Papercraft CCTV camera (2)
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Welcome to the police state! Please print out this handy mock CCTV camera, build it, and place it prominently in your bedroom in order to acclimate yourself to the 24/7 surveillance you will experience outside - and soon, inside - your domicile. Should you feel disconcerted or angry, this is natural. Now, more than ever, security means never having to say you’re sorry.
Penny Arcade Expo 2008: We’re here! (1)
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Good morning sunshines! It’s day one of PAX ‘08, and Devin Coldewey and I are badged up and on the scene. Today’s looking to be a crazy day, with just about every big league name in the gaming industry making an appearance. Bungie, Harmonix, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Rockstar, Valve, EA — the list goes on and on. Then it goes on some more. There’s the PAX Keynote with 2k Boston’s own Big Daddy, Ken Levine. ...
Fiorina Versus Whitman: Who Would Make A Better Vice President? (6)
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Update: McCain has chosen someone from outside Silicon Valley: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. As John McCain prepares to unveil his selection for a running mate today, Mitt Romney seems to be a favorite. But two former Silicon Valley CEOs are also on the short list, and they are both women: Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman. Picking Romney would help McCain solidify his position with the Republican base, but it would also be predictable and boring. ...
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Forrest said:
While Tim Hurd has done a great job at HP, I've never felt comfortable with the way Carly was forced out. The seed to much of the success the company has experienced over the past couple of years was laid by Carly, which will become a key point should McCain choose here as VP. That being said, I think Meg has a better chance of being named VP - she will appeal to more pro-Hillary voters due to her stances on issues like abortion, and will also attract the base with her very capitalist background. Either way, McCain could do a lot worse...
Hitachi fridge emits Vitamin C to keep frozen food fresh (3)
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Hitachi announced in Japan [JP] they will start selling the R-Y6000, a new refrigerator capable of emitting Vitamin C to keep stored food fresh, on September 24. The fridge is Nippon-only at this point. Hitachi sells a number of fridges on the Japanese market that lower the oxygen density via an integrated pump. But the R-Y6000 additionally is eqipped with a Vitamin C emission system that slows down the loss of nutrients in vegetables and ...
Featured Windows Download: Game Key Revealer Finds the Keys for Your Games (26)
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Windows only: If you have a game installed on your computer but have lost the original documents that came with it, you can still retrieve the product keys for safekeeping. Game Key Revealer is a small portable application that can help you recover your lost game keys. Game Key Revealer supports more than 500 popular computer games from well known publishers like Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, THQ and Lucasarts. The game key of games like The ...
Replica Star Wars Landspeeder looks amazing, works (7)
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Joey Fatone (of N’SYNC and Dancing with the Stars fame) is apparently alive and well, goes by the name Daniel Deutsch, and has built a working, full-sized Star Wars Landspeeder. I’ll be damned. This thing is pretty impressive. It’s capable of going up to 25 miles per hour and can go “several miles on a single battery charge.” The little details are amazing, too, right down to all the nicks and scratches – it looks ...
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Bwana said:
How come the picture looks photoshopped. Forreal.
iPhone projector dock (4)
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This thing just makes sense – lots and lots of sense. It’s the Honlai Qingbar MP101 and I have no idea if you can actually buy one. If and when you’re indeed able to purchase this doodad, you’ll be able to project 640×480 movies and photos from your iPhone (or iPod Touch) while charging the device at the same time. The bulb is apparently good for at least 20,000 hours and there’s a built-in 2W ...
CrunchDeals: Cheap prepaid Sony Ericsson Z750 (1)
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Hey, not a bad deal here for a sorta-nice emergency pre-paid phone. You can pick up a refurbished Sony Ericsoon Z750 from AT&T for $39.99, which includes a $25 prepaid card. So the whole getup ends up costing you less than the three disgusting Chipotle burritos you’re going to try to scarf down at lunchtime today. The Z750, in case you’re wondering, is a 3G phone! That means lighting quick access to AT&T Mobile Music ...
PhoneSpamFilter Identifies Telemarketers [Telemarketers] (4)
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Receiving frequent phone calls from a number you don't recognize? If you've ruled out the possibility that it's your Venezuelan stalker, turn to the PhoneSpamFilter web site to figure out exactly who it is that's calling you. Users submit complaints about numbers that have called them at PhoneSpamFilter, and you can see if the same number that's been bugging you appears there. Just this week a mystery number kept calling my wife's cellphone and leaving ...
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Dorn said:
Does anyone know anyone who ever bought something from a random call about a random product?
Ladies and gentlemen, the Chevy Volt production model (2)
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I promised myself that the next car I bought would be a real electric production car. Is this my next car? More importantly, can I afford it? Likely not, but that’s not the issue here. Pictures and info after the bump. Wait for it. It shows up right in the middle. ^ The Volt is being used in Transformers 2, and after the lengthy (and slow) car scene above, you see them unwrapping it like ...
Treo Pro Competitor to Hit AT&T Sept. 12 (1)
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The BlackBerry Bold is probably seen as the closest competitor to the Treo Pro in terms of looks and features. The crackberry device is reported to hit AT&T on September 12 and will give the Treo Pro some competition with a front-facing QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, 3G wireless, GPS, and enterprise features. Unlike the Treo Pro, which will only be available direct from Palm at unsubsidized prices, the Bold will be offered through AT&T subsidized with ...
Samsung Omnia Widgets on Any WinMo Touchscreen Device (1)
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Finally someone has figured out how to get the Samsung Omnia widget interface to work on the HTC TyTN II! That said, it could indeed work on any WinMo Pro device - and I'm testing it on another device right now to see if that's the case. Though I never found much use for the widgets (missing are the all important weather/stocks/next appointment widgets), some of you may like the concept of a dynamic Today ...
Enable Self Destruct Mode on Your Windows Mobile Phone [Windows Mobile Tip] (16)
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Although losing your cellphone is never an enjoyable experience, it's a much worse feeling when your mobile device is carrying more than just contacts. If you're carrying things you don't want anyone else to have access to—whether it's personal information or company secrets—on your Windows Mobile device, it's a worthwhile investment of time to take a moment to set up an extra layer of insurance against data theft. If you're using a Windows Mobile device ...
YouTube Adds Closed Captioning (24)
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YouTube has turned on the ability to add full closed captions to videos. This will not only allow videos to appeal more directly to foreign audiences, but will give YouTube excellent data for searching videos and targeting ads to them. After all, a complete set of subtitles is the same as a transcript of the video. And you can upload subtitles for as many languages as you want. It’s excellent data. From the YouTube blog: ...
Five Best Password Managers [Hive Five] (52)
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You've got enough to keep track of in your day-to-day life without filling your head with the countless logins and passwords you've racked up over the years, and the Post-It note on your monitor just isn't an option. Luckily, there are several fantastic and secure password management applications designed to make it easy for you to remember, manage, and secure your passwords effortlessly. On Tuesday you shared your favorite password managers, and now we're back ...
Steve Jobs: 1955 to 2008 (6)
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Steve Jobs’ passed away yesterday…at least that’s what Bloomberg stated by running his obituary a bit prematurely. It seems that someone was updating Jobs’ lifetime achievements and accidently posted the 17-page history out on the interweb. So no, the father of all that is Apple and good is still alive and kicking. This brings up a great thought though. The man is sick. Cancer sick. Steve has been battling pancreatic cancer since 2003 and it ...
IE8 Beta 2 - Much Improvement! (8)
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Filed under: Internet, Microsoft, Browsers As a longtime Firefox user, I didn't pay too much attention when Microsoft announced the impending release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2. Still, after using the first beta and not running into the kind of horrible issues some of our readers reported, it warranted a download.After a brief test drive, I'm pleasantly surprised by it. Installation was almost totally painless, though I wish Microsoft would figure out how to ...
FriendFeed Releases New Set Of Customizable Widgets (31)
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FriendFeed, the social activity aggregator, has released a set of customizable widgets that will allow bloggers to make sure their readers can follow all of their activities across the web. While the site has provided some widgets in the past, this set includes some new widgets to facilitate story sharing and allows for more tweaking than was offered before. Among the widgets offered are a new profile badge, a list of the most recent items ...
7 Little Habits That Can Change Your Life (74)
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle If you could just pick one or two (or seven) habits to create in the next few months — habits that will have the most impact on your life — what would they be? I often get asked this question, because people are overwhelmed when it comes to starting positive life changes. They ask me: what one or ...
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Ginger said:
I love this site. Such excellent advice!
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d0t said:
Leo is constantly writing posts that make me think. This one really hit the spot for me today.
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Andrew Randazzo said:
Some great tips to kick off the school year.
