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Distance Lab seeking couples to test drive 'intimacy' device

Cheap air travel and the Web undermine the impact of distance, but geographically separated couples could use a better alternative than technologies like text, email, and video chat when physical intimacy is not an option. Enter Mutsugoto, a device designed to communicate intimacy by allowing for couples,...

Tags: Device, Lab, Distance Lab, Wiki, Digital Media, Strategy, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-04-22

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Physics 101 SE 7.5.1 (Mac)

The perfect solution for physics students and teachers everywhere, Physics 101 SE is the premier tool for physics, allowing you to focus on physics and not mathematical busywork. With its ability to instantly solve for almost any variable in over 150+ list of formulas of the most commonly used physics...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Formula, Physics, Praeter Software, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-10-18

Samsung SyncMaster P2370HD

The 23-inch Samsung SyncMaster P2370HD is essentially a small HDTV that can double as a monitor. It has all the TV connections you'd expect and even comes with a fully functioning remote control. It can be found at major online stores for about $315. This is about $25 more than...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, neck, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., bezel, P2370

Product reviews 2009-09-16

Logger Pro 3.8 (Mac)

Logger Pro software provides an inexpensive, user-friendly way for students to collect and analyze data with computers. This program works in combination with Vernier Software's Universal Lab Interface or Serial Box Interface. With either interface, students can easily measure physical quantities such as temperature, pH, pressure, light, dissolved oxygen, relative...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Student, Vernier Software & Technology, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-09-01

HVC Color Composer Professional plugin for InDesign CS4 1.1 (Mac)

Master Colors patented technology offers artists the only known objective method of color composition, with an approach that can be clearly explained, understood and used by any artist, designer, digital photographer or prepress professional. Master Colors' HVC Color Composer is a designer's dream tool. This InDesign plug-in adds a new,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Color, Palette, Plug-in, Master Colors, HVC Color Composer, HVC Interface, *Proportion, Construction

Software downloads 2009-07-07

News to know: Apple, VMWare, Earth Day, Kaiser, MySpace

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Apple beats for Q2; Best non-holiday quarter; Netbook hardware 'junky' Jason D. O'Grady: Apple's Q209 earnings. Recession?...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Sam Diaz, MySpace, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-04-23

BBC botnet buy: What were they thinking?

Guest editorial by Roel Schouwenberg As Dancho Danchev pointed out, the BBC leased itself a botnet. I couldn't quite believe it when I read it. The BBC, arguably one of the very best TV producers in the world, surely should have known better? There are so many...

Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Nikon AF-S DX 18-105mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR lens

For Nikon DX shooters looking to expand their horizons beyond the kit lens, the 18-105mm DX ED VR f3.5-5.6 lens is an attractive and reasonably priced addition to your collection. Introduced in August 2008 as a kit lens option for the D90, you can find it for well under...

Tags: Nikon Corp., Vibration Reduction

Product reviews 2009-02-11

CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Part Tree, er...Three

To Recap We're heading into the homestretch.  Which is why the Giants need to beat the Panthers....last night.  Oh, snap. This isn't my NFL blog. I don't have one. This is the final episode in that hilarious sitcom, Greenberg's Fools Gold.  For those of you who missed the previous...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, CRM, Greenberg, Connectbeam Management, Zuora, LucidEra, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-22

Lenovo ThinkVision L1940p - flat panel display - TFT - 19

The 19-inch Lenovo ThinkVision L1940p boasts a full host of ergonomic features, including great performance in movies, 90-degree screen pivoting, and a practical yet elegant design. The monitor includes a screen resolution of 1,440x900, which is a lower resolution than the 1,680x1,050 of its two competitors, the ViewSonic VX1962wm and...

Tags: Cable, Monitors & displays, flat panel, TFT, Lenovo Group Ltd., Lenovo ThinkVision L1940p, OSD, Westinghouse, ViewSonic Corp., bezel

Product reviews 2008-11-25

Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p

The Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p is a 24-inch LCD monitor that's functional, flexible, and fairly priced. It includes the "ergonomic trifecta" of screen pivoting, rotation, and height adjustment, as well as the "video connection trifecta" of VGA, DVI, and HDMI. It turned in excellent performance in games and movies, showing accurate...

Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, panel depth, Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p, Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP, Lenovo Group Ltd., Dell UltraSharp, display

Product reviews 2008-11-13

Lenovo ThinkVision L2440x

The Lenovo ThinkVision L2440x is the first consumer-level LCD monitor we've reviewed that has LED backlighting. This 24-inch display proved to be an excellent performer with games and movies, showing accurate color reproduction and deep blacks. It includes the "ergonomic trifecta" of screen pivoting, rotation, and height adjustments. And it...

Tags: Monitors & displays, panel depth, ThinkVision L2440x, Lenovo Group Ltd., OSD

Product reviews 2008-11-12

Integration of Virtualization Technology Into Network Security Laboratory

Distance education has witnessed a tremendous growth in the past decade. Advances in Internet technologies have made it possible to deliver not only lectures, but also hands-on labs remotely. Virtualization technology enables multiple virtual machines and their applications to run simultaneously on a single physical computer. This eliminates the need...

Tags: Network, Virtual Machine, Integration, Virtualization Technology, Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Networking, Storage Management, Network Security, Utility Computing, Security, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2008-10-25

Canon EF 70-200mm f4 IS USM L

You want a medium telephoto lens for your Canon dSLR, something with a constant aperture, solidly built with pro quality, yet light enough to carry on adventure to some far away part of the world. You have looked at the f2.8 models but didn't think you could afford them or...

Tags: Mode 1, Canon Inc., lens, aperture, f4 IS USM L

Product reviews 2008-10-06

Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED

One of the blessings of an SLR can also be a curse: having to choose which lenses to carry, which means finding the right balance between weight and bulk, and having the focal lengths you need. The Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 G IF ED lens offers Nikon shooters...

Tags: Nikon Corp.

Product reviews 2008-07-21

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4.0-5.6 IS lens

Available for less than $300, the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS is a lightweight, affordable first or second lens to complement your entry-level or midrange digital SLR. With its 400mm-equivalent focal length, you get the reach and angle of view desirable for shooting portraits and sports, or just to bring...

Tags: Digital cameras, lens, Canon Inc., Canon EF-S

Product reviews 2008-06-27

Nikon AF-S DX 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 G ED VR lens

For those looking to go beyond what a kit lens has to offer their Nikon dSLR, there's Nikon's AF-S DX 16-85mm f3.5-5.6 G ED VR. Compatible with all Nikon DX digital SLRs including the D300, D60, and D40, there's an awful lot to decipher in its name. geekbox...

Tags: Nikon Corp., aperture

Product reviews 2008-06-11

A UMan robotic arm

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a mobile robotic arm which can manipulate objects by 'seeing' its environment through a digital camera. This robotic arm, dubbed UMan, or UMass Mobile Manipulator, can 'approach unfamiliar objects, such as scissors, garden shears and jointed wooden toys -- and learn...

Tags: Environment, UMan, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-06-06

IBM to cool chips with H20

Much like a Porsche boxer engine -- only much, much smaller -- scientists from the IBM Zurich Research Lab and the Fraunhofer Institute in Berlin are working on a microchip that uses micro pipes of water to cool itself, IBM announced this morning. The chip's components are...

Tags: IBM Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS kit lens

The Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS lens adds image stabilization to the company's older kit lens, though otherwise it and its predecessor are basically the same. It's compatible with all Canon EF-S digital camera bodies, such as the EOS Rebel XSi and EOS 40D, but it won't fit on the EOS...

Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, Canon Inc., Canon EF-S

Product reviews 2008-06-02