Oct 28

Korean researchers create stretchy transistors made of graphene

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Graphene’s greatness comes from its flexibility, both figurative — you can make everything from transparent speakers to stain resistant pants with the stuff — and literal. And now researchers in Korea have given us another pliable graphene product by creating a stretchy transistor from the carbon allotrope. The trick was accomplished by first layering sheets of graphene on copper foil and bonding it all to a rubber substrate. To complete the transistor channels were etched onto its surface, then electrodes and gate insulators made of ion gel were printed onto the device. What resulted was a transistor that could stretch up to five percent without losing any electrical efficiency, and the plan is to increase its elasticity through continued research. Keep up the good work, fellas, we can’t wait for our flexible phone future.

Korean researchers create stretchy transistors made of graphene originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 28

Garmin announces FR70 fitness watches to keep you on track

Posted in: Sports, Today's Chili, watch, Wireless
Looking to keep those New Year’s resolutions past the first week of January in 2012? Garmin’s out to help you stay the course with its FR70 fitness watches for both guy and gals. Using this trainer’s timepiece, you’ll be able to track your workout time, heart rate and calories burned right on your wrist. Powered by ANT+ technology, the FR70 can connect to compatible devices like treadmills, bikes, elliptical machines, your boyfriend’s Segway, etc. For avid runners, pairing the watch with a wireless foot pod will clue you in on speed, distance and cadence during your training sessions. If biking is more your style, a pace sensor is available for you as well. Combine an FR70 with the Tanita BC-1000 system and you can track weight, water levels, body fat and a handful of other measurements that will be stored right on the device. Once all the data is collected, it can be sent to Garmin Connect whenever you return with range of your PC. The pair will be available in the UK, starting in November, for £129 / €139 ($197). If you need some reading while you’re lacing up those Nikes, hit the PR button for the full skinny.

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Oct 28

Pure Music looks to give Spotify a run for its money, but only in the UK

Posted in: app, application, cloud, IphoneApp, minipost, Music, radio, Today's Chili
If you’re looking to save a little coin on your Adele streaming habits, Pure Music may be worth a look. Beginning in December, you can have millions of songs at your fingertips for £4.99 (about $8) a month — but only in the UK. Music on-demand, internet radio and other programs will be available for your laptop, iOS device or one of the company’s many WiFi capable devices, all for a monthly sum that’s slightly cheaper than Spotify. Should you make use of the Tag bookmarking system on one of Pure’s radios, you’ll be able to access those highlighted tracks on your smartphone or computer as well. Don’t worry Android faithful, an app tailored for you is in the works. Need a peek at the fine print? No worries, just hit the source link below and read away.

Pure Music looks to give Spotify a run for its money, but only in the UK originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 28

Gmail Provides White List for Email Addresses

Posted in: Gmail, Google, Today's Chili

This article was written on August 01, 2008 by CyberNet.

In the past we have said that it would be nice if Gmail offered the option to create a white list for messages from certain email addresses that should never be sent to the spam folder. We can’t really complain about Gmail’s spam filter because it does a fantastic job catching actual spam, but on occasion it will manage to take a “good” message and put it in the spam folder. If you’re expecting a message, it’s especially frustrating when it gets caught and you don’t think to go check the spam folder. Those days are over because now Gmail has added a new filter option to “Never send it to Spam.”

Here’s how you create a filter with the option to “Never send it to spam”:

  1. Log in to your Gmail account and click “settings”
  2. Next, click the “filters” tab and click “Create a new filter”
  3. Specify the criteria that will be used for determining what to do with a message like who it’s from, who it’s to, the subject, etc. and then click “Next Step”
    create a filter.png
  4. Choose your action – this is where you can select the option to never send it to spam. For example, in step three I entered Ryan’s email address in the “from field” and then chose my action to be “Never send it to Spam.” Anytime I receive a message from Ryan, I am now guaranteed that it will never end-up in my spam folder.
    gmail filter.png

As Google Blogoscoped points out, we’re not quite sure how long this has been around but it’s definitely something we haven’t noticed before.

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Oct 28

Warpia’s StreamHD Value Edition does wireless USB to HDMI on the (kinda) cheap

Posted in: hdpostcross, Today's Chili
Warpia StreamHD Value Edition

Were you intrigued by Warpia’s StreamHD, but turned off by its $170 price? Well maybe the new Value Edition (or VE to the cool kids) will make you crack open that piggy bank. At $130 we still wouldn’t call the StreamHD VE an impulse purchase, but it’s certainly not a budget buster. In the package is the same USB adapter, a wireless receiver and an A/V base with an HDMI out — and the company still throws in an HDMI cable to boot. What do you lose to land that $40 discount? Well 5.1 surround sound for one. There’s no S/PDIF out and only stereo audio is supported over HDMI. The A/V dock also cuts out the 3.5mm audio out jack, but chances are you weren’t using it anyway. Check out the complete PR and one more pic after the break.

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Oct 28

Microsoft: Windows Phone Mango now being delivered to ‘100 percent’ of compatible devices

Posted in: mango, Microsoft, mobilepostcross, mobilepostmini, software update, SoftwareUpdate, Today's Chili, update, windows phone, windows phone 7, WindowsPhone, WindowsPhone7

We just heard last week that the Windows Phone Mango update was available on nearly every compatible device, and Microsoft has now made things completely official. In a post on the Windows Phone blog today, Microsoft confirmed that it’s “now delivering Mango to 100 percent of eligible phones around the world, regardless of carrier.” That feat was reached less than a month after Microsoft announced that Mango was available on half of Windows Phones, which certainly an improvement on the pace of the earlier NoDo update. Included in this last batch is the LG Optimus 7 on Telefonica is Spain and the Samsung Omnia 7 on Deutsche Telekom. Now, about that Apollo update…

Microsoft: Windows Phone Mango now being delivered to ‘100 percent’ of compatible devices originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 27

Amazon’s gift card restriction patent: puts some thought in your otherwise thoughtless present

Posted in: amazon, patent, patents, Today's Chili

We all have that one friend or family member that’s nigh impossible to shop for, whether it’s because they have everything or like nothing. Gift cards are the quick and dirty solution to this gifting conundrum, but what if you don’t trust that special someone to make a purchase you’d be proud to call your present? Never fear, Amazon is here… with a new patent that lets you, the gift-giver, control which of the retailer’s wares can be bought with its gift cards. Of course, those who aren’t such control freaks can simply have the card make purchase recommendations instead. Plus, this gift card of tomorrow can also let you know what was bought with the card to give you some insight for future gifting occasions. Maybe then you’ll be able to give your mother-in-law something she’ll like, instead of just some repurposed retail cash.

Amazon’s gift card restriction patent: puts some thought in your otherwise thoughtless present originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 27

Murata Manufacturing shows off self-balancing electric walking aid

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Walking assistants of the future come in all shapes and sizes — from exoskeletons to high-tech walkers — and you can now also this electric walking aid from Murata Manufacturing to the list of possibilities. It’s inspired by some of the standalone robots that the company has built and, much like the Segway, it’s able to maintain its balance and stand upright on its own (with an extra set of wheels for some added security). Unlike traditional walkers, however, it requires virtually no effort to push, with built-in sensors able to detect how much the person’s body is tilted, and how fast or slow it should move to keep up with them — it’s also apparently powerful to carry a person’s luggage or groceries. As you might have suspected, however, it’s still just a prototype, and the company isn’t ready to say when it might become an actual product. Head on past the break for the company’s recent demonstration at CEATEC.

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Murata Manufacturing shows off self-balancing electric walking aid originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 27

WrapUp: Microsoft Opening Retail Stores; Chrome Themes, Extensions, and Tips

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This article was written on July 20, 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–

google calendar labs.jpgGoogle Calendar Gets Labs, too
The success of the Gmail Labs appears to be spilling over into other Google products now. Calendar was updated last week with 6 Labs features that are, to be honest, not all that exciting. You have to remember though that the ones first offered in Gmail labs also weren’t that great. The one feature I hope we see offered in Google Calendar is the ability to have past events automatically deleted, because I like keeping a clean calendar.


microsoft store.jpgMicrosoft Opening Retail Stores This Fall
It’s true. Microsoft will be opening up their very own retail stores this fall just in time for the holidays. I’m guessing the timing will be around the October 22nd launch of Windows 7, but no firm date or locations have been given. All that was said was that some retails stores would be opened up “right next door to Apple stores.“


netflix-1.jpgAmazon Wants to Buy Netflix?
Now wouldn’t this be interesting. Amazon is widely known for its mass distribution of goods, and having Netflix under their wing would boost that reputation even more. I think if this deal actually happens Amazon should just consider starting their own delivery service while they’re at it.


opera.jpgOpera 10 Beta 2 Released
The next major milestone release of the Opera browser is nearing us as the team pushes Opera 10 Beta 2 out the door to testers. As CNet points out, however, they have so far decided not to include Opera Unite in this release.


gmail tasks.jpgGoogle Tasks Gets Pushed Out to Everyone
If you’re one of the people that didn’t enable Tasks in Gmail Labs when it was first released you’ll now notice that it’s in your Inbox anyways. Unbelievably in only about 7-months Google went from announcing to testing to releasing Tasks, which is interesting given how long Google normally likes to “bake” their products in the Beta stage. At any rate I’m really happy to see this because I use Tasks every day, and I prefer it over their competitors because of its sheer simplicity.


–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Safari.jpgGoogle Bookmarks Support in Chrome
When Google released Chrome there were some of their own services that I couldn’t believe weren’t heavily integrated, and the most obvious was Google Bookmarks. After all, bookmarks are one of the most important aspects of a browser. Although Google hasn’t seen the light yet there is one developer who has, and that developer has whipped up a Chrome extension so that you can enjoy your Google Bookmarks no matter what machine you’re at.


bsod analyzer.jpgAnalyzing a Blue Screen of Death
A simple application called WhoCrashed will help you analyze any Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) errors that your computer has received. This is helpful because you don’t always have a lot of time to sit there and read the error when it’s up on the screen, and so this provides a friendly interface for viewing a log of the events that have happened in the past.


chrome new tab.jpgEnable the Redesigned New-Tab Interface in Chrome
Are you itching to get your hands on the revamped new-tab interface in Google Chrome? If you’re running a developer version of the browser all it takes is a quick modification of the shortcut you use to launch the browser and you’ll be on your way. Also on the new page you’ll notice a section for tips and suggestions where Google takes a look at your reading habits and recommends links for you to check out.


chrome gestures.jpgAdd Mouse Gesture Support to Chrome
I’m more of a keyboard person myself, but those of you who prefer the mouse gesture route may enjoy having this extension installed that provides basic gesture support.  


locationbar2.jpgLocationbar2 for Firefox Highlights Domain Names
 We’ve written about this Firefox extension before, but it’s one of my favorites so I thought it would be worth mentioning it again. If you’ve used Internet Explorer 8 you might have noticed how it tries to make the domain name stand out by graying out the text around it. This extension does the same kind of thing, but unlike IE8 it is completely configurable. As this article points out you can really change the domain name’s appearance so that you won’t be able to miss it even if you were 10 feet away. That might be just what some people need to avoid the phishing attacks.


google chrome theme.jpgSome Awesome Google Chrome Themes
I hadn’t been hearing much in terms of Google Chrome themes so I was starting to think that no one was making them. I was wrong. This article lists 6 themes that I have to say are pretty awesome (some are better than others, but still). If you want to give Chrome a fresh look you should definitely go check them out.


–Downloads–

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Oct 27

Public Pole Dancing in Shibuya Department Store

Posted in: Fashion, retail, Today's Chili

A week of girls shopping activities at Shibuya Parco opened last night with a party that surprised passers by. Shoppers and those on the street were treated to the talents of girl dance group Tokyo DOLORES. A temporary stage on the street outside the venue became an impromptu pole dancing stage as the dancing troupe opened up the “Shibuya Girls Bunkasai” event that will run for the next week in the department store.

Tokyo-DOLORES

Playing on the halloween timing, the girls strolled though the strore lobby in their trademark goth costumes giving out candy to those in store before heading to the stage. A modern dance interpretation of pole dancing, the set was an impressive mix of acrobatics and dance. The girls entertained the growing crowd with some pretty spectacular movements as they spun themselves around the poles on stage.

Tokyo-Dolores-Parco

Although the whole event is aimed at the female market there were plenty of pleasantly surprised “Salary Men” on their way home from the office amongst them. The girls have started to make quite a name for themselves over the last year performing burlesque type shows in Japan and at venues in America also, opening the Coney Island FIlm Festival and even an impromptu performance on a NYC subway train!

Tokyo-Deolores-Pole-Dance

Bunkasai events, a type of “cultural festival” are popular students festival in Japan and the Parco promotion will appeal to the young crowd that populate the Shibuya area. The dancing kicked off a whole week of events at the location with various music and fashion related activities, which is off the back of Japan Fashion Week and in the run up to Tokyo’s Fashion’s Night Out.

Tokyo-Pole-Dance

Following Tokyo DOLORES also at the event was artist colectiveChim Pom’s Ellie who carried on the party behind the turntable. Chim Pon, who have talked about before, have been gaining a lot more exposure since their Banksy-esque stunt adding the Fukushima nuclear power plant image to Okamoto Taro’s “Myth Of Tomorow” mural in Shibuya station.

Chim-Pom-Ellie

The events at Shibuya Parco are on from 27/10 through to 11/6,and details can be found on their site

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