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Apple file iPod nano patent for screen-off gesture controls

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [1]

An Apple patent covering the touchscreen interface for the iPod nano has surfaced, suggesting that the company is considering alternative ways to control the compact PMP even when the display is out of sight in your pocket or bag. According to patent 20100328224, "Playback Control using a Touch Interface", the nano touchscreen could be used to recognize taps and gestures even if the display itself is switched off. Read The Full Story

Xenatec Maybach Cruiserio custom coupe offers Germanic excess

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

Perhaps we don't have the mindset of a suitably rich plutocrat, but we always thought the main point of Daimler's exceedingly ostentatious Maybach line-up was to sit in the back and let the chauffeur worry about the twisty stuff ahead. That message doesn't seem to have made it to German coachbuilder Xenatec, which has kicked off production of its Cruiserio project, turning the Maybach 57 S into a two-door coupe. Read The Full Story

ECG device connects to your iPhone to keep track of heart

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [2]

We always see some crazy gadgets at CES and sometimes the ones that sound really odd can be the most help to a few out there. Take this new gadget for the iPhone that will be showing up at CES next month. It comes from a company called Alivecor and it is an ECG system for the iPhone made in partnership with Oregon Scientific. Read The Full Story

She blinded me with Steins of Science (and beer)

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

Science is one of the subjects that tends to have a lot of dry, boring subject material spiced a bit with some really cool stuff. The Steins of Science certainly fall into that really cool stuff category. A science geek devised to create the ultimate beer drinking steins and to do so they used heavy-duty beakers from a science lab. Read The Full Story

Borders financial problems slow payments to publishers

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [3]

I had always thought that a bookstore had to buy all the books it sells upfront. Apparently, sometimes the books are given before they are paid for and the then the publishers get their money after the sale, which is how Borders operates. Borders, the second largest bookstore in the US, has announced that its financial woes are forcing it to delay payments to its publishers. Read The Full Story

New Android Port Loads into HTC HD2 NAND ROM

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

If you own an HTC HD2 that runs Windows Mobile 6.5 and you have a hankering for an Android handset, you don' t have to buy a new device. There are already hacks that will let you get Android on your HD2, but they aren’t ideal in most instances. A new port has surfaced on XDA-developers Forum that is a much better solution to those looking to move from WinMo 6.5 to Android on the HD2. Read The Full Story

Olympus PEN E-PL2 leaks again with Close Up Spotlight accessory

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

A second shot of the Olympus PEN E-PL2 has leaked ahead of the micro four thirds camera's official debut at CES 2011 next week, and it seems a Bluetooth dongle isn't the only unusual accessory the company has planned. 43Rumors' latest shot shows the E-PL2 with a Close Up Spotlight addition, two independently posable LED lights that attach to the hot-shoe. Read The Full Story

Clear iSpot 4G hotspot discontinued

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [1]

Only a few weeks ago Clear was offering its iDevice specific 4G hotspot at a discount for the holidays. The device normally sold for $99 and during the holiday special, you could pick it up for $20. At the time some may have wondered if the special deal was a hint that the thing wasn’t selling that well rather than just holiday cheer on Clear's part. Read The Full Story

FBI raids ISPs looking for servers used in Anonymous DDoS attacks

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [2]

It seems that the hacker group going by the name Anonymous may not have been as anonymous in their DDoS attacks leveled against perceived enemies of WikiLeaks as they thought. The hacker group ran a massive DDoS attack against a number of websites that stopped working with WikiLeaks after the site came under significant fire for posting government documents. Read The Full Story

Space history being auctioned off by RR Auction

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [2]

The glory days of the US space program were in the 60's when the nation was focused on the moon and beyond. If you are a space fan or just like to collect cool memorabilia there is an auction going on with RR Auction that is selling off some cool space related items. Read The Full Story

Researchers develop chips with solar cells directly on the surface

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [1]

Powering electronics and other devices with energy from the sun collected by a solar cell is nothing new. Solar powered gear like calculators and other items have been around for years. Typically, you have separate chip and a separate solar panel for power. Researchers have developed a way to power chips with solar cells that are directly integrated into the microchip. Read The Full Story

NASA finds more cracks in Discovery fuel tanks, launch still on track

, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

The space shuttle Discovery sits at Kennedy Space Center waiting for repairs to be made to its fuel tanks after a crack in the foam insulation around the tank was discovered and a subsequent investigation found cracks in some support structures on the fuel tank. A piece of foam falling from the tank is what contributed to the fatal accident when the Columbia broke up while reentering the atmosphere in 2003 killing all seven astronauts onboard the spacecraft. Read The Full Story
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