Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/asus-eee-pc-shell-ultra-thin-netbook-launching-april/
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ASUS Eee PC 'Shell' ultra-thin netbook launching in April? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Acer's easyStore H340 says hello Atom, hello Windows Home Server originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Continue reading LCD Bluetooth Vibrating Bracelet is a watch short of awesome
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LCD Bluetooth Vibrating Bracelet is a watch short of awesome originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NVIDIA responds to Intel's Ion dismissal, all eyes on recess for confrontation originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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ATI Radeon RV740 prototype 40nm video card gets reviewed, loved on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Continue reading A bit of surgery gives the HP Mini 1000 new sight
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A bit of surgery gives the HP Mini 1000 new sight originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Acer's Ion-based Hornet nettop leaked in presentation slides? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Multi-Monitor Mouse is a small application which, when triggered by a keyboard combination, snaps your mouse cursor to the next monitor in your multi-monitor setup. You can specify whether the mouse jump should be relative—having the cursor placed in the same relative position on the new monitor—or in the center of the screen. You can also specify the order of monitors the mouse will leap to, if sequential's not your thing. It takes a few minutes to get used to, but once you get the hang of this app, it's hard to imagine dragging your mouse across 3,000+ pixels again. Multi-Monitor Mouse is freeware, Windows only.
Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/bZlQ-TnFYiM/eggtimer-counts-down-via-url-variable
You use plain English to tell E.ggTimer what window of time you need counted down. The time variable is plugged right into the URL—if you need a 20 minute countdown you use the URL http://e.ggtimer.com/20minutes. You can use combinations of years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds with the same plain style, just by entering the variables in logical order: 01days before 00hours, then 20minutes, etc. The timer starts when you load the URL in your browser and counts down in large block letters in the browser window center, with an animated black and white border that slowly fills in as the time passes. While it might not be a practical count down tool for retirement, it's extremely handy for a quick monitor on your brewing tea, or your next break to stretch and get some fresh air.
You can upload the file from your computer or feed Gazup up to 5 URL or FTP addressesto grab from. The upload dialog box automatically updates to tell you how big the files can be, based on the file hosts you have selected. Those supported free hosts include (deep breath): RapidShare, MegaUpload, FileFactory, HideMyAss, Badongo, Mediafire, Uploadbox, zShare, and NetLoad.in. The maximum file sizes for those hosts range from 100-400MB.
Uploading a file is free and requires no registration, but if you sign up for an account, you can manage your uploaded files.
Mac OS X only: doubleTwist simplifies media management, whether you want to sync to your mobile device, share it with friends, or upload it to YouTube, Flickr, or Facebook. It's so easy your grandparents could use it.
The idea behind doubleTwist is simple, and is probably summed up best by the narrator of the demo video:
doubleTwist automatically converts the video (and other media) so it can play on my phone so I don't have to worry about geeky formats and settings.... doubleTwist takes care of all that boring work for me.
Fair enough. So the point is, doubleTwist handles all the background work to make any media gel with wherever you want to put it, and you don't need to worry about whether or not it's in the right format. Just drag and drop the media to wherever you want it to go, and doubleTwist takes care of any necessary conversion in the background.
So yes, doubleTwist may be the coolest media manager in the world. But there are some problems with it.
For one, I couldn't even test the thing properly because you need to create an account before you can use it, and no matter how many addresses I used to register, I can't seem to get the confirmation email—so I'm basically reviewing the idea rather than the program. One would assume this little bug should be worked out quickly enough (at least if they want users).
Second, if you actually care about those "geeky" formats and settings, you may not be keen on relinquishing control. We've heard complaints about doubleTwist from two different users in the past regarding its transcoding, but things could have changed in the past year. I could talk more about! this if I could actually try it out, but alas. If you give it a try and have more luck than I did, let's hear how it's working for you in the comments. If doubleTwist sounds familiar, that's because we covered the Windows version about a year ago. Strangely, though, that version has been pushed into a closed beta while the new Mac version is ready for public consumption. doubleTwist is a free download, Mac OS X only.
With Extensoft's app, you can capture the entire screen or specified areas of it. Captured images can be saved as BMP, JPG, PNG, and TIFF formats. Video captures can be saved in either WMV or AVI format—there are codecs for DiVX, ffdshow, and XviD, among others, for post-processing, and audio can be grabbed during video sessions as well. Almost all of the menu commands for controlling Extensoft Screen Capturer have corresponding keyboard shortcuts, making it easy to use mouse-free.
Screen Capturer is free but does require a basic name/email registration. The registration is sent instantly and requires no validation, so if you'd like to avoid using your primary email, a disposable one would work just as well. Extensoft Screen Capturer is freeware, Windows only.
Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/u1H1tSrKS_Y/hello-slightly-cheaper-blu+ray
That's because the costs of licenses for people to make Blu-ray stuff will drop as much as 40 percent, since manufacturers won't have to talk to all three companies to get the rights. So a license under the cheaper regime would be about $9.50 for a read-only Blu-ray device and $14 for a burner, while discs will run 11-15, from read-only to re-writeables.
It won't result in incredible price drops—probably not enough to spur a sudden rush on Blu-ray right now—but it should help push Blu-ray players even further past the $199 mark that became the bar over the holiday season, and every little bit cheaper with content helps, given how much pricier discs are typically then movies on DVD.
How cheap do you need movies to be before you go Blu-ray? [Electronista]
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