Archive for May, 2009

Verizon CEO: We’re Getting the Palm Pre, Storm 2 Within 6 Months

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

78bb040212launch Verizon CEO: Were Getting the Palm Pre, Storm 2 Within 6 MonthsThe Palm Pre will be exclusive to Sprint for a weirdly short six months, after which the handset will show up on Verizon, according to CEO Lowell McAdam. They’ll also get the Storm 2 at about the same time.

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How Regular Movies Become "IMAX" Films

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

9bef7cacafg 8014 How Regular Movies Become "IMAX" FilmsPretty as it is, 70mm film has been deemed too expensive for shooting Hollywood productions. So this is how IMAX preps finished movies for the up close and individualized demands of IMAX.

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The Month in Android Apps: Grey Cupcakes Have Delicious Spots

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

143622a865pround The Month in Android Apps: Grey Cupcakes Have Delicious SpotsHello, welcome to the inaugural this month in Android apps. It’s been a pastry-packed month, what with cupcakes and donuts and, um, ions flying around. We’ve got spots, searches, flicks and apps that will make you burn with distrustful anger just ahead.

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HP LX195 Budget Windows Home Server Review

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

f782a6e2d6 HP LX195 Budget Windows Home Server ReviewThe Gadget: HP’s LX195, their stripped-to-the-core (but Apple Time Machine capable) implementation of the Windows Home Server, which comes with a 640GB internal drive, but can only be expanded via the four USB ports in the back.

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A Rare Tour of IMAX Cameras

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

f7e1ff5526g 8088 A Rare Tour of IMAX CamerasThere are 26 IMAX film cameras in the world today. At IMAX HQ, I got to play with 4 of them (and take plenty of photographs for you).

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Hulu Desktop Is a Peek at the Future of TV

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

382f9b77fcesktop Hulu Desktop Is a Peek at the Future of TVEverytime somebody has said that Hulu killed TV, they were exaggerating. Until now maybe. Hulu Desktop sure looks a whole lot like the future of TV.

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Possible iPhone 3G 2009 Compared to Shiny iPhone 3G

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

ef1f3dec74ne3gvs Possible iPhone 3G 2009 Compared to Shiny iPhone 3GMacRumors is claiming that this may be the new iPhone 3G 2009, which looks more or less like the current one, but with a matte finish. I hope it’s true, because I love the dark gun finish.

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10 Gadgets That Will Keep Computer Users From Turning Into Quasimodo

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

cbba6bb20csimodo 10 Gadgets That Will Keep Computer Users From Turning Into QuasimodoThere are throngs of reality shows devoted to documenting chanceful professions…but what about professional blogging? Like other sedentary, computer-focused jobs, we are visaged with the prospect of turning into deformed freaks from years of hunching and typing. If you grappling a similar fate, these gadgets can help.

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MSI X340 Review: The Unemployed Man’s MacBook Air

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

d91a02cc84g 8486 MSI X340 Review: The Unemployed Mans MacBook AirIt’s impossible not to be at least a little impressed with the MacBook Air, but who can spend almost $2,000 on that laptop? The solution? The MSI X340, a $900 MacBook Air. And it’s a great idea…in theory…

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Fullpower’s Motion Sensing Concept Knows What You’re Doing

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

f9a6e0a8c4912 01 Fullpowers Motion Sensing Concept Knows What Youre DoingAt All Things D, my friends at Fullpower did a demo of a accelerometer-equipped headset that can pick up a call by tapping it in a different way than you tap a regular headset.

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