VZ Navigator seems to be well and kicking but for how long? Verizon does have a huge customer base but soon they’re all going to look around and realize everyone else is getting this service free
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Developer and entrepreneur Howard Ogden is one of Britain’s leaders in the field of Augmented Reality. Through his business augmentreality.co.uk Howard develops Augmented Reality apps for mobile phones on a platform called Layar – available on Google Android phones…
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Interview with Britain’s top Augmented Reality Specialist: Howard Ogden talks the Beatles app and the future
Es sind bereits einige der neuen Smartphones von HTC durch die vor kurzem aufgetauchte Roadmap veröffentlicht worden und nun können wir euch weitere Informationen zum neuen HTC “Trophy” Modell bieten, welches nun auch in einem besseren Foto zu sehen ist. Die Spezifikationen des HTC Trophy umfassen einen Qualcomm MSM7227 Prozessor mit 600MHz Taktfrequenz, WLan 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Dual-Band WCDMA/HSPA auf 900/2100MHz, Quad-Band GSM/EDGE, eine 5-Megapixel Kamera mit Autofokus, einen MicroSD Kartenslot, GPS/A-GPS, einen G-Sensor und 512MB an Flash und 256MB an Ram. Weitere Anschlüsse gibt es in Form von 3.5mm Stereo und einem MicroUSB Port und als Benutzeroberfläche wird auf dem HTC Trophy die bekannte TouchFLO 3D UI zum Einsatz kommen. Weitere Informationen und vielleicht ein Erscheinungsdatum, können wir wohl zum Mobile World Congress 2010, in einigen Tagen erwarten
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Design collective The Design Office has created kids’ blocks that feature fragments of letters, allowing children to form their own characters using multiple blocks. Children of a young age play with small wooden blocks to learn the alphabet. Letters lead to words that lead into sentences and so on.
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Letterblocks: Alphabet blocks with a twist
Following on the heels of their mild mannered Arc Keyboard , Microsoft launches a similar snoozer keyboard with the SideWinder X4 gaming keyboard. This luxury model has got it all, we’re talking A through Z as well as 1 through 9. All these come standard, but the X4 edition even packs the oft misunderstood zero for no extra charge. Additional keys are included for the working types like = and *, but underneath all that pizazz it’s really just a plain old keyboard
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MS’ "Ghost Buster" SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard is Strangely Affordable
Its the day after patch day! I call Patch 3.3.2 the 5-Man Dungeon Nerf patch. If you haven’t read the latest patch notes, the latest patch mostly dealt with the nerfing of some of the 5-man dungeons. The Forge of Souls The Devourer of Souls will now cast Mirrored Souls less often
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WoWeekly: Patch 3.3.2 – The 5-Man Dungeon Nerf Patch
Olympus has added another micro four thirds camera to their PEN range, with the launch of the Olympus PEN E-PL1, and the good news is that this model in the PEN range is a little more budget friendly. The Olympus PEN E-PL1 features the same sensor as the other micro four thirds cameras in the PEN range, but the lower price means there have been a few changes. The case is made from polycarbonate rather than the stainless steel of the other models, although this means it is lighter and more portable, another sacrifice is the video, the sound on the PEN E-PL1 is on mono as opposed to stereo on the other models. The Olympus PEN E-PL1 features a 12.3 megapixel Live MOS sensor, an ISO range of ISO 100 – ISO 3,200, it also comes with a built in flash, which is something that isn’t featured on the other models. It comes with a 14-42mm lens which is equivalent to 28-84mm, and there will also be two other lenses available for the Olympus PEN E-PL1, a superwide 9-18mm, which is equivalent to 18-36mm at 35mm and a 14-150mm lens, which is equivalent to 28-300m at 35mm
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Olympus PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds Camera
By Andrew Liszewski A few years ago we brought you the PlayPump which was a clever water pumping device that was not only disguised to look like a piece of playground equipment, but was also powered by kids as they played with it. And that’s essentially the same idea behind the sOccket Ball; to convert the energy from kids playing into something useful. (Not that there’s anything wrong with kids playing.) Inside the ball is an inductive coil system like you’d find in those flashlights you have to shake to recharge, but instead of shaking, the kids simply have to kick the ball around to charge the battery inside
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sOccket Soccer Ball Harnesses The Abundant Energy Of Kids Playing
By Gaurav Kheterpal Before the iPhone 3GS was launched, Apple drew a lot of flak from its customers over the lack of video capabilities. Though the iPhone 3GS came out with the best in its class video capabilities, old iPhone users were still disgruntled about the lack of video on their phones
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iVideoCamera Adds Video Capabilities to Old iPhones
As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to consume local news. This is great news for most (no pun intended), but it comes at a price: the vast network of local blogs and news sites is difficult to navigate and peruse. Enter Fwix , a real-time local news aggregator that automatically curates news from a multitude of sources and delivers them to you via their website, Fwix.com
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Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go
In response to my posting about the teardrop trailer, several people pointed us to the T&TTT Forums (for “Teardrops & Tiny Travel Trailers”). Thanks for the link! Teardrops & Tiny Travel Trailers More: “Cutest trailer in the known universe” Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Mobile | Digg this!
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By Evan Ackerman Most electronics are not judged on their capacity to become pillows. This is a mistake. Naps are the most important time you will ever spend doing anything anywhere, and every object should be designed with that in mind.
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Music Player Turns Into A Pillow, Just Like Everything Else Should
If you’re tired of your traditional folding leather wallet, have a gander at the Bungee Wallet by Umbra . It features an aluminum body, a translucent acrylic front and molded end caps, one of which is attached by an elastic cord that allows access to the inside. Enough room for cash, cards, keys or other small items. Available in several colors, $8.50. Also available in a smaller card case size for $5.50 and an even smaller micro size (with lanyard) for $3.50. Snap to … [ visit site to read more ] Filed in categories: Gear , Miscellaneous , News Tagged: Wallet Umbra Bungee Wallet snaps into action originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 2, 2010 at 11:30 pm.
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Umbra Bungee Wallet snaps into action
This is the periodic table of smellements as developed by Natalie Dee. This version’s really small and probably hurting your eyes to squint at though so click THIS BUTTON to see a full-size version AND PREPARE TO BE ODORIZED! Well, what do you think? I thought it was pretty awesome except for the ones at the bottom. Those ones made my uke-pay in my outh-may a little
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Ignoble Gases: Periodic Table Of Smellements
Mechanical watch enthusiast Jake Bordens wrote in to share his latest project, the Arduino Watch Winder . Wanting to keep his watches on display, he needed a solution that could automatically wind them so their time would be accurate. The (expensive) commercial device that he had worked well when he only had one watch, however it couldn’t support winding two watches at different rates. Instead of purchasing a more complicated model, he decided to take matters into his own hands, and used an Arduino, Ardumoto motor driver shield, and RTC module to run the winding motors independently
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DIY watch winder
Newegg has a great and inexpensive way for you to incorpate 7.1 surround sound into your home theater, with a great deal on the Sony STR-DN1000 7.1 channel receiver . It looks great with a piano black finish, and supports codecs like Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD MAster Audio, and lossless PCM
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Newegg Deal: Sony 7.1 channel receiver
You see the guy in the upper left of the screen ? He’s a banker. A banker that’s about to look at some naked pictures of Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr during a live news broadcast.
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Haha, You Suck!: Banker Gets Busted Looking At Nudie Pics During National News Broadcast
Section: Computers , Laptops , Netbooks , Software / Applications Many Windows 7 users are complaining about the severe loss in battery life in their notebooks after only a few weeks. Cases like a previous battery life of two hours cutting down to 30 minutes or less are common
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Microsoft investigating battery problems in notebooks running Windows 7
Okay, look. I wasn’t going to post about these, because every bit of attention these things get will make it that much harder for me to acquire them before they sell out. But then this little nagging voice in my head (which sounds like a freakish cross between CrunchGear editor John Biggs and my mother) started saying “But, Greg! It’s your job! You have to post awesome things that people will be interested in!” Damn you, responsibilities. Damn you to hell . Artist Andrew Bell and his company Dyzplastic have teamed up with the folks at the Googleplex to create a limited run series of 12 differently themed figurines, all shaped like everyone’s favorite little Android
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Vinyl Android figurines are the coolest things since sliced ice
Not long after Julie Strietelmeier and I reviewed their Kindle & Kindle2 covers , Oberon Design announced that they would be releasing a Kindle DX version . I found this news particularly welcome, because shortly after we completed the review I purchased the DX. Of course, moving to a larger Kindle meant that the case I loved would definitely no longer work, and for the longest time my DX went case-less, wearing only a Decal Girl skin . It was several months before I had the chance to review one of Oberon Design’s new DX covers, but when the opportunity came I was eager. … [ visit site to read more ] Related posts: The Oberon Design Kindle 2 Case Review Kindle Case – Another Option Review: JAVOedge Fiber Cases for the Amazon Kindle 2 Tags: Amazon Kindle Gear , Reviews Related posts Blue Plate Special: Words With Friends Free For iPhone/Touch (6) Review: Pat Metheny – Orchestrion (Jazz CD, 2010) (3) The Netbook Gamer: Neverwinter Nights (2002, RPG) (4) Etre Touchy Gloves Review (3) Review: Customized ZAGGskins for Mobile Devices (2)
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All card-carrying members of the NAR may want to look away now. The West Oakland Rocketry Club , based out of West Oakland CA, breaks pretty much every rule in the NAR Handbook. This is not rocketry for kids, or those who are particularly safety-concerned. Dubbing what they do “art rocketry,” the group (a lot of the same folks associated with the Raygun Gothic Rocketship and the Steampunk Treehouse projects) has built rockets out of everything from frozen turkeys to snow men; Slinkies to Chinese food containers. (How cool is that “nuclear football” style launch control briefcase?) (see more pics after the jump) Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Flying | Digg this!
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"Art rocketry"