TechMails: Week in photos: Meet Google Wave, Bing, and 'Up'

Friday, May 29, 2009

Week in photos: Meet Google Wave, Bing, and 'Up'

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May 29, 2009

This week's top photo galleries

1.				Searching with Microsoft's Bing A sampling of search results using Microsoft's upcoming search engine, formerly code-named Kumo, shows some of its new features.

2.				Google shows off Wave's potential Google on Thursday demonstrated several of the things its new online communication and collaboration tool, Google Wave, can be used for.

3.				Google's freebie Ion phone for developers Google handed out thousands of unlocked Android-powered Ion phones to attendees of its Google I/O conference. Here's how the HTC phone looks.

4.				Android 1.5 apps from Google I/O--photos We bring you a close look at six applications for Google's soon-to-be-released 1.5 Android operating system, some of which have have never been released on this platform.

5.				How to animate 10,000 digital balloons In creating its newest animated film, "Up," Pixar had to develop a technique for animating more than 10,000 interdependent balloons. The studio turned to its computers to make it work.

6.				DIY bringing robotics to the masses At this weekend's Maker Faire, do-it-yourself robots will be one of the biggest attractions. The hobby has grown into the mainstream.

7.				Top 10 new species Arizona State University's annual list of the top 10 new species includes a self-destructing palm, the longest insect, a tiny seahorse, the smallest snake, and caffeine-free coffee beans.

8.				Looking through the LG GD900 Crystal This cool slider phone has a 3-inch touch screen and a transparent keypad that lights up when opened.

9.				Terminator visual effects--smashing cars, taking names Warner Bros. turned to Industrial Light & Magic to make some of the most complex action sequences look simple.

10.				Top-rated reviews of the week Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including Klipsch Image S4 earphones, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290, and the 2009 Lexus IS 350.