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ASRock readying three Ion-powered nettops, one with a BD drive {Engadget}
Oct 30th 2009 12:41PM The NVIDIA reference design was MUCH smaller and was Pico-ITX form factor (fits into drive bay for optical drives).
I want THAT. Why is no one SELLING an ION platform in Pico-ITX form factor?
Sears Black Friday ad revealed, we'll be sleeping off our tryptophan hangovers {Engadget}
Oct 30th 2009 12:26PM You guys keep calling it a US "holiday." It is not a holiday. It's merely a recognized phenomenon that retailers capitalize on. The government only recognizes Thanksgiving Day (Thursday).
The retailers know that many employers give their employees 2 days off so people can travel and spend time with family, but it also makes it easier to go shopping the next day.
Jibbigo iPhone app translates from English to Spanish and back again {Engadget}
Oct 30th 2009 12:12PM Well, I guess this app isn't really for translating web pages...
Jibbigo iPhone app translates from English to Spanish and back again {Engadget}
Oct 30th 2009 12:10PM I also have a "Find in page..." function done this way.
Love it!
Jibbigo iPhone app translates from English to Spanish and back again {Engadget}
Oct 30th 2009 12:07PM AMAZING how topical this is.
I *JUST* added a bookmarklet to my iPhone that probably does it better without an app.
Create a bookmarks folder called "Tools" or "Functions" and add any bookmark there. Then rename it to "Translate" and paste this into it:
javascript:q=location.href;void(location.href='http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u='+q);
Nyko Wii Wands get a dash of color {Engadget}
Oct 29th 2009 1:13PM SHHHH! You're telling everyone MY secret!
I have a pile of Wii remotes next to me that were all new and purchased between $3- $14 each. Eventually, it reached a point where I just had to stop buying them no matter how good the deal was.
The problem is that people can't figure out how to pair the remote initially. The lights on the Wiimote don't even blink if it has never been paired, so people assume it's not working. After all this time, Nintendo still hasn't done anything to address the issue. Nintendo includes a booklet that doesn't even cover initial pairing. It ONLY shows how to remove the jacket to change batteries and warns you to always use the jacket and the wrist strap. FAIL.
Now, both Target *and* Wal Mart are donating these to Goodwill instead of returning them to the vendor. Their loss...
Jabra STONE Bluetooth headset review {Engadget}
Oct 29th 2009 12:38PM I *LOVE* my Voyager Pro. I use it in the EXTREMELY noisy head end of the local cable operation I work for. The person on the other end can actually hear what I'm saying, unlike all the other headsets I've tried.
Even better, I can hear the other person through my earpiece more clearly than if I had the phone on my ear.
Jabra STONE Bluetooth headset review {Engadget}
Oct 28th 2009 12:03PM If you're specifically looking for a headset with stereo, you should be searching for "A2DP" profile support. If you are wondering if a set of A2DP headphones also work as a headset (most do), the features should also say that it supports Handsfree or Headset Bluetooth profiles.
Lenovo's IdeaPad S12 finally on sale with Windows 7, NVIDIA Ion {Engadget}
Oct 28th 2009 3:00AM It seems like Microsoft still doesn't want 64-bit Windows to support a fraction of the hardware that 32-bit works with. Heck, I'm still trying to figure out why 64-bit IE can't support encapsulated 32-bit plugins. If 64-bit IE still doesn't support Flash...or ANY PLUGINS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST, who is going to use it? Why does it exist?
Microsoft would do well to Ponder this: Have you ever seen a system that shipped with a shortcut to Safari 32-bit and Safari 64-bit?
Intel pulls SSD Toolbox for killing drives under Windows 7 {Engadget}
Oct 28th 2009 2:39AM
The reason Microsoft didn't do it the right way is because they have been building on top of other things that don't make sense.
Because of what I do (tech support), I frequently have to view the Device Manager with View > "Devices by connection." It would be a GODSEND if I could note a USB controller as "Front Ports", "Back ports", etc. It would KICK ASS if I could re-name a USB composite device. Seriously, my two external AVC-3610 dual-tuners (4 tuners) each have an IR receiver for a Media Center remote control, the PC has an integrated receiver that can hardly sense anything, but I use a USB receiver that is located where it can actually receive a signal from my remote. That's FOUR infrared receivers, and I have to identify/disable 3 specific ones in the Device Manager to keep them from interfering with each other. I have to disable all but one. It's DAMN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE to figure out which is which in the Device Manager.
I also have multple different input devices. Even my Bluetooth receiver appears to Windows as a composite device with an HID-compliant USB keyboard / mouse (so I can control the BIOS and other menus with a Bluetooth keyboard even before Bluetooth drivers are loaded/initialized). Some devices have hubs built into them. I'd like to be able to tell which "USB Composite Device" represents my G15 keyboard with integrated USB hub.
If Microsoft did it right, "My Computer" would replace both the Device Manager and the "Devices and Printers"
