Dec 20
Built for iPads (but also suitable for iPhones and Macs), this finger-friendly keyboard is a fine alternative to Apple’s portrait-only Keyboard Dock.
Originally posted at iPad Atlas
Dec 20
Chrome OS notebook giveaway
Posted in: Today's ChiliTweet for a chance to win a Chrome OS notebook. We have five prototypes to give away courtesy of Google.
Dec 20
10 Tools Every Homeowner Should Have [Homemod]
Posted in: diy, feature, Today's Chili, top
Doorknobs get loose, windows need unsticking, the faucet always ends up dripping—and houses don’t usually come with a super. Here’s are the 10 tools that will get any homeowner through the most common projects around the house. More »
Dec 20
Palm Pre 2 lands on Rogers today, $99 on three-year contract
Posted in: canada, palm, Today's Chili, webos
Beating out Verizon, Canada’s Rogers becomes the first carrier in North America to pick up the Pre 2 today, hawking it for CAD $99 — about $97 — as long as you’re willing to put your name down for a new three-year contract with a qualifying voice and data plan. Since Rogers runs HSPA on 850 and 1900MHz, you can bet this is pretty much the same phone Palm is offering unlocked in the States for $450; you’re just paying a little less upfront and a whole lot more over time. Six of one, half-dozen of the other, as they say.
Palm Pre 2 lands on Rogers today, $99 on three-year contract originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Dec 20
Yamaha InfoSound prototype talks to your phone as you zone out during TV commercials
Posted in: advertising, commercial, Television, Today's Chili
Of all the things that the ol’ boob tube does well, directing viewers to advertiser’s websites is not one of them. In an era where most TVs are still not internet connected, Yamaha has dreamt up a canny work around: the technique, dubbed InfoSound, plays an inaudible (18 kHz or higher) signal over your TV’s audio track that can be picked up by your smartphone’s mic and read with a custom app. Of course, the thing is not exactly high bandwidth, but even with a range of roughly 33 feet and a rate of 80 bps, this should be fine for transmitting a URL. Just imagine! Never again will you have to choose between the Saturday afternoon Weekend at Bernie’s double-header and printing out a coupon for the Jiffy Lube.
Yamaha InfoSound prototype talks to your phone as you zone out during TV commercials originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dec 20
To make outdoor portraits seem more natural, use a photo reflector to illuminate your subjects. It’s usually more natural-looking than fill flash (see story) but the equipment can be a handful on windy days because of the size – you need an inch of reflector for every inch of height or width you want to illuminate. Reflectors are also useful outdoors on overcast days (or indoors in low light) to brighten the subject’s face. In a pinch, a white reflector makes a good backdrop for an eBay photo.
Dec 20
Google body browser now getting down and you know it’s crush grooving
Posted in: Google, Today's Chili, video
We got a brief glimpse of Google’s body browser at the Chrome event earlier this month, and wouldn’t ya know it, the violation of privacy simulator / learning tool is hanging out in Google labs. A browser with WebGL support is required, which means Firefox 4 and Chrome 9 betas (or Chrome 8 if you enable it in the “about:flags” menu). The visualization options are interesting and the search tool works like a charm, so… why not? Exactly.
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Google body browser now getting down and you know it’s crush grooving originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dec 20
Google body browser now getting down and you know it’s you know it’s crush grooving
Posted in: Google, Today's ChiliWe got a brief glimpse of Google’s body browser at the Chrome event earlier this month, and wouldn’t ya know it, the violation of privacy simulator / learning tool is hanging out in Google labs. A browser with WebGL support is required, which means Firefox 4 and Chrome 9 betas (or Chrome 8 if you enable it in the “about:flags” menu). The visualization options are interesting and the search tool works like a charm, so… why not? Exactly.
Continue reading Google body browser now getting down and you know it’s you know it’s crush grooving
Google body browser now getting down and you know it’s you know it’s crush grooving originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dec 20
Google’s Crippled TV Could Be Limping Into the Market
Posted in: Android, Google, Media Players, Today's Chili
Fast-and-furious media giant Google may be telling manufacturers to pump the brakes on the new Google TV operating system.
Google is telling manufacturers to delay launches of televisions and set-top boxes running Google TV, which would mean such products are unlikely to launch at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show, according to The New York Times. Wired.com’s sources corroborate the report.
“LG is not commenting on Google TV, but LG is launching its own Smart TV platform at CES, and it’s not Google TV,” an LG spokesman told Wired.com. According to the Times, LG was one of the companies working on a Google TV product.
Google TV is a version of the Android smartphone OS modified for televisions. Google envisions that Google TV will create an all-in-one media experience that makes the television capable of delivering web-streamed video content and functionality through third-party apps, in addition to traditional TV programming offered by cable networks and satellite providers.
“Once you have Google television, you’re going to be very busy,” said Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO, in a Berlin press conference introducing Google TV. “It’s going to ruin your evening.”
A delay is unusual coming from Google, whose typical M.O. is to release new products rapidly (sometimes with the “beta” label still prominently displayed) and then iterate them on the fly with software updates. A delay could suggest that the search giant needs more time to rethink the OS, especially after TV networks prevented their content from being accessed through Google TV apps on the Logitech Revue.
Googled declined to comment on rumors and speculation regarding Google TV delays, but a Google spokeswoman said the company was happy with its current progress in the TV space.
“We are very happy with the launch of Google TV with our initial partners Sony, Logitech and Intel,” the spokeswoman said. “Our long-term goal is to collaborate with a broad community of consumer electronics manufacturers to help drive the next generation, TV-watching experience, and we look forward to working with other partners to bring more devices to market in the coming years.”
Some extra time could allow Google to work with third-party software developers on making apps for the Google TV to offer additional functionality and more content, said Ross Rubin, lead consumer electronics analyst at NPD Group.
“Right now [without TV network support], Google TV is basically a web browser on a TV,” said Rubin, explaining that third-party apps could differentiate Google TV from competing internet TV products.
Waiting a few extra months could also allow manufacturers to decrease pricing of Google TV products to make them more competitive. The Google TV-powered Logitech Revue, which launched in October, cost $300 — hefty compared to the $100 Roku and Apple TV set-top boxes.
See Also:
- Google TV Revealed: One Screen to Rule Them All
- Google Introduces Google TV, New Android OS
- Logitech Google TV Box Embarrasses Apple TV
- Google TV Growing Pains: Networks Block Web TV Shows
Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com
Dec 20
Google Rolling Out Wi-Fi via Balloons?
Posted in: Google, Today's Chili, wifiThis article was written on February 21, 2008 by CyberNet.
Google has always had lofty goals of providing wireless Internet to the masses, and a recent article in the Wall Street Journal shows they continue to have interest. This time around, it involves balloons. Yes, balloons.The talk is that they are going to either partner with or purchase a company called Space Data Corp.
Space Data Corp. is a company that currently uses balloons to provide “specialized telecom services to truckers and oil companies.” They launch about 10 balloons a day in areas in the Southern United States. These balloons go up about 20 miles into the stratosphere and carry electronics which act like a mini cell phone tower and provide Internet to people below. They say that each balloon can cover “thousands of square miles below.” Sounds interesting, doesn’t it?
There are a few problems with the balloons though, and the first is that each balloon is only good for about 24 hours. Once it gets high up into the atmosphere, it ends up bursting. The contents of each balloon cost about $1500 and once the balloon pops the gear comes down to earth via parachute and then people are sent out to find them, using GPS devices (they get paid $100 for each transponder they collect). Simply finding enough people to launch all of the balloons (they currently pay farmers and crews at smaller airports $50 per balloon) could be tedious.
So why does Google have interest in the company? According to The Wall Street Journal, “Google believes balloons like these could radically change the economics of offering cell phone and Internet services in out-of-the-way areas.” Rural areas likely wouldn’t be where Google would stop. According to the balloon company, they say with just 370 balloons, the whole country could have access to a WiMax broadband network. Using traditional towers, 22,000 of them would be needed. There’s quite the difference between 370 balloons versus 22,000 towers and while it sounds a little off-the-wall at this point, there could be some real potential here with balloons
Thanks for the tip Google!
Source: Gizmodo
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