Motorola Tao Pictures

Over on Howard Forums some pictures of the new Motorola Tao have apparently been shown. The Motorola Tao was previously known as the Sholes and Shules and runs the Google Android OS. The phone is predicted to be a dual-band CDMA phone that is powered by a 1390mAh battery. A screen resolution of 480 x 854 pixels will be found on a screen measuring 3.7 inches.

The camera on the Motorola Tao will be 5 megapixels and input will be either by the touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard. The phoneSource: Gadget Venue RSS Feed

Facebook lets everyone crowdsource translations

When Facebook began expanding internationally, instead of paying professionals to translate its site into other languages, it turned to its users. They quickly made it available in 65 languages.

The Tower of Babel

Now Facebook’s turning around and offering that technology to other sites. Called Translations for Facebook Connect, it’s available to any of the 15,000 partners who use the company’s Connect service. (Launched last year, Connect lets people use their Facebook IDSource: VentureBeat RSS Feed

steampunk-inspired monster arcade cabinet

Arcade cabinets are just cool–there’s no way around that. However, when they’re built completely from the ground up, in a whole nifty steampunk motif, complete with a little touch of Frankenstein? Then they even make that ol’ Pac-Gentleman look… okay, that’s still pretty incredible, too.

It plays games! It plays music! It’s equipped with Edison electric light, so don’t try to use a match on it! That’s what the warning label says, anyway, and it seems like soundSource: technabob RSS Feed

Update: Round-up of Recent Updates to Navigation Apps on iPhone

Now that the various major players in the iPhone navigation arena have been out for a bit, I thought it would be a good time to mention that all of them have released (or are about to release) significant updates to their applications. Here’s a round-up of the most recent updates:

Sygic Mobile Maps
The folk at Sygic have recently added text-to speech (TTS) to their application. They have also added a Brazilian voice to their available instruction voices, as well as the abilitySource: Gear Diary RSS Feed

Palm PRE Price Drops To $79.99

If you bought a Palm PRE at full price just a few days ago, or even for $99.99 from Amazon, you should be kicking yourself right now. Letstalk.com now offers the WebOS phone for an ultra low $79.99 after a 2-year contract signing. Crazy? Perhaps, but this seems to be a good indicator that the PRE…

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3 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Theft

If you’ve ever been robbed in a public place, you’ll know all too well the feeling of horror that ensues. For the remote worker on the road, that horror increases exponentially with the realization that you’ve lost your work, your colleagues’ details and data, your stored access passwords, and so on.

With your computer, that thief may also be able to access your and your contacts’ personal details, your online banking and payment accounts, email accounts, and other accounts Source: Web Worker Daily RSS Feed

Bauhaucycle

This baby was designed by one Michael Ubbesen Jakobsen. From baubike.dk:

The BauBike is inspired by Bauhaus design. It is constructed around the geometric shape of the square and the equilateral triangle. The design is stripped down to clean lines and raw material. The design follows a set of formal rules, limiting the geometry to straight lines in a pattern of 60 and 90 degree angles in proportions following the principle of the golden section.

[via Recyclart]

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Viliv X70EX: Tiny Webcrawler, Hefty Price

Now available in the United States is the Viliv X70EX, a mobile internet device weighing in at just under one and a half pounds with a seven inch touch screen.

The basic model starts in with an Atom Z515 CPU and a hundred and sixty gig hard drive, while the upgraded model has an Atom z520 processor and a three hundred twenty gig hard drive.  A final version boosts the upgraded model to include a gig of DDR2 ram, wireless internet and Bluetooth, plus a web camera, a mike andSource: Gadget Review RSS Feed

Best Buy’s Entry In The Kindle Market Hunt–The iRex

So there’s been an announcement that Best Buy means to sell the iRex book reader to compete with Amazon’s Kindle, among numerous others.  It’ll cost a whopping four hundred bucks, but come with an eight inch touchscreen (8.1, actually), connect to Verizon Wireless networks, but while Verizon itself is open to connecting other e-readers through its networks, it’s not willing to sell the iRex in its own stores, at least for the time being.

This is probably the best move Verizon Source: Gadget Review RSS Feed

ODROID Android prototype shows up again in PMP demo [Video]

Having wowed us with a high-definition playback demonstration earlier this month, Android gaming/PMP manufacturer HardKernel are back with another video demo of their ODROID handheld.  This time it’s on-device media playback being demonstrated, using the free album-art based RockOn app, on a prototype unit.

Video demo after the cut

To be honest, the media player demo isn’t the most interesting thing here, though it does look to be running pretty smoothly on the ODROID.Source: SlashGear RSS Feed

Don’t Take Chances on Losing a Big Client

Losing a big client actually launched my freelance writing career, but not all stories end as well as mine did. Today, I try to make sure the income I receive is spread across more clients so I don’t get into that situation again. You can’t always help it when one big client starts to contribute a large chunk of your income — but what happens if you lose that client?

You can be prepared. This situation is one that we should all consider in our plans.

Plan Ahead

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A2M trademarks 'Naughty Bear,' no one shocked

Artificial Mind and Movement, better known to those in the gaming world as A2M, seems to be in the business of inappropriate euphemism name mashups. Starting with the company's own name's abbreviation, moving into the recently published Wet, and recently filing a trademark (spotted by Superannuation) for a new game titled "Naughty Bear," it appears as though the developer is on a mission to bring devilish grimaces to the faces of 13-year-old boys everywhere (ours included).
Oh,Source: Houstonist RSS Feed

Microsoft's Courier dual-display tablet pictured

Tired of all the rumors about an Apple tablet? Then how about some info about a tablet made by arch-rival Microsoft. Named Courier and still a prototype, the MS tablet features a design similar to that of the ebook reader expected from Asus later this year, with two 7-inch-ish multi-touch displays connected by a hinge.
The Redmond company's device also packs a 3 megapixel camera so it will enable its users to do more than 'just' surf the web and read ebook. Bring on the social functionsSource: TechConnect Magazine RSS Feed

iPod touch with "built-in video recorder" not for sale at Dabs

At this point, it's pretty clear that something went horribly wrong in the development of the iPod touch causing Apple to remove the camera somewhere late in its lifecycle. But if you really need more evidence, take a look at the latest circular from dabs.com, a well-known UK retailer and official Apple reseller. This flyer was recently mailed to subscribers and still lists a "built-in video recorder" as a feature. Of course, clicking through reveals the same ol' iPod touch launched sansSource: Engadget RSS Feed

Season of sky oddities

Daryl Pederson Daryl Pederson says he captured this shot of an "albino rainbow" while he was out
on his sailboat, making his way through the fog in Alaska's Prince William Sound.

Now that fall has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, we can look forward to more of those misty, foggy, even icy mornings and evenings. And that's prime time for atmospheric curiosities such as sundogs and halos, sun pillars, moon rings and fogbows.

Fogbows, otherwise known asSource: Cosmic Log RSS Feed

Americans Favor Online Banking

For the first time more Americans (25%) prefer to do their banking online compared to any other method, according to a new survey by the American Bankers Association.

"This marks a watershed change," said Nessa Feddis, ABA senior counsel and retail banking expert.

"It tells us that for the first time, more consumers prefer the speed and convenience of conducting their banking transactions on the Internet than visiting their local branch. It also tells us thatSource: WebPro News RSS Feed

Epson’s latest combo projector – the MovieMate 60

The Epson MovieMate 60 is the latest addition to Epson’s lineup of combo projectors featuring a high-quality projector, a built-in CD/DVD player and built-in speakers – all found on a single device. With the MovieMate 60 in your hands, it becomes remarkably easy to take your multimedia content with you no matter where you go. Simply plug the projector into an outlet, connect the video source to the projector (or insert a DVD), and start enjoying a display that’s up to 8 Source: Krunker RSS Feed

Historical Gallery of Computers

Colossus - 1943

Digital media devices have influenced the course of human history since the 1940’s. New Scientist brings together a gallery featuring historically important computers from the past — from a 1943 Colossus that helped shorten World War II by a few months, to a 1999 Google server that helped unleash the Long Tail of human knowledge.

Google Server - 1999

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Google’s Plan to Become The Media Company [GigaOM]

Here’s a confession I’m a little uneasy making: I still read the newspaper every day. Not an online version, but an old-school, physical newspaper — the New York Times lands on my lawn each morning. I won’t leaf through the pages until the evening, digging into stories I missed during the day’s chaotic rush. But while the same stories have been online for hours, sometimes a day or more, there’s something about the newspaper — its layout, its tried-and-true design, even itsSource: GigaOM Network RSS Feed

load your shotguns: zombie apocalypse descending on xbla and psn

Any good zombie apocalypse is all about survival, so a game that’s actually named Zombie Apocalypse isn’t likely to be about picking daisies. This week’s downloadable co-op experiences promises gore, guns, and most importantly, zombies. Loads of ‘em, and all ripe for the slaughter.

Things are simple here. You’ve got four characters (why does that seem so familiar?), ten different weapons, and a life that lasts only so long as you can preserve it. ThatSource: technabob RSS Feed

Communicating with Co-Workers and Clients Through Social Media [WebWorkerDaily]

Lately, I’ve gotten a lot of my clients contacting me through Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media sites. I got a direct message from one of my clients, saying that she has a new project she wants to start on. I received a LinkedIn message from a prospective client interested in working with me. It isn’t just clients, either. I sent a direct message to a designer I’m working with in order to get a quote for a project myself.

But are there any problems that can ariseSource: GigaOM Network RSS Feed

HTC Hero, Little green men at their best

Well, finally I got together funds to buy the my black HTC Hero. Many people already knew I got this few days back, but my cam was busy somewhere else till now ;)
Let pics do the talking.

And finally, no root, not recovery image=no fun ;)

Total damages 32750/- ( But after selling both my white hero and TD2, i actually have money in my pocket :P )

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Tune In and Get Catty with Live Emmy Action Online

The Emmys are tonight, and sadly, for NewTeeVee-ers, the only place to watch the show live is on oldteevee channel CBS at 8 p.m.. However, those looking for an outlet for snarky comments on fashion choices, bad jokes and speeches, fear not, the web has got you covered.

Mobile video service Kyte will be powering live-streaming coverage of the red carpet for TVGuide.com, which recently integrated with Facebook so you can chat with friends and other Emmy fans.

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Jolicloud OS seeks to move past browsers

Jolicloud is a new Linux based operating system aimed at netbooks. The developers were nice enough to let us get our hands on their closed development version of the new OS. This distribution is built off of Ubuntu Netbook Remix(9.04 Jaunty Jackalope). At first glance it looks like nothing more than Ubuntu with a new skin, but the difference is deeper. Jolicloud added an App Store type program that offers installation of web applications along with traditionalSource: Hack A Day RSS Feed

What Job Listings Tell Us About Google & Yahoo’s Future Plans [GigaOM]

Earlier this week, Google announced its intentions to start an exchange for display advertising, an attempt to take on Yahoo and its healthy position in the display ad business. This is a fairly big broadside by Google, whose seriousness is reflected by the company’s recent job postings, but it also reflects an urgency towards boosting the search engine’s revenues and profits.

Ben Schachter, an Internet analyst with Broadpoint.AmTech, recently noted that th e number ofSource: GigaOM Network RSS Feed

Toshiba dynadock wireless U puts wireless USB to good use at last

We just spotted Toshiba's new wireless U dynadock in the flesh, and guess what: it looks a lot like a dynadock. The good news is that wireless USB makes the whole docking concept a lot more attractive, though we'd much rather have a solution that's integrated into the laptop -- the included wireless USB dongle looks quite precarious, and kind of ruins the whole idea of not having to plug anything in. The $300 pricetag also makes this hard to swallow, but there's a real logic to wirelessSource: Engadget RSS Feed

BioShock 2: February 9, 2010

Quick, grab something—anything, it doesn’t matter! Now drop everything! 2K Games has just announced the release date of BioShock 2: February 9, 2010. That’s the same day Zeno was crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire!

The game will be available on both major system, the Xbox 360 and the PS3, as well as for PC; this is not news to you, I admit. Frankly, there’s really not too much to say: 2K sent out the e-mail announcing the date, and now we’re Source: CrunchGear RSS Feed

LG XPION X30 Nettop Released [XPION X30 (LG's First Ion Powered Nettop) Touts 6x USB Ports, Hits Korea]

LG have officially unveiled their first ever ION based nettop in the form of the LG XPION X30 which, apart from being a particularly diminutive PC ideal for those looking for a space saving computing solution, boasts pretty impressive styling that’s sure to positively grace any room (unlike those desperately monstrous beige boxes of old - how things have moved on).
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Lenovo serves up Atom-powered C100 all-in-one desktop for $399

Clearly there's something special waiting for some product manager who gets all of his / her new kit out the door before the fiscal Q4 ends, as Lenovo has been on a serious tear of late. Hot on the heels of its ThinkPad X200, T400s touch and IdeaPad S12 comes this, another all-in-one desktop that should suit the web surfers and email checkers of the world just fine. Starting at $399 (or $50 less than the similar IdeaCentre C300), this rig is equipped with an 18.5-inch LCD, a two-inch Source: Engadget RSS Feed

Roku and Netflix–Cable Company Destruction?

If there’s one thing I love–positively LOVE!–about gadgets, it’s their great potential to make my life better, easier, and more entertaining.  And now that I’ve found a possible way to shatter a cable bill by the judicious use of Netflix, DSL and a Roku video device, I’m more inclined to express my love of gadgetry.

Here’s the rundown: a DSL subscription can run about twenty three bucks a month, depending on where you live and what plans areSource: Gadget Review RSS Feed

High investment return expectations may limit VC spending

(Editor’s note: Dr. John K. Paglia is Associate Professor of Finance, Pepperdine University’s  Graziadio School of Business and Management. He contributed this story to VentureBeat.)

Private capital lenders and investors may not engage in a meaningful volume of lending for another 2-3 years, according to new research from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management.

The Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Study, which soughtSource: VentureBeat RSS Feed

AgfaPhoto trots out "size zero" line of ultrathin digiframes

We'd argue that we've reached the saturation point when it comes to new digital photo frames, but AgfaPhoto would clearly beg to differ. The outfit famous for cranking out ho hum devices that are easily overshadowed has just introduced seven new ultraslim options, all of which are hoping to see a release prior to the mad rush that is the holiday shopping season. Said to be the "size zero" of digiframes, these measure just 1.3 centimeters thick while shipping in a range of sizes fromSource: Engadget RSS Feed

Relationship Manager Gist Opens Public Beta [WebWorkerDaily]

One of the more exciting services I’ve had the chance to use over the past year is Gist, a personal relationship manager / news aggregator. In my review from last October, I was impressed with how well it mixes your inbox with the web to compile useful information about your contacts.

As Jennifer reports over on GigaOM, after approximately a year of limited closed beta they’ve decided to open up the gates and make the Gist beta public. The folks at Gist had taken a bit of aSource: GigaOM Network RSS Feed

Apple tablet rumors strike back: 9.6-inch with HSDPA and P.A. Semi processor coming February 2010?

Now that all that iPod mess is over and done with, looks like it's as good of time as any to return to the world of Apple tablet rumors. A report from Taiwan Economic News starts us off right, with "industry sources" telling the outlet it'll have a 9.6-inch multitouch screen, built-in HSDPA (so much for Verizon), a P. A. Semi processor, a "long lasting battery pack," and a $799 to $999 price tag. Most to all of that sounds fairly familiar, but coming along with it is a new timeline:Source: Engadget RSS Feed

Opera Mini 5 coming really soon to a phone near you

Opera Mini, the world’s most popular mobile browser (with more than 20 million users, according to Opera), will soon reach the 5.0 version.

A teaser has already appeared on Opera’s official website, saying “coming very soon: the next generation in mobile browsing.”

The folks over at My Opera have confirmed that Opera Mini 5.0 is almost ready to be launched – in a beta version of the beginning. No exact release date was given, but the new beta version ofSource: Unwired View RSS Feed

Lego iPhone dock spins and is geeky cool

I spent lots of time playing with Lego in my youth. In fact, I got into more than one fistfight at school over the last set of wheels for my Fall Guy truck creation. Today, geeks are doing all sorts of projects with Lego that have more to do with gadgets than the type of building Lego intended its ubiquitous blocks to be used for.

The latest Lego creation is a dock for the iPhone that rotates to allow you to change the iPhone from portrait to landscapeSource: SlashGear RSS Feed

AT&T To Sell Samsung Infinity Budget Touchscreen Handset

Samsung is scheduled to release the Infinity - a good-looking, full-touchscreen budget phone - this July 20th. Targeting the mid to low-range phone lineup, it will feature a 3-inch 240x400 pixels touchscreen display, 2MP camera, quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band UMTS, along with Bluetooth, microSD expansion and aGPS. It is good looking, which should help it overcome its lower specs compared to its predecessor, the Eternity. And this time, let's hope it will last longer than its Source: UberPhones RSS Feed

British wildlife - a photo tour [Not Exactly Rocket Science]

The British Wildlife Centre is one of my favourite places in the country. It's like a small zoo focusing solely on British wildlife and everything in it lives in lovely open enclosures with naturalistic environments (the otters have about three lakes to play around in). It's a fantastic place to visit, especially for people who've most likely only ever seen a badger or a fox as a roadside carcass. Here are some photos from yesterday's trip:

Badger

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September 12, 2009 [Uncertain Principles]

I almost forgot about yesterday's anniversary-- I didn't think of it at all until the fulsome tribute before Thursday night's football game. I actually waffled for a bit about whether to put up the annual moment-of-silence post. It's been eight years, everybody's concerns have shifted to other things, and September 11, 2001 doesn't loom quite as large as it did a few years ago.

I decided to go with it, though, for the same reasons as always. How long will I keep doing this

Mercedes Benz AMG SLS

I couldn’t afford a Mercedes Benz AMG SLS unless I robbed two banks.

But I can admire the recently launched microsite for the car using Adobe Flash, SWFAddress for deeplinking and some rather cool Flash movies (*.flv). And that’s before you even see the car… which is downright beautiful with the gull wing doors that made 1954-1957 Mercedes 300SL so darn sexy.

Just go and drool. I won’t even list the anticipated price for this car. You know