BBQ Tip: Try An Infrared BBQ & Talking Thermometer
July 3rd 2009
To celebrate 4th of July, I dropped by Wired to play with the Solaire Anywhere Portable Grill and Oregon Scientific’s Wireless Talking BBQ Thermometer. Note: Sorry for the pre-roll ad.
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July 3rd 2009
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BBQ Tip: Try an Infrared BBQ & Talking Thermometer
July 3rd 2009
To celebrate 4th of July, I dropped by Wired to play with the Solaire Anywhere Portable Grill and Oregon Scientific’s Wireless Talking BBQ Thermometer. Note: Sorry for the pre-roll ad.
Six Flags to showcase Wii Sports Resort
July 3rd 2009
If you’re going to be at a Six Flags amusement park this summer you’re going to get an opportunity to play one of the newest games for the Nintendo Wii. Under an expanded partnership with Six Flags, Nintendo will allow guests the opportunity to play Wii Sports Resort which will be available to buy beginning [...]
Intel steps up, gives virtualization to more CPUs
July 3rd 2009
Intel announced yesterday that they would be converting the following CPUs to the R-0 stepping: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300, Intel Pentium E5300 and E5400, Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 and E7500. Intel states the reason for the bump to the R-0 stepping, which will become effective on August 3, 2009, is:
Addition of Intel Virtualization [...]
Should We Be Excited About the Archos9 Windows 7 Tablet Netbook? [Tablets]
July 3rd 2009
We already knew pretty much everything about the Archos9 tablet netbook running Windows 7, but with nobody sure what kind of touchscreen the thing uses, we’re left to wonder if we’d want anything to…
Upgrading the SSD in a Netbook Makes a Difference [Storage]
July 3rd 2009
Netbooks are netbooks. Usually based on Intel’s Atom chipset, and generally not that fast. What you gonna do? Well, I upgraded the SSD in my Hackintosh. Not just to bump the drive from 32 to 128GB,…
The Week In iPhone Apps: Childhood v3.0 [IPhone Apps]
July 3rd 2009
Right, so bear with me here: this week our apps are all about learning new things, understanding the world around you, meeting new people, playing extremely silly games in large groups. Sort of like…
TweetCraft - use Twitter while playing World of Warcraft
July 3rd 2009
Twitter is not only very popular it seems to be expanding its presence across the web. You can embed feeds in web pages, access them from mobile devices, and now you can tweet from inside the most popular virtual world there is. That’s right, World of Warcraft now has Twitter access while you play through [...]
Woman Shot During "Violent Armed Robbery" at Apple Store [Apple]
July 3rd 2009
A 26-year-old employee was shot today during a “violent armed robbery” of the Clarendon Apple Store in Arlington, Virginia. Video news report embedded below—details at Cult of Mac. [Cult of Mac…
China still gets Internet filtering software, PC makers volunteer it
July 3rd 2009
In a most unexpected twist of events, it’s being reported that several PC makers will voluntarily be including the Chinese-made Green Dam Youth Escort Internet filtering software, designed to filter out unwanted content and pornography.
Originally, China had proposed a mandatory requirement that all new PCs sold after July 1 either come with the software pre-installed, [...]
RunPee, the Guide to Ideal Bathroom Breaks During Movies, Comes to iPhone [IPhone Apps]
July 3rd 2009
RunPee, that great website that tells you precisely the best time to run and pee during a movie so you don’t miss anything good, has taken the next step and released an iPhone app for quick…
This 21-Gun Salute To America Blows Fireworks Away [Tgif]
July 3rd 2009
You want fireworks for the Fourth? Oh, I’ve got some fireworks for you—21 crazy boomsticks, in fact. All in honor of our nation’s 233 birthday.
Get fired up
A note about your second…
Gadget Deals Of The Day [Dealzmodo]
July 3rd 2009
Giz isn’t letting you go for the weekend without Dealzmodo! We’ve got nice deals on laptops including a 13″ Lenovo. Games? Steam’s got a bundle you can’t miss! Try to stay sober and keep all your…
FFSearcher trojan - an intelligent click fraud threat
July 3rd 2009
The main aim of a trojan is to gain control of a machine. The hacker can then steal personal information or use the machine on a botnet. Usually all this is done without the knowledge of the user and they play no real part in aiding the hacker making money after the machine is compromised.
A [...]
Facebook for iPhone 3.0: Long-overdue new features are coming, but not push notifications
July 3rd 2009
If you own an iPhone, you’re probably using Facebook’s free client that’s still one of the most popular apps on the iPhone. The new version, out soon, brings a host of long overdue enhancements, but don’t hold your breath for push notifications yet.
“Facebook for iPhone 3.0 is coming very soon,” a Facebook developer who goes [...]
Heinz creates world’s smallest desktop microwave
July 3rd 2009
If you work for a large company with an itty bitty break room, then you know the frustration of waiting in line for the company microwave. And heaven forbid if someone warms up something like salmon in there which then makes the whole break room, and your lunch - well, smell like fish. What if, [...]
Kohjinsha SK3 is filofax for the 21st century
July 3rd 2009
The SK3 is a small, well-specced netbook that would be called a UMPC in a past life. What intrigues me about it is how it’s made to integrate with this standard-form business planner. It’s strange and pointless and wonderful, like something from an old science fiction movie.
Check out the unboxing at UMPC Portal: Kohjinsha SK3. Ultra-Portable and Portfolio-Ready! (Unboxing video).
Side table made of old LP sleeves
July 3rd 2009
Weekly Music Game Downloads: Punk is Still Alive
July 3rd 2009
It’s summer, the time for concert tours and lazy days spent improving one’s Guitar Hero score by that extra 100 points. This week’s downloadable songs have gone punk. Rock Band gets another pack in honor of the Warped Tour, while Guitar Hero World Tour gets the “Punk-O-Rama” track pack featuring some of punk’s original bad [...]