I have an e-book reader I’m finding that I want to put everything that I have that is on paper into the device: books, magazine articles, users/owners manuals, cheat-sheets, blah, blah and blah. But after spending several hours scanning an out-of-print book that was falling apart using my standard Epson desktop scanner a few weeks ago, my enthusiasm faded. It just took too long per scanned page and I had to sit in front of or very near my desk for several hours. Plus, it required booting up my PC, logging on, waiting for boot up, firing up the scanner software, yada, yada and yada. And yes, I DO happen to be the laziest person on the planet. … [ visit site to read more ] Filed in categories: Desktop Computer Gear , Reviews , eBook Readers and Gear Tagged: Scanner VuPoint Magic Wand Scanner Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 19, 2010 at 12:19 pm.
You may recall seeing a trailer last year for a new animated series called Cat Shit One . Well, the wait is over and the movie is finally out. The story takes place in a fictional place in a fictional world where cute little bunnies can speak, walk on two legs, and take on a village of terrorist camels (yes, the ones with the humps on their backs). The main characters are two bunnies called Packy and Botasky, who are both mercenaries working in the desert. Packy is the leader and the more confident one of the two
Cambrionix Series B2 USB Charger – and one box to charge them all…
The Cambrionix Series B2 USB Charger will deliver power to 32 USB devices simultaneously without breaking sweat. Each port is protected against over voltage and dodgy USB products, and it’s all done without the need for a computer. Clever.
I’ve certainly seen our share of low-cost computers , but I can honestly say that this is the least expensive computer system I’ve seen yet. The Humane Reader is designed to provide computer technology to homes or schools without internet access or the budget for traditional PCs or Macs. The 8-bit computer can turn any television into an e-Book/Wikipedia reader. As a matter of fact, its makers say you could store 5,000 books or more on a single 2GB SD card (included in the $20 cost). The creators of the Humane Reader state their value proposition simply: “The Humane Reader can provide a virtual library to any developing world school or individual with electrical power for less than the cost of a single textbook.” Based on the Atmega328p microcontroller (there are actually three of them in there), the open source Humane Reader can be loaded up with educational content via USB, and it can display output on any video display with composite input.
The new Echo Smartpen improves on the previous generation of Livescribe products with a sleek ergonomic design that features a rubberized grip and anti-roll surface, it’s also available with the biggest capacity ever – 8GB! Livescribe has also made charging the device more convenient, with a micro-USB connector, and the Echo now has a 3.5mm audio jack so that users can use whatever headphones they’d like with it. But I’ll be honest, I had my doubts about a pen that needs to be charged. But, Wow.
The iPod 4-in-1 SuperCharger lets you charge your iPod no matter where you are. It plugs into your car’s 12V power supply or into a wall outlet. It can also plug into a USB port on your computer. If you find yourself in the wilderness with no other source of power, you can attach a 9V battery to the SuperCharger and charge your iPod. The SuperCharger has a coiled iPod charging cable built-in, so you only need to carry the one item. You can even use your iPod while charging. You can find it at many online retailers. Amazon.com has it for as low as … [ visit site to read more ] Filed in categories: News , iPhone, iPad, iPod related Tagged: iPod charger iPod 4-in-1 SuperCharger originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 18, 2010 at 12:00 pm.
Nokia says they prioritize antenna performance over design
Hot on the heels of Steve Jobs’ claims that all (smart)phones are equally affected by reception issues when held in a certain way, Nokia decided to release this statement: “Antenna design is a complex subject and has been a core competence at Nokia for decades, across hundreds of phone models. Nokia was the pioneer in internal antennas; the Nokia 8810, launched in 1998, was the first commercial phone with this feature. Nokia has invested thousands of man hours in studying human behavior, including how people hold their phones for calls, music playing, web browsing and so on
VLC Remote 5.0 – Now with Retina Graphics and Multitasking support
The best selling VLC remote lets users control VLC Media Player on their Mac, PC or Linux machine – using their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. VLC is a fabulous, free media player that can handle almost any file format effortlessly and VLC remote gives it the remote control it deserves. VLC remote allows users to browse their full media collection on their computer or network drives and to select, and play movies, shows or music with VLC without leaving the comfort of the sofa, bed or beanbag. No more getting up to reach for the mouse.
I recently wrote an article that dismissed the use of fake MX records as an email security measure, on the basis that it did more harm than good for preventing spam. I was reminded this week of an incident in which a customer was confused as to how spam was making it into their email systems. Actually this has happened on more than one occasion with the same ultimate outcome. The confusion mostly comes from the client thinking that because there were no MX records in public DNS zones that pointed to their email servers that the spammers and hackers shouldn’t be able to find them. The fatal flaw in that thinking is that spammers and hackers don’t just use MX records to find places to send email or attack mail servers. When they really want to find email servers, say to try and locate some open relays that they can exploit, they will use port scans instead. A “port” in networking terminology is a communications end point that is specific to a process or service running on a computer. In the case of SMTP, the protocol that email users, the port is TCP 25
VideoBox by LiveMixing, Inc. is a video app that gives access to popular video sharing sites and allows users to watch, download and share videos with friends. VideoBox features a search function, email and also allows users to push video from their computer to their phone. The app is free and is ad supported. It appears the primary sources of videos on VideoBox are YouTube and Vimeo.
Found under: Apple , iPhone , iPhone 4 , Fire , Faulty , Burn , USB , Some unlucky iPhone owner nearly got his hand burnt off when his iPhone 4 went ablaze out of nowhere pretty cool huh From what I could gather this guy bought his iPhone when he hooked it up to a computer using the official Apple USB cable the section where the USB plugs in went hot burst into flames and slightly burnt the owner.As you can tell from the pictures the USB port in the phone is burnt and the cord is severely melted away luckily this dude didnt pick up severe burns or Read More Read more in mobile format
Macally TuneFan – Another Laptop-friendly USB Speakerdesk
The perfectly packed computer bag is a bit of a Unicorn for many of us computer geeks. We take great pride in assembling the most compact and most useful devices. Lightweight and multifunction are the rules we live by and slim tablets and laptops now pack enough battery life and power to become real traveler’s tools.
According to a recent report , in the last 18 months more than one billion mobile phone connections were made, making the total number of connections more than 5 billion. This means on average that for every six people in the world, five own a mobile phone. In some countries, mobile penetration is more than 100%, and in the UK alone 30 million phones are sold, every year.
Tablet Traveler USB Laptop Stand Relieves Your Neck & Stylus Cramps
Tablet and fellow Slate-waiters, here’s a great peripheral for you to have ready when the Streak/Exo/Adam/Winpad finally ship. The slate form factor is great for handheld use in between sitting computers. Eventually, you need to sit down and type on a real keyboard. If you are going to be relying on a tablet for any length of time you will want a keyboard and stand like this.
Brando USB Mailbox Alert Dongle is Totally Adorable
If only this came out a few years back, when AOL was still relevant. One look at this and the “You’ve got Mail” wav comes screeching back into our memories. Brando offers this red USB mailbox that looks like your systray is trying to blink its way out of your computer. It’s a gumball sized USB device that’s shaped like a classic red mailbox. It can check for new emails and let you know when you’ve got new mail by lighting up for you
Fring on iPhone 4 brings Skype video calling over 3G and WiFi
Hey, don’t look now, but if you’ve been wanting to use your iPhone 4 front camera to do video calling outside of FaceTime (and on 3G,) the newly updated Fring app is where you’ll wanna look. They updated so that you can do a video chat with any Skype user or anyone else running Fring, and you can do it over Wi-Fi or 3G.
PowerUSB Bar Helps Put Your USB Devices on an Electricity Diet
We need more green technology that saves us gr€€n. There’s a smoldering move towards greener tech and we must all show our support by selecting devices based at least in part on their power management. The PowerUSB Bar empowers you to put your old devices on a diet by programming when to shut off power to them. It looks like a standard 4 port power strip but 2 of the for outlets are programmable and there’s a 6 ft USB cord coming out of it. Attach printers, chargers, speakers or external drives and let the PowerUSB Bar govern their power consumption.
Hitachi’s LifeStudio USB Drive Helps Manage Your Data as Well as Store It
Hitachi just adds some very useful software and hardware to its LifeStudio Drives that should make working with your data a lot more fun and easy. While large external drives are wonderful for taking care of a single type of file, say MP3s or Movies, more seasoned digital pack-rats will have tons of files that need sorting and protecting
Bleeding Edge TV 354: Unibody Mac mini vs. Apple TV vs. original Mac mini
With the newly redesigned unibody Mac mini , it appears that Apple is trying to bring the best of the original Mac mini and the current Apple TV together to make a more formidable machine. After all, the Mac mini is now the only Apple Mac computer that sports a built-in HDMI port, perfect for connecting it to your home theater. In this episode we compare the look and build of the new Mac mini, the original Mac mini, and the Apple TV
Some problems that can occur with Microsoft Exchange Server, 2000 or 2003, involve the mailbox store or a public folder. Sometimes the problems are a result of attempts to mount either of those stores. The error message you may receive will be similar to the following: An internal processing error has occurred. Try restarting the Exchange System Manager or the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service, or both.
Apple set to bring iTunes to the cloud and offer wireless syncing
Our pals over at BGR have got a scoop from a “reliable Apple source” that has told them that the company is preparing for a major shift in their iTunes strategy. Basically, Apple is readying an iTunes cloud service that would bring a few new capabilities to the service, and untether you from keeping and accessing your content strictly off of a local hard drive. Once live, you’d be able to stream your music and movies directly from Apple’s servers to your devices, no matter where you are. Further, you’d be able to steam music and movies from your home computers to your other computers and remote devices, kind of like an extension of Back to My Mac.