Technology Feeds - - Nintendo of Australia makes one little girl's Christmas extra-special

By Ancient1 on Saturday, December 29, 2007

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Nintendo of Australia makes one little girl’s Christmas extra-special
Everyone likes an uplifting story during the holidays, don’t they? Heck, we like to read or hear about them any chance we get. And this story is no different, as one little girl in Australia suffering from arthrogryposis, a degenerative muscle disease, recently got a wonderful gift fromNintendo.

Supercharge Your Scheduling with GCal

There’s no better time to develop your scheduling habit than the start of a new year, and few tools are as easy to pick up and get productive with as Google Calendar. [more]

Technology Feeds - - Apple To Lower iTunes TV Prices?

By Ancient1 on Saturday, December 29, 2007

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Apple To Lower iTunes TV Prices?
Technology website gizmodo.com is reporting today that Apple is pushing TV networks for a lower episode price of $.99. Currently, TV episodes on iTunes are $1.99, a price that hasn’t changed since Apple began offering television downloads. According to the article there’s no word if the networks would accept such a deep cut into they’re iTunes profits, but the articles [...]

Technology Feeds - - Google Makes Advances In Online Applications

By Ancient1 on Saturday, December 29, 2007

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Google Makes Advances In Online Applications
Yesterday, Google made ‘Google Gears’ available for open beta testing. An open source browser extension, Google Gears lets users access online applications even when they’re not connected to the net. Currently, Google Gears works with Google Reader, Google’s RSS feed aggregator, and will presumably soon work with Google Docs & Spreadsheets and Gmail. Google Gears tackles [...]

Surf Anonymously With TOR
Sometimes there are legitimate reasons you want to keep your surfing private which don’t involve nefarious activities or pornography. Maybe you’re shopping online while at your favorite coffee shop while surrounded by twenty-something cyberpunks’ with Linux laptops. Or perhaps you work with government or corporate information that must remain secure when transmitted over the Internet. [...]

Technology Feeds - - Wind-Up Toys Help the Rainforests

By Ancient1 on Saturday, December 29, 2007

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Wind-Up Toys Help the Rainforests
Chico Bicalho has created these spiffy wind-ups for your desktop. Chico’s and artist and designer who also works hard planting trees in the South Atlantic tropical rain forests. You can support him by buying one of his wind-up toys. Part of the money goes to fund planting trees and the rest keeps him going. And the toys, they’re [...]

Technology Feeds - - Facebook is so last year - welcome to the hit websites of 2008

By Ancient1 on Saturday, December 29, 2007

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Facebook is so last year - welcome to the hit websites of 2008
For many in the dotcom world, 2007 was dominated by one story: the rise of Facebook. The success of the social networking service has increased optimism about the internet industry. After all, if Microsoft is prepared to buy a 1.6% share for $240m ( 121m), there is evidence that good ideas can be worth a lot of money. It is no surprise then that investors are looking for the next big thing - and these are some of thefavourites.

Technology Feeds - - USB Sim Card Reader

By Ancient1 on Friday, December 28, 2007

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USB Sim Card Reader
How annoying is it to write down hundreds of contact details in your mobile to your phone book? Well, you will realise it once your phone goes missing. For those who are looking for a smarter back up system here is a USB Sim Card Reader. Thanks a bunch for the inventors of this Sim [...]

USB Multi Card Reader from Earth Trek
This time it is a multi card reader from Earth Trek. This latest card reader lets the phone freaks to transfer tonnes of songs, pictures and videos from the computer to your mobile phones in a short time in the most efficient manner.This new card reader supports SD/MS/Micro SD (T-flash) cards, which forms the data [...]

Technology Feeds - - Is Axiotron ModBook actually about to ship?

By Ancient1 on Friday, December 28, 2007

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Is Axiotron ModBook actually about to ship?

Is Axiotron ModBook actually about to ship?
For a device which has lived solely in the hearts and minds of hopeful buyers for such a long time, the ModBook has certainly seen its fair share of news.
Added on Dec 26, 2007

Samsung F300 Clone Uses iPod Click Wheel on One Face

Samsung F300 Clone Uses iPod Click Wheel on One Face
China makes no bones about cloning just about every good hardware design in the market and the sleek dual-face design of the Samsung F300 and F500 multimedia phones has had to wait a little too long, we think a little undeservedly, for the ultimate flattery.
Added on Dec 26, 2007

Technology Feeds - - How to add Flickr Slideshow into your blog or website?

By Ancient1 on Thursday, December 27, 2007

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How to add Flickr Slideshow into your blog or website?
You can simply add any of your flickr slide show into your blog or website just with few simple steps.First of all you need to know your flickr userid.[...]

World s Largest Domain Name Registrar
GoDaddy.com is the world’s largest domain name registrar and is the flagship company of The Go Daddy Group, Inc.The Go Daddy Group of companies also includes Wild West Domains, Inc., a reseller of domains and domain-related products and services; Domains by Proxy, a private registration service; Starfield Technologies, a research and development affiliate and Blue [...]

Technology Feeds - - Surf Anonymously with TOR

By Ancient1 on Thursday, December 27, 2007

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Employees More Dangerous Than Viruses
arstechnica.com has posted an article about a Computer Security Institute report that finds the biggest security threats to employees may be the employees themselves. The decade long report is a yearly survey by CSI that asks network and security admins what threats they face and how much each threat cost they’re companies bottom line. While fraud [...]

Amp d Mobile Files for Bankruptcy
Amp’d Mobile, the MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) that targeted its services towards twenty-somethings, filed for Chapter 11 protection on June 1st. The company launched voice, 3G data, text, and picture services in 2005 with backing from investors such as MTV Networks and Universal Music Group. Amp’d doesn’t plan to close shop, however, and will [...]

Surf Anonymously With TOR
Sometimes there are legitimate reasons you want to keep your surfing private which don’t involve nefarious activities or pornography. Maybe you’re shopping online while at your favorite coffee shop while surrounded by twenty-something cyberpunks’ with Linux laptops. Or perhaps you work with government or corporate information that must remain secure when transmitted over the Internet. [...]

After A Small Respite, Yahoo! Is Trying Social Media Again
Technorati Tags: Yahoo! 360,Yahoo,MyM,social media Only a few weeks after it was announced they were giving up on Yahoo! 360, it’s reported Yahoo! is launching “MyM”, a new, self-described “social messaging” service. Currently in private beta, MyM is a web based portal for accessing multiple instant messaging and social media sites in one place. Valleywag.com is [...]

Portable Bluetooth Speakers

By Ancient1 on Thursday, December 20, 2007

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Portable speakers for an avid traveler. This device can connect to your cell phone wirelessly using Bluetooth and play your favorite music from your phone.
Bluetooth Speakers for your Cell Phone
This pair of speakers takes the advantage of Bluetooth connectivity and uses it to transfer voice/music signals from your phone. It also allows you to record through the line-in socket and transmit to your phone.

Once you have activated Bluetooth and connected this device, you can use these portable hi-def speakers as speaker phone, hands free (It has an inbuilt microphone) or for just listening to music.

These speakers have a power rating of 1.5 W each. It is powered by re-chargeable batteries and can work for about 8hrs in single re-charge. In standby mode, these speakers can stand as long as 300hrs.

Here are the specs :

  • Bluetooth Version: v2.0
  • Profiles: Headset, Handsfree, A2DP, AVRCP
  • Operation Range: 10M
  • Talk Time: 8 Hours
  • Listen Time: 8 Hours
  • Standby Time: 300 Hours
  • Compatibility/Pairing: All Bluetooth devices V2.0and under
  • Stereo Output: 2 x 1.5W (8Ohm)
  • Power Source: Built in Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries or DC 5V
  • Dimension: 45×146×45 (LxWxD)