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Digi-Key’s Android App Listed as a Top App
08 February 2012 9:58 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)); THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design ...
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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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Youngsters assume smartphones are secure
07 February 2012 4:49 PM | No CommentsG Data supports Safer Internet Day with mobile security tips for children London, UK – 07 February 2012: With only 13% of the 2.8 million children in the UK now owning a smartphone using a security solution, many youngsters are putting themselves at risk. **(source: Carphone...
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Evi, The New Girl in Town, Has All the Answers
07 February 2012 4:37 PM | No CommentsCAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Evi, a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) now being launched via her own “conversational search” mobile app, has skyrocketed to the top of iOS and Android app popularity. ...
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The inventor of the Frisbee has died
Posted on February 12, 2010 | No CommentsTruly sad news, sports fans. The inventor of the Frisbee, Walter Frederick Morrison, has died at the age of 90 at his home in Utah. Aside from a plain ol' ball, has there ever been a more universal toy?
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Live from Monster’s CES press conference
Posted on January 6, 2010 | No CommentsNoel Lee, head honcho of Monster, is here and we’re live at the press conference. The focus is on speed – speed-rated HDMI cables. Monster’s also implemented a lifetime cable guarantee. “Thin is in.” New SuperThin series of HDMI cables. Designed for more portable devices. “We want 1080p out of our cell phones.” “Wham [...] -
Motion blur is a big fat lie
Posted on December 3, 2009 | No CommentsEver since Area 51 and the grassy knoll, we've all known the government was hiding something. What, exactly? Was it that Spain is really France? That hemp makes great rope? No. It's that motion blur in LCDs isn't that big a deal. And it's time to blow this cover-up wide open. Dr. Raymond Soneira at DisplayMate has blown the lid off this whole thing by writing a detail and somniferant look at LCD motion blur. His conclusions will surprise you: it doesn't exist and all that talk of megahertz and poodlefurtz was all smoke and mirrors. We are down the rabbit hole, people.
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Daily Crunch: Stinkbot Edition
Posted on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
Autom, the fat-fighting robot, is coming in 2010
Donkey Kong plus Star Wars equals the nerdiest shirt I’ve seen in a long time
Cabling as art form
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Wham: FlipShare video is handled by Mossberg
Posted on December 1, 2009 | No CommentsIf you’ve been waiting for some way to put your low- to middling-resolution videos onto a big TV, your prayers have been answered. Flip, through their mouthpiece Walt Mossberg, just dumped out a big bucket of howsyerfather and announced the Flipshare for all to enjoy. Not much has changed since we spotted this device in October. [...] -
Shutter Buddy: Look up here. Atsa baby. Up here!
Posted on November 15, 2009 | No CommentsBabies, as we know, are dumb. They’ll look at any old thing. That’s why the Shutter Buddy is ingenious. You put this checkered hood over your camera, make a bunch of funny noises, and wham – instant smiley baby. Or instant crying baby. Or instant baby crawling off to the stairs to try to climb [...] -
Advice: If your Internet connection drops out while playing an online game, don’t stab a random person
Posted on October 12, 2009 | No CommentsOh, dear. We've all been there: you're playing your favorite game online, and then WHAM-O~! you lose your Internet connection. The usual course of action is to mutter “Gosh darn it” to your self, then go about your business. An unusual course of action is to grab a knife, then stab a random person walking in the street. Apparently that has happened, yes.
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And while you’re at it, why not turn that old cassette tape into clothing? I mean, really.
Posted on September 6, 2009 | No Comments
Someone call LATFH. This is “Sonic Fabric,” and it's made out of old cassette tape, um, tape. It's 100 percent ridiculous, yes.
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Hands-on: The Bose QuietComfort 15
Posted on August 19, 2009 | No CommentsI just got back from one of Bose’s signature demos where they trick you into seeing their products in a whole new light. It’s clever and it sometimes works. The trick went down like this: they showed us the QuietComfort 2 headphones, the older model, and ran about 92 decibels of airplane noise in a [...] -
Review: Vibram Five Fingers Classic
Posted on August 10, 2009 | No CommentsI swore I’d never wear them. We called them the Five Fingers of Suck a few years ago and I was sure they were crazy. Friends, I’m here to tell you I was wrong. And I’m sorry. Here’s my story: I ran a marathon a few years ago. I got plantar fasciitis and couldn’t run after [...] -
Delta faucet is straight out of Harry Potter
Posted on July 30, 2009 | No Comments
So you're sitting around looking at faucets like my buddy Sam was. And you happen upon a cool-looking faucet from Delta. It looks really pretty. Huh. But it's $434.38. Why? You read on.
Suddenly you see something magical: "Start and stop the flow of water with just a tap anywhere on the spout or handle."
Let me re-paste that: "Start and stop the flow of water with just a tap anywhere on the spout or handle."
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Klipsch Image S4i has integrated microphone and remote
Posted on July 21, 2009 | No CommentsJust when you thought it was safe to buy a pair of headphones - BAM! - Klipsch releases the S4i In-Ear headset with iPod buttons and mic! WHAM! New Breakthrough Product: Klipsch® Image S4i In-Ear Headset One of the first third party headphones with integrated microphone and remote. SLAM! BIFF! It will cost $99. INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 21, 2009) [...]