years from now, and if you're looking forward to using this new device, removal of the incus (or anvil bone) in the middle-ear must first take place to optimize effectiveness of the new implant. We never said it'd be pretty.
It's always the same. Just when I'm thinking that I couldn't be surprised by the Hubble Space Telescope anymore, it captures another image that leaves me in awe. Like this searchlight-like beams in space. It's what I'd imagine the doors to heaven would look like if I believed in such things. More »
Three special episodes to mark Absolutely Fabulous? 20th anniversary were enough to land the iconic comedy series an International Emmy nomination. BBC?s Ab Fab, which won an International Emmy 18 years ago, was one of 38 nominees in nine categories for the 40th International Emmy Awards announced today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at MIPCOM. The list also includes two series getting high-profile remakes in the U.S. ? Australia?s The Slap, nominated for best drama series, and UK?s Spy, nominated for best comedy series. NBC just ordered an 8-episode event limited series based on The Slap, while ABC is developing an American version of Spy as a put pilot. Also among the nominees is Awake star Jason Isaacs for Case History.![[ Back to EurekAlert! ]](http://www.eurekalert.org/images/back2e.gif){kind=small}
Public release date: 6-Jul-2012
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