Gadgets Control

by Darren Murph, posted Jul 19th 2008 at 2:47PM Fair warning: this here post is nerdier than usual, and those who begin to feel nauseous at the mere mention of data-bending may want to refrain from continuing on. For you brave, hardened souls that are following through, feast your eyes on the “first piece of software ever sold by Apple.” The Apple I BASIC cassette wasn’t even included with all of the 200 Apple Is produced eons ago, but a few engineering souls have managed to extract the data and create an MP3 of the wave structure. Not surprisingly, the tone resembles that of a 1200 Baud connection, and if we should say so ourselves, would make for a wicked ringtone. (Read the full post about ‘Vintage cassette tape holds Apple I BASIC, killer modem tune’…)

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Who knows what you might think of as cool tomorrow? The only thing you can really know is what you like today. But our moods change like the wind. The human emotional spectrum is wide and varied. A blue watch from yesterday might seem like a bad idea for today. Our fashion sense can change just as quick as our moods. The Ohsen Multi-Color LED Watch tries to compensate for those who get bored easily. A button on top of the watch face cycles through a collection of seven colors when pressed. Some days are blue days and some are green. And yet others are pink. This watch from Ohsen offers the whole sha-bang. The water resistant analog watch isn’t even half bad looking when there’s no LED shining at all. (Read the full post about ‘Multi-Color LED Watch to match your mood swings’…)

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FROM APPLETELL - Wingnuts Moto Racer is a racing game, of sorts. It’s actually more of a time trial game, as the point is to race through checkpoints in order to…save a cat? MORE » Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → Tags: sat-nav, PDA, lcd, Ogg (Read the full post about ‘Appletell review: Wingnuts Moto Racer for iPhone’…)

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There are a number of ringtones available on Internet and they’re available under different categories. Everyone uses ringtones for their handsets and usually, they set it to reflect their mood. You may use a song, tune, instrumental sound as a ringtone but if you’re someone who’s still a kid at heart or if you’re an old person who still love to hear those old cute tunes then you should definitely try out a gummy bear ringtone. A gummy bear ringtone will take you back to your childhood days every time someone calls you.

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The Stuck Up magnets are chewed gum replicas which you don’t have to worry about fingering by accident. If your hand brushes up against one of these ABC (already been chewed) wads of gum, there’s no need to compulsively wash your hands (as long as you don’t have some OCD disorder).

Chewed gum is the foundation of every public school. Look under any desk in a public area and you’re sure to see an assortment of flavors and brands plastered onto each surface. It’s really gross when you realize you’ve accidentally rubbed up against some stranger’s deposited chewing gum. But the sticking powers of dry gum are incredible.

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by Darren Murph, posted Jul 19th 2008 at 12:21PM If you thought Velocity Mobile just rolled over and died after showing off a few handsets at CTIA earlier this year, you’d be exactly wrong. The outfit’s Windows Mobile-powered 103 has just surfaced in the FCC’s lair, giving us a smidgen of hope that a US release is but moments / weeks / months away. Unfortunately, this filing doesn’t spill the beans on any other specifications, but the 67 page User Manual does dive into great detail on changing the battery, inserting microSD cards and navigating around within the operating system. (Read the full post about ‘Velocity Mobile’s WinMo-powered 103 handset splashes down in FCC’s database’…)

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Pioneer has come up with a 16-layer Blu-ray disc that can hold 400GB of data. Apparently, it’s still compatible with current Blu-ray specs, so your current BR player will supposedly be able to read one of these discs.

So who’s taking bets on when the 1.2TB version comes out?

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Tags: robots, pvr, plasma, consumer technology

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It seems as though Dell is the first big corporation to really take Linux seriously. Dell is now offering a variety of its PCs with Ubuntu 8.04 pre-installed. However, the customer can only choose the Ubuntu as the option on Dell’s XPS 1330 and Inspiron 1525 PC’s. Sure, this won’t necessarily give Linux any large holding in the market share, but hey, it’s a start right? Dell says it will begin launching the PC’s this August. Although one would expect the cost of these models to be cheaper, it actually turns out being just as expensive. Why? The cost to take the PC’s off the factory lines and install our faithful Hardy Heron racks up some charges in itself, thereby eliminating one of the major advantages of having a free Linux distro. (Read the full post about ‘Dude, you’re getting a Dell–with Ubuntu!’…)

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FROM GAMERTELL - Microsoft’s promising 10,000 movies and TV shows, large-scale (online) multiplayer Xbox Live games and the ability to create personal Mii-like avatars…
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Tags: digital, Ogg Vorbis, toys, DVD

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by Darren Murph, posted Jul 19th 2008 at 8:08AM Okay, so you understand the concept of a scrolling LED belt buckle, correct? Good. Brando has taken the novelty found in the aforementioned waist adornment and shoved it into yet another zany USB-powered gizmo. The USB LED Message Board can store up to eight phrases and supports five scrolling modes, sound effects and animated messages. (Read the full post about ‘Brando’s USB LED Message Board keeps all eyes on you’…)

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