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Flash 10.1 Demo on the Motorola DROID X

July 7, 2010 by 1 Comment

On July 15 the Motorola DROID X officially launches. When it does launch, it will come pre-installed with Google Android 2.1. The following month (August), the Android 2.2 update will be rolled out OTA allowing users to install Adobe Flash 10.1.

Adobe decided to tease potential DROID X owners by demonstrating how Flash 10.1 runs on the device. The company demo a few games which easily run full screen by tapping on them. The results are quite impressive and provide full screen action that Adobe said can be easily mistaken for a full fledged app running on the device. [Read more…]

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TV-B-Gone Pro Switches off TVs 110 Meters Away

July 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The TV-B-Gone is a small gadget that allows you to turn off almost all TVs by the push of a button. This new version is the pro version that allows you to switch off TVs off at 110 meters away.

To achieve this, more emitters have been added to the device as well.

We’re not sure why there needs to be “pro” TV turner-offers, but if you feel the calling to the profession, who are we to question your destiny? The TV-B-Gone Pro looks like a small mp3 player, but contains eight infrared emitters that will turn off 90% of TVs in any country in the world. With the touch activated switch, you’ll be able to turn off any TV within a matter of seconds. It even has an instant reactivation feature so you can turn off many TVs in quick succession – perfect for causing havoc at your local electronics store or at the gym.

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Pencil iPad Stand

July 7, 2010 by 1 Comment

The team over at Geeky Gadgets have created another home-made stand. Previous versions included the iPhone Pencil Stand that as the name suggests, holds an iPhone.

The new stand is called the Pencil iPad Stand and was designed to hold an iPad in place on your desk so you can watch a movie. The design used for this stand follows the same style before in that you get a few elastic bands and pencils and tie them together to create a place for the iPhone to sit on. However, the iPad is larger and due to the larger size and extra weight, the stand had to be put together slightly differently to compensate for the size and weight change. [Read more…]

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Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta 1 Download Now Available

July 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Mozilla has finally made the Firefox 4 beta download available which can be found here.

The new web browser has been in development for a while now. The version being released is Firefox 4 Beta 1 and is the first version that’s stable enough to be used by regular users although some bugs could still be present and you might have some compatibility issues with any plugins you have been using on version 3.X.

Several things have changed in the new version of the browser. The first is the user interface. Mozilla have worked to make Firefox 4 more streamlined and modern. Tabs have been moved above the regular menu (similar to where Google Chrome has the tabs). The menu bar has actually gone and has been replaced by a single button called the Firefox Button”. Clicking on the button opens up the menu system. The buttons have had a tidy up too with the stop and reload buttons now being combined in to one button. [Read more…]

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Three MiFi Review

July 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment

A few weeks back I mentioned that 3MobileBuzz had sent over a Three MiFi for testing. My initial Three MiFi Review was overall positive although I needed to test further to get a better impression of how it worked whilst travelling. Well, I’m back and I’m glad to say it performed well.

The Three MiFi we tested is the Huawei E5830 version (now replaced with the 2nd gen model). The device is simple to set up and has just 3 buttons on the casing. One powers the device on and off, the second enables and disables the WiFi network and the third button enables and disables the mobile broadband connection (see image below). From powering up to being online takes around 30 seconds to 1 minute although it does require 3 button presses which could be just made to 1 press with firmware I believe. Not a major issue though.

The display on the device is very basic showing just 5 icons. The top right icon is the battery indicator. The top left shows signal. The bottom left shows if WiFi is enabled. The bottom right shows the mobile broadband connection and the middle light shows if you are roaming. Previously I had said I wanted more details to be displayed on the screen although when actually using the device I rarely looked at the screen unless it dropped my connection which happened maybe 2 or 3 times a day for whatever reason. Again, it wasn’t a major issue and mobile devices do lose signal occasionally. It’s just a 2 second hold of the data button and I was up and running again. [Read more…]

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Magnetic Thinking Putty Swallows Magnets

July 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Check out the Magnetic Thinking Putty. The putty is made of a viscous material that allows you to work with it, but also responds slowly to magnets nearby.

When putting the supplied metal cube near it, the putty will simply work towards the cube and swallow it whole.

The Magnetic Thinking Putty is available from an online store called Vat19 and costs $13.50. [Read more…]

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Audi Cam Lets you Watch Audi Fix Your Car

July 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

If you worry about your car being damaged and handled badly whilst in the garage then you should probably look at becoming a customer of Audi.

Audi is looking to introduce Audi Cam that puts a webcam on the technician who is working on your car so you can watch whilst they work away.

The system will work by using both a camera attached to the technicians head as well as a two-way radio system that allows you to be in contact with the mechanic. While you are in the waiting room having your car worked on the technician can easily ask you questions if he needs to know something about your car like some history for example. [Read more…]

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2010 Manufacturer Mobile Phone Roadmap Leak for UK

July 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Omio claim to have received details of a big number of mobile phone launches hitting the UK this year. They also claim that the leaked roadmap shows several of the large phone manufacturers and isn’t just limited to one like we have seen several times previously.

The list starts with this month with the Nokia E5-00, the Sony Ericsson W20 and Samsung i5500.

August brings some Blackberry devices as well as phones from LG and HTC. Also a new Nokia X6 is said to be launching with even less storage at 8GB which custs the price down a bit. [Read more…]

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HTC Aria Pictured with 4G Connection – Best Buy Mistake

July 6, 2010 by 1 Comment

The image here is probably a little small for you to make out, but check out the full version below. What you see is the HTC Aria heading to the AT&T network with 4G enabled. The red arrow points to the icon indicating 4G is active.

However, the HTC Aria is not a 4G phone and AT&T’s [T] network doesn’t have any 4G devices which indicates Best Buy made a bit of a mistake here when creating the image.

The image sits on the front of the Best Buy Mobile Buyers guide. [Read more…]

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Zlin iCub Plane gets an iPad Integrated in to Cockpit

July 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Zlin are unveiling a new plane soon. The new plane is called the iCub and as the name suggests, it integrates Apple [AAPL] technology in to the cockpit.

The iCub has a space available to fit an iPad that can be used to navigate around. When normally choosing navigation equipment the costs can run in to the $1000’s due to the amount of equipment you need. However, the iCub is not designed for mundane tasks of flying from a to b. Instead, it’s supposed to be a fun plane to fly. The iPad has apps that make it versatile enough to be used in the plane so that weather charts and navigation details can be displayed with the iPad 3G’s built in GPS sensor. The iPad 3G is far cheaper than the regular GPS equipment you buy for a plane. [Read more…]

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Microsoft Patent Reveals Six-Axis Remote Control Device

July 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The regular remote control has stayed quite standard over the years other than dropping a wire, adding a screen, becoming radio controlled rather than infra-red as well as being able to store several remote controls in one.

You’d have probably thought by now that the remote control wasn’t really going to advance that much (not referring to iPhone and iPad integrations here). Well, Microsoft [MSFT] appears to be working on a new remote control that has a six-axis sensor capable of detecting what way you are holding the device. [Read more…]

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iPhone gets Pac-Man Wallpaper

July 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Check out this for a cool wallpaper. The Pac-Man wallpaper has been designed for the iPhone 4 and surrounds the apps on your iPhone home screen while the gaps are filled with pellets, ghosts and Pac-Man himself.

Setting the wallpaper as a background is simple in that you just need to go to settings > wallpaper and then select the image that you just saved on your iPhone.

As this is iOS 4 it is unfortunately unplayable and is just a static background. Either way, it’s quite cool and a good reminder of the early days of computer games. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones