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Probably The Most Unique Clock You’ll See Today

b0w1e — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:34:41 +0000

Camera to capture your life…

b0w1e — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:02:34 +0000

A camera you can wear as a pendant to record every moment of your life!

Originally invented to help jog the memories of people with Alzheimer’s disease, it might one day be used by consumers to create “lifelogs” that archive their entire lives. Studies showed that reviewing the events of the day using SenseCam photos could help some people improve long-term recall.

Worn on a cord around the neck, the camera takes pictures automatically as often as once every 30 seconds. It also uses an accelerometer and light sensors to snap an image when a person enters a new environment, and an infrared sensor to take one when it detects the body heat of a person in front of the wearer. It can fit 30,000 images onto its 1-gigabyte memory.

See some images taken using a SenseCam during trials in Cambridge, UK

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Barnes & Nobles E-reader to kill plastic logic’s kindle killer!

b0w1e — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:35:43 +0000

Barnes & Nobles “Nook” e-reader

A glimpse at what it says is an upcoming ad for Barnes & Noble’s impending announcement, which just so happens to be a e-book reader with color touch screen (sound familiar?) dubbed the Nook. According to the article, it’ll be out Tuesday, retail for $259, and will let users “lend e-books to friends.” Very interesting, indeed — so who’s excited? It looks like Barnes & Noble will be partnering with Best Buy for sales of the device.

Barnes & Noble

Plastic logic to Kill Kindle?

b0w1e — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:37:23 +0000

Does Plastic Logic have the “Kindle-killer?” Engadget just published some specs: 8.5 x 11 x .33 inches. But, according to Engadget, it supposedly uses the AT&T .3G “less bars” network…

Still, something like this could change the newspaper business.

I know that if I bought one, I would probably drop it on the first day, shattering it to bits.
Plastic Logic

Apple ‘It’s Only Rock and Roll’ Media Event

b0w1e — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:00:52 +0000

- Steve Jobs on stage for presentation and receiving a standing ovation.

Apple Slashed ipod prices

- 8 GB now $189, down $40
- 16 GB now $249, down $50
- 32 GB now $279, down $120

- 8 GB now $129, down $20
- 16 GB now $149, down $50

- 120 GB now $229, down $20

Iphone OS 3.1
- Improved syncing for music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and photos
- iTunes U content organization
- Redeem iTunes Gift Cards, codes, and certificates in the App Store
- Display available iTunes account credits in the App Store and iTunes Store
- Save video from Mail and MMS into Camera Roll
- Option to “Save as new clip” when trimming a video on iPhone 3GS
- Better iPhone 3G Wi-Fi performance when Bluetooth is turned on
- Remotely lock iPhone with a passcode via MobileMe
- Use Voice Control on iPhone 3GS with Bluetooth headsets
- Paste phone numbers into the keypad
- Option to use Home button to turn on accessibility features on iPhone 3GS
- Warn when visiting fraudulent websites in Safari (anti-phishing)
- Improved Exchange calendar syncing and invitation handling
- Fixes issue that cause some app icons to display incorrectly

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Additionally, the iTunes store interface has been re-designed to allow for easier browsing and now offers iTunes LPs – albums with additional content such as lyrics, photos, liner notes, and more.

- Closing performance from Norah Jones.
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1.5 Billion yes, I said BILLION apps downloaded from Apple

b0w1e — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:16:58 +0000

iphone & ipod touch apps

In just one year, customers have downloaded more than 1.5 billion apps from the App Store, Apple announced. The largest application store in the world, the App Store now contains more than 65,000 apps. It provides the 100,000 developers in the iPhone Developer program an easy way to reach iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 countries around the world.

Applications for iPhone are like nothing you’ve ever seen on a mobile phone. Explore some of the favorite apps here and see how they allow iPhone to do even more.

iphone apps

A Look at Windows Mobile 6.5 and HTC Touch

sandman — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:11:56 +0000

HTC (High Tech Computing, I know real original) has announced the new smartphone Touch Diamond 2 designed around the new Windows Mobile platform which uses touch technologies. Both Engadget and Gizmodo has a walkthrough video which actually shows some promise.

One of the issues I noticed as everyone else in the comments did too was the amount of lag while scolling. If it’s not too far off from release its possible they could get that figured out in time.

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