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FROM APPLETELL - The Mint 220 wireless digital speaker system, does its thing very, very well. MORE » Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → Tags: audio, gear, technology, digital (Read the full post about ‘Appletell review - Mint 220 Wireless Digital Music System’…)
It is without a doubt that Microsoft’s high hopes for Windows Vista has been dashed due to lackluster reception, and it is so bad that Microsoft even needs to push Windows Vista by quickly killing off XP. Now I love my XP, and Vista has been anything but tempting to me thus far, hence making me resist the next logical upgrade path until my current notebook decides to give up the ghost (touch wood). Hopefully in what could be Microsoft’s efforts to make up for its mistakes in Vista, it will be unveiling Windows 7’s features sometime next month. Hopefully Windows 7 won’t be the laggard that Vista is, what with the multi-touch user interface that seems to be all the rage these days considering the huge amount of iphone owners worldwide. (Read the full post about ‘Microsoft Windows 7 features to be unveiled’…)
Pandora, the ad-supported internet radio service that builds stations off of your personal taste, may be shutting down in the near future. Due to high royalty costs from the labels, that may be their only option. According to the Washington Post, Pandora founder Tim Westergren doesn’t seem too confident the company will survive. “We’re approaching a pull-the-plug kind of decision…This is like a last stand for webcasting.” The Post mentioned that a whopping 70% of Pandora’s $25 Million in revenue this year will go to royalty fees. Representative Howard L. (Read the full post about ‘Pandora hit with soaring royalty fees; Is shutting down their only option?’…)
by Darren Murph, posted Aug 17th 2008 at 9:20AMJust over a year ago, we passed off a far-out proposal that would turn highways into wind farms. Now, however, the state of Oregon is proving that such feats are actually within reach as it breaks ground on the first so-called “solar highway” demonstration project. The project will be installed at the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 interchange in Tualatin, where it will cover around 8,000 square feet and produce 112,000 kilowatt hours per year. (Read the full post about ‘Oregon begins building first “solar highway” project’…)
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Aug 17th 2008 at 11:57AM
According to Appleinsider, the newest beta of iphone firmware (2.1, beta 4) has been seeded to developers, but takes one crucial element off the table — push notification. If you’ll recall, the new feature will allow third-party developers to take advantage of Apple’s servers for real-time push of data to and from applications. Apparently, the feature has been cut from the most recent beta for “further development” with no indication of when it will be reinstated. (Read the full post about ‘Apple trims push notification out of newest iPhone firmware beta’…)
by Darren Murph, posted Aug 17th 2008 at 5:46AMAMD’s going through some rough times, no doubt about it, but for fanboys of the CPU maker (wait, do CPU fanboys still exist?) here’s your feel-good story of the year. The always-thorough Tom’s Hardware has pit Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom 230 processor against AMD’s Athlon 64 2000+, and the results just might surprise you. The 1GHz Athlon (with a core voltage of 0.90 volts and a power draw of just 8 watts) managed to best the aforementioned Atom in both energy consumption and processing power tests. The gurus at Tom’s credited the more modern 790G platform and the highly efficient K8 architecture as big players in the Athlon’s strong showing, finally deeming said chip “more economical, faster and quieter” than the Atom. (Read the full post about ‘Athlon 64 2000+ at 8-watts outperforms, draws less energy than Atom’…)
No need to scour the interwebs for hot gaming news, Gamertell‘s already done that for you! Here’s a look at this week’s top stories… Super rare Dark Knight Xbox 360 console will cost you plentyHacker creates prototype of PSP PhoneWii-esque budget game system V-sports hits Japanplaystation 3 transformed into laptop by PirateModder hacks PSP, adds touchscreen Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Hot gaming news for the week of 8-10-2008′…)
by Darren Murph, posted Aug 17th 2008 at 1:39AMIndilinx just recently caught eyes with its Barefoot solid state drive controller, which has reportedly shown a read speed of 230MB/sec. Merely days later, it’s already talking about the next best thing. Said firm, along with Mosaid, is preparing for a third-generation of the controller for the SATA 3 interface, which will provide a mind-boggling 600MB/sec. (Read the full post about ‘Indilinx and Mosaid aim to squeeze 600MB/s out of SSDs’…)
by Paul Miller, posted Aug 16th 2008 at 10:50PM What could possibly provide us more joy and mirth than a Segway? How about a Segway-inspired bot that fails spectacularly on a consistent basis? The tech in play here is quite simple, and the fact it can stand as long as it does being that top heavy is actually pretty surprising. The best news? Hit the read link for a guide to making your very own fail bot at home. (Read the full post about ‘Miniature “balancing” robot is sad, hilarious’…)
We may not cover Apple 24×7… but we know someone who does! Here’s a few of this week’s hottest from Appletell to get you started… iphone 3G has a bad 3G chipset?Jobs clears up some App Store mysteries, confirms kill…lever?The Mojave Experiment: manipulation at its finestSome thoughts on Apple’s relationship with MicrosoftThe numbers are in, suggest the iPhone 3G is kinda sorta popular Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → Tags: plasma, digital, gadgets, Ogg (Read the full post about ‘BOOM! Top Apple news for the week of 8-10-2008′…)
