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Archive for December 24th, 2007
Dec24
Google sends out presents to loyal advertisers
Advertisers who spend big bucks on AdWords got a surprise in the mail recently — a 1GB Flip Video Camera which retails for about $149US. The camera is a huge step up over the conciliation USB drive though. Those advertisers who didn’t quite meet the “big gift” quota only got a slap in […]
Filed in: Google
Dec24
Database headache leads to near meltdown
So I was working on our company’s server the other day. I was running a couple of updates - notably to CPAN. Like an idiot I assumed that updating CPAN wouldn’t affect anything critical. Boy was I wrong. After the update I went to check on…
Filed in: Software
Dec24
Jingle Bells Played With Graphics Card, Santa Wonders Why
As if the entire office full of guitar-controlled lights wasn’t enough to make any holiday complete, some enterprising geek has taken it upon himself to give you a rendition of Jingle Bells played on his graphics card heat sink. He probably wont debut at Carnegie Hall, but I’ll give him points for effort.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Filed in: Hardware
Dec24
OLPC a Hit in Remote Peruvian Village
mrcgran writes “The Chicago Tribune is running a feel-good story about the effects of OLPC on a remote village in Peru. ‘Doubts about whether poor, rural children really can benefit from quirky little computers evaporate as quickly as the morning dew in this hilltop Andean village, where 50 primary school children got machines from the One Laptop Per Child project six months ago. At breakfast, they’re already powering up the combination library/videocam/audio recorder/music maker/drawing kits. At night, they’re dozing off in front of them — if they’ve managed to keep older siblings from waylaying the coveted machines. Peru made the single biggest order to date — more than 272,000 machines — in its quest to turn around a primary education system that the World Economic Forum recently ranked last among 131 countries surveyed.’”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Filed in: Hardware
Dec24
Apple to Auto Adjust Maximum iPod Volume?
DailyMail.co.uk reports on a recent Apple patent application that describes how Apple could automatically adjust maximum volumes on their iPod devices to help protect the listeners from developing any long-term hearing damage.
A new p…
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Dec24
Military Robots from 2007 to 2032
Roland Piquepaille writes “A new report from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) looks at the future of the military’s unmanned systems over the next 25 years. This 188-page report covers air-, land- and sea-based unmanned technology from 2007 to 2032. The long document notes that drone aircraft and ground-based robots have already proved they could be useful in Iraq and Afghanistan by saving soldiers’ lives. The report also integrates contributions of combat commanders pointing out possible improvements to today’s systems, such as ‘better sensor technology for use on unmanned systems to identify underwater mines and land-based improvised explosive devices.’ This report also looks at how developments in artificial intelligence and robotics might lead to ‘autonomous, ‘thinking’ unmanned systems that could, for example, be used in aerial platforms to suppress enemy air defenses.’”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Filed in: Hardware
Dec24
Sharp, Toshiba to Ally in LCD Panel Business
Japanese electronics giant Toshiba and Japan’s largest liquid crystal display panel maker Sharp announced Friday they have decided to ally in the LCD panel business.
The decision comes on the heels of stiffer competition in the flat-TV segment, with South Korean and Taiwanese brands making known their presence on the global market to take advantage of their price competitiveness.
Filed in: Personal Tech
Dec24
The day my iPhone touch screen died
I woke up on Friday and grabbed my iPhone from its dock, like I usually do, and headed out the door in a rush. When I received my first phone call I couldn’t slide the “Slide to Answer” slider. Hmmm. Later, when I wanted to read some email, same deal. The touchscreen wasn’t accepting any […]
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Dec24
Outmoded Gadgets Hit Landfills at ‘Frightening’ Pace
Snazzy new mobile phones like the iPhone and other must-have electronic gadgets, such as the latest laptops and iPod models, will fill many stockings this Christmas. But disposing of the older devices will not be at the forefront of most people’s minds. Around 11,000 tons of unused phones already sit dormant in drawers across the UK, and that figure is likely to rise this Christmas as people upgrade to better devices
Filed in: Personal Tech
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