When Your Phone Takes a Swim

by admin on August 31, 2010

I’ve dropped phones, mp3 players and more into water so many times that I would rather not tell that story.

Instead.. here’s how we rescue a phone

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Phone Numbers Will Be Obsolete

by admin on August 30, 2010

No reason to give up your mobile device.. but it’s a good time to start thinking just how annoying it is to place a call to someone.

You dial the number, they have to stop whatever they were doing and answer.

Not any more.. start a chat.. add voice and video.. on any device, anywhere.

A few kinks to work out.. but phone call from Gmail are a nice step forward

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E-Paper Getting Closer to Reality

August 29, 2010

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The arrival of color e-paper displays suggest that a new generation of readers will soon be among us, readers whose displays depart from the current LCD screens popular today. However, problems persist. Foremost is the battery consumption of colored e-paper which is problematic when compared to more commonly used high resolution [...]

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Clear Gets Weirder By The Day

August 21, 2010

Yesterday, I posted another plea to find a person at Clear.com to talk to about this.
As you may have seen, they don’t listen to social media, and apparently have no one on staff that reads blog posts and news about them.
I’ve got another chat session from Friday afternoon’s shut down… The customer service rep was [...]

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Working Hard to Avoid Giving Service

August 20, 2010

I just got off another chat session with the "avoid service" department at clear.com. I have to say that chat is somewhat less annoying than sitting on hold, and gave me this chance to share with you.
Hello warren. Please wait while we find a CLEAR specialist to help you. [...]

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The Invisible Mouse

July 11, 2010

MIT has produced a mouse that works without wires..
.. and without the mouse!

Read more at the Wired Gadget Lab
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TV or Web? Why Not Both?

May 21, 2010

I just saw a survey where social media users were asked:
“If you had to choose just one.. would you give up your TV or the Internet?”
80% answered that they’d give up their TV.
However, the average American watch 5 hours of TV in a day. Even those of us who only watch TV shows on a [...]

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Facebook Marketing Made Easy

May 12, 2010

Now that Facebook has about a half a billion users, and people are spending more time there than Google, it’s become an obvious place for businesses to reach their clients.
Do you just buy ads, or is there a better way?
Mari Smith’s and Chris Treadaway’s new book Facebook Marketing: An Hour a Day can help. [...]

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LED Glasses Cure Jet Lag and Exhaustion

May 8, 2010

Australian Researchers from Flinders University have developed special LED light-glasses designed to re-calibrate our biological clocks and overcome problems such as insomnia and jet lag

Read more at Gizmag
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Google Chrome Faster Than Light, Sound, and Potatoes

May 5, 2010

Arr!
There be PIRATES in this video.

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