Gearlog is Looking for Writers

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Hey Gearlog reader, just a short note to let you know that we’re looking for contributors to the site. If you follow the blog, you know what we’re in the market for–writers with their finger on the pulse of technology.

If you have a creative and humorous approach to the tech world and can write quick and clean copy, you’re just the person we’re looking for. It’s a great way to get your byline on a heavily trafficked site (plus exposure through our parent site, PCMag.com)–and to make some money in the process.

If you’re interested and think you’ve got what it takes, please send a resume and three clips to gearlog@pcmag.com with the subject line “Blogging for Gearlog.”

Tablets You Can Actually Buy for the Holidays

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After Apple launched the iPad, it seemed like every tech company — large, small, and seemingly otherwise — in existence was readying its own consumer tablet. We hear tell of all manner of Android and Windows 7 tablets. Now that the holiday season has rolled around, many, if not most, tablets have proven completely M.I.A.

So, what can you, the consumer, actually buy a loved one in time for the holidays? We’ve rounded up seven tablets that actually, you know, exist. After the jump, here are the good, the bad, and the still slightly mysterious.

FAA gives SpaceX the first-ever commercial license for spacecraft reentry

Well, SpaceX just scored a huge milestone in space travel for the proletariat: we get to come back now. The FAA just gave SpaceX’s Dragon capsule a reentry license, paving the way for it to make round trips to the International Space Station and eventually even take people up there. NASA, who already has some hefty contracts with SpaceX for launches, has congratulated SpaceX over Twitter on the good news, though we’re sure the few billion dollars in future business speaks volumes already. Engadget’s own Chad Mumm, resident Space Destiny Enthusiast, had this to say about the momentous occasion:

“We’re standing on the shoulders of our ancestors, reaching out a small, child-like hand at the stars. And then returning safely to earth thanks to FAA certification. We’re on the verge of the impossible.”

Sorry, there’s something in our eye…

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YouTube Adds New Features To Up The Competition

This article was written on June 05, 2006 by CyberNet.

YouTube Adds New Features To Up The Competition
 

YouTube users might notice some new features: channels, blogging, and history viewing.

The channels feature allows users to bring similar content together to one simple place. Maryrose Dunton from YouTube described this feature very well using Chihuahuas as an example:

“Now all content creators and collectors, be it professional filmmakers, videobloggers or just people who love Chihuahuas can broadcast videos from their channel for all the world to see.”

Users can also blog about YouTube videos by pressing the “blog this” button. Currently Blogger, BlogSpot and LiveJournal blogs are supported but they are going to add more soon.

One of the coolest features, in my opinion, is the ability to view the last 100 videos that people have watched. This will really give people the opportunity to find some great videos that they may not find otherwise.

I am sure these new features are just the beginning for YouTube because other companies, like Google and Yahoo have released video services that provide some stiff competition. However, it looks like YouTube will remain one of the premier video services for right now.

News Source: BetaNews

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Tethering a smartphone to get data on the go is a great way to stay online without lugging around a separate device. However, lugging around a separate device exclusively for the purpose of tethering your phone seems a bit less great, especially when that device must be plugged into a wall. Such is the Nexaria BC2, an 802.11b/g/n router that can be connected to compatible iPhones (namely the 3G, 3GS, and 4). Pop one in and, assuming you’re paying AT&T the requisite extra $20 a month, it’ll start beaming sweet, sweet internets out to all of your devices. Performance naturally depends on the strength of your signal, but getting a couple megabits down and one megabit up are entirely believable and respectable, though ping rates in the hundreds of milliseconds ensure you won’t be racking up the headshots when connected thusly. It’s yours for $189 right now if you’re feeling the need.

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