Today’s Library of Congress statement marks a historic moment in the battle between those who dictate how we should be able to use media and technology, and the rest of us. We explain what the new exemptions mean for you. More »
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Over at Daring Fireball, the well-informed John Gruber suggests Apple might out a new 27″, 16:9 cinema display tomorrow, perhaps in concert with faster iMacs and refreshed Mac Pros. Update: And perhaps, even more tantilizingly, with Apple’s elusive Magic Trackpad? More »
Some stores are out of iMacs, indicating that an update may be on its way. And a new suite of desktop apps is rumored to be on the way. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20011659-260.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Circuit Breaker/a/p
India’s desire to snoop on BlackBerry users continues unabated, UAE wants in on the act originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jailbreaking your iPhone or other mobile devices will no longer violate federal copyright law, thanks to a new federal ruling that updates the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20011661-38.html” class=”origPostedBlog”News – Politics and Law/a/p
Walmart’s been pushing RFID for years now, using it to better manage the company’s vast inventories and understand where products are and how fast they’re approaching. Now, the mega-retailer is about to take things to another level, and it just might push competitors into getting with the program. As of now, there’s limited consumer-facing benefit to tracking pallets in transit, but a Wall Street Journal report suggests that Wally World will be placing radio-frequency ID tags on individual clothes. The initiative is slated to kick off next month, and it’s expected to help apparel managers know when certain sizes and colors are depleted and need to be restocked. In theory, having this ability will ensure that consumers never see their desired size or hue as sold out, and if the clothing trial is successful, the tags could be rolled out to a near-infinite amount of kit. Of course, privacy advocates are all wound up about the idea, though it seems as if most sniffing concerns could be dealt with if the tags were removed as customers departed the store. Unless you’re leaving in a hurry, that is…
Walmart to add RFID tags to individual items, freak out privacy advocates originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Update: And it looks like we’ve got our first unboxing with the final retail packaging. Video’s after the break.
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Acer’s Android-powered Stream confirmed for Expansys-exclusive August 9th launch originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It’s a great day when a tech product comes along that seems like it might be a Think Geek April Fools prank. Meet the iPad Syte Shirt. Made with a large pocket on the chest, this shirt holds your iPad and displays to the world whatever is on its screen. Use it to show off clever messages, the Web site suggests. It’s like being able to create a new funny t-shirt whenever you want one. Kind of.
The Syte Shirt lists for $49.95, a healthy price that takes the fun out of what should be a quick fun purchase. The shirt holds your iPad in landscape mode and only comes in black. A zipper holds the iPad securely in place, and hidden ports let you attach headphones or a charger. The iPad is sold separately, the site cautions.
What’s this, another way to capture for posterity the extremeness of our helmet-requiring pastimes? Yes indeed, a new player has entered the increasingly crowded POV/action/helmet camera market, the Drift Innovations HD170, offering 1080p recording in a durable case that stands poised to take on GoPro’s HD Hero and VHoldr’s ContourHD 1080p. However, the built-in color LCD here lets you do something you just can’t do on either of those two: check your footage on the camera itself. Does this make up for some of the cam’s other shortcomings? Read on to find out.
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Drift Innovations HD170 helmet cam review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In the wake of AMOLED display shortages, HTC announces that it will switch to Super LCDs on a variety of its smartphones, starting with the Nexus One and HTC Desire. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20011620-85.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Dialed In/a/p
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