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Remind Me Again Why We Practice Daylight Savings? [Energy]
Tonight at 2am, remember to set your clock an hour forward. Look forward to both more sunlight at the end of the day and unfortunately, an earlier rise to work. Wikipedia explains why: More » ...
On Google Buzz's Awkward Launch [Blockquote]
Social media researcher and general internet guru Danah Boyd gave the keynote address at SXSWi earlier today, focusing on matters of privacy. On paper, Google Buzz was a perfect social network. So why did it freak everyone out so much? More » ...
Celsius X VI II's Mysterious Mechanical Cellphone Gets Slightly Less Mysterious [Mechanics]
Last month, I risked life and limb to tell you about Celsius X-VI-II, a shadowy French company who was building a $300,000 mechanical cellphone. The first pictures of the phone have surfaced, though they don't exactly answer our questions. More » ...
FujiFilm Finepix Z700 Point-and-Shoot Is the First To Offer Pet Detection [DigitalCameras]
At least in the parts of the internet I frequent, pet pictures have been enjoying an unusual popularity as of late. FujiFilm's Finepix Z700 has technology that snaps a photo when your furry friend smiles. Talk about capturing the zeitgeist. More » ...
Inside the Apple-Google War: It's Personal [Applegooglewar]
The New York Times has a long, juicy look at what's been going on behind the scenes with the ever-escalating conflict between Google and Apple. The cause for all the enmity, according to insiders? Ego. More » ...
Apple Will Replace Dead Battery iPads For $99 [Ipad]
The Battery Replacement Service FAQ on Apple's site outlines their policy for handling iPads with diminished battery capacity, and its surprisingly generous: for a $99 service fee, they'll send you a replacement iPad. More » ...
Engadget
Origin PC offers overclocked 4.3GHz Core i7-980X Extreme Edition on Genesis desktop
You know what's better than a stock 3.33GHz Core i7-980X Extreme Edition CPU? Not much, but we're guessing that a 4.3GHz overclocked version of the same chip just might be. If you're thinking the same, and you've got $1,044 to spare in order to find out, upstart gaming rig maker...
Jaxbot's Windows Phone 7 Series Theme now available in beta (video)
Even if your handset of choice won't be eligible for upgrade to Windows Phone 7, there's no reason you can't enjoy the look and feel of Microsoft's latest and greatest with a well-executed skin, right? Looks like Jaxbot's Windows Phone 7 Series Theme is available in passable beta form --...
Lego-borne BlackBerry Tour probably still lacks WiFi
How do you know you've reached status as an internationally-recognized icon? When someone decides to make a Lego representation of you, that's when -- so our hats go off to you, BlackBerry Tour, for this distinguished accomplishment. Well-traveled Lego artist Nathan Sawaya was recently tapped to turn RIM's global CDMA...
Dell introduces $339 G2410H 24-inch 1080p LCD monitor, we go hands-on
Just over a year ago, Dell pushed out its latest and greatest 24-incher, the energy-sipping G2410. Today, the Round Rock powerhouse has introduced that very unit's successor (complete with a height adjustable stand), the G2410H. Still sized at 24-inches, this 1080p LCD monitor sports a variety of eco-modes, 5 millisecond...
Another optical wireless experiment shows us that LEDs will beam your future downloads
Beaming data with light is hardly a new thing, but lately we've seen a number of attempts at making it rather more usable and, more interesting, rather more speedy. We're starting to get the feeling that those maybe/maybe not dangerous microwave-based systems have had their days numbered. The latest to...
Engadget Podcast 187 - 03.13.2010
How many SDK's does it take to screw in a light bulb? You won't find the answer in this week's leaky edition of the Engadget Podcast Show, but you will get an exclusive chance to peer into the future of Paul Miller's voiceover career. Hosts: Josh Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul...
Gizmodo
Insert the PlayStation Move Wand Into the Situations It'll Let You Simulate [PhotoshopContest]
For this week's Photoshop Contest, I want you to take Sony's new PlayStation Move and put it in some real contexts. It's supposed to let you pretend to play with guns, swords and other objects, right? Let's see it. More » ...
Panasonic has pulled the sheets off two new Lumix Micro Four Thirds cameras: the touchscreen DMC-G2 and the super light G10. Both shoot 720p video, but the G2's bendy, touch control screen makes it a Micro Four Thirds stand out. The DMC-G2 is the direct descendant of the Lumix G1, the...
Maingear Managed to Shove a Full Numeric Keypad Onto Its 15-Inch mX-L 15 Laptop [Laptops]
For whatever reason, Maingear decided that they should stick a full numeric keypad onto a 15-inch laptop. And using whatever magic, they managed to pull it off without creating a monster. I've got a 12-inch, a 15-inch, and a 17-inch laptop within an arms reach, yet none of them—not even the...
HP ProBooks Get Prettier Inside and Out [Laptops]
HP's ProBook s-series wants to be your everything: punchy enough for work, stylish enough for home. And with a new brushed aluminum industrial design and Core i3/i5/i7 processing power, they may just bridge that gap. HP's rolling out four new ProBook models, ranging from the 13.3-inch 4320s to the heavy-duty 17.3-inch...
HP EliteBook 2740p Tablet Graduates to Capacitive Multitouch Display [Tablets]
The HP EliteBook 2730p was a tough little convertible tablet, and its successor— HP's EliteBook 2740p—is no exception. The 2740p meets the same rugged MIL-STD 810G military standards, and adds a capacitive touch screen and Core i5/i7 goodness. The 12.1-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) LED display includes anti-glare and optional outdoor...
The Life Vest Messenger Bag Is Stylish But Dangerously Misleading [Fashion]
From what we can tell, the $175 Life Vest Messenger Bag, while quite fashionable, does not actually float. Thank goodness we clarified that before anyone got hurt on the way to some beach bound Starbucks. [ehrensache via notcot via boingboing] ...
Wired: Gadget Lab
E-Readers Will Survive the Onslaught of Tablets
If you think the coming wave of tablets is about to make e-book readers obsolete, guess again. Although dozens of tablets are scheduled to hit the market this year — from companies like Apple, HP and Dell, as well as upstarts like JooJoo — executives in the e-reader industry aren’t particularly...
E-Readers Will Survive the Onslaught of Tablets
If you think the coming wave of tablets is about to make e-book readers obsolete, guess again. Although dozens of tablets are scheduled to hit the market this year — from companies like Apple, HP and Dell, as well as upstarts like JooJoo — executives in the e-reader industry aren’t particularly...
LEDs Could Transmit Future Broadband Signals
The light from the lamps in your house could carry a wireless signal that could power internet connectivity at home, say a group of German researchers who say they have found a way to encode the signals into visible frequency. Though it would provide much lower speeds than Wi-Fi signals, it...
LEDs Could Transmit Future Broadband Signals
The light from the lamps in your house could carry a wireless signal that could power internet connectivity at home, say a group of German researchers who say they have found a way to encode the signals into visible frequency. Though it would provide much lower speeds than Wi-Fi signals, it...
Plastic Logic Delays Que E-Reader
Plastic Logic, which was set to ship its large screen Que e-reader in April, is now delaying it to “sometime this summer.” The company sent notifications to pre-order customers late Thursday afternoon announcing the delay and saying it needed the time to “fine-tune features and enhance the overall product.” Plastic Logic launched...
Plastic Logic Delays Que E-Reader
Plastic Logic, which was set to ship its large screen Que e-reader in April, is now delaying it to “sometime this summer.” The company sent notifications to pre-order customers late Thursday afternoon announcing the delay and saying it needed the time to “fine-tune features and enhance the overall product.” Plastic Logic launched...
Apple’s iPad Will Read Books Out Loud, Support Free E-Books
When it began taking pre-orders for the iPad this morning, Apple also published some new details about how the tablet device will function as an e-book reader. It turns out the iPad will read books out loud to you with audio dictation, a controversial feature that caused some trouble for Amazon’s...
Apple’s iPad Will Read Books Out Loud, Support Free E-Books
When it began taking pre-orders for the iPad this morning, Apple also published some new details about how the tablet device will function as an e-book reader. It turns out the iPad will read books out loud to you with audio dictation, a controversial feature that caused some trouble for Amazon’s...
iPad Gets New Button: Screen Rotation Lock
As we comb through the updated Apple website for more iPad-related clues, up pops this new picture detailing the physical buttons on the iPad. Now, in addition to the sleep/wake, home and volume buttons familiar to iPhone users, there is a new button named screen rotation lock. And thank God. One...
iPad Gets New Button: Screen Rotation Lock
As we comb through the updated Apple website for more iPad-related clues, up pops this new picture detailing the physical buttons on the iPad. Now, in addition to the sleep/wake, home and volume buttons familiar to iPhone users, there is a new button named screen rotation lock. And thank God. One...
iPad and Accessories Available for Pre-Order
The Apple Store was down for a short spell this morning, and it has popped back up with a pre-order page for the iPad. If you want to get your shiny new Wi-Fi Apple tablet delivered on April 3rd, you can buy it now. If you are holding out for...
iPad and Accessories Available for Pre-Order
The Apple Store was down for a short spell this morning, and it has popped back up with a pre-order page for the iPad. If you want to get your shiny new Wi-Fi Apple tablet delivered on April 3rd, you can buy it now. If you are holding out for...
SolSie.com
Push Notification in Windows Phone 7 Series Explained
At the GDC-Game Developers Conference, Microsoft gave attendees a deeper look at the Windows Phone 7 Series platform, specifically as it relates to gaming. The new platform would integrate Windows PCs, the Xbox 360, and Windows Phones for app development. The video from the conference explains push notifications on...
Mashable’s Pete Cashmore on GeoLocation-based Apps with Bloomberg
Certainly, South by South West (SXSW) event in Austin, Texas, is the incubator of the next hottest things on the Web as we saw real time status update service Twitter was bornin 2007 and starting from last year, carried on to 2010 is Foursquare, which is a social media...
Opera Browser for iPhone… Weeks Away From Submitting to Apple
At the Interactive conference SXSW in Austin, TX, Opera revealed its Web browser for iPhone is only weeks away from submitting to Apple’s App store. The company fist announced its intention back in Feb 2010 at Mobile World Congress. The iPhone built-in Safari has been considered the best mobile browser...
Brizzly: Twitter Client App for iPhone Released
Lately, my Web-based favorite Twitter client has been Brizzly after the developer switched from TwitZap. I just like the simplicity of an online tool and yet feature rich app. Brizzly supports multiple Twitter & Facebook accounts; preserve your search, in-line display media, widescreen support, etc.. Another useful feature is...
Twitter.com Displays Location of your Tweets, (If You Opt-in)
Few months ago, Twitter added geo-tag along with your Tweets, but only third party apps could use it. Today, Twitter.com actually display the location where the tweet is initiated. This feature is activated only by opt-in basis, meaning you have to turn it on in your Twitter account settings. Once you’ve...
Target Stores Launch Scannable Mobile Coupon Program
Today, Target announced an innovative way to promote their products with scannable coupon program. Users can opt in the program just by going to http://Target.com/mobile or by texting COUPONS to 827438 (TARGET). After opt-in, guests receive a text message with a link to a mobile Web page that contains...
Wired: Gadget Lab
E-Readers Will Survive the Onslaught of Tablets
If you think the coming wave of tablets is about to make e-book readers obsolete, guess again. Although dozens of tablets are scheduled to hit the market this year — from companies like Apple, HP and Dell, as well as upstarts like JooJoo — executives in the e-reader industry aren’t particularly...
E-Readers Will Survive the Onslaught of Tablets
If you think the coming wave of tablets is about to make e-book readers obsolete, guess again. Although dozens of tablets are scheduled to hit the market this year — from companies like Apple, HP and Dell, as well as upstarts like JooJoo — executives in the e-reader industry aren’t particularly...
LEDs Could Transmit Future Broadband Signals
The light from the lamps in your house could carry a wireless signal that could power internet connectivity at home, say a group of German researchers who say they have found a way to encode the signals into visible frequency. Though it would provide much lower speeds than Wi-Fi signals, it...
LEDs Could Transmit Future Broadband Signals
The light from the lamps in your house could carry a wireless signal that could power internet connectivity at home, say a group of German researchers who say they have found a way to encode the signals into visible frequency. Though it would provide much lower speeds than Wi-Fi signals, it...
Plastic Logic Delays Que E-Reader
Plastic Logic, which was set to ship its large screen Que e-reader in April, is now delaying it to “sometime this summer.” The company sent notifications to pre-order customers late Thursday afternoon announcing the delay and saying it needed the time to “fine-tune features and enhance the overall product.” Plastic Logic launched...
Plastic Logic Delays Que E-Reader
Plastic Logic, which was set to ship its large screen Que e-reader in April, is now delaying it to “sometime this summer.” The company sent notifications to pre-order customers late Thursday afternoon announcing the delay and saying it needed the time to “fine-tune features and enhance the overall product.” Plastic Logic launched...
Apple’s iPad Will Read Books Out Loud, Support Free E-Books
When it began taking pre-orders for the iPad this morning, Apple also published some new details about how the tablet device will function as an e-book reader. It turns out the iPad will read books out loud to you with audio dictation, a controversial feature that caused some trouble for Amazon’s...
Apple’s iPad Will Read Books Out Loud, Support Free E-Books
When it began taking pre-orders for the iPad this morning, Apple also published some new details about how the tablet device will function as an e-book reader. It turns out the iPad will read books out loud to you with audio dictation, a controversial feature that caused some trouble for Amazon’s...
iPad Gets New Button: Screen Rotation Lock
As we comb through the updated Apple website for more iPad-related clues, up pops this new picture detailing the physical buttons on the iPad. Now, in addition to the sleep/wake, home and volume buttons familiar to iPhone users, there is a new button named screen rotation lock. And thank God. One...
iPad Gets New Button: Screen Rotation Lock
As we comb through the updated Apple website for more iPad-related clues, up pops this new picture detailing the physical buttons on the iPad. Now, in addition to the sleep/wake, home and volume buttons familiar to iPhone users, there is a new button named screen rotation lock. And thank God. One...
iPad and Accessories Available for Pre-Order
The Apple Store was down for a short spell this morning, and it has popped back up with a pre-order page for the iPad. If you want to get your shiny new Wi-Fi Apple tablet delivered on April 3rd, you can buy it now. If you are holding out for...
iPad and Accessories Available for Pre-Order
The Apple Store was down for a short spell this morning, and it has popped back up with a pre-order page for the iPad. If you want to get your shiny new Wi-Fi Apple tablet delivered on April 3rd, you can buy it now. If you are holding out for...
The Mobile Gadgeteer
MobileTechRoundup show #200; Apple iPads are pre-ordered and MoTR goes live
We celebrated MoTR show #200 by opening up the recording to listeners as we went live on Ustream. Look for more live shows moving forward and please come and interact with us as we record. The iPad pre-order was naturally covered, along with other mobile tech topics....
Apple iPad: accessorize your iPad with the modulR system
You purchased your iPad. Now it's time to accessorize with the modlR system. It comes complete with a car mount, wall mount, shoulder strap and more....
Apple iPad: Pre-order complete
All that hype and in less than six minutes I’m left $533.93 poorer and anxiously awaiting the arrival of my new toy. You definitely have to hand it to the Apple marketing crew. Not only did I set my alarm and make sure I purchased right at 8:30am, but I...
Apple iPad: To pre-order or not to pre-order?
Pre-orders for the Apple iPad start tomorrow and there are still quite a few of us trying to figure out if we are going to buy one or not. It would be an easier decision if the device was revolutionary and it was filling an actual void in our lives,...
Verizon Wireless' current 3G and future 4G LTE could super charge the iPad
The WiFi-only version of the iPad ships first. Is Apple doing itself a disservice by releasing it before the 3G one is ready?...
Wal-Mart most searched for business by TeleNav users
TeleNav collects loads of GPS data from its 13 million subscribers and posted a report on what people are searching for and how often they are using TeleNav to help them through traffic....
Ponoko - All items
A silhouette of the cuttlefish, a relative of the squid and the octopus. Crafted of laser-cut black acrylic, 3mm thick, and hung from a sterling chain, 15"-16" in length (adjustable). The Cuttlefish is approximately 45mm x 45mm. ...
The underside of a jellyfish of the genus Aurelia. The pendant is laser-cut acrylic, 3mm thick. The Aurelia is 60mm wide at the base, and is hung on a 1.5mm sterling chain. Chain length is 15"-16" inches (adjustable). ...
Opal acrylic, engraved with detail to show the seahorse's body detail. Hung from a sterling chain (length adjustable). The Seahorse is approximately 60mm tall and 30mm wide....
A vector of the wooden part of a clothes pin. To scale so you could actually make working copies if you wished. More of a starting point to make some customized clothes pins; make them into animals or other fun shapes. Perhaps some kind of wall art... Half of the original...
I'm posting a new technique that employs a process I call 2-1/2 D laser etching in high relief. After multiple passes in the acrylic we hand polish the prototype after etching it, than make a silicon mold and reproduce exact copies. We use faux metal finishing techniques to produce a...
DIY Cintiq Enclosure for Intuos3 A4
**FREE SHIPPING OF THIS PRODUCT IN THE USA** This an enclosure kit for Do it Yourself Cintiq projects based on the Wacom Intuos3 A4 tablet. Assembly details and how to videos can be found on www.TabletMod.com Returns Policy: The items for sale are cut specifically to fulfil your order. While the Ponoko Laser...
i-Stuff... Interesting Stuff that Matters
Send Attachment via Gmail While You Are Offline
Gmail offers lots of useful feature for personal as well as business use. Recently gmail team has announced the addition of a new feature which enables users to send attachments even when they are offline. This is one of the most requested features for Offline Gmail to include attachments...
Which Are The Best Websites Of 2009 ?
Have you ever thought about the best websites of year 2009 ? Well, time.com. Well, time.com has published a list of 50 best websites of 2009. Below is a list of top 10 websites as per time.com: ...
Google Now Provides New Site Hierarchies In Search Results
When you search something on Google, Google usually shows a green web address, or URL, at the bottom of each search result to let you know where you're headed. Today Google is rolling out an improvement that replaces the URL in some search results with a hierarchy showing the...
HP to Acquire 3Com for $2.7 Billion
HP and 3Com Corporation today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase 3Com, a leading provider of networking switching, routing and security solutions, at a price of $7.90 per share in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $2.7 billion. The terms...
Apple TV 3.0 Software With Redesigned User Interface
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....
Google Introduced AdWords Comparison Ads Making Comparison Of Multiple, Relevant Offers More Easy
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...
Darren Herman
ResumeGal Deal Hunt at SXSWi powered by Stickybits
For those who are unfamiliar, my wife runs the website, ResumeGal.com. ResumeGal was created when she left the corporate HR world and decided to stay home to take care of our child and wanted to still consult with people who needed resume/HR help and coaching. I’m trying an experiment down here...
I’m writing this post about 2.5 hours before the first panel/session kicks off for SXSW 2010. For those who are not familiar with SXSW, it’s a conference split into three areas: Interactive, Film, and Music. I’m only down for the first few days of Interactive but in previous years, I’ve...
I’m heading down to SXSWi on Thursday and am excited to go. It seems as though most of the NYC entrepreneurial scene will be down there so it’ll be the same faces in a different setting (way better BBQ, sorry @lazerow re: Hill Country). I created my initial schedule and have...
For the past 72 hours, I’ve been forced offline due to the powerful storm that ripped across the Northeast. For those who are writing this off as just another snow storm, it might have been in your neck of the woods but where my family is located, we were...
Lessons of the dot com shakeout – a decade later
If you’ve been around me long enough, you’ll hear me either say “history repeats itself” or “it’s the same cupcake with different sprinkles.” With many of web 2.0’s kids not around during the boom and bust of web 1.0, I highly recommend reading this post and keeping it in mind...
The Early Days of Silicon Alley – Some Random Quotes
I’m in the middle of doing some research for a blog posting I’d like to write this weekend and came across some articles written about my favorite zine of the 90s – Silicon Alley Reporter. For those unfamiliar with SAR, it was the newsletter/magazine that the entire trade read and...
thetech24.com
Sony unveils its PS3 motion controller – Move
Sony unveiled Move, its motion controller, at a press conference during GDC in San Francisco on Wednesday. SAN FRANCISCO–Sony on Wednesday unveiled Move, its motion-sensitive controller. A small device that looks like a microphone–but with something on top of it that looks like a ping pong ball with...
PS3 Gets All 6 Major Studios for HD Movies download service
PS3 has become the first console to sign up with all major Hollywood Studios to deliver high definition movies download service, Other than its own Sony Pictures, Sony has signed up with Disney, Fox, Paramount, Universal and Warner for releasing new HD movies on the PSN, all you...
Twitter to block malicious links
Twitter is launching a new service designed to stop users of the social-media site from getting duped by phishing links that steal their login credentials and other attacks. The company will route all links submitted to the site through a filter created to catch links that lead...
Location-Sharing from Facebook
The biggest social network on the web — that’s Facebook, by the way — is getting ready to unveil a location sharing service of its own, according to a report Tuesday. Citing unnamed sources, The New York Times’ Bits blog says there will be two components, “a...
Google has announced a new geocoding web service app authors can use to better plot locations on a map. The new Google Geocoding Web Service includes some enhanced capabilities that not only make it possible for app developers to provide more accurate and granular locations in their...
Intel 8-Core Nehalem-EX based Xeon server CPU coming soon
Back May last year Intel announced the Nehalem-EX Octal Core processor, but later this month the monster server CPU is set to hit the market. The company hyped the new Nehalem-EX-based Xeons processor to be the “single greatest generational jump in its history”. Hit on the...
Etan on Tech» Orlando Sentinel – Etan on Tech
Goodbye, thanks for reading and contributing
Today was my last day as the technology columnist, reporter and blogger at the Orlando Sentinel. As I mentioned the other day, I’m leaving Orlando to work as a digital media producer for CNN International in Atlanta. My final User’s Guide column will run in Sunday’s newspaper and I have two other...
AT&T boosting cell coverage at Citrus Bowl for Orlando bowl games
Heading to tonight’s Champs Sports Bowl or Friday’s Capital One Bowl? If you have an AT&T cell phone, you should see improved coverage inside and around the Citrus Bowl. AT&T says it has activated a mobile cell site near the stadium to provide enhanced 2G and 3G coverage for fans at the...
I’m leaving the Orlando Sentinel for CNN International
After nearly six years at the Orlando Sentinel and two and a half covering technology, I am leaving the paper at the end of the year to join CNN International in Atlanta as a digital media producer. CNN International is a cable channel that’s available in more than 200 countries and...
The problems that many Bright House Networks high-speed Internet customers have been experiencing since last week were caused by a vendor’s hardware problem, a company spokesman said this morning. Customers that pay Bright House for high speed Internet service from EarthLink or Road Runner reported that since at least Christmas Eve,...
There have been problems with Bright House Internet service in Orlando for the past few days....
Report: Yahoo to shut down MyBlogLog service founded by two Brevard County friends
MyBlogLog, a service started by two childhood friends from Brevard County and later sold to Yahoo for a reported $10 million in 2007, will be shut down in January, according to tech blog ReadWriteWeb. The service represents one of Central Florida’s few social media success stories. It was founded by...
OnlyGizmos
Is Samsung overplaying its Corby hand?
It started out as a low-cost touchscreen device and is now spiralling into a rather vast family that has everything from total touchscreen to a non-touchscreen and touchscreen-QWERTY avatars. Samsung’s Corby might have boosted the company’s handset sales and redefined what people expect from devices in the lower-middle price...
Opera Mini 5 Beta released for Android
Opera has announced its Mini 5 browser for the Google OS. Opera for Android is a beta version that allows tabbed browsing, ’speed dial’ bookmarks, power scrolling with touchscreen as well as physical keyboard support. The browser provides upto 90% compressed webpages that allows faster browsing. The Opera link feature...
eReader app for iPad: Courtesy Barnes and Noble
Amid rumors doing the rounds for apps specifically designed for the iPad; Barnes & Noble have confirmed that they would be releasing an eReader application. They would be releasing the application around the time the iPad becomes available. The application has been designed exclusively for the iPad and would give iPad users...
iPhone 3GS launching in India tomorrow? Is it too late?
The wait for iPhone 3GSs official unveiling in India has been way too long and event the most die hard Apple fans that I know have given up and purchased a 3GS from the grey market already. However we now hear (or rather our friends over at Fonearena ...
FERVOUR 2010: THE GREEN EFFORT
The IEEE fest of Student Branch of BVCOE, FERVOUR, is organized on an annual basis. This extravaganza witnesses some truly eye catching events and is held on a large and magnanimous scale. With a wide spectrum of activities, the fest draws massive participation not only from numerous Delhi and NCR...
OG Review: LG Cookie Pop / Pep GD510
LG is out with a refresh to its successful touchscreen series Cookie. Its amazing to see how companies like Samsung and LG have seen a great market in the low end touchscreen market after the iPhone came and swept the smartphone industry. The LG Cookie Pop would give competition to...
CraziestGadgets.com
And Here’s the World’s First Blinged Out iPad
And Here’s the World’s First Blinged Out iPad And Here’s the World’s First Blinged Out iPad The Apple iPad isn’t even released to the public yet but that’s not stopping Mervis Diamond Importers from offering up a blinged out diamond covered iPad for pre-order now. There’s 11.43 carats of diamonds, hand-set...
Universal Wrist Charger Puts a Battery Pack on Your Wrist
Universal Wrist Charger Puts a Battery Pack on Your Wrist Universal Wrist Charger Puts a Battery Pack on Your Wrist One of the worst things that can happen to a person in today’s connected society is to run out of battery power on your gadget right when you need it the most...
Survival Card is a Credit Card Sized Survival Kit
Survival Card is a Credit Card Sized Survival Kit Survival Card is a Credit Card Sized Survival Kit If you’re looking to survive in the jungle, whether it’s the concrete one or not, you might just need a few emergency supplies. It’s not realistic to carry around a giant bag of...
Corner Communication Warning Sign Solves a Nonexistent Problem
Corner Communication Warning Sign Solves a Nonexistent Problem Corner Communication Warning Sign Solves a Nonexistent Problem I’m pretty sure it’s only in the movies that people so blindly turn a corner that they smack into another person walking around the corner from the opposite direction. That’s why the Corner’s (sic) Communication...
Darth Vader Jesus Darth Vader Jesus Darth Vader as Jesus, part of Munkapeni’s Personal Jesus series of mixed media art pieces featuring various figurines of superheros and other famous folk crucified. The works were created “to protest to how Christ has become commodity, a parody of the parody of the Christian...
Coffee and Cigarettes Mug Has Dual Functions
Coffee and Cigarettes Mug Has Dual Functions Coffee and Cigarettes Mug Has Dual Functions The Coffee and Cigarettes Mug, designed by Carlo Trevisani has two functions besides having a name that invokes a great movie. First it works like a normal coffee cup. When you’re done with your coffee and...
Digital Signage Universe News
Digicom Wins Advertising Sales Agreement with Amscreen
UNITED KINGDOM— Digicom has announced that it has been appointed by Amscreen to sell national advertising on screens installed in venues operated by MRH, the UK's largest independent petrol retailer. Amscreen’s MRH digital signage network is an exclusive 5 year deal which follows Amscreen’s appointment as BP’s exclusive digital signage...
Paul Shearring Steps Down as UK CEO at Kinetic
UNITED KINGDOM— Paul Shearring, Kinetic’s UK Chief Executive Officer, is stepping down from the Out-of-Home media agency after more than fifteen years of service. James Copley, the UK Managing Director, will be promoted to Chief Operating Officer, taking over Shearring’s responsibilities and reporting to Simon Crisp, CEO EMEA....
Health Club Media Network Announces Partnership with Town Sports
NEW YORK, NY— Health Club Media Network (HCMN), the nation's largest provider of advertising and marketing opportunities for national brands in health clubs, announced today that Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., the largest owner and operator of fitness clubs in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, has...
Digital Signage Expo 2010 Digital Out-of-Home Advertising Summit
LAS VEGAS, NV— “Something unprecedented has happened,” says Shelly Palmer, keynote speaker at Digital Signage Expo’s 2010 Digital Advertising Summit and host of Digital Life with Shelly Palmer, a weekly TV show about living and working in a digital world, and “MediaBytes“a daily news show on technology, media, and...
Digital Signage Association Elects New Officers
LAS VEGAS, NV— The Digital Signage Association (DSA) has announced the results of its annual election of officers, held yesterday at their Advisory Board Meeting in Las Vegas. The elected officers, who participate in the monthly Executive Committee conferences, directing operations of DSA,...
MONTREAL, QUEBEC— Zoom Media in Toronto continues to enjoy growth in its sales department and has recently added three new members. Ian Collins joins as Account Executive and comes to Zoom from Silverback Media where he was responsible for integrated mobile media programs....
Wired: Gadgets
Multitasking Earbuds Stress Great Design, Not Sound
Cool looking and inexpensive, the Remix earbud from VMODA doesn't quite deliver solid sound quality. ...
Intel's New Convertible Classmate PC Doubles as E-Reader
Intel introduces a convertible model of its Classmate PC that can double up as a tablet. We get some hands-on time with this gadget created for schoolkids to use. ...
Some of the fastest athletes in the world are competing at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Find out just how precise the time-keeping process has become. ...
Extreme Test: Don't Let Bears Steal Your Grub
Wired put four bear-proof containers into the hands of, well, bears to see which ones, if any, could survive a beating from the ursine menace. ...
1,200 Pounds of Recycled Steel Form Hulking Alien Queen
The Irish firm RoboSteel has created a giant sculpture of an "alien queen" based on the Hollywood cult movie Alien that has more than 4,000 parts and weighs 1,200 pounds. ...
iTunes App Store 'Explicit' Category: Now You See It, Now You Don't
After raising hopes of an adults-only section of the App Store, Apple has cruelly removed an 'explicit' category from the submission process before it even made it to the public store itself. ...
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CyberLink Media Suite 8 Ultra Review
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,281...,2361195,00.asp"CyberLink's latest media playing and editing suite gets not only a new name - switched from DVD Suite to Media Suite - but also, for the first time, a sound editor. It's also been updated with a spiffy new starter interface and Blu-ray playback in its Ultra version. These updates,...
Olympus PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds Camera Introduced
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/olympusepl1/"The mirrorless interchangeable lens camera was a long time in coming but has fairly quickly established itself as a viable alternative both to compact cameras and DSLRs. However, while manufacturers regularly talk to us about wanting to exploit the gap between these two established types of cameras, all the models...
As you can tell from the video, the CaseCrown cases were a mixed bag of goodness and not-so-goodness. The three products I looked at were the 10" Classic Slim Case (in black, $25.92), the Camera Case (in nylon red, $9.41), and the Hard Drive Case (checkered, $9.21). All the products...
That Hard Drive Upgrade May Not Make XP Faster
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/ne...or-xp-users.ars"512-byte sectors have been the norm for decades. The 512-byte size was itself inherited from floppy disks, making it an even older historical artifact. The age of this standard means that it's baked in to a lot of important software: PC BIOSes, operating systems, and the boot loaders that hand...
Neoseeker Reviews The Intel Core i7-980X CPU
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/H...i7_980x/12.html"Today's announcement really is the second part of Intel's early January launch, Clarkdale. However, contrary to that entry-level, mainstream part unveiled a few months ago, the Core i7-980X, previously known has Gulftown, is a top-of-the-line product. While it is also based on the Westmere architecture, built on Intel's 32nm manufacturing...
Going Green With a New Windows Home Server
Since first hearing about the Windows Home Server operating system a few years ago, I've been intrigued with Microsoft's efforts in this space. I was fortunate to be included in the first beta, for which I used my old software/hardware testing computer, cobbled together from an assortment of parts. I...