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GMail broke down today, did you notice?

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Section: Communications, Email / IM Gmail service crashed today, causing outages across the globe, including users in the United Kingdom, Australia, India and other parts of Europe. Web based Gmail was affected and users still had access to their email server through mobile applications.

www.gadgetell.com

Compostmodern 09: Urgent Reflections and All Posts In One Place

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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As my new eco-crush Nathan Shedroff ended Compostmodern on a serious but pragmatic note Saturday night (have you done your homework?), I had a dizzying moment of clarity---and not just because I'd been chained to my keyboard since 8am.

EMI & Depeche Mode offer first iTunes Pass

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: iTS, iTunesI don't want to start any blasphemous rumors... but 'groundbreaking electro legends' isn't the first phrase I'd use to describe Depeche Mode.

Cool Halloween costume

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Using a digital camera and a portable DVD player this dude created a really odd and cooll Halloween outfit, creating the illusion that he has a gaping hole in his stomach.

25 nice wine bottle designs

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I’m a big wine fan and I admit that sometimes I buy a bottle just because it has a nice label or an unusual bottle. Here’s a collection of 25 nice wine bottle designs. Check them out.

Coroflot Creative Employment Confab at SXSWi in Austin.

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Attention Core readers, especially those headed to Austin next month for South by Southwest, and those looking for an additional reason to go.

Review: Argosy HV675 MediaPlay

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Short Version: The HV675 walks the line between ease of use and speed when it comes to getting video content from your computer onto your TV. There’s no complicated networking to set up, no CDs or DVDs to burn, and most readily-available file formats will work just fine.

www.crunchgear.com

For $3,000, You Can Build Your Own Kindle Killer

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Wish the Kindle could do more than just basic text browsing? Want to check Google Maps on your e-book reader? There's a kit for that.

MacSpeech update something worth talking about

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Filed under: SoftwareMacSpeech Inc. unveiled a new update to its well regarded speech recognition application for the Mac today. The release of version 1.3, available immediately by download, has some significant enhancements and fixes.

Geek-Friendly Fashion: The Keybag

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Looking for the perfect geek-friendly fashion accessory to wear to your next LAN party? Something to complement your Heart Meter Shirt, on-trend laptop sleeve, and USB Engagement Ring? Consider the Keybag.

www.gearlog.com

Sweet As Candy: Jazwares and Hershey Team Up on Consumer Electronics Line

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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The Candy Man has made his way into consumer electronics. Jazwares is joining up with The Hershey Company to sweeten up tech products. The products aren't not Willy Wonka style--you won't be able to eat your digital camera after taking a photo--but they look delicious.

www.gearlog.com

Kindle 2 unboxing

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CrunchGear's got one in. Click through for video, and an all-angles gallery.

gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/02/24/kindle-2-un

Want to enable 1password in the Safari 4 Beta? Here’s how.

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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After weeks of dealing with Firefox running like a pile of hot garbage on both of my Macs, I made the jump over to the Safari 4 Beta as soon as word of it broke this morning.

www.crunchgear.com

Disable Tabs on Top in the Safari 4 Beta

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Here’s how to disable the Tabs on Top feature in Safari 4. Open Terminal in OS X and type: defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4TabBarIsOnTop -bool NO To restore Tabs on Top type: defaults delete com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4TabBarIsOnTop [Thanks to Justin!]

www.crunchgear.com

Why Some MacBooks Are Becoming CrackBooks

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A large number of MacBook owners have reported cracks appearing in their notebook cases. The cracks are mostly occurring in the palm-rest corners of the earlier generation, plastic MacBooks.

MSI Wind Top AE1900, AE2010 and AE2200 All-in-one PCs

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MSI introducing its all-in-one desktop pc from Wind Top series at CeBit. There are three models showing off at this event which are a 19-inch touchscreen model called Wind Top AE1900, 20-inch model called AE2010 and AE2200 which sport a 22-inch LCD touchscreen.All models offer 1600 x 1900 pixel...

www.lifeatmost.com

Dr. Zeus – Master of Lightning

February 24th, 2009 link to (permalink)

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The Dr. Zeus in his High Voltage Metal Suit and play with the "lightning", amazing!Dr Zeus aka Terry Blake energizes his new light sabers with two 12 kilowatt Tesla coils that produce music through the sparks. (Watch the video, Coool!)

www.likecool.com

Average Diesel Price Falls Below Premium Gas

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Diesel enthusiasts can rejoice: after a year of significantly higher prices, the average cost of a gallon of diesel fuel has fallen back below the price of premium gasoline, according to Autoblog. Diesel now averages $2.18 per gallon, compared with $2.19 for premium gas and $1.96 for regular.

www.gearlog.com

The world’s most expensive vacuum cleaner

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Announced last month, The Crystal Ergoripado is a euro;15,000 vacuum cleaner. Electrolux Floorcare reports that it's been approached by the Guinness people, who believe that it may be the world's most expensive.

gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/02/24/the-worlds-

CeBit is next week.. testing the weapons to bring it to you too

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Click here to see more I have been testing my new video cam and upload settings.. It looks like I will be using the setting I have on this video.

jkkmobile.blogspot.com

SanDisk announced faster memory card readers – The ImageMate All-In-One and ImageMate Multi-Card Reader

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SanDisk announced two new ImageMate memory card readers today, the ImageMate All-in-one and the ImageMate Multi-card. Both readers feature faster transfer rates, packed into a smaller and attractive body compared to the older SanDisk readers.

www.slashgear.com

Phantom Emergency Oxygen Pack Concept

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Call me paranoid, but if I were to dive into the deep blue sea, I want to have as many backup oxygen as I can get. Ricardo Baiao probably has the same thought when he designed his Phantom compressed backup air system.

www.slashgear.com

iPhone App Spanks Your Frenemies

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Worst iPhone app ever. Of all the strange, quirky stuff we've seen in the iPhone's App Store, this one takes the cake: An application that enables you to virtually spank your friends, family or coworkers.

NASA Satellite Crashes After Launch

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A NASA satellite dedicated to monitoring greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere fell back to earth and crashed about three minutes after launch, CNN reports.

www.gearlog.com

Dell Mini 10 netbook limited to 1GB of RAM, no upgrading possible

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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops, NetbooksAccording to the Direct2Dell blog, the Dell Mini 10 “packs a punch” but that is not going to be in terms of maximum allowed RAM. It turns out that the Mini 10 will ship with “1GB fixed RAM” which means that you...

www.gadgetell.com

Good News: Portable GPS Sales Flat This Year

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Garmin says sales of portable GPS systems, or portable navigation devices (PNDs), will be flat in 2009. In a phone conference with analysts, Gramin president and COO Cliff Pemble described 2009 as a "difficult year," according to TWICE.

www.gearlog.com

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