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Tie Knot Water Balloon Filler is a summer must have gadget

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [2]

It's HOT in Texas in the summer. I mean really hot. Fat hairy dudes are banned from walking in the grass during droughts out of fear the friction might start a forest fire. That means that many people end up doing something with water to keep cool. My kids always want to have a water balloon war. The problem is neither of them can fill their balloons. Read The Full Story

Leica Lens Holder accessory surfaces

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

Leica has some nice digital cameras that are very expensive, but promise excellent quality in the build and in photos you shoot with the camera. The last new digital camera we talked about was the new compact photo system set to debut at Photokina. The Lens Holder M for the MP and M7 digital camera. The new accessory makes for a cool addition to the little cameras in film and digital versions. Read The Full Story

Is this the iPhone 4S?

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [5]

The problem with a so-called iPhone 4S or "Lite" version - packing similar specifications and aesthetics to the current iPhone 4, but using cheaper materials to allow Apple to reduce the sticker price - is that when pre-launch photos leak it's darned tricky to tell whether it's real or just a mocked-up fake. Vietnamese forum Tinhte has a few such white "Lite" mysteries today, reportedly the same iPhone 4 hardware inside a new, plastic casing. Read The Full Story

Google+ growth slows, stat firm says, as +1 SEO gamers surface

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [43]

The Google+ honeymoon period may be drawing to a close, as record early growth reportedly tapers off and users make fewer, shorter visits to the new social network. Having seen a 238-percent rise in US visits in the week ended July 16, according to Experian Hitwise, Google+ saw US traffic fall around 3-percent the following week, Bloomberg reports. Meanwhile, sites offering "+1 for pay" rankings have already sprouted up, offering to help dastardly site owners game Google's rating and promotion system. Read The Full Story

Good Technology takes security seriously with Good for Government

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [2]

With all the hacking attacks that have been, going on over the past few months it's no surprise that security is at the forefront for some enterprise providers. Good Technology is a widely used multiplatform enterprise mobility offering and the company uses the data it gathers on devices to give us an idea how platforms are doing frequently. Earlier this month Good offered some details on the number of iPads in the enterprise compared to Android tablets. Read The Full Story

Monsoon offers TV Anywhere placeshifting to OEMs

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

We have talked about the consumer product that Monsoon offers in the past. The line of Vulkano placeshifting and streaming video gear is large and has some decent offerings. The last Vulkano product we talked about was the Blast early this year. Monsoon has announced that it will be offering the software behind its placeshifting technology to OEMs. Read The Full Story

Nintendo reports Q2 financial misery: 25.5bn yen loss, “few hit titles”

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

Nintendo has announced its Q2 2011 financial results[pdf link] and it makes for disappointing reading for the Japanese gaming giant. Net sales were down over 50-percent against the same period in 2010, and net losses reached 25.5bn yen, with Nintendo blaming not only lackluster sales of the 3DS but development costs associated with 2012's Wii U. Read The Full Story

Rude Gameware announces Fierce 3500 wireless gaming mouse for pre-order

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

Generally computer gaming and wireless mice are not things that go together in the same sentence. Over the last year or so some nice wireless gaming mice have started to show up that have no lag to affect your game. One of these mice is the Rude Gameware Fierce 3500 wireless gaming mouse. Rude has announced that the mouse will be shipping soon and that it is up for pre-order now. Read The Full Story

Paper craft Nyan Cat is weird and cool

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

Not too long ago Chris Davies was having a nerdgasm over the Nyan Cat videos on YouTube getting that rainbow Nyan Cat custom load bar. We had a little chat about me not understanding the point of Nyan Cat and the best Davies could come up with was "it's a cat, in space, with a Pop Tart body." I still don’t get it. If you do get the point of Nyan Cat or if you just want to make something interesting out of paper on a boring summer day, here you go. Read The Full Story

UK High Court orders BT to block Newzbin2 website for piracy

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [7]

Pirates are rampant all around the world online. They stream music, movies, and TV shows and generally raise the ire of any association that seeks to protect copyright and get consumers to pay to view the content. Generally, when we talk pirates and legal battles we are talking about the US. Today there is some pirate stomping action going on in the UK. The UK High court has ordered BT to block access to a pirate website. Read The Full Story

Google Page Speed Service rewrites sites for up to 60% speed boost

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [6]

Google reckons your site is too slow, and wants to rewrite it for you. A new launch from the search giant, Google Page Speed Service, promises speed boosts of anything from 25- to 60-percent after you allow it to prefetch your site, streamline it according to its own "best practices" and then offer it up from its own network of servers worldwide. Read The Full Story

BBC iPlayer app for iPad hits Europe in first stage of global trial

, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

The BBC has launched a European version of its iPlayer streaming TV and radio app for iPad, offering subscription-based access to new and archive content from the network. Initially released as a pilot in eight western European countries, though expected to be pushed globally by BBC Worldwide over time, subscriptions to the BBC iPlayer app are priced at €6.99 a month (or €49.99 for an annual subscription). Read The Full Story
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