Robotic arm may help disabled people

I'm usually avoiding to blog about robotics on this blog, althought robotics is one of my favourite tech areas.
I have seen a lot of news/articles about robotic arms, but this video just striked me. It shows functional tests of a robotic arm from DEKA (still in development) and it looks pretty amazing.
They called it the Luke's arm, because its creators was inspired by the artificial arm of Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars movie.

Links
Check out the video
Short article about the arm

Visual Studio 2008 Web Dev Hot Fix

I just noticed there is a hot fix for Visual Studio 2008.
The patch fixes number of issues related to the Web Development.
So if you are unsatisified from the VS2008 HTML Designer poor performance go and get it.

Links
Download link
Info about this hot fix on the ScottGu's Blog
Info about this patch on the Visual Web Developer Team's blog

Sony Ericsson and Windows Mobile

Sony Ericsson announced a Windows Mobile based device, called XPERIA X1.












Quote from the official press release:

• Sony Ericsson XPERIATM X1 – energised communication, the premium experience.


• Convergence of multimedia entertainment and mobile Web communication


• Unique arc slider with wide pitch easy-to-use QWERTY keyboard


• XPERIA™ panels - arrange as you want for easy access


• Enjoy multimedia entertainment on bright wide VGA display


• Windows Mobile® capabilities

XPERIA™ panel interface – experiences just the way you want themEnjoy access to different experiences – Web, multimedia, applications – from your desktop. Navigate with the tip of your finger. Configure and have your XPERIA™ panels just the way you want them.

Multiple navigation – the choice is yoursXPERIA™ X1 lets you interact with yourphone in different ways. Touch, full QWERTY keyboard, 4-way key and optical joystick navigation. Switch seamlessly between operation modes.

Arc slider design – makes it stand outThe arc design gives a distinct and unique feel. Slide the screen upwards to reveal the wide pitch QWERTY keyboard. Ample distance between keys makes writing fast and easy.

Ultimate mobile experience – performance on the moveWith Windows Mobile®, the highest data transfer rate (HSDPA/HSUPA) and WiFi™ support, you can enjoy your favourite entertainment and work efficiently on the move. Mobile access to everything that is important to you. aGPS gives you the freedom to explore the world. XPERIA™ X1 is a premium mobile experience.

Via Jason Langridge's blog





Links
Official press release
XPERIA X1 web page

My Top 10 Posts for 2007

I had to do this summary long ago and finally found some spare time:

Following are my top(by number of visits) ten posts:
1.Resolved: Explorer crash on Vista
2.CCR(Concurrency and Coordination Runtime) samples
3.Sql Server 2005: Change schema for all tables
4.“How to” Series: Automating Windows Mobile with Windows PowerShell
5.Visual Studio Toolbox Icons Mess
6.Configuring Symbol MK1100 Micro-Kiosk
7.NET Compact Framework: Mutex vs Critical Section
8.Visual Studio 2008: Device Security Manager
9.Windows Mobile Device Management
10."How To" Series: Retrieving IMSI and IMEI on Windows Mobile

Obviously my most visited posts are not related to the mobile development - May be it's time to change my focus...