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Yahoo! Hints at a Y! Phone, Japan May Broadcast Holographic World Cup

by Warren Riddle on May 21, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Nokia and Yahoo!

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
  • Yahoo! has struggled to deter Google's increasing dominance, but the company is apparently forging ahead with a plan to considerably diversify its brand. Yahoo! has scheduled a Monday media gathering concerning the confusingly titled "Project Nike," which will reportedly involve a deal with Nokia to manufacture a Yahoo! phone. [From: Engadget and All Things Digital]
  • Soccer fans will be able to enjoy this summer's World Cup with 3-D coverage both on screen and in print. When Japan hosts the quadrennial event in 2022, though, viewers may actually witness a spectacle worthy of once-distant sci-fi fantasies. The nation hopes to use 200 HD cameras to broadcast 360-degree, 3-dimensional holographic projections of the matches. [From: Ubergizmo]
  • The laser beam just turned 50, and the technology has fittingly received hearty accolades and glowing media fanfare. The laser may actually give a remarkably awesome present back, as well, at least to everyone who owns a computer. According to Engadget, scientists with Fujitsu have announced an ability to effectively transmit data at 25 gigabits per second with a quantum dot laser. A bundle of four Fujitsu nanocrystal lasers could then amplify that to 100 Gpbs, which is astronomically higher than the tortoise-like speeds of just three years ago. [From: Engadget]
  • Given the typical obliviousness of pedestrians and distracted drivers, electric cars can present a silent and deadly danger on roads and in parking lots. Various organizations have been amplifying the automobiles, though, and a new bill involving the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration could force manufacturers to comply with a noise-making policy. Hopefully, the bill will include a 'Star Wars' provision. [From: Engadget]
  • According to a report from the FCC, the U.S. wireless industry lacked "effective competition" for the first time since 2002 last year. With the national broadband plan losing momentum, and instrumental leaders apparently caving to lobbyists, the future is looking pretty bleak for consumers, as well. [From: Reuters]
  • Sexting travelers intent on heading down under may need to wipe their memory cards and hard drives. Australia has quietly implemented a regulation that enables security personnel to search people's phones and computers for pornographic material. Considering the pornographic practices at other airports (not to mention the privacy concerns) this may be an incredibly bad idea. [From: The Sydney Morning Herald]

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