GESTURE RECOGNITION COMING TO SNAPDRAGON CHIPS

Qualcomm announced that it has purchased gesture recognition technology from GestureTek on Monday. “Applications processors are enabling a range of new ways for consumers to interface with their home entertainment and mobile devices,” said Qualcomm executive vice president and group president Steve Mollenkopf. “Our acquisition of key technology and assets from GestureTek will strengthen Qualcomm’s smartphone product portfolio and enable our customers to launch products with new and compelling user experiences.”

The company said that it plans to build GestureTek’s gesture recognition technology into its current and future Snapdragon processors. The tech will allow manufacturers to create mobile devices with interactive user interfaces based on “natural human gestures.”

T-MOBILE'S G2 IS NOW....FREE!

T-Mobile has slashed the price of their hot Android powered G2 with Google phone to zero. That's right! If you order online, it will cost you nothing, nada, zip, zilch, except for the two year contract.

The G2 with Google is a 4G smartphone with a Snapdragon processor running Android 2.2 (Froyo). Other specs include:

• 512MB RAM
• 4GB internal storage
• 8GB external SD card,bexpandable up to 32GB
• 3.7" TFT WVGA display (800x480)
• Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• Bluetooth
• WiFi b/g/n
• 5MP camera w/LED flash, autofocus and digital zoom
• Camcorder, 720p, 30fps
• 1300mAh Li-ion battery