Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Swann TrueBlue 4000 series D1 DVRs pack up to 8 cameras, 1TB of storage for home security

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/21/swann-trueblue-4000-series-d1-dvrs/

Swann TrueBlue 4000 series D1 DVRs pack up to 8 cameras, 1TB of storage for home security

Home security may not have reached all-seeing aerial eye proportions, but Swann's TrueBlue 4000 series of D1 DVR systems can place up to eight digital peepers throughout your island fortress or humble abode. With a resolution of 480 x 704 pixels, the cameras offer "DVD-quality" video and feature night vision with up to 65 feet of visibility. Those hankering to remotely keep tabs on their homestead can load up the free SwannView app for Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Mobile 6 and Symbian to watch live video on mobile devices. Footage can also be viewed on monitors using HDMI or VGA connections and can be backed up through USB, eSATA or over a network. The maximum one terabyte of storage space nets continuous recording for up to 30 days -- or longer if the device's motion detection settings are flipped on. A 500GB base model with a quartet of cams rings up at $549.99, while the more expensive $649.99 and $749.99 models each pack 1TB hard drives and eight channel support. However, only the priciest of the trio comes packaged with the octet of cameras. Head past the break for the full PR and a glimpse of the rig in action.

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Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE review: the best full QWERTY phone on Sprint's network

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/21/motorola-photon-q-4g-lte-review/

Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE review

The future of Motorola post-acquisition may still be a mystery, but the manufacturer has managed to stay quite active over the last few weeks: it unveiled the Atrix HD, its first smartphone with an HD display and native ICS build, and there's already much anticipation around Verizon's Droid RAZR HD ahead of the holiday season. For the here and now, however, it's Sprint's turn to soak in the Moto love with the Photon Q 4G LTE. (Say it five times fast.)

Naturally, the name of the phone doesn't leave a whole lot to the imagination. As you'd expect, it's a follow-up to last year's Photon 4G that trades WiMAX for LTE and adds a full-sized QWERTY keyboard. What the name doesn't tell you, though, is that this phone costs a lofty $200 on contract, and ! features a qHD ColorBoost display (not to be confused with the Atrix's 720p screen, which uses the same branding). In other words, it's gotta be pretty good to have any success at that price point. How does the latest Googorola device hold up against the rest of Sprint's LTE lineup? Is it worth the premium? Follow us southward to find out.

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Posted by Augustine at 11:37 PM

Intellectual Ventures launches Kymeta spinoff, promises slim satellite broadband hotspots

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/21/intellectual-ventures-launches-kymeta-satellite-broadband-spinoff/

Intellectual Ventures launches Kymeta spinoff, promises satellite broadband hotspots

Intellectual Ventures is best known for its tendency to sue everyone, but it's going some distance to mend that bruised image through a newly spun out company, Kymeta. The startup hopes to improve the quality of satellite broadband through mTenna-branded, Ka-band hotspots made from metamaterials -- substances that can boost and manipulate a satellite signal while occupying virtually no space, leading to self-pointing transceivers that are just a fraction of the size of what we use today. That still amounts to equipment the size of a laptop running at a peak 5Mbps, although it's small enough that Kymeta sees hotspots reaching individual customers who want access from a boat, a car or the field. We'd just advise against tossing out the MiFi too quickly. Kymeta doesn't expect the hotspot to be ready before late 2014 at the earliest, and that leaves many questions about how much of a hit we'll take to the pocketbook.

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Posted by Augustine at 11:36 PM

Wednesday, August 08, 2012

You Can Actually Afford Dell's Probably Awesome 27-Inch UltraSharp Monitor [Monitors]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5932870/you-wont-have-to-take-out-a-loan-for-dells-new-27+inch-ultrasharp-monitor

You Can Actually Afford Dell's Probably Awesome 27-Inch UltraSharp MonitorDell is dropping a nice new 27-inch monitor that isn't too spendy—the UltraSharp U2713HM. It's Dell's first to use AH-IPS, or advanced high-performance IPS, a technology that's supposed to improve on both color and clarity. Though it was only announced on the company's Japanese site, the screen looks like it will only cost around $637. A pretty fantastic deal!

The 2560x1440 res LCD has four USB 3.0 ports, as well as HDMI, dual-link DVI connector, DisplayPort, and VGA-out. No Thunderbolt like Apple's screen of the same size, but then again, it's $367 cheaper, and that's a tradeoff we'll happily take. [AV Watch via The Verge]

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Posted by Augustine at 11:03 PM

Hydroponic Garden Blends Into Your Kitchen For Year Round Herbs [Hydroponics]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5932863/hydroponic-garden-blends-into-your-kitchen-for-year-round-herbs

Hydroponic Garden Blends Into Your Kitchen For Year Round HerbsIf you're not an avid gardener it's hard to stay on top of keeping indoor plants like herbs and spices watered and cared for. So consider this Urban Cultivator like a personal gardener. It's designed blend in with your other kitchen appliances, but it keeps a small herb garden alive and well all year long.

Even if you're constantly buying herbs at the grocery store for cooking, with a price tag that starts at $2,200 it will be a long time before the Urban Cultivator pays for itself. But there's nothing quite like fresh chives or rosemary straight from the plant to spice up a dish. And while you won't be growing full-on vegetables in this garden, there's still a wide variety of other edible plant life that will flourish under its artificial lighting. All you need to do is feed it some organic plant food once a week, and the dishwasher-sized appliance takes care of everything else. Now if only they sold one for taking care of children.

Hydroponic Garden Blends Into Your Kitchen For Year Round Herbs

[Urban Cultivator via The Awesomer]

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Posted by Augustine at 11:02 PM

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