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DOMK Receives Confirmation That 1st “SolaPad” Units Are Being Prepared for Shipment
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New Autodesk SketchBook Ink App Delivers Stunning Creative Tools for iPad
24 May 2012 12:59 PM | No CommentsSAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) launched Autodesk SketchBook Ink for iPad paint and drawing app, the latest release from the company’s popular SketchBook...
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Vegas Tech Start Up Questionable LLC Launches Questionable Friends iPhone App
23 May 2012 4:53 PM | No CommentsLAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Questionable™ today introduced Questionable Friends™ for iPhone®. Questionable Friends lets you send questions to your contacts and provides instant feedback as questions are answered. Answers can be ...
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Sidecar Revolutionizes Phone Calls by Bringing “Smart Calling” to Smartphones
22 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Launching today, Sidecar (www.sidecar.me) is a new mobile app that brings Smart Calling to smartphones. Smart Calling allows people to share live See What I See video, brilliant ...
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TransCore Launches Mobile iPad App for TransSuite Traffic Management System
21 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsWASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelligent Transportation Society of America Annual Meeting – TransCore brings the ease of mobile computing to its TransSuite® advanced traffic management system (ATMS), launching its iPad® ...
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Alarm Clock Archive
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Of course there should be a digital picture frame and alarm clock
Posted on December 22, 2009 | No Comments
I'll just say it. Everything is better with a digital picture frame. If someone put a digital picture frame in a toaster, I would buy three. So with that in mind, imagine my excitement when I saw this Insignia alarm clock with built-in digital picture frame. I know, right? Awesome. </sarcasm>
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Motorola Motus AT&T rumor gains momentum
Posted on December 9, 2009 | No CommentsWe can't confirm the details here, but we've received some pretty in-depth information about the Motorola Motus' possible launch on AT&T that would seem to largely corroborate what we've been hearing so far:
- Sure enough, the keyboard flips backwards so that it's facing out when the phone is "closed." When it's open, the underside of the keyboard has a trackpad that allows you to scroll the screen while typing with your thumbs (it's unclear how well this'll actually work in practice). There's also a third hinge position that keeps the phone upright -- perfect for use as a video display or alarm clock.
- There's a 5 megapixel cam and LED flash mounted on the keyboard (notice that white spot in the lower left?) designed to be used as a webcam, but we don't know whether this'll function as a traditional 3G video call (we'd doubt it) or over some other service.
- It runs Blur. If you like Blur, congrats; if you hate it, our condolences.
- The keys are backlit and said to be "domed" -- that's not really conveyed in this spy shot we've seen, but it's hard to say for sure.
- It's said to be about three-quarters of an inch thick, "enough to be bulky in your pocket."
- Our tipster says he thinks he was told it runs Snapdragon, which would run counter to our current intel that has it running the CLIQ's 528MHz MSM7201A. At any rate, he says it "seemed very responsive," which is a good sign.
Motorola Motus AT&T rumor gains momentum originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Prank Pack fake gift boxes double up on holiday cheer
Posted on December 7, 2009 | No Comments
Just a friendly reminder that these “Prank Pack” fake gift boxes exist for your amusement. Be careful, though, as you run the risk of disappointing the person who opens the gift. I mean, how would you feel if you thought you were getting travel coffee mugs with built-in walkie talkies only to open the box to find a pair of argyles or a dumb Red Robin gift card?
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Daily Crunch: UV Blake Edition
Posted on November 17, 2009 | No Comments
Udder pitcher makes me want a glass of moo
UV wand kills H1N1 dead — dead I tell you
USB shoe dryer, USB eyelash curler, USB toothbrush sanitizer, USB blanket (Thanko)
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Clockman: Japanese alarm clock has its own personality (video)
Posted on November 16, 2009 | No Comments
Japan sure has a penchant for weird alarm clocks, as we blogged many times in the past. And Clockman, a new model from major Japanese toy maker Takara Tomy, isn't really normal either. Reasons: It looks creepy, it can speak, its eyes and mouth can move and Takara Tomy says it even has a personality and "blood type" (seriously).
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Toys (backwards R) Us Black Friday ad
Posted on November 15, 2009 | No CommentsI have no backwards R key on my keyboard and I don’t have the wherewithal to figure out the tricky Wingdingy ALT+numpad+four digit code voodoo it’d take to produce it (if it’s even possible), so let’s just say “Toys R Us” and enjoy the store’s Black Friday ad. Stores open at midnight – yes midnight – [...] -
Droid experiencing external speaker problems, could be a software issue?
Posted on November 15, 2009 | No CommentsFiled under: Handsets, Motorola, Android
It's no reason to panic just yet, but apparently a good amount of people are having trouble with the external speaker on their Motorola Droid cutting out for no reason. It seems to be software-related, and sometimes a reboot fixes it temporarily, but it's a scary problem for people relying on the handset as an alarm clock (or, you know, to receive calls), since you never know when it will strike next. For its part it seems that Motorola is replacing handsets that have the issue, though that's no guarantee of escape from the clutches of silence. Let's hope Motorola updates us with a software patch or some other serious solution soon -- people need to hear that robotic "Droooiiid" alert sound -- and meanwhile let us know if you've been seeing a similar issue.
[Thanks, Bryan]Droid experiencing external speaker problems, could be a software issue? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hikari iFrame: Japan gets Android-powered, inexpensive tablet PC
Posted on November 13, 2009 | No Comments
NTT, Japan's biggest telecommunications company (its subsidiary NTT East, to be more exact) has unveiled the Hikari iFrame [JP] yesterday, an Android-powered tablet PC that's supposed to be extra-easy to use and doubles as a digital picture frame. NTT East has already set up a dedicated product web site [JP] for the iFrame, marketing it as a lifestyle product of sorts.
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Review: idox Traveler Series iPod touch case
Posted on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
Short Version: As the owner of an iPod touch (2G), I was happy to give this case/stand a spin on my recent trip over to Ireland. Generally speaking, the case provided adequate protection of the touch (albeit leaving the top and bottom slightly exposed), was very handy for watching videos on the plane, and worked great for transforming the touch into a bedside alarm clock. With a MSRP of $34.95, I'd love to see the price come down a touch (zing!), but overall, the idox Traveler Series is a respectable case/stand combo choice.
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Public Radio App lets you resume ‘This American Life’ whenever you please
Posted on November 4, 2009 | No CommentsFiled under: Multimedia, Software, Apple, iPhone OS
Now that you've got an NPR-lovin' stereo in your bedroom, the only thing missing in your otherwise completely fulfilled life is an NPR application that enables you to listen to your favorite programs whenever, wherever. If we just rung your bell, you can now drift away and die happy. Available this very moment in the 100,000-strong App Store is the Public Radio App, which essentially acts as a DVR for the iconic station. Once fired up, the app can "pause and rewind public radio streams from NPR, PRI, APM and local public radio stations," and there's even an alarm clock setting that wakes you up with your favorite public radio stream. Unfortunately, on-demand streaming is still a pipe dream, but there's nothing to stop these guys from adding that very feature in the next iteration. Go on -- try and lay off the trigger. It's not like that awfully low $2.99 price point is tempting or anything.Public Radio App lets you resume 'This American Life' whenever you please originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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$30: Perfect-for-Google-navigation Motorola Droid car dock
Posted on October 29, 2009 | No CommentsThe Motorola Droid, on Verizon Wireless, is, by all accounts, pretty OK. That's fair to say, no? Yes, I believe it is. What's lame, though totally to be expected, is that it'll cost you $30 for a car kit. And you'd want said car kit in order to make that Google navigation application really fly.
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Daily Crunch: Weather Report Edition
Posted on October 20, 2009 | No Comments
In Communist Russia, air force makes snow fall on outskirts of town
The Flurry Alarm Clock is a luddite’s Chumby
Mega Man Drum Kit = Awesome
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The Flurry Alarm Clock is a luddite’s Chumby
Posted on October 20, 2009 | No Comments
You know the Chumby, right? It's that bedside clock/alarm/radio/YouTube & Flickr open source thingamabob. It's hella cool, but it's also kind of complicated for the non-techy and requires WiFi to work. I say blah to that! Really the only extra info you need to know in the morning besides the time is the weather anyway. That's where the Flurry Alarm Clock from Ambient Devices comes in.
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Get ready for the LCROSS lunar impact this Friday
Posted on October 6, 2009 | No CommentsBe sure to set your alarm clock for around 6am this Friday, for at 6:15am NASA will, in the immortal words of Matt Drudge, “bomb the moon.” No, we're not talking about some dumb Hollywood (redundancy alert!) scenario, but the most exciting part of the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) program: the lunar impact.
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HP outs new ‘DreamScreen’ photo frames with Facebook and Pandora features
Posted on September 17, 2009 | No Comments
HP has released a new line of wireless photo frames; the 10.2-inch DreamScreen 100 and 13.3-inch DreamScreen 130, priced at $250 and $300, respectively.