February 2007 - Posts
My Uncle Loren did a post a while ago about a website called WiiHaveAProblem.com. For those who don't know, a Wii is a video game which can "detect motion and rotation in three demensions." (From Wikipedia ) It is an extreme form of interaction
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Nowadays, videos are all over the Internet. Bloggers from all corners of the world are posting their opinions, ideas, and insights on the Internet using video. Who knows, some day the Internet might only be videos. According to *** Zhang, in two years,
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OK, not always. Sometimes homemade things don't work out as well as expected. Though, usually people prefer (well made) homemade things to store bought things. This even holds true with the ever popular, YouTube . It seems that people using YouTube
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While searching the web, I found a website where you can have a page of "web minis," small applications like a calculator which can be added or subtracted to the webpage. On yourminis.com there is a page where you can customize a "tab" with, virtually,
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How many times have you been asked, "are you allergic to any medications?", while at the doctors office? I know for a fact that I've been asked at least three times during a single visit. Wouldn't it be nice if just once you didn't
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I was listening to someone speak the other day, and he said "You know you're a loser if you wrap your phone in plastic wrap so you can instant message in the shower" Hmm. That is not a bad idea. Maybe not the instant messaging in the shower,
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Nikon has a new camera that allows people to upload up to 2Gb pictures to a secure Nikon server, and even email their pictures to friends -- wirelessly! This camera sounds like a good idea, especially if you aren't near a computer, but you want to
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Do you ever miss a call because you didn't hear your phone ring? Well, Cellular Jewelry is attempting to help eliminate this problem with their line of cellular jewelry. The jewelry, which included watches , bracelets , and pens , is programmed to
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Do you have ideas about what needs to be added to tablets to make them cooler? Well, here is your chance to have someone actually pay attention to what you think. Nokia and Popular Science are teaming up to challenge the readers of Popular Science to
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MySpace showed the Internet World that blogs are stale, forums are too slow in getting feedback, and social networks are the future. Yet, we all know MySpace sucks in the User Interface (UI) and so we hope to see some drastic fixes to the ugliness. PodTech
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In the years to come we may begin to see firefighters fighting fires by scaling the walls of building, thanks to an invention by Nathan Ball. So what is this marvelous invention? Basically, it's a device which can lift 250 pounds of materials (people,
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According to TGDaily , AMD is releasing a new Imageon media processor for cell phones. The camera has up to 3.1 megapixels, and it also allows for 3-D games! While these processors are currently only used in Motorola, LG, Fujitsu, Samsung, and a few smaller
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As Kim said in an earlier post , MySpace has been having security issues. For starters, there has been trouble with phishing. Now, they're trying to fix the problem dealing with videos -- pirating. Their solution is to "fingerprint" each
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There are certain things that the Neeks would love to see in computers in the future. For starters, all computers should have a touch screen. Hands down, this is the most handy thing a computer could come with. Not only should they be touch screens, but
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You've probably heard about all the downsides of video games. The main argument against them: they contribute to health related problems such as obesity and tennis elbow. But, did you know that video games might actually be good for you? According
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Vodafone, which is one of the largest cell phone companies in Europe, is making deals with YouTube and eBay so the Vodafone cell phones can have access to their sites. If this happens, customers will be able to watch the videos they provide. YouTube will
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Yesterday, I was listening to the radio when the announcers began talking about how New York is considering making it against the law to use your cell phone, iPod, or any other electrical devise while crossing in a cross walk. If the legislation is passed,
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On Februray 6, TabletKiosk released 3 new Tablet PCs from their Sahara Slate PC i400 series , the Sahara Slate PC i412T, the Sahara Slate PC i440T, and the Sahara Slate PC i440D. Personally, I am very excited, because all three have Touch Screen input!!
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I was searching the web last night, when I stumbled upon a promo video for the UMPC. The video was basically showing ways you can use the UMPC in everyday life. I was pretty much shocked at how they portrayed the system. (In a good way, of course.) One
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The Google Library Project seems to be very successful. Google’s goal is to provide the users of the Internet with a quick and easy book search. It is as simple as the regular Google, you type in some words and Google comes back with books that
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Alright, so the other day, I received a package at my grandparents addressed to "Kimberly Heiny-Kollwitz". I was shocked! The only time I had ever hyphenated my name was at CES. :D Inside was a basket of cookies (no, not computer cookies). They
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As we have mentioned before, the Sling booth, and the booths around Sling were the first booths we visited during CES 2007. Working with Sling was Fujitsu, with their P1610. Len McGough, from Fujitsu, talked with us about the machine. It's a touch screen
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Having trouble with your iPod now that you have Windows Vista? Well, you may not be alone. It seems that several people are having problems with their iTunes and iPods while using Vista due to compatibility issues. Because of these issues, Apple is asking
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While randomly searching "Neek Talk" on Google the other day, I found alot of interesting stuff about us, thrown all over the web. Reviews and such, of course, but I was surprised to see how much media has been picked up by us. By simply searching
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Stephen H. Wildstrom from Top Tech News writes about his experience with a few Tablet PCs. The article catches us up on the changes from Windows XP to Vista in regards to Tablet use. Stephen also tried out three different Tablets, the Toshiba Portege
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A few weeks ago, my dad was trying to make a video of us walking around. He did this by hooking up a web cam to his computer and then carrying the computer around. Needless to say, after about 15 minutes his arms were pretty tired. Now, if he had been
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