The Official BlackBerry Developer Blog posted this morning about an update that is available to developers. This brand-new feature they introduced is able to get a location fix in seconds using the nearby cell tower information. The new Geolocation service is part of the Locate Service and it free to developers. Read on.. This is going to be a great improvement for user experience
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Attention Developers: Locate Service Update Allows GPS-Free Location Searches
Zach Hoeken of Makerbot on the design process from connors934 on Vimeo . When I was in New York recently, I had a chance to visit with the folks at MakerBot . Zach Hoeken is in charge of R&D for the project and had some interesting things to say about how he uses the Design Process while developing the MakerBot
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Zach from MakerBot on the Design Process
Rachel @ CRAFT writes: If your workspace is tight on space, but you still want to incorporate easy access storage for your tools and supplies, check out this tutorial from Christin of Pregnant … With Power Tools for building a peg board “leaves” system. The panels of peg board can be used on both sides, and open and close for compact storage. From the pages of MAKE The Barrage Garage: Meet the Tool-Zine by William Gurstelle in MAKE Vol.
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How-To: Pegboard "leaves" for tool organization
Welcome to Shiny Shiny’s headphone week 2010. Everyday for the next fortnight I’ll be reviewing a different set of headphones eventually culminating in the definitive league of personal audio. Catchy right? Day 4: AKG K240 Literally the loudest buds we’ve…
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Day 4 headphone week — AKG K 340
Come on, admit it, somewhere along the line you thought for a fleeting moment “You know, a thin, strategically placed band-aid might fix the iPhone 4’s woes!” But then you didn’t do anything with the idea. Well someone has acted on it and you can now fix up to six iPhone 4’s for just $4.99
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From the “Now Why Didn’t I Think of This?” Files- Antennaids For iPhone 4
I cant remember if we have already posted about this, but even if we have, I still want to bring it to the limelight again! Someone has finally made a FREE marketplace for all the folks over at the xda-Developers forum, and that person is davidgiga ! Read on to find more about it! (more…) You might also like these : Microsoft hoping Windows Live users will help Windows Phone 7 make it big? Exciting finds in the new WP7 emulator! Tips, Tweaks, Cabs, Hacks, Regedits for HTC Touch Pro2 (Rhodium) SlideUI Mobile Controls for Windows Mobile updated to 1.5.3 Cyber Monday MobileHeist – 50% off 10 of our Bestsellers Check out more : Windows Mobile Software | Windows Phone Games
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xda-Market–A FREE marketplace for Windows Mobile!
Verizon Wireless has started pushing out the 1.13.604 firmware update for the Motorola DROID X Android smartphone. Improvements in the update include redesigned weather widgets, a better battery status indicator, favorite contacts sorted by frequency, and improved 3G mobile hotspot abilities.
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Verizon pushes out Motorola DROID X firmware update
ParkVu, a Canadian company from Waterloo, Ontario, has launched Music WithMe. It’s an app that allows you to wirelessly sync your iTunes playlists with your BlackBerry. I know there’s the options in the BlackBerry Desktop Manager, but this is wireless. There’s no need for a USB connection, no iPod necessary. Check it out… The features of Music WithMe are as follows: Using Wi-Fi or cellular connection, wirelessly syncing iTunes playlists to your BlackBerry Automatically updates your playlists on your BlackBerry- make changes to your playlists on iTunes and Music WithMe will mirror changes on the BlackBerry App runs in the background- Music WithMe does not have to be open on BlackBerry to sync Works with BlackBerry’s native media player- store and play your tracks as usual.
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Music WithMe, Have Your iTunes Synced Wirelessly To Your BlackBerry
O2 in the UK, wanting to join in on the Galaxy S fun, is now offering the Samsung Galaxy S to customers. This Android 2.1 powered device offers a host of premium features, including a large 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a fast 1GHz processor, a 5 megapixel camera and camcorder with 720p HD recording, and Bluetooth 3.0
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Samsung Galaxy S Android smartphone lands on O2 UK
When a momma Droid and a daddy Pre love each other very, very much, they get trashed and make sweet, sweet handset love like the sun won’t rise tomorrow.
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1 part Palm Pre, 1 part Droid: What is this weird Droid-branded portrait slider?
Anyone who is a parent knows the struggle of keeping your wonderful kiddos on top of their chores. As the father of two young and arguably crazy boys, it seems that we could spend the entire day cleaning up their messes. There are many strategies to getting the younglings to take care of their chores and I think I have tried them all. The problem in my house is not getting the kids to help out but more of them cleaning up then dragging out a different room full of toys five minutes later. They seem to not mind helping out most of the time but keeping them focused on the big picture is difficult at best. Today’s kids are growing up in a different age than most of us did. Technology is something they know as the norm in the world. They use it as the only thing they know. When I found MyJobChart, it seemed to be the perfect solution to get my kids actively engaged in their daily chores. MyJobChart allows for parents to set up a web site with a list of jobs for their kids with assignable point values. As the kids earn points, they have their own rewards store where they trade points for items chosen by the parents. The screen shot above shows the login screen. Each member of the family has their own password and avatars are used so it is easy to tell the accounts apart. My kids are obviously too young to log in themselves, but we sit down each evening and add the points for the day. The parent accounts are different from the kids and this is where the jobs are assigned and points and rewards are chosen. Setting up each child’s account is quick and easy. Click on the child’s name and assign their jobs. The dashboard will allow you to easily manage any part of the website from users to jobs to rewards
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MyJobChart Web Site Review: A Fun Way To Track Kids’ Chores
Is there anything the human race won’t stick on the side of an iPhone? We’ve seen duct tape, pistol-shaped plywood, forks and vinyl. And now, this. Well TBH, the release of an iPhone 4 sticking plaster isn’t much of…
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Antenn-Aid for iPhone 4: the antennae jokes don’t stop
Normally we reserve videos like this for News From The Wire , but when they come this early in the week I like to get them up on the site tout de suite . These come courtesy of Salomondrin, who continually posts excellent videos of upcoming BlackBerry developments. Today we see three videos involving OS 6. These include an overview , a look at media functions , and finally a WebKit browser comparison
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A few looks at OS 6
The third-annual Xbox Live Arcade Summer of Arcade kicks off on Wednesday, and goes through August 18th with a block of five titles that Microsoft thinks are worthy of knocking your socks off. Things start off with the release of Limbo on July 21, which is the black and white mystery game where a boy sets out to discover the fate of his sister. On July 28th, Hydro Thunder Hurricane drops, with Castlevania Harmony of Despair coming the week after, bringing the 2D side-scrolling goodness of Castlevania back to the forefront. On August 11th, Monday Night Combat, a fresh take on the multiplayer shooter comes out, and things wrap up on August 18th with the return of Lara Croft
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Summer of Arcade 2010 Xbox Live Arcade lineup
My man Marc just posted this awesome build of the Compressed Air Rocket kit , which looks like a perfect summer project with the kids. When he got to the part about wrapping the PVC in duct tape for safety I had flashbacks of the Burrito Blaster build we did on Make: television ; we debated back and forth whether or not to wrap it in duct tape
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Does PVC + Duct tape = safety ?
Today Verizon Wireless confirmed that it has pulled the plug on the Microsoft KIN ONE and KIN TWO social networking phones. The ONE and TWO are already missing from Verizon’s website, though KIN accessories remain on sale and Verizon has said that Microsoft will continue to run the KIN servers required to keep the phones in service. Microsoft disbanded its KIN development group two weeks ago and moved its members into the Windows Phone 7 smartphone development group
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Verizon pulls plug on Microsoft KIN ONE and KIN TWO
Today Research In Motion announced to developers that it has added tower-based location detection to its BlackBerry OS 5.x (or higher) development platforms, which means that applications will be able to get a quick, general location fix without resorting to on-board GPS use. The new functionality requires that the developers add support for it in their applications. Read the full story here.
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RIM gives developers tower-based location abilities in BlackBerry OS 5 and later devices
We’re always happy to receive a tour of the guts that make things work. [John Sarik] posted several pictures and descriptions of the hardware that makes up his Nixie Sudoku build . The modular design uses professionally made circuit boards which greatly improve the durability of a large set of circuits such as this. The design draws on good ideas from similar hardware. The Nixie Duo kit from Ogi Lumen allows tubes to be mounted on top of driver boards with cascading shift registers for control of up to 8 tubes
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Nixie Sudoku: a look at the hardware
Mobile application development platforms: a developer’s perspective
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Mobile application development platforms: a developer’s perspective
Gowalla announced last Friday that Gowalla for BlackBerry , which they have been working on for some time, is now available in a public Beta… The beta release now includes photos and commenting on Spots, as well as better notification options. Trips and Items will be coming soon to Blackberry as well. Point your Blackberry browser to Gowalla.com and you’ll find the link to download the application for your phone.
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Gowalla For BlackBerry Now In Public Beta
UK citizens are very used to surveillance cameras – CCTV are commonplace on city streets – but software that lets cameras automatically recognise your face is new. Venture capitalist Mark Cuban blogs that he has just put money into…
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CCTV + Face Recognition Software + Foursquare = gulps