Gadgets
Peter Moore resigns as head of Xbox
Jul 19th
It’s hard to call the Xbox 360 anything but a success, but having missed some sales numbers, ringing up an extra unexpected $1b on the corporate card because of warranty issues, and still generally failing to make a profit, it looks like Peter Moore, who we just sat down with a few days ago, has stepped down from his embattled position as the ringleader of Microsoft’s Xbox group. Successor to his role is Don Mattrick, who is taking over not just Peter’s position as VP of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, but leading the group (including Games for Windows) entirely. Moore’s new job? Prez of EA Sports, down in the SF bay area. Take THAT, Microsoft.
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(No Ratings Yet)Google TiSP : Internet through your Toilet
Apr 4th
Google TiSP (BETA) is a fully functional, end-to-end system that provides in-home wireless access by connecting your commode-based TiSP wireless router to one of thousands of TiSP Access Nodes via fiber-optic cable strung through your local municipal sewage lines.
Installing TiSP :
Installing a typical home TiSP system is a quick, easy and largely sanitary process — provided you follow these step-by-step instructions very, very carefully.
#1 Remove the spindle of fiber-optic cable from your TiSP installation kit.
#2 Attach the sinker to the loose end of the cable, take one safe step backward and drop this weighted end into your toilet.
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#3 Grasp both ends of the spindle firmly while a friend or loved one flushes, thus activating the patented GFlush™ system, which sends the weighted cable surfing through the plumbing system to one of the thousands of TiSP Access Nodes.
#4 When the GFlush is complete, the spindle will (or at least should) have largely unraveled, exposing a connector at the remaining end. Detach the cable from the spindle, taking care not to allow the cable to slip into the toilet.
#5 Plug the fiber-optic cable into your TiSP wireless router, which has a specially designed counterweight to withstand the centripetal force of flushing.
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#6 Insert the TiSP installation CD and run the setup utility to install the Google Toolbar (required) and the rest of the TiSP software, which will automatically configure your computer’s network settings.
#7 Within sixty minutes — assuming proper data flow — the other end of your fiber-optic cable should have reached the nearest TiSP Access Node, where our Plumbing Hardware Dispatchers (PHDs) will remove the sinker and plug the line into our global data networking system.
#8 Congratulations, you’re online! (Please wash your hands before surfing.)
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(No Ratings Yet)Introducing … 
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Mar 22nd
“I need it because, I need it …!”
The Apple iPhone is a multimedia/Internet-enabled phone announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs during the keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 9, 2007. The iPhone has a scheduled US release date of June 2007, (later outside the US) and will be available from the Apple Store and from Cingular Wireless. iPhone has a planned launch price of US$499 for the 4 GB model and $599 for the 8 GB model, based on a two-year service contract.
The iPhone’s functions include those of a camera phone, a multimedia player, mobile telephone, and Internet services like e-mail, text messaging, web browsing and wireless connectivity. iPhone input is accomplished via touchscreen with virtual keyboard and buttons. The iPhone is a quad-band GSM phone, though Jobs mentioned in his keynote that Apple has a “plan to make 3G phones” in the future. Apple has filed over 200 patents related to the technology behind the iPhone.
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Touch screen
The 3.5-inch (8.9cm) display (320×480 px at 160 ppi) touch screen is specifically created for use with a finger, or multiple fingers for multi-touch sensing. No stylus is needed, nor can one be used, as the touch screen requires bare skin to operate.
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Phone
The iPhone allows conferencing, call holding, call merging, caller ID, and integration with other cellular network features and iPhone functions. For example, a playing song fades out when the user receives a call. Once the call is ended the music fades back seamlessly.
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iPod
The layout of the music library differs from previous iPods, with the sections divided more clearly alphabetically, and with a larger font. The Cover Flow, like that on iTunes, shows the different album covers in a scroll-through photo library. Scrolling is achieved by swiping a finger across the screen.
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Internet
The iPhone has built-in WiFi, with which it will be able to access the Internet (through a wireless network) via the Safari browser. The iPhone will also be able to connect to the Internet through Cingular’s EDGE network. An agreement between Apple and Google provides for access to a specially modified version of Google Maps, see the video below.
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Email
The iPhone also features an HTML e-mail program, which enables the user to embed photos in an e-mail message.
And to see Apple CEO Steve Jobs who delivered the Macworld Conference & Expo Keynote Address. Here are some trimmed highlights of the show.
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+And the full videos by Youtube:
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 1
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 2
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 3
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 4
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 5
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 6
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 7
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 8
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 9
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 10
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 11
- Macworld 2007 – Steve Jobs Keynote Speech – Part 12
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- iphone Keynote – Pt 1 (Intro)
- iPhone Keynote – Pt 2 (New UI – Leapfrog Product)
- iPhone Keynote – Pt 3 (iPhone Design)
- iPhone Keynote – Pt 4 (Widescreen iPod)
- iPhone Keynote – Pt 5 (Reinvent the Phone)
- iPhone Keynote – Pt 6 (SMS & Pictures)
- iPhone Keynote – Pt 7 (internet Communications Device)
- iPhone Keynote – Pt 8 (Safari)
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