August 4, 2007 by Vincent
American Airlines has just announced that their 767-200's will soon be carrying WiFi thanks to the services of Aircell. Finally the American Airliners can catch up with international airliners and carry this connectivity for their customers allowing them to access their email and web browsers. Aircell says that all services will cover the entire US and will allow 802.11 a/b/c wifi connections with user providing their own devices.
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If you're a Mac user looking to run Windows, your options will soon expand because VMWare Fusion will start shipping on August 6th. Unlike Apple's solution (dubbed Boot Camp), VMWare Fusion is similar to Paralells Desktop because it enables Windows to co-exist with Mac OS X.
The folks over at VMWare claim that the software supports virtualizing up to 60 different types of operating systems.
[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
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.
July 30, 2007 by Lauren
There are a couple of Mac-related updates that I'd like to cover involving a tentative revamped keyboard and a little thing we like to call Mac OS X Leopard, which is currently set for October.
I'll start off with the
changes in Leopard and how things will be different for Mac users out there. Before I get into specific features I'd like to assure you that it's still Mac, it's still the same concept, and everything is still wrapped in a pretty, aesthetically pleasing package.
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July 30, 2007 by Lauren
Plenty of workers in today's society deal with presentations, the most common form of which being projection. Though we sure have developed some nice ones, carrying around a projector would clearly be no easy task, especially considering most already lug a laptop. Granted, places of work may be able to provide for you, but it'd sure be nice to have super-portable means instead. I won't suggest that a phone could do that for you, but that's the next big project with Motorola.
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July 30, 2007 by Lauren
The prototype of the Halluc II was unveiled a few days ago by researchers at the Chiba Institute of Technology. This swank robot vehicle is equipped with eight legs that are prepared to handle rough and rugged terrain, whether it is driving or walking. In addition to those options, the robot can move sideways, conquer obstacles in either mode, and turn around in place. It's reminiscent of something from Inspector Gadget meets Transformers, and it admittedly looks like an intensely cool toy.
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July 29, 2007 by Truman
It has been announced that the 60 GB Sony PS3 price of $599 is being dropped to $499. The system also comes with 5, yes
5 Blu-Ray Movies, and a Blu-Ray Remote, all for free. This seems to be a smart move for Sony, because although they are losing money now, it could all pay off later. The PS3 has already moved back into the number 1 spot on Amazon.com's "Video Game Top Sellers" List.
July 29, 2007 by Lauren
Yet another attempt to cut down on theft is being considered by Apple. There's already a slew of things you can do for yourself to protect any gadget, though at the end of the day, anything can still get swiped. I'm not sure if this is the most foolproof method to employ, but it's the new concept and it could be a nice feature, regardless. The plan is to make iPhones charge for you and you only, rendering stolen phones useless, attractive bricks after a period of time.
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