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HP Introduces New Technology to Save Mobile Battery Life
fenimor writes "HP researchers have developed new technology to save battery life on mobile devices. Targeting one of the main culprits of battery consumption -- the display -- they've developed an energy-aware solution that dims parts of the screen that aren't in use. Display battery life lasts from two to 11 times longer, depending on what the user is doing."
I'd like to be the developer that codes the algorithm for dimming the unimportant parts of pr0n images. I'd need plenty of research images, of course.
Meh, I can buy a sticker that promises to do most of this, and all for a few small payments. Heck, it was even covered on Slashdot so it has to be true!
"There's no success like failure, and failure's no success at all."
- Bob Dylan
worked with Ranganathan to develop software that monitors a PDA's screen when it is in use and automatically dims the unimportant pixels.
Occasionally I get devices from companies that have proactively singled out these unimportant pixels.
The coolest voice ever.
It is incredible... but I can only see what I am typing... and my mouse cursor sometimes.
This is my blog I am posting to right? Must be... Cant tell though...
Try to hack my 31337 firewall!
Or they're using IE and some website has set their window to be fullscreen for them, which is the more common scenario in my experience.
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
Or is it...sentient? :P
:/
Yup. The irony is, the CPU time it takes to keep this artificial intelligence running nullifies the effect of dimming pixels you aren't reading
~ Crummy
When there are two boob-shaped areas of my screen that appear to be burned in more than the rest of my screen, then people will know about my, ahem, viewing habits.
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
Why are you mixing the military, nudity and computers anyway? Don't you get court martialed for that?