6 Mar, 2008
Maths can be a serious problem for some kids, and to make the learning process more fun and easier, there is the Robot Calculator. Basically it is a calculator shaped as a robot that has legs, arms, and hands that are able to hold different objects. There are other two great features that make it an unique gadget: the inclusion of a night light, and a magnet so you can place paper clips. In the end you’ve got a 3-in-1 product, right? The Robot Calculator costs $15 and is available in three colors: green, blue, and white. Stands up or lays down flatthe hardest working calculator on the planet. (Read the full post about ‘The 8-Digit Robot Calculator’…)
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6 Mar, 2008
Well, as expected the long awaited SDK for the iPhone has been officially announced and will be available with iPhone software version 2.0. With great disappointment but very little surprise the availability of version 2.0 and the apps will not be available until sometime in June. According to Apple; the software update will be available sometime “by the end of June”. However beginning today “selected developers and enterprise customers” will have access to a beta release, which will hopefully mean that we will be see a good selection of apps available when software version 2.0 first launches. These highly anticipated apps will all be managed through the App Store, which will come as part of the iPhone 2.0 software release. (Read the full post about ‘Apple announces native iPhone SDK, coming in June’…)
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6 Mar, 2008
Back in November, we reported about Zoho, which is a free website that allows you to create an online database that can be accessed from mobile devices with browser support for Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, and other WAP browsers. Now, to be fair to Zoho, the company had support for iPhones back in June through its iZoho website. It was only in November the company extended its mobile support further. Now, it looks like the company is doing that once again.
Zoho now includes support for Windows Mobile devices: specifically, Windows Mobile 6.0. Support will be limited to viewing documents created in Zoho Writer, with editing support to be offered later.
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6 Mar, 2008
The iPod isn’t just a tool for turning your life into one long movie with the perfect soundtrack — it’s also a great way to become the victim of violent crime. So says crime think tank the Urban Institute, whose latest report posits that ipod-muggings have been the main factor behind a rise in the U.S. violent crime rate the last couple of years. Robberies began a dramatic increase in 2005, posits the institute, right around the time iPods became commonplace, providing an easily identified, readily fenced high-value item for muggers to focus on. There are several potential holes in the theory, including the fact that the biggest increases in violent crime were in small and medium-sized cities, which would seem to provide less snatch-and-grab opportunities than crowded urban environments. (Read the full post about ‘iPod a Crime Magnet?’…)
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6 Mar, 2008
To say social based Web-based sites and applications are hot is an understatement. So, it’s not surprising there are a number of social sites to choose from. One is GyPSii, which is a social network that includes search and location based mobile and Web applications. The site has just announced support for the iPhone via a Web-based application. Now, the good news is that the site also plans for a “native” version of the application. Unfortunately, for that to become a reality, GyPSii needs to get its hands on Apple’s Software Developer Kit (SDK) promised for the iPhone. Features included for GyPSii for iPhone include an improved user interface, which gives a more desktop-like experience. (Read the full post about ‘GyPSii pulls iPhone support out of crystal ball’…)
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6 Mar, 2008
Looks like Samsung has withdrawn itself from giving whatever remnant of life HD DVD has by canceling the launch of its BD-UP5500 hybrid Blu-ray/HD DVD player. This move comes after Toshiba has decided to kill off the hd dvd standard, so folks who love all things Samsung and still want to enjoy Blu-ray movies (in addition to the few HD DVD movies out there) can settle for the existing UP5000 player. Tags: game, gadgets, computers, video games (Read the full post about ‘Samsung Drops Hybrid Player’…)
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6 Mar, 2008
Keeping score of all the teams during the baseball season can be quite a chore, so why not let the Automatic Professional Baseball Electronic Scoreboard do all the dirty work for you? This wireless electronic scoreboard automatically updates and displays the line score for every MLB® game throughout an entire season (including pre-season and playoffs) without requiring a subscription or service fees. At the touch of a button you can access each teams schedule, current divisional standings (wins/losses, games back, streak, and record in last 10 games played), and the starting pitchers for every game. (Read the full post about ‘Automatic Professional Baseball Electronic Scoreboard’…)
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6 Mar, 2008
While many Solid State Drives (SSD) come in 2.5” to replace the internal hard drive, some use the ExpresCard format. Team is not the first company to release an ExpressCard SSD, but I think that they are the first, or among the first to have a 64GB one. It is said to read at 25 Mbps and write at 18 Mbps. There is also a 32GB version, and obviously, the 128GB is in the works – no surprise here. Tags: robots, dap, camera, gaming (Read the full post about ‘Team 64GB ExpressCard Solid State Drive’…)
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6 Mar, 2008
The Nkryptor Puzzle It might only be the size of a cassette tape, but beneath its hand-crafted exterior of high grade aluminium, there lies a bonus PC game. The challenge is not just to win the game and enter the prize zone beyond, but to find a way into the Egyptian-themed box in the first instance… See price Tags: video games, computers, cool gear, dvr (Read the full post about ‘The Nkryptor Puzzle’…)
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6 Mar, 2008
Apparently, lie detectors will be a thing of the past if this new decoding system actually works as promised. Developed by neuroscientists from the University of California at Berkeley, this computer will go about analyzing your brain activity in order to know just what you’re currently thinking. This is made possible by the use of a functional magnetic resonance imaging machine (in layman’s terms, a real-time brain scanner) to record all mental activity of a person while viewing thousands upon thousands of random images which range from people to animals, landscapes, objects, and everyday stuff. These recordings will then be processed and used to predict the mental patterns of the said person in the future based on the database garnered. (Read the full post about ‘Decoding system knows what you think’…)
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