September 30th 2009
The Apple/Google divorce continues to come into focus: Apple quietly bought Placebase, a mapping service company, back in July. Apple doesn’t buy companies it’s not going to use. Meaning, Apple’s…
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Tags: Apple, Divorce, Focus, Google, Mapping Service, Maps
September 30th 2009
Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts:
Google Personalized Search Launches (Google) — Earlier tonight, Android, iPhone and the Palm Pre gained a new search feature. Not only will Google save your prior search terms for easier recall, but it also synchronizes your search [...]
September 30th 2009
10-Year-Old Girl Lists Grandma on eBay…Borders Pulls Yet Another B&N…In Case of Stroke, Heart Attack or Physical Trauma, Please Register Your iPod…Lenovo’s Laptop Lost and Found
Don’t you…
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Tags: Amp, Borders, Ebay, Grandma, Heart Attack, Ipod, Laptop, Old Girl, Physical Trauma, Stroke
September 30th 2009
We don’t hesitate to show excitement over non lethal and less-than-lethal weapons, but the reality is that they’re kinda scary. In particular when we’re starting to see hand-held heat weapons which…
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Tags: Excitement, Hand Weapons, Issue Weapons, Leave No Trace, Lethal Weapons, Police Issue, Police Weapons
September 30th 2009
There are 2,000 in that container. And there are 112 such containers in Microsoft’s $500 million Chicago data center. It may seem somewhat ridiculous, but this container-based data center design is…
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Tags: Containers, Data Center Design, Fit, Microsoft, Microsoft Servers, People, S 500
September 30th 2009
Japanese teen? Got it. Cheerleader uniform? Hmmm-hmmm. Video camera? Sure enough. Push ups? Yes. You know exactly where this is going. Or maybe not.
Yes, it’s an application in which a…
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Tags: Apps, Cheerleader Uniform, Iphone, Japanese Teen, Push Ups, Teen Cheerleader, Ups, Video Camera
September 30th 2009
When Google first announced the upcoming Chrome OS, mobile enthusiasts got excited. While many were hoping to see Android-equipped netbooks, the prospect of a similar platform designed specifically for larger screens made more sense. Throw in the fact that Chrome OS will be produced for non-x86 processors, and you have the recipe for something new. [...]
September 30th 2009
During Typhoon Ketsana in the Philippines last week, residents had to figure out creative ways to stay dry and get around. There are about a dozen reasons this seems like a bad idea, however. [Big…
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Tags: Bad Idea, Bridge, Image Cache, Philippines, Typhoon Ketsana
September 30th 2009
What does Fox have in mind for improving the experience of Blu-rays? Actually…some really great ideas, according to SlashFilm.
The most immediate (and maybe most promising) is Live Lookup. It’ll…
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Tags: Blu Ray, Connectivity, Fox, Horizon, Imdb, Improvements, Iphone
September 30th 2009
Laugh at will. But apparently we haven’t come all that far in 46 years. [Life via Uncertain Times via BBG]
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Tags: Bbg, Geordi La Forge, Image Cache, Laugh, Uncertain Times
September 30th 2009
RIP Microsft Recite
It was only in February of this year that we told you about a cool, new voice technology that Microsoft was rolling out for Windows Mobile. Recite was only a technical preview but it showed real innovation in the ability to enter information via speech, and to use voice queries on Windows Mobile [...]
September 30th 2009
The Recon Scout XT looks like a power walker’s dumbbell, but that doesn’t stop the R/C device from being useful to military ops in the field.
Weighing just 3.2lbs (including the controller), the…
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Tags: Bad Guys, Dumbbell, Enemy Lines, Military Ops, Power Walker, Recon Scout
September 30th 2009
Sorry for the late deals today—it’s been a hectic morning. Hopefully we can make up for our tardiness with some great TV deals, be sure to check out the 42″ Samsung deal.
Top Deals:
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Tags: Gadget, Great Tv, Hectic Morning, Late Deals, Samsung, Tardiness, Tv Deals
September 30th 2009
Google sure has a lot of money! And man, does it like to spend it! This map shows all of Google’s acquisitions and investments, detailing just how vast and diverse Google’s interests are. [Meet the…
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Tags: Acquisitions, Data Visualization, Google, Investments, Map, Money, Stuff
September 30th 2009
Using a cell phone while driving is a bad thing. We’ve seen the reports that doing so impairs a driver as much or even more than being intoxicated. With smartphones playing an even bigger role in communications currently than in the past, the problem will grow unless technology is leveraged to make it safer. Illume [...]
September 30th 2009
Does your iPhone drop calls? If so and you live in NYC, think hard about how often it drops calls before bringing it to AT&T or Apple for repair. The reason? According to an article at Gizmodo, NYC iPhone users tend to drop 30 percent of their calls. Not only that, but it’s actually [...]
September 30th 2009
This week on Lifehacker we look at their favorite Twitter clients, their favorite pens, their favorite photo management software and how they manage to skip on extended warranties, but still pay for…
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Tags: Extended Warranties, Lifehacker, Pens, Photo Management Software, Photo Software
September 30th 2009
I have to admit that this $1 million 700hp Batmobile, built over a 1973 Lincoln Continental chassis, looks amazing. Even without seeing its interior, which apparently is loaded with gadgets, from…
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Tags: 1 Million, Batman, Batmobile Replica, Chassis, Gadgets, Lincoln, Lincoln Continental, One Million Dollars
September 30th 2009
Confirming recent reports about a special edition of Resident Evil 5 that would contain motion control support and new content, Capcom revealed in the new issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu (via IGN) that the new edition will be titled Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition.
Slated for release on PlayStation 3, Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition will [...]
September 30th 2009
If a 300 word overview isn’t quite what you’d call a satisfying review, then this gargantuan preview of the upcoming Nokia N900 is right up your alley. It’s so big that I expect it to be republished as either an abridged version or a 12-part series. My-Symbian covers just about everything possible on a pre-release [...]