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Monday, March 22, 2010
What can search volume tell you? If winter is a good time to sell your house? If people believe the economy has turned? http://bit.ly/aRs6IM
LightForm LED Strips Are Bendy, Cuttable, and Perfect For DIY Decorations [LEDs]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5499459/lightform-led-strips-are-bendy-cuttable-and-perfect-for-diy-decorations
The strips are less than a millimeter thick and available in red, green, blue, and white. Pricing varies based on quantity. [LightForm via Dornob]
SanDisk ships 32GB microSDHC card for $200
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/sandisk-ships-32gb-microsdhc-card-for-200/
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SanDisk ships 32GB microSDHC card for $200 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | | Email this | CommentsGeorge Takei can't show you Sharp's fourth pixel, can still blow your mind
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/george-takei-cant-show-you-sharps-fourth-pixel-can-still-blow/
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George Takei can't show you Sharp's fourth pixel, can still blow your mind originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AMD six-core CPU prices and clock speeds unearthed
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/amd-six-core-cpu-prices-and-clock-speeds-unearthed/
The gang at DigiTimes have always struck us as processor obsessives -- constantly out on the streets, roughing up mobo manufacturers, getting them to spill their secrets (they probably look like Gene Hackman in Night Moves). And they've sure been busy, this time digging up some dirt on AMD's six-core Phenom II line. Hitting shelves as soon as the second quarter this year, the X6 1035T will clock in at 2.6GHz, the 1005T at 2.8GHz, and the 1075T at 3GHz. There is also a Phenom II X6 1095T possibly coming to fruition in the fourth quarter of the year, but we don't have any data on that one yet. According to Alien Babel Tech (where we did our undergrad, by the way) the 1055T is will retail for $199, while the as-of-yet unknown 1090T black edition will retail $295. As always, we recommend that in lieu of an official announcement you take all this with a grain of salt.
[Thanks, Blurib]
[Thanks, Blurib]
AMD six-core CPU prices and clock speeds unearthed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Early reports show IE not faring well in the post-ballot screen days
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/early-reports-show-ie-not-faring-well-in-the-post-ballot-screen/
Early reports show IE not faring well in the post-ballot screen days originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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MIT Student Invention Deployed in Haiti to Save Lives
Source: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-03/mit-student-invents-life-altering-medical-pump
Hand-powered negative-pressure pump is designed to speed wound healing
While many MIT students busily build break-dancing robots or websites that let your pets network better at doggie daycare, PhD candidate Danielle Zurovcik has designed a $3 pump to drastically speed up the healing of countless patients in the aftermath of Haiti's recent earthquake.
The device simplifies and lightens a common piece of medical equipment called a negative-pressure pump. Used to accelerate wound healing and reduce the frequency that bandages need to be changed, even the most portable of these pumps costs $100 a day to rent, and weighs 10 pounds with batteries. The pump Zurovcik invented costs $3 total, weighs less than half a pound, uses only 14 microwatts of power, and can be charged with a hand pump.
The pump works by sucking bacteria and rancid fluids out of a wound, and by encouraging healing blood flow. Inspired by a toilet plunger, Zurovcik's device consists of nothing more than a bellows pump, a plastic tube, and a fitting that covers the wound or amputation site.
Zurovcik originally intended to test the device in Rwanda, but when the Haitian earthquake hit, she joined up with a wound-care team, and deployed her new invention. It may not be the most mysterious quantum doodad or augmented-reality monocle, but Zurovcik's pump proves that sometimes the most useful futuristic technology is actually just simpler, cheaper, easier, and fills a proven need.
MakeMKV Rips DVDs and Blu-Rays With Just Two Clicks [Downloads]
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5498519/makemkv-rips-dvds-and-blu+rays-with-just-two-clicks
Those of you with large Blu-Ray collections have probably already invested in a good ripping tool, but those running a bit behind on the format changes (or that don't have the space on your HTPC to hold all those 50 GB files) should take advantage of this limited time opportunity. MakeMKV is a two-click decrypting, ripping and converting tool for DVDs and Blu-Ray discs. Literally all you do is pop in the disc, click the DVD or Blu-Ray icon, and then hit Make MKV—30 minutes later, you've got yourself a high-definition MKV file that can be played in most media players (like Lifehacker favorites VLC or XBMC). You can opt to rip only certain chapters, as well as edit a few advanced preferences, but the default settings work just fine for those not well versed in DVD ripping lingo.
MakeMKV is a free download for all operating systems. DVD ripping will always be free, but Blu-Ray ripping is only free as long as it's in beta, after which it will go to a to-be-determined price, so get ripping now!
MakeMKV [via AddictiveTips]
The iPad Kindle App Is a Peek at Kindle's Full Color Future [Kindle]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5498724/the-ipad-kindle-app-is-a-peek-at-kindles-full-color-future
Here's how the NYT describes it (the pic above is of Apple's iBooks app):
The Kindle app for the iPad, which Amazon demonstrated to a reporter last week, allows readers to slowly turn pages with their fingers. It also presents two new ways for people to view their entire e-book collection, including one view where large images of book covers are set against a backdrop of a silhouetted figure reading under a tree. The sun's position in that image varies with the time of day.
It's hard to tell from that whether it's going to be more like Cover Flow, or like the iPad's kinda cheesy wood bookshelves. But, it's likely our first taste of the Kindle interface for the new, super Kindles being developed with full color multitouch displays and Wi-Fi. Or at least, it's practice for Amazon. (Granted, those super Kindles at least a year away, unless Amazon had been working everything but the touchscreen before they bought Touchco, the company supplying their quite cool-sounding multitouch display tech.)
The reason Amazon and Barnes & Noble need apps to get their books onto your iPad, even though Steve Jobs touted the iPad's format of choice, epub, for its popularity and openness, is that they each use their own crazy formats and DRM (particularly Amazon). Amazon's books won't work at all, and the only B&N books that'll work are DRM-free epub files. Obviously, the apps offer other benefits, like syncing, but format compatibility is a huge reason.
The question, really, is whether or not Apple's going to let them build their own ebook stores into the apps, now that they'd be competing with Apple's own iBooks store. B&N's iPhone app, for instance, lets you buy books directly through the app, but iBooks wasn't an issue at the time.
The best thing Apple could do? Let them be. The easiest way to convert a Kindle customer into an iBooks customer is to let them seamlessly move to the iPad, bringing all their old books and their Kindle account with them. Then, if the iBooks experience is better than Kindle's or B&N's, for the same price, they'll switch. If people can't bring their old books along for the ride, they're less likely to hop on, plus if Apple gimps or bans Amazon or B&N's apps, they'll just look like callow dicks, afraid of the competition. If the competition makes everybody's ebook apps better, then everybody wins. Then again, if Apple's selling tons of iPads, making lots of money, I guess they win either way. [NYT]
(P.S. If you want to send us photos of the Kindle iPad app, that would be dandy.)
MSI's 15.6-inch P600 gives a Core i5 to those 'business folks'
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/msis-15-6-inch-p600-gives-a-core-i5-to-those-business-folks/
MSI's 15.6-inch P600 gives a Core i5 to those 'business folks' originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Infinite USB plug is a big idea for small conveniences
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/infinite-usb-plug-is-a-big-idea-for-small-conveniences/
Infinite USB plug is a big idea for small conveniences originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
PageAddict Charts Your Web Surfing Habits [Downloads]
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5497377/pageaddict-charts-your-web-surfing-habits
PageAddict is a Firefox extension that sits in the background and quietly monitors every web site you visit. You can review the list at any time and apply tags to the types of sites you visit to categorize them as work, research, personal, games, email, or any other category that will help you visualize what constitutes your browsing time.
In addition to providing visual feedback on what you're browsing you can also, if you notice a particular time suck in your browsing history, restrict access to specific sites. Your restriction can take the form of minutes or an outright ban. Check out the full site at the link below for additional information and screenshots. PageAddict is free and works wherever Firefox does.
PageAddict [via gHacks]
Top 10 Remote Control and Streaming Tools [Lifehacker Top 10]
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5497960/top-10-remote-control-and-streaming-tools
Photo by Xjs-Khaos.
10. DJ Your iTunes Playlists From Any Room
9. Install Wake-on-LAN for Remote Power-Ups
8. Be At Home Anywhere with OpenVPN
7. Watch Recorded TV with Remote Potato
Once you get Remote Potato set up, you'll get nearly full access to your Windows 7 Media Center anywhere you have a browser up and running. Through a Silverlight plug-in, you can watch shows you've recorded, set up new recordings, and otherwise fine-tune your fairly awesome setup. (Original post)
Once you get Remote Potato 6. Control Torrent Downloading Remotely
5. Give Remote Tech Support with CrossLoop
4. Keep an Eye On What's Happening at Home
3. Stream Media Anywhere with Orb
2. Do Everything Else with a Home Server
1. Use Your Home Computer Through LogMeIn
What apps do you use to connect back home when you're away? How do you get at your home media when you've got downtime? Tell us about your tips and tools in the comments.
Easily Add Clouds to Any Picture in Photoshop [Photoshop]
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5498062/easily-add-clouds-to-any-picture-in-photoshop
There are a number of ways to do this in Photoshop, but MakeUseOf opts to use the very handy Render > Clouds tool (Under Filter), which creates a cloud-like pattern using your currently chosen foreground and background colors (which, as long as we're talking about Earth, will likely be white and blue, respectively). They might not be the most realistic clouds of all time, but you may be able to tweak the Levels a little bit to make it look as good as possible. Hit the link for more detailed instructions if you're not already a Photoshop guru—and if you are, let us know your cloud-creating tips in the comments!
How To Easily Create Clouds in Photoshop [MakeUseOf]
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