Friday, 30 November 2012

Wonderful Geeky Toys You've Always Wanted Is Your Thinkgeek-Special Deal of the Day

You don't actually need anything that Thinkgeek sells. But it's really easy to feel like there's a novelty-size hole in your life that can only be filled by Thinkgeek swag. Stuff like this impossibly clever Lightsaber Popsicle Maker, or the iCade cabinet that turns your iPad into an arcade machine, that's the kind of gadget you see and you've just got to have it. Thinkgeek stuff is objectively cool, and it also makes for really memorable, excellent gifts. More »


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Happy bday! SMS txt msgs turn 20

In the fast moving world of technology, there are perhaps few things that have proved as resistant to change as the simple SMS text message.

While a dizzying number of options exist today to interconnect people, the text message remains a 160 character deliverer of news, gossip, laughs, alerts, and all manner of other information. It connects more people than Facebook and Twitter, has brought down governments, and in so much of the world still holds the ability to change lives.

Dec. 3 is the 20th anniversary of the sending of the first SMS text message.

Today, upwards of 7 trillion text messages are sent every year -- that's more than 200,000 per second -- but the technology had humble beginnings.

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Source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2017649/happy-bday-sms-txt-msgs-turn-20.html

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Intel's Two-Pronged Evolution

It's hard to think of an IT vendor with a stronger leadership position than Intel, but the company is having trouble shaking off the perception that it is on the ropes or headed for disaster in some of its core markets. On one hand, Intel's mission-critical Itanium platform suffered when Oracle and HP publicly butted heads in an altercation that ended up in court.

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Zombies, new gameplay, new languages coming to Plague Inc.

Plague Inc

Plague Inc. easily is in the running for my 2012 Android Game of the Year, and it's about to get even better. Developer Ndemic today let loose a blog post detailing some upcoming features in Mutation 5. Try these on for size: Zombies, with "radically different gameplay." New achievements, events and games. New languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French. And further down the road, expect support for Amazon's Kindle tablets.

Ndemic says we should see pics in the next few days, and Android and iOS should get updates together, or pretty close, anyway. If you've yet to play, hit the link above and have fun destroying the world.

Source: Ndemic Creations



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Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One Blu-ray set is back on, ships April 2nd

Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One Bluray set is back on, ships April 2nd

Just in case you were wondering whatever happened to that delayed-by-lawsuit 10-disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One - Avengers Assembled Blu-ray set that captured a full series of the Disney / Marvel movies, Amazon is notifying pre-orderers (previously mollified with free The Avengers discs) of the new release date: April 2nd. While the original suitcase has been scrapped due to a licensing dispute with its designer, a recent post on Marvel's blog revealed the set will still come in a not-exactly-S.H.I.E.L.D. briefcase complete with glowing Tesseract inside. The movies, bonus content, art cases and all are still intact, however with the delay have come a few extras. Buyers can expect an early preview of Iron Man 3 and the Phase Two series of flicks, as well as prop replicas and never-before-seen extras from the earlier films. The bad news? The price appears to have gone up, flashing a $219 MSRP and current selling for $197 on Amazon. While you're thinking that over, check after the break for a clip from Thor that didn't make the theatrical cut.

[Thanks, Jason]

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/30/marvel-cinematic-universe-phase-one-blu-ray-set-is-back-on-shi/

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first look: At Long Last, iTunes 11 Is Available — And We Dig It

first look: At Long Last, iTunes 11 Is Available — And We Dig It
iTunes 11 features a completely redesigned interface, improved search capabilities, and the ability to play and sync playback of iCloud content.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/11/itunes-11-available/

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R2D2 Now Stashes the Most Useful Weapon of All: Booze

Like an intergalactic Swiss Army Knife, R2-D2 has an untold number of tools and accessories hidden away inside. But unless you're piloting spacecraft through asteroid fields, battling Sith Lords, or intimidating Ewoks, they're all useless compared to what this R2-D2 skinned flask is stashing away. More »


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Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean binaries added to AOSP

Android 421 Jelly Bean binaries added to AOSP

Barely a fortnight after the Android 4.2 binaries were added to the Android Open Source Project database, here comes Android 4.2.1. It appears as if the files have been uploaded for the Nexus 10, Nexus 7, Galaxy Nexus (Verizon model included), but the Nexus 4 is being omitted for the time being. In short, this opens the doors for custom ROM makers to dig in and update their own wares with the latest and greatest from Google. And come December, the users of those wares will be hugely appreciative of that extra 0.1. Hit the source links to grab the newness.

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Source: Google Developers, Android Open Source Project

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/29/android-4-2-1-jelly-bean-binaries-added-to-aosp/

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Thursday, 29 November 2012

iStat Menus 4 brings Retina support, new design, and more to the Mac

iStat Menus 4 brings Retina support, new design, and more to the Mac

Bjango's iStat Menus is the gold standard of system monitoring tools. It's one of the first apps I bought when I switched back to the Mac, and it's one of the first apps I -- and almost every geeky/techy type I know -- installs when they get a new Mac. Originally designed as a Dashboard widget, iStat has since moved to the menu bar, and with iStat Menus 4, it's now completely, comfortably ensconced there with a bold new look and full on Retina support.

If you haven't used iStat Menus before, the gist is this -- it tells you everything you need to know, likely more than you need to know, about what's going on with your Mac. That includes CPU, memory, disk usage, network activity, battery status (if you're using a MacBook), and tons more. If you're already familiar with iStat Menus, new stuff includes per process network bandwidth monitoring, calendar events, history graphs across the board, more detailed GPU monitoring, the ability to change fan speed, SMART status monitoring to disks, and read/write IOPS to disks.

iStat Menus 4 offers a free 14-day trial. If you like it, you can buy it for $16. If you're an existing iStat Menus user, there's also upgrade pricing available.

Note: Bjango's Marc Edwards is a friend and co-host of mine, but I've been using and loving iStat since long before I met Marc. Still, don't take my word for it, grab the free trial and decide for yourself.



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NASA Finds Water and Organic Matter In Mercury

NASA has confirmed a surprising, counterintuitive discovery. The burning hell known Mercury—the closest planet to the Sun—has water. Frozen water. Three new research papers, based on data obtained by the Messenger spacecraft, show undeniable evidence. More »


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Meet Rapt.fm, The Startup That Lets Rappers Show Their Skills With Freestyle Battles On The Web

rapt screenshotRap music has certainly evolved over the decades to become a pretty mainstream thing, but the act of rapping itself is not exactly seen as a commonplace hobby. But Detroit-based entrepreneur Erik Torenberg thinks that's something that should change. According to him, everybody has it inside of them to freestyle rap -- it's a talent that can be tapped into with the right amount of mentorship and practice. And, he says, rapping is a very valuable thing: It's an incredibly effective creative outlet that makes you more confident in expressing your thoughts and feelings.

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Staples to offer 'Easy 3D' printing service, put an end to hackneyed hockey masks

Staples to offer 'Easy 3D' printing service, put an end to hackneyed hockey masks

Just one more robbery and then we can happily retire. But there's this nagging feeling that our criminal swan song should be more than just another Class B felony -- it should be art. That's why we're heading over to Staples to collect a 3D printed mask that, for once, reflects how we actually feel inside. It's easily done: you upload your design files and Staples prints them out using a full-color 506dpi Mcor IRIS printer, ready for you to collect in-store or have delivered. The "Easy 3D" service will handle architectural designs, maps, medical models, replica weapons and anything else that can be made with fragments of paper arranged in 0.1mm layers up to a maximum height of six inches. The only downside is that the service -- which is due to start early next year -- will initially only be available in Belgium and the Netherlands. But they have banks too, right?

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/29/staples-easy-3d-printing-service/

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Intel's Two-Pronged Evolution

It's hard to think of an IT vendor with a stronger leadership position than Intel, but the company is having trouble shaking off the perception that it is on the ropes or headed for disaster in some of its core markets. On one hand, Intel's mission-critical Itanium platform suffered when Oracle and HP publicly butted heads in an altercation that ended up in court.

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Sony unveils price for PMW-F55 and PMW-F5 CinaAlta 4K camcorders

Sony unveils price, footage for PMW-F55 and PMW-F5 CinaAlta 4K camcorders

Looking for a hearty new camera rig to spice up your next indie film? Start saving: Sony finally went live with pricing for its PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 CineAlta PL-mount cameras. Following an LA screening of professionally shot 4K and HD footage, Sony mentioned that the high-end camcorders can be had for $34,900 and $19,400, respectively. The steeper priced PMW-F55 has a sharper edge, of course, and can natively shoot 4K, 2K or HD footage through a global shutter. The (comparatively) less expensive F5 can handle 4K video too, but needs the help of the AXS-R5 RAW recorder (a $6,300 add-on) to pull it off -- it also has a narrower color gamut and a rolling shutter. Roll on past the break for a full list of prices and accessories.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/28/sony-unveils-price-for-pmw-f55-and-pmw-f5-cinaalta-4k-camcorders/

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Your road will go ever on and on with The Hobbit Moleskine notebook

ThinkGeek is offering two limited edition Hobbit  Moleskine notebooks for $16.95 each.  The ruled notebook is bronze with a debossed design of the Lonely Mountain on the front and the JRRT monogram on the spine.  The blank notebook has an olive brown cover with a metallic red debossed dragon image and silkscreened map in black on both [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/11/28/your-road-will-go-ever-on-and-on-with-the-hobbit-moleskine-notebook/

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Chrome for Android updated

Android Central

 

Chrome for Android has been updated to fix some stability issues, says Google.
 
This news comes on the back of Google’s announcement last week on their Google+ page that it will bring mobile Chrome version numbers up to speed with desktop versions by early next year. With desktop Chrome at version 23 right now and mobile Chrome at 18, we can expect releases to be streamlined eventually.
 
For reference, the stable channel for the latest Android Chrome release for ARM devices is 18.0.1025469 and 18.0.1026322 for x86 devices.
 
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!


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Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Sailboat Championship all but gets wind in your hair and saltwater in your veins

Sailboat Championship

Sailing is one of those things that can be explained in a couple of minutes, but it really takes a lifetime to master. Sailboat Championship (from Infinite Dreams) marries the fundamentals of being on the water with excellent Android gameplay. You've got to pay attention to where the wind is coming from, first and foremost. That affects your course, of course. Depending on the difficulty level, you might only have to worry about steering -- and the wheel has a good bit of travel to it, adding to the realism of steering. Or, you might have to handle the lines, and that's where things get intricate. 

The graphics are pretty stunning and gameplay is fast and smooth -- and it's also pretty hard. Or maybe it's just that I've spent too many years as a landlubber and I'm rusty. There are enough races to keep you interested long past the time the sun drops below the mast. And for its special introductory price of $1.99, it's a game you're not going to want to pass up.

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