Juices Archive

  • Live from Verizon’s “Next Generation of DROID” Event

    Live from Verizon’s “Next Generation of DROID” Event

    Whether we’re talking about the EVO-challenging Droid X or the QWERTY-sliding Droid 2, Verizon’s had one hell of a time keeping the latest additions to their Droid lineup under wraps lately. Of course, just because some of the juicier details have already spilled out doesn’t mean Verizon won’t make a big fuss when they’re ready for [...]

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  • Starbucks moving to free, no-registration-needed WiFi on July 1st

    Starbucks moving to free, no-registration-needed WiFi on July 1st

    This isn’t so much mobile news as it is news that mobile users should probably know about. That coffee company, Starbucks.. maybe you’ve heard of them? If not, open the blinds at whatever location you’re currently sitting at, and look across the street (or, at most, down to the corner). Surprise! It’s a Starbucks! Well, [...]

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  • BlackBerry OS 5.0 upgrade now available for the Verizon BlackBerry Tour 9630

    BlackBerry OS 5.0 upgrade now available for the Verizon BlackBerry Tour 9630

    Man, it's a big day for ol' Red when it comes to software updates. All signs are indicating that the near-mythical Android 2.1 update for the Droid is beginning to trickle out right this second, and now they've announced that the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is getting bumped up to OS 5.0.

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  • Contest: Guess what John just sat in

    Contest: Guess what John just sat in

    I have a great prize (I don’t know what it is yet. Maybe it’s a headset or some iPhone cases. I’ll tell you next week when I get home.) if you guys can identify what I just sat in and explain to me why I continued to sit in it even as its juices seeped [...]

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  • On Mr. Sizzly Pants, terrorism, and airline safety

    On Mr. Sizzly Pants, terrorism, and airline safety

    I’m safely ensconced in a ski hut in Austria but I’ll be traveling back to the US of A shortly and I look forward to not being able to use electronic items in the last hour of my nine hour flight. After all, that is the magic hour, the hour during which most intercontinental planes [...]

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  • RHEX: The hexapod robot

    RHEX: The hexapod robot

    The RHEX is a general purpose six-legged robot that can right itself and climb stairs. It can walk, run, and creep at almost any speed and it's shown here clattering around on the floor and then climbing stairs. It appears the RHEX has been in the works for years but recently he's been modified for use in toys and military applications.

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  • Oregon Scientific launches the +ECO solar-powered line with the Clima Control

    Oregon Scientific launches the +ECO solar-powered line with the Clima Control

    Launched earlier this week from Oregon Scientific is the first of many solar powered gadgets under the +ECO line, the Clima Control personal weather station. It tracks the temperature and humidity in up to four separate locales within your home or outdoors with the help of wireless temperature and humidity sensors. The solar panel located on the back of the +ECO Clima Control juices up in roughly eight hours and will last up to three months before the battery is depleted.

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