Your Cellphone Can Know Exactly Why You Love Your Fishing Pole [Video]

Waving your cell phone over any old RFID tagged item could automatically bring up photos, videos, and other memories on your mobile device. It's called "The Internet of Experiences," and it's the result of newly patented technology from XtremeSignPost. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/2RMfYqdoUhA/your-cellphone-can-know-exactly-why-you-love-your-fishing-pole

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PeerBlock 1.1 arrives with some important updates

PeerBlock is a great way to keep unwanted P2P connections (as well as advertising and spyware) from getting through to your Windows computer, and it's just gotten better with the release of PeerBlock 1.1.

Among the key additions are a completely revamped installer (complete with a signed driver), an updated list manager for easier settings tweaks, and a list verification feature to prevent file corruption. The signed driver is an important addition, since it makes the installation process much easier for users of 64-bit Windows. PeerBlock has also switched from the PeerGuardian blocklists to iBlocklist.com, which the developers say are much faster and more reliable. There's also an option to display allowed connections -- though you should expect an additional hit on your CPU if you switch it on.

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Richard Branson's 'Project' iPad magazine now hitting European iTunes stores

He just had to beat Rupert Murdoch, didn't he? Project, Richard Branson's iPad magazine, is now available in the iTunes store -- at least in Italy and the United Kingdom, since it's past midnight there. App is free, cost per issue is $2.99 for "a full month's worth of updating content." We suspect it'll hit US, too, the next few hours, but for now, those across the pond can read up on Jeff Bridges (audio and video interview), Earth 2.0, and a "well-informed Godzilla." Take that, yet-to-be-released The Daily.

Richard Branson's 'Project' iPad magazine now hitting European iTunes stores originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Daily Crunch: Deal Hunting Edition

So? Any Good Black Friday Stories To Share? Nooka?s Zub Zayu, Another Tasteful Abstact Wristwatch Whoa: Nintendo Sells 1.5 Million Consoles During Black Friday Week Seven Gifts For The Blue Collar, Outdoorsy Dad Or Husband Gresso Luxor: The Phone You Bury Alongside Your Still-Living Servants In Your Stone Tomb

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/30/daily-crunch-deal-hunting/

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Motorola Olympus hitting AT&T in 'December or January,' says now-deleted Facebook post

Excited for Tegra 2 to finally take the Android smartphone world by storm? Recent leaks out of LG and Motorola certainly suggest that NVIDIA's finally going to make some inroads with its silicon somewhere around the Gingerbread or Honeycomb time frame -- and that might happen sooner rather than later if a posting on Facebook is to be believed. Remember that shiny black Olympus (pictured above) that leaked last week? Someone in the captain's chair of one of AT&T's official Facebook accounts responded to a question about availability of the phone earlier today, matter-of-factly reporting that "the Motorola Olympus should be available in December or January." We would've been willing to chalk it up to confusion on an employee's part, but the post was later removed without a trace, and a follow-up with AT&T elicited a standard "we don't have any information to share about upcoming devices" response. The company claims the posting was made "erroneously," and we'll agree with them on at least one level: neither AT&T nor Motorola intended for that information to slip out today.

Motorola Olympus hitting AT&T in 'December or January,' says now-deleted Facebook post originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LG's Star Has HDMI Port and Tegra 2 Chip, Plus Froyo (For Now) [Android]

Some more photos of LG's Tegra 2-powered Star phone have surfaced, showing an HDMI-out port, and Froyo Android. The leaker, over at AndroidForums, claims it's got a 480x800 resolution screen and forward-facing camera. [AndroidForums via Phandroid] More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/o5DdoNClRt8/lgs-star-has-hdmi-port-and-tegra-2-chip-plus-froyo-for-now

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Daily Crunch: Fortress Edition

The Future Of Paywalls: Microtransactions, Buy-Ins, And Content Wars GameStop: We?re Seeing Wii-like Levels Of Demand For Kinect What Actually Goes On In Your Microwave? Find Out In This Insane Video This Is Something You Put On Your iPhone Watch John Biggs Get Blasted On Four Loko Live

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/20/daily-crunch-fortress-edition/

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Garden Gnome Carnage is a hectic, Christmas-themed Time-Waster

Ahh, the spirit of Christmas! Not that I would know anything about that, actually... But if Christmas is your thing, you might enjoy Garden Gnome Carnage. Or actually, even if it's not your thing, but you just enjoy the concept of brutally flinging tiny, merry garden gnomes all over the screen to the sound of hectic 8-bit music, this may be for you.

You're dangling off of a building's chimney. The gnomes are storming the building, trying to get up to the chimney and spread the good cheer of Christmas. Your goal is to keep them from getting there. You do this by moving the building from side to side (don't ask me why the building moves, but it's got wheels!).

As you move the building, you dangle to and fro, hitting any gnomes that are unfortunate enough to be in your trajectory. If you hit them extra hard, you get points. The whole thing rapidly devolves into a hectic gnome-throwing fest, and when you add the air strikes that you can call by hitting Space, well, ... you get the picture!

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Garden Gnome Carnage is a hectic, Christmas-themed Time-Waster originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver, Now Screws Screws

Doctor Who’s Sonic Screwdriver is second only to MacGyver’s paperclip and duct-tape in terms of usefulness: There’s almost nothing it can’t do. Almost. Have you ever actually seen the Doctor screwing a screw with his screwdriver? Neither have I.
If everyone’s favorite Time Lord had this screwdriver, though, then he’d even be equal to putting together [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/doctor-who-sonic-screwdriver-now-screws-screws/

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Multitasking For iPad Arrives With iOS 4.2

Multitasking for the iPad is finally here with the latest iOS 4.2 update. This is a feature many iPad owners have been patiently waiting for and now the wait is over. For example now you can listen to your favorite online radio station while simultaneously browsing the web among many other things. Over 100 new [...]

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Future Ubuntu bumps could be a daily occurrence

We're getting used to software developers releasing early and iterating often. Web browsers are perhaps the best example, with Google, Mozilla, and Opera dropping bleeding-edge snapshots like so many quarters into a one-armed bandit. Operating systems, however, are another story.

Canonical is looking to change that, and frontman Mark Shuttleworth thinks that you may see Ubuntu pushing things in a similar direction. "Today we have a six-month release cycle," Shuttleworth said. "In an internet-oriented world, we need to be able to release something every day," he told The Register. This would go beyond the package updates Ubuntu users -- and Linux users in general -- are used to receiving via their package manager. Major new features, subtle UI changes, or new core applications like the recently-added Shotwell photo manager could be delivered piping hot, fresh from the development teams working on a particular aspect of Ubuntu.

Future Ubuntu bumps could be a daily occurrence originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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3feet is a stand for your device that is dishwasher safe

I’m not sure what it is about these new device stands from 3feet that I like most. It might be that they come in a whole variety of bright crayon colors, or the fact that the parts are interchangeable like LEGO, so you can buy several of them and create your own customized stand. It’s [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/11/26/3feet-is-a-stand-for-your-device-that-is-dishwasher-safe/

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Daily Crunch: Couch Cushion Edition

Review: 2011 Ford Edge Sport Volt?s Wild Ride: A Long Drive In Chevy?s Electric Vehicle A Chair Made Entirely Of The Cracks Between The Cushions The SenseFly Swinglet CAM: Your Very Own UAV Metaflex: Getting Closer To A Proper Invisibility Cloak (� La Harry Potter Or Solid Snake)

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/06/daily-crunch-couch-cushion/

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GooReader updates to version 2.0, now a sexier way to read Google Books

We showed you GooReader back in August, and it was already a very slick way to read Google Books titles on your Windows desktop. It's now been updated to version 2.0, and GooReader is looking good and more functional than ever before. In addition to getting a bit of a facelift, GooReader 2.0 lets you highlight blocks of text or draw little notes on a page. There's no text tool this time around, but don't be surprised to see that functionality in a future build.

GooReader will pick up where you leave off when you close an e-book, but bookmarking specific pages isn't supported. Exporting to PDF is still limited to the paid version -- Google Book Downloader offers the functionality for free, if you'd rather download now and read later.

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GooReader updates to version 2.0, now a sexier way to read Google Books originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A Cadre of Coffee Gifts for Caffeine Fiends [Gift Guide 2010]

Good coffee is easier to get a hold of than ever, and it's not so crazy anymore to obsess over every cup. Here's some gifts for certified coffee dorks, or the coffee curious, ready to ditch Starbucks for something better. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/s2URbXTE5ik/a-cadre-of-coffee-gifts-for-caffeine-fiends

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WaterField iPad Wallet Review

Since the iPad was released, I?ve reviewed more than my share of iPad cases and bags.� I recently reviewed a bag that I liked a lot, but I did say I?d like a shoulder strap for the bag.� WaterField contacted Julie and said they had an iPad bag that could be configured in a variety [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/11/26/waterfield-ipad-wallet-review/

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The Endless Mural is an abstract HTML5-powered drawing canvas

When Microsoft launched IE9, they sponsored a number of interesting demo projects to showcase its hardware acceleration and HTML5 support. I posted about one of these projects some time ago - A Rough Guide To The World.

The Endless Mural is another such showcase project. It's a drawing application with a twist: as you make gestures and draw lines across the canvas, fractals bloom in your wake. That means your gestures serve as a rough outline that the application uses to render a ton of abstract-looking "glyphs" that spiral, explode, and do all sorts of crazy things.

You're not going to draw anything coherent with this, but if you like abstract art, it's certainly fun. It's also surprisingly fine-grained. When you click the Draw menu, you get a selection of four different "gesture behaviors," such as swarm, burst, spiral, etc. You also get to pick from twelve different artwork sets (used for the glyphs drawn on the canvas), and each of those has four possible color variations.

When you're done expressing your inner artist, you can save your work and add it to the site's namesake, the "endless mural" itself. That's a showcase of all of the art created with the site. When you view a drawing in the mural, you can hit Play and see a complete animated playback of how it was created.

One of the things I like about the project is how tasteful Microsoft's sponsorship is. There is no huge IE9 logo plastered all over the page, and you won't find an irritating banner exclaiming "best viewed under IE9." In fact, I've used it with Chrome, and it worked beautifully. The only evidence of Microsoft's support is in small print on the front page of the site: "made possible by the generous support of Microsoft and Internet Explorer 9." That's very nice.

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The Endless Mural is an abstract HTML5-powered drawing canvas originally appeared on Download Squad on Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver, Now Screws Screws

Doctor Who’s Sonic Screwdriver is second only to MacGyver’s paperclip and duct-tape in terms of usefulness: There’s almost nothing it can’t do. Almost. Have you ever actually seen the Doctor screwing a screw with his screwdriver? Neither have I.
If everyone’s favorite Time Lord had this screwdriver, though, then he’d even be equal to putting together [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/doctor-who-sonic-screwdriver-now-screws-screws/

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What a Lunar Olympic Stadium Looks Like [Architecture]

I can't imagine how sports would be in the the moon. I guess it'd be slow motion 100-meters or flying gladiators with lasers. Either way, I want to watch and this stadium on the Moon looks like the perfect place. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/jk9CBbbM-6c/this-olympic-stadium-is-in-the-moon

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