Sep 28

Azureus Users: The Most Popular Plug-ins

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This article was written on May 02, 2006 by CyberNet.

Azureus Users: The Most Popular Plug-ins

Zeropaid has put together a great list of extensions to use for Azureus (one of the most popular BitTorrent clients). There are many BitTorrent clients that are available to be downloaded but these plug-ins are what distinguish Azureus from the rest. Some of the ones that I like on their list are the Progress Bar, Chat, and Safe Peer.

Progress Bar will actually add a progress bar to your data transfer page (duh!). The Chat plug-in will allow you to talk to other users about a specified file (useful for verifying integrity of the file). Lastly, the Safe Peer plug-in will watch out for IP addresses that are known to be the RIAA and other similar associations.

Zeropaid Full List Of Popular Azureus Plug-ins

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Sep 28

a-JAYS One+ earbuds bring in-line remote, Swedish flair to your smartphone experience

Posted in: Android, headphones, mobilepostcross, Today's Chili

JAYS has been dishing out slick looking audio gear for years, but before now it only offered models with inline remotes compatible with iDevices. Good thing the new a-JAYS One+ has arrived to bring some fashion forward ‘phones to a bevy of handsets and give Klipsch some competition. The One+ still has tangle-free flat cables, sleek looks, and the matte-black finish you know and love, but it can now control devices from HTC, Samsung, BlackBerry and LG with its one-button inline remote. This is truly an egalitarian set of earbuds, as it works whether your phone’s running iOS, Windows Mobile, or Android. Plus, there’s a free JAYS Headset Control Android app that brings voice, volume and track controls to your little green bot. It’ll be available sometime in Q4 of this year for $50, so get ready for its arrival.

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Sep 28

Google Now Does Linux Desktop Search

Posted in: Freeware, Google, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on June 28, 2007 by CyberNet.

Google Desktop for LinuxGoogle has now branched their Desktop Search application across all of the major operating systems: Windows, Mac, and Linux. The new Beta for Linux just hit the Web today and runs on KDE or GNOME under Debian 4.0, Fedora Core 6, Ubuntu 6.10, SUSE 10.1, or Red Flag 5. I’m sure those are just the minimum requirements and that it would run fine on Ubuntu 7.06 as well.

Features are pretty much what you expect from a desktop search application, which includes indexing of files (and even Linux Man pages) and Quick Search:

  • Comprehensive Indexing – Users can search the full text of virtually all their computer’s content, including text, PDF, PS, source code, HTML files, email from Thunderbird, OpenOffice.org documents, Man and Info pages, folders, images, and music. Google Desktop for Linux can even find previous versions of files or recover those that have been accidentally deleted.
  • Quick Search Box – The Quick Search Box is the fastest way to do web and desktop searches. Hitting the command key twice calls it up, instantly displaying results as users type.
  • Gmail and Web History Search – Not everything users are looking for resides on their computer. Google Desktop for Linux makes it easy for users to simultaneously search their Gmail webmail, web search history and the web at large. And because their index is stored locally on their own computer, users can even access their Gmail and web history while they’re offline.

I give Google a lot of credit for being the first large company that steps deeply into the world of Linux. They’ve got a search engine just for Linux, Picasa on Linux, Google Gears on Linux, and even Google Earth for Linux. The only thing that they still have left is Google Talk, but I don’t think they will get around to that since they have the online version available.

The Linux counterpart for Desktop Search is still missing a few things though. For starters, the sidebar and gadgets are not available, which I believe would make the application even more useful when running Linux. And 64-bit support? Nope, not yet…in the Google Group for this program people are complaining that Google generically says that it supports Linux without specifying whether it is just 32-bit or if it also includes 64-bit. So a clarification near the download link would probably be useful, or they could just make it work with 64-bit.

Download Google Desktop Search for Linux (32-bit)
Source: Official Google Blog
Props to CoryC and Mike for the tip!

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Sep 28

Geek deals: $315 off the Alienware M11x gaming laptop

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Alienware’s gaming laptops started their notoriety with expensive, boutique machines that few could afford and everyone wanted. With Dell’s purchase of the extraterrestrial PC maker, the price and exotic-ness came down, though not so far that you would consider them a budget machine. Any well loaded Alienware laptop will generally run you a grand or […]

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Sep 28

Ice Cream Sandwich gets a two-minute tour, courtesy of a lucky eBay shopper (video)

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The one Android update to rule them all — better known as Ice Cream Sandwich — is penciled in for an official launch sometime in the next two months, so it’s only natural for some shots to leak out. We just weren’t expecting a two-minute video showing off a few of the new features. As the story goes, a lucky gent ordered a Samsung Nexus S on eBay and, upon its arrival, noticed that his new prized possession looked a little… different. Hopping over to the About screen, he was shocked to discover that the device was running ICS. The firmware appears to be operating on the same baseband as the screenshots leaked a few weeks ago, but it’s running on an updated build (IRK48) and kernel (3.0.1).

We can see plenty of influence from both Gingerbread and Honeycomb here, as well as four shortcuts on the bottom (a definite bump from the two found on vanilla 2.3). There’s a new Google Apps icon which opens up a tray containing a number of featured services put out by the search giant, and long-pressing the home button brings up a vertical Honeycomb-style multitasking menu. The notification bar, camera UI and other menus also have a much different look. Granted, all of this could just be a custom ROM built to emulate the latest Google dessert, so we can’t be a full hundred percent certain that it’s authentic. If it’s not, at least we can give credit for it being incredibly elaborate. Enjoy the video and additional screenshot below.

[Thanks, anonymous]

Update: Our anonymous tipster has confirmed to us that shortly after we posted this video, his Nexus S was remotely locked and wiped. You can follow the entire saga over at this XDA Developers thread.

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Sep 28

When Guitar Hero and Nerds Collide

Posted in: Gadgets, Games, gaming, mod, Today's Chili, videos

This article was written on April 23, 2008 by CyberNet.

It’s pretty crazy the things geeks can come up with when they get an idea. A group of undergraduate students over at Texas A&M have obviously been playing too much Guitar Hero, and decided that they could make a robot to conquer the game for them. After much thought they have named their dubious creation Slashbot. They even started a blog for people who want to follow the progress of the project.

Slashbot is able to jam with the best of the best thanks to some actuators, wires, code, and of course a guitar. It’s actually using what appears to be an unmodified guitar, and literally “presses” the buttons while strumming by using actuators. The video below shows just how crazy fast you have to be if you want to become a Guitar Hero expert.

How well does it work? On expert mode it was able to achieve 96% on “Cliffs of Dover” and 97% on “My Name is Jonas.” Unfortunately the system isn’t able to maximize its score because it has a hard time keeping multiplier streaks. Disappointing, I know, but it’s still a sight to see. Here’s a video that demos Slashbot’s ability to tear up the Cliffs of Dover song:

Slashbot [via Engadget]

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Sep 28

Motorola Xoom 4G LTE upgrade process begins tomorrow, new tablets on sale October 13th

Posted in: 4G, lte, motorola xoom, MotorolaXoom, Today's Chili, verizon, Verizon Wireless, VerizonWireless, vzw, xoom

Verizon’s dangled a 4G LTE upgrade carrot in the noses of the Xoom-adopting hordes from the start. Now, it appears the carrier’s ready to make good on that promise. Starting tomorrow, current owners of Motorola’s Honeycomb tab can visit a dedicated VZW site for a step-by-step guide through the upgrade process. If you were amongst the eager few who signed up for alerts, the company’s going to prioritize you and send out a notification via email. The entire swap-out should take up to six business days, returning a freshly enhanced LTE-enabled slate free-of-charge. As for the rest of you Xoom-less onlookers, Big Red’s going to be offering up the updated tablets this October 13th for $499 on a new two-year service contract. Jump past the break to parse through the official presser.

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Sep 28

This 90 Percent Successful Vaccine May Be Our Best Chance to Eradicate AIDS

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Spanish researchers have completed the first human trial of a new vaccine against HIV. It has been successful in 90% of the HIV-free volunteers during phase I testing. This vaccine brings great hope to eradicate this plague forever. More »

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Sep 28

HTC Hero S coming to US Cellular next month alongside Wildfire S and Flyer

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Guess what’s officially on its way to US Cellular in October? The headline probably gave you a pretty good clue — it’s the HTC Hero S. And it’s not coming alone: apparently the new device is big enough to warrant its very own entourage. Its brethren, the Wildfire S and Flyer, will both waltz into stores at roughly the same time. The Gingerbread-running Hero S will offer a 1.2GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 CPU, 4-inch qHD (960 x 540) display, a 1,520mAh battery and a 5MP CMOS rear camera accompanied by a 1.3MP front-facing cam. Add it to the lineup next to the Motorola Electrify, and we’d say the carrier’s got some good options for the getting. The Hero S will be available sometime next month for $200 after $100 mail-in rebate, while the Wildfire S (which will come in grey and purple) will go for $80 after rebate and the Flyer can be yours for $400 — once again, after rebate. Head below to find the full press release.

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Sep 28

iFixit busts Apple’s Thunderbolt Display wide open, no creamy center inside

Posted in: Apple, LCD, LED, Mac, monitor, teardown, thunderbolt, Today's Chili

It’s been more than two months since Apple unveiled its Thunderbolt Display, and the gadget sadists over at iFixit are just getting around to picking the thing apart — quite literally. So what has this dive into the 27-incher revealed? Well, for starters, the iFixit crew found that the LG-made LCD display in this Thunderbolt monitor appears to be the same one found in Dell’s UltraSharp U2711, though favoring a cursed glossy finish. That’s also the same setup we saw in Cupertino’s 2009 iMac. This teardown also features a slew of chips from the likes of Texas Instruments and Broadcom and a miniature subwoofer. For more under-the-hood discoveries and a healthy helping of disassembled Thunderbolt Display components take a stroll on over to the source link below.

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