Casio has always been forward thinking with their watches and their newest Baby G watch is no different. Inspired by the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, Casio has announced the Eco-Baby-G BGR300GR-3 . Eco-Baby-G incorporates Tough Solar Technology and a recharging capability that eliminates the need for battery changes
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Casio Gets Inspired by Earth Day and Releases Eco-Baby G Watch
Digitimes doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to rumours, so take this with a grain of salt, but they say that they’ve spoken to Michael Hsu, General Manager of Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) Taiwan, and have learned that Nokia isn’t going to make any Symbian 2 handsets and instead is going to jump straight to Symbian 3. For those unfamiliar with how Symbian development works, there are 5 versions of the operating system being built at the same time
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Michael Hsu: Nokia Taiwan: Symbian 2 is garbage, we’re going straight to Symbian 3
The Conductive booster pack is the perfect companion for our Fashioning Technology book by Syuzi Pakhchyan . The kit contains a collection of conductive materials that are often only available in much larger quantities, making it a more affordable way to sample various materials. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Maker Shed Store | Digg this!
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In the Maker Shed: Conductive booster pack
We all have old gadgets lying around the house. Sometimes, we give them as hand me downs to family members or friends but sometimes, we just forget about them. If you are in the UK and you can relate to this, then you should consider getting rid of those gadgets and do something good while you’re at it. UK charity Computer Aid is looking for people who are willing to donate their old gadgets.
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Get Rid Of Unwanted Gadgets For “Good”
Bell is proud to announce the availability of Enhanced 911 (Phase Two) services for their subscribers as well as Solo Mobile clients with compatible handsets. The main difference between this new service and the old one is that responders can now accurately pinpoint the location of the caller via GPS and triangulation through the cellular towers within the vicinity. As the case is in most emergency situations, time is of great value, and with this new E911 (Phase Two) system in place, finding the location of the caller is now much easier and faster. Furthermore, thanks to this early roll by Bell, Canada is now in the record books as the first country in the world to implement this enhanced emergency call system on a nationwide basis. Of course, for this to work, you need to have a compatible handset.
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Bell rolls out Enhanced 911 (Phase Two) services in Canada
Kombi Sports makes high-performance cold weather gear. They offer gloves that not only keep your hands warm, but they also allow you to control your iPod. The gloves feature an integrated wireless iPod remote control with Fibretronics technology, a wireless receiver for your iPod, a goggle wipe, adjustable wrist strap, and a cord lock cinch cuff closure. The IRIP gloves are available for men or women, and in a couple of fabric styles for each. They are about $150. (Men’s gloves are … [ visit site to read more ] Filed in categories: Audio / Video Gear , News , Spotlight Gadgets Tagged: gloves , iPod accessory Kombi Sports IRIP Gloves Control Your iPod originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 2, 2010 at 9:55 am.
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Kombi Sports IRIP Gloves Control Your iPod
After last month introduced to its users , Nokia today announced the availability of games Ovi Maps Racing in Ovi Store as free for limited offer. Ovi Maps Racing gives racing game enthusiasts a totally unique gaming experience combining map navigation and racing. Utilizing actual map data by NAVTEQ and the GPS technology of the mobile device, Ovi Maps Racing allows players to create a racing track out of their own physical location, whether at home or in the office. Racing is experienced with easy and enjoyable touch controls and there are three racing cars to choose from.
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Ovi Maps Racing ready downloaded in Ovi Store
Toni Nikkanen just earned himself a bit of Internet fame. With Apple and Nokia trying to bury each other in lawsuits , Nikkanen must have been aware of the irony when he posted a video on YouTube showing his nerdy (albeit useless) achievement: an N900 running Apple’s OS X 10.3, aka Panther – with the help of a pre-release version of PearPC . On the other hand, I don’t think we can really say that the smartphone was “running” OSX. It was more like crawling: Click to View Embedded Video Clip I was half-expecting to see the phone explode or melt down.
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product of an unholy matrimony: mac osx on a nokia n900
As we previously mentioned, a Final Fantasy XIII touring bus patrolled around some areas of the United States, allowing people to test both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the upcoming Square Enix RPG. An article at Sankaku Complex says that the publicity stunt generated both good and bad publicity, as some people have allegedly commented that the Xbox 360 version is graphically inferior to the one on the PS3. A “real person” was quoted as saying: “I went to the Sunnyvale one today and got to play the 360 version.
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final fantasy xiii xbox 360 version inferior to ps3 version? [rumor]
One of the nuggets of interesting data inside the newly-published Sophos Security Threat Report 2010 reveals which social network people believe poses the biggest security risk. We polled over 500 firms, and 60% felt that Facebook was the biggest danger: We shouldn’t forget, of course, that Facebook is by far the largest social network – and you’ll find more bad apples in the biggest orchard. The truth is that the security team at Facebook works hard to counter threats on their site – it’s just that policing 350 million users can’t be an easy job for anyone
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Revealed: Which social networks pose the biggest risk?
Geek Squad wants to make it possible for six couples that live 3,000 miles apart to celebrate Valentine’s Day over a candlelit dinner… with the help of technology. Geek Squad will host two simultaneous dinners at BLT Steak in NY restaurant in NY and BLT Steak in NY LA. At each site, there will be one side of the table set for a person and the other side set with a computer. Geek Squad Agents at both sites will set up Skype on the computers, so the couple will be able to share candlelit dinner together
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Calling All Long Distance Valentines: Win a Netbook and a Dinner for Two to Celebrate Valentine’s Day
I live near a plaza with lots of restaurants. It’s basically two long strips of coffee shops, boutique stores and restaurants. It’s a lovely strip. The fact that the two rows are parallel makes for a great wind funnel allowing me to sit outside while I listen to my audiobooks and drink coffee. Then the silence is broken.
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The conspiracy of running shoes: apparently, running barefoot is better for you
Full launch of Orange Shots gives brands chance to target 100,000 opted in customers. It will initially target Orange’s Pay As You Go Monkey customer base. This offers free music and texts to users when they top up their mobile. However, the operator plans to make Orange Shots available to its entire (opted in) mobile customer base over time
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Orange Shots UK ramps up Blyk-based mobile advertising service
If you’re in DC this Thursday, Feb 4th, please stop by HacDC and catch this month’s Dorkbot DC gathering. We have two amazing presenters this month, Andy Holtin and Atau Tanka. Those involved with Maker Faire Austin may remember Andy’s involvement there (and my recent piece about his work here on the site)
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Dorkbot DC meeting, this Thursday, Feb 4 at HacDC
If there is one rumor that tends to come and go and agonizes Windows Mobile fans, it’s the one about a Zune phone. Although it’s not officially confirmed, Gizmodo has it on good word that Microsoft will be introducing a Zune phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year.
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Microsoft to introduce Zune Phone with Windows Mobile 7 at MWC
Many BlackBerry users, especially those using BlackBerry Messenger 5 , are already familiar with Mobile Tags, or, QR Codes, as they are properly referred to. QR codes are a type of 2D barcode that can be scanned by most smartphones and even many feature phones allowing the user to access a website , contact information, product information, pretty much anything. QR Codes are widely popular in Japan, and, pretty much has become a global standard. Microsoft has never let global standardization get in the way of “progress”, so, they have introduced their own Mobile Tag technology called Microsoft Tag
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Microsoft Tag: Basically QR Code Type Mobile Tags, But, All Microsoftish
GPS Unlock for Verizon XV6800 You own Verizon XV6800 and you are a little bit disappointed since the GPS technology in the phone is locked. GPS is a technology to determine your location using satellite and cellular phone network. It is a very useful feature these days since you need some device to lead the way if you are lost in faraway location, for example. However, the company is locking down the GPS and hindering this technology on their smartphone. The reason was they tried to be consistent with the device policy.
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Verizon XV6800 GPS unlock
Found under: lte , 4g , ntt docomo , nec , fujitsu , panasonic , LTE Long Term Evolution or 4G technology is the next generation mobile technology that promises high speed mobile internet with speeds up to 100Mbps. We have news that NTT DoCoMo of Japan will be showcasing an LTE based phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month. NTT DoCoMo will use the prototype phone to transfer High Definition video across an LTE network.NTT DoCoMo is partnering with NEC Fujitsu and Panasonic to bring LTE technology to the market and it is pla Read More Read more in mobile format
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NTT DoCoMo to showcase high speed LTE phone at the MWC
Verizon , North America’s largest mobile carrier, has announced the availability of VZ Navigator 5.0, the latest version of its own map and navigation service. Based on technology from TeleCommunication Systems, VZ Navigator 5.0 now integrates Facebook, letting you update your Facebook status directly from the app, or share your location if you want. The new VZ Navigator also includes the Verizon Roadside Assistance service, which can “send your location to a dispatcher so assistance may reach you more quickly.” Other features include: updated user interface, enhanced points of interest, improved customer experience, traffic crowd sourcing, and “Say it Mode” (you can verbally search for destinations on select Windows Mobile and BlackBerry smartphones). VZ Navigator 5.0 is available as of today on select Verizon handsets like HTC Touch Pro2, BlackBerry Curve 8530 , LG enV TOUCH and Samsung Omnia.
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Verizon launches VZ Navigator 5.0 with Facebook integration and roadside assistance
[ By Steph in Animals & Habitats , Nature & Ecosystems . ] The sneezing baby panda. The skateboarding bulldog. The hand-holding otters. What is it about animals doing seemingly human activities that we find so utterly endearing, that we’ll watch video clips of them over and over again?
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Pandas, Otters and Cats: 15 Classic Viral Animal Videos
Today Microsoft announced their newest gaming keyboard, the SideWinder X4 . The SideWinder x4 is a keyboard designed to give gamers more control such as macro recording, mode and profile switching, and adjustable backlighting. There is also anti-ghosting technology which allows gamers to press up to 26 keys at once. Because each key is scanned independently by the keyboard hardware, each key press is correctly detected regardless of how many other keys are being pressed at the same time
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Microsoft Announces Sidewinder X4 Keyboard with Anti-Ghosting Technology