Probably the smartest move MySpace, as a business and livelihood, has chosen to take so far. News Corp Inc. announced that MySpace.com will be teaming with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to inform the public of Amber Alerts. For those of you born in a cage, Amber Alerts are the national alert system through law agencies to ...
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PS3 Firmware 1.50: Buy games on PS Network with Felica phones or Edy contactless electronic money cards
SCEJ announces the PS3 firmware version 1.50 today adding an electronic money payment system, so you don’t always need a credit card to buy games online anymore. First, pick up the electronic money PaSoRi reader/writerfor your PS3, connect it via the USB port on the console, update the firmware to version 1.50, then you are all set to add money ...
Read More »Buffalo WiFi Adaptor increases signal strength by 210% while hideously disfiguring your style
Depending on how much your signal strength effects your life, and whether design or performance are the more important aspect for you, the Buffalo WiFi would appeal to the latter. The Buffalo WiFi adaptor might just be a black strip of ugliness, but at least it has a use. The Buffalo WLI-U2-SGH54HP, brings new meaning to the phrase “very long ...
Read More »Scan your graphs directly into MS Excel
Most of the scanners in market nowadays have OCR functions, that is, they can recognize the alphabets on the paper and convert them into texts (not graphics). More advanced scanners can scan documents and safe them directly as PDF or MS Word files. PFU, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Japan has just brought out a scanner that can scan your graphs ...
Read More »HCID Gloves to give soldiers hands on control
One thing that has always limited the soldiers of the military is that they always have to be attached to their weapon. There is never really any true and full concentration on other matters when your toting around an automatic weapon. Handwear Computer Input Devices (HCIDs) might be the future of militiary strategy and safety means. The HCID will let ...
Read More »Origen S21T case has built in 12″ display
If you do not have enough room on/under your desk for both a computer and a monitor, you are in a truely crunched position. But because this is a situation that a few people have found themselves in, the Origen S21T HTPC case fits. One small point to make: if you are that cramped in a space, please don’t buy ...
Read More »Next-gen MacBook Pros to have brighter and crisper displays
Rumors are flooding through the Mac grapevine. AppleInsider is reporting that industry insiders are confirming the production of LED backlit MacBook Pros, marking Macs transition away from CCFLs (cold cathode fluorescent backlights). As of now, plans for LED integration are only for the 15-inch series. The 13 and 17in series’ are still under consideration, but seem like an inevitable addition ...
Read More »Make your own laptop
We aren’t talking about some half-ass barebones kit or a build your own toy set. The “ITX-Laptop” is a step by step how-to on how to make your own laptop based on the design of this project. Not only can you make it yourself, but the laptop is said to be just as powerful as a desktop computer. Sure, it’s ...
Read More »iConcertCal helps the music fan schedule his life
One of Lifehacker’s Downloads of the Day, iConcertCal is a cool little plug-in for the Apple app, iCal. The iConcert freeware embeds a schedule of artists from your iTunes library and synchronizes them with your calender so you can see when in the future your favorite bands are playing close to you. For an easier guide, just change the location ...
Read More »Belkin juggles your desktop and laptop with the Flip DVI-D
Belkin is releasing some very useful peripherals for your desktop and laptop right now, and we appreciate it. In addition to the Cooling Stand, they have also just announced the Flip DVI-D. So what does it do? The Flip allows you to plug in all of your other peripherals including DVI-D monitor, two USB devices, speakers, and what looks to ...
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