Script: Projekktor Zwei

Projekktor Zwei is a very customizable JavaScript library for building HTML5-based video players. Flash players are slowly disappearing from the Web, and scripts like Projekktor Zwei are helping drive the final nail in their coffin. Projekktor Zwei flaunts a  wide range of features that might make even some Flash video players look outdated or not up to par. Some of these include great cross-browser support, channels, playlists, pre and post roll images, theming, easy branding, YouTube HTML 5 integration, true fullscreen support and a unified JavaScript API. As for supported media formats, Projekktor Zwei can play back files in FLV, VP6/Sorenson Spark, H.264, webm, ogg/theora, ogg/vorbis and MP3. In the case of older browsers that don't...

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First Sony Xperia Pepper (MT27i) Press Render Leaks

There has been much talk on Sony's Android roadmap for 2012. Some of the devices leaked a few months ago have already been launched or are about to get released on the market. Sony Xperia S is now available for purchase in the UK, Australia, Singapore, as well as a few other countries, while Xperia S and Xperia U have been officially announced and are expected to hit shelves in April. Information about Sony Xperia Pepper (MT27i) leaked a while back. Some of the phone's specs are already known, and a some benchmarks have surfaced as well. Today, the folks at Ameblo.jp manged to get their hands on a press render of the allegedly Sony Xperia Pepper (MT27i).  Rumor has it that the smartphone might be officially announced in the following...

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iPhone Tethering Tool Released - No Jailbreak Required

After seeing their iOS application rejected from the App Store, Tether decided to “innovate” and released an HTML5-based web app that lets you share your iPhone’s Internet connection with your computer. The web-app allows you to have full Internet access on your Mac using your iPhone’s data plan. “No more WiFi hotspots, extra data plans or costly Air Cards”, says Tether. It also doesn’t require a jailbreak. Users simply install the desktop Tether app on their computer, then access the Safari browser on their iOS device and visit http://tether.com/web. Account holders then log in, follow the on screen instructions, and the web page should establish a connection between the iOS mobile device and the Mac or Windows PC. Tim Burke, CEO of Tether,...

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Transform Raspberry Pi in a Home Theatre

Raspberry PI, a mini PC with an estimate cost of  $25 (€18.5), developed by The Raspberry Pi Foundation, has received yet another distro, this time transforming it into a home theatre.  The new distribution is an ARM port of Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center, or better known as OpenELEC, which is built specifically to run XBMC, the open source entertainment media hub. With this distribution installed, Raspberry PI will be able to act as a Home Theatre PC, fulfilling the role of a DVD player or Sky box. OpenELEC is really small and has only 70 MB (including XBMC, Python, and all services/tools needed to run XBMC) is the tiniest distribution available so far. According to the developers, the distro still needs a lot of work, but it will be launch for tests soo...

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Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix 14 Available for Download

Raspberry Pi, a miniature computer with an estimate cost of just $25 (€18.5) that is capable of running a Linux distro or RISC OS, has just received a version of the Fedora OS.  Dubbed Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix, the distribution produced by Seneca Centre for Development of Open Technology which hosts the Fedora ARM build system, is now available for everyone to test. According to the developers, The Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix is a distribution that contains software packages from the Fedora project (specifically, the Fedora ARM secondary architecture project), packages which have been specifically written or modified for the Raspberry Pi, and proprietary software provided by the Raspberry Pi Foundation for device access. The current...

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EVGA Readies Z77 FTW Motherboard

This photo made its way to the Internet and it might be the first sighting of the EVGA Z77 FTW platform, powered by the LGA 1155 socket and compatible with Ivy Bridge CPUs. Folks around the net have started to see the photo, but they can't guarantee it is the Z77 FTW or some other platform. At any rate, it boasts the LGA 1155 socket and Ivy bridge CPU compatibility, plus five PCI Express x16 slots. Also, there are four DDR3 memory slots and four SATA 6.0 Gbps ports, plus four SATA 3.0 Gbps ports. Furthermore, Gigabit Ethernet is present, along with some USB 3.0 ports, PCI Express disable switches, a debug LED, 7.1 channel audio, a Thunderbolt port (apparently) and 10-phase power. Finally, Power, Reset and Clear CMOS buttons exist as well,...

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CeBIT 2012: G.Skill's 16 GB Quad-Channel DDR3 Kit at 2.66 GHz

G.Skill made sure to attend the 2012 edition of CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, so we aren't overly surprised to hear that it has launched a new memory product. Nevertheless, we did feel our eyebrows rise a bit when we read just how the company decided to describe its new product. After all, it isn't every day that an IT player feels sure enough of itself to say that its new RAM offering is the best there is. Granted, describing something as “world's best” isn't exactly rare, but G.Skill probably prompted its rivals to get even more serious when it said that its new RAM kit was the greatest quad-channel out there. “To provide overclocking enthusiasts the best memory solution, G.Skill R&D team is always dedicated to push DDR3 performance...

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