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• Safa Xing LED features MP3 playback, 27 pixel resolution

  Joseph L. Flatley

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:44 am

  Safa is a Korean firm that has put out quite a few forgettable DAPs in its day, and while this one isn't going to win any awards for technological advancement, it does look like "fun," for whatever that's worth. The Xing LED is a none-too-shabby 12mm thin and boasts 12 hours of playback time on a single charge. The company fails to mention little things like storage capacity and file format support, but that ain't why we're here: the face of the device features 27 LEDs that can be either programed to display the icon of your choice or used for a rousing game of Rock / Paper / Scissors. Sort…

• Managed Copy hits Blu-ray Discs December 4th, but you still can't use it

  Ben Drawbaugh

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:34 pm

  The egg had to come before the chicken right? Well either way, one of 'em came first and in the case of the latest Blu-ray feature, Managed Copy enabled Blu-ray Discs will come before the hardware. Less than five months since AACS was finalized and the details of Managed Copy were revealed and so far we've only seen one demo and not a single product announcement. This doesn't surprise us, but AACS-LA is apparently surprised because although all Blu-ray Discs sold after December 4th have no choice but to allow at least one copy to be made, the requirement to label the packaging as such has…

• How would you change Windows Mobile 6.5?

  Darren Murph

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:59 pm

  We know, today is totally Android 2.0's day to shine, but what would a Friday night be without a little diversity? Windows Mobile 6.5 officially landed on a gaggle of Windows Phones back in early October (a month ago to the day, in fact), but by and large, all of 'em have seemingly drifted off into some forgotten corner while Motorola's DROID has taken over the hype. Still, we've got a feeling at least a few of you loyalists went out and gave Sir Ballmer a few more of your nickles, and now we're eager to hear if you're loving or regretting that choice. Is 6.5 really a worthy update over 6.1?

• The daily roundup: here's what you might've missed

  Ross Miller

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:37 pm

  Netflix instant streaming demoed on PlayStation 3 We've got to admit -- the whole thing looks exceptionally sleek, but given the PS3's multimedia prowess, we didn't really expect anything less HTC Hero / Eris mega faceoff on video Any way you lean it's a pretty good handset with some perhaps overly bulky software, a wonderful pricepoint and probably a limited time in the sun with upcoming Android 2.0 devices rolling on in. DROID mania sweeps the nation, so to speak And if riffraff like us can waltz into the store and get them, you should certainly be able to. Good luck being assimilated out…

• Microsoft emancipates Digital Cable Tuners with second Media Center update today

  Richard Lawler

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:19 pm

  Scant hours after the SDV tuning, DRM-relaxing firmware update for Vista and Windows 7 Digital Cable Tuner users became available, Missing Remote let us know Microsoft has come through on the other half of its CEDIA promise by pushing the Digital Cable Advisor to Media Center Extras galleries everywhere. This half should enable all Windows 7 PCs to work with the CableCard tuners, sans-OEM requirement or inconvenient hacking. Sure we could ask for more from Windows 7 Media Center, but for now Netflix and these two (in less than 100 days) will have to do. Read - MCE: Digital Cable Advisor Tool…

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• Fish Tank Friday: Blowfish

  Evan Ackerman

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:34 am

  By Evan Ackerman This fish tank is a real object, designed for a real (albeit conceptual) purpose. I’ll tell you all about it after the jump. But first, take a good look at that picture, and see if you can guess what you think is going on… From the perspective of the girl, or the fish. My first thought? Those fish are in trouble, ’cause that girl is thirsty. This fish tank is part of a project called “gifted,” which explores the genetic modification of children from a child’s perspective: The project raises questions about how children might use their own…

• The Beatles Finally Go Digital

  Chris Scott Barr

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:09 am

  By Chris Scott Barr For years people have been predicting that The Beatles would finally make their way onto the iTunes store. Fans collectively held their breath when Apple announced a press conference on 9/9/09, the same day that the remastered collection of tunes was to be released on CD. Unfortunately it seems that the two still haven’t gotten over that fruit-based trademark issue. Well if you’re wanting your digital Beatles fix, there is a different way to go about it. The entire remastered collection is being released digitally on a limited edition apple. No, it’s not…

• Not April Fools Anymore: Tauntaun Sleeping Bag Now Available

  Evan Ackerman

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:04 am

  By Evan Ackerman Remember the Tauntaun sleeping bag from April 1st? If so, you probably remember this from April 3rd: ATTN Tauntaun Fanatics! Due to an overwhelming tsunami of requests from YOU THE PEOPLE, we have decided to TRY and bring this to life. We have no clue if the suits at Lucasfilms will grant little ThinkGeek a license, nor do we know how much it would ultimately retail for. But if you are interested in ever owning one of these, click the link below and we’ll try! Well, they did it. For reals. It’s an official, fully licensed Lucasfilm™ Collectable Tauntaun sleeping bag…

• 8 LED Desk Lamp Powered By A Telephone Jack

  Andrew Liszewski

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:02 pm

  By Andrew Liszewski The fact that a landline phone will continue to work even in the event of a power failure wasn’t enough to stop me from going cellphone only, but it’s nice to know those unused phone jacks dotting my walls aren’t just an eyesore now. The trickle of power they carry is apparently enough to power this 8 LED desk lamp that features an RJ11 connector at the end of the power cord, instead of a plug or USB connector. The pink color scheme is a bit on the hideous side, but for just $4.69 the lamp at least seems like a handy emergency light for your next power…

• Namco Classic Game Zippo Lighters

  Andrew Liszewski

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:56 am

  By Andrew Liszewski You don’t have to be a smoker who grew up gobbling white dots and ghosts to appreciate these retro gaming themed Zippo lighters. You could also be a pyromaniac who really enjoyed Dig Dug as a kid, or someone who can never get enough Galaxian who also happens to prepare a lot of birthday cakes. The Zippos are available in four different versions including Pac-Man, Xevious and the aforementioned Dig Dug and Galaxian, and can be pre-ordered from NCSX for a mere $108.90. [ Namco Classic Game Zippo Lighters ] VIA [ Kotaku ]

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• Facebook makeover: The good, the bad and the backlash

  2 Nov 2009 | 11:52 am

  Facebook's latest interface tweaks make the default feed more like it was before the last major home page overhaul, but the changes aren't without some issues, and they have sparked some backlash among Facebook users.

• 10 cool gadgets we really, really want

  2 Nov 2009 | 11:52 am

  Colorful netbooks, personal TV systems, powerful digital cameras and a potent webcam: Our list is made and we're checking it twice.

• Evolution of the cell phone

  2 Nov 2009 | 11:52 am

  Cell phones have become a lot smaller over the years, but they're bigger than ever in functionality and popularity. Here's a look at how the mobile phone has changed over the decades.

• 5 new technologies that will change everything

  2 Nov 2009 | 11:52 am

  3-D TV, HTML5, video over Wi-Fi, superfast USB and mobile "augmented reality" will emerge as breakthrough technologies in the next few years. Here's a preview of what they do and how they work.

• Motorola debuts new Droid

  2 Nov 2009 | 11:52 am

  The first Android 2.0 phone impresses with a strong suite of Web features and a stunning 3.7-inch display, but some users might have trouble with the shallow keyboard.

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• Motorola's Droid Is Smart Success for Verizon Users

  Walter S. Mossberg

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:10 pm

  Verizon Wireless customers tend to love the company’s fast 3G network. But many tech-oriented Verizon loyalists gripe about the carrier’s high-end smart phones, which haven’t matched the cachet and versatility of the Apple iPhone sold by AT&T (T). In fact, some Verizon customers have switched to AT&T simply to get an iPhone. [ See post to watch video ] But this week, Verizon (VZ) is rolling out a device that finally gives it a more credible alternative. This new $200 phone is the Motorola Droid and it’s the first Verizon model to run Google’s (GOOG)…

• Operating Systems Offer New Choices in PC Shopping

  Walter S. Mossberg

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:02 pm

  Now that both Microsoft and Apple have finally shipped the new versions of their operating systems, Windows 7 and Snow Leopard, respectively, it’s time for my annual fall computer-buying guide. This guide stresses laptops, which have become the prevalent choice, but most of its specs also apply to desktops. As always, it is aimed at average consumers doing typical tasks, such as Web surfing, email, social networking, word processing, photos, video and music. It doesn’t apply to businesses, hard-core gamers or serious media producers—groups that need specialized or heftier…

• Apple's New iMac, MacBook Grow Better, Brighter

  Walter S. Mossberg

  21 Oct 2009 | 6:02 pm

  This is the week when Microsoft finally starts selling Windows 7, its much-improved successor to the disappointing Vista version of Windows. PC makers, who have suffered from Vista’s poor reputation, will begin touting models that come with Windows 7, which I praised in a detailed review earlier this month. But Microsoft’s (MSFT) historic rival, Apple (AAPL), isn’t sitting still. After releasing its own new operating system, Snow Leopard, in August, Apple this week is rolling out new versions of two of the best- known Macs: its iconic all-in-one iMac desktop, and its…

• The CLIQ, Storm2 Join Long Parade of iPhone Threats

  Walter S. Mossberg

  14 Oct 2009 | 6:02 pm

  (See Correction & Amplification below.) It’s raining smart phones. No, make that super-smart phones, the type of hand-held computer, like Apple’s iPhone or the models powered by Google’s Android software, that browse the Web well, have sophisticated communication functions and are made to run a wide variety of modern third-party apps. This holiday season, new super-smart phone models seem to be appearing weekly. [ See post to watch video ] So far, the king of this new field, in my view, remains its pioneer, the iPhone. Apple’s phone has its limitations, but its…

• A Windows to Help You Forget

  Walter S. Mossberg

  7 Oct 2009 | 6:02 pm

  In just two weeks, on Oct. 22, Microsoft’s long operating-system nightmare will be over. The company will release Windows 7, a faster and much better operating system than the little-loved Windows Vista, which did a lot to harm both the company’s reputation, and the productivity and blood pressure of its users. PC makers will rush to flood physical and online stores with new computers pre-loaded with Windows 7, and to offer the software to Vista owners who wish to upgrade. [ See post to watch video ] With Windows 7, PC users will at last have a strong, modern successor to the…

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• Navigating personal finance services

  admin

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:06 pm

  I admit it. I’m a procrastinator. It was just a couple of weeks ago that I got around to finishing up my 2008 tax returns, which should have been filed in April. Fortunately, the IRS and California allow extensions until Oct. 15 — as long you file a request and pay taxes owed by April 15. Because I am partially self-employed and I own a rental house, it’s in my interest to make sure I uncover every legitimate expense so I can deduct them on my return. To make sure that I have a record of business expenses, I typically put them on a credit card, use an online bill payment service…

• Still bullish about cloud despite Sidekick mishap

  admin

  19 Oct 2009 | 2:20 pm

  I’ve been a big fan of “cloud computing,” but the public’s acceptance of storing vital data on remote servers may take a hit because of media reports about T-Mobile Sidekick users losing personal data. I remain bullish because I can’t think of any other situation where people have lost data stored by a reputable and well-funded company like Microsoft, Google or Yahoo. All these services have experienced outages but, as far as I know, no data loss. Obviously, it can happen. But the odds of a company with redundant data centers losing data strikes me as a lot lower…

• Living in a tech-induced fishbowl can be stifling

  admin

  3 Oct 2009 | 8:54 am

  While I fully understand the gravity of putting something on public record that you may later regret, I also worry about how fretting over the future implications of everything you say and do can affect you in the here and now. I’m concerned it can take away some of the fun in life and cause people to try too hard to be politically correct. Back when I was a kid, and even as a young man, I did and said some stupid things that seemed OK at the time but that would not necessarily be OK by today’s standards. Remember streaking? In the ’70s, it was not uncommon for college…

• Digital world needs an Emily Post

  admin

  28 Sep 2009 | 2:10 pm

  by Larry Magid There was a time when adults turned to Emily Post to help them know how to behave. She was an author and journalist who educated mid-20th century America about etiquette and manners Much of what she said back then about “please” and “thank you” remains useful. But in the 21st century, we have to think about how to apply those concepts to the digital world. Let’s start with one of the basic tenants of etiquette — the notes we send to thank people or to acknowledge a birthday or special occasion. There was a time when it was considered essential to…

• Hotel has modem port but where are the power strips?

  admin

  22 Sep 2009 | 9:44 pm

  I’ve been traveling with a portable computer of one sort or another since the eighties. Back then and through most of the nineties my biggest frustration was that hotel rooms almost never had modem jacks and often didn’t have modular plugs, making it impossible to simply plug your PC’s modem into the phone line That’s no longer an issue for two reasons.  First, no one uses telephone modems anymore.  We now connect our laptops wirelessly via WiFi or, in some cases, by plugging into an Ethernet jack.  But, ironically, the other reason it’s no longer a problem is because most hotels…

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• [big debate] WarMouse OpenOfficeMouse: An opposite reaction...

  dave

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:52 am

  Wow. Now, I know Apple's Mighty Mouse / Magic Mouse create a lot of fodder for jokes and such, but I think this mouse definitely takes that joke and runs with it way too far in the opposite direction. Would you use this? And it retails for $74.99? This is a joke. Someone tell me it's a joke at least. Please?

• [popular now] Palm Pre

  ryan

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:49 pm

  Introducing Palm Pre, a phone so in sync with your life it feels like it's thinking ahead for you. Pre pulls your different online calendars into one view, bringing you the information you want without having to search for it. Pre links your contacts from different sources, giving you one place to find what you need. And Pre delivers incoming messages and notifications in an intuitively subtle way, letting you react or respond however you want. People, events, information that matters. With...

• [support alert] Wacom Bamboo Fun: Problem with pen pressure

  andrewking

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:47 pm

  I have the older version of this, and I'm having a problem with pen pressure. The problem is that it almost never works. I open up a Photoshop document, and get all of the pressure settings configured. I then have to try drawing several times before the pressure will work. Once it starts working, it's fine, until I pick up the stylus. When I pick up the stylus, it stops working until several attempts in which it will work once. I've tried this on two Windows 7 machines and Snow...

• [news link] Inventor of mobile phones says they have become 'too complicated'

  ryan

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:57 pm

  From Latest Technology News: Inventor says phones try to do many things for too many people. Read more »

• [useful tip] HTC Hero: Best Sense UI layout...

  aversusb

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:40 pm

  I am having a ton of fun playing with the Sense UI and the different scenes. But with the Android widgets, HTC widgets and program shortcuts my 7 screens tend to get jumbled and lack any "sexiness" Anyone get any thoughts, or idea for a cool looking layout?

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• Bleeding Edge TV 322: Motorola DROID Review

  Andru Edwards

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm

  Yes, we definitely hit you with our full Motorola DROID review, but many wanted to see a bit more video of the device. That being the case, we recorded this episode of Bleeding Edge TV to show off the different features of the Motorola DROID smartphone. We give you a look at the hardware, some of the Android 2.0 features, Google Maps Navigation, and more. All in all, it’s a twelve-minute walkthrough of the DROID, the smartphone that has grabbed the attention of the industry, giving Google, Motorola, and Verizon Wireless a lot of attention. If you are at all curious, be sure to hit the…

• PS3 Netflix Instant Streaming discs now shipping

  Andru Edwards

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm

  If you’re a Playstation 3 owner who ordered one of the Netflix Instant Streaming discs, you’ll be happy to know that they’ve started shipping to customer as of today. In fact, our disc is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, alongside copious amounts of junk mail, we’re sure. The disc is the only way you’ll be able to enjoy the Netflix Watch Instantly service on your PS3 for the time being, so if you want to get in on that action and haven’t already done so, go ahead and order your disc. You do need to have an active Netflix membership as well, of course. Tags:…

• Google Chrome 4.0 Includes Bookmark Sync

  Andru Edwards

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:08 am

  Google announced Monday that its Chrome browser’s 4th version has gone Beta.  Most important feature in my eyes: Bookmark syncing. Back when I was an Firefox fanboy, Delicious’ method of syncing bookmarks was magic to me, and was the epitome of the internet experience.  When Chrome was released, its speed sang to me, and I willingly sacrificed my bookmark sync to Chrome’s seductive quickload times.  Now, Google makes everything magical again as Google announced Monday that its Chrome browser’s 4th version has gone Beta, including with it Bookmark Sync.

• 2009 Holiday Gift Guide: Roku HD-XR Player

  Andru Edwards

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:45 pm

  We are kicking off our 2009 Holiday Gift Guide with the Roku HD-XR player. Why? Well, we think that it’s the perfect time to introduce someone to the new hotness that is TV, delivered over the web, and right into the living room. Sure, Netflix has come to the Xbox 360, but if you want streaming access to the Netflix service and don’t own a game console, this is your cheapest barrier to entry. The HD-XR model also gives you access to the Amazon Unbox catalogue, as well as the entire MLB game service as well, if you are subscribed. Definitely a great gift for movie buffs, the Roku…

• Motorola DROID review

  Andru Edwards

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:32 pm

  The Motorola DROID is a symbol of change, for a bunch of different reasons. The fact is, the DROID is a Motorola phone, exclusive to Verizon Wireless, and runs Android 2.0. There is major significance for each of those three bullet points, and that’s not even getting into the actual device. In many ways, the DROID is something new for all three companies involved, which is likely why the three worked to closely together on getting the device just right. So the question is, did they succeed? We’ve had the device for about a week now, and we’ve been playing with it non-stop…

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• Skype Legal Settlement Clears Path for Expansion

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:07 pm

  The resolution of months of legal wrangling lets Skype turn to ramping up growth, developing products, and getting its service onto more wireless devices

• Sirius XM: The Good and Bad Earnings News

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:05 pm

  The top satellite-radio provider has narrowed losses, but it's girding for slower growth

• The Return of the House Call

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  Companies eager to cut health-care costs may do well to consider the home doctor visits Microsoft offers

• Ancestry.com Hopes to Stand Test of Time

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:16 am

  Does buying into the latest dot-com IPO make sense for investors?

• Mayo Clinic Taps STMicro for Telemonitors

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  The Swiss semiconductor maker will provide technology that helps physicians keep tabs on cardiac patients from outside their hospital rooms

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  Pocketables

• Are pico projectors finding an audience?

  Chris King

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:06 pm

  With CES 2010 looming in the next few months, I just had a random flashback to last year's show and the "hot" product that everyone seemed to be showing off. Pico projectors were supposed to be the next big thing and they were going to be everywhere and affordable, but so far the jury is still out on both fronts. Nearly a year later, there are a few devices available to purchase, like the MPro110 and MPro120 from 3M and...

• UMID M1 gets rebadged as Sagemcom Spiga PocketBook

  Jenn K. Lee

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

  The UMID mbook M1 may not please everyone with its limited amount of RAM, non-standard ports, and lack of a pointing device, but something about its compact clamshell design is obviously compelling enough for other companies to rebrand the unit as their own. First it was Kohjinsha, who chose one of the lower configurations and called it the PM series. And now it's French technology group Sagemcom, who hopes to begin selling the Spiga PocketBook, which is basically the 3G-enabled...

• App Store for iPhone hits the 100,000 milestone

  Chris King

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:57 pm

  Whether you consider yourself either an Apple apologist or someone who can't stand the mere mention of anything associated with the iPhone, there is no denying that Apple has dramatically changed the way we use our smartphones and they have also pushed other companies to think outside the box. Without the App Store, there would probably not be an Android Market or a Windows Marketplace for Mobile, so to say that Apple has reinvented things is a bit of an...

• SmartDevices SmartQ V7 launched in China

  Guest News Writer

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:44 pm

  If you've been waiting for SmartDevices to release the SmartQ V7, then you'll be happy to hear that it is now available in China for 1500 yuan (~$220). Though cosmetically identical to the SmartQ 7, the V7 is actually the big brother of the SmartQ V5 and classified as an HD MID. The tablet is capable of playing back full HD 1080p video and outputting the signal to a TV/monitor via an HDMI or analogue composite connection. Like the V5,...

• Creative announces plans to enter e-reader market with Zii MediaBook

  Guest News Writer

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:32 pm

  At its Annual General Meeting a few days ago, Creative surprisingly announced its intention to enter the growing e-reader market with a new product currently designated as the Zii MediaBook (mock-up at left). Unlike other e-readers from companies such as Amazon and Sony that feature electronic paper displays and limited additional functionality beyond e-books, the MediaBook will be positioned as more of a complete media device with full multimedia and internet functionality. There currently are no finalized specifications, but early...

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• New battery technology could greatly improve battery life of mobile devices

  Shawn Ingram

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:12 pm

  Section: Computers, Laptops, Netbooks Finding a new way to store power in our mobile devices has been a problem for quite some time.  We’ve been stuck with Lithium-Ion batteries for a while now, and unless a device is using ULV or is a netbook, chances are the battery life could be a lot better.  There’s been promises of several types of new battery tech recently, but none has really taken off.  Now yet another new possibility has come as the replacement for the Lithium-Ion. The new technology is called Metal-Air Ionic Liquid.  It works by conducting…

• Verizon launches LG Chocolate Touch

  Sue Walsh

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:07 pm

  Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Mobile As if the new Droid phone from Motorola wasn’t enough, Verizon Wireless has announced the launch of the LG Chocolate Touch.  The Chocolate Touch has a 3 inch touch screen, a 3.2MP camera, full HTML browser, 1GB of memory with additional memory up to 16GB easily added via the SD slot, a music player that plays back MP3, WMA and ACC files, a built in FM radio, Bluetooth, EVDO Rev. 0 connectivity and easy access to social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. Verizon is offering the Chocolate Touch for just $80…

• Epic Games offers Unreal Engine 3 Development Kit for free

  NEWS

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:57 pm

  FROM GAMERTELL - The UDK offers advanced tools including a physics engine, video encoding, particle effects, destructible environments, audio encoding and an AI system. Find out how to get your copy… MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »

• Rumor: White BlackBerry Curve 8900 headed to AT&T

  Robert Nelson

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:25 pm

  Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile It looks like AT&T users may soon have one more BlackBerry to choose from, that is assuming we can believe the latest rumor. Sadly, though aside from the above image there are little to no details as to when this is expected to be available. Price wise, it would be safe to think that it would drop at the same price as the existing Curve 8900 in black, which is currently $149.99. That said, I am not sure I really like this model. Which is a change because I am typically a fan of white phones, but this one sort of…

• Appletell reviews the BookArc Desktop Stand for MacBooks

  NEWS

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:31 am

  FROM APPLETELL - The BookArc allows you to rest your MacBook in its closed position while in use. Why would you need that? You wouldn’t be asking if you use an external monitor and keyboard. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »

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• Survey: iPhone Users Are Dogs

  Michael Santo

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:09 pm

  By Michael Santo Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews Retrevo, a website that calls itself the “ultimate electronics marketplace,” took a look at iPhone owners. It tried to determine an iPhone user’s personality profile. One thing’s clear: in terms of dating, iPhone users are dogs. Why is that? Well, One in three iPhone owners has texted or emailed [...]

• Review: Vantage Vue Weather Station

  Martin

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:43 am

  By Martin Regtien Contributing Writer, RealTechNews The Vantage Vue was sent to us courtesy of  www.davisnet.com in USA and  through their Australian distributor Ecowatch at www.davisinstruments.com.au in Australia.  With the product being their latest 2010 model hot off the assembly line it required some last minute radio frequency alterations to conform with Australian legal requirements. Have Davis set [...]

• Axus FiT RAID Chassis - a review

  Martin

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:34 am

  By Martin Regtien Contributing Writer, RealTechNews Kevin Cheng reports: From time to time DigitalReviews is approached to review products because of our reputation for unbiased, no holds barred reviews.  I have to admit that I never heard of Axus in my travels, but they have kindly provided two of their FiT RAID Series chassis for our reviewing [...]

• Kingston, Paramount Team Up on Movie Delivery Via Flash Memory

  Michael Santo

  2 Nov 2009 | 12:19 pm

  By Michael Santo Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews Remember the slotMusic format? That is a different way of deliveriing music, using microSD cards instead of CDs. With flash memory prices continuing to drop, it was only a matter of time until movies and DVDs would start being delivered the same way. On Monday, Kingston and Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) announced [...]

• NVIDIA Fermi (GT300) Ray Tracing Demo

  Martin

  31 Oct 2009 | 2:39 am

  By Martin Regtien Contributing Writer, RealTechNews Code-named “Fermi” next-generation CUDA architecture is the history of the world’s most advanced GPU computing architecture.  Fermi has more than 30 million transistors, with a maximum of 512 CUDA core, enabling supercomputing performance, features and terror.  With only the CPU-based compared to traditional servers, while its cost is only one-tenth, and [...]

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• 10 Terrible Tips for Longer Battery Life [Humor]

  Wilson Rothman

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm

  Nowadays, everything comes with a rechargeable battery, but who knew that getting long battery life could get soooo confusing? Here are 10 expert-backed tips to keep you from running low on the juice: 1. Since a battery should never be 100% full or 100% empty, you should charge it then discharge it in sequence ideally ranging between 80% to 20%. Start by charging for 12 minutes, then running it down, then charge it for 11 minutes then run it down, and so on. Confused? Just use this handy formula: n!=C(n,k)/r! where n can't equal r, and k never reaches zero. Simple! 2. If you use a phone or…

• This Inflating Bra Commercial Left Me Confused Yet Reaching For My Wallet [Nsfw]

  Rosa Golijan

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:03 pm

  Based on my non-existent Chinese skills, I managed to understand that this inflatable bra makes boobs big, BIG, BIG. And I guess it comes with odd sound effects included? Can someone watch please this commercial and translate for me? I just really need to know whether the voice over guy or the girl with the measuring tape are included with the purchase or sold separately.

• Office Building Or Home To A Super Heroine? [Architecture]

  Rosa Golijan

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:25 pm

  Switzerland gets all the cool offices. This particular one's dubbed "Cocoon" and acts as headquarters for an architecture firm. I prefer to imagine it as home to a super heroine who zoom-zoom-zips down that spiral and saves the day. Such gorgeous design. When I snuggle up in my own cocoon of blankets tonight, I'm going to dream of being in that building and of being that particular super heroine. Right after I figure out a proper alter ego name that is. [WAN]

• New For iPhone: 2 Balls 1 Cup [IPhone Apps]

  Adam Frucci

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Presented for your approval without comment. [iTunes Link via The Awl]

• Pangolin Backpack [Bags]

  Brian Lam

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm

  The Pangolin is a spiny anteater covered in razor sharp scales, with razor sharp claws, that can shoot acid out of its anus. This backpack is inspired by the creature. It is made from old truck tires. [wannekes]

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• LG Vu CU920 - cellular phone with digital camera / digital player / FLO TV tuner - WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM - on sale from $9.99

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  With the sleek and stunning Vu by LG, you can see the world in a whole light - check out crystal clear TV, web, pictures, or videos on a large, intuitive touch screen. Get the utmost in mobile entertainment with a music player, 2.0...

• TomTom ONE XL 330 - GPS receiver - $179.99

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  The TomTom ONE XL has everything you need to make your trip safer, more relaxed and more fun.TomTom's award-winning plug-and-go navigation software, new 4.3" touchscreen and access to real time traffic services make navigating even...

• Canon PowerShot A410 - digital camera - from $84.95

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  With so many features and so much style, this remarkable digital camera will get attention everywhere you go. Light and easy to carry, it's got all the features you need to take fantastic pictures quickly and easily - even if you've never...

• Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH - digital camera - from $164.95

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Color communicates. It introduces you before you say a word, making the PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH the ultimate image-maker. Five fashion-forward hues expressed in pure aluminum add a new burst of excitement to Canon's Perpetual...

• Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH - digital camera - from $164.95

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Color communicates. It introduces you before you say a word, making the PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH the ultimate image-maker. Five fashion-forward hues expressed in pure aluminum add a new burst of excitement to Canon's Perpetual...

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• Motorola DROID Does? A Deep Dive Look

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:03 pm

  There's no denying that the Motorola DROID is receiving a lot of hype. Not only is this phone a big deal for Motorola, who has struggled to produce widely successful handsets since the famous RAZR flip phone, but the DROID is also the first handset that will be released as part of a partnership between Google and Verizon. Combine this with the fact that the Motorola DROID has been called Verizon's "iPhone killer" and you can see why there's so much buzz surrounding this smartphone.The Motorola DROID has a lot

• Toshiba Satellite T135 Win 7 CULV Notebook Review

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am

  We're seeing more and more CULV notebooks hit the market these days. The growing sector of Consumer Ultra Low Voltage machines attempts to bridge the gap between lower cost netbooks and full-size notebooks, offering a more powerful chip than the ubiquitous Atom options we see in netbooks, but one that consumes less power than the mainstream Core 2 Duo processors we see in many full-size notebooks. The Toshiba Satellite T100 Series fits in the CULV segment and attempts to offer the comfort and convenience of

• AMD Launches 125W Phenom II X4 965 CPU

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am

  August marked the launch of AMD's current flagship desktop processor, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition. Today, we have a fresh revision of this CPU that brings some new features to the table. Unfortunately, these new aspects do not improve stock performance of the 3.4GHz quad-core chip. Instead, they tweak it in other areas that many enthusiasts care about. Here's a quick run down of those improvements. New and Improved Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition CPU AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Processor

• Case In Point: Navigating The Upgrade Minefield

  2 Nov 2009 | 3:30 am

  Whenever I build a system, I always build it with one eye towards the future. I like to think that I’ll upgrade the system over time. Maybe I’ll swap in a new CPU, maybe a new graphics card, upgrade the RAM, etc. But these days, it’s not so easy.I can’t remember a time when the upgrade picture has been so confusing. Just think of the situation as it exists today: Intel has three different CPU sockets for desktop systems: LGA775, LGA1156, LGA1366.   AMD has a single socket strategy, but the older sockets

• ASUS Maximus II Gene Motherboard

  30 Oct 2009 | 5:30 am

  Although the Core i7 and X58 combo is a proven performance leader, there are still plenty of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPUs out there in the wild.  The Core 2 is still a very capable processor with many models costing less than half the price the cheapest Core i7 processor, the Core i7 920.  Thus, systems based around the P45 chipset are still a viable option for getting good, if not great, performance at a vastly more affordable price. Up until now, when users thought of a micro-ATX

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• 3G-Enabled BlackBerry Curve 8530 Coming To Sprint

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:32 pm

  We're not exactly sure when it happened, but we're pretty confident that it happened. What's "it?" The fall of the BlackBerry. Remember just a year ago, it seemed like RIM had all the buzz it could handle. People were upgrading from normal phones to BlackBerry handsets en masse, and the touch screen Storm seemed poised to rival even Apple's iPhone. Of course, the Storm didn't exactly do as well as the company would have liked, and it seems that they've been losing steam ever since. In fact, when's the last time

• No Way! Advertising On Google's Home Page?

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am

  It's the third day in a row that Google has celebrated the upcoming 40th anniversary of Sesame Street with a different Google Doodle, but that's not what drew our attention to their home page. Google has always said it wants to keep their home page sparse, yet today, there was a rarity: an ad. It's not as though Google has never put an ad on their home page (think back to Chrome, and the T-Mobile G1), and of course, this is Motorola Droid launch day, and there's nothing like highlighting your well advertised

• HotHardware and TechVi Video Podcast No. 2

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:07 am

  We just finished up our second podcast with the folks at TechVi. In this installments we talk about our recent performance tests on USB 3.0 and SATA 6G drives, Dave breaks down a "consumer level" $800 SSD with massive performance, plus two new notebooks running Intel’s CULV processors and a deep look at the Moto Droid.  Show Notes:0:20 — USB 3.0 Performance Preview1:30 — FusionIO PCI Express SSD4:05 — CULV Notebooks5:15 — Motorola Droid

• Hardware Roundup

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:44 am

  Video:Samsung UN55B7100 55” 120Hz LED HDTV Review @ Hardware CanucksSapphire Radeon HD5750 @ PureOverclockMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte GA-P55 UD3R Review @ OCCiXBT Labs Review: MSI 785GM-E65 MotherboardProcessors:AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE C3 Revision (LostCircuits)AMD Athlon II X2 240e Processor @ TechwareLabsMemory and Storage:Seagate Cheetah NS.2 and Cheetah 15K.7 tested @ LanOC ReviewsLaCie Starck Mobile (320 GB) Review @ TechReviewSource.comSeagate Barracuda 2TB HD @ NeoseekerSuper Talent Pico Mini 8GB

• Toshiba Introduces New 1.8-inch SATA HDDs

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:39 am

  Toshiba added two new 1.8-inch Serial ATA HDDs to its lineup. The MKxx33GSG series focuses on high capacity and top-end performance. It is available in 320GB, 250GB, and 160GB capacities. This hard drive uses 42% less power during seek operations than best-in-class 5,400 RPM 2.5-inch HDDs. The MK1235GSL is a single-platter 120GB drive. Toshiba claims this drive is the most power-conservative HDD on the market. It offers a high-capacity, low 5-millimeter profile for battery-conscious ultra-mobile computers. The

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• Cleaning Up the Clutter Online

  By David Pogue

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:42 am

  A new Web tool strips away all the flashing and the blinking and leaves you with clean, readable prose.

• Medical Apps for the iPhone

  By David Pogue

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:39 am

  Last week, I spoke at the TED MED conference. My assignment was to speak for 18 minutes about medical apps for the iPhone. Sounds easy, right? Only one problem: there are about 7,000 medical apps.

• Return to Sender

  By David Pogue

  30 Oct 2009 | 3:59 pm

  Have an amazing idea? Here's why Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer and Sergey Brin don't want to hear about it.

• Are You Nice or Am I Famous?

  By David Pogue

  27 Oct 2009 | 4:28 pm

  Do columnists or other prominent people get special white-glove treatment from customer-service reps? Hard to say, but anecdotally, the evidence is thin.

• Pogue Answers Reader Questions on Windows 7

  By David Pogue

  22 Oct 2009 | 10:36 am

  Whenever I review something that affects so many people, I can count on getting a lot of feedback - and I did, even though the review appeared only last night. Here's a sampling, with my responses.

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  iPod Touch Hacks

• S’more Snow

  rooster

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:58 pm

  Thanks to George Hotz and his creatively-named “blacksnow” unlock, ALL iPHONES & iPOD TOUCHES ARE JAILBREAKABLE!!!! Geoshot has done a wonderful job of making this hack easy and simple to use. Here it is! Instructions and tips: Clean firmware 3.1.2 and baseband 05.11.07 are recommended. Blacksn0w is also available on Cydia, add blackra1n.com as repo (requires firmware >= 3.1 and baseband 05.11.07) Windows Tutorial Mac Tutorial Known Issues and fixes: There is currently an issue with “push” and “youtube” but the dev-team will release a fix shortly.

• PwnageTool 3.1.4

  rooster

  21 Oct 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Dev Team has released PwanageTool 3.1.4. Unfortunately, there is still no support for the iPod Touch 3G. But for the majority of users their latest release will do. Here is summary by the Dev Team: iPhone 3G Use PwnageTool to do the magic and then restore with iTunes using your newly created .ipsw iPhone 3G(S) Use PwnageTool to do the magic and then restore with iTunes using your newly created .ipsw iPhone 2G (1st Generation) Use PwnageTool to do the magic and then restore with iTunes using your newly created .ipsw ‘nuff said, you don’t need to worry about anything, the baseband will be…

• 3.1.2. Not yet, for you

  rooster

  9 Oct 2009 | 5:29 pm

  So iPhone OS 3.1.2. is out and according to the Dev Team, its not wise to update yet. So just be a bit patient and the Dev-Team will release the respective Pwnagetool and RedSn0w. rooster Share This

• Tablet News, New iMacs, & New Macbooks

  rooster

  4 Oct 2009 | 8:52 pm

  So, first things first: Apple was recently granted a patent for a touch device which supports handle two hands… sound like a iTablet touch keyboard to me!! Second: the new iMacs are supposed to be very slim and also undergo a price decrease. Third: The new line of Macbooks are supposed to be redesigned polycarbonate slimmer versions of the older models. Fourth: New Mac Minis are also supposed to be released soon. These are expected to have minor speed boosts. Fifth: The mighty mouse is getting mightier. Apple is also releasing a new model of their mouse as well as keypad. The keypad…

• Dev News, Dropbox, and the new iMacs

  rooster

  2 Oct 2009 | 10:26 am

  Although the Dev Teams has not posted any news on their site, iPod Touch Fans reports that they have seen a tweet that confirms that they have successfully jailbrocken the new 3.1 Software for the iPhone 3Gs.  So expect a PwnageTool for that soon.  The good news here is that this might lead the Dev Team to Jailbreak the 3.1 software for the iPod Touch 3G as well. Dropbox arrives at the App Store: I thought the release of this really cool new app is noteworthy as well. Dropbox is a free application that gives you up to 2gb of storage. NEW iMACS! Supposedly, since Apple has cut orders for…

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• Best GPS Devices for International Travel

  3 Nov 2009 | 12:03 pm

  #1 Garmin nüvi 275T GPS Receiver #2 TomTom GO 920 #3 Garmin Nuvi 760 (760T) Car GPS Receiver #4 Garmin nuvi® 255W GPS Receiver #5 Garmin nuvi 260W Car GPS Receiver #6 Garmin nüvi 265T GPS Receiver #7 Garmin nuvi 205W GPS Receiver #8 Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS Receiver #9 Garmin Nuvi 265W GPS Receiver #10 TomTom ONE 125 GPS Receiver

• Best Plasma and LCD TVs for Movies

  2 Nov 2009 | 6:54 am

  #1 Panasonic TC-P50G10 50 in. HDTV Plasma TV #2 Sony BRAVIA KDL-46W4100 LCD TV #3 Panasonic TC-P50X1 TV #4 Samsung LN-40A750 LCD TV #5 Sony Bravia KDL-40W4100 TV #6 Toshiba Regza 42ZV650U 42 in. HDTV LCD TV #7 Panasonic TH-46PZ800U Plasma TV #8 Samsung PN42B450 42.3 in. HDTV Plasma TV #9 Samsung LN52A850 TV #10 Samsung LN52B750 52 in. LCD TV

• Best PC Laptops for Business Use

  1 Nov 2009 | 10:16 pm

  #1 Samsung NC10-14ROBL 10.2" Netbook - Royal Black (NP-NC10-KA03US) PC Notebook #2 Acer Aspire One AOA150-1359 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Ha... PC Notebook #3 Acer Computer AOA150-1505 Aspire One 8.9" Netbook - Seashell White PC Notebook #4 Acer Aspire One AOA150-1553 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Ha... (LU.S410B.067) PC Notebook #5 Acer Aspire One AOA150-1784 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Ha... (LU.S050B.225) PC Notebook #6 ASUS Eee PC 904HA (884840343271) PC Notebook #7…

• Best Digital Cameras for Vacations

  1 Nov 2009 | 10:03 pm

  #1 Nikon D40 Digital Camera with G-II 18-55mm Lens #2 Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Camera #3 Canon IXUS 80 IS Digital Camera #4 Canon Fujitsu MBA3147RC 147GB 15000RPM 3.5 Inch Serial Attached SCSI(SAS) RoHS Hard Digital Camera #5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150 Digital Camera #6 Canon IXUS 960 IS Digital Camera #7 Canon PowerShot SD770 IS / IXUS 85 Digital Camera #8 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 Digital Camera #9 Canon PowerShot G10 Digital Camera #10 Canon SD 790/ Ixus 90 is Digital Camera

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• Boost Mobile i9 is thin, solid and dependable

  Wayne Schulz

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:49 pm

  I stopped into my local Best Buy this afternoon and was amazed at the great selection  of prepaid cellular phones. As recently as a year ago the prepaid phone aisle was limited to cheap plastic throwaways. Fast forward to now, and the shelves are lined with current model BlackBerry and Motorola phones available on no contract prepaid plans.   Boost Mobile has been one of the leaders in selling affordable prepaid phones that don’t make you ashamed to use them in public.  Last week we looked at the i465 (great texting device and solid call quality). This week we’re looking at the…

• New Boxee Beta to be Unvieled in NYC on December 7th

  Joel McLaughlin

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:59 pm

  I love Boxee.  I’ve use it off and on, and I am anxious to get a HDTV so I can get a Neuros … [visit site to read more] Related posts:Is Greed Good on the Internet? Tags: Joel McLaughlin, Movies and Streaming Video, Social Networking Related posts Saygus V1 Coming Soon (4) SoundEgg to be Officially Released at CES 2010 (0) Think Geek has the H1N1 That You Want! (0) Droid on T-Mobile in the US? (0) Local Media and Bloggers Noticing the Droid (1)

• Gearing Up for the BlackBerry Developer Conference

  Jason Reese

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:37 pm

  RIM is hosting their second annual BlackBerry Developer Conference next week, November 9th-12th in San Francisco, CA.   This event will, in many respects, be critical for RIM and the BlackBerry platform.  It was not that long ago that RIM’s devices were merely simple mobitex pagers that had business users excited at the prospect of seeing Ds and Rs next to messages that were delivered & read between colleagues. The BlackBerry lineup of devices have since matured to be the corporate user’s primary messaging machine, and handily infiltrated the consumer space with Pearls,…

• A quick commentary on the Droid…

  Mark Chinsky

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:10 pm

  Full disclosure.  I haven’t touched a Droid yet.  I have an iPod Touch and use a Palm Pre as my everyday device. Here is my humble opinion. The Motorola Droid will sell well.  Not awesome, but well.  There is a lot of pent up demand from those locked into Verizon who wanted a serious smart phone, and they definitely get it here. I see very few people dumping an iPhone to switch to this.  Sure it has a few benefits, but it also has a fair number of weaknesses when compared, and nobody is switching carriers over the differences. … [visit site to read more] Related…

• Thrustmaster Sports Pack – Review

  Dan Cohen

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:42 pm

  I love the Wii I received for my birthday last year. I never cease to be amazing by its motion-sensing controls and the remarkable flexibility of the system. I’m not a golfer in real life but on the Wii… love it. I’m not a tennis player in real life… but in my den I sure am, thanks to the Wii. Yes, with the Wii I can fight dragons, play tennis and then, minutes later start a workout routine. Until now, however, I used the Wii Remote and imagined it was a golf club, a tennis racket or a sword. Thanks to Thrustmaster’s Sports Pack however I no longer need to use…

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• Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day

  Jason Fitzpatrick

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  We've got discounted laptops, netbooks, external HDDs, and of course an HDTV or two. Throw in a few cheap Bluetooth headsets and round it out with some free music and it's a deal roundup proper. Computer Gear! 15% Extra Off Pre-customized VAIO Laptops at SonyStyle Outlet + Free Shipping (use coupon code OUTLETVAIO15) 2TB Cavalry External Hard Drive for $150 + Free Shipping (Regular Price: $190 - use this form) HP TouchSmart IQ500t Desktop with 22" Touchscreen LCD for $699.99 + Free Shipping (Regular Price: $1099 - use coupon code: DTTS99874) 15.6" Dell Inspiron Laptop for $499 + Free Shipping…

• DIY Secret Knock Detector Grants You Entrance with the Right Cadence

  Sarah Rae Trover

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  DIYer Steve Hoefer has been hard at work making every 6 year old's dream come true: A device that unlocks your door whenever someone seeking entrance taps out the secret knock. His device, which fits easily over the inside of your doorknob and lock, counts the time between successive knocks and can be reprogrammed to whatever knock-pattern you see fit. If the wrong series of knocks is tapped out, the device simply ignores it and waits for the appropriate pattern to allow entrance. Hit up Steve Hoefer's weblog Grathio for the full tutorial, or just stick to opening your doors by keyfob…

• DIY 9V Battery-Powered USB Charger

  Sarah Rae Trover

  4 Nov 2009 | 11:30 am

  Sure you could go buy a USB charger off the shelf, but what fun would that be? Try making one yourself with a little help from a 9V battery and a few extra components. This simple hack on a standard 9V battery is an easy one to undertake. It's pretty straight forward, and all it requires is a quick solder to finish things up. It will give you power on the go and a sense of accomplishment for the day upon completing it. Hit up tech weblog anythingbutipod for the simple diagram to make your own. The battery-powered USB charger isn't an altogether new idea. We'd be remiss not to point out…

• Know When (and When Not) to Buy an Extended Warranty

  Adam Pash

  3 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm

  As a rule, extended warranties are rarely worth the extra cash. Tech site CNET goes in depth on why you don't want to shell out for the extended warranty, then discusses when it may actually be worth it. Photo by andrew_cosand. On the "just forget it" side of things, CNET had this to say: [T]he majority of gadgets won't ever need to be repaired—though retailers and device makers don't usually share statistics about how often they break, Consumer Reports has done studies and found that 3- to 4-year-old gadgets don't need repair all that often. Laptops need service about 43 percent of the…

• DIY Hi-Low Beam Bike Headlights from Hardware Store Parts

  Sarah Rae Trover

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am

  It's getting darker sooner, and that means more and more bicycle enthusiasts are spending their rides in little-to-no light. Try whipping up a pair of these hi-low beam headlights to keep the world around you bright at night. Biking at night can be a dangerous thing. These headlights can switch on their own hi-beams to give you a better view when you're alone on the road or to issue notice to oncoming vehicles to dim their brights when you're around. They also pack enough punch to light the ground at high speeds, as it's always a bonus to be able to see the rock or pothole before you hit…

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• Otto Plush Animal Bag is a Stuffed Animal that’s Stuffed with All Your Other Stuffed Animals

  Jeff

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:02 pm

  Otto Plush Animal Bag is a Stuffed Animal that’s Stuffed with All Your Other Stuffed Animals One stuffed animal to rule them all! Does your kid have stuffed animals up the wazoo? Are there plush animal toys everywhere threatening to completely take over your house? The Otto Plush Animal Bag will get your kids interested in putting their stuffed animals away because it is a giant stuffed animal itself! There are 6 mesh breathable windows that zip open so the Otto Bag can be filled up. Filled up, it forms a giant ottoman or floor cushion of some sort. It’s made of 100% polyester and…

• Cassette Tape Notepad

  Jeff

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:19 am

  Cassette Tape Notepad Ah ye’ olde cassette tape, where hath thou goneth? Thou hath forsaken me for digital formats. Someone has taken the classic form and size of the old analogs and used it to create a design for another outdated format- writing by hand. The cassette tape notebooks (technically these look more like notepads than notebooks but maybe I just write really big) are the exact size and shape of cassettes. So you can slip them into that old unused Purple Rain cassingle case and jot down some notes in it’s 100 pages. I don’t see any online order form but each one is…

• Rolling Fireplace Makes Your Fireplace More Dangerous

  Jeff

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:05 am

  Rolling Fireplace Makes Your Fireplace More Dangerous Early man invented the wheel and discovered fire. But it took until 2009 for man to combine the wheel and fire into one living room accessory. Fueled by ethanol, this round fireplace isn’t technically supposed to be rolling around while it’s lit but I don’t see anything to stop it from moving about setting your living into a blazing inferno of death. Sometimes it’s hip to be square (and much safer). conmoto via oh gizmo

• Vertical Bed Lets You Nap While Standing on the Sidewalk

  Jeff

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:54 am

  Vertical Bed Lets You Nap While Standing on the Sidewalk If you’re looking to take a quick nap in the middle of your work day and can’t get away with a George Costanza style sleeping shelf under your desk, then perhaps it’s time to take a look at the Vertical Bed. The sleep aid packs up into it’s own handy travel suitcase and lets you sleep undisturbed standing up. The Vertical Bed needs to be attached to a metal subway grate to remain sturdy and support your weight. It includes a pair of sunglasses to shield your eyes, noise canceling headphones, and an umbrella. A…

• Boombox Holding Lloyd Dobler Mob in Times Square

  Jeff

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:09 pm

  Boombox Holding Lloyd Dobler Mob in Times Square In a tribute to the 20th anniversary release of Say Anything (finally available in Blu-Ray!!!), the movie with the GREATEST GADGET RELATED SCENE OF ALL TIME, a mob of Lloyd Doblers, or moblers, gathered in various New York City locations to celebrate. They wore their trenchcoats and held up their boomboxes to the strains of Peter Gabriel’s In Your Eyes just like John Cusack did so iconically in the movie. It may have been a shameless PR stunt but it was still pretty freakin’ awesome. And here come the quotes baby- btw if you…

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  Ed Baig (USA Today)

• TwitterPeek, WikiReader not worth the loot

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:09 am

  Not everyone has to have a feature-rich smartphone. Some people want devices that are simple, cheap and dedicated to a single purpose. That's the pitch, anyway, behind the two gizmos I've been testing, TwitterPeek from Peek Inc., and the WikiReader from Openmoko.

• Eager to upgrade to Windows 7? Be sure your PC can take it

  15 Oct 2009 | 10:55 am

  You're tempted by Windows 7, the superior operating system Microsoft delivers next week. But you're not sure if your computer can run the latest software, or if you can avoid the palpitations that typically accompany the upgrade ordeal.

• Eager to upgrade to Windows 7? Be sure your PC can take it

  14 Oct 2009 | 7:45 pm

  You're tempted by Windows 7, the superior operating system Microsoft delivers next week. But you're not sure if your computer can run the latest software, or if you can avoid the palpitations that typically accompany the upgrade ordeal.

• Dueling smartphones: Sprint's Hero, AT&T's Pure

  9 Oct 2009 | 8:04 am

  Funny how a pair of smartphones from the same handset maker come across so differently. The Hero from Sprint is generally a pleasure to use and a credible new rival against BlackBerrys and iPhones. AT&T's Pure, on the other hand, reminds me of cranky child. The two phones are sired by HTC of Taiwan.

• DualView camera makes taking your own pic easy

  1 Oct 2009 | 7:33 am

  In the social-networking age of Twitter and Facebook, lots of people snap self-portraits for online profiles and such. Samsung has designed a digital camera that promises to make it much easier to capture your own mug. The company's new DualView TL225 point-and-shoot, which I've enjoyed shooting with for several days, boasts a large, 3.5-inch LCD display on the back and a smaller, 1.5-inch screen on the front.

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  Geek.com

• Mini 3iX, Dell’s Android smarphone, could hit the AT&T network soon

  Christian Zibreg

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

  Dell’s first-ever Android phone aimed at the Chinese market is hitting the US shores, enhanced with WiFi and 3G support for AT&T’s network. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the Dell Mini 3ix, a slightly improved version of Dell’s Mini 3i that filed as the company’s first-ever Android device created exclusively for the Chinese market. [...]

• Mozilla posts Firefox 3.5.5

  Christian Zibreg

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm

  A maintenance update fixed five stability related bugs, three of which have been labeled as critical. No major security concerns have been reported since the Firefox 3.5.4 release. Mozilla has released Firefox 3.5.5 Thursday, an incremental Firefox update that brought no new features. Instead, the open-source organization said the Firefox 3.5.5 update fixed “several stability issues.” [...]

• Peek inside a file that Google has on you

  Christian Zibreg

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:53 pm

  A new Google service dubbed Dashboard gives you a concise overview of the data associated with your Google Account. It’s part of Google’s new initiative to give users greater control over their privacy and content. It’s easy to fall in love with Google. Folks who “go Google” usually start out with just Gmail, but soon end [...]

• Apple testing RFID-enabled iPhone prototypes with cool features

  Christian Zibreg

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:13 pm

  The next-gen iPhone with the embedded RFID chip could enable cool features like swipe payments, advanced augmented reality, using your device as a driving license or a passport, and more. Apple is allegedly testing the next iPhone prototype with the embedded RFID chip and early impressions are apparently positive, which is an encouraging sign for everyone [...]

• Trials HD developer RedLynx pirated own game

  Matthew Humphries

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:35 pm

  Usually game developers and publishers take measures to try and limit how quickly one of their games appears on file-sharing networks. But RedLynx, developer of Trials HD, took the opposite approach and uploaded a game as a torrent on purpose. The game in question was the PC edition of Trials which CEO Tero Virtala admitted the [...]

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  Boing Boing

• The OpenOffice Mouse

  Rob Beschizza

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:56 pm

  It supports Windows, Linux, and Macintosh operating systems, will retail for $74.99, and is not a joke. [OpenOfficeMouse]

• Stealthy anti-whaling powerboat

  David Pescovitz

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm

  That is not Batman's boat but rather Earthrace, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ultraslick bio-diesel-powered anti-whaling speedboat. It's 80-feet long and very stealthy. Next month, it will head out to the seas around Japan to, er, protest the country's whaling industry. Life magazine has photos of Earthrace currently docked in Auckland, New Zealand. (Click image to see full photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images.) "Superbad Anti-Whaling Stealth Boat"

• Tech support!

  Rob Beschizza

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:48 am

  Tech support says 64% of the men and 24% of the women who call didn't read the manual before doing so. Caveat: tech support is actually a "gadget helpline" that costs $3 a month. [BBC]

• Sofa modelled on brainwaves

  Cory Doctorow

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:49 am

  The Brainwave Sofa is a sofa modelled on your very own brainwaves. Stop thinking spiky thoughts. Try to think, you know, cushy. Soft. Inviting. That's it. Right there. Hold it now. Print! Dutch industrial designer Lucas Maassen, co-designer of the Brainwave Sofa with Belgian designer Dries Verbruggen (of Unfold), had his brain activity measured at the EPI (Eindhoven Psychology Institute) while he closed his eyes for 3 seconds. The moment a person closes his eyes, during this measurement, the Alpha-activity becomes 8 to 12 Hertz larger. This Alpha-activity prepares the brain for multiplication…

• Bicycle defense kit fits in Altoids tin

  Mark Frauenfelder

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:42 am

  Luke Iseman sells a Bicycle Defense Kit for $19.90. The Bicycle Defense Kit (BDK) offers options for dealing with aggressive motorists. Contained within an altoids tin, the 8 tools vary in detectability, potential to cause damage, and legality. Specifically, cyclists can: • Issue "citizen citations" with official-ish tickets. • Label offending vehicles with an "I was a jerk to a cyclist" sticker. • Introduce the risk of paint damage with a Jolly Rancher. • Create certain coating cremation via DOT3 brake fluid. • Make cars stink worse than their exhaust with a carefully-placed stink…

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  Geekologie

• Holy Smoking Cans: 5,000 Volt Can Crusher

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pm

  Bob David went and built himself a 5,000 volt can crusher just because he could. That's what I love about people: they do things for no reason. Also, some of them smell good. But don't let 'em catch you sniffing! If you care how Bob built the thing you can watch the first two minutes, but you look ADD-y, so skip to 2:15 for the action. Cool, huh? Now, let's snort some Adderall. Say hello to the 5,000 volt can crusher [dvice]

• Dolores: Germany's Hairless Spectacled Bear

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  Ever wonder what a bear with no hair would look like? This. Poor Dolores has lost her coat. She's a bare bear! I know, sometimes my word wizardry amazes even me. Vets have been left baffled by the condition of the bespectacled bear, who lives at a zoo in Leipzig. And Dolores isn't the only one. The sudden hair loss has affected all female bears at the zoo. Some experts believe it could be due to a genetic defect though the animals do not seem to be suffering from any other affliction. The bears, which originate from South America, normally have fluffy dark brown fur and would now be growing a…

• 2 Princess Leias Sunbathing In Golden Bikinis

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

  Because it's Friday and I love you, here's Princess Leia in her golden bikini. But not just any Princess Leia, THE Princess Leia. Plus another one! Here you can see Carrie Fisher in her metal bikini alonside Tracy Eddon, her stunt double in Return of the Jedi. Both are suntanning between takes on the deck of Jabba's Sail Barge Click the jump to see an even better picture of the duo. Aaaaand I'm going to assume everybody immediately hit the jump and save myself from having to write anything else here boner boner boner. Tell me you hit it already.

• Gross: Spit Ball Toys Grow 200x Original Size

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  Spit Balls are a $ 5 toy from Edmund Scientific that grow to 200x their original size and sound like something that I don't want to touch. Still, for the sake of science, I'd put them in my mouth. The wonder of polymers makes these slimy spit balls possible. Easy to make and fun to use, spit balls grow to 200x their original size and are slimy to the touch. Slip, slide, and bounce the balls until they explode on target. "Growing to 200x it's original size"...."slimy to the touch"...."bouncing the balls until they explode on target"....remind you of something else? Yeah, me neither. Product…

• Geekologie Reader Snaps Shot Of Moon Dog

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  I'm not going to lie to you (although I usually do), I had no idea what a moon dog was when Geekologie Reader em_kay11 sent me this picture (high-res version HERE) of one he took early Wednesday morning. Per Wikipedia: A moon dog or moondog (scientific name paraselene, plural paraselenae, i.e. "beside the moon") is a relatively rare bright circular spot on a lunar halo caused by the refraction of moonlight by hexagonal-plate-shaped ice crystals in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. Moondogs appear to the left and right of the moon 22° or more distant. They are exactly analogous to sun dogs, but…

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  Cool Tools

• Contigo Autoseal Mug

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Far and away the best travel mug I've used is the Contigo Autoseal Stainless Steel Mug. The Autoseal mechanism is the most leak-proof design I've found; it seals automatically when you're not actively drinking from it, so there's no worry about knocking it over with the top open. This is the only mug I'll use around my computers now. I had a terrible experience with the Oxo mug. It was impossible to clean due to the enclosed design of the lid, and eventually accumulated way too much gunk inside for me to be comfortable using it. The lid on Contigo’s mug is fairly open and easy to clean,…

• Lenspen

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  One way to keep fingerprints off of a quality lens is to keep a filter on the lens at all times. If you prefer not to, or get a print on a lens while changing filters, this small tool will come in handy. The Lenspen offers two cleaning options. On one end, there’s a retractable dust brush. I just extend the brush, and sweep away any visible dust particles. I also use the brush every time I replace the lens. Dust particles almost always appear around the area where the lens and camera body meet. I make sure to clean up this area before removing and changing lenses, thus reducing the…

• Moby Wrap

  3 Nov 2009 | 8:13 am

  There are so many baby carriers on the market right now, and I've tried a good deal of them: various slings, the Ergo Baby (previously reviewed), Baby Bjorn, and the like all tend to put the bulk of the baby's weight on one part of the back. While there is some distribution with shoulder or hip straps, the weight is still focused primarily on one area (shoulder/hips). I had seen the Moby Wrap and had decidedly avoided trying it, as it looked complicated and uncomfortable. A friend finally convinced me to try one, and I fell in love. Not only is my baby securely snuggled up against my body,…

• Garden Fork

  2 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  Shovels get stuck turning thick compost piles. A garden fork, known also as a compost or spading fork, moves more freely through the debris, and is my favorite means of turning compost, a task that, with this tool, I enjoy. I’ve seen devices such as the Compost Crank, designed solely for aerating a pile of decomposing organic matter, but they’re apparently not up for much else. I value my garden fork because it’s also the best tool I have for aerating soil without tilling it. It’s good for lifting and moving stuff around the garden, some digging and uprooting, too. I…

• Really Right Stuff Ballhead

  30 Oct 2009 | 10:23 am

  What got me started on the Really Right Stuff products was just the idea of committing to a system that would work with everything. Their tripod head consists of three components: an L-bracket custom made for your camera model; a standardized Arca-Swiss-style quick-release clamping plate; and the ballhead base, itself. Committing to this system is a big expense. The fact that each new piece continually adds more value makes it easier to justify. This system’s advantages over something such as a simpler Manfrotto ballhead with a quick-release plate are increased stability and quicker…

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  jkOnTheRun

• Thanks to Our jkOnTheRun Sponsors!

  Edit Staff

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  We’d like to say thanks to this week’s jkOnTheRun sponsor. Fuze Meeting: Share everything you see with everyone in high definition, anywhere on any device.

• HTC Netbook on the Way?

  James Kendrick

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:20 pm

  HTC is the phone maker these days, from the HTC Hero to the HD2. They have both Windows Mobile and Android covered in style with the Sense interface. I’ve used a bunch of phones on both platforms, and including the Motorola Droid I’m currently evaluating, after using an HTC phone with Sense, they all are just flat boring. At the HD2 launch this week, CEO Peter Chou let slip that the company is “carefully looking into [the netbook] category and how it can be part of that.” He went on to state that HTC would not be happy making a “me too” netbook, instead they would…

• Adobe’s Mobile Photoshop Software Lands on Android

  Kevin C. Tofel

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  In a side-by-side comparison, one could argue that pics from the iPhone 3GS look better than those from a Droid. That doesn’t mean you can’t make the Droid photos a little better. Adobe released a mobile Photoshop app for the iPhone a few weeks back, and the same title hits the Android Market today. The free software is limiting in terms of what picture qualities you can change, but I find myself using it on most of my pics. In fact, just yesterday I tweaked this little number using Photoshop for iPhone. Harvesting the feed corn What I like about the app is how simple it is. You…

• Dell Mini 3iX Phone Clears FCC with AT&T 3G Frequencies

  Kevin C. Tofel

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am

  Image Credit: mobile.163.com If you had any doubts about Dell’s Mini 3iX coming to AT&T in 2010, the FCC is here to dispel them. Unwired View says the FCC has tested the device with the typical confidentiality clauses in place, so there are no new device pics to peep unless you like looking at profiles and labels. The confidentiality on photos and the user manual expires on April 21, 2010, however that doesn’t mean the device might be available before then. In fact, I’d expect we see it as a working prototype at January’s Consumer Electronics Show. Probably the…

• How to Use Google Docs to Transfer Chrome Bookmarks to Other Browsers

  Kevin C. Tofel

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:40 am

  So is anyone else besides me using the new bookmark sync feature in Google Chrome? I’m using it with the beta version of Chrome for Windows and also on my Mac. On OS X, the latest version Chrome itself doesn’t support the bookmark sync feature, but the latest build of Chromium does, so that’s what I’m using. But what if you’re using a computer that doesn’t have Chrome and you can’t install it? How then can you get your precious bookmarks from the cloud? It’s actually quite easy when you notice that your Chrome bookmarks also get synchronized…

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  Etan on Tech

• Droid review: A worthy competitor to the iPhone from Verizon and Motorola

  Etan Horowitz

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:30 am

  Since the Droid went on sale today at 7 a.m., here is my review of the new smartphone, which will appear in Sunday's newspaper. Etan HorowitzUser's GuideMotorola was once king of the cell phone industry. Everywhere you looked people were using those Razr phones made by the Illinois-based company. But these days, you’re more likely to see a Motorola phone in a rerun of 24 than in the hand of someone next to you on a bus.Today's  launch of the “Droid” smartphone from Verizon ($200 with a two-year contract and after rebate), is Motorola’s biggest step yet toward…

• links for 2009-11-05

  Etan Horowitz

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:13 am

  The next step for Twitter Lists — Entire countries A very good idea for Twitter's new "Lists" feature. (tags: twitter lists) Good news Foursquare fans -14 new European cites added The popular location based social networking game Foursquare is expanding to more cities. (tags: Foursquare) Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App Store (tags: apple apps) Official Google Blog: Cutting back on your long list of passwords Google working to eliminate the need for lots of passwords. (tags: security identity passwords) A Tweet Unleashes Vitriol on a User in Britain…

• Verizon Wireless stores opening at 7 a.m. Friday for Motorola Droid launch

  Etan Horowitz

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:18 pm

  On Friday, the much anticipated Droid smartphone from Motorola and Verizon goes on sale, and to heighten the buzz, Verizon Wireless will open many of its stores early at 7 a.m. to start selling the phone. In Florida, all of the Verizon Wireless retail stores that are not located inside a mall will open at 7 a.m. Nationwide, some non-mall stores will open at 7 a.m. and some will open at 8 a.m. To find the nearest Verizon store, enter your zipcode here. No word yet on how many phones each store will have, but just like the iPhone launch, your best bet is probably heading to a less trafficked…

• links for 2009-11-04

  Etan Horowitz

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:03 am

  AT&T sues Verizon over 'there's a map for that' ads AT&T says Verizon's ads are misleading. (tags: apple iphone AT&T 3G verizon)

• Tips on using an iPhone overseas

  Etan Horowitz

  2 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am

  My wife and I have both come depend on our iPhones on a daily basis, so we knew we'd want to use them in some capacity during a 10-day trip to Spain and Paris. Since the iPhone has Wi-Fi, I knew we'd be able to get online with our devices when we hit a hotspot. But I wanted to use one of the phones when we didn't have Wi-Fi, primarily so I could use the excellent Google Maps app to get walking directions and look up local places. There are basically two options for using an iPhone overseas when there's no Wi-Fi available: pay AT&T for an international data plan, or…

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  Automated Home

• LED Door Lock Status Indicator Hack

  2 Nov 2009 | 6:03 am

  Wouldn't it be nice to be able to just glance at your doors and tell if they were locked or unlocked. This Automated Home reader has done just that and can tell the status of each door from the colour of the LED. Read on for the photos and the circuit details...

• Apple TV v3.0 Update

  30 Oct 2009 | 1:23 am

  The guys at TotalApps.net are quick off the mark with their review of last nights release of the Apple TV v3.0 Software. The free software upgrade features a redesigned main menu that makes navigating your favorite content simpler and faster, and makes enjoying the largest selection of on-demand HD movie rentals and purchases, HD TV shows, music and podcasts from the iTunes Store even better on your TV. gWIe7zT9iyg

• Z-Wave Update

  29 Oct 2009 | 12:29 am

  Our feelings for Z-Wave are pretty clear here at Automated Home. While we love the technology and feel its a worthy 21st Century replacement for X10, we hate the fact that despite the years and the promises, the UK still has a pitiful offering of hardware.Videos like this beautiful new one from Coco just remind us how poorly the UK market is served. Come on Z-Wave manufacturers - the UK is waiting. NgfRHMeJlBoCOCO- Controlled ComfortUpdate 1 - Is the COCO system Z-Wave power or another wireless technology? Leave a comment if you know. Update 2 - Looks like COCO is using system same / similar…

• New Broadband Comparison Site

  28 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm

  BroadbandSuppliers.co.uk is a one stop shop for all things broadband. Be it the latest news concerning the broadband sector, even-handed expert reviews or customer reviews, they have it all. But broadband comparison is their forte, almost all of the UK's ISPs are clearly compared by type (broadband packages, home, mobile, unlimited, business and broadband bundles) and by speed...

• AlertMe Energy launches with Google and British Gas

  28 Oct 2009 | 4:53 am

  Wow, what a coup for AlertMe. They've just announced a partnership with a little Internet company you may have heard of - Google! Their brand new Energy product is a combination of a clip-on meter reader, wireless hub and the online goodness of Google's PowerMeter. This will enabling users to monitor their energy consumption via their iGoogle homepage. Watch the video and read the full release after the jump...

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  Great Demo!

• Manager “Chaperone” for Demo Prep Calls

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:39 am

  Here’s a terrific implementation tactic, suggested by a Great Demo! Workshop manager: Join pre-demo discussions (via phone, for example) between sales people and their presales counterparts as a “chaperone”. The idea is to both facilitate the conversation between the sales and presales participants, and to guide the discussion as necessary or appropriate.Additionally, this approach can help identify those sales people who need more “encouragement” to gather discovery and qualification information that might be needed before a delivering a demo. Similarly, this tactic helps to train…

• Public Great Demo! Workshop – San Francisco Bay Area – November 19

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:05 am

  [Warning: Shameless self-promotion alert!]In conjunction with the 280 Group, we are offering an Open (public) 1-Day Great Demo! Workshop in San Jose, California on November 19th.You can find more information including an overview, agenda, location and pricing at the 280 Group website. Registration for the event is available here.This is a terrific opportunity for individuals or small groups.[And this should be the last posting for this event on this blog...]

• “Not Yet…”

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:16 pm

  Very often, presales managers are asked to qualify sales opportunities before assigning a presales resource for a demo. This often takes the form of reviewing the information entered into a CRM system by a sales person or submitted by that sales person on an internal form. There are typically only two answers:“Yes” – you have provided enough information/the opportunity is sufficiently qualified (or senior management has decreed that it is…!) and yes, we’ll schedule a presales resource for your demo.“No” – the opportunity is insufficiently documented; no demo resource for you.

• Using the Bicycle Story to Get Customers to Talk

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:15 am

  A recent Great Demo! Workshop participant noted that we can use the “bicycle story” (follows in a moment, be patient…) to encourage customers/prospects to talk about their needs and interests - rather than to show them a long stream of stuff they are not interested in. Here’s the story:“You are riding a bicycle rather fast. You skid on some gravel and fall, scraping your legs and arms. You are bleeding moderately and you hurt, but your bike seems to be ok. Someone sees you fall and comes to offer help. He offers you water – but you aren’t thirsty, you’re bleeding. He offers…

• 28 Oct 2009 | 4:36 pm

  28 Oct 2009 | 4:36 pm

  It looks like Netbriefings has released a new or improved version of their web collaboration tool (http://www.netbriefings.com/solutions/econfpro.shtml). I haven’t yet seen it in action, but the collateral sounds good…!Does anyone have experience using it for Remote Demos?From their website:Netbriefings Conference Pro Feature ListFlash-based Meeting Viewer - Participants only need a web browser and Flash to attend a meeting.Cross-platform solution - Host or attend a meeting from a PC, Mac, or Linux computer.Screen sharing - Show your entire desktop or a window on your desktop to all…

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  Crave

• Verizon's LG Chocolate Touch is nice but nothing new

  Nicole Lee

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:53 pm

  The LG Chocolate Touch from Verizon Wireless is a terrific music phone with Dolby Music equalizer settings, an FM radio, and more, but it doesn't the "wow" factor we were expecting. Originally posted at Dialed In Podcast

• Popular iPhone movie app flops on BlackBerry

  Jessica Dolcourt

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:57 pm

  Flixster's Movies app just isn't up to snuff on BlackBerry. Originally posted at The Download Blog

• Top 5 most popular products for November

  Tom Merritt

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:07 pm

  The gadgets you spend the most time gazing at. Is this a holiday hint? Originally posted at CNET TV

• Ridiculous new Peeks inspired by TwitterPeek

  Adam Frucci

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:40 pm

  Now that the TwitterPeek Peek has gone down this singular-purpose road, why stop there? Here are some free ideas for the next generation of Peek handheld devices.

• Hands-on with the Nokia Booklet 3G

  Dan Ackerman

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  Mobile phone maker Nokia is jumping into the Netbook pool with its recently announced Booklet 3G laptop. We've just gotten our hands on the final version of the system, and here are some of our initial impressions.

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  Simply Stated

• Tech Delight

  ErinKane

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:41 am

  One of my all-time favorite shopping Web sites is Delight.com. Whenever I am on the hunt for something special or unexpected—mainly to give as a gift—I shop here first. Every day features a daily delight: a discount or product that's available in limited quantity. This week they've been showcasing some cool tech gadgets and accessories that are making it on to my holiday shopping lists. Yes, I do realize it was just Halloween. But once they start playing Christmas tunes 24/7 on the radio, I start making lists. This year I plan to have the majority of my shopping done by December first and…

• At First Glance, Windows 7 Worth the Wait

  DoryDevlin

  1 Nov 2009 | 7:57 pm

  If you've been a patient PC user in need of a new computer but have been waiting for Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows 7, early reports say that your patience will be rewarded. Vista, the disappointing three-year tour between Windows XP and Windows 7, may have improved over time, but the public relations damage was done early by the sluggish, overly alarming, and often-incompatible-with-other-gadgets-and-software system's performance. Two third of corporations never made the move from XP to Vista, which made Microsoft want to get its newest iteration more right than…

• XBox or Wii - Which one do you use?

  KristinBrandt

  30 Oct 2009 | 5:04 pm

  Through the years my husband and I have gone through our share of video game systems. Together we have owned the original Playstation (which we gave to my parents for their vacation home) and the original XBox, which we used, on and off, for many years. Then, we received a Wii from Nintendo and I thought we had found the perfect family-friendly video game system. But even as we enjoyed playing Wii Sports and Mario Party, I found my husband and then 6 year old son kept returning to the old XBox. And, when given the choice to buy Lego Star Wars for the Wii or the old XBox my son chose the…

• Are You Paying Too Much for Your Mobile Phone Service?

  ErinKane

  27 Oct 2009 | 3:57 am

  For a few months now, I’ve been over-paying for my mobile phone service. When I signed up for my Verizon plan, I thought minutes were going to be most critical. I use my BlackBerry primarily for reading e-mail and talking, sending tweets and occasionally scanning Facebook. While Web is included in my plan, I don’t typically surf on my BlackBerry. And until a few months ago, I rarely sent text messages. Text messaging was not included in my monthly plan.But at the start of the school year I hired a high school senior to babysit my boys two days after school. She primarily communicates via…

• Why you should check your company's LinkedIn profile.

  KristinBrandt

  22 Oct 2009 | 5:30 pm

  Increasingly, I'm finding the people that I do business with are on the popular business networking site, LinkedIn. But did you know you can also create a profile for your business on the site? So, how do you know if your business is listed on LinkedIn? Simple, visit the web site and, rather than searching for people, select from the drop down box "Search for Companies" and type in your company name. If your company is in LinkedIn, the listing should look something like this page for Sundin Associates (my day job).As you will see, the profile includes some background about the…

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  eHomeUpgrade

• Myka ION HD Player – Features Hulu, Boxee, XBMC

  Alexander Grundner

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm

  Wow, I think we might have a winner here. The folks at Myka have created a hybrid HD media player / HTPC that’s based on Ubuntu. The Myka ION provides a custom media dashboard that one boots straight into on top of a fully configured and optimized PC that supports Hulu, Boxee, XBMC, and other [...]

• Video Demo: Netflix Instant Streaming on a Sony PlayStation 3

  Alexander Grundner

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm

  If you’re curious what the interface and experience is like with Netflix Instant Streaming on a PS3, have a look at the attached user created video. It takes a few seconds for the required disc to initiate, but the UI appears similar to other Netflix enabled products and doesn’t suffer from any noticable lag (other [...]

• eStarling Launches a New 10.2-Inch Touch Photo / Video Frame with Social Features

  Alexander Grundner

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pm

  eStarling has been a leader in Wi-Fi digital photo frames and now the company is introducing a new model that will make a perfect gift this holiday season for anyone from your Grandma to your geekiest of geek friends. The new frame (MSRP $249.99) now offers 802.11n wireless connectivity, a 10.2-inch touchscreen, support for mobile [...]

• LaCie Network Space 2 Released

  Alexander Grundner

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:51 am

  LaCie has announced the availability (Europe now £134.99, worldwide late this year) of the Network Space 2. At first glance it looks like just like the original Network Space with its minimalist glossy black enclosure, but LaCie has added some new features that may entice buyers. For instance, Network Space 2 now includes a BitTorrent [...]

• VUDU Brings Its Internet Apps to VUDU Embedded HDTVs

  Alexander Grundner

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:17 am

  If you own, or are thinking of purchasing, a VUDU enabled HDTV, you’re going to be pleased to learn that Internet services from the likes of Flickr, Picasa, Pandora, and others can now be accessed through your TV at no charge. The new function rolls out today to all Mitsubishi Unisen Diamond 249 Series HDTVs [...]

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  MAKE Magazine: Gadgets

• The patented 18 button OpenOffice mouse?

  O'Reilly Media, Inc.

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:28 pm

  It's not April 1st, so I'm going to guess it's real. The patented 18 button OpenOffice mouse - In partnership with the OpenOffice.org community, WarMouse announced the release of the OpenOfficeMouse, the first multi-button application mouse designed for the world's leading open-source office productivity suite. With a revolutionary and patented design featuring 18 buttons, an analog joystick, and support for as many as 52 key commands, the OpenOfficeMouse is intended to provide a faster and more efficient user interface for OpenOffice.org applications such as Writer and Calc than the…

• Reminder: Alex Rider book giveaway

  O'Reilly Media, Inc.

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

  As a special preview for our upcoming Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest, we're giving away two copies of Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz, part of the Alex Rider series! Just leave a comment in this post and tell us why you or your kid(s) needs one of these books. That's all you need to do to enter! Please make sure you include your email address in the comment form field (it won't be published). All eligible comments will be closed by Noon PST on Sunday, November 8th. The winners will be announced next week on the site. Good luck! More: Alex Rider's Smokescreen Bike Pump Alex Rider's Geiger…

• Really narrow car

  O'Reilly Media, Inc.

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:57 am

  Look, Ma, it's a motorcycle with four wheels. Not a bike but, um... a "quike," maybe? It's the 4RWF V8 from "Cosmos" Muscle Bikes. ("Cosmos?" Really?) Four wheels or no, they're at least going to have to hire a copy editor for their website before they'll persuade me to part with the nearly $100K it reportedly costs. [via Born Rich] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Transportation | Digg this!

• How-To: Make a Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator

  O'Reilly Media, Inc.

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:30 am

  Usually I write about ham radio. But looking at communication devices of the future from the past, I thought it would be fun to have a Star Trek: The Original Series Bluetooth communicator for a cellphone. I worked with Dave Clausen to hack one together from a toy Star Trek communicator, a Bluetooth module, and a microcontroller. Following are the directions and program to make your own. And of course a video to show how the Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator works. And if you really want to geek it up, the Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator can also be used with the Yaesu VX-8R ham radio. It…

• Linking mugs

  O'Reilly Media, Inc.

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm

  I can't seem to find a way to describe these "link mugs" without venturing into uncomfortable sexual metaphors, so I'll just let the photos speak for themselves. So you can, you know, carry a bunch of them at once. [via Slippery Brick] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Gadgets | Digg this!

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  Phones Review

• LG HBM-770 Bluetooth headset for $15.24

  James

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:02 pm

  The LG HBM-770 Bluetooth headset has been designed for the customer who desires comfort and lots of features, and the LG HBM-770 offers easy pairing, noise suppression and echo cancellation. The LG HBM-770 Bluetooth headset is lightweight and can deliver up to six hours of talk time and up to 350 hours of standby time, works from up to 30 feet distance, has call waiting and call reject features, and is compliant with most Bluetooth enabled devices. The LG HBM-770 Bluetooth headset is available to purchase from Buy.com and commands a price tag of $15.24 giving the customer a saving of $34.71.

• Australia sees BlackBerry Bold 9700 late November

  James

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:46 pm

  Looks like our pals down under in Aussie land will have to wait a little while for the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone as a report over on computer world says the BlackBerry Bold 9700 won’t be hitting Australia until late November. Although the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is somewhat seen as a replacement for the BlackBerry Bold 9000, it is more of a companion as Research In Motion managing director, Adele Beachley has said “We are not trying to replace the 9000 — it is still selling well. We are providing a choice in the market.” Quick spec reminder…6.2cm light-sensing display, full…

• 3G packing Dell Mini 3iX approved by FCC

  James

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:42 pm

  We reported not too long ago on a Dell Mini 3iX Android based smartphone heading for Brazil, well apparently the Dell Mini 3iX is now also headed for the USA, as unwired view reports that the FCC has just approved the Dell Mini 3iX smartphone. The Dell Mini 3iX packs GSM 850/1900 and UNTS bands so all that’s really needed is a combined announcement from AT&T and Dell. Spec wise the Dell Mini 3iX sports a 3.5 inch touch screen, A-GPS, Microsoft Exchange, a 3 megapixel camera with auto-focus and WiFi, but no word as to which Android OS version the Dell Mini 3iX will run.

• Droid sold ahead of time by Best Buy

  James

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm

  The invasion of the Droid has begun and a tad prematurely as the guys over at engadget mobile report receiving several images of the Motorola Droid on sale at unspecified Best Buy Mobile somewhere in the good ole US of A. Apparently the word is Best Buy Mobile representative could sell the Motorola Droid as of yesterday the 5th, so if you haven’t got the Droid bug yet it may be worth checking with your local Best Buy store. Furthermore they are also reporting that Wal-Mart also was selling Droid early, and so has Target Mobile Solutions.

• AT&T gains Samsung Mythic and Flight on Nov 8th

  James

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:06 pm

  It appears iPhone carrier AT&T will be adding two new touch screen Samsung devices to their portfolio as of November the 8th in the form of the Samsung Flight and Samsung Mythic according to a report by unwired view. The Samsung Flight lacks 3G and features a 2 megapixel camera, a touch screen, with support for AT&T Mobile Music service and AT&T Navigator, and comes in the cheaper of the two Samsungs at $99 on contract and after rebate. The Samsung Mythic sports a 3.3 inch touch screen, with a 3.2 megapixel camera, TouchWiz UI, 3G, Bluetooth, AT&T Mobile TV, AT&T Mobile…

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  Luxist

• NetJets Announces Major Pilot Layoffs

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:26 am

  NetJets Inc., the fractional ownership and plane leasing company owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has announced major layoffs. Due to a slowdown in business travel and the overall usage of private jets the company is firing 495 pilots. Bloomberg quotes a statement from David Sokol, NetJets CEO who said that the decision came from looking at current and predicted flight demand. The news comes just around two months after Sokol took over and the company moved back to Columbus, Ohio. Currently the company owns more planes than it is using. NetJets employs over 3,000 pilots…

• Megha Mittal Is Escada's New Owner

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:01 pm

  If you had asked me earlier this week which suitor I thought would claim Escada as their own I would have guessed M1 Group, the owner of Faconnable. But the new owner of the German fashion house is actually Megha Mittal, daughter-in-law of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal. Mittal purchased the brand for an undisclosed sum.Mittal beat out a bunch of fashion insiders including the former head of Gucci and persuaded the German insolvency administrator that she would be the best steward of the brand. She bought Escada through a family trust said to be in in the three-digit million range. The…

• Orso Restaurant Closing In Los Angeles

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm

  Celebrity-friendly restaurant Orso Los Angeles becomes the latest restaurant to close. Orso opened in 1989 and its location near Robertson Blvd. and the tree-shrouded smoking-friendly patio have made it a popular film industry haunt. But the NY Times reports that the Italian trattoria serving fare priced at around $25 per entree will close by November 21. Orso restaurants in New York and London will remain open. The NY Times article says that Orso Los Angeles began to falter when the Creative Artists Agency and International Creative Management moved into Century City office towers and when…

• Jack Rabbit The Bandit Studded Leather Crossbody Bag, Handbag of the Day

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:01 pm

  The Jack Rabbit The Bandit Studded Leather Crossbody Bag is totally quirky and lovely.This little red number is made of elegant artisan glazed leather, and decorated eye-catchingly with pyramid studs. We love the long, brash gold chain and the matching leather shoulder pad, as well as the size (8"W x 6"H x 2"D, big enough to actually hold some stuff) and the simple shape. It also comes in black, green and purple, but we'd love to see this red one paired with your blue jeans or knee-high boots -- just don't wear it with lace; those pyramid studs will catch!The Jack Rabbit The Bandit Studded…

• The Queen's Sexiest Cousin Gets Her 'Angel' Wings

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:01 pm

  Stunning aristocratic British model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (above), who's said to be a cousin of the Queen of England, has earned her "wings" and been anointed as the newest Victoria's Secret Angel. Huntington-Whiteley, who has appeared in the lingerie purveyor's eye-popping fashion shows, has also modeled for the likes of Burberry, Agent Provocateur and the Pirelli Calendar. She is the only current British Angel and joins Lindsay Ellingson, Emanuela DiPaula, Candice Swanepoel and Chanel Iman among the newcomers. The Angels are VS' spokesmodels and have their own star on the Hollywood Walk…

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• UpCycle Ottoman

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:07 pm

  Spice up your living room decor with the UpCycle Ottoman ($425). This 18-inch square foot cushion is upholstered with repurposed jute bags that were previously used to transport organic coffee...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

• The Book of Basketball

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:39 pm

  Get yourself ready for another NBA season with The Book of Basketball ($17). Written by ESPN's "The Sports Guy" Bill Simmons, this 700-page tome takes an irreverent, entertaining, and yet...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

• Woolrich Woolen Mills Maine Guide Jacket

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:04 pm

  We're not sure whether it's actually worn by guides in Maine, but the Woolrich Woolen Mills Maine Guide Jacket ($500) is certainly up to the job. Made in the U.S....Visit Uncrate for the full post.

• The Beatles USB Apple Collection

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:55 am

  Who would have thought that The Beatles would finally go digital on... a USB stick? The Beatles USB Apple Collection ($280; December 8) includes all the remastered goodness of the...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

• Tumbleweed Tiny Houses

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:33 am

  When most people think of tiny houses, they think of the quaint, smallish-homes one finds in older neighborhoods, built back before the rise of the McMansion. But Tumbleweed Tiny Houses...Visit Uncrate for the full post.

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• First look: Motorola's Droid on Verizon

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:27 am

  When it comes to reviewing new smartphones, I've got a real problem. I'm an iPhone owner, and one who has come to believe, as I've written before, that Apple's smartphone is the most important piece of personal technology released in this decade. When looking at competing products, for me the bar is set very, very high. But after spending an evening with the Droid, the new Motorola handset that Verizon will start selling today, I think I've found the closest contender yet to the iPhone. Would I give up my iPhone - and the often-infuriating AT&T network - for this device? At this point,…

• Open comments and November's Geek Gathering

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  It's Friday at the end of a very long and stressful week. I can't imagine any better way to celebrate than with some TechBlog open comments and the monthly Geek Gathering. And we got your open comment thread right here. Leave a comment about anything personal tech-related, and I'll approve. Then, come back often to see what your fellow TechBlog members said about what you said. When the sun sets and you're ready to kick back, you'll want to head over to this month's Geek Gathering, the regular meetup for listeners of Technology Bytes, the radio show I co-host. Join me, Jay Lee, phliKtid,…

• Linkpost | 11.6.2009

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:30 am

  • Windows 7 sales exceed Vista sales by 234% and Windows 7 Drives a 49% Spike in PC Sales - Win7 sales are beating Vista's numbers in its early days, and helping the PC industry recover. • 12 common Windows 7 problems solved - Including issues with installation and iPhone syncing. • Giz Explains: Android, and How It Will Take Over the World - The improvements found in Droid's Android 2.0 OS shows the true potential the open-source mobile OS. Also Midnight Droid madness in Manhattan • Upgrade Path to Android 2.0 Uncertain - It's not clear whether most existing Android phones can or…

• Report: 8 of 10 tested viruses run on Windows 7

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:54 am

  Three years ago, as Windows Vista was about to be released to business users (consumers got it the following January), then-Windows chief Jim Allchin famously told reporters that he was so happy with Vista's security features that he was running it at home without antivirus software. He quickly clarified his statement, calling the example "extreme". But with the advent of the User Account Control and other features, Microsoft continued to push the notion that Vista was more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP. Now, with Windows 7 available for sale, Microsoft is saying that its…

• Linkpost | 11.5.2009

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:30 am

  • Comcast internet throttling is up and running - It gets triggered based on one of two different conditions, based on FCC filings. • Has the T-Mobile HSPA 7.2 rollout begun?  Yes!  Confirmed. - It's apparently working in Chicago. • Call It an 'App Phone' (A What?) and Motorola's Droid Is Smart Success for Verizon Users - David Pogue and Walt Mossberg review the Droid. • Confirmed: Verizon Wireless to charge up to $350 early termination on "advanced devices" - It will cost you a lot more to walk away from a Verizon contract on a smartphone. • Interview: The Man…

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• Walkstation Keeps You Fit

  Marcel Sim

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:10 am

  The Walkstation is the fully integrated combination of an electric height-adjustable worksurface with an exclusively engineered, low speed commercial grade treadmill. And it’s the first product in the entirely new FitWork category of products from Details designed to bring healthy habits to sedentary workers while they are actually working. The fully-functional treadmill display console shows speed, calories burned, time and distance. High torque motor is built in to withstand the rigors of slow speeds and possible higher weights for long periods of time. While exercising, the…

• Bake and Tweet

  Marcel Sim

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:04 am

  BakerTweet from POKE on Vimeo. BakerTweet is a way for busy bakers to tell the world that something hot and fresh has just come out of the oven. It's as simple as turning the dial and hitting the button. All of the baker's followers get a Twitter alert to tell them that it's bun-time. The first BakerTweet device has been installed at the Albion Cafe on Boundary Street in Shoreditch, London. To find out what's cooking follow @albionsoven on Twitter. BakerTweet allows businesses to use Twitter to communicate in real-time about offers, pricing and stock from a device that can withstand kitchen…

• Another Way to Switch Off Your Socket

  Steven Teo

  3 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Yanko Design: Keep getting to slammed for not switching off the mains or unplugging your gadgets? It’s not that people are reckless or unconcerned about the environment, but sometimes simple and easy things like this becomes too much of an effort. So should we mop around for allowing Stand-By Power to contribute to almost 11% of our monthly electricity bill? No ways, we should endorse cool innovations like the “Power Socket SWITCH” and live happily ever after! No Need To Unplug [Yanko Design]

• Lego Furniture

  Steven Teo

  2 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Inhabitat: A lot of us can recall spending hours upon hours of stacking colorful Legos into shapes and sizes that tickled our imagination as children. While some of us outgrew that phase, thankfully some of us didn’t forget the charm of the little Lego man’s smile or the amazingness contained within every little block. As Parisian designers Simon Pillard and Philippe Rosetti have proved with their chromatic Munchausen Lego Kitchen: you’re never to old to play with Legos! The Munchausen Lego Kitchen is based around an Ikea island that has been outifftted with more than 20,000 Lego…

• Lip Gloss for Party Animals

  Steven Teo

  1 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Iconoculture: The concept of kiss and tell gets a safety makeover with 2LoveMyLips, an innovative lip gloss available in the U.K. The lip gloss comes with a date rape drug testing kit, which can detect drugs GHP and Ketamine. Doubting dames just dip the test strip into their drink; a blue stick means spike alert. 2LoveMyLips comes in four varieties: Sophisticated Coffee, Charasmatic Cherry, Passionate Pink, Beautiful Pink and Posh Gloss. The company has plans to make 2LoveMyLips available in U.K. pub and club vending machines as well as in Australia and the U.S. This lip gloss comes with a…

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  Mine Your Own Business

• Gain Community Support

  Randy Alletag

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:42 pm

  We've done several postings in the past about the importance of supporting local businesses such as the 3/50 Project posted on May 20th of this year. What we haven't mentioned is how small businesses can gain local support from their...

• Vaccum Blowups Revisited

  Randy Alletag

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:05 pm

  We did a posting on January 9th this year on how many municipalities were relaxing restrictions on sign ordinances due to the weak economy at Vacuum Blowups. The thought was that allowing more signs, banners, and other creative marketing could...

• The Big Picture

  Randy Alletag

  3 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm

  Many of the postings on Mine Your Own Business concern the daily running of a small business such as keeping good employees, effective advertising, sales and salesmanship, or customer service. Here's an interesting piece that instead focuses more on the...

• Something Really Scary

  Randy Alletag

  1 Nov 2009 | 10:29 am

  Halloween is over, but here is something really scary. You go into work on Monday morning and turn on your computer and nothing happens or you get the dreaded blue screen of death. When was the last time you did...

• Small Business Tips from Infomercials

  Randy Alletag

  30 Oct 2009 | 2:53 pm

  Everyone is familiar with infomercials (especially insomniacs who catch them on late night TV). Who would think that they could provide some valuable tips to increase small business sales? Here is an article that provides 10 ideas that small businesses...

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  Coolest Gadgets

• More Courier details leaked

  James

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm

  More details have emerged about the operating systems and applications that power Microsoft's new Courier Tablet PC. Details about Microsoft’s alleged bookish tablet PC are beginning to surface, and with every bit leaked, the anticipation rises. Courier, the dual screen tablet which we reported about here a few months back, looks more like a book reader should look, but also enables a “cliff notes” representation of the data files saved on it, but also contains a searchable “journal overview” which enables users to search by subject, keyword, or other criteria.

• Infractor is an innovative way of research

  Mark R

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:55 pm

  This next device is odd, to say the least, but I can see how it would come in handy. There is a video of it after the jump if you want to see it in action, but it won’t make sense without a little bit of explanation. Here’s how it works. You begin with a “light source” that is really a database of some information, like the New York Times, for example. This source is placed on a table that is probably best described as a Microsoft Surface (but isn’t). This source shines a light with visible particles that essentially contains all the information of on that…

• Ford announces inflatable seatbelts in 2010 models

  Mark R

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:15 pm

  See if you can figure out what differentiates the two dummies in the photo to the left. If you said that one of them has an inflatable seat belt, then you are correct! (Of course, that is not the only difference, but that is neither here nor there.) These inflatable seatbelts are part of Ford’s push to make our automobiles a little more safer from accidents. They will be available starting next year, making their debut in the 2010 Ford Explorer. (I think that most car companies have already released their 2010 models by now, so this should be available now.) Ford has said that they want…

• Seiko Ocean Theater Alarm Clock lets you sleep with the fishes

  Ally

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm

  Most clocks are just fine with merely playing the sounds of the ocean to lull you into a deep sleep.  Well this Seiko clock takes things even further than that.  Instead of just playing the sounds, it projects images of the ocean onto your bedroom wall.  Of course, it does that along with the time, it is still a clock after all.  It doesn’t just project a pretty picture on the wall either, the fish in the picture actually react to your touch. It also has all of the usual functions like a clock and an alarm to wake up in the morning with.  You get everything from normal fish that…

• Microsoft shows off its next-gen computing muscles on campuses nationwide

  Mark R

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:54 pm

  Even though Microsoft could probably easily rest on the profits from Windows 7, it is always good to hear them working on new ways of interfacing with computers. Lately, chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundle has been going from college to college, showing off the latest next-gen computer prototype. Mundle has a lot of interesting things to say about the way computers are headed. One of his demonstrations includes a computer that can project its images onto a pane of glass in front of him. He says that the future will probably bring about a workstation that will include multiple…

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  Gizmos for Geeks

• Lacie’s Lacinema Black – Home Entertainment System

  will

  7 Nov 2009 | 3:20 am

  LaCie have released their new sleek multimedia entertainment system – LaCinema Black – a system that allows you to play movies, photos and music on your HDTV, play media from networked computers and generally just have a bit of fun with your multimedia. This comes in 2 versions – PLAY or RECORD. PLAY can simply play your movies whereas RECORD enables you to record, pause, rewind live TV. They both feature 1080i upscaling. The 500GB model comes in at $400 for the Play and $450 for the Record, and the 1TB comes in at $450 and $500 respectively (probably worth just buying the…

• Sony teams up with indie self-publishers to offer their eBooks on Sony’s eBook Store

  Chief Gadgeteer

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:31 pm

  Sony is getting smart about this e-book publishing and how to tie it into their eReaders and online eBook stores. They have teamed up with independent self-publishing outfits to allow authors to get their books published on the Sony eBook Store. In particular, they’ve teamed up with Smashwords and Author Solutions, 2 online companies that let independent authors (and small publishers) self-publish books without the need for a larger vetting publisher. Expect Amazon to follow up quickly with a similar offering.

• Why is Google Dashboard being dubbed a privacy tool?

  Chief Gadgeteer

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

  Google Dashboard is being labeled a ‘privacy tool’ by the media. I don’t understand why.Sure, it’s a nice tool that shows you on one page all of your Google accounts/products and their latest statuses. Ok, so there are links on many of them so you can see the privacy policies, but not really much you can do about the policies! And this isn’t unique to Google. Pretty much every company out there has similar one-way privacy policies. Folks (as herded by the media) are up in arms because they are being led to believe that Google is (becoming?) a big bad company that…

• Windows 7 outsells Vista by 234% during initial days

  Chief Gadgeteer

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:09 pm

  According to 1 market research outfit, Windows 7 has outsold Windows Vista by 234% in their first few days of sales. Not surprising is it? The question is whether or not this is sustained and makes significant inroads into the business market where Microsoft makes a great deal of its income from operating system and productivity software.

• Bluetooth headset is super tiny for the wanna-be spy

  will

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:36 am

  Following on from the ’spy theme’ is this invisible bluetooth earpiece. This is exactly what it says on the tin – a 2-way earpiece that transmits and receives via bluetooth, yet is almost completely invisible! Simply connect the earpiece up to your phone’s bluetooth and get chatting to your colleague in a top secret mission. Yeah right. Only the professionals would need this device (especially at $200), but if you like pretending then go for it. The picture makes a nice illustration of the need for the new earpiece. Buy now! Price: $199.95 (Please note prices are…

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• under $10 webcam

  Pete

  21 Oct 2009 | 4:40 pm

  I got a cheap webcam from a small supermarket today because they had a special price 9.90 Turkish Lira (about 6.75 USD). It is the art1300t webcam from artes and features a built in microphone, 10x digital zoom, face tracking, some tacky frame effects and reasonable basic picture quality. A picture of the webcam box (it is tricky to capture a picture of a camera with the same camera) with the

• Need a part-time balcony?

  Pete

  11 Oct 2009 | 2:37 pm

  This fold out balcony from Bloomframe morphs from a window to a balcony. These innovative building components are now in production and available in a variety of colors and materials as well as custom designs to match new and existing buildings.

• The quirky world of "manspaces"

  Pete

  10 Oct 2009 | 4:43 am

  A TED talk from Sam Martin about custom built man hangouts.Check out too the LifeHacker featured workspaces.

• Model railroads - the analog version of SimCity

  Pete

  2 Jul 2009 | 4:49 pm

  When I was about 8 a friend's Dad had a model railway set up in their shed. It was nothing compared to this huge layout of the Diablo Valley Lines (imaginary railroad company) at Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society.Much more at Giant Model Railroad Is an Analog SimCity | Raw File | Wired.com

• Restaurant in a box

  Pete

  25 Jun 2009 | 3:28 pm

  A fast food restaurant in a shipping container?Müvbox is a standard shipping container that has been converted into a fold out restaurant. Features include solar power, a full function kitchen with a wood fire pizza oven and room for four staff. Complete with tables for up to 28 people (half seated), it is a fascinating concept. Specs and more at muvboxconcept.com.

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• BackupURL Lets You Archive Websites

  Ryan

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:56 am

  I’m sure at one point or another you’ve wanted to share a link with a friend, but knew that when they went to visit the page that the content would change. Unfortunately you don’t have control over when services like the WayBack Machine make archives of a site, and often times the backups available there are at least a year old. That’s where a service like BackupURL comes into play. With it you can create an on-demand backup of the current state of a website. You can then share the backup with anyone you want using a shortened URL that it will provide. I tried the…

• CyberSearch 2.0.2 Released

  Ryan

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:23 pm

  For those of you using CyberSearch I thought I’d let you know that I just released version 2.0.2 that resolves almost all of the issues users were reporting with Firefox 3.6 Beta 1. The main reason I wanted to let everyone know is that Mozilla hasn’t approved CyberSearch 2.0 yet, which means you won’t receive an update notification in the browser. If you want to update to the latest version you’ll need to head on over to the CyberSearch homepage and install it from there. I’ve also rolled up several bug fixes in this release, and one simple feature that I meant…

• How to Post Long Tweets

  Ryan

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:11 am

  Twitter limits users to 140 characters, but sometimes that just isn’t enough. Some Twitter applications have started to take advantage of third-party services that let users post longer messages, and then in the tweet it will provide a link to the text. In many ways this defeats the purpose of Twitter, but sometimes you just can’t fit what you want to say in a mere 140 characters. Posterous is probably one of the more widely used services for this purpose, and it also lets you include things like images, videos, MP3’s and more. It has pretty much turned into a personal blog…

• Speed Tricks: Launching Programs Quickly With Windows’ Run Command

  Pieter

  3 Nov 2009 | 8:40 am

  Windows only You may not know this if you haven’t used Windows XP (or earlier) in a while, but all Windows versions have a killer feature that lets you launch applications quickly without having to install memory-eating launcher apps. Read on to see how you can start typing away in Microsoft Word faster than ever before, and more. The principle To launch applications quickly, we’re gonna use Windows’ Run feature. You can bring it up by pressing Windows key + R. Alternatively, you can hit the Start button and click Run (in Vista or Windows 7 you may need to enable this…

• 7 Ways to Download Free Independent Music

  Pieter

  2 Nov 2009 | 5:53 am

  If you consider your music tastes a little more adventurous than FM radio, you probably already know that the internet is a gold mine for good yet rather unknown music. It has allowed independent bands to flourish and often, they’re more than happy to put out some free MP3’s to get the word out about their songs. In this article, we’ll be taking a look at a handful of sources for free and legal MP3’s across all music genres. eMusic’s Daily Download Every day, this page features a new free MP3 that you can download without signing up. Since eMusic is a big name in…

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  Darren Herman

• Small Focus Group on Digital but Interesting Nonetheless

  Darren

  1 Nov 2009 | 5:58 pm

  I spent last Thursday afternoon and all day on Friday up at my alma mater, Skidmore College.  The reason I went up was to attend a few meetings and to give a presentation to their Marketing/Advertising and Entrepreneurship classes.  The point of this post is less about the presentation but more about my lunch afterward with a handful of students at Scallions in downtown Saratoga Springs. While the ~6 students I had lunch with were hardly a legitimate focus group, it did give me some directional thoughts to ponder on my 2.5 hr trip home. Cable in the dorm is rare.  Television viewing is now…

• Great Presentation: Evolution of Digital Communications

  Darren

  25 Oct 2009 | 8:28 pm

  Saw this presentation on my friend Fred’s blog this morning and thought it was perfect for here.  Of all of the parts of the presentation (which I believe can be done in 120 slides rather than 200+), the slide that talks about data+insights hits really close to home during this part of my career and passion.  Check it out. Digital Strangelove (or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Internet) View more documents from David Gillespie.

• Is the Market (and Tech Scene) Rebounding?

  Darren

  20 Oct 2009 | 5:57 pm

  Recent headlines (within last 10 days): Yahoo earnings beat expectations, profit triples, stock soars Apple earnings put stock near all time high Seagate Tech earnings surge to $179 million IBM reports 14% profit growth Sandisk Q3 Blowout! I’m not going to pretend I’m a Wall Street analyst or an amateur Stocktwits guru, but where there is smoke, there is fire.  While I can’t prove that the market is rebounding overall, this is solid news and we are moving in the right direction. If this continues, the M&A market will heat up and some startups and later stage companies…

• Ad Network Platforms vs. Demand Platforms

  Darren

  14 Oct 2009 | 5:54 am

  Lets define before we begin. Ad Network Platforms:  platforms being built by current ad networks to service agencies and brands directly Demand Platforms:  meta platforms that sit on top of multiple inventory sources There seems to be a battle brewing between ad network platforms vs. demand platforms.  The trend I’ve spoken about on this blog for a while now and is now picking up at a faster pace are the ad networks we’ve all known to love (or hate) that are creating their own “platform” for brands and agencies to pull the levers instead of the people in their services group. There…

• ContextWeb Agency Demand Platforms Panel

  Darren

  5 Oct 2009 | 5:42 pm

  Key parts of our talk on Agency Demand Platforms What and why are agency demand platforms being created Business models emerging Impression level valuation If you are interested in any of the above topics, take 20 minutes and watch the video.  Top agency holding company (and agency) execs chatting during Advertising Week.  Participants include Razorfish, Cadreon (IPG), VivaKi (Publicis), Adnetik (Havas), and me over at Varick Media Management (MDC Partners). Check out the blog post over on ContextWeb.

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• Waiting for a new Geek Toy

  Mike Dell

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:30 pm

  If you are like me, when you get the *need* for a new geek toy, it seems that’s all you can think about in your spare brain cycles. I’m in that boat now. As I posted before, I’m planning on getting the new Droid from Verizon. Well, I thought that my contract had ended last month on the 16th. So I went to the Verizon Store today and found out it’s not until the 16th of this month! ARGH! Of course, they wouldn’t just let me slide for the 10 days. This would have been the first time I could walk into a phone store and walk out with the latest phone. That was not to…

• Accessability for the Disabled – What That Means to Technologists

  susabelle

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:03 am

  My particular area of geekdom involves finding alternatives and accessible solutions for technology issues for disabled students and college staff members. Throughout the country, geeks like me working in colleges/universities and corporations struggle in making basic and advanced technologies available to disabled students and staff. Up to five percent of the population of the United States’ workforce is disabled, and up to thirty percent of students are classified as such. Statistics indicate that as more wounded soldiers return from overseas and our country’s population grows,…

• The Basics of Cell Phone Use in Europe

  Andrew

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:13 am

  I’ve just been talking to a colleague in the US and it’s clear that one of the few “technological” differences between the US and Europe is in the cell phone market, so for the benefit of  US readers, here’s a top ten guide to the basics of European mobile telecoms. i) They’re called mobile phones. ii) Wireless carriers are network operators, though most people would just ask, “What network are you on?” iii) The caller always pays for the call. Regardless of whether I call from my mobile phone or someone calls me while I’m on my mobile phone, the caller always pays. I…

• GNC-2009-11-07 #525 New Studio Lights

  geeknews

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:16 am

  New Studio lights are installed and it makes a big difference to the video quality. Baby Steps but this was like learning to walk. Story on the show.. Big huge thank you to Pat over at LitePanels.com and his expertise in the placement of the LED LitePanels. Lots of tech to chat about tonight as always and for those of you Comcast subscribers you will want to tune in for sure. Ongoing support by these fine sponsors keep the lights on your support is appreciated! [Save 15% on orders $20.00 or more at >GoDaddy.com!] use Code Geek5 [GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try…

• Charging Us More For Your Failures Won’t Make us Like You Better

  susabelle

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:55 am

  Verizon announced yesterday that they are doubling their early terminations fees, to reach as much as $350 for some users. I have never understood the use of early termination fees as an alternative to providing service people want in the way that they want it. I also do not buy into the claim that all those long-term contracts are supporting expensive hardware that users are getting at a reduced rate. There are a dozen reasons why someone might need to cancel a phone contract. A job transfer could take them to a location that doesn’t have good service on their existing plan. The loss…

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  The Bleeding Edge

• Bleeding Edge TV 322: Motorola DROID Review

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm

  Yes, we definitely hit you with our full Motorola DROID review, but many wanted to see a bit more video of the device. That being the case, we recorded this episode of Bleeding Edge TV to show off the different features of the Motorola DROID smartphone. We give you a look at the hardware, some of the Android 2.0 features, Google Maps Navigation, and more. All in all, it’s a twelve-minute walkthrough of the DROID, the smartphone that has grabbed the attention of the industry, giving Google, Motorola, and Verizon Wireless a lot of attention. If you are at all curious, be sure to hit the…

• Bleeding Edge TV 319: Apple TV 3.0 walkthrough

  30 Oct 2009 | 5:25 pm

  Yesterday, Apple released Apple TV 3.0, the first “major” release for the device in about two years. The company has often referred to the Apple TV as a hobby, as opposed to a real business. That said, there are a few nice additions that can be found in the Apple TV 3.0 update, so we give you a full walkthrough of the device, giving you a sampling of some of the new hotness. Some of the standout features are the obviously redesigned home screen. Instead of the centered grid, you get a full screen menu that makes it easier to navigate right to the content that you want. I mean,…

• Bleeding Edge TV 318: Xbox Live Fall Dashboard Preview: Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm, Zune 1080p

  21 Oct 2009 | 10:36 am

  We got our hands on the new Fall 2009 Xbox 360 Dashboard update, which features Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm, and Instant-on 1080p movie streaming from Zune. You can get the full scoop in the video, but in a nutshell, here are our thoughts: Facebook: Facebook on Xbox 360 is integrated well into the console. We like that you can see which of your Xbox 360 friends are on Facebook, and which Facebook friends have an Xbox 360 account. The problem is that the Xbox 360’s ridiculous friend limit really stands out here. You have a limit of 100 friends, and if you have a bunch of friends on…

• Bleeding Edge TV 317: Mac OS X Snow Leopard Video Review

  3 Sep 2009 | 3:43 pm

  A few days ago, we hit you with our Snow Leopard Review, and interspersed some videos into it. We admit, 2000 words may have been a bit much, and a bunch of you wrote in asking for one video review. Well, we’ve stitched together some of the Snow Leopard videos we’ve done, and put them all in one for a Snow Leopard video review. Mind you, this isn’t a full review of the entire operating system. Instead, we take a look at four or five new things that you, as a user, will see as new, different, or enhanced. In this video we look at the Finder, Expose, Dock Expose, Stacks, and a…

• Bleeding Edge TV 316: Yelp Monocle Hidden Feature Brings Augmented Reality to iPhone

  28 Aug 2009 | 10:42 am

  My pal Robert Scoble announced that the Yelp iPhone and iPod touch app that was recently updated included a hidden Augmented Reality feature. Obviously, as soon as we saw, we had to give it a shot, and we figured we’d do it on video. Augmented Reality apps use the camera on the iPhone, along with overlaid information, to present location data while looking at the “real world” - it’s very cool, and you can expect a bunch more of these types of apps to make an appearance on the App Store very shortly upon the release of iPhone OS 3.1. In this demo, we show you how to…

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  Unboxing

• We open up Verizon’s Motorola DROID

  andru@hex.gearlive.com

  30 Oct 2009 | 1:54 pm

  We were able to get our hands on the Motorola DROID a few days early, and we’ve got to say, this thing is a beauty. Android 2.0 is responsive and crisp, especially on the fantastic DROID display. We are going to be diving into the DROID a bit more in-depth in our full review, and we’ll have a few videos up as well, but in the meantime, please enjoy our Motorola DROID unboxing gallery. We’ve got a bunch of pictures up that’ll give you a nice look at the device. Gallery: We open up Verizon’s Motorola DROID            …

• Zune HD unboxing gallery

  andru@hex.gearlive.com

  14 Sep 2009 | 11:30 pm

  That’s right, y’all. It’s Zune HD day, and Microsoft’s newest portable PMP is ready to make its debut. Of course, we’ve got your hook-up, and have put together an unboxing gallery looking at the Zune HD, as well as everything else in the box. We must say, we were definitely stoked about this. For gadget lovers and lusters, the Zune HD is an adrenaline rush, what with its thin profile and gorgeous screen. Be sure to check out the full Zune HD unboxing gallery for all the goods. {embed=“unboxing:inc/gallery_strip” category_id=“147”} We…

• iPod shuffle Special Edition stainless steel gallery

  andru@hex.gearlive.com

  14 Sep 2009 | 1:24 pm

  You know that new iPod shuffle that Apple was gushing over during their “It’s Only Rock and Roll” event? We were able to get our hands on one of the stainless steel beauties, and have given it our gallery treatment. If you’re interested in an inexpensive iPod that can hold a couple thousand songs and keeps a low profile, this might be the one for you. Check it out, it’s definitely slick. Gallery: iPod shuffle Special Edition stainless steel gallery                        …

• VIZIO VBR100 Blu-ray player gets unboxed on video

  andru@hex.gearlive.com

  9 Aug 2009 | 11:32 pm

  My friend Tyler Pruitt from over at Format War Central got his hands on one of the new VIZIO VBR100 Blu-ray players from Wal-mart - you know, the Profile 2.0 player that sells for just $178? Check out an unboxing of the device above, along with some thoughts on the pros and cons of this player. Tags: (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T)

• Unboxing Live 052: Nikon D90 Outfit Kit

  andru@hex.gearlive.com

  21 Jul 2009 | 9:45 am

  The Nikon D90 VR Kit includes the Nikon D90 DX 12.3 megapixel DSLR camera, as well as the 18-105mm ED AF-S VR DX Nikkor zoom lens. Standout features on this camera include the D-Movie mode, featuring 24p HD recording, and a 3-inch super-density LCD display. We’ve gotten our hands on one and unboxing it in this episode, giving you a look at everything in the box. Here's how to get the show: Subscribe: iTunes iPod / H.264 | iTunes MPEG-4 | RSS H.264 Feed | RSS MPEG-4 Feed |Download| - iPod-formatted H.264 |Download| - Apple TV High Resolution |Download| - MPEG-4 Tags: (T), (T), (T), (T),…

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  GigaOM

• Free Conferencing CEO Asks FCC to Keep on Google Voice

  Stacey Higginbotham

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:05 pm

  Even though less than 1 percent of the population uses Google Voice, David Erickson, president of the Free Conferencing Corp., a conference call company whose numbers are blocked by the service, is pretty aggrieved. So he met with the FCC and filed a letter urging the regulatory agency to get Google to play fair. He also offered to help Google find lower rates for its rural call termination fees. “Google shouldn’t be able to tell consumers where they can call and where they can’t,”  he said in an interview with The Hill, a trade publication. Actually, I’m with him on…

• Thanks to Our GigaOM Sponsors!

  Edit Staff

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  We’d like to say thanks to this week’s GigaOM sponsors: PEER 1: Fully Scalable Hosting Solutions Concentric: Hosted IT Services Mozy: Simple, Automatic, Secure Online Backup SoftLayer: SoftLayer delivers on-demand virtual data center services and solutions. Salesforce: Force.com Cloud Platform PayPal: Innovate 09 – The Intersection of Ideas and Money

• 11 Top Open-source Resources for Cloud Computing

  Sebastian Rupley

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  Open-source software has been on the rise at many businesses during the extended economic downturn, and one of the areas where it is starting to offer companies a lot of flexibility and cost savings is in cloud computing. Cloud deployments can save money, free businesses from vendor lock-ins that could really sting over time, and offer flexible ways to combine public and private applications. The following are 11 top open-source cloud applications, services, educational resources, support options, general items of interest, and more. Eucalyptus. Ostatic broke the news about UC Santa…

• Rich Carriers Got Richer in Q3

  Colin Gibbs

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm

  The rich mobile carriers got a little richer in the third quarter, as the nation’s top two operators increased their leads over the rest of the field. Verizon Wireless added a million subscribers and posted revenue of $15.8 billion, up 24.4 percent year-over-year, while AT&T reported 2 million net adds — thanks largely to the iPhone — and $13.65 in revenue, up 8 percent over the year-ago period. Meanwhile, the increasingly heated prepaid space took its toll on Leap Wireless and MetroPCS, as both service providers saw customer growth slide in the third quarter.  Leap…

• Vint Cerf Plugs His Plucky Space Web Protocol Into Android

  Sebastian Rupley

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:13 am

  Google evangelist Vint Cerf, who many people think of as one of the fathers of the Internet, has his eyes on some interesting Earth-based applications that can work with his long-standing interplanetary extensions of the Net. He announced at the Open Mobile Summit this morning a software stack that sits on top of the open-source Android operating system that could strengthen wireless network communications through his DTN (Delay Tolerant Netorking) Interplanetary Net protocol. Cerf has been working with NASA since 1998 to develop DTN as a way to overcome limitations in the TCP/IP protocol…

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  Newsweek Columnists - Steven Levy

• Why Microsoft's Steve Ballmer is No Bill Gates: Lyons

  29 Oct 2009 | 6:51 am

  Why Steve Ballmer is no Bill Gates.

• Apple's Tablet PC Will Reinvent Computing

  14 Oct 2009 | 6:33 pm

  Apple's tablet will reinvent computing.

• Green Energy Should Trump Politics: Daniel Lyons

  1 Oct 2009 | 3:14 pm

  Clean energy should trump politics.

• Twitter's Popularity: Users Love Stupid Content

  17 Sep 2009 | 8:19 am

  Twitter shows that stupid stuff sells.

• Cuban's Plan to Kill Aggregators: End Free Links

  3 Sep 2009 | 8:27 am

  A radical plan to save old media.

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  Geeky-Gadgets

• The Coolest Gadgets we missed this week – 6th November 2009

  Roland Hutchinson

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:52 am

  We are almost the end of another week here on Geeky Gadgets, as usual in our hunt for the geekiest gadgets, gizmos and geeky gear we can find, we have come across lots of cool stuff. We didn’t have time to post them all, so here is our round up of the coolest gadgets, gizmos and geeky gear we missed this week. Grass Mouse is the Greenest Computer Peripheral Ever LED Table Lamp plugs into phone jack Google Chrome Hits Version 4 For Microsoft Windows Augmented Reality Car Finder iPhone App Ferrari World Abu Dhabi – the world’s first Ferrari theme park 2010 Porsche Boxster Spyder Revealed…

• Motorola Droid Goes On Sale

  Roland Hutchinson

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:28 am

  One of the most anticipated smartphones to launch this year, the Motorola Droid has gone on sale in the US today, the Motorola Droid. The Motorola Droid features a 3.7 inch, 16:9 touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 854, on top of that there is a 5 megapixel camera with 4x zoom, autofocus and a dual LED flash. The Motorola Droid is now available from Verizon for $199.99 which includes a $100 mail in rebate, with a two year contract, there are also 12 month contract available, and the Motorola Droid will set you back $269.99 on that contract. As well as the Motorola Droid, the new…

• 8GB iPhone 3GS Coming to AT&T For Christmas?

  Roland Hutchinson

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:08 am

  The latest Apple [AAPL] rumor doing the rounds is that AT&T are going to be selling an 8GB version of the iPhone 3GS just before Christmas. Currently the only 8GB iPhone available is the 3G, and the iPhone 3GS is available in 16GB and 32GB version, by launching an 8GB iPhone 3GS for $99, AT &T may be able to get customers who would have been interested in the new $99 DROID Eris. As usual with all Apple rumors, it needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, mind you the BGR usually gets these things right so who knows, we may see a $99 8GB iPhone 3GS on AT&T before Christmas. via…

• Geeky Gadgets Free iPhone App – Sneak Preview

  Roland Hutchinson

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:15 am

  I am pleased to announce that we have just submitted our free Geeky Gadgets iPhone application, to Apple for approval, hopefully it will be approved and available as a free download from iTunes early sometime next week. Our free Geeky Gadgets iPhone app brings the latest gadgets and technology news direct to your iPhone, now you will be able to keep up with the latest offerings from the Geeky Gadgets blog wherever you are. As well as the latest news you can also browse our category archives and check out the coolest articles from over 20 different categories, and you can even enter our free…

• Thrustmaster T-Freestyle NW For The Nintendo Wii

  Roland Hutchinson

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:07 am

  Thrustmaster has launched a new accessory for the Nintendo Wii, the Thrustmaster T-Freestyle NW. The Thrustmaster T-Freestyle NW is a skateboarding and snowboard controller for the Nintendo Wii, and it is designed to bring extreme action of boarding this winter from the comfort of your living room. With the T-Freestyle NW (patent pending), now more than ever before, it’s more fun and intuitive for gamers to land perfect maneuvers and link up slides from one rail to another. Wii™ snowboarding and skateboarding gamers can use the T-Freestyle NW to execute freestyle tricks and to control…

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  Istuff

• Apple TV 3.0 Software With Redesigned User Interface

  30 Oct 2009 | 11:16 pm

  Apple introduced new Apple TV® 3.0 software featuring a redesigned main menu that makes navigating your favorite content simpler and faster, and makes enjoying the largest selection of on-demand HD movie rentals and purchases, HD TV shows, music and podcasts from the iTunes® Store even better on your TV. You can now enjoy iTunes Extras and iTunes LP in stunning fullscreen with your Apple TV, as well as listen to Genius Mixes and Internet radio through your home theater system. The new Apple TV software is available immediately free of charge to existing Apple TV owners, and Apple TV with…

• Google Introduced AdWords Comparison Ads Making Comparison Of Multiple, Relevant Offers More Easy

  30 Oct 2009 | 11:00 pm

  Google announced a new feature of AdWords called AdWords Comparison Ads, which lets users compare multiple, relevant offers more easily. Comparison Ads is part of Google’s continuing effort to make ads more relevant and useful to users and to help you, advertisers, reach the people who are most interested in your products and services. AdWords uses a host of targeting and relevancy signals to determine the best ads for each query. However, sometimes a user's query doesn't provide enough information to confidently predict what they want. For example, users who search for…

• Twitter Is Going To Add Support For More Language

  10 Oct 2009 | 6:23 am

  Twitter is growing very fast. Twitter is currently available only in English and Japanese. To attract more users, twitter will soon be rolling out support for French, Italian, German, and Spanish. These languages are commonly referred to using the acronym FIGS and are often the starting point for services like Twitter when its time for more language support. Later, Twitter will add support for several other languages. Starting from yesterday, Twitter is offering a simple tool for people with experience in other languages to suggest translations for the Twitter web site. Twitter is inviting a…

• Amazon Lowers Kindle Price to $259 & Introduces New Addition to the Kindle Family of Wireless Reading Devices

  7 Oct 2009 | 9:02 am

  Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that it is lowering the price of its #1 bestseller Kindle to $259, down from $299. Also today, Amazon.com introduced a new addition to its family of portable reading devices - Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless. Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless now enables readers to wirelessly download content in over 100 countries and territories. Readers can pre-order Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless starting today for $279 at www.amazon.com/kindle and it ships October 19.  “Kindle is the most wished for, the most gifted, and the…

• Skype Rolls Out Business Funded Click-to-Call

  6 Oct 2009 | 10:59 am

  Skype today announced a new business funded click-to-call product and a strategic partnership with European Directories that will turn online search for businesses into calls for businesses. Skype's business funded click-to-call delivers great value and convenience by making it easier and free for consumers who are using Skype to call local businesses they search for anywhere on the internet. A call that is funded by a business will be highlighted with a blue "Free Call" button that appears anywhere online where a phone number is displayed, including search engines, internet yellow…

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  Ubergizmo

• Uber10: the greatest gifts, coming up on November 12

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm

  Yes, it's that time of the year again (we can't believe it!). Soon, you will run around wondering what to get for your loved ones -probably at the last minute. We can help by suggesting the 10 greatest gifts (under $500) for this holiday season. They are called the “Uber10&rdquo. Please help us select an 11th gift by voting on an extended list (coming any day now). The Uber10 will be unveiled in a private event in San Francisco on November 12, thanks to our Platinum Sponsor Dolby and Gold Sponsor Intel. Dolby will build a surround sound setup at the event venue to show us what the…

• Nvidia fighting Intel with...humor?

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:35 pm

  I had to scratch my eyes a couple of times, but NVIDIA has built a parody website called intelsinsides.com (yes it's been confirmed that Nvidia owns the site). I don't think that Intel will laugh, but I wonder how they will react to that. Who’s next? Qualcomm? Marvell? Broadcom? AMD? Permalink: Nvidia fighting Intel with...humor? from Ubergizmo | Hot: Motorola Droid Review

• Microsoft demonstrates glass interface

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:13 am

  Microsoft chief research officer Craig Mundie recently demonstrated an extremely interesting concept that could be part of a future computing interface during his college tour. While this concept supports the use of pens for precise input, the transparent glass display is also more than capable of recognizing voices and detecting touch-free gestures, pretty much in the same vein as the Xbox 360's soon-to-happen Project Natal. Apart from that, this system is smart enough to detect a pair of eyes and navigate based on one's gaze - guess the physically impaired will find this infinitely more…

• Witstech A81 tablet

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:07 am

  Here's another tablet that might just pique your interest if you're into devices like these - the Witstech A81 tablet. This 7" ARM-powered tablet will most probably fall under the WinCE category, but we're pleased to note that it comes with a capacitive touchscreen display while running on an unidentified ARM Cortex A8 core. No idea on pricing, but a range of $200 to $250 has been bandied about alongside a future Android build. Permalink: Witstech A81 tablet from Ubergizmo | Hot: Motorola Droid Review

• Barnes & Noble gift card does not work with eBooks

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:05 am

  Some guy known as Dave had a Nook pre-ordered for him from the local Barnes & Noble store, picking up a $100 gift card in the process to kickstart the eBook collection. Unfortunately, when the bloke tried to buy a few books virtually, he realized that the gift card was useless, and this without having the staff at Barnes & Noble inform him earlier. Hopefully not too many people will suffer the same fate this holiday season. Permalink: Barnes & Noble gift card does not work with eBooks from Ubergizmo | Hot: Motorola Droid Review

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• Mozilla Firefox Abandons Internet Explorer plug-in

  Peter Chubb

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:18 am

  We have just learned that Mozilla were thinking of developing a plug-in that would allow Internet Explorer to run on Firefox. Mozilla had hope that this could turn IE into a decent browser, but decided not to go ahead with the idea. This is something that Google should have done as well. According to The Register, Asa Dotzle from Mozilla Corp. said that this idea of a plug-in much like the one that Google Chrome uses was discussed two years ago. The idea was to try to make Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser much faster, this would have been achieved by using the Firefox JavaScript…

• Black Friday 2009 Pre-Sales Today: JCPenney, Sears, Target, and Wal-Mart

  Peter Chubb

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:21 am

  The idea of getting yourself a bargain just before Christmas is a wonderful thought, but if you had to queue up for hours to get it, then you would go off that idea quickly. This is the dilemma that we face each year and now face the same with Black Friday 2009. There is a solution to this though and a number of stores have been showing us the way. Stores such as JCPenney, Sears, Target, and Wal-Mart have all started Black Friday 2009 Pre-Sales today, Saturday November 7, 2009. These stores hope that these early sales will be able to inject some much needed profits in ailing sales. We had…

• Verizon iPhone Release Date: Third Quarter of 2010

  Peter Chubb

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:04 am

  It is no secret that Verizon customers are waiting out to get their hands on the Apple iPhone, but after their recent advertisements that seemed to bash the iPhone, we all thought that it would never happen. However, there is a new report that suggests that a Verizon iPhone could still be released in 2010. According to Wired, research firm OTR Global expects to see a Verizon Wireless iPhone in the third quarter of 2010. The firm also claims that Apple are now working on a “worldmode” iPhone, this will then make it compatible to work with the Verizon carrier. This is because Verizon is a…

• Google Favors Motorola Droid: Best Android Cell Phone

  Peter Chubb

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:41 pm

  Google have been certainly pushing their Android OS on a number of smartphones in 2009, but the biggest launch has to be the Motorola Droid, which was released on the Verizon network yesterday. We often wonder if Google favors any of the handsets, and it seems that they do. According to Google Watch, the search engine giant showed advertising on its home page underneath its search bar saying “New! The Droid is on sale now. “They also had a button on the top right, which looked a lot like a software download button. Search Engine Land then asked the question if this is in fact an…

• Saygus VPhone V1: Photos and Specifications

  Jamie Pert

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:27 pm

  The last few days have been dominated by new Samsung, HTC, RIM, LG and Nokia handsets, however we have just heard some quite promising details regarding a new handset which is manufactured by a company called Saygus. I must admit I have never heard of this company, therefore I don’t quite know what to expect, the handset is called the Saygus VPhone V1, and from the looks of it boasts some pretty decent specifications, not only this but the handset looks quite aesthetically pleasing too. The handset will run Google’s Android OS (not sure which version), it will apparently feature a…

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  Personafile Products

• FAQ: Buying the right Windows 7 upgrade

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:55 am

  When I wrote on Monday about the ins and outs of what counts as proper licensing of Windows 7, I was worried that it might turn into a flame war. But, instead, readers sent in a whole bunch of really good questions on the intricacies of licensing Windows 7 that went beyond the basics I had covered. ...

• Leaked docs confirm Droid Eris details: November 6, $99

  2 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm

  (Credit: Engadget) New leaked documents suggest all the Droid Eris grumblings we've heard were true: it should launch November 6, and it will supposedly run $99 after rebate. That's pretty cheap considering it matches the specs of the $180 Hero. What we've heard about the HTC Eris ...

• J.D. Power smartphone study ranks iPhone #1 in customer satisfaction

  11 Oct 2009 | 8:22 pm

  Filed under: Enterprise, Wireless, Odds and ends, Surveys and Polls, Apple, iPhoneI don't know about you, but when I hear the name "J.D. Power and Associates," I think of customer satisfaction for automobile manufacturers. The company also does customer satisfaction surveys in a number of other industries, and yesterday they released the 2009 Wireless Consumer Smartphone Satisfaction Survey and the 2009 Wireless Business Smartphone Satisfaction Survey. As you might not expect after all of the commenter griping we see about the iPhone, Apple nabbed the number one spot in customer satisfaction…

• iPhone's Google Maps app now shows ads

  11 Oct 2009 | 8:21 pm

  Filed under: Software, iPhone, iPod touchHave you noticed the new "Sponsored Link" search results showing up when you search in Google Maps on your iPhone? These new search results are ads. They're easy to pick out, because they use a customized icon instead of the typical push pin icon. While it's not surprising that Google is going to want to find every way possible to monetize its mapping service, it's still a little disconcerting to see these results popping up. Given this obvious new revenue stream, it makes us wonder whether Apple wants to get in on the lucrative mapping action. Their…

• Sneak peek at Dell's even-slimmer new Adamo

  22 Sep 2009 | 9:09 am

  (Credit: Dell) Dell offers a tantalizing sneak peek at a revamped Adamo laptop today, with a photo and brief teaser description of the new system: 9/9/09 comes only once and today Dell is offering a glimpse of its highly stylized, thin 9.99-millimeter Adamo By Dell concept that'...

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  Home Theater Blog | Home Theater News & Reviews

• Blu-ray Review: Lie to Me Season One

  B.Greenway

  25 Oct 2009 | 6:03 am

  Lie to Me season one on Blu-ray was my first look at a high definition television series on Blu-ray, I didn’t see the first season as it aired but I was curious to see what TV on Blu-ray had to offer.Blu-ray Review: Lie to Me Season One

• CEDIA 2009 Wrap-Up

  B.Greenway

  16 Sep 2009 | 2:49 pm

  Overall CEDIA 2009 was a great show this year, of course I'm looking forward to the size/shape of years gone prior but all in good time.CEDIA 2009 Wrap-Up

• CEDIA 2009 Wrap-Up (Continued)

  B.Greenway

  16 Sep 2009 | 2:49 pm

  Overall CEDIA 2009 was a great show this year, of course I'm looking forward to the size/shape of years gone prior but all in good time.CEDIA 2009 Wrap-Up (Continued)

• CEDIA 2009 Preview

  B.Greenway

  27 Aug 2009 | 4:28 pm

  The 20th annual CEDIA Expo (Atlanta September 9-13) may be our first look at some of the biggest CE introductions of 2010, or second looks at products introduced in years past, polished off with a few revisions. The cynic in me suspects the latter, but I'm ready and willing to be pleasantly surprised.CEDIA 2009 Preview

• Twitter Roundup for the Week of 8/03/09

  B.Greenway

  12 Aug 2009 | 6:26 am

  So sad to hear John Hughes passed away, what a legacy though Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.. LG Electronics First to Bring VUDU HD Movie Service to Broadband HDTV’s http://cli.gs/n5dB1X Comcast Nears ‘Wideband’ Halfway Mark http://cli.gs/mMdyRt Saw 500 Days of Summer last night, good flick but they weren’t kidding with the tag-line [...]Twitter Roundup for the Week of 8/03/09

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  gadgetsandgizmos.org

• iPhone Apps of the Month November 2009

  Whether you are itching to blast off and explore deep space or need to get your feet back on the ground and sort your finances, the iPhone Apps of the Month this November are guaranteed to please. Lets explore the best on offer in the iPhone store, from games to ...

• Games of the month November 2009

  November may be a cold month, but the new releases on the PC, Xbox, PS3 and Wii are looking scorching hot and are sure to keep you warm this winter. Get out your Christmas wish lists and get ready to pencil down any of these exciting new games that are ...

• Blu rays of the month November 2009

  It's winter, it's cold and we all want to be tucked up in bed rather that outside in the grim weather, preferably with some of the hottest Blu ray releases (and some warm buttered popcorn!) Luckily, there are some absolute scorchers due for release on Blu ray this November, so ...

• Wii Fit Plus Review With Video

  The Wii Fit balance board and the accompanying software caused quite a stir when it was released last year. Now the Wii Fit Plus has hit the stores, but will it be able to coax Wii owners into dusting off their neglected peripherals and get back on the path to ...

• Casio Exilim EXH10 Hi zoom Digital Camera Review

  The marriage of the compact camera with the pretentions of a high-spec digital SLR has been an uneasy one in recent history. It has been difficult for manufactures to justify the high prices that ultra-slim, high quality compacts with extensive optical zoom levels fetch. However, the Exilim EXH10 is not ...

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  Ponoko - All items

• 3-in-1 Mona Lisa

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:17 am

  Did you know X-ray technology is currently allowing art historians to peer underneath famous works of art and see what might be hidden underneath? We may one day discover that Leonardo da Vinci first painted Mona Lisa as a bad ass pirate or perhaps a stealthy ninja assassin. No need to wait for that almost certain eventuality! You get: -Original Mona Lisa! -Pirate Mona Lisa (with eyepatch and flintlock pistol) -Ninja Mona Lisa (with katana and throwing star) These are perfect for etching into wood and other materials that will give you proper contrast. Whiteboard works best from my…

• Felt Candle Holder

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:45 pm

  4 Felt Candle Holders for a Modern Setting.

• digits calendar - mini

  4 Nov 2009 | 11:53 am

  Like other digits products, the mini calendar allows you to display your love of technology. Measuring about 5" wide by about 7" tall this calendar is perfect for desktops. With a combination of shiny acrylic and wood veneer, it makes a wonderful statement about integrating new technology with old. Ships flatpack for you to assemble.

• Web designers Ruler

  3 Nov 2009 | 8:13 pm

  A 1000 pixel ruler with common ad size stencils. Quite handy for making wireframes. Also is used by Typographers to size their sketches properly.

• Build-it Desk Plant

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:26 pm

  Mix and match plant parts to create a personalized desk plant that will never wilt. Comes with 4 base pieces, 8 leaves and 6 flower piece.

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  Electronista | The Macintosh News Network

• Apple readying dual-mode GSM/CDMA iPhone?

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pm

  An analyst report sent today hints at Apple producing an iPhone that would work with both GSM and CDMA networks. The OTR Global note obtained by AppleInsider claims to know of an iPhone in development with a hybrid Qualcomm chipset that will support the two normally incompatible standards. It would support UMTS-based 3G on carriers like AT&T and would presumably support EVDO-based 3G on Verizon and similar CDMA carriers....

• Review: LaCie Sound2 Speakers

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:25 pm

  LaCie is without a doubt best known for its hard drives and other storage solutions, many of which are often particularly good-looking. The company's new Sound2 Speakers could also be described in just such a way. Shaped by French designer Neil Poulton and engineered by Cabasse, a French loud speaker manufacturer, the design comes across as a French supermodel. But does that mean the design is strictly superficial? Our Sound2 review finds an answer....

• Verizon's Droid tethering plans to match iPhone's

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:20 pm

  Verizon late Thursday confirmed that it would add tethering to the Motorola Droid but clarified its plans. Contradicting a prior statement, it now says tethering when ready will cost $30 in addition to the phone's existing voice and data plans. It will also have a 5GB bandwidth cap before overage fees begin, though the tethering rate will be separate from the Droid's regular data....

• TiVo 802.11n adapter surfaces in FCC filing

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm

  A recent FCC filing indicates that TiVo is readying an 802.11n accessory. The device, listed as the AN0100 Wireless 11n AP, appears to be a successor to the current AG0100 Wireless G USB network adapter the company sells for connecting its DVRs to a home network. The current model supports TiVoToGo, multi-room viewing, music, photos, and online scheduling....

• Ionic batteries could multiply battery life by 11

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:40 pm

  A new development by partly government-backed Fluidic Energy could potentially extend the battery life of notebooks, cars and other devices well beyond existing lithium-ion cells. Known as Metal-Air Ionic Liquid (MAIL), it would improve energy storage beyond relatively efficient zinc-air batteries by using an ionic liquid salt to conduct electricity that is much more stable and isn't prone to drying out either by accident or by eventual decay. The move would let battery makers use metals denser than zinc and therefore hold a much larger charge in a given volume....

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  ThinkGeek :: What's New

• Geek Kids : Otto Plush Animal Bag

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:51 am

  Shove stuffed animals in here and mess be gone.This oversized, plush bag is covered with large, zippered windows made out of transparent, durable mesh. Children can fill the bag with stuffed animals of all sizes creating a giant stuffed animal from stuffed animals. $83.99

• T-Shirts & Apparel : Speaking Chinese Babydoll

  2 Nov 2009 | 1:22 pm

  It's all fun and games until somebody breaks out a Fruity Oaty Bar. You know what we think? You need this shirt. You know how we know? Because you are So Very Pretty. You are just too pretty to go without this shirt for one more day. $19.99 - $20.99

• T-Shirts & Apparel : Speaking Chinese

  2 Nov 2009 | 1:22 pm

  You probably want to keep a spare of this around. You know what we think? You need this shirt. You know how we know? Because you are So Very Pretty. You are just too pretty to go without this shirt for one more day. $18.99 - $20.99

• Caffeine & Edibles : Blood Caffeinated Energy Potion

  30 Oct 2009 | 12:54 pm

  The world's first caffeinated, blood substitute, energy potion. You wanna suck blood? Then suck on this. Really, it's a synthetic blood energy potion - suck on it. It will make you feel better, give you energy, and be really gross all at once. YAY. $4.99 - $15.99

• Geek Toys : Mini HoverDrone

  29 Oct 2009 | 7:44 am

  Incredibly tiny flying r/c toy looks like a Mini-UFOWith a diameter not much larger than a silver dollar and a single propeller on the bottom, the HoverDrone somehow manages to float in the air as it spins and flashes its blue LED. The simple slider control allows only up-and down movement. $19.99

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  JAPAN TRENDS - LIVE FROM TOKYO

• Deco-Monster Makes You A Mail Decoration

  William

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:22 am

  Just launched, the Deco-Monster is a collaboration between au KDDI and Casio to promote the latter’s Exilim mobile. The campaign revolves around the “dynamic photos” that the Exilim phone offers, and allowing you to use these as deco mail on your phone. Deco mail (”decoration mail”) is where users add tiny animations into their messages. Dynamic photos technology allows you to crop and insert moving images easily. The strikingly designed official site has a dazzling array of grotesque characters (the eponymous “deco-monsters”) for you to use in your…

• Ocean Theater: Clock Displays Animation of Underwater World

  William

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:51 pm

  A long time back we reported on this Ani-Light prototype being developed by Takara Tomy. Now comes news that Seiko Clock has got together with Takara to release the gadget properly from December. The name of the product has changed a bit — now it’s the Ocean Theater (海洋楽園). It works both as a light and a clock, or just as a funky gadget. On the dome you can see over a hundred different kinds of animated fish, dolphins and other marine lifeforms. They even form the time (that’s what I call synchronized swimming!) and react if you touch the top. The dome can be removed…

• UNIQLO TUNES: Blog Parts Play Your Music

  William

  2 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am

  We all loved (and continue to love) the UniQlock. And the UT Loop widget let you customize your own t-shirt collection advert. Now, as part of its HEAT TECH range, Uniqlo has released a new blog part for the adoring public. UNIQLO TUNES is, as the name suggests, musical. You can upload the blog part onto your website to play UNIQLO’s music. Or, if you’ve got your own MP3 files uploaded you can even get the widget to play those. HEAT TECH has been a runaway sales phenomenon in Japan. The clothes are meant to absorb body moisture to keep the body warm. No one likes to bundle up in…

• Rakuten Auctions Launches Official Channel on NicoNico Douga

  William

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:33 pm

  Rakuten Auctions (楽天オークション) has launched an official channel on Japanese novelty streaming site Nico Nico Douga (ニコニコ動画) (lit. “laughing videos”). Rakuten Auctions is similar to ebay, in that it offers a platform for vendors (and individuals) to sell to consumers. It is one of the big players in the Japanese online auction industry, along with bidders and Yahoo Auctions. It is part of the overall online retail site Rakuten Ichiba, a large competitor of Amazon in Japan. NicoNico Douga is well known for being a members-only video sharing community site…

• Ponta Point Card

  William

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:04 pm

  Just when you thought you had a grip on all the inter-chain point cards on the Japanese market. Just when you thought it was safe to go into a convenience store…Along comes another one. Convenience store giant Lawson is teaming up with Mitsubishi Corporation, Showa Shell and Geo to produce the PONTA point card, launching from Spring 2010. The card has the hallmarks of others on the market: a recognizable cute tanuki (raccoon) mascot and a catchy, semi-English name (an abbreviation of “point terminal”). Starting with its four chief participants, the card will be expanded to…

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• Make your giving generous with Fendi Casa’s Christmas gifts

  Pankaj

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:55 pm

  As the clock is ticking to bring the cherished Christmas close, the spirit of giving generously is definitely special with Fendi Casa’s proposed Christmas gifts for 2009. Among the Fendi proposal includes Sophie lamp, starting from 780 Euros, available in amber, teak or blue and even with shade crocodile skin effect. Also on the list are New Zealand wool carpets, Corona. Starting from 2950 Euros, the carpets are available in black, red, ivory, purple, honey, blue, black lining, FF logo in metal. At a price of 6,600 Euros is Mirandus, the mirror reflecting black with 37-inch LCD. To rekindle…

• Martin Emila’s Media Chair concept looks extraterrestrial

  Nandini

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:17 am

  We did a round-up of the best multimedia chairs a while ago. Though those were some of the finest chairs on the market, we have also seen a whole lot of concept chairs that features enough multimedia features on board for relaxing in solitude. Industrial designer Martin Emila’s ergonomic Media chair is another concept we would love to see turn real, owing to its arresting pod-like shape and seamlessly integrated iPod dock. The chair is crafted from a hard plastic shell with four telescopic adjustable legs that complete its extraterrestrial looks. The desired comfort is achieved with a…

• USS Galileo starship simulator to reclaim the lost nerditude

  Pankaj

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:51 am

  Taking control of a starship has always fascinated us as kids in dreams and as adults, well, I lost interest long ago. However, when you have a look at the USS Galileo simulator, it would definitely reclaim your nerdy side that you used to be in the high school. The USS Galileo is a space ship simulator, complete with stations, networking, speakers, a main viewscreen and everything a futuristic starship should have. Built by the Space Education Center, it is being placed at the current bid of $1000. Check out the image gallery after the jump: Via: Uber Review

• Something special for Christmas is the world's most expensive bauble

  Pankaj

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:52 am

  Whew! Though Christmas decorations are traditionally taken down and put away for another year, this one can stay there for many years to come. Just to give you an idea of what this bauble is made of, consider the $136,000 price tag first. The one-of-a-kind tree decoration is made of 18-carat white gold and is plastered with over one and half thousand stunning diamonds. Surrounded by two incredible rings made of 18-carat fat gold wire, it features 188 red rubies that took a year to complete the designing and manufacturing. It was dreamed up by 38-year-old Mark Hussey, the owner of 30-year-old…

• The Midnight Rider Tundra Tailgater concept is the ultimate tailgating vehicle

  Nandini

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:02 am

  Given the specs of hi-tech concept cars like Scion’s roadsters and the Peugeot Flux concept car with built-in Xbox 360 along with the latest entrant on the SEMS show 2009, Toyota’s Tacoma ATG that is loaded with four 24-inch LCDs and Xbox 360s, the futuristic car will offer plenty of on-road entertainment you will normally relate with limos. Another concept from the show is the Midnight Rider Tundra Tailgater by Brooks & Dunn, designed in partnership with Toyota to celebrate the legendary country music duo’s career of over 20 years. This one-of-a-kind Tundra Tailgater is…

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  TheTechLounge - Recent News and Articles

• More On Modern Multiplayer

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

  "In fact, many of you have commented that you have cancelled your preorders in response to the design decisions made by Infinity Ward. But Activision, publisher of what will be one of the largest titles of the year, doesn't seem all that worried about the backlash from PC gamers. "We're, of course, watching this very carefully and paying attention to it," Activision president Mike Griffith said in response to a financial analyst, as noted by Kotaku. "But we're not overly concerned about it." "One of the problems with our PC SKUs in the past is that it has not been...

• For Every Obama there's a Biden

  3 Nov 2009 | 6:22 pm

  "The internet chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a secret copyright treaty whose text Obama's administration refused to disclose due to "national security" concerns, has leaked. It's bad. It says: * That ISPs have to proactively police copyright on user-contributed material. This means that it will be impossible to run a service like Flickr or YouTube or Blogger, since hiring enough lawyers to ensure that the mountain of material uploaded every second isn't infringing will exceed any hope of profitability. * That ISPs have to cut off the Internet ...

• The Prince's Movie Trailer

  3 Nov 2009 | 5:14 pm

  " As a fan of the ridiculous acrobatics in the games, one of the aspects I was specifically watching for in the trailer was the stuntwork. As expected, the action is heavy on the CG, but as a result the free running in the trailer is as unbelievable as in the games, if not more so. Some specific moves shown off in the trailer will be familiar to fans of the games, while others are so fantastic that a game would be hard pressed to replicate them outside of a cut-scene or quick time event. Suffice it to say that I was pleased with the quality and density of acrobatic stunts in the trail...

• Dragon Age's Pay-to-Keep Inventory Scheme

  3 Nov 2009 | 4:57 pm

  "The first step to solving this problem of limited inventory space is to use your characters as mules. In my game, every single character has a secondary weapon equipped. Every amulet and belt slot is used. Both ring slots are filled. Not necessarily because the character is going to use those items, but because it frees up slots in my backpack. The second step is to shell out for the backpack expansions. These are an ingame money sink. They partly encourage you to visit various merchants to see if they sell one of the precious backpack expansions. But they mostly force hard decisi...

• PSA to Hoard Yodas

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:58 pm

  "In terms of data on current human scales, a yottabyte is nearly infinite (though I'm sure the NSA will manage to fill the thing in like 2 weeks, and iPods will come with yottabytes in just a few months). To be fair, the yottabyte figure is just one estimate generated by a Pentagon think tank. The facility could hold a mere hundreds of petabytes. But either way, the prospect is as unsustainable as it is frightening. This one facility will burn through as much electricity as the entirety of Salt Lake City. All of this data comes from the book The Secret Sentry: The Untold Hi...

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  TechJaws.com

• How to Create BlackBerry Ringtones

  Frank J

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:24 am

  Are you tired of the same old ringtones that come with your BlackBerry phone? I know I am, but now with Bigasoft I can create ringtones from my favorite songs or even music from my favorite movies. Bigasoft BlackBerry Ringtone Maker is easy to use. You can convert MP3, WMA, WAV, RA, M4A, AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, MP4, H.264/AVC, AVCHD, MKV, RM, MOV, XviD, and 3GP into BlackBerry ringtones MP3. Once you’re done converting your ringtones, simply transfer ringtones to your BlackBerry smartphone. Bigasoft BlackBerry Ringtone Maker can help you clip any music and video fragment you like as your…

• How to Remove Fake Antivirus Software

  Frank J

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:08 am

  There are millions of dollars being made from sales of Fake Antivirus Software. The companies behind these scams are filling their pockets with your hard earn money. The fake antivirus software is loaded with Malware and viruses. The publisher tries to fool users into believing they have an infected system reported by system scans from drive-by websites. In order to remove the infection, the user must purchase a full license. Remove Fake Antivirus is used to remove the following fake antivirus programs from your system. Cyber Security, Braviax, Alpha Antivirus, GreenAV, Windows Protection…

• Get Your Groove On with Grooveshark

  Frank J

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:53 am

  Grooveshark is a free flash-based streaming music service that takes Grooveshark’s huge catalog of uploaded music and makes it available to stream, no registration required. You can search and play your favorite music instantly! They also offer a premium service for only $3/mo. You will still enjoy the free service no matter what, trust me! Search for Music Search Results Grooveshark gives you full control over your music! Features Build playlists Save Favorites Share Music Add Music Promote your band And so much more! In addition to all these great features, Grooveshark offers a WordPress…

• Philly Fans Have No Class

  Frank J

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:39 am

  It’s time to take a Tech Diet and talk about something a little more entertaining. I was browsing around a couple of forums such as ProSportsDaily.com and the Yahoo MLB blog and I was amazed at the hatred and ignorance coming from the Philly fans. The Yankee fans had their fair share of stupidities, but not even close to how these Philly fans acted. Keep in mind that these quotes haven’t been edited and there are grammar and spelling errors. All comments by me are in bold. Enjoy! Below are a collection of quotes from Philly Fans “The worst part of all this is if we get to the…

• How to Protect Yourself from Phishing Scams

  Frank J

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:53 am

  Many websites and blogs use Adsense and other advertising portals to publish products and services in order to earn money. However, many people are not as reluctant to click on these ads, due to the ongoing Phishing scams that are becoming more popular than ever. What’s Phishing? Phishing refers to an attempt to collect usernames, passwords, and credit card data by posing as a legitimate, trusted party. Often the deception involves using e-mail sent from a trusted address. How do you know what Ad is safe? First, know the source, like a brand name you know about and trust. In many cases…

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  The Mobile Gadgeteer

• Review: tapSTICK gives you back control of your iPod shuffle

  Matthew Miller

  3 Nov 2009 | 6:49 am

  Apple recently launched a new iPod shuffle, but made a major design change that limits you from using your own personal headphones. They moved the basic controls from the device to the headset so you have to use the Apple headphones or buy some made specifically for the iPod shuffle with integrated controls. Scosche has a solution for new iPod shuffle owners so you can use your own high end headphones without having to buy another expensive set with the controls. The tapSTICK is a slim, sleek case that slides over the iPod shuffle to give you back controls on the unit so you can use ANY…

• Holiday Gift Guide 2009: E-book readers

  Matthew Miller

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:21 pm

  In the second half of 2009 we saw some major updates to the market leading ebook readers, followed by announcements of new products coming at the end of 2009 and into 2010. We now see wireless and touchscreen functionality being added to these electronic readers, as well as access to more content. With some of these readers you can now check out electronic copies of books from your local library and have access to thousands of books for free. Adobe Digital Editions PDF and ePub are becoming content standards that are rolling out across most of these readers so you won't be limited by access…

• Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital Media Players

  Matthew Miller

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm

  For this Digital Media Player Holiday Guide we will be taking a look at the best devices that offer a complete music playing and video watching experience. There are still some devices that specialize in one or the other, but the capability has improved in most of them so that both types of media content can be enjoyed. Last year we looked at both MP3 players and portable digital video players in two Guides, but are merging them this year since most perform both functions well. Some of these devices can be used for web browsing, 3rd party application usage, and gaming, but we will focus on…

• Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Personal Navigation Devices

  Matthew Miller

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:19 pm

  Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) were very popular gifts in 2008 and throughout 2009 we saw some changes in smartphone technology and adoption that resulted in a couple of strong competitors left standing the the PND space. Garmin and TomTom are the primary players in the PND game and have some compelling units for those looking for a good GPS navigation solution as a gift this holiday season.

• Microsoft's MSN Direct service ending in 2012

  Matthew Miller

  27 Oct 2009 | 10:54 pm

  I understand there are some scientists now stating that the end of the calendar, and maybe end of the world, year of 2012 is actually off by a couple hundred years so all those 2012 movies may start to look a bit silly. Then again, if you happen to have a SPOT watch powered by MSN Direct or one of a number of GPS navigation devices with MSN Direct service providing traffic, movies, and other data your connected world will end on 1 January 2012.

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• Alex e-Reader Pictures

  Johnny

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:21 am

  We saw the kinda crummy video, but now we have some pretty sweet pictures of the Marvel e-Reader, the Alex. With some stunning curves and shine, this Android-running e-reader is going to make us all cry with envy.

• Panasonic Unveils New Portable 1Seg TVs

  Johnny

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:16 am

  Panasonic has recently revealed their new portable 1Seg TVs.  Give a warm welcome to the SV-MC75 and the SV-ME750. Both portable TV models are waterproof, splashproof, come with 8GB of internal memory, SDHC memory card slot and 480 x 272 pixels resolution.  Pretty sweet right?  No word on pricing as of yet.

• AT&T Wireless Finally Keeping Up With A-List Call Plan

  Johnny

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:13 am

  If your wirless plan is with AT&T we have some great news, finally. The phone company is trying to keep up with the Jonses at long last with an A-List call plan.  If you are on an Individual plan of  900+ minutes per month or a FamilyTalk plan of 1400+ minutes, you automatically qualify for this free program. All you have to do is signup, list your five (ten if family plan) circle of non-AT&T peeps and you’re all set, though it does take a day to process. Way to go, AT&T, finally where you belong.

• Verizon Wireless Broadband Access Connect

  Johnny

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:59 am

  Verizon Wireless plans to blow us all out of the water and make the Motorola Droid even better with the new Broadband Access Connect plan. With this plan you will be able to tether your headset to a modem for a monthly fee of $15, another expense but well worth it we think.

• UK Collector’s Edition Terminator Salvation Skull Box

  Johnny

  3 Nov 2009 | 8:23 am

  If you consider yourself a Terminator fan, then you better get your greedy little gadgety hands on this UK Collector’s Edition Terminator Salvation Skull Box. For around $90 you will not only get all of the Blu-ray discs but also this skeletal case to house them all in.

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  Liliputing

• Acer Aspire 1410 review (dual core version)

  Brad

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:14 pm

  Acer recently updated the Acer Aspire 1410 laptop to include a dual core Intel CULV processor and Windows 7 Home Premium. And for some reason, Acer knocked about $50 off the price at the same time, making this $400 laptop one of the cheapest computers you can find with an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display and a dual core processor. I reviewed the original version of the Acer Aspire 1410 a few months ago, and the folks at B&H were kind enough to send me an updated model to review. The model featured in this review has a dual core 1.2GHz Intel Celeron SU2300 processor and integrated Intel…

• Day two with the Zune HD (software overview) – Video

  Brad

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:53 pm

  I’ve had a bit more time to play with that Zune HD that I unboxed yesterday, and I think I’m going to have a love/mild annoyance relationship with this media player going forward. Here’s what I’ve noticed so far after using the Zune HD for about a day: Pros: The user interface is incredibly slick and the animations are attractive without being particularly distracting. The desktop Zune Marketplace software is excellent for arranging media, downloading podcasts, and purchasing media for download. I might keep using it even if I don’t decide to stick with the Zune…

• Gizmodo rounds up media players, Asus releases a new one

  Brad

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:17 am

  Gizmodo Ever since Asus sent me an O!Play HD media player to review, I’ve been meaning to gather a few more of these tiny media boxes and do a proper roundup. But Gizmodo has beat me to it. The tech blog put together a not-quite comprehensive roundup of media streaming devices from Western Digital, Seagate, Popcorn Hour, Patrio, and Netgear. The Patriot box is actually quite similar to the Asus O!Play and has similar software and support for all the same audio and video codecs, which is to say, nearly all of them. But Gizmodo found that the video quality on the Patriot box was subpar.

• Asus Eee Box EB1501 user manual now available

  Brad

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:47 am

  The Asus Eee Box EB1501 is an upcoming nettop from Asus with a dual core 1.6GHz Atom 330 CPU, NVIDIA ION graphics, and a slot-loading DVD burner. It’s probably the most powerful and versatile member of the Eee Box family to date. Unfortunately there’s still no news on the price or a US release date. But Asus has uploaded the user manual for the Eee Box EB1501 to its support site, which means those are just about the only two surprises. The nettop will ship with a stand, optional remote control and IR adapter, and a Mini jack to S/PDIF adapter. There’s also an optional VESA…

• Deals of the Day

  Brad

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:25 am

  Netbooks and Notebooks Refurbished Acer AOD250  10.1″ netbook w/Win XP, 3 cell battery for $239.99 + free shipping – Buy.com Samsung Intel Atom 1.6GHz 10″ Netbook for $309 + free shipping – Beach Camera Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Nano ULV 1.3GHz 12″ Netbook for $349 + free shipping – Lenovo (coupon: USPS12VIA) Asus Eee PC 1008HA 10.1 inch netbook w/Win XP for $362.66 + free shipping – Amazon Buy any Alienware laptop or desktop and add an Inspiron Mini netbook for only $99 – Dell Nettops and barebones systems Foxconn Atom Dual-Core 330 Small Form Factor…

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• Reevoo Deals On Laptops

  Ed

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:24 am

  Great laptop bargain for the weekend, just £1,092 for a Sony Vaio TT21M/N from Currys (with a discount voucher that expires at midnight, normally £1,150), over £250 cheaper than the next best price.

• Reevoo Deals on Digital Cameras

  Ed

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:55 am

  Great digital camera deal this, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950 for only £75 from Dixons, £33 cheaper than the next best price; a whopping 30% saving. Happy snapping!

• Reevoo Deals on Tumble Dryers

  Reevoo Deals

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:46 am

  Deal on this Hoover VHV380 tumble dryer; in stock and only £200 and £20 delivery at Appliances Direct - that’s £100 off!

• Reevoo Deals on Wine Coolers

  Reevoo Deals

  3 Nov 2009 | 6:47 am

  Time to get some Reevoo Drinks at the ready with this bargain Hotpoint WE26X chiller, down to £691 at Appliance World, that’s a massive £197 cheaper than the next best price!  Bottoms up

• Reevoo Deals on Coffee Makers

  Reevoo Deals

  2 Nov 2009 | 5:59 am

  Ciao ragazze!  Time to perk up with some fresh espresso - this quality Delonghi EC270 down to £74 with voucher at Laskys.  That’s £16 off RRP!

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  Retro Thing

• Telehelper 1600 - Let Your Fingers Do Less Walking

  bohus

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:47 pm

   I've been using Google Voice for a week or so now, and I love it. It's one of those things that delivers on the promise of the computer... to make life easier. Of course, free phone calls aren't bad either. The system has an interesting approach to working with your existing telephone. You type out the phone number you want to call via Google Voice, the system calls your telephone, and after you pick up it rings through to your party. Very slick, and I didn't have to do anything at all to change my conventional phone service. I imagine that people would prefer to dial directly, but I sort…

• "RPG Quest - Minimæ" Ultima Style Adventure For iPhone

  bohus

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:19 pm

  I have to admit that I've never participated in a role playing game. In the 80's, a group of my friends wanted me to join their... I dunno what to call it... coven? This was the time of D&D's popularity, and also heightened fear of the occult being invoked by 20 sided dice. That's not what kept me away, but I saw the appeal in RPG's. The vast adventures and the lengthy campaigns all made for an intriguing and flexible game. Now as an adult, I sadly don't have the time to devote to such a thing, not even the computer variants that have cropped up in all the years since. Ultima was the…

• Remembering The Sega Master System

  Matt Willard

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:05 am

  The Nintendo Entertainment System gets a lot of praise from gamers. And why not? It had great games, introduced a bunch of classic franchises, and revived the video game industry after Atari went ahead and screwed it up. It deserves to be celebrated. We may be on a budget, but don't worry, we're going to have confetti. Just remember - clerks want you to buy the candy first before you take the wrappers. But back in 1992, all I knew was that we owned a Sega Master System, and it was awesome. Yeah, the NES kicked its butt in North America. Yeah, by that year the Sega Genesis was already out. So…

• Another Unfortunate Font Cliché

  bohus

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:14 am

  Fonts have been much on my mind lately thanks to a project I'm working on. There are certain font cliches out there that I'm sure we all suffer through every day. My friend Tony pointed out the overuse of "Curlz", "Fiesta" pollutes every retirement party invite and daily specials at Mexican restaurants, and let's not even consider the unspeakable horrors visited upon us by users of "Comic Sans" (the 2004 Canada Day collector coin, for one...). Who knew that "Trajan" has commited crimes on an even larger scale in just the last few years? According to this video, a surprisingly large number of…

• RotorWay Unveils "Affordable" New Turbine Helicopter

  James Grahame

  3 Nov 2009 | 1:13 pm

  RotorWay has been manufacturing recreational kit-built helicopters for almost 50 years. The company has produced several thousand kits over the years. The only problem is that it takes a minimum of 350 to 400 hours to build a kit, not including the time required to properly balance the blades, get it FAA certified and perform flight testing.  Enter the RotorWay Eagle 300T, the company's first certified (ready to fly) production helicopter. It incorporates a Rolls Royce RR300 turbine engine designed for low-cost operation and high reliability (the turbine also doesn't require 100 LL fuel,…

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  SlashGear

• Saygus VPhone V1 poses for better photos

  Chris Davies

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:19 am

  Remember the Saygus VPhone V1, the mysterious Android smartphone that was spotted clearing the FCC earlier this week?  The company have followed up the less-than-perfect FCC shots with some glamour photos of their own, and while opinion on the V1’s looks is split – one Android Community comment suggested it “looks like a VCR” – we’re still interested to see the fruits of what looks likely to be the first Verizon Open Development device. Saygus haven’t confirmed which exact version of Android the VPhone V1 is running, but interestingly in one of their…

• HTC HD2 review

  Chris Davies

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:42 am

  Twelve months ago HTC shook up the Windows Mobile world with the launch of the Touch HD, a smartphone that offered a vast touchscreen, lashings of connectivity and the latest version of their UI tweaking, TouchFLO 3D, to produce what was hitherto thought impossible: an alluring Windows Phone. Now, the company have attempted just such a revolution with Windows Mobile 6.5 in the shape of the HTC HD2. They’ve upped their game with a speedy Snapdragon processor, even vaster display and a fresh UI that’s been educated by their recent work on Android. Can the HTC HD2 again do the…

• Samsung DualView TL225 camera reviewed: good idea, poor implementation

  Chris Davies

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:54 am

  The best laid plans can so easily go awry, and while Samsung’s DualView TL225 digital camera – which has a second, front-mounted display – seemed like such a great idea, the end result is actually tipped as more than a little disappointing.  Wired have been putting the TL225 through its paces, and they’ve concluded that not only does the second screen cause its own share of problems rather than solve them, the underlying camera itself is a let-down. The front display does make lining up shots straightforward, Wired found, but unfortunately it then encourages those in…

• Dell Adamo XPS prototypes played with multitouch trackpads, touch-sensitive keyboards, more

  Chris Davies

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:43 am

  Dell’s Adamo XPS is certainly a striking piece of tech – any notebook that thin is going to grab our attention, and that’s before you add in a spytastic touch-strip to open it – but it turns out the company had even more ambitious plans initially.  PC World managed to score some time with some of Dell’s Adamo XPS prototypes, including versions with multitouch LCD trackpads and even a zero-profile touchscreen keyboard. Like the Sharp Mebius NJ70A, one of Dell’s concepts in the run up to design finalisation had an LCD touchscreen serving double-duty as a…

• Lenovo ThinkPad X100e netbook tipped for Jan 5th 2010 launch

  Chris Davies

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:09 am

  The thought of a ThinkPad netbook is enough to make anyone even vaguely familiar with Lenovo suspicious, but according to ThinkPadToday that’s exactly what the company have up their corporate sleeve.  They’re claiming that the rumored ThinkPad X200e will actually drop as the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e on January 5th 2010, with the tagline “Entry level ultra portable, the first ThinkPad of its size”. While the various leaked shots purporting to be of the upcoming Lenovo netbook have had a white casing, ThinkPadToday reckon a matte-black shell is the only way Lenovo will go…

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  bookofjoe

• 'Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort'

  bookofjoe

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:01 pm

  Jungen is an Indian artist, a member of the Dunne-za First Nation in British Columbia who uses contemporary materials to construct objects which resonate with his own native culture, although his current show at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., up through August 8, 2009, is his first at an Indian art museum, previous exhibitions having taken place in such venues as Tate Modern in London and the New Museum in New York.Above and below,selections from the show .

• Self-Coiling Downspout Diverter — Episode 3: Monster Price Break

  bookofjoe

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:01 pm

  I like to feature this item every couple years and when my crack research team went to source it, lo and behold they found the price had dropped 80% since its 2005 and 2007 appearances.Nice.From the website:Self-Coiling Rain Drain• Uncoils with water pressure• Distributes rainwater through tiny holes• Neatly curls back up with built-in coiled spring• Flexible 46"-long vinyl drain attaches to any downspout$1.99.

• Freedom — Just another word for not being online

  bookofjoe

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:01 am

  It's a free download for Macs only "... which blocks your internet access for up to eight hours at a  stretch," wrote Peggy Orenstein in a rave review of the program in the October 25, 2009 New York Times magazine.She continued, "The program was developed by Fred Stutzman, a graduate student in information and library science, whose own failsafe self-binding technique — writing at a cafe without Internet access — came undone when the place went wireless. 'We’re moving toward this era where we’ll never be able to escape from the cloud,' he told…

• USB Email Notifier

  bookofjoe

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:01 am

  "When you receive a new email the envelope will light up, it will make a sound and then start blinking."$29.58 (email not included).

• World's fastest Snow Cat

  bookofjoe

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:01 am

  "The TRAX STI's performance features include 400-hp and Group N competition rally dampers made by EXE-TC and a KAPS 5-speed close-ratio dog-engagement gearbox. Under the hood sits a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder turbocharged and intercooled STI engine tuned with a MOTEC M800 ECU. Also, the TRAX STI body is custom-designed and constructed of hand-laid fiberglass." [via Whollysblog]

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• Last Considerations Before Getting the Motorola Droid

  SolSie

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:21 am

  Today marks the public debut of the most anticipated smartphone for the holiday season, the Motorola Droid on Verizon network. Many reviewers have compared and contrasted the new device with the Apple iPhone and other high-end Smartphones. The overall verdict seems to agree that the Droid is not an iPhone killer but unarguably a [...]

• Slacker Radio Now Available for Android (US only)

  SolSie

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:28 am

  Slacker Radio is the Best Way to Discover New Artists and Hear Your Favorite Music – for Free Slacker , the Personal Radio company offering "Your Radio Everywhere." Slacker allows music lovers to play highly personalized music online at the Slacker web site or on the go. Slacker mobile applications are currently available for BlackBerry [...]

• DROID ERIS by HTC Debuts with Verizon

  SolSie

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:34 am

  DROID ERIS by HTC Debuts with Verizon Wireless with HTC Sense Experience and an Attractive $99.99 Price Beginning Nov. 6, DROID ERIS by HTC will join Verizon DROID army,  bringing the power of the Google’s Android platform and the Verizon Wireless network together.  DROID ERIS by HTC combines the popular Android [...]

• Home Screen Refreshed 3.0 Released

  SolSie

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:06 am

  If you miss in Windows Phones the notification of unanswered phone calls, or unread  messages… You will enjoy very much with the new version of Home Screen refreshed. Home Screen refreshed is a replacement of Home Screen in Windows Phones without touched screens (previously called Windows Smartphones, or Windows Mobile Standard). [...]

• Mobile Macros for Windows Mobile

  SolSie

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:36 am

  One of the shortcomings of the Windows Mobile platform is some actions might take more taps than user had hoped for. Mobile Macros for Windows Mobile can simplify the common tasks by allowing them to record stylus events (taps and moves) into an editable text file and replay them when needed. “When developing the [...]

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• HP iPAQ Pocket PC hx2795b PDA

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  $489.00 - $518.99 from 2 stores. User rating:0.0 out of 5. Protect your information using your fingerprint (or fingerprint combined with a personal information number, or PIN). The versatile iPAQ hx2795 Pocket PC has this cool capability, plus lots more: optimal configurations for performance, connectivity and expandability.

• Palm TX PDA

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  $254.99 - $301.87 from 9 stores. User rating:4.3 out of 5. Introducing the Palm TX handheld. With built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology, this is the wireless device you've been waiting for. Browse the web and check email from your office, campus, or a home Wi-Fi network¿and places like airports, cafes, and hotels1. Carry your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files2 and get more done anywhere. Web pages, presentations, spreadsheets, photos, and videos come to life on a large color screen that rotates from landscape to portrait mode. Have time to unwind? The Palm TX handheld even lets you listen…

• Palm Tungsten E2 PDA

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  $449.99 from 1 store. User rating:3.9 out of 5. Our most popular handheld is better than ever. Introducing the sleek, stylishly designed Tungsten E2 handheld from palmOne. With a brighter, richer color screen, it brings your calendar, contacts, documents and presentations, photos and videos to life. Plus, flash memory keeps information safe if you don't have time to recharge. There's even Bluetooth wireless technology and an MP3 player. You're going places.

• Sony CLIE PEG-NZ90 PDA

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  $16.95 - $34.95 from 3 stores. User rating:4.3 out of 5. The newest addition to the family of CLIÉ handhelds continues the Sony tradition of creating new product categories. Its effective two-megapixel digital camera features built-in flash and auto-focus capabilities, helping to ensure that candid moments will be captured in bright, vivid and clear resolution. Additionally, the CLIÉ NZ90 model features a Wi-Fi (802.11b) communications slot and integrated Bluetooth wireless connectivity options. "Rivaling the gadgetry found in modern day spy movies, the CLIÉ NZ90 handheld integrates a…

• Sony Mylo COM-1 PDA

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  $310.67 from 1 store. User rating:4.4 out of 5. Instant Messaging. Web Browsing. Music. Pictures. Videos. Imagine all the fun things you do on your PC, concentrated in the palm of your hand. Introducing the Mylo personal communicator. It connects to open 802.11b WiFi networks anywhere in the world. So you can get away from your desk and roam your wireless network. Or step out to a coffee shop while staying in touch with your friends. Or move around your campus from the dorm to library. The Mylo Communicator is about fun, convenience and near-instant gratification wherever there's WiFi access.

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  Popular Science - Gadgets

• Dell's Adamo XPS is Thin in Design (and Specs)

  Corinne Iozzio

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:39 am

  In the realm of beautiful, shiny things Dell's new Adamo XPS is among the shiniest and most beautiful. And, if we were in the business of judging (note)books by their covers, we'd leave that at that. That's not our business, though; the Adamo XPS is a gorgeous conversation piece, but a computer worth $1,800 it is not. At 0.4 inches thick, the XPS is the thinnest notebook you can buy. It pulls off its trim profile by incorporating a new hinging kickstand configuration. The keyboard folds out about a third of the way up on the body from inside the recessed 13.4-inch display. When open, the…

• Olympus Updates PEN with EP-2, Still Chases Panasonic

  Corinne Iozzio

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm

  Olympus today continued the game of cat-and-mouse that is the land of Micro Four Thirds cameras with their new PEN EP-2. The new shooter, which comes on the half-iversary of the EP-1, is chasing Panasonic's much-lauded GF1 but feels unlikely to overtake it. The EP-2 is makes a few improvements over the EP-1, minor though many of them are. First, it's black. Cosmetically, everything else looks the same, save for a new port underneath the hotshoe accessory slot up top. The port is designed to work with Olympus' new VF-2 viewfinder (bundled), which replicates the 3-inch LCD when connected at…

• Please Hold, Windows: I'll Patch You Through To the USB Bus

  John Mahoney

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:38 pm

  We've come along way since the age when every office's communications nerve center depended on its switchboard operators tucked discreetly inside a windowless room somewhere. Or have we?. I love the juxtaposition of new and old tech here. If you've had a slow computing day like I have, this might explain your conundrum. [via FFFFOUND]

• Why Astrophotography Is Worth the Trouble

  Eric Adams

  2 Nov 2009 | 1:10 pm

  (And the at-times-disappointing results) Astrophotography is hard. Astronomically hard. Everything has to be perfect. Your telescope, with camera attached, must track your target in precise synchronization with the rotation of the Earth. It can't shake. It can't even vibrate. You have to nail your camera's exposure settings or you'll be rewarded with an incoherent mess. Your targets are often so dim you can't even see them until after the image has been made, so focusing is a nightmare. So why try? Because it makes the entities floating in the vastness of the universe much more real than any…

• The Horror: Life-Like Baby Made Into Wii Controller

  Jeremy Hsu

  2 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

  Halloween's not over yet, folks. Nintendo ups the creepy game applications with a crying Wiimote-powered doll People who hate creepy kids and Halloween aren't out of the woods yet. A new Wii-exclusive Baby and Me arrives just in time for the holiday season, so that every Nintendo-loving household can stick a wiimote in an anatomically correct doll's back to rock it lovingly via accelerometer and hear its gurgles, giggles and wails through a tinny Wiimote speaker. The game uses motion control to create 18 game modes that include the usual feeding, coddling and playing activities which keep…

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• Link Love: Favorites From Twitter & More

  kelake

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:42 am

  Thai. Art by kelake Some of my favorite links of the week found on twitter, plus the new phone from my friends at HTC. It looks sweet. Singapore's New Breed of Bar can be found in the Dempsey Hill neighbourhood. The former site of an amry barracks is now a mecca of bars and restaurants. Thai tourism hit by instability. In what is supposed to be Thailand's peak tourist season, the long tail boats along the Chao Phraya river, in the heart of Bangkok, are mostly empty these days. Golden Horse Film Festival opens with two Asian films. The festival lasts until Nov. 26 but some top attractions are…

• Riding High

  kelake

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:51 pm

  A video by 13th Witness.

• 100 Hotels Under $150 A Night

  kelake

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:19 pm

  When I travel I tend to prefer small, boutique, eclectic, or budget hotels over more expensive larger properties. The places I stay tend to be more interesting and personable. Also, I am not interested in spending much time in my hotel, the location I am visiting is much more interesting, and all those luxurious features go unused. Finding the right budget accomodation can be a challenge but for those traveling to the European continent, The New York Times has a fantastic list of hotels for under $150. That's the thing about budget hotels. Sometimes they turn out to be a disaster, leaving you…

• Billykirk X Opening Ceremony Waxed Laptop Satchel

  kelake

  4 Nov 2009 | 11:15 pm

  From a collaboration between Billy Kirk and Opening Ceremony is the last example, for this week at least, of waxed materials in yet another great bag. billykirk sets itself apart by employing amish leather workers who hand craft their products, as well as using vegetable dye that lends to beautiful natural aging of their products. this bag features a waxed cloth body with a leather bottom, leather tophandle, zip, and removable strap, as well as a removable leather identification tag. bag closes with a front buckle. Billykirk Waxed Laptop Satchel

• Twitter lists

  kelake

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:32 pm

  Late last month Twitter rolled out a new feature called "lists"; a way to organize the people you follow and discover interesting twitter accounts. I've been looking at other peoples lists and think it's an excellent way to discover information I might not have otherwise. I have set up a number of twitter lists in different categories which you are welcome to follow. My lists include some of my favourites that fit in the categories style, bags, culture, stores, gear & accessories, places to stay, and travel. It's only start and far from comprehensive but I plan to keep adding to it over time.

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  Pixel-Shack

• There Are Paintball Landmines Now

  Sly

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:14 am

  Yet another crafty device has been added to the paintballer’s arsenal- landmines! They’re reusable, and can be remotely detonated or triggered by tripwire. The next logical step would be paintball LMGs affixed to mounts on the perimeter of your paintball base. I told a friend about these, and he already knew about them. He said [...]

• Using Gmail As A Backup Hard Drive

  Sly

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:02 am

  I just found out that you can mount a gmail account as a virtual hard drive and store your data on it. That will get you 7 GB of storage. That’s fine and dandy if your data has just run a marathon while on fat burners , but let’s face it- 7 gigs isn’t a [...]

• The Imperial March On A Floppy

  Sly

  1 Nov 2009 | 2:11 am

  Some hardware genius decided to make his floppy drive make music- but of course, not just any music would do. That is why it is playing the Imperial March.

• Online Degree

  Sly

  1 Nov 2009 | 1:55 am

  I’ve taken a few classes online, and I can tell you from personal experience that it can actually be harder to learn online than in a classroom setting. The main issue is that if you aren’t fully understanding something, you’re left either emailing the teacher or posting your issue in a forum. Of course, on [...]

• Why Japanese Need To Eat More Fast Food

  Sly

  22 Oct 2009 | 9:52 pm

  This genuinely creepy product has birthed a new theory in my mind- Japanese need to eat more junk food. How on earth did I come to this conclusion you ask? Well, if they spent more time preoccupied with weight loss and less time dressing up like undead schoolgirls and cartoon characters, they wouldn’t have time [...]

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• Storm Front

  Pete

  16 Oct 2009 | 12:24 pm

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• ‘Nessa Has No Time for You

  Pete

  14 Oct 2009 | 12:13 pm

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• Drainage Ditch Beauty

  Pete

  10 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am

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• Unexpected Passsenger

  Pete

  9 Oct 2009 | 11:41 am

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• Dark Road to Somewhere

  Pete

  13 Aug 2009 | 12:15 pm

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• Last Flight Halloween Comic Strip

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:33 pm

  Our comic strip that was published exclusively by IGN.com last week. Enjoy.   Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Another day at the office...

  4 Sep 2009 | 5:09 am

  Listened to my father and gave up "stupid games development" to do something "serious", srsly. See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Good old days

  5 Jul 2009 | 8:26 pm

  I've read today that games PR/Managament/Marketing don't know a thing about games and/or geek culture. Dudes, we've been there, we've done that.Srsly See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Canary Wharf, London

  2 Jul 2009 | 4:56 pm

  Was on my way home and thought it looked quite cool: such a big ship in the centre of London. [] See and download the full gallery on posterous Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Birthday cake ;-)

  8 Apr 2009 | 3:57 am

  My girl definitely gets it :-) Permalink | Leave a comment  »

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  Digital Home Thoughts

• The Dell Adamo XPS is Thinner Than A Breadbox, Way Thinner

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

  http://www.gottabemobile.com/2009/1...-thin-thin-thin"The Dell Adamo XPS is hitting the market this month as the world’s thinnest notebook. In this GBM InkShow you’ll get to see exactly how thin it is compared to an iPhone, a quarter and another thin and light notebook."Remember when the Macbook Air got attention for being able to fit comfortably inside a manilla envelope? Well, since then, the race for thin was on and Dell currently has the crown with their newly released Dell Adamo XPS. Coming in just shy of 10mm thick at its thickest part, it could probably be used to cut…

• The Night I Crashed Windows 7 Nine Times in a Row

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  On the whole, I'm really enjoying Windows 7 - I've migrated eight of my computers over to Microsoft's latest operating system, and it's working great on all of them. As you can tell from the above screen shot, however, I hit a snag with one of the systems. You'll never believe what caused the problem though: a font. I'd installed Windows 7 on a brand new Intel Core i7-based media machine (yes, an article is forthcoming) and it was running smoothly. I had a bunch of fonts I wanted to install, so I grabbed them all and dragged them into the font folder. They were installing, when all of a…

• Autodesk Tried to Stop Second-Hand Software Sales

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  http://www.computerworlduk.com/mana...fm?newsid=16946"A Seattle judge ruled in favor of a man arguing that he has the right to sell secondhand software, in a case that had some people worried about an end to used book and CD stores. The suit was initially filed by Timothy Vernor after eBay, responding to requests by Autodesk, removed the Autocad software that Vernor was trying to sell on the auction site. eBay later banned Vernor from the site, based on Autodesk's complaints"I'm glad that the judge ruled in favour of the guy who was trying to sell the software - I too have tried to sell…

• Sniff Out The Energy Hogs in Windows 7

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:30 am

  I read about this tip in Maximum PC, tried it myself, and thought I'd share it with Digital Home Thoughts readers. It's pretty cool! This tip will tell Windows 7 to generate a power report, telling you which devices are mis-configured for optimal power savings.To generate this report, here's what you do: first, click on the Start button, then type CMD. Right-click on the CMD program that will appear in the filtered list, and select Run As Administrator. A command-line box will appear. At the prompt, type in powercfg -energy. Wait 60 seconds, and Windows 7 will generate an HTML file called…

• Is it Time to Upgrade Your DVD Burner?

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:30 pm

  http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews...urner,2447.html"Blu-ray drives, which increase capacities from 8.5GB (double layer DVDs) to 25GB, are still rather expensive and fail to deliver acceptable cost per gigabyte ratios, especially when weighed against ever-falling hard drive prices. Still, there has been progress in the DVD segment, and we wanted to take a closer look."Computer technology improves faster than greased lightning. CPUs get faster and more cores. Video cards get faster and, uh, sometimes more cores. Hard drives get bigger and faster. We are constantly upgrading, or getting new…

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  BestStuff

• Paradigm Shows Facebook Fans Some Love

  jessica

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:14 am

  Paradigm just announced a new giveaway to show appreciation to their Facebook fans. Now through March 2010, each month Paradigm will be giving away a Cinema CT System. All you have to do is become a fan of Paradigm's Facebook page and you will automatically be entered to win! One fan will be selected at random every month and given a Cinema CT Home Theater Surround Sound System. The Cinema 90 CT system is made up of 2 Cinema 90 satellites, 2 Cinema ADP surrounds featuring Paradigm's Adapted Dipole (ADP) technology, a Cinema CC center channel and a Cinema 90 CT subwoofer with 10-inch driver.

• Motorola's DROID Available Today

  jessica

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:09 am

  The time is here! The much anticipated Motorola DROID is now available at Verizon Wireless and Best Buy Stores. The Motorola DROID is the first device powered by Android 2.0. Not only does it give you high-speed web browsing, voice-activated search, it is one of the thinnest full-QWERTY slider phones available. DROID also features a customizable large touch screen, with access to thousands of apps and hundreds of widgets from Android Market. Oh, and it being available through Verizon, it is on the largest 3G mobile network in the country. Verizon Wireless will host demonstrations at select…

• Dell Intros Super-Slim Adamo XPS

  jessica

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:06 am

  Last March Dell introduced Adamo, the world's thinnest laptop PC at just a .65-inch thick. Now they have added an even thinner laptop to the line, the Adamo XPS. Measuring just four-tenths of an inch thin and weighing just over 3 pounds, this is one impressive laptop! Featuring a 13.4-inch high-definition display, 4GB DDR3 800 memory, Intel Core 2 Duo (1.4Ghz) ultra-low voltage processor, and a 128GB SSD, it performs well too. More features: When opened, the body of the Adamo XPS is raised so the keyboard is angled to enhance cooling. Capacitive latching device – one finger swipe opens the…

• Verizon Announces DROID ERIS, New Chocolate Touch and More

  jessica

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:33 am

  Today is a good day for Verizon Wireless subscribers. The company just announced a slew of new phones; there's one for the Android geek, one for the music lover, a push-to-talk phone, and don't worry…they didn't forget the BlackBerry die-hards. DROID ERIS by HTC The new DROID ERIS by HTC is the second Android phone in the Verizon line-up, (the DROID by Motorola was the first). The DROID ERIS features a 3.2 inch touchscreen and trackball interface, 5.0 megapixel camera, 8 GB microSD card (up to 16 GB supported), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3.5 mm headset connectivity, Integrated GPS, a digital…

• Samsung Convoy Joins Verizon Wireless' Fleet Of Push To Talk Phones

  jessica

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:06 am

  Rugged Push to Talk Handset Works Hard To Let Customers Play Harder November 5, 2009 — Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile, announce the availability of the Samsung Convoy, a rugged Push to Talk device with military specifications built to withstand the harshest of elements. The Convoy's high-quality stereo speaker, extended battery life and multiple messaging options make it the ideal device to stay connected in the toughest conditions. Available color: Charcoal grey Key features: Rugged, durable and robust design: Meets military specifications 810F standards for shock and dust resistance,…

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  Spot Cool Stuff: Tech

• Working iPhone Costume? There’s an App For That

  Spot Cool Tech Stuff

  25 Oct 2009 | 12:47 pm

  Looking for something to wear to your next costume party? If you have a car battery, spare 42-inch LCD TV—and a whole lot of time—you could go as an oversized working Apple iPhone. That’s what Reko Rivera and Bobby Hartman did. Two years ago they developed an iPhone costume that simply played a looped video of an iPhone on a wearable TV screen. Not content with that, the duo recently decided to set about creating a “working” wearable iPhone that would respond to user input. Their ingenious solution for doing that: Modify the software on a real iPhone to allow a live dual…

• A Better, Gentler iPod Lamp & Alarm Clock

  Spot Cool Tech Stuff

  21 Oct 2009 | 6:24 am

  Spot Cool Stuff does not understand why most of the world’s alarm clocks wake their owners with a jarring buzz or annoying beep. We can imagine some worse ways to be awoken—eg. via cobra bite, bucket of cold water or missile attack—but not many. Imagine instead being woken by the sound of birds chirping, wind chiming, jungles jungling (or by the radio playing or whatever tune you wish from your iPod) as a soft bedside light gradually brightens over a period of several minutes. That’s how one starts one’s day with the Philips HF3490 iPod clock radio. In essence, the…

• The Kindle Goes Global

  Spot Cool Tech Stuff

  7 Oct 2009 | 9:31 pm

  Regular readers of the Spot Cool Stuff Tech blog know what huge fans we are of the Kindle. They also know that our Kindle enthusiasm comes despite harboring a few gripes about Amazon’s e-book reader. Well, today that list of gripes grew shorter by one: The Amazon Kindle is now available in an international version. Previously you could only purchase a Kindle if you had a U.S.A. credit card and a U.S.A. address for Amazon to send your purchase to. After obtaining a Kindle you could only download books from Amazon while inside the U.S.A.. Getting magazine and newspaper updates, or…

• The Future of Robotics Is In the Gutter

  Spot Cool Tech Stuff

  27 Sep 2009 | 9:12 am

  We were very skeptical that the Looj would be able to get our gutters anything close to clean. Household robotic machines, after all, are best at routine tasks like making your coffee or grinding your beans to put into the coffee maker. Cleaning gutters is anything but predictable. There aren’t only loose leaves up there but packed pine needles, twigs, rodents (both alive and not), sticks, mud, Frisbees and an old set of our car keys. Enter the Looj from iRobot. The Looj is a miniature light-weight tank-like device fronted by a bristle capable of rotating at 500 RPM. The Looj’s…

• Today, Touchable Holograms. Next, a Holodeck?

  Spot Cool Tech Stuff

  22 Sep 2009 | 11:32 am

  If the world of Star Trek were real Spot Cool Stuff would probably spend the majority of our time in a holodeck—a computer generated world fantasy world in which everything feels real. So it is probably for the best that holodecks are fictional. Or, at least, fictional at the moment. Researchers at Tokyo University have come up with a technology that makes holodecks a step closer to reality—”touchable” holograms. We have to qualify the word “touchable” because these new holograms offer no tactile experience; you can not feel them. However, while holograms until now…

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  DVICE

• We should let robots take over the world, expert says

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm

  Dr. J. Storrs Hall is an expert on molecular nanotechnology and the head of the Foresight Nanotech Institute (which raises awareness about the very same). That means he spends a lot of time thinking about robots. Or, to be specific, the kind of robots that will take over the world. In a piece titled "More on the AI takeover," Dr. Hall outlines four classes of 'bots he could see rising up: • Robo insectis: rote, mechanical gadgets (or thinkers) with hand-coded skills, such as Roomba or industrial robots or automated call-center systems or dictation programs. • Robo habilis: Rosie the…

• This high-tech glowing ball lets you wage urban war

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:14 pm

  Urban Defender has gangs of players putting down the guns and knives and instead reaching for what looks like a glowing dodgeball. The objective here isn't to go after other people, though. You're aiming for buildings. The game apparently isn't quite finished yet so the multilayer backend I'm about to describe isn't in place yet. Ideally, you should be able to take your ball around the city and toss it against buildings, claiming that structure for your team. The ball has an accelerometer inside and is GPS-enabled so that it can upload impacts to a map on a server and mark your territory.

• Google Dashboard displays your Google addiction

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:50 am

  Is Google taking over the world? Well, now you can see how much it's taking over your world with the Google dashboard, listing each of the company's services you're using, information you've entered, and items you've shared. From this one location, you can delete data, change settings and generally manage all your Googleism. We're big fans of the excellent Gmail and its contacts database, Google Calendar, Picasso Web albums, Google Voice, YouTube, and Google Reader, and appreciate the ability to keep track of them with this new dashboard. A huge drawback is the lack of a dashboard for Google…

• Motorola Droids available today, tethering, too

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:03 am

  Today's the day Verizon rolls out the formidable Motorola Droid, the most capable contender to the iPhone's king-of-the-hill status yet. Also along for the rollout ride is its lesser Droid mate, the HTC DROID Eris. iPhone haters will be happy to know that the shiny new Droids can be procured online or in stores without having to wait in line. Along with the big rollout today, there's a bit of news: Verizon counters a belated iPhone promise with its own tethering at a semi-reasonable $30 a month, letting you use your cellphone to access the data network on your PC or other devices. Tethering…

• Say hello to the 5,000 volt can crusher

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:18 am

  What do you do when you find yourself with an old 5,000 volt power supply? Hell, you might as well build a can crusher out of it, right? That's just what Bob Davis did.Bob stripped the unit down to the supply itself, a huge 100 microfarad capacitor and a (broken) meter. After hooking the thing up to a pumpkin (no effect) and an apple (blown to pieces) he turned his sites on an innocent soda can.The video takes a bit to get going, but it's worth the wait. Just skip to right near the end to get to the good stuff. Bob Davis via GadgetLab

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• Ford’s Inflatable Rear Seat Belts

  Mike

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:49 pm

  Ford Motor Company has developed an inflatable seat belt that they plan to debut in their 2010 Ford Explorer. It’s one of these ideas that you think why didn’t anyone come up with this before? The inflatable seat belt combines the benefits of a traditional seat belt with a front seat airbag, adding an extra layer of passenger safety for those in the back seats. The advanced restraint system will help protect young kids as well as the elderly from typical injuries such as head, neck and shoulder injuries that are common in a car accident. Ford has indicated that these new seat…

• Mavizen TTX02 Electric Motorcycle – Laptop On Wheels

  Mike

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:24 pm

  Azhar Hussain, the founder TTXGP describes the TTX02 as a “laptop on wheels” and he has every good reason to do so. This electric bike includes a dash mounted computer that includes an on-board web server, WiFi network connectivity, Linux and a static IP address. The consumer electronics built into the bike isn’t meant for the average person to check email and surf the web while flying down the highway at TTX02’s top speed of 130mph. Rather, this bike is being released in limited production as a development platform for those involved in the racing scene. All of this…

• New Twitter Feature – Retweet

  Mike

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:46 pm

  Retweet has long been an unofficial way of sharing information with fellow Tweeters. If you find an interesting tweet through Twitter that you want to share with your followers, you’d add RT @ (Retweet at) before your tweet. Twitter is looking to make this a permanent feature and as such, they are now piloting this new feature with a select group of twitter users, much like they did when they rolled out the Twitter list feature. By doing this pilot, they can work out any bugs before they begin a mass roll-out. From the above mock-up, users will now have access to a retweet button…

• Virgin Atlantic iPhone App Helps People With Flying Anxiety

  Zack

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:26 pm

  If you have both an iPhone and a fear of flying, Virgin Atlantic has come up with something that could help make air travel easier for you. Virgin Atlantic recently launched an iPhone App that’s based on their Flying Without Fear course, and should help those who experience panic attacks in the middle of a flight. If their press release is to be believed, Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Without Fear program has a 98% success rate. The App version takes a few elements from the course, offering iPhone users videos, frequently asked questions, and relaxation techniques specially geared…

• Fog Free Shower Mirror By Shaper Image Syncs With MP3 Player

  Zack

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:16 pm

  If you can’t take a bath or shower without your music blaring in the background, then this device might be for you. Sharper Image has come up with the Fog Free Shower Mirror, which also syncs with your MP3 player to play music. Now you can leave your MP3 player outside the bathroom to keep it safe from water damage, while still enjoying the music. The Fog Free Shower Mirror comes with a cradle that will carry your MP3 player, and is useful up to a distance of 100 feet. The Mirror can be powered via an AC outlet or 4 AA batteries, and while it can’t remotely control your MP3…

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• Precision-agriculture tech is future of farming

  Kelly Lewis

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:31 pm

  What we have is an opportunity to lead.Brothers and sisters, let me tell you a story 'bout transforming one of the oldest human activities: the family farm.What I'm talking about is the rhythm and...

• When to automate the fulfillment process (part 4 in a series)

  Treff LaPlante

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:42 pm

  To read part 3, click here.To read part 2, click here.To read part 1, click here.Businesses provide many different types of fulfillment. Some fulfill by keeping shelves properly stocked, and then...

• Motorola Droid: First impressions

  Andréa Maria Cecil

  3 Nov 2009 | 11:40 am

  My demo Motorola Droid was sitting on my desk when I arrived to work this morning. Thank you, Verizon.I've spent about three hours with the Droid; it's my first time using an Android device.Below are...

• Twitter predictions from Seesmic founder

  Andréa Maria Cecil

  2 Nov 2009 | 10:05 am

  On the heels of Los Angeles' 140 Characters Conference, Seesmic founder Loïc Le Meur gives us "30 predictions for the future of Twitter."Among them are:Twitter will replace SMS for millions...

• It's time for Pa. to update technology that saves lives

  Kelly Lewis

  30 Oct 2009 | 3:11 pm

  Imagine a $1,600 device that saves thousands of lives per year. Imagine your town or school refusing to buy or install it -and your child dies. It happens all the time.Every day, I am engaged in the...

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  Digital Signage Universe New

• Visser Digital Media Acquires CampusLink

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:22 am

  SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Visser Digital Media, a premiere digital signage network provider, today announced the acquisition of Campus Link College Marketing (“CampusLink”) from Huntington Capital, a San Diego based mezzanine fund.

• Volt Media and Atlantic Lottery Unveil Augmented Reality Campaign

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:56 am

  HALIFAX, NS — Atlantic Canada’s Volt Media today unveiled a technology-based campaign on behalf of Atlantic Lottery and the new national lottery game, LOTTO MAX

• Texas Digital Installs Digital Signage With One of Washington’s Oldest Theatre Companies

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:49 am

  COLLEGE STATION, TX — Texas Digital Systems Inc., a leading provider of digital signage solutions, has announced the completion on an installation at The Majestic theatre in Yakima, Washington. The Majestic is owned by Yakima Theatres, one of the oldest and family owned theatre companies in Washington State.

• X2O Media Announces Integration With Newmarket International

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:49 am

  MONTREAL , CANADA — Following a strategic alliance with PSAV Presentation Services, X2O Media, a full-service provider of software, network management, and content services for professional digital signage applications, has announced that the company has entered into an integration partnership with Newmarket International. Through the partnership, customers using X2O's Xpresenter™ platform will be able to export event data directly from Newmarket's Delphi — the hospitality industry's most comprehensive sales and catering solution — to display screens on their digital signage networks.

• Rise Display Expands Sales Team

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:48 am

  SHAWNEE, KS — Rise Display, a provider of integrated solutions for Interactive, Video, and LED digital signage, announces its expanded sales team. These seven consultants provide a broad range of expertise selling digital signage solutions in every market, including higher education, healthcare, government, and commercial sales.

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• DFI MI P55-T36 Mini-ITX Motherboard

  Isaiah

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:32 pm

  DFI has recently unveiled another one of its upcoming Mini-ITX motherboard called the MI P55-T36. This Intel P55-based motherboard integrates a six-phase PWM with Japanese-crafted solid capacitors, two DDR3 dual-channel memory slots, one PCIe x16 slot, three SATA II ports, six USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA/USB port, Gigabit Ethernet, ABS II technology, Realtek ALC 885 7.1 Audio and supports for both Intel’s LGA 1156 Core i5 and i7 processors. Pricing and availability are still unknown at the moment. [EXPreview]

• Team Group Announces P2 IDE SSD

  Isaiah

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:44 pm

  Taiwan-based Team Group has announced a new series of solid state drives, the P2 IDE. Coming in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities, these 2.5-inch drives feature an IDE interface, MLC NAND flash memory chips, a MTBF of 2 million hours and provide read/write speeds of up to 80/50 MB/s for the 32GB model or 60/40 MB/s for both 64GB and 128GB models. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and availability yet. [HardwareCanucks]

• MEMO 2 RY USB Thumb Drive

  Johan

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:13 pm

  The MEMO 2 RY is a unique USB thumb drive, as its part USB flash drive, part paper, part wood. The paper portion looks like a post-it pad to write on and the rest of the USB key just sports a wood grain finish. The 8GB of MEMO 2 RY retails for £98.48 ($163.54). It is also available in 2GB and 4GB of storage space. [Product Page]

• EIZO FlexScan EV2334W-T 23-Inch Full HD Monitor

  Isaiah

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:09 pm

  EIZO Japan is back with its new Full HD Monitor ‘FlexScan EV2334W-T’ for the mass market. This 23-inch widescreen monitor features a VA panel with 1920 x 1080 native resolution, 7ms (GTG) response time, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 3,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, an EcoView Sense function (power save mode) and an Auto EvoView for automatic brightness adjustments based on ambient lighting. It also offers several connectivity ports including D-Sub, DVI and HDMI. The EIZO EV2334W-T is priced at $550. [TCMagazine]

• Duracell Battery With Gauge Showing Power Levels

  Johan

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:53 pm

  Duracell today introduced its new Ultra Advanced battery that provides consumers the ability to know exactly how much power is available in each battery. The battery comes with the Powercheck, which is a gauge located on the battery that can be activated by simply pressing two white dots on the cell. The Ultra Advanced with Powercheck will be available at Costco and other major retailers starting in December at a small additional cost to regular CopperTop batteries. [Press Release]

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• Powermat

  Admin

  15 Oct 2009 | 7:23 am

  The Powermat: say goodbye to cables What is it? The technology to transfer power was demonstrated as far back as 1893, when genius Serbian engineer Nikola Tesla lit up a light bulb without wires. That’s quite a long time to wait to see the dream of a cable-free charging finally come to life, but now, thanks to a team of bright sparks, wireless power has arrived. Say hello to the Powermat – a sleek looking universal charger which miraculously revitalises your gadgets without the need for nasty wires. What is so special about it? The genius of the Powermat is not just the ability to…

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• Steve Jobs is back

  Admin

  22 Jun 2009 | 8:00 am

  In a stunning press release, Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple has announced that over 1 million iPhone 3GS models have been sold in 3 days. How often do you come with two huge news stories in one single sentence? After much talk about his liver transplant and whatnot, the CEO is apparently alive and kicking at Apple. We don’t know the extent to which he’s back, or whether this is a permanent return, but we sure hope so. That said, kudos to Tim Cook and team for carrying Apple through these last six months. They did a hell of a job managing Apple through the economic crisis. As for the iPhone…

• Video: iPhone 3G S vs. iPhone 3G App Launch Battle

  Admin

  22 Jun 2009 | 7:54 am

  Two iPhones, 6 apps. We know the iPhone 3G S is supposed to be “on average” 2x faster than the iPhone 3G, but stats are stats and what we’re interested in is real-world usage. A few seconds here, a dozen or more there, and all of a sudden they add up to minutes. In this video we launch apps on each iPhone 3.0 device at the same time, but imagine if every time the iPhone 3G S finished first, we immediately launched the next app. We wouldn’t make you sit through that much iPhone 3G lag, but that makes the point. Also, we put a few webpages into Safari, then launched a heavy app, waited…

• Oops!: Girl Loses Virginity, Texts Her Dad #iPhone #Fail

  Admin

  22 Jun 2009 | 5:53 am

  Elizabeth Frisinger, 18, lost her virginity on the beach during a senior class trip. Then she accidentally texted her dad, telling him about it. Woops! Gotta be careful with the iPhone texting app, Lizzy, it’s easy to text the wrong person. Seriously though, sweetheart, this could have been much worse. Just kidding — you’re totally f***ed! It could have only been worse if, instead of texting your dad, he was there. <A…

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  The Red Ferret Journal - gadgets, cool sites, freeware and tech trivia

• NightVision Digital Video Camera – video stuff in pitch darkness and profit!

  Nigel

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:45 am

  This NightVision Digital Video Camera gives you unlimited power to video activities in pitch darkness. Those times when only ferral creatures [...] 160 words | permalink | 2 comments | digg this

• Sound Egg – 60’s kitsch gets a whole new tech upgrade

  Nigel

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:08 am

  The Sound Egg is an updated and technified version of the 60’s seating icon which looked great in photos and sucked as a [...] 189 words | permalink | No comments | digg this

• JPEG Lossless Rotator – freeware lets you rotate your photos without losing image quality

  Nigel

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:54 am

  JPEG Lossless Rotator is a free program which lets you rotate your images without losing image quality. What, you mean you [...] 200 words | permalink | 3 comments | digg this

• Files24 – the consumer friendly BitTorrent search catalog

  Nigel

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:43 am

  Files24 is a new twist on an old tale. A BitTorrent search engine which aims to make the whole file search [...] 90 words | permalink | One comment | digg this

• Zombie Shooting Gallery – Behind you!

  Dan

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:07 am

  ThinkGeek’s Zombie Shooting Gallery brings Left 4 Dead into meatspace cubeville. Use your laser gun to fend off the horde [...] 77 words | permalink | No comments | digg this

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• NEWS: Sonos Controller iPhone/iPod app gets twitter update

  Stuart Miles

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:08 pm

  New features and support for new S5 ZonePlayer Sonos has releases an update to its iPhone and iPod touch app bringing it in line with the new?Sonos Software 3.1?update released recently for the music systems dedicated controller and computer software.? The new update, which is now available in the Apple app store allows?Sonos owners?to tweet what they are listening to, as well as tweaking the menu system with new icons and logos for the relevant music service. It also brings in support for the company's new?Sonos S5 ZonePlayer, which includes a built in speaker. Handy, as the iPhone and the…

• NEWS: Boxee sets date for beta, promises new features

  Stuart Miles

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:39 pm

  Social media centre grows up Boxee?has confirmed that is will be coming out of Alpha and going into Beta on 7 December before a full launch in January at CES. Boxee, who describes themselves as the "first social media centre playing media from your computer and other devices in your home network, as well as connect you to various Internet sources, allows you to stream or download movies, tv shows, music and photos. "The date is set for the release of the Boxee Beta. On December 7th at 7pm we are going to have an unveiling event at the Music Hall of Williamsburg," the company said in a…

• NEWS: Canon 7D firmware update rids you of the ghost in the machine

  Stuart Miles

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:28 pm

  Fixes know bug Canon?has released a new firmware update that fixes a know issue with its top of the range?Canon EOS 7D DSLR camera?launched back in The new firmware update, version 1.1.0, corrects a recently discovered problem of remnants of the previous photo being visible in continuous photo mode. Users of the new camera that was announced in September are recommended to download the new firmware update. Canon offers both Mac and Windows software versions. Read Tags: Cameras DSLR cameras Canon Canon EOS 7D Canon 7D firmware update rids you of the ghost in the machine originally appeared on…

• NEWS: Adobe Photoshop for mobile Android edition launched

  Stuart Miles

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:16 pm

  iPhone version comes to Google OS Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone?app?has come to the Android platform the company has announced. Following on from the launch of the iPhone app in the US in October, the company has rolled out the "Free" app on the Google OS. The Android application equips consumers with same image-editing tools, colour adjustments and instant photo-sharing capabilities. Users get photo-editing tools like crop, rotate and flip as well as "effects" like the Soft Focus filter can be used to create a blur effect, and for performing color adjustments such as exposure,…

• NEWS: Pocket-lint is hiring in US

  Stuart Miles

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:04 pm

  Positions in New York and San Francisco opening Fancy being apart of one of the leading global gadget news and reviews sites in the world? Thought you did.?Pocket-lint is looking for positions to fill in?New York and?San Francisco. We are looking for roving reporters to join the team based in New York and San Francisco to replace Stuart who is heading back to the UK. Ideally you will be well connected within the gadget scene and be available to chase down briefings, meetings and attend events when needed. You will have to be able to get into either New York city or San Francisco for meetings,…

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  Ideaity.com ::: The Best Ideas Around

• USB Flash Drive Lighter: Here’s an idea…

  Lightbulb

  1 Nov 2009 | 11:49 am

  The perfect gift for a burgeoning arsonist who likes to keep their data storage handy. Oh great. Another USB combo device. Like the world needs more of those. Except this one is actually pretty cool. Some of our favorite products on this site are the combo items. Samurai sword mates with umbrella? Excellent! Jane Austen’s gentry class coupled with zombies? Sold! Brass knuckles on my coffee cup? Yes please! And now you can add another one to the list — an 8GB USB flash drive hidden in a very fashionable lighter. The lighter features an embossed cow skull in a bronze finish and has…

• Jolicloud Netbook OS: Here’s an idea…

  Lightbulb

  5 Sep 2009 | 8:42 am

  Make a netbook OS that’s not only cool to look at, but is much simpler to use. Netbooks are no-nonsense internet surfing devices with limited storage and power. So why do they keep coming reinstalled with Windows? Wouldn’t it make sense to create a simple, gorgeous operating system that uses the concept of SaaS (software as a service) cloud computing? That’s what the makers of Jolicloud thought. And that’s what the makers of Jolicloud created. Jolicloud is an OS that uses SaaS cloud computing. The programs you use don’t actually exist on your netbook’s hard…

• Logictec iPhone Mic Recorder: Here’s an idea…

  Lightbulb

  4 Sep 2009 | 2:18 pm

  Use your iPhone to launch your professional music career. In a perfect storm guaranteed to get you your major record deal Logitec (note the absence of the “h”)has released the LIC-iREC03P just as the “I Am T-Pain” application (which autotunes your voice — boat not included) was released for the iPhone. If this isn’t a sign that you should redub all those songs you posted to your YouTube using these two things I don’t know what is. Here’s what Red Ferret said about the device: Logitec (not the mouse and keyboard people) make this Logitec…

• Slip Grips: Here’s an idea…

  Lightbulb

  31 Aug 2009 | 4:40 pm

  Help the weak handed get a grip. About a year ago I started getting numbness in my dominant hand. After a few months the numbness became a noticeable weakness and I was having trouble using a pencil (which for a graphic designer isn’t the best think), mouse or even trying my shoelaces. After visiting the neurologist I was diagnosed with Ulnar Neurosis. My ulnar nerve was being pinched near my elbow and it delayed nerve impulses in my wrist and hand. With no nerve communication telling my muscles to move they had begun to atrophy at an alarming rate. Now I’m not asking you to play…

• Steampunk Wacom Tablet: Here’s an idea…

  Lightbulb

  25 Aug 2009 | 3:23 pm

  Design a steampunk graphics tablet fit for the queen herself. Steampunk designers have brass balls. They also have brass gears, frames, dials, handles, knobs and all other manner of parts. Steampunk revolves around the concept of slapping brass on something, paint it up a bit and glue some gears on the outside. Well, at least bad steampunk does. This steampunk tablet, however, not only looks phenomenal (biggest word I could think of), but it works too. It’s a double threat! Plus, it would go nicely with the steampunk keyboard — currently being used in Warehouse 13 on the Sci-Fi…

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  OnlyGizmos

• Free Photoshop App for Android too

  Kunal

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  Adobe has introduced the Photoshop.com application mobile application for the Android OS. Photoshop for Android is similar to the Photoshop App we saw for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Like the iPhone application, Photoshop for Android is also slick and features the following functions: Basics: Crop, Rotate, and Flip Color: Exposure, Saturation, Tint, Black and White Filters: Sketch, Soft Focus Effects: Vibrant, Pop, Border, Vignette Blur, Warm Vintage, Rainbow, White Glow, Soft Black and White The good thing here too is that the application is FREE and comes with a 2GB free storage account. So if…

• No, it’s not a fancy-pants calculator

  Kunal

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:55 am

  At the first look i thought that the iNO CP09 is a special kind of calculator. On the contrary, it is actually a straightforward cellphone. The simple yet beautiful iNO CP09 handset is a very basic phone for those who find the inclusion of too many features more of a hassle than a utility. The oversized keypad and simple-to-use phone is quite ideal for grandparents and kids. The iNO CP09 features a standard calling function along with SMS. A small monochrome LCD display shows the time, battery and network signal. The phone also features an FM radio with a standard headphone jack at the bottom…

• After all the efforts, only 2% of our cellphones are recycled :(

  Annkur

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am

  We aren’t big fans of reports and surveys, but this one is an eyeopener. After all the go green buzz that we hear about, according to a report by ABI research only 2% of unused cellphones are actually recycled. Some more facts of the research: currently only 6% of used mobiles are refurbished only 8% mobiles are disposed properly in 5 years 18% of mobile would be either refurbished or recycled Various companies have tried to send across the message by promoting environmentally safe packaging and products. Apple uses minimum packing for its products, thus leaving lesser carbon footprint…

• Otas Spy camera + MP3 player is built inside fancy glasses

  Annkur

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:50 am

  GeekStuff4U is selling a couple of cool Otas glasses with a spy camera integrated along with one of them also featuring a MP3 player. The 1.3MP pinhole CMOS camera won’t give you the best recording but good enough for a concealed camera matching up the 640 x 480 resolution that we saw with that Spy Pen earlier. With memory size of 4GB /8GB and priced between ¥12,450.00 (USD 137) and ¥19,890.00 (USD 219) , this works fine for localized pranksters, gizmo freaks aswell as some professionals Via AkihabaranewsSimilar Posts: Wow Gadget: Spy Camera built into a Pen Weird: Wink glasses to…

• Apps: the reason why the iPhone won’t go the Wii way

  Nimish

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:23 pm

  It is not often that you find the head of a company admitting that his company’s flagship product has lost steam. So you can bet that our ears pricked up when Nintendo’s President, Santoro Iwata, admitted that the Wii – the console that had so famously rubbed the noses of PS3 and XBox 360 in the dirt -had stalled. “Games of high demand could not be continuously released and the good mood has chilled,” Iwata told Japan’s Mainichi Newspaper in an interview that has been doing the rounds of the gaming circuit. And he certainly needs to be commended for being realistic…

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  Internet Siao

• Toyjector Mini Projector

  Dennis Yeo

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:06 pm

  The Toyjector by Princeton is a cute mini projector from Japan. The name as it implies simply means that it can’t be taken seriously except for novelty and play. It comes with a lamp that produces a 300×224 resolution and 100:1 contrast ratio coupled with a 1W mono speaker; which isn’t fantastic, but most probably good enough to produce a decent show to kill boredom. This post was originally published from internetsiao.com. Bringing you the coolest stuff from the Net! Related posts:iPhone Dock With Mini ProjectorMini Projector That Fits In Your PocketToshiba Unveils Its Pocket-Sized…

• Japanese Nano Block Toy

  Dennis Yeo

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:06 am

  These Japanese toy building bricks called "Nano Block" look very much like Lego, just smaller. They look great to be bought as souvenirs and come in themes for building miniature versions of various Japanese attractions such as the Tokyo Tower, Himeji castle and even the legendary Yamato battleship! Definitely a good economic alternative in terms of space compared to the traditional Lego as each of the creations take up less volume for storage and display. This post was originally published from internetsiao.com. Bringing you the coolest stuff from the Net! Related posts:The…

• Lego Burger Value Meal

  Dennis Yeo

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:58 am

  Here’s one fast-food meal that can’t be eaten, but enjoyed with your eyes only. The burger, fries and drink are all made from Lego bricks! Made by Sachiko from lets-brick.   This post was originally published from internetsiao.com. Bringing you the coolest stuff from the Net! Related posts:Works Of Art Made Entirely From Lego Bricks!Mp3 Player Disguised As A Lego BrickEasy To Make Lego Home Craft

• Life Size Ducati Streetfighter Cake

  Dennis Yeo

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:57 pm

  Wow this is one of the greatest cakes ever. This life-sized Ducati Streetfighter groom’s cake was made by Charm City Cakes for Godaddy CEO Bob Parsons at his wedding. Check out its exhaust pipes belching out smoke too.   Life Size Ducati Cake This post was originally published from internetsiao.com. Bringing you the coolest stuff from the Net! Related posts:Triple Decker Super Mario Wedding CakeAmazing MacBook Pro and iPhone Desktop Diorama CakeBaking A Guitar Hero Cake

• Crayola Box Birthday Cake

  Dennis Yeo

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:53 pm

  This is one box of crayons you can eat without any repercussions. This huge birthday cake set made by Duff Goldman in the form of a Crayola 64-piece crayon box definitely looks colorful and truly amusing. Related posts:Reddit Birthday CakeCake Baked in the Form of a Nikon D700 CameraBaking A Guitar Hero Cake

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  GadgetyNews.com

• iPhone 4G Parts For Sale – New Apple Could Be RFID Equipped

  Jay Garrett

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:42 am

  As my contract is almost coming to an end this news is quite interesting – perhaps a tad galling for those who pounced on the iPhone 3Gs though. China OnTrade lists the “Apple iPhone 4 Generation Midboard” for $23.42, in stock and shipping within 12 business days. The midboard itself is unremarkable as it doesn’t really give away anything about the phone itself. Same goes for what is supposed to be the new phone’s SIM tray that’s available for $14.05 starting October 23rd for the 4th generation iPhone / iTablet… But there’s more still to come!

• Double Your iPod Classic Storage – Tiny Toshiba HDD

  Jay Garrett

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:42 am

  Fancy cramming in 320GB into a tiny place – perhaps a DIY iPod upgrade? Well, from next month (December) Toshiba will be releasing their new 1.8 inch 5400RPM line of SATA drives in which they have managed to up the space to that magic number. The first is the MKxx33GSG series of 5400 RPM 320 GB, 250 GB and 160 GB mobile hard drives. The second new series is the low-power MK1235GSL 120 GB “ultraportable” hard drive. Toshiba brags that these new 1.8″ HDDs are substantially tougher than their bulkier cousins. No; there’s no price available as yet but more info can…

• LG Pop Phone – Cheap Solar Powered Touchscreened Mobile

  Jay Garrett

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:25 am

  If you’re in the market for an eco-friendly touchscreen sporting mobile blower the list isn’t exactly huge – especially if you don’t want to empty your wallet/purse. You may want to check out the LG GD510 Pop. The Pop is equipped with a 3 inch touchscreen and measures 98 x 50 x 11mm so shouldn’t spoil the line of your tailored hemp suit. Add on a 3 megapixel camera and memory is supplied by an 8GB microSD card. You can opt for that solar-powered charger for a little extra. The LG GD510 Pop goes on sale today at the Carphone Warehouse for £100 on pay as you go or…

• Suited Case – Luggage Set That Converts into a Sofa. Laugh at Those Travel Delays!

  Jay Garrett

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm

  If you’ve ever been horribly delayed at the airport and then tried to find somewhere comfy to sit, chill or sleep – or, if you’re the nomadic type that finds themselves kicked out of the house on a regular basis – this may be of distinct interest to you. This 4 piece luggage set by Dutch designer Erik De Nijs converts from your regular looking check-in clothes carriers into a comfortable little sofa. I’m actually a fan of the different patterns and colours as it will make you look real clever when you sling seemingly unrelated items of luggage together and sit…

• Pixie Lott Fronts Illuvial Range – Feminine Nokias

  Jay Garrett

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:41 pm

  The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Illuvial, Nokia 6700 Illuvial and the Nokia 6303 Illuvial are being flung into the Christmas market and I’m guessing that they’re aimed squarely at the lovely ladies This guess is purely based on the knowledge that there Illuvial editions are coloured in shades of purple and pink, with themed wallpapers, “floral accenting on the rear” and a violet LED backlight for the keypad. Pixie Lott is the face of this campaign and is quoted as saying: “I spend loads of time on my mobile, so it’s important to me that it looks good.

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  Smokeless Delite

• Quit Smoking- Leads to Weight Gain- E-Cigarettes

  Smokeless Delite E-Cigarettes

  2 Nov 2009 | 5:47 pm

  Studies have proven that when a person quit smoking, that they will experience weight gain. Smokeless Delite has realized this venue and has acted on it and created a weight loss supplement that can combat weight gain when using the e-cigarettes instead of traditional cigarettes. If you would like more information on the newest weight loss supplement to sweep the nation- go to- www.irvingiaweightlosspills.com. Smokeless Delite E-Cigarettes www.smokelessdelite.com

• Smokeless Delite Reviews- E-Cigarettes Review

  Smokeless Delite E-Cigarettes

  10 Oct 2009 | 12:42 pm

  Smokeless Delite has had many positive reviews for the their e-cigarettes. Here is an unbiased review for the Smokeless Delite Pen Style e-cigarette. You can also check out some of Smokeless Delite’s positive testimonials from the customers who use and love the electronic cigarette by Smokeless Delite. You can also read other e-cigarettes reviews at www.smokelessdelite.com. If you are one of the valued customers for Smokeless Delite, fell free to leave a comment or review based on your experience with Smokeless Delite’s e-cigarettes.

• How to cut back on smoking. How to lose weight.

  Smokeless Delite E-Cigarettes

  8 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm

  Smokeless Delite is more than just a website to sell e-cigarettes. Smokeless Delite’s main goal as an e-cigarette company is to help you succeed by cutting back on your smoking habits, living a better life, and in the process; lose some weight.  Smokeless Delite not only sells e-cigarettes and electronic cigarette accessories, but it has also taken it one step further and acquired a very prominent weight loss supplement that can aid in your quest to lose weight. Smokeless Delite has found a weight loss supplement that has helped many people lose fat and gain a healthier life by…

• 2010 Super Bowl Tickets

  Smokeless Delite E-Cigarettes

  7 Oct 2009 | 11:49 am

  If you are looking for 2010 Super Bowl tickets now, I am sorry but I cannot help you. But what I can do is help you if you are a smoker. If you are a smoker, a football fan, and hate getting up to go smoke in the designated smoking section like we all have to do, then I can help. There is a new product on the market called e-cigarettes. These electronic cigarettes allow you to smoke in the stadium of your favorite sports arena because these e-cigarettes do not use any smoke or fire. This allows you to get your nicotine fix right there in your seat without disturbing anyone around you. This…

• How to quit Nicotine

  Smokeless Delite E-Cigarettes

  29 Sep 2009 | 5:23 pm

  The are many ways to quit nicotine out there including nicotine gum, nicotine water, the nicotine patch, and many other innovative products such as a nicotine spray. All of these products work in a way to provide your body with the relaxing effects of nicotine that your body craves. The most effective way to lower your nicotine intake is to start at a reasonable level that your body is comfortable with and slowly lower the nicotine level until your are at a zero nicotine level and have finally stopped nicotine completely. These are all great products and have helped a lot of people quit…

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  Electronic Cigarette Review

• Governator Terminates Proposed Electronic Cigarette Ban

  Sparky

  12 Oct 2009 | 11:02 pm

  An official press release from the California State Governor’s office announced yesterday that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed SB 400 that proposed electronic cigarette ban in the state of California. The latest revision of SB 400 did not propose a complete ban on electronic cigarette use, but rather to, … authorize action to halt the sale, distribution, or offering for sale of electronic cigarettes. The famous actor and now Governor of CA had this to say in his official response letter to justify his veto: To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate…

• ECR CTA – Ask Governer Schwarzenegger to Veto SB 400 Which Would Ban the Sale of eCigs in CA

  Sparky

  8 Oct 2009 | 11:33 am

  I know this is short notice guys but I just found out about SB 400 yesterday which would ban the sale of eCigs in California. SB400 was originally an alternative energy bill, but was strangely amended to only ban electronic cigarettes and no longer makes any mention of energy. If Governor Schwarzenegger does not veto this bill by close of business tomorrow, Friday 10-9-2009, it will become law automatically next week! It is important that you act on this immediately even if you are not a California resident because if SB400 is allowed to pass in California it will set a bad precedent for all…

• What are Electronic Cigarette Review Calls to Action (CTAs)?

  Sparky

  3 Oct 2009 | 4:09 pm

  On the Electronic Cigarette Review’s newsletter subscription form there is a checkbox titled “Send me CTAs.”  CTA is an acronym for Call to Action.    If you elect to receive CTAs from the Electronic Cigarette Review by checking the box, you will receive the newsletter whenever it comes out, AND you will also receive somewhat more frequent e-mails asking you to take some action.   These actions are designed to forward the cause for electronic cigarettes that I outlined in a previous article here. The point of my previous article is that people in positions of great power such as…

• Why Your e Cig Smoking Habits will be Different

  Sparky

  2 Oct 2009 | 7:02 pm

  SNL's Hans and Frans Ok, I know that title of this article sounds a little arrogant, but I just got done talking to one of my e smoker friends about how our smoking habits have changed since we started smoking the e cig. We also noticed that this seems to be a common theme of conversation among veteran e cig smokers. So, as Hans and Frans used to say in those old SNL skitts, “hear me now and believe me later,” if you start smoking e cigs for any length of time your smoking habits will be different! How so? Well, if you start smoking e cigs and stick with it your smoking habits will…

• Faulty “Blu-Packs” To Be Replaced By Electronic Cigarette Company at No Expense to Customers

  Sparky

  29 Sep 2009 | 8:12 pm

  I just got an e-mail from Blu Cigs, a U.S. supplier of electronic cigarettes that seems pretty urgent. Yes, I know I haven’t reviewed them yet, but I am on their e-mail list as a customer because I bought their starter kit and some cartridges a short time ago and just haven’t got around to a review yet. I was actually going to start working on it this week. Now, I am not so sure. Anyway, the e-mail is a “recall” on their heavily touted “Blu-Pack.” The Blu-Pack as seen in the picture above (retails for $9.95) is an carrying case for Blu electronic cigarette…

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• To Regulate or Not To Regulate….That is Not The Question

  Instead E-Cigarettes

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:22 pm

  The question is ‘What kind of regulation?’ Some opponents of electronic cigarettes have stated they believe those who manufacturer and sell electronic cigarettes are trying to skirt regulation by the FDA. They ask “why don’t they just go through the normal NRT process like the nicotine gum or patch?”. I will answer these questions from [...]

• An Analogy To The Electronic Cigarette Debate

  Instead E-Cigarettes

  3 Nov 2009 | 8:08 am

  Electronic cigarette debates often become heated because both sides feel very passionately. The anti-smoking groups claim this is too much like smoking and say “we just don’t know what’s in it”. The e-smoker says “If I can smoke tobacco, why can’t I vape an e-cigarette? I can choose what is best for [...]

• Inhaling Nicotine Shows No Signs of Leading to Cancer

  Instead E-Cigarettes

  30 Oct 2009 | 9:52 am

  On October 1st, we had reported in our blog post Tobacco Kills. E-Cigarettes, Not Sure. So Smoke Tobacco, Siobhan DeLancey, Press Officer at FDA, stated: “There are no long-term studies on the health effects of just nicotine, minus the tobacco component. We know what smoking tobacco does to the body over the long term,” DeLancey said. [...]

• Interview with James Watt, Electronic Cigarette Association Vice Chair

  Instead E-Cigarettes

  26 Oct 2009 | 3:53 pm

  James Watt, who is the owner of Instead Electronic Cigarettes and the Vice Chair of the Electronic Cigarette Association did a phone interview with Bill Cunningham on his radio show today. The interview was specifically about those who wish to include the electronic cigarette in smoking bans. You can use the audio player [...]

• Smoking Bans – Are they backwards?

  Instead E-Cigarettes

  23 Oct 2009 | 9:35 am

  Smoking bans have been popping up across the United States for over a decade now. There is evidence on both sides regarding the harmful affects of second hand smoke. Some studies show that second hand smoke is detrimental to those around the smoker and some studies have shown that with proper air ventilation, [...]

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• Big Tobacco and the E Cigarette

  admin

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:36 pm

  Well we knew it was bound to happen eventually and it seems as if the news many have been dreading is on the horizon. Nothing is even nearly settled at the moment but it seems that there have been talks going on between Phillip Morris and the Ruyan E Cigarette Company. After a couple of years of the major players in the tobacco and pharmaceutical industry doing all they can to beat the electronic cigarette to death they know want a piece of the pie. Arthur Schopenhauer once said that “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third,…

• Where Can I Buy E Cigarettes?

  admin

  30 Oct 2009 | 6:01 am

  I’m not sure if people visit this blog to read about the latest e cigarette news or if you are searching Google looking to buy e cigarettes but since there seems to be so many e cig retailers out there I though it might be a good idea for me to recommend what I believe to be the best product on the market. The problem most of us have is that we don’t know anyone personally who uses an electric cigarette so it can be hard to get the information we need about what devices are good and which are nothing but junk. There are so many places that re brand Chinese imports and try to pass…

• Electronic Cigarettes, The FDA And E Cig Safety

  admin

  22 Aug 2009 | 5:52 am

  I read an outstanding article about the FDA’s quarrel with e cigarette manufacturers the other day and thought I would post it so visitors to this page could find it as its somewhat hidden from the view of most e cig smokers. You can find the article on this blog about interesting news, entertainment and television. Unfortunately I can link to the specific article so you are going to have to search down the page until you find the one called “Recent Studies Indicate That the FDA May Contain Trace Elements of Bos Taurus Egesta” If you haven’t heard, the FDA issued a…

• Electronic Cigarettes – Stop Smoking Aid Or Cigarette Substitute?

  admin

  2 Jul 2009 | 4:52 pm

  The last post I made about the research regarding the possibility that nicotine replacement therapy might cause cancer or make it worse seemed to have brewed up a bit of a storm. I put the article up as I like to show both sides of the story in regards to these devices, nicotine is not a health product after all and its highly addictive properties mean that we would all do well to remove it from our lives if at all possible. How detrimental it is to our health may be open to some argument but at the end of the day we’re better of without in in our body for our physical and mental well…

• Stop Smoking With The Help Of The NHS

  admin

  25 Apr 2009 | 6:14 am

  Anything you can do to help you quit smoking for good gets the vote from me, whether its joining a support group, getting hypnotherapy or replacing your cigarettes with the e cigarette. There are even herbs to quit smoking available these days and I’m sure they are as effective as anything you will get from your doctor. But according to the UK’s national health service you’re up to 4 times more likely to stop smoking if you get NHS support and use nicotine replacement therapies. Not really sure what they mean when they say you are ‘up to’ 4 times more likely to stop though, and…

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• Worlds First USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Thumbdrives available this December!

  USB Expert

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:49 am

  It seems that the world’s first USB 3.0 SuperSpeed thumbdrives will be available to buy by the end of the year! The USB thumbdrives have no official release date yet, but they are planned for release sometime in December before the holidays. This announcement comes to no surprise considering other USB 3.0 compatible hardware is due to be released in December as well. Like all other USB 3.0 hardware, this flash drive will reach an impressive speed of 200MB/s with the standard BOT driver and, when coupled with a USAP driver, this USB flash drive will reach speeds up to 320MB/s! As always USB…

• PhotoTrackr USB Flash Drive

  USB Expert

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:12 am

  Until GPS becomes a standard feature on digital cameras, customers are forced to rely on third party geotagging solutions to tag personal photos to the locations in which they were taken. Geotagging is the process of adding geographical data to various media such as photos, movies, etc. While we have to wait for digital cameras to catch onto geotagging, there are some third party companies that offer geotagging solutions that we can use today. One such company is GiSTEC and they sell the PhotoTrackr USB Flash Drive. The PhotoTrackr USB Flash Drive allows users to sync their digital cameras to…

• Speed up your USB Drive with USB SuperCharger

  USB Expert

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:32 am

  True or false: USB 2.0 can’t exceed average speeds of 20mb/s? False! It is true that there are some USB 2.0 drives that can exceed the 20mb/s transfer rate, but even today the prices for such custom USB drives is astronomical. Well a company called Easy Co has apparently found the answer to allowing you to speed up your ordinary USB drive without giving up your first born for it. Its called USB SuperCharger. The service is called USB SuperCharger and price varies depending on the size of the USB drive. With SuperCharger you are able to download and upload files much faster, which can save…

• USB Accessories for Everyone

  USB Expert

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:33 am

  The great thing about USB drives these days, besides the fact that they store more information, are more customizable, and cheaper than ever before, is that they come with accessories! Who doesn’t love having multiple accessories to some of their favorite gadgets? Some are big, some are small, but the goal of such accessories is to make the custom USB drive more user-friendly and fun to use. At PremiumUSB we stock a variety of USB accessories and USB peripherals to accommodate your promotional USB needs. We carry USB keyrings, USB keyloops, USB lanyards, and even USB extension cords. With…

• Accutower Flash USB Duplicator Price Drop

  USB Expert

  30 Oct 2009 | 2:18 am

  The Accutower Flash USB duplicator has proven to be one of the best, fastest, and most reliable USB duplicators on the market. Well until recently customers who wanted such reliability had to pay extra for it, but not anymore. PremiumUSB is pleased to announce that it has lowered the price on the Accutower Flash XL2800 USB Duplicator by 35%! The Accutower Flash XL2800 is now only $1,299 and comes with all the bells and whistles to get your next duplication project into full swing. Each duplicator comes with a mouse, keyboard, LCD monitor, MasterUSB software license, and standalone Accutower…

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• Telehelper 1600 - Let Your Fingers Do Less Walking

  bohus

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:47 pm

   I've been using Google Voice for a week or so now, and I love it. It's one of those things that delivers on the promise of the computer... to make life easier. Of course, free phone calls aren't bad either. The system has an interesting approach to working with your existing telephone. You type out the phone number you want to call via Google Voice, the system calls your telephone, and after you pick up it rings through to your party. Very slick, and I didn't have to do anything at all to change my conventional phone service. I imagine that people would prefer to dial directly, but I sort…

• "RPG Quest - Minimæ" Ultima Style Adventure For iPhone

  bohus

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:19 pm

  I have to admit that I've never participated in a role playing game. In the 80's, a group of my friends wanted me to join their... I dunno what to call it... coven? This was the time of D&D's popularity, and also heightened fear of the occult being invoked by 20 sided dice. That's not what kept me away, but I saw the appeal in RPG's. The vast adventures and the lengthy campaigns all made for an intriguing and flexible game. Now as an adult, I sadly don't have the time to devote to such a thing, not even the computer variants that have cropped up in all the years since. Ultima was the…

• Remembering The Sega Master System

  Matt Willard

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:05 am

  The Nintendo Entertainment System gets a lot of praise from gamers. And why not? It had great games, introduced a bunch of classic franchises, and revived the video game industry after Atari went ahead and screwed it up. It deserves to be celebrated. We may be on a budget, but don't worry, we're going to have confetti. Just remember - clerks want you to buy the candy first before you take the wrappers. But back in 1992, all I knew was that we owned a Sega Master System, and it was awesome. Yeah, the NES kicked its butt in North America. Yeah, by that year the Sega Genesis was already out. So…

• Another Unfortunate Font Cliché

  bohus

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:14 am

  Fonts have been much on my mind lately thanks to a project I'm working on. There are certain font cliches out there that I'm sure we all suffer through every day. My friend Tony pointed out the overuse of "Curlz", "Fiesta" pollutes every retirement party invite and daily specials at Mexican restaurants, and let's not even consider the unspeakable horrors visited upon us by users of "Comic Sans" (the 2004 Canada Day collector coin, for one...). Who knew that "Trajan" has commited crimes on an even larger scale in just the last few years? According to this video, a surprisingly large number of…

• RotorWay Unveils "Affordable" New Turbine Helicopter

  James Grahame

  3 Nov 2009 | 1:13 pm

  RotorWay has been manufacturing recreational kit-built helicopters for almost 50 years. The company has produced several thousand kits over the years. The only problem is that it takes a minimum of 350 to 400 hours to build a kit, not including the time required to properly balance the blades, get it FAA certified and perform flight testing.  Enter the RotorWay Eagle 300T, the company's first certified (ready to fly) production helicopter. It incorporates a Rolls Royce RR300 turbine engine designed for low-cost operation and high reliability (the turbine also doesn't require 100 LL fuel,…

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  netbooknews.com

• Flybook v5 now with Touch Screen & Windows 7

  Nicole Scott

  5 Nov 2009 | 11:43 pm

  The Flybook V5 is not the newest tablet style netbook on the market but it has recently been upgraded with a touch screen. Get a hands on with the Flybook V5 netvertible now with Windows 7.

• Dmedio M0 Wimax MID at Broadband Taiwan 2009

  Nicole Scott

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:20 am

  DMedio M0 Wimax MID with a 4" display, 8GB SSD and is based on an ARM Cpu with 4 Hours of Battery life while surfing on Wimax. It can also act as a GPS.

• How LTE will Change Wireless & Starent Networks LTE Test Car

  Nicole Scott

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:51 am

  Vincent Spinelli. VP, Technology Development at Starent Networks discusses the future of LTE & how this new technology will effect Wireless. Also take a look at Starent Networks LTE test car for Germany.

• HiNet Property Management System on the Eee Top 1602

  Nicole Scott

  2 Nov 2009 | 11:15 pm

  Internet Devision shows off its property management system on the Eee Top 1602. Similar embedded systems would be twice as expensive, it is great to see this type of innovation coming to the market.

• Netbook Nation Vodcast #09 – Win7 Launch & O/S Tips & Tricks

  Nicole Scott

  1 Nov 2009 | 11:42 pm

  http://www.netbooknews.com Get hands on a with a bunch of Windows 7 netbooks at the Taipei Windows 7 launch event & listen to Steve Ballmer talk about Windows 7 at the Munich launch. Nicole Scott also gives you a few of Windows 7 must have tips and tricks to getting the most out of this new O/S

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• Apple’s App Store is 100,000 Strong But Is It Really?

  Hunter

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:28 pm

  If you haven’t heard already, Apple has announced that it has over 100,000 apps that you can go try out on the app store at this moment. “The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. I’ll give it to the Apple exec., Apple has established itself as a near invicible force when it comes to their app store. However, this “huge announcement” about them having 100,000…

• Cable’s Slow Death Accelerated By Apple

  Hunter

  2 Nov 2009 | 4:39 pm

  It’s always a bad sign when Apple or Google jump in on your business; and today, the entire cable industry is seeing some very bad signs.  While there have been talks in the past about Apple, has just recently gotten into some meetings with TV networks on the possibility streaming TV through iTunes. So far the rumored price is $30 a month for the service to be streamed through your house. Luckily Apple has made it easy on you and not required that you own an Apple TV (in fact I think they want to pretend that never happened), and instead, can be viewed as any other video in iTunes.

• Look At The Next iPhone Killer! Oh Wait…

  Hunter

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:25 pm

  The more and more I hear about the iPhone the less and less I want to own it. Maybe it’s just me but I feel like the amount of money that Apple funnels into the iPhone ad campaign is inversely related to my urge to buy one. But it’s not only Apple that is bothering me at this point. It’s the entire wireless industry. Let me start by saying I believe the iPhone deserves the title it has received. There have been few gadgets that have been so widely used and loved as the iPhone. However, all of the other cell phone manufacturers seem to measure their place in the world by how…

• Mionix Saiph 1800 Gaming Mouse Review

  Drew

  4 Oct 2009 | 8:29 am

  The Mionix Saiph 1800 is a high quality gaming mouse with astounding precision and an unique ergonomic design. Hardware When you receive the Saiph 1800 you are given a very unique box. Open it and you are given the mouse and a story as to how the mouse was named. The design of the mouse allows it to fit into the natural position of your hand. On the bottom of the mouse there are 3 pads which allow the mouse to glide smoothly along the pad surface. The mouse connects to the computer through a 2 meter long cable. When plugged in, the scroll wheel turns on into the color that you were last using…

• The Tablets Are Coming. Here Are Four You Should Be Eyeing

  Hunter

  29 Sep 2009 | 7:32 pm

  It seems as though everyone wants in on the new technology fad. Tablets. There have been rumors flying around about any and all companies trying to get their hand in on this new department. So of course there are a few that are supposedly leading the revolution. Apple Tablet - The mythical Apple tablet created the biggest buzz and might have alerted other companies to the growing opportunity and competition in this niche of computers. Rumors started flying about a rumored 10″ screen with an OS that either reminds you of a big iPod touch or a rather interesting portrayal of Snow…