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• Google's Wi-Fi Spying: What Were They T... Google's Wi-Fi Spying: What Were They Thinking?
05/16/2010
Google revealed Friday that its Street View cars have been collecting sensitive personal information from unencrypted wireless networks in Germany Google - GoogleStreetView - Wi-Fi - Germany - Searching (1 h ago)
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• Google Drops Direct Phone Sales: Good! Google Drops Direct Phone Sales: Good!
05/15/2010
Analysis: Shuttering its online phone store after just four months means Google realizes brick and mortar sales still have a role. Google - Searching - Search Engines - Brick and mortar business - Companies (4 h ago)
• Apple-Adobe Battle Escalates Apple-Adobe Battle Escalates
05/15/2010
Analysis: Adobe co-founders launch war of words against Apple, Jobs over iPhone and Flash. IPhone - Apple - Flash - Steve Jobs - Adobe Systems (4 h ago)
• How Android Phones Became a Hit How Android Phones Became a Hit
05/15/2010
Android's rise is remarkable for a young OS; here's how it happened and what's next for Google's smartphone entry. Google - Smartphone - Operating system - Android - Apple (5 h ago)
• Microsoft Office 2010: 3 Reasons to Swit... Microsoft Office 2010: 3 Reasons to Switch
05/15/2010
Here are the hidden gems in Microsoft's revamped Office environment and apps. Microsoft Office - Microsoft - Microsoft Office 2010 - Office suite - Business (6 h ago)
• Quantum Internet May Become a Reality Quantum Internet May Become a Reality
05/15/2010
An optical transistor created by the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics may leave standard broadband technology and speed in the dust. Quantum mechanics - Max Planck Society - Physics - Quantum optics - Optics (6 h ago)
• Google Street View Targeted by Australia... Google Street View Targeted by Australian Privacy Groups
05/15/2010
Privacy advocates are teaming up to question security breaches by Google's mapping project. Google - Google Street View - Privacy - Search - Wi-Fi (7 h ago)
• Gizmodo-iPhone Saga: Court Docs Reveal ... Gizmodo-iPhone Saga: Court Docs Reveal Fascinating Details
05/15/2010
The story of the pilfered prototype iPhone comes out in the police report. Police - Law - iPhone - Law Enforcement - Apple (16 h ago)
• Google: The Accidental Spy Google: The Accidental Spy
05/15/2010
Google admits it goofed while collecting Street View data, but what a mess. Google - Google Street View - Searching - Search Engines - Wi-Fi (23 h ago)
• Security Guard Pleads Guilty to Hacking ... Security Guard Pleads Guilty to Hacking His Employer
05/15/2010
A security guard who posted YouTube videos of himself breaking into his employer's computers has pleaded guilty to hacking charges. Plea - Security guard - YouTube - Security - Hacking (23 h ago)
• Remains of the Day: Warrants Unsealed, A... Remains of the Day: Warrants Unsealed, Apple Unleashed
05/15/2010
Ease yourself into the weekend with these stories, plucked fresh from the Internet just this afternoon and delivered straight to you. Apple - IPhone - Steve Jobs - Macintosh - Companies (23 h ago)
• Dell: Smartphones Will Never Kill the PC Dell: Smartphones Will Never Kill the PC
05/14/2010
Dell's CEO envisons a future where we use a variety of devices, choosing each for particular tasks. Smartphone - Personal computer - Hardware - Handhelds - Home (1 d ago)
• World Tech Update: Office 2010, E-Ink, R... World Tech Update: Office 2010, E-Ink, Robots, and More...
05/14/2010
Verizon is working on a tablet with Google, Microsoft introduces Office 2010, Verizon demos its 4G network, and improved e-ink devices are on display from Fujitsu. Google - Microsoft - Microsoft Office 2010 - E Ink - Office 2010 (1 d ago)
• Hack: Overclock Your iPhone or iPod Touc... Hack: Overclock Your iPhone or iPod Touch
05/14/2010
If you own an iPhone or iPad, speeding it up can be as simple as 1, 2, 3, 4 iPhone - IPod Touch - IPad - Smartphones - Handhelds (1 d ago)
• Google Stops Sniffing Wi-Fi Data After P... Google Stops Sniffing Wi-Fi Data After Privacy Gaffe
05/14/2010
Google Street View will no longer collect Wi-Fi data after an embarrassing privacy gaffe. Google - GoogleStreetView - Wi-Fi - Privacy - Searching (1 d ago)
• Hacking an iPad SIM in an iPhone: Why Yo... Hacking an iPad SIM in an iPhone: Why You Should Care
05/14/2010
Get unlimited 3G Internet for less than $30 a month by splicing an iPad MicroSIM with an old gift card and inserting it into your iPhone. Read on for details on how to accomplish this quick hack. (1 d ago)
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• New Opportunities in New Microsoft Offic... New Opportunities in New Microsoft Office
05/14/2010
The new wave of Microsoft Office 2010 and its related products has hit the market, with a range of new possibilities. Microsoft Office - Microsoft - Microsoft Office 2010 - Office suite - Monopolies and Oligopolies (1 d ago)
• How the Apple iPad Was Dreamed Up -- in ... How the Apple iPad Was Dreamed Up -- in 1988
05/14/2010
A bunch of college students figured out what an Apple tablet should be, 22 years before it existed. (1 d ago)
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• The next five years of the X Prize The next five years of the X Prize
05/16/2010
At a gala event Saturday night, the X Prize Foundation rolls out a vision and a plan for the next half-decade. Will it change the world for the better? (1 h ago)
• BP tussles with latest bid to contain oi... BP tussles with latest bid to contain oil spill
05/15/2010
As tricky undersea efforts to stanch the flow of oil continue, the Obama administration demands "immediate public clarification" about BP's intentions on paying costs tied to the accident. (3 h ago)
• MacBook update in the works? MacBook update in the works?
05/15/2010
A Vietnamese Web site--the same one that purportedly did a teardown of an iPhone 4G--now seemingly has a new MacBook in its hands, according to a video posted on YouTube. (4 h ago)
• Even old master Photoshop can learn new ... Even old master Photoshop can learn new tricks
05/15/2010
Photoshop CS5 greatly expands the tool set that Adobe offers in its flagship product, charting new ways to make image manipulation easier while making older tools work better than before. (5 h ago)
• More options for DIY dress shirts More options for DIY dress shirts
05/15/2010
I try another custom-shirt Web site and once again look pimpalicious. (8 h ago)
• Electric motorcycles all the buzz at eGr... Electric motorcycles all the buzz at eGrandPrix (photos)
05/15/2010
Gentlemen, charge your batteries. The TTXGP zero-carbon electric motorcycle racing circuit is wired for speed at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. (8 h ago)
• Top-rated reviews of the week (photos) Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
05/15/2010
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 27-inch iMac, the 2010 Acura ZDX, and the Palm Pre Plus for AT&T. (11 h ago)
• God help us all, here comes 4chan 2 God help us all, here comes 4chan 2
05/15/2010
A source tells CNET that Christopher Poole's canv.as is the new 4chan, but will users take to it? (23 h ago)
• Silicon 'nose' turns cell phones into to... Silicon 'nose' turns cell phones into toxin detectors
05/14/2010
A new type of sensor that can be embedded in cell phones could map both the location and extent of gas leaks and toxins in the air. (1 d ago)
• Reporters' Roundtable: The patent mess (... Reporters' Roundtable: The patent mess (podcast)
05/14/2010
We're digging into the patent quagmire this week, with CNET's Molly Wood and special guest Nilay Patel of Engadget. Are patents stifling innovation or helping it? (1 d ago)
• Google to offer encrypted search next we... Google to offer encrypted search next week
05/14/2010
In response to its disclosure that it spied on public Wi-Fi networks through Street View, the company announced plans to encrypt Google search starting next week. (1 d ago)
• Google: Oops, we spied on your Wi-Fi Google: Oops, we spied on your Wi-Fi
05/14/2010
Google has mistakenly been collecting snippets of e-mails and Web-surfing activity as part of its Street View mapping program. (1 d ago)
• Court docs: iPhone finder had no pity fo... Court docs: iPhone finder had no pity for Powell
05/14/2010
Friends told police Brian Hogan allegedly knew early who owned the lost iPhone prototype, but brushed off attempts to return it, court records show. (1 d ago)
• Highlights from 'Gizmodo-gate' affidavit... Highlights from 'Gizmodo-gate' affidavit (images)
05/14/2010
The affidavit unsealed Friday in the investigation of the next-gen iPhone bought by Gizmodo contains some interesting tidbits. (1 d ago)
• Hacking a car (Q&A) Hacking a car (Q&A)
05/14/2010
A group of researchers discover that, just like PCs, cars can be hacked. However, they say the risk is fairly low--for now. (1 d ago)
• Gizmodo e-mail to Jobs: 'We have nothing... Gizmodo e-mail to Jobs: 'We have nothing to lose'
05/14/2010
Gizmodo editors balked at returning the prototype iPhone, even after Apple CEO Steve Jobs personally asked them to, court documents released Friday show. (1 d ago)
• Shuttle Atlantis streaks into orbit on f... Shuttle Atlantis streaks into orbit on final planned flight
05/14/2010
Atlantis blasts off on final planned mission, closing out 25 years of service with a flight to deliver a Russian docking module and critical spare parts to the space station. (1 d ago)
• Is iPad supercharging e-book piracy? Is iPad supercharging e-book piracy?
05/14/2010
The huge popularity of the iPod indirectly fueled the piracy of music. Will the iPad do the same to e-books? (1 d ago)
• Appeals court to hear EchoStar, TiVo pat... Appeals court to hear EchoStar, TiVo patent fight again
05/14/2010
A federal court grants EchoStar's petition to take another look at the long-running legal dispute over DVR technology patents. (1 d ago)
• Brazil: A chip in every cow Brazil: A chip in every cow
05/14/2010
The giant South American nation is trying to use its large cattle population to create a market for a homegrown semiconductor industry. (1 d ago)
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• Prototype: Putting Customers in Charge o... Prototype: Putting Customers in Charge of Designing Shirts
05/16/2010
Four business partners, all between 19 and 30, have joined the Internet movement toward allowing shoppers to design their own products — in this case, men’s shirts. (1 h ago)
• Google’s Data Collection Angers European... Google’s Data Collection Angers European Officials
05/16/2010
European regulators and privacy advocates reacted angrily to the disclosure by Google that it had systematically collected private data on individuals since 2006 while compiling its StreetView photo archive. (1 h ago)
• Digital Domain: World’s Largest Social N... Digital Domain: World’s Largest Social Network: The Open Web
05/16/2010
Facebook’s hybrid of public and private access runs contrary to the Web’s openness and connectedness. (1 h ago)
• Preoccupations: Texting in Meetings: It ... Preoccupations: Texting in Meetings: It Means ‘I Don’t Care’
05/15/2010
If you send text messages during meetings, are you really multitasking? Or just being rude? (3 h ago)
• Google Says It Inadvertently Collected P... Google Says It Inadvertently Collected Personal Data
05/15/2010
The admission, involving the scanning of Wi-Fi networks to improve its mapping products, contradicts the company's previous claims. (7 h ago)
• Sun's Chief Still Sunny After Drubbing F... Sun's Chief Still Sunny After Drubbing From Ellison
05/15/2010
Jonathan Schwartz, who led Sun, had high, hard-to-believe praise for Larry Ellison, just days after the Oracle chief ripped Sun's management in the press. (7 h ago)
• What We're Reading: Facebook's Future What We're Reading: Facebook's Future
05/15/2010
Clever job hunters and brutal movies top the technology desk's reading list. (7 h ago)
• Google Admits to Inadvertent Data-Collec... Google Admits to Inadvertent Data-Collecting
05/15/2010
The company said a programming error resulted in the collecting of snippets of data that happened to be transmitted over nonpassword protected Wi-Fi networks that the Google camera cars were passing. (19 h ago)
• After a 10-Month Ban, Western China Is B... After a 10-Month Ban, Western China Is Back Online
05/15/2010
Full Internet service was restored to the western region of Xinjiang 10 months after it had been blocked in the wake of ethnic rioting. (20 h ago)
• Business Briefing | Technology: Nvidia S... Business Briefing | Technology: Nvidia Sales Forecast Sets Off a Decline in Its Stock
05/15/2010
The maker of graphics chips reported better-than-expected results, but its sales forecast for the current quarter was below target, and shares fell 12 percent. (20 h ago)
• Kansas Mutual Fund Is Linked to Market’s... Kansas Mutual Fund Is Linked to Market’s Plunge
05/15/2010
Futures trades by Waddell & Reed, a mutual fund based in Kansas, have been linked to the May 6 “flash crash” of the Dow. (20 h ago)
• Dish Network Wins a Review of TiVo Paten... Dish Network Wins a Review of TiVo Patent Ruling
05/15/2010
A full appeals court panel will review Dish’s loss to TiVo in a dispute over a patent on digital video recorders. (21 h ago)
• Business Briefing | Technology: U.S. Vid... Business Briefing | Technology: U.S. Video Game Sales Declined in April
05/15/2010
Retail sales of video games in the United States fell 26 percent, to $766.2 million, in April from a year earlier, a market research firm, the NPD Group, said Friday. (21 h ago)
• Business Briefing | Legal: Panel Upholds... Business Briefing | Legal: Panel Upholds Infringement in Optical Device Case
05/15/2010
Avago Technologies won a patent-infringement case and can seek an order to block imports of Emcore’s opto-electronic devices. (21 h ago)
• Terra Firma Averts EMI Default on Citigr... Terra Firma Averts EMI Default on Citigroup Loan
05/15/2010
Terra Firma, the private equity group that owns EMI, provided enough cash to avoid the music company’s takeover by Citigroup, its main lender. (22 h ago)
• Google Admits Defeat in Selling Nexus On... Google Admits Defeat in Selling Nexus One Direct
05/14/2010
The company will now focus on marketing the phone through existing retail channels -- and will soon stop selling the handsets online altogether. (1 d ago)
• Online Talk, Suicides and a Thorny Court... Online Talk, Suicides and a Thorny Court Case
05/14/2010
A Minnesota man is facing charges of aiding in the suicides of two people by encouraging them online. (1 d ago)
• Boulder, Colo., a Magnet for High-Tech S... Boulder, Colo., a Magnet for High-Tech Start-Ups
05/14/2010
Boulder, Colo., in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, has become a magnet for entrepreneurs seeking to start technology companies. (1 d ago)
• Cellphones Now Used More for Data Than f... Cellphones Now Used More for Data Than for Calls
05/14/2010
The growth in voice minutes has stagnated, while the volume of text messages and other data has soared. (1 d ago)
• Sony Narrows Annual Loss Despite Lower S... Sony Narrows Annual Loss Despite Lower Sales
05/14/2010
Sony, the consumer electronics and entertainment company, is counting on 3-D technology to lead it to profit this fiscal year. (1 d ago)
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• Space shuttle closing in for space stati... Space shuttle closing in for space station docking
05/16/2010
Space shuttle Atlantis is catching up to the International Space Station. (1 h ago)
• Google blasted for ‘alarming’ privacy br... Google blasted for ‘alarming’ privacy breaches
05/15/2010
Google says it has inadvertently scooped up snippets of people's online activities broadcast over unprotected Wi-Fi networks during the past four years. (7 h ago)
• Firm creates windows that can tint thems... Firm creates windows that can tint themselves
05/15/2010
A Denver-based technology company has developed a "smart" window that can transform itself to maximize energy efficiency. (21 h ago)
• Archive of ancient British ‘filofaxes’ g... Archive of ancient British ‘filofaxes’ goes online
05/15/2010
A remarkable archive of antique manuscripts which opens a window on to the experiences, hopes, fears and interests of people who lived during the 15th to 18th centuries has been put online. (22 h ago)
• Cosmic Log: How to use a space toilet Cosmic Log: How to use a space toilet
05/15/2010
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Atlantis' astronauts star in a video that explains one of the great mysteries of life in outer space: How do you go to the bathroom? (22 h ago)
• Scientist, Dalai Lama share research eff... Scientist, Dalai Lama share research effort
05/15/2010
A neuroscientist and the Dalai Lama are partnering to study the science of the mind's positive qualities. (22 h ago)
• Jobs sought return of missing iPhone Jobs sought return of missing iPhone
05/15/2010
Apple convinced police to launch a felony investigation and Steve Jobs contacted Gizmodo himself to try and recover a missing iPhone prototype, according to a warrant unsealed Friday. (22 h ago)
• Cosmic Log: The leading light for lasers Cosmic Log: The leading light for lasers
05/15/2010
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Nobel-winning physicist Charles Townes, the man who set the stage for the laser revolution a half-century ago, looks back (and looks forward) at the age of 94. (23 h ago)
• Verizon Wireless to carry Android tablet... Verizon Wireless to carry Android tablets
05/14/2010
Verizon Wireless is planning to offer a slew of devices, including tablet computers and three to five phones, that could run on its new LTE high-speed wireless network by May 2011, Chief Executive Lowell McAdam said Friday. (1 d ago)
• New robotic stealth fighter jet set to s... New robotic stealth fighter jet set to soar
05/14/2010
Boeing’s sleek fighter-size Phantom Ray stealth jet will make its first flight by year’s end. This unmanned airborne system is designed for a variety of warfighter roles. (1 d ago)
• Researchers battle over bats’ ability to... Researchers battle over bats’ ability to ‘see’
05/14/2010
Scientists know a lot about the finer points of how echolocation works, but they differ on whether that sense evolved before or after bat’s ability to fly. (1 d ago)
• Google says Web-only sales of Nexus One ... Google says Web-only sales of Nexus One a bust
05/14/2010
Google said Friday its unique effort to sell the company's Nexus One smartphone via the Web only has not been successful, and that it will resort to more traditional means — retail stores — to sell the device. (1 d ago)
• Memorable moments in space shuttle histo... Memorable moments in space shuttle history
05/14/2010
A look at memorable moments in space shuttle history as NASA's space shuttle program gears up for its final flight. (1 d ago)
• Twittering shuttle fans see off Atlantis Twittering shuttle fans see off Atlantis
05/14/2010
Space.com: It looks like the space shuttle Atlantis now has its own groupies. More than 150 Twittering space fans gathered at NASA's Kennedy Space Center here on Friday to watch Atlantis' final voyage. (1 d ago)
• 114 terracotta warriors rise in new exca... 114 terracotta warriors rise in new excavation
05/14/2010
Over 100 brightly colored terracotta warriors have emerged from the Chinese site of the Terracotta Army in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province state media said on Wednesday. (1 d ago)
• Where's the oil? Much of it may be gone Where's the oil? Much of it may be gone
05/14/2010
For a spill now nearly half the size of Exxon Valdez, the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster is pretty hard to pin down. (1 d ago)
• Best cell phones by carrier Best cell phones by carrier
05/13/2010
In the market for a new cell phone this spring? Take a look at these top-rated phones, sorted by carrier. (2 d ago)
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• Hard Candy Cases iPad Bubble Sleeve Revi... Hard Candy Cases iPad Bubble Sleeve Review
05/15/2010
I don’t know about the rest of the Gadgeteer team, but I feel like it’s raining iPad cases these days. Don’t believe me? Well, it’s a Saturday afternoon at 4:30pm and just a few minutes ago I heard someone walking on my deck and when I went upstairs to see who it was, a Fedex [...] Filed in categories: Reviews , iPhone, iPad, iPod related Tagged: Case , iPad Hard Candy Cases iPad Bubble Sleeve Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 15, 2010 at 4:32 pm. (3 h ago)
• Bryan Gets Some Face Time on TV! Bryan Gets Some Face Time on TV!
05/15/2010
Our very own Android guru Bryan Sherman was recently interviewed for a local FOX network news program on the emerging market of tablet computers. Check out the video. Way to go … [visit site to read more] Filed in categories: Miscellaneous, NewsTagged: TabletBryan Gets Some Face Time on TV! originally appeared on The [...] Filed in categories: Miscellaneous , News Tagged: Tablet Bryan Gets Some Face Time on TV! originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 15, 2010 at 10:37 am. (9 h ago)
• Deal of the Day – Lenovo ThinkPad T510 C... Deal of the Day – Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Core i5 15.6-inch LED-backlit Laptop $798.15
05/15/2010
The LogicBUY deal of the day is a Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Core i5 15.6-inch LED-backlit Laptop for $798.15. The Lenovo ThinkPad T510 15.6-inch Core i5 Laptop starts $1,314 – $375 off – 15% stackable coupon (expires May 16) = $798.15 plus FREE … [visit site to read more] Filed in categories: NewsTagged: Deal of [...] Filed in categories: News Tagged: Deal of the Day Deal of the Day – Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Core i5 15.6-inch LED-backlit Laptop $798.15 originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 15, 2010 at 9:00 am. (10 h ago)
• Precision Spoon Scale from ThinkGeek Precision Spoon Scale from ThinkGeek
05/15/2010
If you’ve ever made homemade bread, you probably have seen a recipe expressing ingredient amounts in weights instead of volume.  Cooking results are much more reproducible if you use weights, but not every one has a kitchen scale.  ThinkGeek is offering the Precision Spoon Scale – a spoon with an integral scale.  The scale is [...] Filed in categories: Home Tech , News Tagged: Cooking tool , Kitchen scale Precision Spoon Scale from ThinkGeek originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 15, 2010 at 7:49 am. (12 h ago)
• Be a REAL Guitar Hero – FretLight Be a REAL Guitar Hero – FretLight
05/14/2010
Saw this on SlipperyBrick; the FretLight system is a learning system for guitar.  The specialized hardware connects to your PC via USB and has built-in lights which illuminate the frets to guide you through the fingering. This looks like something we need to review!   Sorry, doesn’t come in ukulele size tho Julie.  Roughly $300 and [...] Filed in categories: Musical Gear , News , Spotlight Gadgets Tagged: Guitar Be a REAL Guitar Hero – FretLight originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 14, 2010 at 5:45 pm. (1 d ago)
• Anoto penDocuments Pro Review Anoto penDocuments Pro Review
05/14/2010
I received Anoto penDocuments Pro for review. This is a combination of a digital pen and software that allows you to: Print a document with the printer driver Write on the document with the digital pen Sync with the application Once synced, the written information is combined with the original document and can be shared via PDF. The included [...] Filed in categories: Miscellaneous , Reviews Tagged: digital pen Anoto penDocuments Pro Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 14, 2010 at 3:00 pm. (1 d ago)
• Deal of the Day – Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 15... Deal of the Day – Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 15.6″ Core i7 Laptop for $949
05/14/2010
The LogicBUY deal of the day is a Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 15.6″ Core i7 Laptop for $949. 15.6-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 Laptop (Core i7 model – 06462AU) starting at $1,399 – $100 off – $350 stackable coupon code (Expires May 19 or after limited uses) = $949 plus FREE … [visit site to read more] [...] Filed in categories: News Tagged: Deal of the Day Deal of the Day – Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 15.6″ Core i7 Laptop for $949 originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 14, 2010 at 12:00 pm. (1 d ago)
• Avoid Accidents and a DUI with a Keychai... Avoid Accidents and a DUI with a Keychain Breathalyzer
05/14/2010
The next time you are out partying with your friends and think that you’re fine to drive home, make sure with your own personal alcohol breath tester from EFO. Blow into it and it will show your BAC level within 20 seconds. It has a built-in LED flashlight too. The price is only $11.50, which [...] Filed in categories: Health Related Gadgets , News , Spotlight Gadgets Tagged: Avoid Accidents and a DUI with a Keychain Breathalyzer originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 14, 2010 at 11:01 am. (1 d ago)
• AdoramaPix Photo Book Review AdoramaPix Photo Book Review
05/14/2010
I’ve always loved taking photos, but I’m not so good with keeping my photos arranged to make it easy to enjoy looking at them.  A few years ago, I tried scrapbooking, but that’s a very expensive hobby.  A single book could end up costing hundreds when you factor in cost of printing the pictures, buying [...] Filed in categories: Digital Cameras and Gear , Do-It-Yourself , Reviews Tagged: Photo album printing AdoramaPix Photo Book Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 14, 2010 at 10:00 am. (1 d ago)
• A water bottle for the 21st Century! A water bottle for the 21st Century!
05/14/2010
As a long distance runner, I always take a drink out with me when running, especially as I know that I should be well hydrated before, during and afterwards.  I’ve tried many different types of drinks bottles, from straight forward sports bottles, to the more specially designed running varieties.  However, regardless of which bottle I use, after a [...] Filed in categories: News , Outdoor Gear , Spotlight Gadgets Tagged: Running , Water Bottle A water bottle for the 21st Century! originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 14, 2010 at 9:00 am. (1 d ago)
• Hi-Tec Sketch Art Review Hi-Tec Sketch Art Review
05/13/2010
Back in the stone age when I was a kid, we had classic toys like Etch-a-Sketch, Spirograph and Lite-Brite. I had the first two, but never had the pleasure of having a Lite-Brite. This was a simple toy that encouraged creativity and imagination. It allowed you to make pictures with little colored plastic pegs that [...] Filed in categories: Geek Toys , Kid Gadgets , Reviews Tagged: LED , toys Hi-Tec Sketch Art Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 13, 2010 at 6:03 pm. (2 d ago)
• Win a copy of the Rock Band game Green D... Win a copy of the Rock Band game Green Day: Rock Band!
05/13/2010
In coordination with The 2nd Annual Total Rock, Total Rewards Rock Band Competition, the generous people at MTV games and Harrahs are giving 5 gadgeteer readers a copy of the yet unreleased Rock Band game Green Day: Rock Band. Find out out to win a copy of this game after the jump. … [visit site [...] Filed in categories: Contests , News Tagged: Win a copy of the Rock Band game Green Day: Rock Band! originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 13, 2010 at 10:30 am. (2 d ago)
• Smule Magic Piano iPad App Review Smule Magic Piano iPad App Review
05/13/2010
iPad owners that wish they could make music with a piano, but don’t want to take lessons are in luck. Smule, makers of other popular music creation apps for the iPhone are offering a unique iPad app called Magic Piano. … [visit site to read more] Filed in categories: Musical Gear, Reviews, [...] Filed in categories: Musical Gear , Reviews , iPhone, iPad, iPod related Tagged: iPad , Music Smule Magic Piano iPad App Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 13, 2010 at 9:30 am. (2 d ago)
• Bluetooth + Fashion = Novero Bluetooth + Fashion = Novero
05/13/2010
novero has announced the Victoria Collection, a line of contemporary Bluetooth earpieces that double as jewelry. These Bluetooth headsets are designed to be worn as a necklace and are constructed with precious metals and gems. I recently reviewed their TalkyOne Bluetooth speakerphone, which I’m continuing to use because it works well and I like the [...] Filed in categories: Bluetooth Gear , News , Spotlight Gadgets Tagged: Bluetooth Gear , Jewelry Bluetooth + Fashion = Novero originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 13, 2010 at 8:30 am. (2 d ago)
• Deal of the Day – Sony VAIO VPCY118GX/BI... Deal of the Day – Sony VAIO VPCY118GX/BI 13.3-inch 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo Laptop $899.99
05/13/2010
The LogicBUY deal of the day is a Sony VAIO VPCY118GX/BI 13.3-inch 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo Laptop for $899.99. Starts at $999.99 – $100 off = $899.99 plus FREE shipping. Features Core 2 Duo 1.3GHz ULV Processor, 4GB DDR3, 500GB Hard Drive, HDMI, Bluetooth, Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OS, and bundled Standard Capacity & Large [...] Filed in categories: News Tagged: Deal of the Day Deal of the Day – Sony VAIO VPCY118GX/BI 13.3-inch 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo Laptop $899.99 originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 13, 2010 at 7:30 am. (2 d ago)
• Sony Dash Personal Internet Viewer Sony Dash Personal Internet Viewer
05/13/2010
The Sony HID-C10 Dash Personal Internet Viewer lets you watch videos, TV episodes, and movies with apps from Netflix, YouTube, Slacker, and other services.  You have access to more than 1,000 apps from Chumby for news, games, and other internet content – you can even read email.  The Dash connects wirelessly to your broadband connection.  It [...] Filed in categories: Gear , Home Tech , News Tagged: Alarm Clock , Internet Viewer , Wireless Sony Dash Personal Internet Viewer originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 13, 2010 at 6:30 am. (2 d ago)
Latest Tech Talk Headlines - CBS News Tagline: Read the latest Tech Talk headlines on CBS News, covering news stories, videos and pictures of world and US news, as well as news in politics, health, sports and business.
• Steve Jobs on "Freedom from Porn" and ot... Steve Jobs on "Freedom from Porn" and other Fine Points
05/16/2010
Apple's CEO Defends Company in Spirited E-Mail Give-and-Take With Gawker Writer (1 h ago)
• Google: Oops, We Spied on Your Wi-Fi Google: Oops, We Spied on Your Wi-Fi
05/15/2010
Company Mistakenly Collected Snippets of Emails and Web Surfing Activity as Part of its Street View Mapping Program (23 h ago)
• Apple Pressed Cops to Probe iPhone Loss Apple Pressed Cops to Probe iPhone Loss
05/14/2010
Gizmodo Court Papers: Steve Jobs Personally Asked for Return 4G prototype; Blog First Wanted "Confirmation" Device was Real (1 d ago)
• Google's Nexus About-Face: Online to Ret... Google's Nexus About-Face: Online to Retail
05/14/2010
Company says Consumers Desire "a Hands-On Experience" so it's Ending Web Sales of its Smartphone (1 d ago)
• The Laser Gets Ready to Turn 50 The Laser Gets Ready to Turn 50
05/14/2010
Fifty Years Ago Saturday, a Hughes Labs Researcher Named Theodore Maiman Changed the World (1 d ago)
• Eyjafjallajokul Cam, 24 x 7 Eyjafjallajokul Cam, 24 x 7
05/14/2010
Yes, Iceland's Smoking Volcano is Still Smoking and Now You Can Watch in Real-time (1 d ago)
• Successful Body Transfer Reported (Virt... Successful Body Transfer Reported (Virtually, of Course)
05/13/2010
Idea was to Generate Illusion so Virtual Bodies Would not Visually Resemble Participants' Real Bodies (2 d ago)
• Breakthrough Reported in Tissue Engineer... Breakthrough Reported in Tissue Engineering
05/13/2010
MIT Team Grows Three Dimensional Cells, Possible Way to Build Organs for Transplant Patients (2 d ago)
• Stanford Grads Hope to Change Smoking Fo... Stanford Grads Hope to Change Smoking Forever
05/13/2010
Startup Has Patent Pending on Vaporizer it Says Offers Smokers Flavor, No Smoke Contamination (2 d ago)
• Facebook Privacy Too Complicated? Read T... Facebook Privacy Too Complicated? Read This & Watch Video
05/13/2010
CBS News Tech Analyst Larry Magid Does His Level Best to Explain How to Use Facebook's Complicated Privacy Tools (2 d ago)
• Adobe Counters Apple with Pro-Flash Ad C... Adobe Counters Apple with Pro-Flash Ad Campaign
05/13/2010
Company Co-Founders Argue "Openness" as Adobe's Battle Against Apple Over Flash Turns into PR War (2 d ago)
• Facebook's Flubs: A brief history Facebook's Flubs: A brief history
05/13/2010
The Social Network Has Not Always had a Smooth Ride as Many of its Mistakes Have Been Played Out in Public (2 d ago)
• Inching Closer to a Future with Real Mac... Inching Closer to a Future with Real Machine Intelligence?
05/13/2010
The Executive Behind Microsoft's Research Lab: The Next Tech Hurdle is a Future Where Machines Already Know What You Want (2 d ago)
Wash Post Technology Tagline: The Washington Post Technology section provides news and analysis of the latest technology trends and developments. Post Technology reports include discussions and reviews of major technology issues and products.
• Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro
05/21/2010
Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice. United States - Companies - Product Support - Rob Pegoraro - Independent Tech Support (1 h ago)
• To compete with cellphones, these camer... To compete with cellphones, these cameras try to do it all
05/16/2010
You could forgive your digital camera for feeling some of the same anxiety a film camera might have suffered eight years ago. Photography - Mobile phone - Camera - Shopping - Arts (1 h ago)
• Help File: Finding a pared-down smartph... Help File: Finding a pared-down smartphone data-service deal isn't easy
05/16/2010
Q: I want a smartphone that can open my Office files and play music. Can I get one without having to pay $30 a month for data services I won't use? Smartphone - Windows - Networking - Android - Apple (1 h ago)
• With my iPhone alone, I'm apped to trav... With my iPhone alone, I'm apped to travel
05/16/2010
A traveler takes a three-day road trip using only his iPhone for guidance. (1 h ago)
• Reality TV secrets are hard to keep in ... Reality TV secrets are hard to keep in the age of social media
05/16/2010
It became one of the most talked about "Jersey Shore" moments. Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and an unidentified male partygoer sloshed drinks at each other in a berserk bar brawl. Reality television - Television - Programs - Reality-Based - Arts (1 h ago)
• Google grabs personal info off wireless... Google grabs personal info off wireless networks
05/15/2010
Google said Friday that it has scooped up snippets of people's online activities broadcast over unprotected wireless networks during the past four years. The admission is likely to raise more worries about potential privacy breaches as Google gathers volumes of personal information through its... Google - Searching - Search Engines - Google Street View - Wi-Fi (20 h ago)
• 5,000 or 26,000 barrels a day: Size of ... 5,000 or 26,000 barrels a day: Size of gulf oil spill is a guesstimate
05/14/2010
For nearly three weeks, the world has been hearing about the leaking well on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. Now there's video footage, and it's not pretty, showing a turbulent plume of oil and gas billowing from the end of a 21-inch pipe that dropped to the mud floor of the gulf after the Apri... (1 d ago)
• Wary Mexicans shun cellphone database m... Wary Mexicans shun cellphone database meant to bolster security
05/14/2010
It sounded like a good call. To combat organized crime, especially the phenomenon known as "virtual kidnapping," the Mexican government ordered the owners of every cellphone in the country to register their names, numbers and addresses. Security - Business - United States - Business Services - Fire and Security (1 d ago)
• Get ready to lock up your phones, Pr. G... Get ready to lock up your phones, Pr. George's students
05/14/2010
First it was a quick phone call in a restroom. Then it was texting underneath the desk. Now it's recording fights and confrontations in hallways. Shopping - Consumer Electronics - Communications - United States - Wireless (1 d ago)
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• Economy Watch: Adobe (hearts) Apple -- ... Economy Watch: Adobe (hearts) Apple -- except for that one little Flash problem
05/13/2010
Tech-heads have been eating up an ongoing war between Apple and Adobe, which makes lots of software that you use all the time, such as Photoshop, Acrobat and Flash, which is the software at the heart of the dispute. (2 d ago)
• Faster Forward: RCN ships TiVo DVR; Com... Faster Forward: RCN ships TiVo DVR; Comcast, DirecTV delay theirs
05/13/2010
For the first time since DirecTV dumped its TiVo digital video recorder as part of a high-definition upgrade, some Washington area viewers can get a TiVo DVR as part of their TV service instead of buying one separately. (2 d ago)
CNET News.com Tagline: Tech news and business reports by CNET News. Focused oninformation technology, core topics include computers, hardware, software,networking, and Internet media..
• Google to offer encrypted search next we... Google to offer encrypted search next week
05/14/2010
In response to its disclosure that it spied on public Wi-Fi networks through Street View, the company announced plans to encrypt Google search starting next week. (1 d ago)
• Google: Oops, we spied on your Wi-Fi Google: Oops, we spied on your Wi-Fi
05/14/2010
Google has mistakenly been collecting snippets of e-mails and Web-surfing activity as part of its Street View mapping program. (1 d ago)
• Court docs: iPhone finder had no pity fo... Court docs: iPhone finder had no pity for Powell
05/14/2010
Friends told police Brian Hogan allegedly knew early who owned the lost iPhone prototype, but brushed off attempts to return it, court records show. (1 d ago)
• Google turns Nexus One strategy upside d... Google turns Nexus One strategy upside down
05/14/2010
After several setbacks, Google now plans to increase the availability of the Nexus One in retail channels, closing its Web-only store after building sufficient inventory. (1 d ago)
• Adobe co-founder: 'We never abandoned Ap... Adobe co-founder: 'We never abandoned Apple'
05/14/2010
Chuck Geschke discusses the new "We heart Apple/Choice" marketing campaign and works to chip away at Steve Jobs' negative assessments of Flash. (1 d ago)
• Legal experts: LimeWire likely doomed Legal experts: LimeWire likely doomed
05/14/2010
Lawyers say music industry finally has the file-sharing system on the mat, and while illegal file sharing will go on, there likely won't be any profit in it. (1 d ago)
• Google executives reflect on year at ann... Google executives reflect on year at annual meeting
05/13/2010
Little drama emerged during Google's annual stockholder meeting, with the company following its usual stump speech on the future of computing. (2 d ago)
• MTV, Cirque du Soleil to help launch Pro... MTV, Cirque du Soleil to help launch Project Natal
05/13/2010
At E3, Microsoft is turning to the TV network and the hit performance company to help launch its innovative motion-control system. (2 d ago)
• Mozilla expands plug-in check to other b... Mozilla expands plug-in check to other browsers
05/13/2010
Plug-in check page, meant to ensure users have latest versions of popular plug-ins, now supports IE 7 and 8, Chrome 4, Opera 10.5, and Safari 4. (2 d ago)
• Diaspora about to hit $100,000 in donati... Diaspora about to hit $100,000 in donations
05/13/2010
Four programmers have been raising money to build an open-source alternative to Facebook, and with Facebook's image under fire from both the press and the public, they've now raised an order of magnitude more than they intended to. (2 d ago)
• Sony narrows losses, sees gains ahead Sony narrows losses, sees gains ahead
05/13/2010
Electronics giant reports lower-than-expected net loss and a return to operating profits, as it sees momentum in the current year. (2 d ago)
• Facebook's follies: A brief history Facebook's follies: A brief history
05/13/2010
It's been a long, strange trip for the social network, especially since many of its mistakes have been played out--and continue to do so--in the public eye. (2 d ago)
Christian Science Monitor | Innovation Tagline: Sci/Tech, Pioneers, Responsible Tech, Tech Culture
• Pokemon Black and White: Details on new ... Pokemon Black and White: Details on new heroes, starters
05/14/2010
Meet Tsutarja, Pokabu, and Mijumaru, the three new starter monsters from Pokemon Black and White. (1 d ago)
• Under fire from critics, Facebook update... Under fire from critics, Facebook updates Internet privacy measures
05/14/2010
Facebook will now allow users to receive a notification when an unauthorized device is used to sign on to their accounts. Will the Internet privacy update be enough to silence the critics? (1 d ago)
• Regular old Apple iPad too boring? Try a... Regular old Apple iPad too boring? Try an iPad carved out of solid gold.
05/14/2010
An English designer has created an iPad from solid gold and diamonds. Price tag on the iPad Supreme? Think big. (1 d ago)
• Could a start-up called Diaspora knock F... Could a start-up called Diaspora knock Facebook off its perch?
05/13/2010
For now, Diaspora is a work-in-progress. But if all goes as planned, Diaspora could go head-to-head with Facebook, the reigning king of the social media world. (2 d ago)
• Facebook is being careless with user dat... Facebook is being careless with user data, European group says
05/13/2010
Facebook is needlessly exposing reams of valuable user information, a coalition of European data protection authorities wrote in an open letter this week. For its part, Facebook says its platform is perfectly safe. (2 d ago)
• When is the HTC EVO 4G coming out? Next ... When is the HTC EVO 4G coming out? Next month.
05/13/2010
Now it's official: the HTC EVO 4G hits stores June 4. (2 d ago)
• How to make reading online easier: Insta... How to make reading online easier: Instapaper and Readability
05/13/2010
Looking to improve reading online? Try the Readability app, which strips ads out of sight, and Instapaper, a great Web bookmarking tool. (2 d ago)
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Wired: Science Tagline: Understanding the latest research and theories.
• Jury Reaches Decision in Brain-Scan Test... Jury Reaches Decision in Brain-Scan Test Case
05/14/2010
After a judge excluded brain scan evidence offered by the plaintiff, a jury quickly found for the defense in a Brooklyn sexual harassment case this week. The case, which drew national attention following a Wired.com article earlier this month, was one of the first times that fMRI brain scanning had been offered as evidence in [...] (1 d ago)
• Early Birds’ Wings Probably Didn’t Flap... Early Birds’ Wings Probably Didn’t Flap
05/14/2010
The wings were willing, but the feathers were weak. Delicate, thin-shafted plumage would have made flapping difficult if not impossible for two prehistoric birds, a new analysis of fossil feathers suggests. Their feathers probably would have buckled or snapped during strong flapping or sharp maneuvers, so the primitive birds may have been limited to gliding, [...] (1 d ago)
• Video: Strapping In With the Crew of the... Video: Strapping In With the Crew of the Shuttle for Launch Training
05/13/2010
The STS-132 crew will buckle into the space shuttle Atlantis tomorrow before launching into orbit for a 12-day mission to the International Space Station. It is the last scheduled flight of Atlantis, and the last scheduled flight for each of the six astronauts aboard. Earlier this month, I was at the Johnson Space Center after STS-132 [...] (2 d ago)
• Stem Cell Solution for Hearing Loss Make... Stem Cell Solution for Hearing Loss Makes Progress
05/13/2010
If a few too many AC/DC concerts have you now turning up the volume on hearing aids instead of headphones, a new stem cell study in mice is reason for hope. A team led by Stefan Heller of Stanford University set out to elucidate basic principles of how the inner ear detects sound. But they also [...] (2 d ago)
MobileRead Forums Tagline: MobileRead - the resource for mobile geeks seeking information and advice for keeping their gadgets happy.
• MobileRead Week in Review: 05/08 - 05/15 MobileRead Week in Review: 05/08 - 05/15
05/15/2010
Have something interesting to say about e-books or mobile computing? Join our forums and share your view on topics like the ones discussed at MobileRead this past week... *E-Book General - News* * Plastic Logic preparing Color epaper launch for 2012 (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83457) * Call for comments: OPDS Catalogs 0.9 draft (open catalog standard ebooks) (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83528) * Spring Design Alex just got a firmware update (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83597) *Miscellaneous - Announcements* * MobileRead's Win an iPad - E-Reader Survey (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83427) (13 h ago)
• Spring Design Alex just got a firmware u... Spring Design Alex just got a firmware update
05/15/2010
crossposted from The Digital Reader (http://www.the-digital-reader.com/) Spring Design is pushing out a firmware update for the Alex. It's not available on their website; you have to wait for your Alex to check for for it. I'm told it checks once a day. I've just heard back from Spring Design with the details. Here is what they told me: * updated the user manual and replaced the PDF with Epub (it nowhas all the Epub reading features like font sizes) * the Alex now automatically shows up as a USB drive (like other Android devices, it had to be manually mounted before) * repartitioned the internal memory to support the upcoming Android 1.6 OS (coming later this month) * fixed a System Hang bug (23 h ago)
The CIO Weblog Tagline: Business and Technology Coverage of the Software Market
• UC-Davis rejects Google Apps solution UC-Davis rejects Google Apps solution
05/19/2010
After going on about the headway that Google has made in some surprising markets offering Apps, and the Gmail component particularly, as a replacement for traditional on-premises e-mail solutions, it's only fair to talk about when they get stuffed at the basket, as well. Information Week is reporting such a rejection after a short pilot program at the University of California-Davis campus. Unfortunately, it looks as if the failure was more a result of bad timing and that always important factor in academic environments, ... (1 h ago)
• Cheap flyers business printing - outsour... Cheap flyers business printing - outsourcing vs. in-house printing
05/14/2010
© Ms. TharpeA CIO not only needs to consider IT-related improvements for his place of work, but also needs to expend much thought regarding saving overall costs in the IT arena. Today, I will discuss the possibility of outsourcing a company's printing and whether such an endeavor actually makes sense. Let's consider the possibility of giving medium to large print orders to a third party. Before making a decision, it is of utter importance to calculate the number of prints per year, the costs for ... (1 d ago)
BlogWealth Tagline: A daily source of tips, advice and news on how to make money blogging.
• Free SEO Tools Free SEO Tools
05/15/2010
What is the best way to boost your position in search engines? What keywords should you use on your web-pages? And which tools should you use to improve the number and thequality of backlinks, link popularity and Google Pagerank? Here is a list of the most useful SEO-tools you might be willing to use, developing and optimizing your next website or blog. (2 h ago)
On Storage Tagline: Storage news for pros
• Seen that? - Helping Storage Admins Writ... Seen that? - Helping Storage Admins Write Bad Checks
05/16/2010
Helping Storage Admins Write Bad Checks On Storage Helping Storage Admins Write Bad Checks. - DaveBlog A Sun employee, an EMC employee and a NetApp employee are all at the funeral of a mutual friend. The Sun employee says, "We have ... (1 h ago)
The VoIP Weblog Tagline: Your idea of Voice over IP
• VoIP for Work: Using IP telephony for te... VoIP for Work: Using IP telephony for telecommuting
05/15/2010
The potential to use VoIP communication tools for telecommuting has long been an attractive aspect of this technology. The advantages to VoIP telecommuting are legion including: increased mobility, increased communication flexibility and what I term integrated communication. When you communicate with co-workers through VoIP calls, you can integrate video and share documents more seamlessly than you can with traditional phones. You could have Skype open in one window and have a shared Google Doc file open in another window. For the business traveller, VoIP telecommuting ... (6 h ago)