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Home Weather Center 1.8.6b2 (Mac)

Home Weather Center HWC is a weather graphing, monitoring and analysis application for Mac OS X. HWC is designed as a virtual weather station utilising Internet based weather sources rather than the more traditional and costly hardware based sensors. As data is gathered and stored in its database HWC...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Weather, Lightsoft, Home Weather Center, Storage, E-mail, Databases, Hardware, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-10-04

Additional Resources

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

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: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Motorola Cliq (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Motorola CliqIf anyone doubts that Google's Android has a future, then they haven't seen T-Mobile's Motorola Cliq MB200. With its easy-to-use design, spacious keyboard, and action-packed feature set, the Cliq combines an attractive, powerful device with the customization of the Android operating system. We won't say it's the...

Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, slider mechanism, Google Search Bar, Motorola Inc., Cliq, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-10-15

Garmin Nuvifone G60 (AT&T)

Photo gallery:Garmin Nuvifone G60If you've been following the story of the Garmin Nuvifone at all, you know it hasn't been the smoothest of rides. After being announced in January 2008, the launch of Garmin's first smartphone was delayed time and time again, and we had all but given up on...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, Smart phones, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., display, Garmin Ltd., Garmin nuvifone, Garmin Nuvifone G60, Nuvifone G60, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-10-09

HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web

Although HP and Lexmark both released touch-screen printers at the same time, we have to credit HP for being the first to bring one to the consumer space, with the Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web. The printer connects directly to the Web through a wired or wireless connection without the need...

Tags: Printers, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Web, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co., touch screen

Product reviews 2009-09-28

Panasonic TC-P54G10

Photo gallery: Panasonic TC-P54G10For some people, a 50-inch HDTV just isn't big enough. Panasonic created its new 54-inch screen size, represented here by the TC-P54G10, for just those kinds of people. This set competes directly against the new 55-inch LCD size for your big-screen consideration, and occupies a...

Tags: Panasonic TC-P54G10, Panasonic, G10

Product reviews 2009-09-17

Apple iPod Touch (third generation, 8GB)

Editors' note: The rating of the 8GB iPod Touch is slightly less than the 32GB and 64GB models because of slight differences in processor speed and features.Photo gallery:Apple iPod Touch third generationNow in its third year, Apple's iPod Touch has evolved so many features and uses beyond media playback that...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Keyboards, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-09-12

Innovative Universal Remote Control Extends Power of PC to Your Living Room

The SilverPAC Evolution5500 is the only universal remote control in the world that streams SideShow Gadget content from a Windows PC. Users can catch up on reading email, check the weather and stock quotes, control lighting systems, or keep in touch with popular social networking services like Facebook and Twitter...

Tags: PC, Microsoft Corp., SilverPAC Evolution5500, Social Networking, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Case studies 2009-09-01

Pharos Traveler GPS 137 - smartphone with two digital cameras / digital player / GPS receiver - WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM

Photo gallery:Pharos Traveler GPS 137Editors' note: The Pharos Traveler 137 shares similar features to the Pharos Traveler 127. For this review, we will be focusing on the different design and performance. For more details on the phone's features, please read our full review of the Pharos Traveler 127.Earlier this month,...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, GPS receiver, attention-grabber, digital camera, W-CDMA, camera, GSM, UMTS, GPS, Pharos, Pharos Traveler 127, Pharos Traveler 137, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-08-27

LG Crystal GD900 (Unlocked)

Editors' note: The LG GD900 Crystal has not been announced for a U.S. carrier, so we have republished the CNET U.K. review of the phone. We're all for cool stuff that has no point besides lookingawesome. Take, for example, Nate'shair. But plenty of pointless gimmicks just take up too much...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Keyboards, Crystal GD900, LG Electronics Inc., phone, LG GD900 Crystal

Product reviews 2009-08-14

Cricket TXTM8

When the Verizon Wireless Blitz came out late last year, we were quite taken by the handset's cute and compact shape, even though some thought it looked a little fat and squat. So when we saw at CTIA that PCD, the maker of the Blitz, was coming out with similar...

Tags: Instant messaging, Cellular phones, slider mechanism, NOW IT, number key, Cricket TXTM8, Cricket, Cricket Communications

Product reviews 2009-07-30

Acoustic Research ARIR200 Internet Radio

Photo gallery:Acoustic Research ARIR200Wi-Fi radios would seem to be a perfect bedside companion, but surprisingly few of them are designed to work as an alarm clock. The Acoustic Research ARIR200 is one of few that is designed to at least try to wake you up in the morning, with a...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Advertising & Promotion, Acoustic Research ARIR200, snooze button

Product reviews 2009-07-27

To the Moon: Grumman, One Giant Landing for Mankind

The historic Apollo 11 mission in July of 1969 culminated in the first manned moon landing. While many of the proud Americans who were involved in that project are no longer with us 40 years later, the technologies they built still live on, will be further refined, and will return...

Tags: Spacecraft, Aircraft, LEM, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-19

2010 Ford Taurus SHO

Photo gallery:2010 Ford Taurus SHOAfter losing its mantle as most popular sedan to the Toyota Camry in 1997, the Ford Taurus went through a bit of an identity crisis, but it's back with a vengeance for the 2010 model year with a whole new platform. Right out of the gate,...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Taurus SHO, Ford Motor Co., SHO, Ford Taurus

Product reviews 2009-07-15

Motorola Evoke QA4

Photo gallery:Motorola Evoke QA4We're not quite sure what to make of the Motorola Evoke QA4. Though it offers a touch screen, a full HTML browser, and an appealing slider design, it hardly qualifies as either a smartphone or a multimedia powerhouse like the Samsung Eternity. Also, while we appreciate its...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, widget, Motorola Inc., touch screen, Cricket Wireless

Product reviews 2009-06-23

2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid

Photo gallery:2010 Mercury Milan HybridA new technology for production cars in 1997, gas-electric hybrid drivetrains have had only 12 years to mature, yet they've been subject to serious scrutiny and plenty of backlash. The system in the 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid should silence the critics. In this application, hybrid technology...

Tags: Milan Hybrid, Mercury Milan, car, Mercury

Product reviews 2009-06-09

Samsung Jack (AT&T)

By now, you've probably seen the TV commercials featuring Ozzy Osbourne and his new personal assistant, the Samsung Jack. The Jack is the successor to the Samsung BlackJack series and aside from the name change, the Windows Mobile smartphone brings an updated look and some feature enhancements, including a faster...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Jack Doe, AT&T Corp., Samsung Jack, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-05-27

HTC Touch Diamond (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: The Verizon HTC Touch Diamond is similar to the unlocked Touch Diamond in design. For this review, we will be concentrating on the different features and performance compared with the unlocked version as well as the Sprint HTC Touch Diamond. For a full description of the smartphone's design,...

Tags: Smart phones, Flash memory, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications Inc., memory, smart phone, Sprint Communications, HTC Touch, expansion slot, Verizon HTC Touch Diamond, High Tech Computer Corp., microSD expansion slot, performance

Product reviews 2009-04-22

Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150

Many of the networked-media players we've looked at recently rely heavily on interfacing with Windows Media Center, the digital media hub software that's available on many--but not all--PCs running Windows XP and Vista. Some models, such as the HP MediaSmart Connect, can operate in "WMC Extender mode" or via their...

Tags: Home networking, Media Center PCs, Digital media, NetGear

Product reviews 2009-04-21

Samsung Propel Pro (AT&T)

The hot trend at CTIA 2009 was messaging phones, and one of the models to debut at the show was the Samsung Propel Pro for AT&T. It looks similar to Samsung Propel, with a slider form factor and full QWERTY keyboard, but the Pro is designed more for business...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, AT&T Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-04-09