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Posts on ‘May 16th, 2007’

A few more sugar sculptures

If you like gadgets you need my RSS feed. It keeps you up-to-date on all the gizmos you love!This is a rendering of the sculpture Soliton by Bathsheba Grossman, as output by the CandyFab 4000; it’s a three-dimensional form made out of pure sugar. Seeing Bathsheba’s sculptures at the 2006 Maker Faire was [...]

The stuff of Science Fiction

Amazon.com Widgets OK, this has started to get silly. Despite a degree in physics, I can't get my head around how this is possible. Samsung have now announced an 8GB microSD card. Given the minute size of microSD, the technology has started to get seriously jaw-dropping. Not that we couldn't all think of ways [...]

What to do with your old SMS? Asri has the answer…

(Becoming more regular) guest writer Asri al-Baker solves the problem of a burgeoning SMS inbox on his P990i with a third party utility, SMS Diary. Here's the review, and it's worth noting that it's available for S60 and other UIQ flavours…
Originally Syndicated via RSS from All About Symbian - News

S60’s free screensaver

S60.com give away licensed third party games and utilities regularly. This month it's a S60 3rd Edition 'world time' screen saver. Log in to S60.com and go to 'My exclusives', as usual.
Originally Syndicated via RSS from All About Symbian - News

Programmable InteliVent

Don’t you hate going from one room to the next in your house only to be hot in one and freezing in the other? This Programmable InteliVent could be the answer if you don’t want to spend the money involved in upgrading to a zone-based thermostat system. The InteliVent can also block air [...]

Mobilcast 5.1 “Hi-fi Sound Quality” upgrade is now available at AT&T and 3 UK

A few weeks ago we announced the release of Mobilcast 5.1 “Hi-fi Sound Quality” in our free beta release. This week we are making the new Mobilcast 5.1 “Hi-fi” available at AT&T (Cingular) and at 3 UK. The upgrade is a major one as it dramatically improves the audio volume and quality of the audio [...]

The podcast evolves?

In the first of what will hopefully be a series of new style audio podcasts in 'magazine' format and (eventually) with special guest slots, Rafe, Ewan and I all contribute to AAS podcast 23, covering Mobipocket Reader, choosing between current S60 favourites and the Sony Ericsson P1i.
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Apple’s Little MacBook Update

Looks like Apple has got a little surprise for you mid-year shoppers. The Apple MacBook has gotten a little specification bump while retaining its original sleek look.
The US$1,099 2.0GHz White MacBook:

2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
80GB 5,400rpm SATA hard drive
24x slot-loading Combo drive (DVD/CD-RW)

The US$1,299 2.16GHz White MacBook:

2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
120GB 5,400rpm SATA [...]

Incra Precision Rulers

A ruler isn’t something you normally think of as evolving, but that’s just what Incra did with their precision line of rulers. Incra’s simple solution makes precision layout literally child’s play. The rulers are not only laser etched, they use a laser to cut precision holes and slots all the way through the ruler. Put [...]

20 Million Symbian Phones in Japan

As mentioned in Symbian's Q1 figures more than 20 million phones running on Symbian OS have now been shipped in Japan (that's around 16% of total Symbian shipments). There's an amusing, 'Boo Hoo for You', cartoon available on YouTube (embedded in the full story) celebrating this milestone. Two cartoon characters remind us that Japan [...]