Sir Howard Stringer is a busy man. Currently holding the Chairman, CEO and President titles at Sony, the man’s in charge of one of the vastest empires in the history of vastness, which is probably why the company’s now said to be looking for someone to succeed him at one of those posts. Bloomberg ‘s reporting that Sony is having internal discussions about appointing a new President, with Kaz Hirai and Hiroshi Yoshioka identified as the names at the top of the pile. The pair are currently responsible for handling one half each of Sony’s broad consumer electronics portfolio and it’s notable that the Japanese giant seems to be looking for its next great leader from the hardware side of the business. If this speculation does bear fruit, expect the next President to deputize Stringer in the short-term and to eventually succeed him as top banana when the current ruler decides to hang up his cornflower-blue tie. Sony said to be looking for new President to lighten Sir Howard’s load originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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An American man returns on Thursday to the United States where he could face prosecution for drowning his wife during their 2003 honeymoon on the Great Barrier Reef, a crime for which he has served 18 months in an Australian prison. (Nov. 25)
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BAGHDAD – An official in the Iraqi president’s office says the president will officially ask incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to form the next government. The long-awaited announcement, which is expected on Thursday, is part of a deal to end an eight-month deadlock over who would lead the country following the inconclusive March 7 elections. The official from President Jalal Talabani’s office spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media. Al-Maliki will then have 30 days to form his Cabinet – a challenging task considering the competing interests vying for power in Iraq. The new government is…
Continue reading …Kinect hacks lets you control a web browser and Windows 7 using only The Force (updated)
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Hacking the Xbox 360 Kinect is all about baby steps on the way to what could ultimately amount to some pretty useful homebrew. Here’s a good example cooked up by some kids at the MIT Media Lab Fluid Interfaces Group attempting to redefine the human-machine interactive experience. DepthJS is a system that makes Javascript talk to Microsoft’s Kinect in order to navigate web pages, among other things. Remember, it’s not that making wild, arm-waving gestures is the best way to navigate a web site, it’s just a demonstration that you can . Let’s hope that the hacking communinity picks up the work and evolves it into a multitouch remote control plugin for our home theater PCs. Boxee, maybe you can lend a hand? Update : If you’re willing to step outside of the developer-friendly borders of open-source software then you’ll want to check out Evoluce ‘s gesture solution based on the company’s Multitouch Input Management (MIM) driver for Kinect. The most impressive part is its support for simultaneous multitouch and multiuser control of applications (including those using Flash and Java) running on a Windows 7 PC. Evoluce promises to release sofware “soon” to bridge Kinect and Windows 7. Until then be sure to check both of the impressive videos after the break. [Thanks, Leakcim13] Continue reading Kinect hacks lets you control a web browser and Windows 7 using only The Force (updated) Kinect hacks lets you control a web browser and Windows 7 using only The Force (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Ministry of Absorption warns of shortage in centers, apartment grants for arriving immigrants
Continue reading …By E.J. Dionne, Jr. Happy Thanksgiving. That is not a political sentiment. Yet this year, everything seems partisan and even this most unifying of national holidays has become an occasion for ideological warfare. Related Entries November 24, 2010 Cultural Rebirth in the Old World November 24, 2010 Until We Meet Again: Giving Thanks to the American Cowboy
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‘We spent all summer building memorial, this was entirely vengeful act,’ says shocked settler
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South Korea ordered extra troops deployed on islands near North Korea with Pyongyang warning it would follow its bombardment with more attacks if its neighbour tried any ‘provocations.’ China is coming under increasing pressure to rein its prickly ally and South Korean media reports said Tuesday’s artillery attack was likely personally ordered by Pyongyang’s reclusive leader Kim Jong-il. ‘(North Korea) will wage second and even third rounds of attacks without any hesitation, if warmongers in South Korea make reckless military provocations again,’ the North’s KCNA news agency quoted a statement from the military as saying. Kim and his son and designated heir Jong-un visited the coastal…
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Council chairman demands open facility planned to house African border infiltrators in his area be closed off. ‘I don’t want 5,000 migrants walking around my council. It will cause quality of life to slide,’ he writes to Netanyahu
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Berman pulls no punches in laying bare the truths about who we are, not just as a nation, but also as individuals wrapped up in the destructive pursuit of material excess. In the unswerving style of his other writings, he rips apart the national illusion of greatness. Related Entries November 24, 2010 Cultural Rebirth in the Old World November 24, 2010 More News, Less Turkey
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