Bailout bill includes big earmark for race tracks (2)
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Filed under: Motorsports, Government/LegalWhat do failing banks and foreclosed houses have to do with race tracks? A lot, apparently, if you're Charles Schumer. The New York Senator added an earmark to the nation's $700 billion "rescue plan" that will extend current tax laws for race tracks that allow them to be considered the same as amusement parks in the eyes of the IRS. As long as that's the case, track facilities can write off improvements ...
Oops I'm Late Calls Ahead When You're Running Behind [Featured Download] (22)
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Windows Mobile only: Free application Oops I'm Late uses information from your Windows Mobile phone's GPS in conjunction with your calendar to determine whether you're going to make an appointment on time. If you're not, the application can send an SMS, Twitter, or Facebook message to the attendees of your meeting letting them know that you're running late but on your way—including your ETA, so people don't have to wait around twiddling their thumbs until ...
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Ben said:
/want iPhone version.
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heidigoseek said:
This absolutely needs to be an iPhone app.
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shrutes said:
This could be interesting...
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LeapsandBounds said:
okay, i don't have a Windows Mobile, but this is what i need. No, what i need is to not be late, but i'm gonna be so this is what i need.
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Tim Bertram said:
Good Idea, I wonder how well it works.
Read your OBD-II with iPhone using REV (4)
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Filed under: Gadgets, TechHere's another iPhone application that demonstrates that soon there is nothing you won't be able to know if you have just one device. DevToaster has created an app called Rev that reads information straight from the OBD-II port on your car and displays it on your iPhone. When it's fully operational, Rev can display things like vehicle speed, RPM, fuel consumption, calculated engine load, and a host of other parameters. You'll even ...
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Tim Bertram said:
This looks cool. I was thinking coming up with a bluetooth to OBD-II but Wifi works to. I hope that Android and Windows mobile versions are coming to. I also hope the adapter is cheap, because for $300 you can get a kiwi that does alot of the same stuff and you don't need an iphone.
Internet Explorer Mobile 6 First Screens [Windows Mobile] (1)
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It's not out yet, but this is how Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile 6 looks. It will be part of Windows Mobile 6.1, finally replacing the old browser codebase from 1997's Internet Explorer 4, bringing much-needed modern standards support. It has two modes of operation, which can be specified in a preferences screen: Mobile Device and Desktop Computer. In desktop mode, IE Mobile 6 identifies itself as "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)" while the ...
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Tim Bertram said:
I know that IE on windows mobile sucks, but why upgrade it to IE6 when the rest of the world is trying upgrade from IE6 to a modern browser?
Pandora: CONGRESSIONAL EMERGENCY!!! (7)
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******* UPDATE ******* We're thrilled to let everyone know that the House bill passed! Thanks to your incredible support we were able to overcome the NAB's efforts to derail us. Phone calls rained into the congressional offices over the past 36 hours. Just amazing. We're not done. We still need to get the bill through the Senate, which looks like it will be voting on the bill on Monday. So stay tuned. We want to ...
Mitsubishi Designs 32X4 Electric Rally Racer for LA Auto Show (1)
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Mitsubishi Motors, no slouch when it comes to world rally racing and an up-and-comer in electric vehicle development, puts the two together in a design study the company is entering in the upcoming Los Angeles International Auto Show's annual design challenge. The contest pits nearly a dozen Southern California-based advanced automotive design studios against one another, and this year designers were asked to come up with a racing-themed vehicle for the year 2025. An early ...
Quantya Strada, First Drive: The Street-Legal Electric Performance Vehicle You Can Buy Now [Jalopnik Reviews] (2)
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It wasn’t until I crashed into a pile of boxes and luggage that I realized riding a motorcycle — even a completely silent electric one with no emissions — around my Brooklyn apartment was a bad idea. I’d been attempting to do a burnout, but the painted concrete floor didn’t have enough grip for the Quantya Strada’s front tire and plenty for the rear, resulting in a wheelie. Compounding matters was the bar-mounted back brake ...
T-Mobile G1 Price and Feature Comparison [Android] (2)
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The T-Mobile G1 launched today with a rich feature set, but how does it, powered by the Android OS, stack up against competition from Apple, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile? We pieced together this chart so you can size up the G1 against its competition at a glance. Click through for the image big-sized. And keep in mind that MicroSD cards max at 8GB for the time being, even though some of these phones technically support ...
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Bill said:
iPhone for me, thank you very much...Although, the G1 is pretty cool.
Eye-Fi Doubles Speeds, Adds MobileMe [Eye-Fi] (1)
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Eye-Fi just made a series of announcements that will please existing users. By October 5, their cards, new and old, will receive a firmware update to double photo upload speeds on all models. Also, MobileMe was added to the list of supported services and those interested in advanced functions like geotagging will be able to buy the options in an ala cart subscription menu. Good stuff—read on for the full release. EYE-FI MAKES PHOTO UPLOADS ...
EPA Shuts Down Local Ghost-Entrapment Business (9)
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NEW YORK—Some believe the arrests were personally motivated, possibly due to a previous altercation with former parapsychology researcher Dr. Peter Venkman.
Drop-In Replacement For Exchange Now Open Source (23)
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Fjan11 writes "Over 150 man-years of work were added to the Open Source community today when Zarafa decided to put their successful Exchange server replacement under GPLv3. This is not just the typical mail-server-that-works-with-Outlook, it is the whole package including 100% MAPI, web access, tasks, iCal and Activesync. (The native syncing works great with my iPhone!) Binaries and source are available for all major Linux distros."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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TheUnixGuy said:
about time!
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rpy said:
holy crap, wonder how well it scales to large deployments? If adoption becomes widespread, I can imagine the functionality and management tools becoming pretty cool. Another cut to Microsoft - just a few hundred more to go before they die.
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Steve K said:
is this for real???
Audio Engineer Claims that Metallica's Latest Album Sounds Better on Guitar Hero III [Guitar Hero] (10)
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Mastering Engineer Ian Shepherd is among those who believe that the distortion Metallica fans have been complaining about since the release of Death Magnetic is not present in the Guitar Hero III version. As he notes: "In comparison, the released CD version is - to coin a technical phrase - smashed to f**k." So who or what is to blame here? Shepherd believes that the album was the latest victim of the so-called "loudness wars" ...
T-Mobile G1 said to be landing October 17th, Sprint Android phone out by 2009? (9)
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Filed under: CellphonesWe've already been hearing that the HTC G1 (otherwise known as the Dream) would be landing on T-Mobile in late October, but VentureBeat now claims that it has further pegged the actual release date down to October 17th (it'll apparently start shipping on the 13th), which would be a tad earlier than most had expected. What's more, the site is also citing "multiple sources" claiming that Sprint's own Android phone will "definitely" be ...
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Billzilla said:
This sounds about right to me, since it will leave me with about four days without phone service between the end of my sprint contract and the time this will be available. life sucks.
Want Your Own Wind Turbine? Here's Our Guide (3)
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gigawatts of wind power are being proposed all over the globe, and new wind farms are regularly being proposed that outstrip one another to be the largest in their respective locations, or in the world. At the far end of the scale, the largest size wind turbines have a rotor diameter of 126 meters (413 feet), and are estimated to be capable of producing 20,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually (enough to power as many ...
Breaker, Breaker: Peterbilt's Fuel Cell APU Means No Idling at Wally World (3)
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So you're a trucker stinging from high fuel prices. You don't want to back off the hammer and double-nickel in the granny lane to save gas, nor do you want to turn off the AC in the sleeper cab on those hot Texas nights. Well, we've got good news for you, Rubber Duck: Peterbilt has demonstrated a big-rig fuel cell that provides the juice to provide your creature comforts when you're parked, cutting out overnight ...
Forum Find: Custom MR2 with the Ultimate Car-Puter (4)
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Filed under: Aftermarket, Gadgets, Etc., Tech, Toyota Click above for a massive gallery of the MR2 Carputer Upon first inspection, MR2forum.de member LaroCroft's second-generation (SW20) Toyota MR2 is simply a tastefully modded example of a cult favorite. However, peer inside and all preconceived notions are immediately thrown out the targa top.Any "For Sale" thread that requires "Knowledge in electronics, skills in PC technology and knowledge of programming (especially Visual Basic)" is a clear indication that ...
Hands-on with Sprint's Touch Pro (4)
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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Oh, come on, you know there's a part of you that wants it. A big part, even. The Touch Diamond is the first new HTC piece to get teed up for Sprint, but the Touch Pro is hot on its heels a few weeks later -- and with a QWERTY keyboard, it's hard to ignore. Question is, is it worth the extra wait? Well, ease your troubled mind for just a ...
