Jul 24

BOSS’s Micro BR-80 digital multitrack and field recorder fits the band and studio in your hand

Posted in: guitar, MP3, Today's Chili
Boss Micro BR BR-80

Who needs a recording studio — or even a full band — for that next demo? Grab your guitar, BOSS’ latest portable Micro BR digital recorder and a fistful of ego for a do-it-yourself session that only a mother could love. The BR-80 lets you record two tracks at once and offers eight tracks of playback along with 64 virtual tracks to mix and master any epics you’re dreaming up. For hookup, it’s packing aux and 1/4-inch inputs, a headphone out, and even a USB port to interface with a computer. You can also record using its onboard stereo field mics if you lose your cables at a gig. Inside, it’s packing four and six-string COSM effects, DNA from its VE-20 to spice up your vocals, and eBand options. There’s support for WAV and MP3 formats, but better yet, SD cards up to 32GB giving you a whopping 550 hours of recording time to lay those burnin’ licks down. It’s currently available and shipping for about 300 bones — eRoadies not included. Full PR after the break.

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Jul 24

Cast-off gadgets peek into new owners’ lives

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MIT researchers set up cast-off Netbooks to send back pictures and location data from the computers’ new owners in developing countries. Images from the research are part of an upcoming exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art.

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Jul 24

Wall-E meets his Canadian DJ maker, turns into a real robot toy (video)

Posted in: canada, homebrew, mod, remote control, RemoteControl, robot, robotics, Today's Chili, video

What do you get when you cross a dj with a “Canadian roboticist?” An almost true-to-fiction Wall-E, that’s what. In this rendition of garbage-bot gone cute, amateur robotics enthusiast DJ Sures (yes, he makes music) hollowed out a U-Command Wall-E toy and fixed him up with some servo guts. The voice-activated, semi-autonomous modjob has a built-in eye camera that recognizes motion, colors and faces, coming the closest we’ve seen to replicating the CG-romantic. The whole AA-battery powered affair runs on the EZ-B Robot Controller software shown off by Sures in the video below. And unlike other past re-creations, this little guy knows how to get down without the need for sped up video tricks. Clearly, the Pixar-bred bot’s become the unofficial icon of the homebrew robotics community, so where’s his official counterpart? You listening Disney? Get cracking.

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Jul 24

5 Windows Live Writer Plug-Ins Make An Appearance

Posted in: Newly Released, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on August 16, 2006 by CyberNet.

Windows Live Writer came out with quite a bang the other day when it was released. It gives users the ability to preview their post on their site at the click of a button. I have never used any blogging software before that handles the way Windows Live Writer does.

Many people have already started to voice some their opinions on what they would like to see in future versions. Windows Live Writer is so great because you don’t have to wait for new versions in order to get new features…thanks to plug-ins!

Here are 5 plug-ins that are already starting to make an appearance:

I am excited to see what other plug-ins people can come up with. Out of the five listed above the Flickr one would probably be the most useful to the normal user of Windows Live Writer.

News Source: JefTek.com

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Jul 24

Samsung SPH-M930 to give Boost Mobile a keyboard-packing Charge?

Posted in: Android, gingerbread, keyboard, qualcomm, qwerty, QwertySlider, samsung, slider, Today's Chili
Like Android, QWERTY keyboards, and paying as you go? Boy, have we got the handset for you. This is the Samsung SPH-M930, a Droid Charge-looking slider reportedly destined for the pre-paid world of Boost Mobile. The Gingerbread handset is said to be rocking a 1GHz Qualcomm chip and is a mere FCC approval away from your thumbs.

Samsung SPH-M930 to give Boost Mobile a keyboard-packing Charge? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 24 Jul 2011 03:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 23

Google Starts Working On New Google Talk Features

Posted in: Google, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on August 22, 2006 by CyberNet.

Google Talk File Sharing The Google Talk Blog posted today about how they listen when we request a feature. They proved that when they recently released a new version of Google Talk that incorporated sending/receiving files and voicemail capability. The most interesting part about the post is when they say “Now, we’re off to the next version. I can’t tell you what your #2 and 3 suggestions were, but I do know that they’re on the way.”

Here is the list of items from the survey (in no particular order):

  • Rich text for outgoing chats
  • Additional smilies or emoticons
  • User profiles
  • Friend groups
  • Multi-user-chats
  • Conference calls
  • Voicemail
  • Video conferencing
  • File sharing or transferring
  • Offline message delivery
  • Mac or Linux versions
  • Call and message encryption
  • Calls to landlines
  • Notification when friends come online

Okay, so out of that list they say there are two more features that they are working on but they do not say specifically which ones, other than they were voted #2 and #3. I would have to guess that video conferencing would be pretty high on the list because everyone has a Webcam these days. Being able to call landline phones would also be cool but I am not sure what they would charge…I’m sure if it was free then a lot of people would love to have that feature.

So what could the new features be that they are working on? Google just loves to leave people guessing.

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Jul 23

Personal Audio sues Apple again, targets iPhone 4, iPad 2 and newer iPods

Posted in: Apple, ipad 2, Ipad2, iPhone, ipod, lawsuit, legal, patent, Today's Chili
Thought the Personal Audio / Apple brouhaha was over? Think again, because everyone’s favorite patent licensing company is back, hitting Cupertino with another suit. You’ll recall an earlier ruling by a federal jury in Eastern Texas found the CE maker guilty of infringing upon PA’s playlist-related IP with an assortment of older iPods. This new filing alleges that newer Apple devices, like the iPhone 4, iPad 2 and modern day iPods — which weren’t part of the original 2009 case — also violate that same IP, in a move we’d surmise serves to pad Personal Audio’s coffers. Not like Apple’s apt to feel the pinch should Personal Audio snag another victory, but hey….

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Jul 23

Curiosity rover to land in Mars’s Gale Crater to look for life, finally answer Bowie’s nagging questions

Posted in: NASA, space, Today's Chili, video

It’s gotten its own photo shoot, some cool animation, and the interest of James Cameron — and now Curiosity finally has a destination. NASA’s pluckily-named Mars rover is set to land next to a mountain inside the red planet’s 96-mile-wide Gale Crater. Curiosity is scheduled to touch down in August 2012 in search of life on the fourth rock from the sun. The crater, one of 60 suggested sites, was chosen due to its potential for a safe landing and the possibility of scientific discovery, thanks in part to nearby geographical formations that may have been created by water. Here’s hoping it encounters some serious space oddities when it gets there.

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Jul 23

How to Get your Free Copy of Office 2007

Posted in: Software, Today's Chili, Windows

This article was written on January 11, 2007 by CyberNet.

Microsoft is continuing to build-up to the launch of both Windows Vista and Office 2007! Part of this excitement is their Launch Event 2007 called ‘Ready for a New Day.’ So, how does the free copy come into play? Well, anyone who attends one of the launch events will be given a free copy of Microsoft Office Professional 2007 as well as Microsoft Office Groove 2007.

The launch event will give you the chance to experience Vista, Office, and Exchange server 2007 in action.  These events are being held all across the United States, even in the states you’d least expect it! On their website for the launch event, they have all of the details including a clickable map so that you can find exact locations, dates and times. They have two different events, one being ‘Microsoft Across America,’ and the other being ‘Ready for a New Day”.  Each have a different agenda which you can view on the web. When you go to sign up, you’ll either register to take the partner, developer, IT pro, small business, or the IT Executive and Manager track (each with a different agenda).

Now you have a chance to get in on a free copy of Office 2007!

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Jul 23

Ask Engadget: best USB 3.0 hub on the market?

Posted in: accessories, Today's Chili, usb, usb 3.0, Usb3.0

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Sam, who couldn’t be more excited to hop onboard the SuperSpeed bandwagon. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“I finally got a new laptop with a lone USB 3.0 port. I’m now looking at getting a USB 3.0 hub with a power adapter so I can use both of my USB 3.0 hard drives at faster speeds. I’ve read lots of horror stories where some hubs either don’t come with power adapters — and as a consequence the portable drives don’t work with them properly — or they are designed poorly which results in USB 2.0 speeds. Or, the hard drives keep getting disconnected. Do your readers have any suggestions or experience using USB 3.0 hubs? Thanks!”

A timely question, indeed. We too have seen USB 3.0 hubs act awfully finicky — particularly when mixing USB 3.0 and 2.0 HDDs — so we’d love to hear what one(s) are working out for folks. Shout it out in comments below!

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