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Earbud static: It's the heat, not the humidity

An Apple technical note appears to suggest that iPod users this summer should consider wearing cotton and avoiding hyper-air-conditioned rooms when exercising. If not, be prepared for a shock. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Heat, Shock, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-05-18

Dell Latitude E6400 XFR: a laptop you can drop, shock and nearly blow up

Laptop security is a top-shelf issue for IT pros, and there's nothing worse than data corruption from drops, spills and tech complications thanks to an employee or the environment they're in. Enter Dell's Latitude E6400 XFR, the company's next-gen "fully rugged" platform, engineered to meet the needs of the most...

Tags: Shock, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude, Laptop Computer, Laptop Security, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, product photos, Dell, Latitude, XFR, rugged, extreme, laptop, Andrew Nusca

Image galleries 2009-03-10

iPhone shock therapy

Ever get a shock from your iPod or iPhone? I've been getting shocks now and then and they're not pleasant. Apparently I'm not the only one. There's a couple of posts about iPod shocks on Apple's discussion forums and it's been mentioned in other forums [1, 2] as well. Hardy...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Shock, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Headphone, Digital Music, Digital Media, Therapy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-04-01

Dell XPS or MacBook Air: the shock of your life

Earlier today I saw Russell Shaw's critique of the MacBook Air where he says he prefers the Dell XPS on a cost benefit basis. I don't plan on investing in an Air because it looks way too flimsy for a keyboard pounder like me. But I did think that the...

Tags: Shock, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Laptop Computer, Keyboards, Notebooks, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-01-17

Shock Calendar 1.37 (Windows)

Shock Calendar is an utility for the users that frequently check the clock and the calendar. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Calendar, Shock, Shock Calendar, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-11-13

Images: Streaking star carries a tail of seeds

NASA discovered that a red-giant star rocketing across the universe is leaving a trail of debris that could eventually form new stars, solar systems and even life.NASA scientists are estatic over the discovery of a tail or trail of gas and dust trailing the red giant star Mira as it...

Tags: Mira, tail, wavelength, trail, debris, scientist, shock, NASA

Image galleries 2007-08-16

Photos: Taser's C2 shocks at CES

The term "pocket protector" takes on a whole new meaning with a petite new stun gun designed for consumers.

Tags: shock, Consumer Electronics Show

Image galleries 2007-01-10

Photos: Taser's C2 shocks at CES

The term "pocket protector" takes on a whole new meaning with a petite new stun gun designed for consumers.

Tags: shock, Consumer Electronics Show

Image galleries 2007-01-10

Additional Resources

Thanksgiving reading. Soccer and enterprise apps: the similarities and differences

The other evening I had the pleasure of visiting Old Trafford soccer stadium. It's the home of Manchester United, arguably the most successful soccer team in living memory. Consistently at the top or near the top of the British Premier League and European Champions League in the late 20th and...

Tags: Team, SAP AG, Team Management, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-25

Light Peak: black hole

"Consumer acceptance - even from Apple fans - is not a given."Don't bet on it.If it says Apple on it anywhere, the Apple fanboys/girls will worship it, just like everything else from Cupertino.And WHEN it fails...they'll find some way to blame Microsoft.Bwah ha haa haaa!"bandwidth intensive users such as scientists"...

Tags: Network technology, Fiber optics, Optical networking, Apple Inc., audio industry, Light Peak, cable, black hole

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

East Anglia, the next chapter

Harry's world must be imploding;-)NY times reports:"The evidence pointing to a growing human contribution to global warming is so widely accepted that the hacked material is unlikely to erode the overall argument. [b]However, the documents will undoubtedly raise questions about the quality of research on some specific questions and the...

Tags: global warming, TripleII

Discussion threads 2009-11-21

Samsung Convoy SCH-U640 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Samsung ConvoyEditors' note: This review originally reported that the Convoy does not support Verizon's push-to-talk network. In fact, the phone does support the service. We apologize for the error.Hot on the rugged heels of the Motorola Barrage comes an equally durable phone for Verizon Wireless called the Samsung Convoy....

Tags: Verizon Wireless, keypad button, Samsung Convoy, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-11-20

HP Envy 15-1050nr

A big brother to HP's 13-inch Envy 13, this upscale 15-inch model crams more computing power into a midsize laptop than anyone outside of Alienware's m15x. And while that system is a 10-pound monster, the Envy 15 manages to be both slim and reasonably lightweight, partially by ditching the internal...

Tags: Blu-ray, Notebooks, DVD, Branding, Consumer electronics, Envy 15, Hewlett-Packard Co., laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-11-19

Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome Frame

HAHA! Way to go Microsoft! They basically just told Google to suck it! The best part is they were right the whole time. Yet people blindly defended Google. It would seem Google has more software issues than anyone else.RE: Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome FrameI'm not...

Tags: Web browsers, security, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., attack surface, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Ultra-slim Casio EX-G1 is ready to take on some damage

Casio's brand new Exilim EX-G1 is being praised as the world's slimmest and toughest pocket camera. To start, it's ultra-resistant to extreme conditions, including water, shock, dust and below-freezing temperatures. Ready? The 12.1-megapixel Casio digicam is intended for the extreme sporty type (and those who...

Tags: Camera, Casio Inc., Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Firefox faces browser clone war in China

Come on ZDNet!!!!Is this really newsworthy????Newsworthy? That's not the point...ZDNet's intent was not to write about anything worthwhile. It's intent was to draw you in and to have you read further in order to get you to visit at least one more page in their web-site.If they had...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

IBM figures rail transit is going to get faster and cleaner

Ride those Rails!Thanks for this great article on the future of rail travel. It's the most obvious thing - can't wait for US to catch on and catch up. Energy-wise, trains win hands down. And the technology is going strong. Great blog. The only problem with rails . . .The...

Tags: IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Electrocution fears prompts Nokia charger recall

Cellphone giant Nokia is recalling 14 milion phone chargers because of a possible risk of electric shock. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., Telecom & Utilities, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-11-09

Onkyo SKS-HT870

Onkyo is known for having speaker expertise, even though it's not primarily a speaker company. That's because of Onkyo's success selling home-theater-in-a-box systems HTIBs, which combine a speaker system and an AV receiver in a single box, taking some of the confusion out of putting together your own system. The...

Tags: center channel, speaker, Onkyo

Product reviews 2009-10-30

Sony recalls 69,000 Vaio AC adapters

Viao v85 vgp-ac19v24 sold with FW21lI bought a nice VGN_FW in march.BY August I had received a stiff shock from the charger.Apparently if you take it out of the wall the plug end is still live..being partially sighted this was in my opinion a design fault.Sony asked me for ?149...

Tags: Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., adapter

Discussion threads 2009-10-29