Friday, September 30, 2011

drag2share: Turn a Lamp On and Off Just by Touching It with This DIY Tweak [DIY]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5845247/turn-a-lamp-on-and-off-just-by-touching-it-with-this-diy-tweak

Turn a Lamp On and Off Just by Touching It with This DIY TweakLamp switches can be kind of a pain—either you can't reach them comfortably, they break within a few months, or they just take a lot of force. With an inexpensive touch switch, you can turn any metal lamp on and off just by touching it with your finger.

DIY web site Instructables has a guide to hooking a touch switch up to your metal lamp, and it's a pretty cool tweak—not to mention surprisingly useful. The touch switch requires digging into the wiring of the lamp, but it shouldn't be too hard, even if you aren't an electronics guru—the tutorial on Instructables coupled with the touch switch's manual should be more than enough to get you set up. Hit the link to see more about how it works.

"Simple" Conversion of Metal Lamp to Use Touch Switch | Instructables

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Posted by Augustine at 9:24 AM

drag2share: Is Digital Money the New Way to Buy Drugs? [Drugs]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5845229/is-digital-money-the-new-way-to-buy-drugs

Is Digital Money the New Way to Buy Drugs?I'm not gonna name names, but someone just mentioned paying for weed with a Square account. It'd be equally easy to use Paypal, Venmo, Bitcoin (RIP) or any of the myriad mobile payment systems that allow you to send money from your phone.

I mean, think about it: As long as you don't put some idiotic note on your account like "drugs," virtual currency would be a really easy way for drug dealers to take one very dangerous aspect of trafficking out of the equation—as long as they took some precautions.

So have you ever bought drugs using a mobile payment system? Is this a really tired scheme that a innocent lad like me just hadn't ever heard of? Let us know in the poll.


Have you ever bought drugs with virtual currency?

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Posted by Augustine at 9:21 AM

drag2share: iPhone 5 to have 21Mbps HSPA+ data? China Unicom says so

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/29/iphone-5-to-have-21mbps-hspa-data-china-unicom-says-so/

We know that Apple won't be unveiling its next superphone for a few more days, but we may have a tasty tidbit about the iPhone 5 ahead of schedule. So the story goes, China Unicom's Deputy Director Huang Wenlian was making a presentation at Macworld Asia, and stated that the new iPhone would utilize the company's HSPA+ 21Mbps network. Now, we aren't saying it's a sure thing, but it appears that Tim Cook could deliver a handset with thrice the data speeds of its predecessor next week. Fingers crossed, ya'll.

Update: We removed the original picture at the request of PC Watch. It was a presentation slide showing a timeline of iPhone models, with a simple line drawing in place of the iPhone 5 and a mention of HSPA+ 21Mbps underneath.

iPhone 5 to have 21Mbps HSPA+ data? China Unicom says so originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 9:15 AM

drag2share: Softbank takes Dell Streak Pro 101DL by the hand, plans January 2012 coming out party (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/29/softbank-takes-dell-streak-pro-101dl-by-the-hand-plans-january/

Dell Streak Pro 101DL. Just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Clumsy naming aside, this power-laden handset's just been officially outed by Japanese carrier Softbank, where'll it bow sometime next January. So, what sort of mobile media tour de force can you look forward to early next year? Try a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED Plus display vividly showcasing a skinned version of the now ubiquitous Android 2.3, all running atop a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 processor. There's also the usual array of WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and dual cameras on board (1.3 megapixel front-facing / 8 megapixel rear), with planned support for Dell's SyncUp cloud storage in the works. Of course, the phone delivers up to 14Mbps down via the network's WCDMA 2100MHz frequency, but you globe-trotting folk can always take advantage of the included quad-band GSM / WCDMA radios. As with all things pre-released, certain specs can still change before the ringing in of our new year. Let's just keep our toes crossed that one of those potential alterations is a frozen mobile OS dessert. Get a gander of the coming soon gadget in the videos after the break.

[Thanks, Babak]

Continue reading Softbank takes Dell Streak Pro 101DL by the hand, plans January 2012 coming out party (video)

Softbank takes Dell Streak Pro 101DL by the hand, plans January 2012 coming out party (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 9:15 AM

drag2share: HTC Holiday hits the FCC, ready to deliver AT&T's LTE to 3-percent of Americans

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/29/htc-holiday-hits-the-fcc-ready-to-deliver-atandts-lte-to-3-perce/

HTC Holiday at the FCC
We're not sure how much longer it'll be before the tiny fraction of Americans that can take advantage of AT&T's LTE network will actually be able to put the HTC Holiday in their hands, but we imagine it won't be too much longer. It looks like the dual-core super-phone just stopped by the FCC to have its radio checked out, and we're happy to report the PH39100 came out unscathed. Though photos and specific branding were missing from the filing, we're pretty confident that this 1700/2100/700 LTE device from HTC is, in fact, the Holiday. We're also certain that Ma Bell is working like mad to get this 4.5-inch beast out the door real soon. Hit up the source link if you're into things like RF exposure reports and label placement diagrams.

HTC Holiday hits the FCC, ready to deliver AT&T's LTE to 3-percent of Americans originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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