jaydenkeats

Discovering the Best Electronic Cigarette in a Flooded Current market

2011-12-09T00:38:00.001-08:00

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Daily Crunch: Porthole Edition

2011-05-06T07:00:00.001-07:00

(Fly Or Die) Can TweetDeck?s New iPhone App Survive A Twitter Acquisition ThinkGeek?s USB Mushroom Lamp Provides Light, Not Super Abilities 5D Miracle: Sharp 360-degree Video Room Consists of 156 LCDs Mario Meets Portal Why Can?t Anyone Make A Popular Tablet?

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/29/daily-crunch-porthole-edition/

AMPHENOL

How the First Waterproof Jackets Kept Us Dry [Design]

2011-05-06T06:00:00.001-07:00

Long before Gore-Tex or Patagonia's H2No, people kept the rain off their backs with the most obvious of repellants: oil. It was a trick gleaned from mariners in the 1500s. Sails slicked with grease and oil better navigated nasty storms by beating back water. Between then and now, fabric impregnated with various oils and then waxes have become time-tested water proofers. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/XJwlFJm3uUM/how-the-first-waterproof-jackets-kept-us-dry

STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS

Four Reasons Not to Jailbreak Your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad [Jailbreak]

2011-05-06T05:00:00.001-07:00

We love jailbreaking our iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads because it opens up it opens up so many great new possibilities. It also has the potential to cause a lot of problems and headaches. Here's why you might not want to jailbreak. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/N9dQnKpfTR4/why-you-should-not-jailbreak-your-iphone-ipod-touch-or-ipad

XILINX

YouTube Live now streaming select partners in real time

2011-05-06T04:00:00.001-07:00

Not content with limiting its dominance in streaming uploaded videos, YouTube is now ready to take on competitors like Justin.TV and Ustream. The new YouTube Live service is being rolled out to select YouTube partners and will enable real-time broadcasting. In its official announcement, Google states that "The goal is to provide thousands of partners with the capability to live stream from their channels in the months ahead."

You can check out live broadcasts at http://www.youtube.com/live, where you'll also find a schedule of upcoming episodes from beta partners like Revision3 and Destructoid. You're also able to subscribe to YouTube Live broadcasts -- which will ensure you're notified when a new episode is coming up.

YouTube Live now streaming select partners in real time originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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FISERV

Got Gadget Questions? We?ll Answer Them on Facebook

2011-05-06T03:00:00.001-07:00

Join Wired.com’s product reviews editor Michael Calore on Facebook Thursday starting at 1 p.m. Eastern time (10 a.m. Pacific) as he answers your tech questions and gives a behind-the-scenes look at Wired.
When we passed the 200,000 fans mark on Wired’s Facebook Page last month, we asked our readers what they’d like to see more of. [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/facebook-qa-calore/

LINEAR TECHNOLOGY

The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!

2011-05-06T02:00:00.001-07:00

The show you've come to know and love is back! That's right, after some refashioning, retooling, and even a little old fashioned rejiggering, it's time for another Thursday edition of the Engadget Podcast! This week Tim and Brian are joined by Richard from HD and Joystiq's top dog, Chris Grant. That's right, there's an intruder in our midst! Join us tonight at 5:00 ET, and we will rock your face.

Update: And we're through! We'll have the recording up soon.

Filed under: Podcasts

The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 May 2011 16:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SONUS NETWORKS

A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

2011-05-06T01:00:00.001-07:00

Editor?s Note: This is a guest post by Mark Suster (@msuster), a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at�GRP Partners. Read more about Suster at�Bothsidesofthetable I'm in Seattle this week. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. Great lifestyle, great cost of living, motivated people and only the crap weather on the negative side. They have had their successes; yet somehow all of the neurons don't yet seem to be firing are powerfully as they need to be. Their "patron companies" - Amazon & Microsoft - aren't yet turning into the next generation of fast-growth businesses. That's a problem. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 awards dinner on Thursday night I started reflected on what it would take to "change the trajectory" for Seattle or for any regional market, really. It really wouldn't take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. The truth is that only a few key motivated & talented players are ever needed to make extra-ordinary change in a country, a region or a company. Nelson Mandela. Steve Jobs. Sheryl Sandberg. Brad Feld. Ron Conway. The following post looks at what recipe would be needed to take the raw ingredients of Seattle and take it to the next level. It's a recipe for your community. It's a recipe for your company. Read on ...

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/6nrf20CxbRQ/

JDA SOFTWARE GROUP

Confirmed: IGN Buys UGO, Hearst Gets Equity In New Venture That Will Soon Spin Out

2011-05-06T00:00:00.001-07:00

News Corp's IGN gaming and entertainment property has just acquired Hearst's gaming and entertainment property UGO, we've confirmed with the company. And yes, the move is step one towards News Corp. spinning out IGN as its own property sometime relatively soon, we're told. This news was first reported by MediaMemo a few days ago as the deal was still being finalized. I got the chance to talk to IGN President Roy Bahat about the news and he wanted to reiterate that while there's been a lot of talk about News Corp. trying to ditch properties that are underperforming (*cough* MySpace *cough*), this is not the case here. Instead IGN is doing really well, Bahat says, and making money. They will bring in north of $10 million in profit this year, and that number is expected to be significantly higher next year, he says.�He also notes that ad revenue is up 30 percent year over year.

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DELL

Install the Windows Phone 7 NoDo update regardless of your carrier

2011-05-05T23:00:00.001-07:00

Some of you who own Windows Phone 7 devices are still waiting for your pre-NoDo preparation update -- never mind NoDo itself. A few workarounds have been posted, but unfortunately they didn't work unless your carrier had completed testing and was ready to schedule the update.

Now, however, the Chevron WP7 team's Chris Walshie has delivered a handy little utility that will allow you to update any Windows Phone 7 device -- regardless of your carrier.

Download and install the Windows Phone Support Tool (x86 or x64) and the ChevronWP7 Updater (x86 or x64)
Launch ChevronWP7 Updater and select your language. If your language isn't listed, stop and do not update.
If were running WP7 build 7004 (you can verify in Zune) then run the updater twice.

Once the process completes, you should be able to copy and paste to your heart's content. Let's just hope all this update foolishness gets sorted out before we're supposed to receive Mango.

Install the Windows Phone 7 NoDo update regardless of your carrier originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS

How Fast Is the New iMac's Graphics Card? [Apple]

2011-05-05T22:00:00.001-07:00

The stock graphics card in the new Thunderbolt-y iMacs is AMD's Radeon HD 6970M, in 1GB or 2GB flavors. How powerful is it? It was benchmarked it a few months ago. The bottom line? At the time, it was pretty fast (for Modern Warfare 2, at 1920x1080 with 4x AA and the highest detail settings it averaged 77.4fps), but not as fast as the fastest mobile chip, Nvidia's GeForce GTX 480M series. [Tom's Hardware, Notebook Check] More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ge3nWB9q3Pk/the-imacs-new-graphics-chip-benchmarked

FAIR ISAAC

Daily Crunch: Studious Edition

2011-05-05T21:00:00.001-07:00

Moleskine App Perfect For Writing About The Sweet Fern, Growing Ankle High ?Quattrogiga? Leather-Bound Notebook Snaps Shut With A USB Cable Lucasfilm?s New Office Is Decidedly Sandcrawlerish Zip Zap: Scientists Discover The Magnetic Strength Of Light Samsung?s Connected Fridge Gets Priced

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/19/daily-crunch-studious-edition/

TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED

Thief's Cell Phone Pocket-Dials 911 [Oops]

2011-05-05T20:00:00.001-07:00

A man driving around in a Kia Sportage "full of tools stolen from a business" and discussing plans for a future heist with accomplices accidentally pocket-dialed 911 on his phone, allowing the police to listen in and, eventually, arrest him. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/aaWfnfp9aTk/thiefs-cell-phone-pocket+dials-911

TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES

Google Brings Street View Inside Businesses, Unveils Google Earth For Android Tablets

2011-05-05T19:00:00.001-07:00

Today at Social Loco, Google's Marissa Mayer gave a keynote presentation outlining some of Google's recent advances with its local products. She also unveiled two new features related to Local: a tablet version of Google Earth for Android, and a new extension of Places called Business Photos (which is essentially 'Street View' for business interiors). Back in March at SXSW, Mayer announced that 40% of Maps usage was coming from mobile phones. Today, she announced that the number is now up to over 50% (she qualified this by saying the stat is for weekends, but it sounds like the weekday trend isn't far behind). Next, Mayer announced that Google has now racked up some 5 million ratings and reviews in its database of Places, thanks in part to its successful (and oddly named) Hotpot project. The keynote then turned to some product launches. The first is Google Business Photos, which will allow users to explore the interiors of select businesses.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/CsfoFG96XsE/

NVIDIA

IE9 and Firefox 4 post top marks in Web browser power use comparison

2011-05-05T18:00:00.001-07:00

Over on the Internet Explorer Blog, Microsoft has posted results from an extensive comparison of the top five Web browsers. The goal: to determine whether Internet Explorer 9, Firefox 4, Chrome 10, Safari 5, or Opera 11 is able to squeeze the most life out of your laptop's battery.

A baseline was determined with test systems sitting idle, and then browsers were pointed at about:blank, a news site, the HTML5 Galactic demo, and the IE9 fish tank demo. Perhaps unsurprisingly, IE9 came out on top -- though Firefox 4 was a very close second on nearly every test. As you can see, the other browsers didn't necessarily fare quite as well, with Google Chrome, Safari, and Opera all posting significantly worse scores. In Opera 11's case, a laptop battery would last over one hour more with Internet Explorer 9 installed.

But what we'd really like to know is where did Microsoft find the dilithium crystals required to run a Galactic Total Power Consumption test...

IE9 and Firefox 4 post top marks in Web browser power use comparison originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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VIEWSONIC

Acoustic Alarm ditches the snooze button for strings

2011-05-05T17:00:00.001-07:00

There's a long history of alarm clocks that promise a better way of waking you up in the morning, but few quite like this Acoustic Alarm built by designer Jamie McMahon. As you can see, it's not technically an alarm clock, but it does have an alarm of sorts: four tunable strings that are plucked using a spinning guitar pick. Unfortuntunately, this one's stictly one of a kind for the time being, but it does actually exist in prototype form -- made of birch plywood, walnut and stainless steel, no less -- and you can check it out in action in the video after the break.

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Acoustic Alarm ditches the snooze button for strings originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 May 2011 11:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/05/acoustic-alarm-ditches-the-snooze-button-for-strings/

YAHOO

Apple to Start Sending iOS Updates Over-the-Air by End of Year? [Blip]

2011-05-05T16:00:00.001-07:00

Apple's said to be exploring sending out over-the-air updates for iPhones, starting with the iOS 5 update in fall. Verizon is working closely with Apple, which as you probably know normally relies on updates over iTunes, suggesting that the Verizon iPhone will probably receive the iOS 5 update OTA before AT&T customers get in on the wireless action. [9to5Mac] More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/TGpqTc-sfr0/apple-to-start-sending-ios-updates-over+the+air-by-end-of-year

ACER

ColsenKeane microWallet

2011-05-05T15:00:00.001-07:00

Here’s another minimalist wallet for your consideration.� ColsenKeane offers the microWallet, which can hold 6-8 plastic cards and 7-8 folded bills.� It’s available in vegetable tanned, latigo, or oiled leather and with or without a flap closure.� All ColsenKeane leather goods are handmade using quality leathers in their shop in North Carolina.� The microWallet starts [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/04/30/colsenkeane-microwallet/

HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS

Kiss This: Scientists Show Off a Cyber-Smooching Machine

2011-05-05T14:00:00.001-07:00

Researchers in Japan are working on a device that has managed to intrigue -- or at least amuse -- public relations executives, social scientists and even the patent holders of a sanitizer for computer keyboards and other peripherals: an Internet-based kissing machine. Yes. A work in progress by Kajimoto Research Laboratory, the Kiss Transmission Device was recently demonstrated in a video from Diginfo.tv.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/72377.html

MISCROSOFT OFFICE

Google Voice Search learns Latin American Spanish, Indonesian, and Malaysian

2011-05-05T13:00:00.001-07:00

Google Voice Search has just introduced localizations for Latin America, Indonesia and Malaysia, enabling native language search for hundreds of millions of users.

Google's official blog post offers some interesting insights into the process of collecting and analyzing the speech data needed to expand support. Thousands of hours were spent gathering voice samples and choosing key regional accents to analyze, and International Program Manager Linne Ha is clearly very appreciative of the Google users who helped the company complete the expansion. Without an enthusiastic base of users to lend a hand, Google Voice Search's polyglot powers would have been nearly impossible to deliver.

Google Voice Search learns Latin American Spanish, Indonesian, and Malaysian originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SANDISK

Daily Crunch: Morning Routine Edition

2011-05-05T12:00:00.001-07:00

Stovetop Espresso Goes To The Dark Side Contest: Away Put Your Weapon, I Mean You To Win A Star Wars Prize Mimoco Celebrates ?May The 4th Be With You? With A Mimobot Star Wars Flash Drives New Smallest Camera In The World Is .01mm Smaller Than The Last One Radiator Uses ?Quantum Glass? To Heat [...]

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/05/05/daily-crunch-morning-routine/

ARROW ELECTRONICS

TAT-astic native PlayBook development discussed and demoed on video

2011-05-05T11:00:00.001-07:00

Yesterday at BlackBerry World 2011 we were fortunate to sit down and chat with Chris Smith, Senior Director of the BlackBerry Developer Platform, along with Rasmus and Karl from The Astonishing Tribe. One of RIM's recent acquisitions, TAT is known for some rather, well... astonishing user interface designs, and for infusing a bit of magic into some of the PlayBook's apps, such as the bundled picture viewer and calculator. We were shown a number of demos, including the downloadable Scrapbook app, a rather nifty contact list, and a location-aware news reader. Over the years, TAT has built an engine and framework that make it easy for developers to create powerful and attractive UIs, and some of this will be making its way into the PlayBook's native software development kit sometime this summer. Along with support for Open GL ES 2.0, SQLite, cURL, and POSIX (amongst others), this NDK will provide API's to control the audio system, the cameras, and the sensors -- possibly even code to enable stereoscopic 3D output over HDMI, as demonstrated before. We know that's a lot of exciting stuff to sink your teeth into, so be sure to get a taste of it by watching our video.

TAT-astic native PlayBook development discussed and demoed on video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 May 2011 08:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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F5 NETWORKS

TruBlood Is Real Now [Science]

2011-05-05T10:00:00.001-07:00

Hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier HBOC-201 is, in a word (or two), artificial blood—it delivers oxygen to your squishy organs. And, unlike real blood, it can be stored for years and doesn't require matching blood types. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/G8Ubyrljqog/trublood-is-real-now

VERISIGN

Keepin' it real fake: Sony NGP with Xbox 360 livery shows up in China

2011-05-05T09:00:00.001-07:00

Look away now, Kaz, because it looks like this KIRF NGP is on track to beat the real deal to market. Known as the iReadyGo RG on Chinese forum CNGBA, this shameless rip-off is set to be a near-carbon copy of Sony's upcoming console with the same 5-inch touchscreen, though it isn't clear whether this will also be of OLED nature or of identical resolution. Other differences include the missing touchpad on the back, as well as the buttons' color scheme that's no doubt "inspired" by the Xbox 360 controller. The rest of the rumored specs include a 1GHz Cortex-A8 CPU, 720p camera, HDMI-out, and video playback compatibility for MP4, WMV, AVI, and many more. But what's most interesting is that apparently we'll be seeing some Android love here, and indeed, iReadyGo is currently recruiting six senior Android developers. No word on pricing or availability yet, but we'll probably wait for Sony's quad-core offering, thank you very much. Head past the break for a shot of the RG's glossy back.

[Thanks, rrw]

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Keepin' it real fake: Sony NGP with Xbox 360 livery shows up in China originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 May 2011 02:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/05/keepin-it-real-fake-sony-ngp-with-xbox-360-livery-shows-up-in/

AMAZONCOM

Sony responds to Congress: all 77 million PSN accounts compromised, finger pointed at Anonymous

2011-05-05T08:00:00.001-07:00

We've heard Sony explain itself at length regarding the gigantic PlayStation Network breach, but this might be the most useful version of the story yet -- it's the one that Sony's Kaz Hirai is forwarding to US Congress members concerned about your personal information. The official PlayStation.Blog has the full English document up on Flickr for your perusal, and we'll warn you it's much the same tale -- Sony says all 77 million PSN and Qriocity accounts have had information stolen, but the company's still not sure exactly which pieces have gone missing, whether credit card numbers are compromised or not, or who could be behind the hack. Sony does say, however, that it had 12.3 million credit card numbers on file, and 5.6 million of them from the US, and that investigators found a file on one of the servers named "Anonymous" with the words "We are Legion" inside it. Hard to draw many conclusions from that.

Update: Anonymous has apparently responded saying it "has never been known to have engaged in credit card theft."

Sony responds to Congress: all 77 million PSN accounts compromised, finger pointed at Anonymous originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 12:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AMERICA MOVIL

What's a PRL?

2011-05-05T07:00:00.001-07:00

If you're on Sprint or Verizon, or another CDMA-based network, you might have heard the term PRL thrown around once or twice. It stands for Preferred Roaming List, and it's basically a way of telling your phone phone where to look for a signal so that you get faster, better connections. Technically, it tells your phone which frequencies to scan and in which order.

Do you need to keep it updated? Sure. Sometimes it's an option in your settings; or you can do it via a phone call. Is it something to lose sleep over? Nah. But knowing is half the battle.

Learn more in the Android Dictionary!

What's a PRL? posted originally by Android Central

Sponsored by Android Cases and Accessories

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VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES

Fossil Meta Watch shows you where you can put your fifth screen

2011-05-05T06:00:00.001-07:00

When he first showed off the original iPad, Steve Jobs talked up the "fourth screen." But is four really enough? We mean, really? Could the fifth screen really have been on our wrists all along? Sure, we've seen plenty fall flat with smartwatches, including big names like Microsoft and Sony Ericsson, but that hasn't stopped companies from trying. The Meta Watch certainly isn't Fossil's first connected wristwatch -- nor is it the first watch SDK -- but it does have a lot going for it, including a thumbs up from HP. The two models are built on Texas Instruments' CC2560 Bluetooth platform, which allow them to receive push notifications from smartphones and tablets, so you can read e-mail, tweets, or Facebook updates -- assuming the right developers get onboard. And since none of the apps actually live on the watches, they get solid battery life -- seven full days on a charge, according to the company. You can pre-order the watches now, or wait until they officially go on sale in July for $200 a pop -- make sure to set a reminder on your nano. Press release after the break.

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Fossil Meta Watch shows you where you can put your fifth screen originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 18:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SYKES ENTERPRISES INORATED

Hyperspectral Imaging Helped Kill Osama bin Laden. But What the Hell Is It? [Whatis]

2011-05-05T05:00:00.001-07:00

Killing ol' OBL wasn't just the work of SEAL Team 6—the beyond-badasses had a cadre of support staff backing them up behind the scenes, including classified hyperspectral imaging device experts. So, uh, what does that mean? More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/NSAqZq3oRGE/hyperspectral-imaging-helped-kill-osama-bin-laden-but-what-the-hell-is-it

HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS

comScore: Facebook Now Serves One Third Of Online Ads In U.S.

2011-05-05T04:00:00.001-07:00

Facebook is so large that it now accounts for about one out of every three ad impressions in the U.S., according to the latest statistics from comScore Ad Metrix. In the first quarter of 2011, comScore estimates that 1.1 trillion ads were served to U.S. Internet users, and 346 billion of those (or 31 percent) were on Facebook. This percentage is up from 23 percent in the third quarter of last year. No other Web property even comes close to Facebook in terms of number of display ads served. Yahoo is No. 2 (with 10 percent share), followed by Microsoft (5 percent), AOL (3 percent), and Google (2.5 percent). These figures are just for their own sites, and do not include their ad networks.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/8ljEDvXa2pI/

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

Chrome Canary comes to Macs for fearless browser enthusiasts

2011-05-05T03:00:00.001-07:00

Until now, Mac users who like to live their digital lives on the edge have had to make do with Chrome's dev channel while their Windows counterparts were flying by the seat of their pants with the Canary build. Well, be jealous so more OS X fans -- you can now run your own untested, pre-developer build of Google's web browser. The Canary release is updated at an almost alarming rate and frequently adds and drops features without warning. Sure, you could opt for the open-source Chromium, but then you'd miss out on niceties like built-in Flash and PDF support. Don't get too freaked out though: Canary can run alongside your existing (and more stable) Chrome install. So, throw caution to the wind, embrace the crashes, report those bugs, and hit up the source link to download.

Chrome Canary comes to Macs for fearless browser enthusiasts originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 May 2011 01:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/05/chrome-canary-comes-to-macs-for-fearless-browser-enthusiasts/

UNISYS

HEX Watch Band for iPod nano Gen 6 Review

2011-05-05T02:00:00.001-07:00

When the sixth generation of the iPod nano was released in the fall of 2010, Steve Jobs joked that it was so small that it could be worn as a watch.� Apparently dozens of companies decided to create watchbands that could be used to turn the nano into a watch ? albeit a rather large [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/05/02/hex-watch-band-for-ipod-nano-gen-6-review/

VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY

Altec Lansing Orbit USB Stereo Speakers

2011-05-05T01:00:00.001-07:00

These Altec Lansing Orbit USB Stereo Speakers are small enough to carry with your laptop. �They pack compactly together into a cylinder to fit easily into your gear bag. �They use USB power from your laptop, netbook, or computer to significantly amplify and enhance the sound. �The speakers have stands that let you aim the [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/05/04/altec-lansing-orbit-usb-stereo-speakers/

JDS UNIPHASE

Altec Lansing's Orbit USB Stereo trumps your laptop's speakers, has split personality

2011-05-05T00:00:00.001-07:00

USB speakers aren't exactly headline-grabbing gadgets these days, but the fact remains that most laptops could still use a little help on the audio end. If you're in need of a quick fix for your weak-sounding machine, then Altec Lansing's $49.95 Orbit USB Stereo (iML247) might be worth your consideration. As the name says for itself, both power and audio input are managed through one USB cord, meaning no batteries are required here. Better yet, when not in use, you can simply fold up the legs, stuff the cables into the hollow ends, and then twist the speakers together to form one smooth tube for storage. Of course, note that this Orbit won't work with devices sporting the common 3.5mm headphone jack, and obviously don't expect cinematic sound quality from these tiny canisters -- hey, there's always a trade-off. Hands-on pics in the gallery below.

Gallery: Altec Lansing Orbit USB Stereo

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AMAZONCOM

Apple vs. Google ads: What are they selling?

2011-05-04T23:00:00.001-07:00

Apple’s latest ad wants you to buy a $500+ tablet computer to run App Store apps on. Apple wants to sell you shiny things to make money. Google’s latest ad wants you to store personal details about your child’s life, from birth, on their servers. Google wants your data so they can sell it (aggregated [...]

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ON SEMICONDUCTOR

Surface SDK gets input simulator, opens doors to indie devs

2011-05-04T22:00:00.001-07:00

There's one big, table-shaped obstacle to developing apps for Microsoft's Surface: you kind of have to own one. A new Surface 2 SDK, landing this summer, will sidestep that problem with an input simulator so devs can test their code on any Windows 7 PC. You can tap fingers, place tags, or paint "blobs" for your virtual SUR 40 to interact with, and even fake multitouch gestures by "stamping" a finger in one spot then moving a second one. If the Surface you're programming for happens to be movable (though we're not sure who would put a $7,600 computer on hinges) you can also alter the tilt of the display to trigger UI changes. You'll still need access to one of these behemoths to make sure your wares work in the really real world, but at least the preliminary work can be done on any old laptop or desktop. Frankly, this is something we'd have thought would be included from day one -- as they say, better late than never.

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FAIR ISAAC

Shocker! College kids like having iPads in the classroom

2011-05-04T21:00:00.001-07:00

E-readers may not be good enough for Princeton's hallowed halls, but students and professors at Oklahoma State University seem to have fallen head over heels for their iPads. Last fall, the school introduced the tablets in a handful of lecture halls and classrooms, as part of its iPad Pilot Program. Teachers involved in the study said they benefited from all the educational software available on Apple's App Store, while students appreciated not having to spend their life savings on traditional textbooks. At the end of the pilot program, a full 75-percent of collegians said the iPad "greatly enhanced" their classroom experience, though we're guessing that much of that enhancement came from their newfound ability to check TweetDeck between lecture notes. Opinion was noticeably more divided, however, on the device's value as an e-reader. Some enjoyed having all their books in one place, whereas others were a bit disappointed with the experience, saying they didn't use it to read as often as they expected to. Our former undergrad-slacker selves can totally relate. Video and PR await you, after the break.

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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY

But What Does It Do?

2011-05-04T20:00:00.001-07:00

The 70s are still with us. Well…nothing. �That’s the point…I think. For those of you who remember the kitsch from the 70s, the Pet Rock was…a rock. �No. Seriously. �It was a washed and polished rock that came equipped in a mini little pet carrier nestled atop some rafia. Back in the day, it sold [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/05/02/but-what-does-it-do/

MICROS SYSTEMS

In the Minimalist Remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre Only the NokGear Chainsaw Will Suffice [Concepts]

2011-05-04T19:00:00.001-07:00

While far from practical, NextOfKin Creative's re-imagining of the chainsaw isn't supposed to cut through trees or be waved around a leathery-faced lunatic's head out in the country. As you can see from the photo, it's designed to slice through icebergs! Or sit in a museum looking all pretty. [NextOfKin via Core77] More »

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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR

Brammo announces Engage and Encite electric motorcycles, taking it to the dirt with six speeds

2011-05-04T18:00:00.001-07:00

When we heard that Brammo was hitting the dirt in a Las Vegas motorcross race we had horrific visions of a bright green Enertia with knobby tires struggling in the dirt, pitching its rider over the bars on the first yump it encountered. Thank goodness we can now say with confidence that is not the case. The company has announced it has not one but two new models coming, both specifically designed to handle questionable terrain. The Engage is a full-sized dirtbike, available in both motorcross (offroad) and supermoto (onroad, mostly) variants, and is just a few letters short of a beautiful marketing tie-in. It starts at $9,995 for the on or off road racing versions and then steps up to $11,995 for the street-legal SMS Super Moto, which you can see above wearing some pre-production bodywork. There's also the Encite MMX Pro, a more hardcore racing version that lacks a price. More details and a video after the break.

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AMPHENOL

Osama bin Laden Searches Increased One Million Percent on Sunday Night [Factoid]

2011-05-04T17:00:00.001-07:00

In the hour before President Obama announced the death of Osama Bin Laden, Google searches for the al Queda leader increased one million percent. Google, who mentioned this mind-boggling stat in a tweet, included the above image. [Google via Mashable] More »

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DST SYSTEMS

Apple's 2011 iMac undergoes teardown, shows off fancy new upgrades

2011-05-04T16:00:00.001-07:00

Yesterday, you saw the new 21.5-inch iMac fully specced out and up for sale on Apple's online store, and you were even treated to the sight of its 27-inch sibling pushing three displays and 11 megapixels of resolution. Today, you get to witness Apple's latest all-in-one computer fully disassembled. iFixit is doing the honors, as usual, and the investigation starts with the detachment of that familiar LG-produced IPS display and a Sony Optiarc optical drive, followed by the discovery of an Intel controller for the solitary Thunderbolt port on board (there are two on the larger model). Other notables include an AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics chip and a 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 CPU, but you'll have to punch the source link to see them up close and personal.

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METHODE ELECTRONICS

Apple Really Did Delay the White iPhone for a Reason [IPhone]

2011-05-04T15:00:00.001-07:00

All that talk of complications and difficulties building a white iPhone 4? Apple wasn't BSing. NYT's Nick Bilton compared the newly released pearly model to a first draft, bought directly from Apple's Chinese factory. The difference? The old one's grungy. More »

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PEROT SYSTEMS

We won some Webby Awards, and now you can win a BlackBerry PlayBook!

2011-05-04T14:00:00.001-07:00

It's happened again, we've won a Webby. More than one, even! Last year you voted your hearts out and awarded us the People's Voice award for Consumer Electronics. This year you did it again, but you also made us proud by awarding us a People's Voice award in Online Film & Video for, what else, the Engadget Show. We also scored the official Webby in Consumer Electronics (voted on by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences), which we're of course thrilled about, but we're most honored that you voted for us.

So, we're going to throw a little love right back at ya. With BlackBerry World going on RIM has graciously given us another PlayBook to give away to you. To win it all you need to do is comment. The full instructions and typical rules can be found after the break, which you should definitely read before you file that comment. Good luck!

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TERADATA

Daily Crunch: Vintage Equipment Edition

2011-05-04T13:00:00.001-07:00

Weekend Giveaway: An Authentic Darth Vader Costume Review: Samson Meteor Mic Pico Projectors On The Rise Thanko?s Spy Pen Shoots HD Video, Detects Motion U-K525LT: Kenwood?s ?Wooden? iPod Dock/CD Player/FM Radio

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/16/daily-crunch-vintage-equipment/

STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS

Spotify Now on iPod Classic, Wirelessly Syncs to iPhone

2011-05-04T12:00:00.001-07:00

Music streaming service Spotify has updated both its desktop and mobile software to pretty much let you ditch iTunes entirely. The new desktop client will now detect any iPod you have plugged into your computer and let you sync your local tracks with it. This works with not just the iPhone and iPod Touch, but [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/spotify-now-on-ipod-classic-wirelessly-syncs-to-iphone/

ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING

iSites overhauled, now lets you publish cloud-based HTML5 iPhone apps in minutes

2011-05-04T11:00:00.001-07:00

iSites -- a zero-code cloud-based 'app creator' -- can now generate HTML5 apps that work on iOS devices. With this new feature, dubbed 'InstantApp', you can now design a single app in your browser and publish it natively on Android and iOS, and as an HTML5 iPhone app.

We haven't looked at iSites before, but it shot to fame last year when it launched with native iOS and Android support. Self-publishing Android apps wasn't a problem because Google does very little moderation of the Market, but iSites ran into trouble with its iOS apps. Thousands of people signed up for the service after it was featured on Mashable and TechCrunch, and you can imagine Apple's chagrin as thousands of cookie cutter apps flooded its approval queue.

Genwi, the developer behind iSites, realized something had to be done -- it had to circumvent the App Store approval process. Genwi, of course, turned to HTML5 Web apps -- which can be pinned to the iPhone home screen and which can be shoehorned into almost behaving like native apps.

Read on for our experiences with iSites' new InstantApp HTML5 iOS app creator.

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DIEBOLD

Brammo To Make Electric Motorcycles That Feel More Like Gas-Powered

2011-05-04T10:00:00.001-07:00

Today, electric motorcycle makers Brammo revealed that the company will add new electronic transmission technology, and a redesigned motor, clutch and gear shift to its lineup, that will make its motorcycles perform more like their gas-powered predecessors. The first incorporation of this technology into the company's product lines will be into Brammo's new, not-yet-in-production Engage and Encite dirt bikes and racing bikes. The electric transmission was created by SMRE srl, an Italian engineering company, which agreed to give Brammo an exclusive, global license on this technology earlier in the week according to Brammo chief executive officer Craig Bramscher...

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MICROSOFT

Android apps on PlayBook eyes-on (video)

2011-05-04T09:00:00.001-07:00

We knew it was coming, but today at BlackBerry World 2011 we were treated to a demo of Android apps running natively on the PlayBook. The end result isn't too far removed from what we saw with Myriad's Alien Dalvik at Mobile World Congress. Android's menu and home buttons are emulated using the standard PlayBook gestures, and the back button is replaced with an on-screen softkey. Of course, you'll have to visit App World to download Android apps for the PlayBook when the Android Player (as it's called) finally becomes available. And speaking of Android apps, the wildly popular Angry Birds is coming to the PlayBook as a native game - no cross-platform trickery required.

Android apps on PlayBook eyes-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 May 2011 12:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS

Rush Time Machine App for Apple iOS and Android Devices

2011-05-04T08:00:00.001-07:00

I love Rush – the Canadian rock group, that is – and I was surprised to see that they have an app in the iTunes store.� With Rush Time Machine, you can get news, tour itinerary and ticket information, and information about places to stay near concert venues.� The Gear section lets you explore the [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/04/29/rush-time-machine-app-for-apple-ios-and-android-devices/

INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS

Why the Heck Is This Guy Using a Sheep As a Dialysis Machine? [Art]

2011-05-04T07:00:00.001-07:00

PETA and PETA loving people, chill. It's not real. Well, the animals could be real but the sheep isn't really being used as a dialysis machine. Okay. The man and sheep setup is actually part of an art piece by Revital Cohen called 'Life Support'. It examines whether we could use animals as medical devices. More »

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FAIR ISAAC

Dell's ultra-thin laptop will have a 15.6-inch screen, tread lightly on your wallet?

2011-05-04T06:00:00.001-07:00

This is Dell's Vostro V13. It looks like a dream, and it's cheap -- but there's not much raw muscle here, and no battery life to speak of. No, this descendent of Dell's iconic Adamo didn't prove a suitable MacBook Air rival, but we know one that might -- Dell's oft-teased, never-seen thin-and-light. Now, CNET's anonymous sources have come forward with news that Dell will introduce the thinnest 15.6-inch laptop we've ever seen, and with Intel's latest Core i5 and Core i7 Sandy Bridge processors inside. Those sources also report that the laptop will be made of special materials, and yet won't be "a one-time product" like the Adamo -- it will allegedly be a consumer product with a sub-$1,000 price. It's a juicy rumor, but we're inclined to believe it's true. Why? Dell's in-house blogger Lionel Menchaca confirms that Dell's working on just such a 15.6-incher, and says there are "more models to come."

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VIEWSONIC

Latest Windows 8 leaks reveal cloud-based settings, more app store evidence

2011-05-04T05:00:00.001-07:00

We're sure Microsoft is going to announce some more official details about Windows 8 one of these days, but until then we'll just have to make do with the seemingly unending stream of tidbits being unearthed from the leaked version of the OS. Most notably, this latest batch includes the most conclusive evidence yet of a Windows 8 app store, including the logo pictured above, and a slew of other references at the code level -- things like the ability to download a trial app and then unlock the full version (rather than re-download it), for instance, and the existence of things like screenshots and system requirements in the app store listings. Another recent leak has also revealed some new cloud-based settings options that could let you take your desktop profile and other personalizations from one computer to another, and even give you the ability to sync apps from that aforementioned Windows Store between PCs. All that, plus support for 3D displays and WiFi Direct. Hit up the links below for some additional details.

Latest Windows 8 leaks reveal cloud-based settings, more app store evidence originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 May 2011 16:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AMERICA MOVIL

Seagate Ramps Up the Density of its Hard Drive Platters to Never-Seen-Before Levels [Blip]

2011-05-04T04:00:00.001-07:00

Instead of storing 3TB of five hard drive platters, Seagate has done the unthinkable and squeezed the same amount of memory on just three 3.5-inch platters, achieving the holy grail 625GB/in2 areal density. Keep an eye out for those hard drives later this year. [The Reg] More »

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ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS

This Super Soaker Uses Magazines to Reload [Water Guns]

2011-05-04T03:00:00.001-07:00

My Super Soaker of yore wouldn't stand a chance against this beast of a weapon. Called the Thunderstorm, this new Super Soaker only costs $15 (cheap enough to dual-wield) and is battery-powered for automatic shooting (which requires no pumping). But perhaps most awesomely, it uses magazines to reload itself. That way you just fill up back-up magazines so you always have enough firepower. More power is more domination. [Nerf via Ars Technica] More »

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NIKON

Dual-booting ViewSonic ViewPad 10 gets Android 2.2 upgrade, patient owners join 2010

2011-05-04T02:00:00.001-07:00

Good things come to those who wait. If you bought the dual-booting ViewSonic ViewPad 10, Android 1.6 be damned, we have some good news -- the tablet's getting an upgrade to Android 2.2. Just to refresh your memories, that leap from Donut to Froyo means ViewPad 10 owners will now get updated Gmail, Calendar, Google Maps, Gallery, and YouTube apps, a refined onscreen keyboard, compatabilty with newer applications, and a healthy dose of sorely needed eye candy. New customers can choose one that also runs Windows 7 Home Premium and has 16GB of flash storage ($599) or one with Win 7 Professional and 32GB of space ($679). As for those of you chomping at the bit to upgrade, ViewSonic is keeping things interesting by compelling you to download Froyo onto a thumb drive, and then plug both it and a USB keyboard into the ViewPad to install the update. Then again, something tells us the kind of person who would opt for the ViewPad 10 over other ViewSonic tablets might actually enjoy the challenge.

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SYBASE

AppDirect Raises $3.25 Million To Create A Marketplace For Business Apps

2011-05-04T00:00:00.001-07:00

AppDirect, a platform that allows businesses to find, buy and manage web-based applications, has announced that it has closed a $3.25 million round of seed funding to hire engineering talent and expand its network overseas. The round was led by iNovia Capital with Stingray Digital contributing. You probably haven't heard of AppDirect yet, but it's an interesting business. AppDirect is creating a marketplace for marketplaces, or a marketplace-as-a-service. (That's "MaaS" in cloud-speak.) What does that mean? The startup is essentially building a network of branded application marketplaces it hopes will become a central hub for providers, developers, and business app users.

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CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR

Daily Crunch: Porthole Edition

2011-05-03T23:00:00.001-07:00

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SRA INTERNATIONAL

Man Turns Weed Whacker Into Cop Whacker After Failed Sears Return [Bad Ideas]

2011-05-03T22:00:00.001-07:00

All 28-year old Gary Burke wanted was to return his weed whacker to Sears, just like his father had and his father's father before him. But when he was turned away because the lawn and garden section was closed by the time he got there, he exercised his right as an American crazy person to lose it in the most over-the-top way possible. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/_xhTsWhxYq0/man-turns-weed-whacker-into-cop-whacker-after-failed-sears-return

VEECO INSTRUMENTS

XGPS150 Bluetooth GPS receiver gives you full GPS on your Wi-Fi only iPad or iPod touch

2011-05-03T21:00:00.001-07:00

The XGPS150 Bluetooth GPS receiver gives you full GPS on your Wi-Fi only iPad or iPod touch. Since no cellular radio means no GPS in Apple’s product line, this is a way to use your iPad Wi-Fi or iPod touch for apps that require more than just Wi-Fi triangulation, like turn-by-turn navigation. It is basically [...]

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SHAW COMMUNICATIONS

Blog From Your iPad Using Blogsy App

2011-05-03T20:00:00.001-07:00

Apps continue to evolve for the iPad each day. If you’re a fellow blogger who wants to easily create WordPress blog posts using your iPad or iPad 2 then Blogsy is a must have app. Blogsy combined with the power of WordPress make blogging from your iPad simple and efficient, exactly how it should be. [...]

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AMAZONCOM

Mac OS X Lion Preview 2 released, introduces mega exciting leather bound iCal skin

2011-05-03T19:00:00.001-07:00

This is one of those posts that could probably be condensed into a tweet: Apple has released the second Preview of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. If you're running Preview 1, it looks like you'll first receive a small update via Software Update, and then you can download Preview 2 from the Mac App Store.

There has been some speculation that Apple is getting close to a release or Golden Master build, but judging by 9to5 Mac's initial findings there's definitely some way to go. The Golden Master will probably appear at, or just before, the Apple WWDC in June.

So far, it's looking like the only changes in Preview 2 are the leather bound iCal skin that you can see above, and the main iChat window now combines your AIM, Bonjour and Jabber contacts, like Adium. We're sure that more details will emerge throughout the day, though, and there's bound to be lots of invisible changes, too. We'll update this post when we find out more.

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TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS

SRS Labs iWOW 3D Audio Enhancement Adaptor Review

2011-05-03T18:00:00.001-07:00

If you are like most people in today?s economy, you are always looking for ways to save a little (or a lot) of money. The same holds true in the audio world. It doesn?t matter whether you are happy with the earbuds that came with your iPod/iPhone or have invested in better quality headphones or [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/04/30/srs-labs-iwow-3d-audio-enhancement-adaptor-review/

TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS

Shoot from the Hip with the Flipbac Angle Viewfinder

2011-05-03T17:00:00.001-07:00

Do you ever get frustrated feeling like you miss the big picture because you always have your eye glued to a camera viewfinder?� If you have kids, does it seem all your photos show them at an angle, because using the viewfinder to frame the shot requires you to shoot downward (or lay on the [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/04/30/shoot-from-the-hip-with-the-flipbac-angle-viewfinder/

SES

Magic Mouse Or Magic Trackpad? Both Are Optional With The Thunderbolt iMac

2011-05-03T16:00:00.001-07:00

Some people like mice. Other people like trackpads. Apple likes both as long as they come with their credit cards. The updated iMacs offer both as options for no additional cost. During the build process, buyers are presented with the option of either the the Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, or, for an extra $69, they could get both. The standard Apple Mouse is also available for those not digging the whole multitouch control scheme, which just so happens to be one of the best things about OS X.

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IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS

RIM Touches Up Bold With NFC, OS Update

2011-05-03T15:00:00.001-07:00

Research In Motion announced two new BlackBerry Bold smartphones as well as version 7 of its BlackBerry operating system Monday at the BlackBerry World conference, being held in Orlando, Fla., through Wednesday. The new devices, the BlackBerry 9900 and 9930, are the thinnest and most powerful devices in the BlackBerry line, RIM said.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/72368.html

NIKON

CrunchGear Week In Review: Composition Edition

2011-05-03T14:00:00.001-07:00

Here are some stories from the past week on CrunchGear: Now You Can Fabricate Your Own Strandbeest ThinkGeek?s USB Mushroom Lamp Provides Light, Not Super Abilities The White iPhone Is Official, Available April 28 ?Slow Photography? Is Like Hipstamatic In Real Life Nintendo 3DS Takes Over The Jet Blue Terminal

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/05/02/week-in-review-composition/

FISERV

Hackers Hit Guy Who Live-Tweeted Bin Laden Raid [Republished]

2011-05-03T13:00:00.001-07:00

33-year-old IT consultant Sohaib Athar was just hanging out on Sunday at home in Abbottabad, Pakistan, when he heard an explosion and a helicopter hovering above. He started tweeting what was going on, and ended up unwittingly live-blogging the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. Athar has become become such an internet celebrity that his website's been hacked. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/0YxkFV2ULzc/hackers-hit-guy-who-live+tweeted-bin-laden-raid

SYNTEL

TCO study compares active and passive 3DTV glasses, doesn't really favor one over the other

2011-05-03T12:00:00.001-07:00

The debate over active and passive 3DTV glasses has, for the most part, been riddled with biased claims (and more than a little mudslinging) from TV manufacturers on both sides of the aisle. Now, however, an independent study from TCO Development has finally shed some light on how the two glasses can actually affect a user's viewing experience -- and yes, there are some differences. When researchers tilted the passive, film pattern retarder (FPR) above or below a vertical viewing angle of 15-degrees, 3D images tended to bleed into one another at a higher rate. Active glasses, meanwhile, transmitted white images at a luminance that was three times lower than what FPR-equipped shades delivered. But because passive 3D glasses display images at different polarizations for each eye, they don't offer as much vertical resolution as their active counterparts. Unfortunately, TCO didn't look into how each pair of glasses affects a viewer's health and comfort -- which, for most of us, would probably be the deciding factor. But as soon as it does, expect either Panasonic or LG to jump all over the results. Dive into the full PR after the break.

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MICROS SYSTEMS

Julian Assange Thinks Facebook Is the "Most Appalling Spy Machine That Has Ever Been Invented? [Blockquote]

2011-05-03T11:00:00.001-07:00

In an interview with Russia Today, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange went all conspiracy theorist on Facebook. He says: More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/vu1jceedrzM/julian-assange-thinks-facebook-is-the-most-appalling-spy-machine-that-has-ever-been-invented

HEWLETT PACKARD CO

Australia trialing new emergency finder system with centimeter accuracy

2011-05-03T10:00:00.001-07:00

This year has seen the evil doings of many powerful natural disasters around the world, and while the capable organisations are doing their best to provide relief, many lives could've been saved if the stranded victims were able to provide their precise positions for quicker rescue. Having seen the number of recent floods and cyclones in Queensland, Australia, Ergon Energy started trialing a new emergency tracking system earlier this year, which utilises pole-mounted mobile GPS stations to pinpoint cellphones equipped with special but cheap location-based chips -- Samsung and Nokia are said to be participants in this project. Over the next 12 to 18 months, said energy firm will be deploying 1,000 of these stations to cover 95 percent of the state, in order to let emergency services track down calling victims within centimeters -- that's a huge leap from conventional GPS devices' 10 to 20 meters, though an updated land database with matching accuracy is still required before the system reaches its full potential. Regardless, here's hoping that this brilliant project will be brought over to many more disaster-prone areas sooner rather than later.

[Thanks, Justin]

Australia trialing new emergency finder system with centimeter accuracy originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 May 2011 09:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EMULEX

MSI trots out 20-inch Wind Top AE2070 with USB 3.0, Wind Touch 4 UI

2011-05-03T09:00:00.001-07:00

MSI sure is keeping itself busy with all-in-ones these days. The inexpensive Wind Top AE2050 arrived stateside a month ago, and now the company is back with the Wind Top AE2070, a more tricked-out 20-incher. This iteration also has a 1600 x 900 display, but steps up to USB 3.0 and can be upgraded to a 3.1GHz Core i3 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GT540M graphics. Other specs include a 500GB 7,200RPM hard drive, two three-watt speakers, a DVD burner, and a 6-in-1 memory card reader. Software-wise, it runs Windows 7 along with the latest version of MSI's Wind Touch UI, which includes Facebook and Twitter buttons in the browser, a dedicated window for viewing photos and video, sticky notes, and weather and time widgets for the desktop. No word yet on pricing or availability, though we assume it'll be more wallet-friendly than this.

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RACKABLE SYSTEMS

State Farm Driver Feedback App Wants You to Know You're Doing it Wrong [App]

2011-05-03T08:00:00.001-07:00

Just in case the old ladies flipping you off after you clip them in the crosswalk isn't enough, State Farm has released the Driver Feedback App to rate just how poorly you drive. By measuring (and recording!) how hard you accelerate, brake and corner based on your iPhone's accelerometer and GPS location, the app is able to provide a detailed, mapped report of your driving habits and provide helpful driving tips (STOP HITTING PEDESTRIANS). It will even give you an overall score for each trip that you can try to beat (either high or low depending on how you're playing). Luckily, the app does not report any data back to State Farm so they won't automatically know about that hobo you "accidentally" ran down the other night. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/VvG2GWuETrI/state-farm-driver-feedback-app-wants-you-to-know-youre-doing-it-wrong

FORMFACTOR

How to untether the Verizon iPhone Jailbreak on iOS 4.2.7 via Sn0wbreeze 2.6.1

2011-05-02T11:00:00.001-07:00

Jailbroken Verizon iPhone users on iOS 4.2.7 have been stuck on a tethered jailbreak until recently. Sn0wbreeze 2.6.1 will allow you to go from tethered to untethered quickly and easily. So if you used redsn0w to jailbreak your Verizon iPhone and you’re currently tethered, hit the jump for a quick walkthrough on how to free [...]

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FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL

The New Essential Apps April 2011: iPhone, Android, iPad and Windows Phone [Apps]

2011-05-01T23:00:00.001-07:00

iPhones. iPads. Android. And Windows Phone 7! We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Be sure to check out all the lists! More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/5eNJ41aOqo4/the-new-essential-apps-april-2011-iphone-android-ipad-and-windows-phone

IMS HEALTH

Philips O?Neill Specked Earbuds Review

2011-05-01T11:00:00.001-07:00

In the middle of my commute last week, my trusted Sennheiser CX-300 earbuds decided they were finished with this world. �Needing a quick replacement, I found a nifty pair of earbuds at Target–The Specked by Philips/O’Neill. �The primary feature to catch my attention was the cord. �It’s wrapped in nylon, matches the color of the [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/04/27/philips-oneill-specked-earbuds-review/

LSI

Google Cloud Print comes to HP ePrint printers

2011-04-30T23:00:00.001-07:00

HP has become the first major OEM to deliver support for Google Cloud Print in retail-boxed printers. In an official release, HP announced that its ePrint-enabled printers are now fully Cloud Print compatible. Just sign in to your Google account, pick your HP ePrint device, and you're ready to fire off a print job from anywhere you've got Internet access. Well, as long as your app supports Cloud Print as well -- like Gmail and Google Docs, for example.

We're curious, though -- how many of you are still printing? Like our pals at Engadget, our printers have been mostly gathering dust for the last few years.

Google Cloud Print comes to HP ePrint printers originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY

Panasonic, Yahoo, more admit defeat, sign deal with Klausner

2011-04-30T11:00:00.001-07:00

It's easy to mock the little guy when he takes a handful of giant corporations to court. Such litigious overzealousness usually gets tangled up or tossed out altogether -- Klausner Technologies, however, is laughing all the way to the bank, with a stellar track record taking on some of tech's biggest names over the past few years. To date, the company has scored wins in visual voicemail patent battles with Apple, Google, Verizon, LG, and Vonage -- the company also struck a deal with Sprint, though presumably with less teeth-pulling. This week, Klausner added four more big wins to the list, inking deals with Panasonic, Yahoo, Qwest Communications, and Avaya in the wake of suits against the tech firms. The company still has ongoing battles with RIM and Cisco that will hopefully stay civil. We'd hate to see someone send a visual voicemail they'd regret later.

Panasonic, Yahoo, more admit defeat, sign deal with Klausner originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LAWSON SOFTWARE

TiGr Bike Lock: Thin, Strong, Stylish

2011-04-29T23:00:00.001-07:00

TiGr is a newly invented bike lock which uses a titanium band instead of a chain, shackle or cable. The lightweight “bow” is secured by a titanium-encased Abloy Protec steel lock, and is long enough to thread through both wheels and around a secure post.
The TiGr comes from cyclist and lock-maniac John Loughlin, who is [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/tigr-bike-lock-thin-strong-stylish/

TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS

TweetDeck to launch as HTML5 Web app, now accepting beta testers

2011-04-29T11:00:00.001-07:00

When TweetDeck landed in the Chrome Web Store, it seemed like an indication that it might eventually evolve into a pure HTML5 Web app. Now it looks as though that's exactly what's going to happen, with TweetDeck announcing that a new, not-just-for-Chrome Web client is ready for beta testing.

It's a natural progression for TweetDeck, especially since its originally Adobe Air app is practically all Web code. TweetDeck Web will sport a feature set which is nearly identical to the Chrome app, with the notable exception of Twitter streaming.

Initially, TweetDeck is targeting Firefox 4 and 3.6, Google Chrome, and Safari. Opera and Internet Explorer 9 won't be invited to the dance until a bit later on.

If you'd like to get in on the TweetDeck Web beta, head on over and register -- or sign up using your existing TweetDeck account.

TweetDeck to launch as HTML5 Web app, now accepting beta testers originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EMS TECHNOLOGIES

Save your tabs and Panorama tab groups in Firefox 4

2011-04-28T23:00:00.001-07:00

When Firefox 4's tab grouping tool, Panorama, had its keyboard shortcut changed to the finger-breaking combo of Ctrl+Shift+E, we thought Panorama would get dropped before FF4's final release -- but, thankfully, it made the cut!

If you've used Firefox 4 and Panorama, you might have noticed that Mozilla's new browser doesn't always save your tab groupings when you close the browser -- a bit of a pain, if you spend a long time setting up the perfect groups! This is tied into the removal of the 'Save and Quit' dialog box -- and enabling Panorama tab group saving is just a matter of re-enabling the Save and Quit dialog.

Open a new tab and head to about:config. Click through the warning and type 'quit' into the filter box. Double click browser.showQuitWarning to change its value to true (see image after the break). That's it -- now you'll have the option of saving your tabs, and thus tab groups, when you close Firefox.

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MILLICOM INTL CELLULAR

Daily Crunch: Sorted Edition

2011-04-28T11:00:00.001-07:00

Frame Wars Weekend Giveaway: A Blackberry Playbook Video: The Evolution Of Mobile, As Told Through A Fancy 3D Projection Setup LEGO Mindstorms Project Sorts And Cleans Up Your Legos Man Buys Samsung 500GB Drive, Gets Screwed (Or Bolted, Rather) Technicolor Teams Up With Canon For New Digital Cinema Tools Mega Man Keychains, Part Deux

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/09/daily-crunch-sorted-edition/

APPLE COMPUTER

Cloud Girlfriend will use a swarm of females to satisfy men

2011-04-27T23:00:00.001-07:00

Cloud Girlfriend, despite what it sounds like, doesn't really have anything to do with cloud computing. Rather, it uses a cloud of women to pose as your girlfriend on Facebook, or your favorite social network of choice. The service is scheduled to launch 'soon,' and there's no indication of how much it will cost.

With the tagline 'The easiest way to get a girlfriend is to already have one,' Cloud Girlfriend promises to be a very interesting startup indeed. The brains of the operation, David Fuhriman, speaking to CNET, says it's all about fulfilling Maslow's hierarchy of needs. "CloudGirlfriend.com can fulfill Maslow's higher needs, even though the users know that the interaction is virtual. They will interact with a real person and see real profile images of the girl with whom they interact. This interaction can build confidence and esteem as well as provide real training experiences in navigating a friendship and a relationship."

Our concern, of course, is that it's very nearly April 1. We're also worried by the fact that Fuhriman has a name that sounds ominously like a social subculture that we've grown strangely attracted to here in the Download Squad bunker.

Finally, just stop and think about it for a second. Because your cloud girlfriend will be entirely virtual, she could be based anywhere. She could be underage -- or overage -- or she might be someone who you know in real life. She could even be a relative of yours, and you'd never know.

Let's not forget this is the Internet we're talking about, folks. Worst case scenario, she could turn out to be a hairy, male truck driver from Texas. Such as... your dad, perhaps?

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INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER

Windows 8 getting a built-in PDF reader, Metro-style

2011-04-27T11:00:00.001-07:00

For what seems like an eternity, Download Squad readers have reacted to news of security exploits targeting Adobe Reader with a common sentiment: why doesn't Microsoft build its own secure PDF reader into Windows? Apparently the Windows 8 team agrees, and they're working away at an application called Modern Reader which is exactly that.

From the handful of screenshots Paul Thurrott has shared, it's clear that Modern Reader has been built with Metro in mind. You can see the Reader back button in the top-left corner of the yellow image and the minimal page navigation bar on the right. We've posted some larger images we managed to scrape from Google's cache after the break.

Thurrott also mentions that Modern Reader is the first program spotted which is built using AppX -- a packaging technology that may allow developers to roll a single build to both Windows 8 desktops and Windows Phone 8 mobile devices.

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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR

Color vulnerable to simple GPS hack, lets you spy on anyone, anywhere

2011-04-26T23:00:00.001-07:00

Color, the $41-million-in-funding location-oriented photo sharing startup, is susceptible to simple GPS spoofing. With nothing more than a jailbroken iPad or iPhone, you can use FakeLocation to trick Color into thinking you're somewhere else. Within seconds you can be browsing photos that were snapped thousands of miles away. With a little digging, you can pore through photos not intended for your eyes.

Of course, such a hack isn't illegal as such -- every photo you take with Color is public. With FakeLocation you are simply circumventing Color's very limited location-oriented security mechanism. It does undermine Color's usefulness (and uniqueness), though -- if nefarious types can sit in their bedroom or basement and eavesdrop on classy dinner parties and wild night club soirees, people might be less inclined to share personal photos with those around them.

Fortunately, both for Color and its users, this is an easy security hole to plug -- at least in the short term. The app (or server-side) code simply checks to see if the user has 'teleported' an impossibly large distance, without any intermediate steps in between. In the long term, though, Color's users must be aware that its social graph is completely public. Color's users must realize that every photo they upload is visible by anyone, from any place.

After the break, just to elucidate a little on Color's actual business model and ultimate intention, we have two amazing quotes from Bill Nguyen, Color's founder.

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HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS

Microsoft files antitrust complaint against Google in Europe, showdown imminent

2011-04-26T11:00:00.001-07:00

Microsoft, citing Google's tyrannical 95% share of the European search market, has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission. It's not like Microsoft is breaking any ground here -- the European Commission has been investigating Google's alleged violation of European competition law since November 2010 -- but there's no doubt that the addition of Microsoft's gravitas will affect the proceedings.

Microsoft's complaint reads like a sincere and plaintive cry for help against the Google Overlord. Microsoft lists no less than six damning reasons why Google's behavior is anti-competitive -- from Windows Phone 7's incompatibility with YouTube, to its nefarious handling of Google Books -- and finishes with a wide-eyed plea to the European Commission to please find Google guilty.

For those of you that have been following Microsoft's own antitrust troubles over the last decade, don't worry: MS is quick to point out the irony in the situation. "There of course will be some who will point out the irony in today's filing. Having spent more than a decade wearing the shoe on the other foot with the European Commission, the filing of a formal antitrust complaint is not something we take lightly. This is the first time Microsoft Corporation has ever taken this step. More so than most, we recognize the importance of ensuring that competition laws remain balanced and that technology innovation moves forward."

It sounds like Microsoft, having well and truly gone through the wringer, wants Google to be held similarly accountable. That's fair enough, right?

Microsoft files antitrust complaint against Google in Europe, showdown imminent originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BHARTI AIRTEL

Taliban Prison Breakers Interviewed [Crime]

2011-04-25T23:00:00.001-07:00

The Daily Beast has interviewed two of the men freed in the prison break we covered earlier today. One interviewee, Mullah Asadullah Akhund, described the escape in detail, while an anonymous commander was quoted as saying, "We are poor in technology, but with the help of All Mighty Allah we embarrassed the enemy with all its technology and weapons." More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/x6Z-I3C-DmM/taliban-prison-breakers-interviewed

IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS

Nintendo Confirms Wii Successor [Breaking]

2011-04-25T11:00:00.001-07:00

Today in Japan, Nintendo confirmed the Wii's successor. The still unnamed console will be revealed at this year's E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles.… [Kotaku] More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/oc1E0T30b0g/nintendo-confirms-wii-successor

NETGEAR

Five TED Talks That Will Make You Actually Care About Earth Day [Video]

2011-04-24T23:00:00.001-07:00

The annual TED conference is a bastion of original thinking, its speakers on an edge so cutting they could draw blood. Over at Brain Pickings, they've got a roundup of five of the most environmentally important TED talks of the last several years; including this revolutionary one by cradle-to-cradle design guru William McDonough. [BrainPickings] More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/K3zgZrzPGvE/five-ted-talks-that-will-make-you-actually-care-about-earth-day

JACK HENRY and ASSOCIATES

Ask Engadget: quickest booting / firing point-and-shoot camera?

2011-04-24T11:00:00.001-07:00

We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Dan, who is totally over missing life's best moments due to sluggish startup speeds found on most point-and-shoot cameras. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

"We need a digital camera that can be switched on and fire off that first shot fast. It's not a commonly tracked statistic on any review site, and nobody seems to have this information for every camera. We were hoping other readers could inform us as to what small digital cameras can fire off their first pics in under a second (ideally under half a second). It needs to be small, but mostly, just really quick in operation. Thanks!"

Fast? Camera? Got it. Got any recommendations? Shout 'em below... with haste!

Ask Engadget: quickest booting / firing point-and-shoot camera? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ADOBE SYSTEMS

9 Temporary Structures that Grew into Cultural Icons [Architecture]

2011-04-23T23:00:00.001-07:00

Technically, this shouldn't still exist. Originally meant to be dismantled after the 1897 Tennessee Centenial Expo, the Nashville Parthenon was such a hit with the public it became a permanent attraction. Our friends at Oobject have some other great examples of temporary architecture with staying power. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/8jSX3BR4bBc/9-unintentionally-permanent-structures

NIKON

Ask Engadget: quickest booting / firing point-and-shoot camera?

2011-04-23T11:00:00.001-07:00

"We need a digital camera that can be switched on and fire off that first shot fast. It's not a commonly tracked statistic on any review site, and nobody seems to have this information for every camera. We were hoping other readers could inform us as to what small digital cameras can fire off their first pics in under a second (ideally under half a second). It needs to be small, but mostly, just really quick in operation. Thanks!"

Fast? Camera? Got it. Got any recommendations? Shout 'em below... with haste!

Ask Engadget: quickest booting / firing point-and-shoot camera? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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INTERSECTIONS

webOS 3.0 beta now available to developers

2011-04-22T23:00:00.001-07:00

With the webOS 3.0 SDK available for almost two months, HP has now given developers access to a beta download of webOS 3.0 -- which powers the upcoming TouchPad and will likely ride along on HP desktops and laptops in the form of an emulator.

Right now, the webOS 3.0 beta is only available to Early Access developers. The crew at PreCentral states that HP appears to have eased up on access restrictions, however, so hopefully more devs will get on board and those of you who are planning to buy a TouchPad in the next couple months will have plenty of slick webOS 3.0 apps to install on your new tablet.

webOS 3.0 beta now available to developers originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR

Google Chrome and Chromium add protection against malicious downloads

2011-04-22T11:00:00.001-07:00

Google Chrome already sports a number of security-minded features, from Incognito mode to a software sandbox which makes exploiting the browser a Herculean task. Now, Google has announced additional protection for Chromium and Chrome users.

Built upon the Safe Browsing API, the new feature introduces protection against malicious downloads. If a download link appears in the Safe Browsing blacklist, Chrome and Chromium will warn users against downloading -- a save button is still presented, of course, in case you're convinced a file is perfectly safe to download.

We'd like to see something a bit more eye-catching than the red warning icon -- like perhaps painting the entire bar red. Many of the people a feature like this aims to protect probably won't notice the icon or change in wording as they'll be focused on clicking the save button.

Google is initially making download protection available to Chrome dev channel users, and you'll likely see it in Canary and Chromium snapshot builds as well. After thorough testing, beta and stable users will be next in line.

Google Chrome and Chromium add protection against malicious downloads originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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UNITED ONLINE

Fire Trucks Are Being Outfitted with Oxygen Masks for Pets [Video]

2011-04-21T23:00:00.001-07:00

Pets are cute! But very helpless, especially so during times of emergency. So what happens when they're stuck in a fire and suffering from smoke inhalation and, well, need oxygen? Fire trucks in Denver are starting to get pet-specific oxygen masks to pump that good stuff into them. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/_qag0e4nudA/fire-trucks-are-being-outfitted-with-oxygen-masks-for-pets

LAND SOFTWARE

Wacom Stylus for iPad Is Not What You?re Hoping For

2011-04-21T11:00:00.001-07:00

Wacom, the maker of graphics tablets for Macs and PCs, will now sell you a stylus for your iPad. When I read this news, I got pretty excited: It’s from Wacom, so it must be pressure sensitive, right? Maybe it measures how hard you press and sends that info via Bluetooth to a custom app?
Sadly, [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/wacom-stylus-for-ipad-is-not-what-youre-hoping-for/

GOOGLE

From Check-Ins To Recommendations: A Glimpse Into The Future of Foursquare

2011-04-20T23:00:00.001-07:00

Today, at the Where 2.0 Conference in Santa Clara, man-about-town Robert Scoble spoke with Foursquare Co-founder Dennis Crowley about future plans for the hot location-based service. According to Crowley, the future of Foursquare is going to focus squarely on what its users are going to do, not what they are doing. See what I did there? It's all well and good to track the realtime movements of its more than 8 million users, but the startup wants to make use of the loads of data it's collected on these realtime movements (600 million check-ins) to help users plan what they should do next.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/imTbO94NQx0/

TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES

ARM predicts dual-core Cortex-A15 devices in late 2012, quad-core variants 'later on'

2011-04-20T11:00:00.001-07:00

Smartphones and tablets, the two hottest categories of consumer devices right now, are dominated by ARM processor designs, so when the company speaks up about its product roadmap, we're inclined to listen in close. The next generation of ARM system-on-chip has been dubbed Cortex-A15 and was expected to ship in 2013, but that's now been accelerated slightly to late 2012, which is when we're told to expect actual devices on sale with A15 silicon on board. Single- and dual-core variants will get us started, before quad-core options start filtering through in 2013. ARM promises a stunning fivefold improvement in performance over current Cortex-A9 SOCs and already has NVIDIA, Samsung, ST-Ericsson, and Texas Instruments signed up as licensees for that new hotness. So now even Samsung's "desktop-class" 2GHz dual-core chip that's slated for 2012 has a reason to look over its shoulder. Happy times!

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/20/arm-predicts-dual-core-cortex-a15-devices-in-late-2012-quad-cor/

QUANTA COMPUTER

CrunchGear Week In Review: Drones Edition

2011-04-19T23:00:00.001-07:00

AR Drone And Kinect, Enough Said Technicolor Teams Up With Canon For New Digital Cinema Tools Solus Spinal Fusion Device Looks Evil Video: Talking Parakeet Toy Repeats What You Say, Randomly Blurts Out Phrases The DIY Bullet Bill Rocket Is All Of My Childhood Dreams Come True Video: A Truly Functional DIY Iron Man Mark [...]

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/11/week-in-review-drones/

SYNTEL

How the Name Droid Saved Motorola and Made Android [Droid]

2011-04-19T11:00:00.001-07:00

Wired has a really interesting story on the pre-Droid days of Android. If you remember back in 2009, Android was hardly the big player it is now. The G1 was nice, the myTouch 3G was a slight improvement and the Hero was a step in the right direction but it needed something different, something that would draw a line in the sand and say we're not the iPhone and we don't want to be. Something that would become the Droid. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/xJ84fJnA3zk/how-the-name-droid-saved-motorola-and-made-android

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

jaydenkeats

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Daily Crunch: Porthole Edition

How the First Waterproof Jackets Kept Us Dry [Design]

Four Reasons Not to Jailbreak Your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad [Jailbreak]

YouTube Live now streaming select partners in real time

Got Gadget Questions? We?ll Answer Them on Facebook

The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!

A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Confirmed: IGN Buys UGO, Hearst Gets Equity In New Venture That Will Soon Spin Out

Install the Windows Phone 7 NoDo update regardless of your carrier

How Fast Is the New iMac's Graphics Card? [Apple]

Daily Crunch: Studious Edition

Thief's Cell Phone Pocket-Dials 911 [Oops]

Google Brings Street View Inside Businesses, Unveils Google Earth For Android Tablets

IE9 and Firefox 4 post top marks in Web browser power use comparison

Acoustic Alarm ditches the snooze button for strings

Apple to Start Sending iOS Updates Over-the-Air by End of Year? [Blip]

ColsenKeane microWallet

Kiss This: Scientists Show Off a Cyber-Smooching Machine

Google Voice Search learns Latin American Spanish, Indonesian, and Malaysian

Daily Crunch: Morning Routine Edition

TAT-astic native PlayBook development discussed and demoed on video

TruBlood Is Real Now [Science]

Keepin' it real fake: Sony NGP with Xbox 360 livery shows up in China

Sony responds to Congress: all 77 million PSN accounts compromised, finger pointed at Anonymous

What's a PRL?

Fossil Meta Watch shows you where you can put your fifth screen

Hyperspectral Imaging Helped Kill Osama bin Laden. But What the Hell Is It? [Whatis]

comScore: Facebook Now Serves One Third Of Online Ads In U.S.

Chrome Canary comes to Macs for fearless browser enthusiasts

HEX Watch Band for iPod nano Gen 6 Review

Altec Lansing Orbit USB Stereo Speakers

Altec Lansing's Orbit USB Stereo trumps your laptop's speakers, has split personality

Apple vs. Google ads: What are they selling?

Surface SDK gets input simulator, opens doors to indie devs

Shocker! College kids like having iPads in the classroom

But What Does It Do?

In the Minimalist Remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre Only the NokGear Chainsaw Will Suffice [Concepts]

Brammo announces Engage and Encite electric motorcycles, taking it to the dirt with six speeds

Osama bin Laden Searches Increased One Million Percent on Sunday Night [Factoid]

Apple's 2011 iMac undergoes teardown, shows off fancy new upgrades

Apple Really Did Delay the White iPhone for a Reason [IPhone]

We won some Webby Awards, and now you can win a BlackBerry PlayBook!

Daily Crunch: Vintage Equipment Edition

Spotify Now on iPod Classic, Wirelessly Syncs to iPhone

iSites overhauled, now lets you publish cloud-based HTML5 iPhone apps in minutes

Brammo To Make Electric Motorcycles That Feel More Like Gas-Powered

Android apps on PlayBook eyes-on (video)

Rush Time Machine App for Apple iOS and Android Devices

Why the Heck Is This Guy Using a Sheep As a Dialysis Machine? [Art]

Dell's ultra-thin laptop will have a 15.6-inch screen, tread lightly on your wallet?

Latest Windows 8 leaks reveal cloud-based settings, more app store evidence

Seagate Ramps Up the Density of its Hard Drive Platters to Never-Seen-Before Levels [Blip]

This Super Soaker Uses Magazines to Reload [Water Guns]

Dual-booting ViewSonic ViewPad 10 gets Android 2.2 upgrade, patient owners join 2010

AppDirect Raises $3.25 Million To Create A Marketplace For Business Apps

Daily Crunch: Porthole Edition

Man Turns Weed Whacker Into Cop Whacker After Failed Sears Return [Bad Ideas]

XGPS150 Bluetooth GPS receiver gives you full GPS on your Wi-Fi only iPad or iPod touch

Blog From Your iPad Using Blogsy App

Mac OS X Lion Preview 2 released, introduces mega exciting leather bound iCal skin

SRS Labs iWOW 3D Audio Enhancement Adaptor Review

Shoot from the Hip with the Flipbac Angle Viewfinder

Magic Mouse Or Magic Trackpad? Both Are Optional With The Thunderbolt iMac

RIM Touches Up Bold With NFC, OS Update

CrunchGear Week In Review: Composition Edition

Hackers Hit Guy Who Live-Tweeted Bin Laden Raid [Republished]

TCO study compares active and passive 3DTV glasses, doesn't really favor one over the other

Julian Assange Thinks Facebook Is the "Most Appalling Spy Machine That Has Ever Been Invented? [Blockquote]

Australia trialing new emergency finder system with centimeter accuracy

MSI trots out 20-inch Wind Top AE2070 with USB 3.0, Wind Touch 4 UI

State Farm Driver Feedback App Wants You to Know You're Doing it Wrong [App]

Top Stories: Monday, May 2, 2011 [Total Recap]

How to untether the Verizon iPhone Jailbreak on iOS 4.2.7 via Sn0wbreeze 2.6.1

The New Essential Apps April 2011: iPhone, Android, iPad and Windows Phone [Apps]

Philips O?Neill Specked Earbuds Review

Google Cloud Print comes to HP ePrint printers

Panasonic, Yahoo, more admit defeat, sign deal with Klausner

TiGr Bike Lock: Thin, Strong, Stylish