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Archive for July, 2010
Samsung introduces the Wi-Fi enabled ST80 point-and-shoot
Jul 31st
The forthcoming ST80 point-and-shoot from Samsung will allow users to upload photos and videos while on the move. The 14.2 megapixel camera has built-in Wi-Fi to cater to the immediate sharing of important moments with friends and family via email, or through social networking sites like Facebook and YouTube.
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Samsung introduces the Wi-Fi enabled ST80 point-and-shoot
Perfect Portions food scale features built-in nutrition guide
Jul 31st
Most US shoppers will be familiar with the Nutrition Facts label on foods which, amongst other things, tells consumers how much fat and salt is in their food. With the Digital Food Scale from Perfect Portions, users can obtain that information whilst weighing out their serving.
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Perfect Portions food scale features built-in nutrition guide
The Maverick flying car
Jul 31st
We’ve certainly seen some high-tech wonders over the past week at AirVenture 2010 , but sometimes it’s the relatively low-tech aircraft that are the most inspiring. That’s certainly the case with the Maverick, a flying car from Florida’s I-TEC (Indigenous People’s Technology and Education Center)
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The Maverick flying car
HEADS Generation II helmet sensor unveiled
Jul 31st
The problem with head injuries is that people who receive them often don’t realize how serious they actually are, until it’s too late.
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HEADS Generation II helmet sensor unveiled
Motorola DROID X source code released
Jul 31st
Yay, open source! Anyone interested in the DROID X source code? If you are, the files are posted on Motorola’s developer site. The code weighs in at a hefty 280 MB and was actually released several days ago on July 28th
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Motorola DROID X source code released
Simple fix for iOS 4 sluggish performance?
Jul 31st
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple was investigating the sluggish performance of iOS 4 on the iPhone 3G. While Apple is beginning an investigation, a reader over at Neowin was hands on with an iPhone and may have stumbled upon a quick fix.
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Simple fix for iOS 4 sluggish performance?
This: What It Looks Like When You Cut Open 32 Glowsticks And Flush Them Down A Toilet
Jul 31st
Note: Video is after the jump because this isn’t a f***ing rave (unless you have some rolls, in which case let me grab my pacifier and turn on Winamp’s visualizer). This is a video of several college freshman emptying 32 glowsticks into the back of a dorm toilet and then flushing it.
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This: What It Looks Like When You Cut Open 32 Glowsticks And Flush Them Down A Toilet
From the Tips Box: Zooming Exposé, Cleaning Scroll Wheels, and Online Identities [From The Tips Box]
Jul 30th
Readers offer their best tips for getting a closer look at windows in Exposé, cleaning your mouse’s scroll wheels, and managing your online identity.
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From the Tips Box: Zooming Exposé, Cleaning Scroll Wheels, and Online Identities [From The Tips Box]
Anti-P2P lawyers accused of copyright hypocrisy
Jul 30th
Have the copyright enforcers been caught with their hands in the cookie jar? The blog TorrentFreak today published its claim that the US Copyright Group, which has filed more than 14,000 lawsuits against anonymous P2P movie sharers, ripped off another copyright settlement group in crafting its own settlement website . The site was tipped off by a reader, who claimed that US Copyright Group had jacked code and visual elements from Copyright Settlements , which is in a similar business: sue P2P users, then send them letters demanding a settlement to avoid trial.
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Anti-P2P lawyers accused of copyright hypocrisy
Verizon Wireless starting Motorola DROID 2 training
Jul 30th
Verizon Wireless usually starts training employees on devices around 2-3 weeks out from a launch date, and we have received an image showing us just that. The Motorola DROID 2 is now being seen by Verizon’s oh-so-helpful reps, albeit in 2D form on a computer screen. This means that the device should launch in August as rumored
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Verizon Wireless starting Motorola DROID 2 training
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