August 1, 2007 by Vincent
iPhone users now are able to download and install version 1.0.1 of the iPhone software to their iPhone. This update is basically just bug fixes and working out a few annoying kinks in the OS but it's definitely nice to see that updates are being made regularly and quickly, which is good news. Although no new features were added to the device in this update users can keep their fingers crossed for the next update.
[Read the rest of this post]July 31, 2007 by Lauren
Anyone who uses the computer in excess (say bloggers or workers) knows that using frequently can be strenuous enough to call ourselves 'cyber athletes'. You also probably know that most of us don't really take the proper measures to protect ourselves from RSI or just average aches. There's a lot to consider like posture, screen position, chair height, lighting, breaks, wrist angle, etc. It's basically too much and pretty well ignored.
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July 31, 2007 by Truman
It's a hot day out. Sweat is dripping down your back and forehead. Your
fingers repeatedly and rhythmically tap the keyboard as you finish your
"raid" on World of Warcraft. If only you had a refreshing, crisp,
ice-cold soda at your fingertips. If only... but, your whole room is
taken up by stacks of Yuh-Gi-Oh Games and old N64 controllers. There is
no room for a refrigerator; it wouldn't fit on your desk.....
There is now a solution.
[Read the rest of this post]July 31, 2007 by Vincent
RIM just released the 8310 in Germany which has the same specifications as the Blackberry Curve, with the addition of an onboard GPS receiver. Blackberry fanatics have been dying to get GPS on their phones for awhile now and finally they will see that. IT seems that due to the rise of smart phones, pocket pcs, and the iphone that Blackberry has been forced to redirect some of it's consumer focus to target more of the general population with it's devices, and if you ask me it's about time.
[Read the rest of this post]July 31, 2007 by Vincent
Over in Austria developers at Hagenberg College have been working on software that allows it's user to identify whether a mushroom is safe to eat or if it is poisonous.
The software is able to tell the user if the mushroom is safe simply by taking a picture of it. This means it would be able to run on mobile phones. Although I'm not too sure if I would trust my life to it as I'm not sure how accurate this software could really be.
[Read the rest of this post]July 31, 2007 by Vincent
I love my laptop, plain and simple. But there are a few problems with our relationship and one of the main problems would be my enthusiasm for a full numeric pad for quick number entry. This especially showed through when I had an online statistics course. Well now there is an answer to those that share this frustration with their notebook.
Coming in two flavors of black and white, the EzKey mouse features a flip up shell to reveal a full numeric keypad, perfect for the next time you have to travel and plan on getting some work done on the way.
[Read the rest of this post]July 31, 2007 by Lauren
A new technology is in the works that will allow us to search for music and downloads simply by humming the tune. It is being developed by an Australian scientist, Dr. Sandra Uitdenbogerd, is the Melbourne researcher and mastermind behind this. Her idea is simple, suggesting that finding a song can be tricky if you don't know its title, or perhaps if it has common lyrics.
"If you know the words then you're far better off just typing
some lyrics into Google and that will work brilliantly, but for
certain types of music, that's not really an option," she says.
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July 31, 2007 by Lauren
Well it's about time, I guess. Not only do we have our own underwater video cameras, we even know
how to rig them up by ourselves. I'm assuming we could probably submerge anything in the same way, but it's nice to have companies build these things for us, too. That said, this seems like one of the more pointless waterproof gadgets out there.
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July 31, 2007 by Lauren
So you already know the most important concepts of keeping your gadgets safe. That doesn't change the fact that you have a lot of them, and it builds up on you. We all have the tangled cord nightmare once in a while, but fear not. There are some excellent, cheap (or free) ways to manage all of your devices and to charge them, too.
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July 30, 2007 by Lauren
This is the first worthy update to microscope technology in years, and it may actually fit into the 'breakthrough' category. This IDSA's 2007 Gold Winner [in the medical category] is also the first to allow scientists to view living biological cells. For once, when using this new equipment, we will not be relying on dead, preserved organisms to make deductions.
It's the same basic concept of a standard microscope slide plus one very important feature that changes the way we see the subjects.
