- Gadgettes 144: The Childhood Nostalgia Episode
Sometimes, in order to grow, you need to take a step back and look with adoration and respect to the things you took for granted as a child. It also helps to mock them incessantly.
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EPISODE 144
“Grease” game coming to Nintendo
6 high-tech ways to upgrade your barbecue from start to finish
Pretttttyyyy (Jason edition)
Vacuum-tube chess setWhat the hell?
The Microsoft vomit ad sagaKill Me
The most expensive 16 gigabytes on the planet: The Mnemosyne USB cubeTool Time
Video mask allows you to film underwater hands-freeGender gap
thereifixedit.comIt’s about time (childhood nostalgia edition)
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iPod clock terrorizes hobbitsOriginally posted at Gadgettes, the blog
- Duet D8 is no iPhone clone
Back when we first saw the Duet D8 on the Beyond E-Tech Web site, we pegged it as an iPhone clone. After all, it looked a lot like Apple's device so we ...
- Rocking out with stereo Bluetooth
Now that the iPhone OS 3.0 firmware has added stereo Bluetooth functionality to the Apple iPhone, we thought it would be a good idea to revisit stereo Bluetooth and what it promises.
Motorola Rokr S9 HD with iPod adapter
(Credit: Motorola)Stereo Bluetooth, or A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), is essentially a Bluetooth profile that lets you stream music from one device to another without the use of wires. The technology has been around for years, and almost all music phones have this feature. In fact, it was quite a big letdown that the original iPhone and iPhone 3G did not have this built in when they first launched, considering the iPhone's iPod heritage. Still, it's better late than never. The iPhone OS 3.0 update also brought stereo Bluetooth to the iPod Touch 2nd gen. If you have a music player instead of a phone, you can also purchase additional stereo Bluetooth adapters, like this Motorola D650 iPod adapter.
Stereo Bluetooth headphones come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some, like the Motorola Rokr S9 HD, are meant for active lifestyles, as it's shaped to hug the sides of the head. Others, like the Samsung SBH-600, are meant for serious audiophiles, especially with its promise of surround sound and bass boost. We also like the mono-to-stereo headsets, like the Plantronics Voyager 855, that can change from a mono headset to a stereo version simply by connecting an additional ear bud. One of the more popular stereo headsets among our readers is the Jabra BT3030, which isn't really even a headset so much as it is a pendant that you can use with any pair of 3.5mm-compatible headphones.
... - Indecent Exposure 53: Inundation expressed
Funish miscellany, miking your Mark II, and water, water everywhere.
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The unlimited monthly plan wars continue to get hotter following a new service from TracFone. The Mobile Virtual Network Operator recently debuted StraightTalk, a prepaid, no-contract wireless brand that offers 30MB of data plus unlimited calling and messaging for $45 per month. Alternatively, you can get 1,000 anytime minutes ...
(Credit: Apple)The first day the Apple iPhone 3GS went on sale was the biggest sales day ever for AT&T, according to an internal memo sent to company employees that has since been published in various blogs.
That's right, iPhone Day 2009 beat out the two previous iPhone ...
Originally posted at News - Wireless
We tell you everything you need to know about smartphones and answer questions about Windows 7 and more.
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Originally posted at The Real Deal Podcast
Yamaha is unique among home audio manufacturers in that its prepackaged home theater systems include the same AV receivers that are offered as standalone units. We received the Yamaha YHT-791BL home theater system for review and were impressed with the included HTR-6250BL AV receiver compared with other home-theater-in-a-box systems, but ...
The Einstein Sound Master Photon Ball iPod Dock.
(Credit: Buy.com)As a child of the '80s, I can distinctly remember a time when decorative electrostatic plasma lamps were very cool. They were also very expensive and--for the most part--useless. These days, though, I can't look at one without ...
Netbooks are helping boost the PC market as it continues to slide with the economy, but it's only a matter of time before something precipitates a market upturn.
Thanks to the announcement of the Archos 9 PC Tablet on Wednesday, there's even more evidence helping fuel speculation that touch screens can transform the Netbook experience from basic computing into multitouch bliss.
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Touch screens are undoubtedly popular in the mobile market, but they have yet to break through in the computing space. Will they be as revolutionary for PCs as they have thus far been for smartphones?
Some Netbooks already have a touch screen. At the Demo conference this year, CNET's Rafe Needleman got an early preview of Always Innovating's Touch Book. It sports a detachable keyboard, runs Linux, and features 10 to 15 hours of battery life. The product will retail for $299 without the keyboard, or $399 with a keyboard, when it ships later this month.
Asus also offers a Netbook with a touch screen, called the Eee PC T91. It delivers the touch technology through its TouchSuite software. It runs Windows XP, has a 9-inch display, and enables up to five hours of battery life.
Advantages
Without a doubt, there are some advantages to a touch-screen Netbook. For one, it's more intuitive. Users can simply drag their fingers around the display, making tasks simpler.
Just a few years ago, touch technology was practically nonexistent in the smartphone space. Most folks didn't consider it an option. And then, with the help of the iPhone's instant popularity, using touch-screen technology practically became a requirement for any company wanting to perform relatively well in the mobile-phone space.
Some might believe that the technology is a fad, but based on my experience with touch-screen mobile devices, it's anything but.
...Originally posted at The Digital Home
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