The Daily Engadget: Brain-Controlled Wheelchair, HD on Your Phone

Our friends over at Engadget obsessively cover everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics, which is why we compile this daily roundup of their top stuff (or, at least, what we think is tops). For more details on any of these stories, click on the Engadget links in each story below.
Apple and Google In Antitrust Investigations
It's not just Microsoft that draws the attention of antitrust lawyers... Apparently, Google and Apple are being investigated for violating a seldom-enforced antitrust law prohibiting "interlocking directorates" that reduce competition. What does this mean? Well, for starters, both companies share board members -- Google CEO Eric Schmidt and tech executive Arthur Levinson are directors at both companies, not to mention the frequent bundling of Google services in Apple products. If you're worried that some of that $30 billion Apple has sitting in its war chest may end up going to the FTC in antitrust fines instead of making its way into a sweet new tablet or netbook device, have no fear -- nothing is set in stone yet.
Mind-controlled Wheelchair Prototype
In a boon to the handicapped (or truly lazy), researchers at the University of Zaragoza have developed this incredible brain-controlled wheelchair. It uses an EEG cap to sense where the user wants to go, based on a realtime visualization of the room. Once the chair knows where it's going, the user can take a break and enjoy the ride... older brain-driven chairs required operators to concentrate on a spot the entire time.
1080p High Definition Coming to Your Cell Phone
What good is a shiny, media-playing cell phone if you can't watch HD content on it? Most phones can't keep up with the demands of high definition, but thanks to a new chip by Renesas (the SH7370, to be exact), your next phone may be able to pump out 1080p HD at 30fps, just like that flat screen in your living room.
BlackBerry Curve 83XX Outsells iPhone
How about this news? RIM's BlackBerry Curve 83XX surpassed the iPhone 3G in U.S. smart phone sales in the first quarter of 2009, which according to NPD, places the older device as the top-selling smart phone for this year. It even beat out its successor, the sexier BlackBerry Curve 8900, as well as its other brethren, the Storm and the Pearl. Don't count on Apple staying down for long though, since it's expected to announce the next edition of the iPhone in June.



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