21st Century Archive

  • Show a ‘Wave' of support for the World Cup games with the World Cup 2010 – Flying Flag app for android!

    Posted on June 25, 2010 | No Comments
    iFlying Flags has developed a ‘World Cup 2010 Flag’ app that enables users to fly their teams flag whilst playing the national anthem.The app, which has been created using Open GL ES and Java, is one of a few on the android marketplace that uses the latest 3D functionality and is priced at £1.49.  With 32 countries to choose from, the flags are able to wave and play the national anthem whilst pinpointing the countries...

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  • Show a ‘Wave’ of support for the World Cup games with the World Cup 2010 – Flying Flag app for android!

    Posted on June 25, 2010 | No Comments
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  • Brewing TV: When homebrewers attack the web

    Brewing TV: When homebrewers attack the web

    Posted on May 8, 2010 | No Comments
    Brewing TV – Episode 1.1 from Brewing TV on Vimeo. If you’ve ever made your own booze you probably know about Northern Brewer, one of the best online brew supply stores. Well, those folks just started Brewing TV which consists of a dude in a hat talking with another dude in a hat about brewing as [...]

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  • Review: Energizer Recharge Smart Charger

    Review: Energizer Recharge Smart Charger

    Posted on April 27, 2010 | No Comments
    The last time I paid attention to rechargeable batteries was probably back in the early 1990s. We had this huge recharging tech that allowed you to recharge all sorts of batteries - none of which we owned - so we were limited to recharging the D cells we had and used in, as I recall, some kind of remote controlled boat. Anyway, Energizer has brought the battery charger into the 21st century by adding an LCD display that shows current charge level and, get this, hours left until a full charge. There's not much to say here. You can charge AA and AAA batteries - not at the same time - and the $19.99 kit includes four AA batteries, which is nice.

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  • Hands-on with the Apple iPad: Groundbreaking or not, it’s still amazing

    Hands-on with the Apple iPad: Groundbreaking or not, it’s still amazing

    Posted on April 3, 2010 | No Comments
    I just grabbed my iPad, dock, and case and I’m ready to start living in the 21st Century. Say what you want, but the iPad is clearly a new way forward in terms of user interaction and portability. In fact, I regret that I don’t have a long haul flight to test this thing out [...]

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  • Blackberry 6.0 screens leaked?

    Blackberry 6.0 screens leaked?

    Posted on March 19, 2010 | No Comments
    I’m calling BS on these but it looks like these are screenshots for BlackBerry OS 6.0 complete with widgets out the wazoo. Clearly the thought here is to bring BB into the 21st century, a move that’s sorely needed by BlackBerry’s current sad sack OS. The fact that there are no other specs point to [...]

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  • The $75 iPod levy that will solve all of Canada’s problems

    The $75 iPod levy that will solve all of Canada’s problems

    Posted on March 17, 2010 | No Comments
    Apparently it's illegal in Canada to copy music from a CD you bought to an iPod (or whatever). It's simply not allowed, even if you're not breaking any DRM in the process. (In the U.S., it's illegal to copy a DVD to your computer's hard drive because you have to circumvent the copy protection in the process.) Solution? Some sort of levy, which would ensure that "artists" make money even though you're not re-buying their music.

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  • More versions of the “Get a Mac” campaign than you require

    More versions of the “Get a Mac” campaign than you require

    Posted on January 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Poor ol’ John Hodgman. He’s always been beleaguered and sad-looking – from his first appearance in the Get a Mac ads back in ought-six to his most recent in October 2009. He always looks like he needs a hug, a nice pair of comfortable jeans, and a low-fat, no sugar coffee drink. However, if you can’t [...]

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  • HP webcams are racist

    HP webcams are racist

    Posted on December 19, 2009 | No Comments
    “As soon as my blackness enters the frame…” Listen, HP, this is the 21st century. Obama is in the White House. This needs to be fixed STAT.

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  • Services made flesh: 10 weird – and not so weird – “avatar” gadgets

    Services made flesh: 10 weird – and not so weird – “avatar” gadgets

    Posted on November 7, 2009 | No Comments
    The dawn of the 21st century brought us a problem: we had lots of data, but no real way to bring that data into the real world. We could feasibly lug laptops and phones around, but did they ever do exactly what we needed them to do? Don’t answer that. Manufacturers, in their wisdom, decided to do something about it and so devices like the Peek - for email - and the CueCat - for nothing - were born. Here's a look at ten "avatar" gadgets, gadgets that brought a web service into the real world, for better or worse. Twitterpeek - We should be nicer to the Twitterpeek. This standalone device, designed specifically for Twittering, mirroring our own obsession with the microblogging service and, if anything, we willed it into existence with our collective desires for always-on Twitter. Does it work? Eh. Is it a good idea? Eh. Is it for us? Probably not, but what do I know?

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  • BlackBerrys for coppers: UK law enforcement to smarten up in 2010

    BlackBerrys for coppers: UK law enforcement to smarten up in 2010

    Posted on October 16, 2009 | No Comments

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    Police men and women of Blighty are about to step into the 21st century, albeit a decade late, with a new weapon in the fight against boredom on the beat. The BBC reports that smartphones will become standard issue throughout the Queen's realm by March 2010, as a result of successful trials carried out in 30 constabularies through this year. Improved "operational efficiency" and reduced bureaucracy are argued as the key benefits, with a solid 30 minutes less time being spent in police stations each day. And we're absolutely positive that extra half hour will go toward increased "visibility in the community" and not checking out friends' Facebook status updates. No, really!

    Read -- BBC report
    Read -- Bedfordshire case study

    BlackBerrys for coppers: UK law enforcement to smarten up in 2010 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • MINI brings roadside assistance into the 21st century with mobile app

    MINI brings roadside assistance into the 21st century with mobile app

    Posted on August 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Drive a MINI? Have an iPhone or Blackberry? Well then, you are in luck my friend. MINI has recently released a free app, MINI Roadside Assistance, to better assist its customers in times of need. Should your street legal go-kart break down, be involved in an accident, blow a tire, or suffer some other incident while [...]

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  • EPA neither confirms nor denies the Chevy Volt’s claimed 230 MPG

    EPA neither confirms nor denies the Chevy Volt’s claimed 230 MPG

    Posted on August 11, 2009 | No Comments
    I, and many of you, had a bunch of questions when GM announced that under the new EPA guidelines, the Chevy Volt will earn 230 MPG in urban driving conditions. After all the EPA hasn't tested the Chevy Volt yet and GM was just going off the new criteria. Urban drivers could very well get 230 MPG if they only drive 40 miles a day, but once they go over that and the on-board 1.4 L gasoline generator kicks in, that mileage will drop quickly to a more familiar range. Well, the EPA released a very patriotic statement to Edumnds that doesn't say a whole lot unfortunately.

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  • Video: This is what Sweden’s Pirate Party is all about

    Video: This is what Sweden’s Pirate Party is all about

    Posted on July 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Probably the name needs to change, but Sweden's Pirate Party has its heart in the right place. It doesn't aim to give everyone the right to download the latest Modest Mouse album from privatetorrents.com all willy nilly (as the Huffington Post implies), but rather to reform copyright laws so that they accurately reflect the 21st century. And as you may already know, the party had its first European MP elected in the most recent elections.

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  • LG to finally sell that dumb phone watch for $2,000

    LG to finally sell that dumb phone watch for $2,000

    Posted on July 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Remember that stupid LG watch phone from CES? It’s on its way! The $2,000 watch will run on GSM networks and will “turn heads on High Street” provided you’re also wearing assless chaps. T3 writes: The touchscreen watch phone is joined with a Bluetooth headset and video-calling capabilities, along with HSDPA internet for high-speed web browsing. The CEO [...]

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