Then take a look at Wakozi. Yes, it’s an online Web 2.0 site. Plug in your address and it shows you what liquor stores and delis near you that deliver. Click on a store and you can see what they sell, how much it costs and then you can create a shopping list, checkout, including paying with a tip. By the way, this entire freaking site is a huge Adobe Flash application, developed using Adobe Flex. So don’t bother trying to pull this site up if you’re still on a modem. For that matter, we’d be pretty surprised if you’re reading GfG over a modem! Today’s dynamic, content rich sites have become too large and dependent on bandwidth for them to even dream about having a modem-friendly version.via Techcrunch. (Read the full post about ‘Live in Manhattan and need booze delivered to your door ASAP?’…)
MicroBlast - Xtrememac MicroBlast Speakers for iPod nano 1G
Portable and versatile compact audio system. The first portable speakers designed specifically for iPod nano 1st Generation, MicroBlast is style, portability and protection-all cleverly rolled up into one lightweight, package. Simply slide your iPod nano into MicroBlast’s dock and crank up its four great-sounding, amplified stereo speakers. It’s powered by four AA batteries or an included AC adapter that enables you to play and charge your iPod nano at the same time. Better yet, MicroBlast’s crystal clear protective cover allows you to safely leave iPod nano docked while on the go, and doubles as its base when the unit is open.
(Read the full post about ‘MicroBlast - Xtrememac MicroBlast Speakers for iPod nano 1G’…)
China Mobile Communications Corp, the largest network provider in China are ready to begin testing of their 3G network using the TD-SCDMA standard. The test which is set to begin next week will include some 20,000 phones and 5,000 data cards that will be issued throughout Bejing and seven other cities. While there has not been any indication on how long the testing phase will last, China has previously stated that they hoped to have an active 3G network in place before the beginning of the Beijing Olympics, which begins in August.
Beijing has been trying to get the new infrastructure in place since 2001, but the network being as large as it is, needs a mammoth overhaul. Once the government allows the licenses, it will pick carriers to provide the country.
(Read the full post about ‘3G mobile service to be tested in China’…)
Posted Mar 30th 2008 12:13AM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Misc. gadgetsWe’ll go ahead and warn you: if you’re hoping to purge your mind of all things science this weekend, this post isn’t the one to be reading. For the rest of you knowledge seekers, Arizona State University researcher Wayne Frasch has developed a biosensing nanodevice that could possibly revolutionize health screenings and speed up that grueling airport security process. Put simply (well, as simply as possible), he discovered that the enzyme F1– ATPase can be equipped with an optical probe and “manipulated to emit a signal when it detects a single molecule of target DNA.” Currently, a prototype of the DNA detector is already being worked up, but there’s no word on when (or if) the device will escape the lab and hit the commercial realm. (Read the full post about ‘Biosensing nanodevice could hasten security checks, health screenings’…)
Binary Watch The watch that's so 'out of sight' cool, you'll never have the first clue what the time is. You can have this for ?49.95 Tags: lcd, cable, home cinema, ipod (Read the full post about ‘Binary Watch’…)
Posted Mar 29th 2008 8:38PM by Nilay PatelFiled under: cellphones Those crafty kids on the iphone Dev Team have already hacked the 2.0 firmware, but now they’re getting ready to release the oh-so-creatively-named PWNED tool, which takes iPhone hacking to the next level by patching the bootloader to let you load any firmware image you want — even images not signed by Apple. That means custom patched firmware can now be loaded directly from iTunes, which simplifies the jailbreaking / unlocking process tremendously, and also means that a patched version of the 2.0 firmware is coming soon. (Read the full post about ‘Video of the iPhone Pwned project in action’…)
Time Machine Clock The Time Machine Clock is a kinetic display device that eschews the normal conventions of a timepiece - hands, to you and me - and instead replaces them with an altogether more elaborate means of saying ‘ten past two’. As ever with complex machinery, there’s beauty in the telling of the story. See price Tags: hi fi, electronic toys, gadgetry, consumer technology (Read the full post about ‘Time Machine Clock’…)
Following up on the recent announcement to lift the ban on computer and DVD player sales, the Cuban Government has decided to lift the ban on cell phones. While Cuba has not been a cell-phone free country, the available phones have been primarily used by government officials, foreigners and those who were able to get their hand on one from a third-party, which meant very few had access. The good new is that beginning soon, according to ETECSA the phones and service will be available “within days,” can actually be used by anyone (assuming its affordable) and without worry or fear of getting in trouble. The service will come as a joint venture with Cuban telecommunications monopoly ETECSA and Telecom Italia. (Read the full post about ‘Cuba ends ban on cell phones’…)
Google, trusty search engine and email provider for many actually has a clause within its fine print which states that those under 18 are not permitted to use the site, or any of its features. The Google conglomerate covers Google’s search, Gmail, YouTube, news and images. The Terms of Service state that: “You may not use … Google’s products, software, services and web sites … and may not accept the Terms if … you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Google.” Of course to those within the USA, the legal age to form a binding contract is 18, meaning anyone under the age of 18 is currently violating Google’s terms, which judging from a huge number of YouTube videos, that number is going to be high. (Read the full post about ‘Under 18; Google doesn’t want you’…)
Creative Labs, makers of sound cards that still don’t work properly with Windows Vista, doesn’t want fixed versions of its broken drivers on the net. In a message to "Daniel_K," who repaired their broken software, Creative Labs’ Phil O’Shaughnessy claims that by restoring functionality to Vista drivers that’s offered in Windows XP versions, he is a thief: "By enabling our technology and IP to run on sound cards for which it was not originally offered or intended, you are in effect, stealing our goods," writes O’Shaughnessy at Creative’s forums. Granted, Daniel_K is soliciting donations. Furthermore, the gear’s EULA specifies, as is usual, that you can’t tamper with its software. (Read the full post about ‘Creative: Fixing Our Crippled Sound Card Drivers Is “Stealing our Goods”’…)
