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- Purebuds
- Of almost all gadgets, earbuds have the least surface area to work with, which means external design innovations are often incremental and minute. Color and style are the most noticeable physical characteristics that manufacturers tweak, but neither has an effect on the performance of an earphone. So, what's a new...
- Tags: Digital music, Purebuds, earbud, earphone
- Product reviews 2008-08-26
- Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse
- Microsoft's new SideWinder X5 Mouse is a stripped-down version of last year's Editors' Choice-winning SideWinder Gaming Mouse. Where the original model was a packed-to-the-gills gaming powerhouse, the X5 feels flimsy and expensive for the $60 Microsoft wants you to spend. We're willing to accept a more basic version of a...
- Tags: Mice, SideWinder X5, mouse, Logitech, SideWinder X5 Mouse, Microsoft Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-08-20
- iSkin Revo2 for 3G iPhone series
- The iSkin Revo2 is a silicone case that protects your iPhone 3G from everyday exposure to dust, moisture, and dirt. There Revo2 also provides two ways to protect the touch screen via a clear touch film and a visor. The iSkin Revo2 is available in four colors (Diablo, Sonic, Ozone,...
- Tags: Cellular phones, iSkin Revo2, 3G
- Product reviews 2008-08-05
- Pentax K20D (body only)
- Photo gallery:Pentax K20DIn case you haven't been paying close attention to the digital SLR market lately, there's been a shift toward CMOS sensors. Though Pentax has stuck with CCD for its entry-level K200D SLR, they have moved to a 14.6-megapixel CMOS chip in their new flagship K20D. That puts it...
- Tags: body design, Pentax K20D, Pentax
- Product reviews 2008-05-28
- Roasting biomass to produce more energy
- According to engineers at the University of Leeds, UK, it is possible to use torrefaction, a process usually associated with coffee production, to increase the energy content of some of some crops by up to 20 per cent. Not only torrefaction would lead to an increase of the energy extracted...
- Tags: Energy, Public Relations, Construction, Benefits, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Human Resources, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
- NASA's lunar breathing system
- When six astronauts share a 15 cubic meters spacecraft for weeks, how is it possible to avoid to be bothered by your fellows sweating and breathing? I've already written about staying clean in space, but NASA is going further this time. Its scientists are testing a lunar breathing system. The...
- Tags: NASA, Carbon Dioxide, CAMRAS, Sorbent, Flows, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Cooking at the South Pole
- In a freely available article, The Wall Street Journal reveals how chefs cook at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. You might find surprising to find such a post here, but cooking at the South Pole needs lots of innovation and creativity. Let's look at some of the challenges. First, the...
- Tags: Food, National Science Foundation, Wall Street Journal, Mushroom, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-03-16
- Dell launches abuse friendly laptop
- Dell on Tuesday launched a rugged version of its Latitude laptop in a move to take on Panasonic and General Dynamics' iTronix unit, which currently dominate the market for laptops used by military personnel, police officers and other folks that need a computer that can take a beating. ...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Monster iFreePlay
- Monster's iFreePlay headphones are among a small number of models taking advantage of the size of the iPod Shuffle, and incorporating a dock for the diminutive music player into the headphones. You need to supply the Shuffle, of course--either the second-generation or third-generation iPod Shuffle clip-on versions will...
- Tags: Monster, headphone
- Product reviews 2008-02-07
- Smart holograms to monitor our health?
- In a short news release, the Institute of Physics reports that smart holograms, which use materials called hydrogels that shrink or swell in response to local environmental conditions, can be used to monitor many physical conditions than three years ago. These smart holograms could soon be used 'by diabetics to...
- Tags: Monitor, Hologram, Health Care, Polymer, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-02-05
- Could+the+MacBook+Air%27s+trackpad+support+pen+input%3F
- Could+the+MacBook+Air%27s+trackpad+support+pen+input%3FCapactance is not the same touchTouch sensitive and capacitance sensitive are two completely different things. Touch means pressure and the laptop trackpads are typically not pressure sensitive. Capacitance detection requires something called a dielectric which our finger is perfect for because of the high moisture content. The...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, keyboard, pen, Microsoft Windows Vista, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- Police Blotter: Breathalyzer code must be disclosed
- Police Blotter: Breathalyzer code must be disclosedI did much the same thing with photo radarSome years ago, I got a speeding ticket in the mail from a photo radar outfit operating in Anchorage, Alaska. I filed a discovery motion asking for the calibration results and original manufacturer's testing that...
- Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Breathalyzer, radar, Police Blotter, breathalyzer
- Discussion threads 2008-01-28
- Nanopictures on your diamonds? Really?
- If this press release is not a hoax, you should soon be able to inscribe your favorite photos on the diamonds and other precious gems you already own. A Silicon Valley firm, Gemory LLC, says it has developed 'a new nanotechnology process that permanently inscribes high-resolution photos on any diamond...
- Tags: Diamond, Photograph, Gemory LLC Website, Thornton, Web Site Development, Internet, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- Wi-Fi crushes Bluetooth mouse for RF airspace
- Wi-Fi crushes Bluetooth mouse for RF airspaceMessage has been deleted.And your pavilion is an All-in-one?Not even sure why you need to resort to name calling. The computer has nothing to do with the network or bluetooth adapter anyways. Again, having them 1mm apart may have a lot to...
- Tags: Mice, Wireless LANs, computer, mouse, Wi-Fi, wireless, Bluetooth, wireless mice, Bluetooth Mouse
- Discussion threads 2007-11-28
- Climatologist Douglas Hardy Travels to Glaciers in the Highest Places on Earth, Where His Dell Latitude ATG Works Every Time
- The primary goal of the expeditions is to glaciers at 19,000 feet and higher on mountains in tropical ranges expose equipment to harsh working conditions that include physical shocks, vibration, dust, moisture, extreme temperatures, and low barometric pressure. As a solution the Climatologist deployed the Dell Latitude ATG D630 notebook...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Glacier, Dell Latitude, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Case studies 2007-11-26
- Burton Audex iPod Field Jacket
- The Burton Audex iPod Field Jacket ($379) is a high-end snowsport jacket with an integrated iPod remote control. If you've ever taken a spill and watched your snowboard and MP3 player shoot off in different directions, then the Burton Audex iPod Field Jacket is worth more than a passing glance....
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Burton, Audex, jacket, Burton Audex iPod, Apple iPod, Burton Audex iPod Field Jacket, iPod Remote
- Product reviews 2007-10-17
- Unresponsive iPhone touch screens
- Unresponsive iPhone touch screensHow many more Apple hardware failures will we see...It isn't five minutes since the Mac battery recall, and already we are seeing the iPhone is now iPhailed.With Apple, are the users paying the extra premium for better quality products, or rather is it just Appletalk for shiny...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Desktops, Touch-Screen Technology, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., touch screen
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Border-bot fence proving hard to build
- The border between the US and Mexico runs 2,000 miles. It's not unreasonable to think that technology could be used to stand guard over a big chunk of that. But even at $20 million for a 28-mile stretch, the job is proving far tougher than imagined. The Washington Post reports...
- Tags: Government, Sensor, Region, Radar, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Camera, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-09-27
- Sandbar MP3 SoundMate (yellow)
- Portable speakers are not in short supply, but very few are built to truly withstand the elements. However, Sandbar International's MP3 SoundMate is an exception. This compact speaker-cum-case, which sells for a reasonable $29.99 and comes in a variety of colors, helps protect your MP3 player from sand and water...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, MP3 SoundMate, MP3, speaker
- Product reviews 2007-07-31
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