How to take the iPhone 3GS

This clip makes it look easy to replace an iPhone battery. MacWorld on backstage of iFixit during a demo of deconstructing the iPhone 3GS

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Steampunk flash drive

Not that I own any steampunk gadgets or accessories, but I do like them for their mix of old world charm and modern technology. Here’s a good example that my mate Harry forwarded to me (thanks!): a steampunk memory stick. Like many steampunk items, it’s not mass-produced and this one has been sold already – [...]

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Palm Pre UI features leaked on YouTube

I haven’t looked at all video leaks and certainly haven’t made any detailed comparisons with the iPhone yet, but overall I’d say the Palm Pre might shape up a more than serious contender to Apple’s success icon. I certainly hope so coz I might be looking for a replacement once my contract is up.
The [...]

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Which Intel CPUs will run XP on Windows Virtual PC?

There’s been a lot of hype about users being able to run their Windows XP applications on a virtual machine within the upcoming Window 7. The new Windows Virtual PC though (now available as a beta release for the Windows 7 Release Candidate) requires hardware-assisted virtualization, which means for your PC to run XP Mode [...]

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LaCie USB keys

LaCie offers a range of of USB sticks that would perfectly fit on my keyring; one of them even does have a Micso SD card reader built in.
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Usue facial expression to change your music … and more

A wink, a smile or a raised eyebrow could soon change the music on your iPod or start up the washing machine, thanks to a new Japanese gadget. The device looks like a normal set of headphones but is fitted with a set of infrared sensors that measure tiny movements inside the ear that result [...]

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Flexible electronic books to hit market soon

New Scientist, 23. February 2009
by Paul Marks
GADGET-makers have long promised us a flexible electronic book, but actually producing a robust, bendy screen has proved tough – until now. Plastic Logic, a display technology company based in Cambridge, UK, says it will launch the first flexible electronic book in January.
The two most popular e-books on the [...]

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How to make laptop batteries last longer

Ever wondered what makes your laptop batteries last longer? Sander Sassen from Hardware Analysis tested a couple of options. Over a period of eight months he used two identical notebooks. One has been connected to the power adapter all the time, being used for approximately eight hours every day, the other has had its battery drained [...]

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Increasing speed and efficiency in processors by sacrificing accuracy

An interesting post on Slashdot by Soulskill:
“Modern computing has always been reliant on accuracy and correct answers. Now, a professor at Rice University in Houston posits that some future applications could be revolutionized by ‘probabilistic computing.’ Quoting: ‘This afternoon, Krishna Palem, speaking at a computer science meeting in San Francisco, will announce results of the [...]

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Video card comparison: 10 things to know before buying a video card

Unfortunately I’ll have to rebuild my computer a bit earlier than anticipated and planned . In the process of researching parts I came across this CNet graphics card page that provides 10 tips on what to focus on when buying a video card – for gaming and non-gaming cards. The page is a [...]

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Why Are Faxes Still Around?

I’ve ditched my fax machine years ago. I do regret this decision probably once a year when some old-fashioned organisation asks me to fax back a filled-out form that I had to download from the web in the first place (why the heck don’t they have online processes of form filling and authenticity checks!). And [...]

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iPods tested in classroom learning

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Shepparton High School in central Victoria ran a pilot program with a class of year eight students using the iPod Touch in the classroom for a global “mobile learning” project. Results so far seem to indicate that the iPod’s use has increased attendance and enthusiasm for homework; iPods also are being used more than laptops or desktops.
The [...]

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How to back up your data before reinstalling Windows from scratch

Amit Agarwal did what seems to me an excellent, thorough job, describing on his Digital Inspiration blog what to do before rebuilding your Windows based computer from scratch. Publishing his whole post here will certainly save me in future the tedious job of working out for example what needs to be saved and can be [...]

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Intel sensors to penetrate every aspect of life

Intel’s Justin Rattner holding a WISP device
In March engadget reportet on Intel wanting to cover vast rural areas with wifi by using inexpensive technology, which overall I thought is quite a good move because it might in general finally get us away from those telco quasi monopolies (and let’s not worry about radiation right know). The [...]

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Theremin

For the non-Facebook users – my friend Carsten posted on his his side a YouTube clip (see below) on the Theremin, one of the thousands of instruments I had never heard of. The theremin is one of the earliest electronic musical instruments, and the first musical instrument played without [...]

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Greening your PC

Given my awareness of global warming and my concern about the unsustainability of our lifestyles, I always feel a bit guilty about things like leaving my PC on when I actually don’t need it. On the other hand, I also find it irritating having to reboot it after switching it off given how long that [...]

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European Commission allows mobile phone use on aircrafts

BBC News is reporting that the European Commission is backing the use of mobile phones on aircrafts once a plane has reached an altitude of 3,000m or more. The decision to offer the services will fall to individual airlines, but first the European Aviation Safety Agency still needs to approve any hardware that would [...]

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GPS Street Navigation

I’m about to buy a GPS and so far the Garmin Nüvi 760 seems to be the winner – except when it comes to the text-speech relationship: it seems to have problems pronouncing some. So, this could be a solution …

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Digital Camera: Get Way More from Your Canon Digital Camera with Open-Source Firmware

The world is an amazing place – well, at least parts of the world of technology. One of today’s Lifehacker posts is on hacking your Canon digicam’s firmware to extend the camera’s functionality far beyond what it came with. The Canon Hacker’s Development Kit offers a completely reversible firmware upgrade, available for models running the [...]

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Teclast – alternaive to iTouch?

Admittedly not much information, but could Teclast’s M26 be the alternative to Apple’s iTouch? It does have a nice looking touchscreen with a 2.6-inch 400 x 240 resolution capacitive touch panel, support for various file formats such RMVB, RM, FLV and AVI, TV out and Microsoft’s PlayFX abilities. Judging by the interface shot, it’ll also [...]

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