Google CEO: Chrome OS geared for keyboard input, not touch
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt took time at the Web 2.0 summit to clarify his company's strategy for Chrome OS devices.
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Mimo brings nine-inch USB touchscreen monitor to Mac
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Mino Monitors have unveiled a new iMo eye9 mini-monitor, capable of extending the screen "real estate" of PCs and Macs via USB with both touchscreen capability and an included webcam.
Schmidt: Gingerbread Sooner, Chrome OS Later
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt, talking at the Web 2.0 conference today, made a couple announcements regarding devices that you, reader, may be interested in hearing. After all, with Android poised to become the most populous mobile OS in the world, any major update is worth discussing.
Rage: Mutant Bash TV brings id Tech 5 to iOS
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We saw id games' newest title, Rage, demonstrated earlier this year on an iOS device, but now there's more details and specifics on just how it's coming to iOS.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt at Web 2.0 Drops both Nexus S and Android 2.3 Gingerbread
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For all of you sitting at your computers (or sitting in the audience) today in the afternoon watching some fellows talking on stage on the way the world is working, you already know that one of those guys, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, whipped out something pretty neat to show off the brand new Android...
Google CEO: Nexus S due in weeks, Android 2.3 to get NFC
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the Web 2.0 Summit today showed a working example of the Nexus S. He refused to name Samsung as the manufacturer but mentioned it would run Android 2.3, or Gingerbread; it was also seen running on T-Mobile.
Review: AOC Edge Monitor Series
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Short version: Slim and attractive, but has a few image quality issues. A solid second monitor, but gamers and photographers will want something a little more robust.Features: 19″, 20″, 22″, 23″ varieties (all 16:9 AR)1080p, 5ms response time50,000,000:1 dynamic contrast...
10.6.5 server update back online, with a small security tweak
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The Mac OS X Server 10.6.5 update is back online, now marked v1.1 and with an incremented build number. It's available through Software Update and for download after fixing a memory aliasing issue in Dovecot's handling of user names.
Google chief denies evidence of Android fragmentation
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Google chief Eric Schmidt as part of the same talk that showed the Nexus S again denied that fragmentation was a problem for Android.
Microsoft already surpasses one million Kinect sales
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Microsoft's Kinect sensors have already reached one million sales across the globe. The milestone was achieved in just 10 days of availability, and nearly two weeks before shoppers will flood stores for the biggest selling day of the year, Black Friday....
Damon Albarn making next Gorillaz album completely on an iPad
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Musicians love the iPad -- it's a powerful computer with an intuitive interface, and that turns Apple's tablet into one of the best musical instruments (both real and virtual) around. Now, Damon Albarn, formerly of Blur and now frontman for the band Gorillaz, has become a fan as well.
10.6.5 Server update pulled by Apple
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Update: Version 1.1 of the 10.6.5 updater is online. If you're going with it, best to use the Combo updater.
Constant Current Source Project
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YourITronics has a good article on making a Constant Current Source using a Texas Instruments TPS54232 chip.The TSP 54232 is a flexible little chip but you will need to get out the fine pitch soldering iron tip and cut down on the coffee since it is only available in a surface mount package.
Latest PS3 Firmware is Broken by PSJailbreak
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Oh you hackers. The folks over at PSJailbreak start the week strong by announcing their positive break into PS3 firmware 3.42, 3.50, and they say any future firmware versions the peeps at Sony have to throw at them.
Sprint begins selling white HTC EVO 4G for $199
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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones The white HTC EVO 4G was once a Best Buy exclusive, but Sprint recently announced that it would begin selling the white HTC EVO 4G alongside the well known black HTC EVO. The 4.3 inch device rocking 4G connectivity has been...
A New Line Of Rugged USB Flash Drives From Kingston
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Here’s the newest addition to Kingston’s rugged USB flash drive line-up, the DataTraveler R500.
Comcast-NBC terms may require allowing iTunes, Netflix deals
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Comcast's proposed merger with NBC could require the combined entity to offer video to others online, according to sources speaking out Monday.
USB Battleship: A Visual Weight for Chaotic USB Cables
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The USB Battleship is a new 5-port USB hub by design duo giffin'termeer. Not just a pretty hub, the device was designed to visually anchor the cable chaos surrounding most of our workspaces, with a toy-like, miniature ship.
Diablo III Coming To Consoles?
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This is pretty nuts. The Diablo series has always been a mainstay of PC gaming — I mean, the entire game is clicking on things. Yet now Blizzard is hiring lead developers for a console version of the game. How are these poor bastards expected to click?! This thing?
Apple to offer youth workshops at select stores
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Apple will host holiday-themed workshops for kids ages six to 13-years-old this month. Topics will include photos, videos and presentations. That sounds just swell, but the bad news is that the workshops will take place at a very limited number of Apple Stores.
Something big from Apple tomorrow
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If you have visited Apple.com during the last few hours, you have read the sign above. Apparently Apple is – out of the blue – unveiling something big regarding iTunes tomorrow. Could it be an all-you-can-eat (listen) buffet account? We will see tomorrow.
Wand Activated LED Candle
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Just in time for the new “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” movie, the light source that every hobby wizard have always dreamt about is here; the wand activated LED candle. With a swish of your wand, the candle lights up, casting romantic light around the room.
Giorgio Armani, Samsung bring out upscale Galaxy S
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Giorgio Armani has once again collaborated with Samsung to bring out a more exclusive and luxurious version of a smartphone.
Bump adds music-sharing upgrade
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Bump is an older app on the App Store that allowed you to "share" contact information with another local phone not actually by Bluetooth, but by simply placing the two phones near the same location, and then sharing the information across a wireless network.
ASUS shows Sabertooth, Maximus IV boards for Sandy Bridge
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Computer maker ASUS has just finished a slew of technical seminars for media across the world showing off its upcoming mainboards for Intel's Sandy Bridge processors. The range includes the TUF-series Sabertooth P67 and Maximums IV Extreme with Intel's P67-series chipsets.
EyeTV Netstream Sat gives computer-free satellite TV to iPad
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Elgato today brought out its first satellite TV option that doesn't require a computer to view. The EyeTV Netstream Sat pipes any freely viewable European satellite TV through to a local network and can play it back to an iPad or iPhone through the EyeTV app (free, App Store) as well as Macs and...
