Hasta La Gadget!

This article was written on July 04, 2007 by CyberNet.

It’s Independence Day in the United States today and for those of you who have the day off, enjoy it! Ryan and I are taking half of the day off to go BBQ with some friends and watch fireworks later on tonight, so this is our last post for the day.

Here are some interesting 4th of July statistics for your amusement (source):

—4th of July by Numbers—

• Number of hotdogs to be consumed on July 4th – 150 million
• Amount of chicken purchased in the week leading up to July 4th – 700 million pounds
• Amount of red meat/pork purchased in the week leading up to July 4th: 190 million pounds
• Percentage of American households with outdoor grills: 87%
• Amount of fireworks sold to individuals for personal celebrations in 2006: 252 million pounds
• Amount of fireworks sold to cities and municipalities for public celebrations last year: 25 million pounds
• Amount of fireworks sold to individuals for personal celebrations in 2000: 102 million pounds
• Total dollar amount spent on fireworks in 2007: 900 million dollars
• Total dollar amount spent on fireworks in 200: 350 million dollars
• Dollar amount of fireworks imported to the US from China in 2006: 212 million
• Dollar amount of American flags imported into the US from China in 2006: 5 million

— Fireworks!—

Other than the fireworks show that was going on in the parking lot last night at 3 AM when I was trying to sleep, I like them! I’ve always heard that the Macy’s Fireworks in New York are awesome, but I have yet to see them in person. I  also know there are some pretty amazing Fireworks shows around the World, so where’s the best fireworks that you’ve seen?

Note for tomorrow: Posting will be light tomorrow as well so that we can prep to launch the new site!

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This article was written on February 21, 2007 by CyberNet.

We’ve been covering One Laptop Per Child for a long time now.  Back in December of 2005, Quanta was announced as the Manufacturer, and it was known as the $100 Laptop. Since the original announcement, there have been all kinds of changes in look, function, and even price. As of now, the laptops will cost around $130 which isn’t too far off from the original target.  Eventually, the price is expected to creep down to around $100 which makes this an extremely affordable option for countries to look into.

Different companies and organizations have been catering to the project, like Opera with their web browser designed specifically for this purpose. Wikipedia has also gotten in on the OLPC Project, and computers will come loaded with Wikipedia articles for offline viewing.

After much speculation, and media coverage, the first 1 million units have been confirmed.While Libya was the first to order the units, the first million are going to a number of different countries like Argentina, Brazil, Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Thailand, and Uruguay.

You may also remember the rumor that the OLPC might possibly go retail.  After the first shipment to developing countries, it will definitely be interesting to see what will come of it in the United States as far as the retail aspect goes.

And as Daily Tech points out, the price may drop even sooner with Intel testing OLPC’s competition, the Classmate PC in Brazil.

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This article was written on March 21, 2007 by CyberNet.

Just a month ago when XM and Sirius were ready to ink a deal, they knew there would be problems with the FCC approving what could potentially become a monopoly.  They’re still fighting that battle, but so far what has come out of it is a promise of lower prices.

They’ve promised lawmakers who are fighting the deal that prices would be lowered and that no monopoly would come of it should a merge take place. Currently the monthly price for service is $12.95. After the merge, customers would be offered a lower monthly price, but with fewer channels.  They’d also offer a more expensive option that would include more channels. Essentially there would be different tiers of service and pricing.

XM and Sirius really haven’t come across smooth water yet, especially with the recent lawsuit they are both facing for patent infringement.  Keystone Autonics filed the lawsuit saying that both XM and Sirius are using technology that is protected under a patent that they filed just this year in January of 2007.

For now, XM and Sirius are left to battle it out with lawmakers over the merger that would save them an estimated $7 billion per year, as well as a judge over patent infringement. Not a good start to 2007 for satellite radio!

Source: Rueters via [Yahoo]

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This article was written on January 23, 2006 by CyberNet.

Everybody uses Google Earth at some point, and recently people have been finding things that simply amaze us. From rooftop advertising to the bomber plane, there is always something interesting to see with Google Earth. The most recent discovery is a car that appears to be flying. Now, I am sure that it is just a shadow illusion but you can see it for yourself by using the KMZ file for Google Earth.

News Source: The Raw Feed

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We’re not quite sure how many of you out there are iPhone owners, but our guess is that there’s at least a good handful of you who will be able to benefit from free Wi-Fi for your phone. First it started as a rumor but now it has been confirmed that AT&T is now offering iPhone subscribers free Wi-Fi access at Starbucks and Barnes and Noble locations. When you bring your phone in to those locations, a login prompt will appear on your screen, you enter your phone number in, and in no time you’ll be surfing the web on a Wi-Fi network (which we all know is much faster than the Edge network) for free. Nice.

Take a look at the log-in screen that you’ll see (image from Gear Diary):

I was sitting here thinking to myself, “now wouldn’t it be nice if you could somehow get free Wi-Fi on your laptop using your iPhone?” And then I read the MacRumors article where they explained how you could get the free iPhone WiFi through your laptop. Because AT&T’s system is based upon the iPhone’s User Agent, there’s a quick work-around that can be done. Here are the steps you’ll need to follow:

1. Open Safari and go to preferences
2. Click the Advanced tab and check the box that says “show develop menu in menu bar”
   
3. Go up to the Develop Menu > User Agent > Mobile Safari 1.1.3 – iPhone
4. Open a new window, enter in your iPhone number and you’ll be good to go!

If you’re using another browser besides Safari, there are extensions and other tools you could use to change the user agent if you really wanted to.

The only disappointing thing out of all of this is that it is limited to only iPhone users. Wouldn’t it be nice if more places offered free Wi-Fi access for all of their customers? Panera is one of those places that has done this for quite a while, and I’m sure they’re able to get some extra business because of it.

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