Jul 25th, 2007
by hueland.
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Matt Peters asked: Contratistas estos días ofrecen más de la construcción y el mantenimiento de hogares. No es de extrañar, por ejemplo, que los contratistas también ofrecen servicios de seguridad por la forma de instalar [...]
Jul 25th, 2007
by hueland.
Amazon.com Widgets Filed under: Digital Cameras
Step aside Mary Lou Retton, there’s a new pint-sized powerhouse loose in the US. Meet the $300 F50fd from FujiFilm which stuffs that ridiculous 12 megapixel, 1/1.6-inch CCD into this FinePix’s slim chassis with 3x optical zoom and 2.7-inch LCD in tow. The cam sports a dual-shot [...]
Jul 25th, 2007
by hueland.
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Visitors to the Jersey shore will soon have more to look forward to than just big hair and Bon Jovi — Ocean City, in south Jersey, is currently accepting bids for a planned beach network that will encompass everything from tracking parking spots to monitoring garbage can levels. The $3M system, [...]
Jul 25th, 2007
by hueland.
Filed under: HDTV
Everyone’s favorite wasteful format war took another strange twist today, with the AP reporting that Target will only stock Blu-ray players in its retail stores — specifically, Sony’s $499 BDP-S300. The decision, which Target and Sony are due to announce tomorrow, doesn’t include Target’s website, Xbox 360 HD DVD drive, or HD DVD [...]
Jul 25th, 2007
by hueland.
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Similar to the previously seen Text-o-possum, someone’s bad art project has spread, virus-like, to the internet, where we have to be subjected to its heavy-handed proclamations on the role of technology in modern society. This time it’s “Experiments in Galvanism”, a tiny server embedded in a dead frog, submerged in mineral oil, [...]
Jul 25th, 2007
by hueland.
Yet another way to blow all your cash looms on the horizon as it seems Armani may be set to team up with Samsung to create some premium goods. As the LG Prada handset demonstrated, the fashionistas amongst us appreciate when haute couture meets technology. The line will apparently extend from mobiles to include televisions, [...]
Jul 25th, 2007
by hueland.
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
In the most recent round of the Microsoft vs. Linux debate, Sun’s systems product manager James Eagleton lobs the latest volley, stating that the Redmond-based software giant’s business tactics amount to “patent terrorism,” and that the current climate it’s created is akin to a “cold war.” Eagleton goes on to offer that [...]
Jul 25th, 2007
by hueland.
One of the things I missed about giving up my BlackBerry was the distinctive screaming of Ozzy Osbourne belting out the opening line to Crazy Train every time I got a phone call.
Well, I am happy to say that Ozzy is back — this evening I tried the iPhone ringtone hack that my colleague Dan [...]
Jul 25th, 2007
by hueland.
Filed under: Storage
These days, it’s growing mighty tough to differentiate flash drives, and while you’ll be hard pressed to discover what’s so “limited” about the 32GB Limited Edition device that Toshiba has up its sleeve, it’s wearing the aforementioned label regardless. The capacious USB flash drive sports the same USB 2.0 connectivity, ReadyBoost compatibility, and [...]
Jul 25th, 2007
by hueland.
Filed under: Home Entertainment
After several months of private beta-testing and some interesting rumors about hardware partners, it looks like Joost, the peer-to-peer IPTV service from the creators of Skype and Kazaa, will be ready to launch later this year. Co-founder Niklas Zennström told reporters at a press event in Romania that the online video service [...]