Sunday, May 09, 2010

Word Finder Finds the Right Word When You Draw a Blank [Language]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5534168/word-finder-finds-the-right-word-when-you-draw-a-blank

Word Finder Finds the Right Word When You Draw a BlankEven serious crossword puzzle enthusiasts get stuck now and then—and if you've got nowhere else to go, free web tool Word Finder will help you figure out that missing word and save you hours of agonizing.

Word Finder is pretty handy for any situation in which you draw a blank and can't figure out a word—whether you're doing a word jumble, a crossword puzzle, or just can't put your finger on that word that you know is in your head but isn't coming to you. There are a few different search parameters, too; you can define the length of the word, what letters it starts with, ends with, or has somewhere inside it, and even unscramble them. You even get two dictionaries to choose from, one of which is the official Scrabble dictionary (though if you try to whip this out during Scrabble, that probably counts as cheating). Hit the link to check it out, and never wait for the next day's crossword answers again.

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Surprise! Your iPad Camera Connection Kit Supports External Hard Drives [Ipad]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5533668/surprise-your-ipad-camera-connection-kit-supports-external-hard-drives

The iPad Camera Connection Kit may be selling itself short with its name; turns out you can also use it to hook your iPad up to an external hard drive. Here's how it's done.

The video above, from Maxwell Shay, walks you through part of the process. It only works after you jailbreak your iPad, something we wholeheartedly recommend you do anyway. Once you've done that, download the iFile app and the Nano terminal text editor from Cydia. That's the easy part.

The hard part involves all kinds of SSH and PLIST file editing. For that, check out Max's written step by step tutorial here. And seriously, this is tricky stuff, so be careful.

It's a neat proof of concept—and of what all iPads should be able to do right out of the box, if only Apple would let it—but once you get through all the grunt work it's also a handy way to share and store files.

HOWEVER: if you're not an experienced jailbreaker, your best option is probably to hold off for now. It wouldn't be surprising to see a much more streamlined approach packaged into an extension or utility in Cydia in the coming weeks. Meaning you'd be able to install this hack directly from the jailbreak store, saving you from a whole mess of potential problems. [Time-More via Wired]

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Fujitsu breathes new life into color e-paper: brighter, faster, lovelier

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/fujitsu-breathes-new-life-into-color-e-paper-brighter-faster/

Fujitsu's been dabbling in the color e-paper market for years, showing off prototype readers during a time when the iPad was simply a twinkle in the eye of Steve-o. Now, the e-reader realm as a whole is having to reevaluate itself with the explosion of multifaceted tablets, but we're not giving up hope just yet -- Qualcomm's downright stunning color Mirasol display could turn the tables once more later this year, and Fujitsu's new and improved color e-paper might do the same later this month. Scheduled to debut at the Fujitsu Forum in Japan, this newly developed color electronic paper utilizes a redesigned panel structure and image re-write methods, and there's also an improved contrast ratio to boot. Unfortunately, there's no public commercialization plans just yet, but we're hoping it'll hit a few products sooner rather than later -- time's a wastin', Fujitsu!

Fujitsu breathes new life into color e-paper: brighter, faster, lovelier originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 May 2010 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP TouchSmart tm2 getting Core i3 and i5 this summer?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/08/hp-touchsmart-tm2-getting-core-i3-and-i5-this-summer/

This is just a rumor at this point, but it's definitely one we'd file in the believable column. According to NewGadgets.de, HP's planning to update its 12.1-inch tm2 convertible tablet with Core i3 and i5 processors in June. Considering we've heard that Intel will be releasing its Core i5 ULV processors around then, this certainly makes sense --- after all, we'd expect HP to swap out the current Core 2 Duo ULV processors for something more powerful, yet power efficient. Time will tell if the new chips make it into the multitouch laptop, but it's good to know that HP's still working on at least some sort of Windows 7 tablet.

HP TouchSmart tm2 getting Core i3 and i5 this summer? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 May 2010 07:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lenovo LePhone unboxed, exhaustively reviewed ahead of launch in China

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/08/lenovo-lephone-unboxed-exhaustively-reviewed-ahead-of-launch-in/

We're not sure how we missed this one, but it's better late than never -- turns out some lucky jerks in China were given a Lenovo LePhone to play with back in mid-April, and the guys at Sooyuu have just finished the fifth and final part of their lengthy review, just in time for the May launch. We weren't expecting any changes since our last encounter at CES, but apparently the 3.7-inch screen's now been upgraded from LCD to AMOLED, and like the Palm Pre, the LePhone also sports a gesture area below the screen. Of course, there's also the never-before-seen packaging that we totally dig, not to mention the bundled goodies such as a leather case, a noise-isolation handsfree kit (but sans music and volume control), plus a magnetic dock adapter. As for software, the reviewer praises Lenovo's snappy, heavily customized Android with its vast Chinese social networking service integration, music store, video apps, and an impressive Chinese turn-by-turn navigation suite. We almost want to adopt this baby, only to be let down by its 3.2-megapixel camera's mediocre quality, lack of flash, and inability to autofocus. Anyhow, you can be the final judge -- head over to Sooyuu for plenty more pictures.

Lenovo LePhone unboxed, exhaustively reviewed ahead of launch in China originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 May 2010 17:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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