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Isobar’s NFC Hackathon Winners Create Applications for Gaming, Gifting and Music Remixing
09 February 2012 5:10 PM | No Commentsvar AdBrite_Title_Color = '0000FF'; var AdBrite_Text_Color = '000000'; var AdBrite_Background_Color = 'FFFFFF'; var AdBrite_Border_Color = 'CCCCCC'; var AdBrite_URL_Color = '008000'; try{var AdBrite_Iframe=window.top!=window.self?2:1;var AdBrite_Referrer=document.referrer==''?document.location:document.referrer;AdBrite_Referrer=encodeURIComponent(AdBrite_Referrer);}catch(e){var AdBrite_Iframe='';var AdBrite_Referrer='';} document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,83,67,82,73,80,84));document.write(' src="http://ads.adbrite.com/mb/text_group.php?sid=2053203&zs=3436385f3630&ifr='+AdBrite_Iframe+'&ref='+AdBrite_Referrer+'" type="text/javascript">');document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,47,83,67,82,73,80,84,62)); BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Isobar, a global communications agency, announced today the winners of Isobar ...
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WeatherBug 2.0 for iPhone Mobile App Launches in iTunes Store
09 February 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsGERMANTOWN, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Earth Networks SM, the owner of WeatherBug® products and services and operator of the largest weather, lightning and climate observation networks, announces...
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Digi-Key’s Android App Listed as a Top App
08 February 2012 9:58 PM | No CommentsTHIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for...
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Infonetics Research: Mobile Broadband, Smartphones, LTE Drive Diameter Signaling Controllers to 106% CAGR to 2016
08 February 2012 4:40 PM | No CommentsCAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Communications market research firm Infonetics Research (www.twitter.com/infonetics) on Friday released its Diameter Signaling Control Worldwide and Regional Market Size and Forecasts ...
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BioHorizons Unveils New Mobile Application for Dental Implant Professionals
07 February 2012 5:05 PM | No CommentsBIRMINGHAM, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioHorizons, a dental implant company, today announced a new mobile application allowing Apple iPad mobile digital device users access to the latest BioHorizons product information. The free app is...
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CrunchGear Week in Review: Cowboy Busker Edition
Posted on May 24, 2010 | No CommentsHere are some of last week’s stories: What’s the deal with Red Dead Redemption? Accordion Players Step into the L.A. Spotlight Good idea: spot for briefcase on a bike. Bad idea: bike costs $1300 Gadget Break – New London bus has that crucial Fifth Element look Meguru: Japan’s bamboo-powered electric car (videos) -
Daily Crunch: Pakt Like Sardines Edition
Posted on May 20, 2010 | No CommentsGood idea: spot for briefcase on a bike. Bad idea: bike costs $1300 Woah, these laptop bags made from recycled fire hose look awesome Mitsubishi installs five 80-person capacity elevators at office building in Osaka Squishy batteries that fit A through D – probably not going to happen Contest: 10 free copies of Armored Core: Last Raven for PSP -
PayPal launches In-App Payment library for Android
Posted on May 19, 2010 | No CommentsFor developers, being able to make a bit of cash from your app after the user has downloaded it is wondrous — especially if the initial app download was free. Nothing like being able to, you know, pay rent, or eat. While the iPhone has supported the idea of In-App purchase for a bit over a [...] -
One more time, or the next installment in the Hero upgrade saga
Posted on May 12, 2010 | No Comments
Ok. I'm very nearly at the point where I don't want to keep posting on this, but I'm eternally optimistic, so here goes:
An internal Best Buy Document has leaked all over Android Central's best shirt, claiming that the Android 2.1 upgrade date for the eternally neglected Sprint Hero will be the 21st of May.
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Motorola’s Jha: moving headquarters to Cali not a ‘driving priority’
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No Comments
Rumors have run rampant that the head of Motorola's soon-to-be-independent Mobile Devices division, Sanjay Jha, has plans to high-tail back to the Californian home from whence he came (where his family still resides, coincidentally) once the split wraps up. That may still be the case, but it looks like it's not necessarily happening any time soon coming off comments this week from the dude himself. In comments to shareholders on Monday, Jha said that "the mobile devices headquarters is in [Chicago suburb] Libertyville, and that will continue at the point of the split," qualifying the statement by saying that he'd "evaluate [their] needs" afterward but that doesn't "know" that relocating the business "is a driving priority right now." Moving the business clearly has personal benefits for Jha -- not to mention likely brings a refreshed Motorola access to a greater pool of high-tech talent in the Valley -- but regardless of what happens, he says that he doesn't think the company will "dramatically change [its] space in Chicago." Might not be a bad idea to fly all the engineers away from those nasty Chicago winters for a couple months, anyway, right?Motorola's Jha: moving headquarters to Cali not a 'driving priority' originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 04 May 2010 19:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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DIY: Nikon IR remote in a Lego
Posted on April 15, 2010 | No Comments
Here's a little DIY project for you Nikon shooters out there. Certain models of the Nikon DSLR support IR remotes, but to buy an actual "Nikon" brand remote from your local camera shoppe will set you back around $40. Why not built one yourself instead?
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Warner Bros. UK offers internship to spy on BitTorrent users
Posted on March 29, 2010 | No CommentsWarner Bros. UK is offering an internship to "IT literate" students that requires them to spy on fellow file-sharers. The intern will have to maintain accounts on private BitTorrent sites, as well as procure new accounts, in order to supply Warner Bros. UK with information on how that whole "world" works. Not a bad idea from Warner's perspective.
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Those drones you use in Modern Warfare 2? They could be illegal in real life.
Posted on March 24, 2010 | No CommentsYou know all those drones you kids use to rain grim death upon your unfortunate friends in Modern Warfare 2? Well, according to an American University law professor's Congressional testimony, they may be illegal under international law. Of course, they could be totally fine, too, it's just that nobody really knows for sure. That's probably not what the U.S. military wants to hear, given how much it has spent, and will spend, on drones.
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Combination lock USB drive doomed to stay as a concept
Posted on February 10, 2010 | No Comments
When I first saw the picture of this USB drive, I immediately thought, "Why am I being assigned to write about a pregnancy test?" Then I actually realized that it's not a pee test, but rather a really bad idea for a secure USB drive.
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Samsung shows off E61, the ebook reader with a bad keyboard
Posted on February 4, 2010 | No Comments
When is a qwerty keyboard a bad idea? When it's on the Samsung E61 e-book reader. The problem with this thing isn't just the ugly keyboard, or the fact that it's obviously "inspired" by the Kindle, it's that the Samsung E6 looks promising.
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Review: 911 Medical ID Card features USB connection, fits in your wallet
Posted on February 3, 2010 | No CommentsShort Version: A $40 digital ID card that fits in your wallet and holds all of your emergency medical information on a 1GB flip-out USB stick. Review: Aside from the implied use for the 911 Medical ID Card — namely as something for medical professionals to reference in the case of an emergency — having all of [...] -
Hold your Bad Idea Jeans up with this Playboy spy camera belt
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No Comments
Free dating tip: If the girl you’re talking to isn’t impressed by your Playboy belt, make sure to mention that it’s got a built-in spy camera capable of recording DVD-resolution video footage. If that doesn’t work, then clearly she’ll never be impressed by anything. Time to move on.
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Use Internet Explorer, says Microsoft, but stop using IE6
Posted on January 19, 2010 | No Comments
So Google got hacked, or something, by cyber criminals in China, and Microsoft has acknowledged that their Internet Explorer browser was part of the problem. Specifically, Interent Explorer version 6 was part of the problem, and Microsoft is quick to point out that version 8 is much better, and much more secure. Cliff Evans, Microsoft's Head of Security and Privacy in the UK, further states that switching away from Internet Explorer is also a bad idea. According to him, it's MSIE8 or nothing. Firefox? Chrome? Safari? Opera? None of those will keep you as safe from cyber attacks as Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 8.
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Woot! Refurbished Gateway LT3103 netbook with six-cell battery for $270
Posted on January 4, 2010 | No Comments
Oh Gateway LT3103, you bucked the netbook trend all the way into our hearts with the inclusion of the AMD Athlon 64 L110 CPU and ATI Radeon graphics. Now you are being refurbished and sold for just $270 with a six-cell battery and 2GB of RAM.
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Photo frame features built-in scanner
Posted on December 29, 2009 | No Comments
Oh boy, here’s the perfect digital photo frame for grandma, grandpa, or anyone else who’s deathly afraid of technology. Aside from the $200 price tag, it’s actually not a bad idea. It’s a digital photo frame with an integrated 4x6 photo scanner.