Lenovo IdeaPad K1’s videos pair easy listening with helpful how-to’s (video)

Know what really sells a Honeycomb-based tablet? No, not its 10.1-inch display, Tegra 2 processor, nor those 32GBs of storage space — it’s the background music, man. Someone in Lenovo’s marketing department must have an iTunes library chock full o’department store-worthy Lite FM jams, because that schmaltzy muzak is all over its dozen-plus IdeaPad K1 how-to videos. We’re kind of disappointed the company couldn’t get Lisa Stansfield for a voice-over cameo, but hey — who says we’re living in a perfect universe? Prospective IdeaPad owners should check the source, where they’ll be treated to such instructional, chart-topping gems like “Getting to know your Tablet,” or our personal favorite “Adding and Removing Shortcuts.” All kidding aside, we still don’t have a firm date on this tablet’s launch, but with its FCC presence cleared expect to see it sooner rather than later.

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Navy tests bacteria-powered hydrogen fuel cell, could start monitoring your underwater fight club

Microbial fuel cells aren’t exactly new, but microbial fuel cells scouring the ocean floor? Now that’s an initiative we can get behind. The Naval Research Laboratory is currently toying around with a so-called Zero Power Ballast Control off the coast of Thailand, presumably looking for treasures dropped from the speedboat of one “Alan Garner.” Purportedly, the newfangled hydrogen fuel cell relies on bacteria to provide variable buoyancy, which allows an autonomous ocean sensor to move up and down water columns with little to no effort. Furthermore, it’s able to get its energy from microbial metabolism (yeah, we’re talking about hot air), and while it’s mostly being used to measure things like temperature and pressure, it could be repurposed for more seirous tasks — like mine detection. There’s no clear word yet on when America’s Navy will have access to this stuff, but if we had to guess, they’ve probably be using it behind our backs for the better part of a score.

[Image courtesy of U.S. Navy Reserve / Tom Boyd]

Navy tests bacteria-powered hydrogen fuel cell, could start monitoring your underwater fight club originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kingston’s iOS-lovin’ Wi-Drive wireless storage device hops into FCC database

You know what that means, right? It means that Kingston’s on track for keeping its “July” release promise for the above-pictured Wi-Drive. For those who missed our preview last month, this is essentially a portable, battery-powered hard drive that’s meant to stream content exclusively to iOS devices. Think of it as a way to add more storage to a device that simply cannot accept more storage. Barring any last-minute fights with the number crunchers, this guy will ship for $130 (16GB) / $175 (32GB), and while an FCC appearance is no clear indication of “when,” it almost always means “soon.”

Kingston’s iOS-lovin’ Wi-Drive wireless storage device hops into FCC database originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Call, listen to music, and run with Vea watch

New touch-screen watch lets you make calls, listen to your MP3s, take pictures, and hit an SOS button in case of an emergency. But it will cost you.

WrapUp: Windows 7 Family Pack Pricing, Disabling Backstage View in Office 2010, and More

This article was written on July 14, 2009 by CyberNet.

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about. Don’t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you’ve got something we should include.

–News–

windows 7.jpgWindows 7 Family Pack Pricing
We’ve heard rumors that Microsoft would be offering a family pack for Windows 7, and more details appear to have been leaked. From the looks of it the family pack will be for 3 licenses of Windows 7 Home Premium (upgrade version), and will cost around $140.


app store 1 year.jpgApple App Store: 1 Year Later
It’s been one year since Apple launched its App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. In that year they’ve had over a billion downloads, and accumulated nearly 60,000 apps. That’s quite an accomplishment.


pandora.jpgPandora Can Afford New Streaming Rates
Up until now we’ve been hearing a lot of news about Pandora possibly shutting down because they couldn’t afford the rates required for streaming tunes to your computer. Good news for you Internet streamers… they have apparently struck up a deal that they’ll be able to afford.


beta.jpgGoogle Removes Beta Label from Gmail and Others
It was a long time coming, but Google has finally dropped the Beta label from Gmail, Calendar, Docs, and Talk. They are obviously doing this because they don’t want to give businesses the impression that their services aren’t stable. If you’re sad about the removal of the Beta label (like me) you can always enable the Gmail Labs “Back to Beta” that puts the old logo back.


sprint netbook.jpgSprint Offers Netbook for $0.01
We knew this was bound to happen eventually. Sprint has started to offer a netbook for a mere penny when you sign up for a two-year contract. With that contract you’re also tied in to a $60 per month plan.


petabyte.jpgHow Large is a Petabyte?
One company is predicting that we’ll be at 1 petabyte drives in the next 2-5 years. That’s equal to 1,000 terabyte drives, or in other terms it’s equal to 13.3 years of HD video. Is that the sound of file sharers rejoicing?


hulu abc.jpgHulu Starts Serving Up ABC Shows
Hulu is expanding its content to include shows from the ABC television network. To start out it will have episodes from Grey’s Anatomy, and it will move on to some others later on.


–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

classic start menu win7.jpgGet the Classic Start Menu in Windows 7
Microsoft doesn’t offer a way to revert back to that classic Windows Start Menu, but some third-party solutions are starting to popup such as this one.


better gmail.jpgBetter Gmail 2 Updated
Lifehacker has updated their Better Gmail 2 extension to work with the new label system that Gmail launched. More specifically you can once again nest labels inside of each other as if they were folders.


rightthumb.jpgQuickly Resize an Image
Resizing an image can sometimes be a pain in the butt. This handy little tool, however, integrates itself into the Windows Explorer context menu for quick resizing. It’s also portable, which is always welcomed.


open with.jpgOpening Obscure File Types
Ever come across one of those files you have no idea how to open? This app will tell you what program you need to open any particular file, and also provides download links in case you don’t already have it installed.


office outspace.jpgDisabling Office 2010 “Backstage View”
In Microsoft Office 2010 clicking on the Office button (what was previously an orb) will take you to a place called Backstage View (codenamed Outspace) instead of showing the menu we were used to in Office 2007. A simple registry hack, however, will revert back to the old method of doing things.


–Downloads–

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Augen mysteriously dies, dirt-cheap Android tablets can’t keep it afloat

Tragic. Just tragic. It seems like just yesterday we were dashing to our local Kmart in hopes of securing one of the hottest, most demanded products on the market. First, it was the $99 GenBook, and days later, it was the Gentouch 78. Now, it appears that neither of those absolutely astounding pieces of kit will ever be produced again, as Augen’s website has been cold and unresponsive for the better part of a month. It’s not picking up the phone, and it’s not replying to emails. We’d bother to weep, but we have to wonder how bad things truly are if it took the world four full weeks to notice one’s disappearance.

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Motorola Titanium coming to Sprint on July 24th for $149, still stubbornly rocking Eclair

When Motorola took the wraps off it’s rugged Titanium in May it left out a pair of pretty crucial details — namely price and release date. Thankfully, our friends over at Sprintfeed scored some details and it looks like the “Sturdy and QWERTY” Android handset will be landing on July 24th for $150. Otherwise there’s nothing new to report, you’re still getting the same military-grade resistance to the elements, support for Nextel Direct Connect, and five megapixel camera. Sadly, it’s also still shipping with Eclair leaving this Moto a solid two generations behind the current crop of Google phones. Still, if you need a smartphone with a physical keyboard that can withstand some serious abuse there aren’t too many other options out there.

Update: We just received the image as well from an anonymous source — looks legit!

[Thanks, Jon]

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Toshiba Thrive in stock at Newegg and Amazon, is ready to ship free to your door


You’ll need to wait until Sunday to get your hands on a Toshiba Thrive at Best Buy, but the Honeycomb slate is ready to head out Newegg’s door, with free shipping to boot. $430 nets you an 8GB tablet with two-day shipping, or you can add 30 bucks to get it overnight. That’s unlikely to mean tomorrow at this point, but if you play your cards right, you could be sliding through emails a la Swype before the weekend is out.

Update: Best Buy has confirmed that the Thrive will be available on July 10th, both in-store and online.

Update 2: Looks like it’s live on Amazon, too!

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