Archive for July 6th, 2010

Is This Man the Art World’s High-Tech Hero or Villain? [Forensics]

Posted by Ry on Jul 06 2010 | Technology

This is Peter Paul Biro. Depending on who you ask, he's either using fingerprinting, forensic science, and state of the art spectral cameras to uncover lost art masterpieces, or using that same technology to manufacture them. More »



Science in Society - Forensic science - Peter Paul Biro - Art World - Education

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Gateway LT32 to hit retailers soon for $450

Posted by Ry on Jul 06 2010 | Technology

We're not sure why Gateway's waited so long to release the details and pricing on the LT32 -- considering it's pretty much a rebadge of the Acer Aspire One 721 we just reviewed -- but lo and behold the HD-capable, 11.6-inch ultraportable will be hitting the street soon for $450. Just like the $430 Aspire One 721, the LT32 is powered by AMD's 1.7GHz Athlon II Neo K125 CPU, runs Windows 7 Home Premium, and packs a 250GB hard drive and 2GB of RAM. It also has ATI Radeon HD 4225 integrated graphics, which as we saw on the recent Acers handles 1080p flash and local video like a champ. From the looks of things the LT32 also seems to have a similar chassis to the 721, so we're not totally sure why you'd choose it over the Acer when it's $30 more, but perhaps there's just some Gateway diehards amongst us. Hit the break for the full release.

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Gateway LT32 to hit retailers soon for $450 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lord’s Light Bulbs Are Faith-Powered [Humor]

Posted by Ry on Jul 06 2010 | Technology

And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good. Then he went off to create the dinosaurs and Raquel Welch. She was good too. Definitely better than lights and dinosaurs. More »



Raquel Welch - Shopping - Health - Dinosaur - One Million Years BC

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MobileMe iDisk iPad App Now Available [IPad Apps]

Posted by Ry on Jul 06 2010 | Technology

The folks who own iPads and pay $99/year for MobileMe subscriptions have something to be happy about: The MobileMe iDisk app is now iPad-compatible. Of course, that compatibility upgrade also brought iOS4 support for the iPhone version: More »



iPhone - MobileMe - Handhelds - Smartphones - Apple

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This Waterproof Power Strip Scares Me [Powerstrip]

Posted by Ry on Jul 06 2010 | Technology

Wet Circuits' waterproof power strip is so brilliant, it feels wrong. Just look at the water splashing all over the electrical outlets! That picture alone sends me quivering, I mean, I'm half-expecting it to blow up in a horrific explosion. More »



Business - Electronics and Electrical - Technology - Substation and Transmission - PowerStrip

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Question of the Day: Which Do You Read Faster, Real Books or Ebooks? [Qotd]

Posted by Ry on Jul 06 2010 | Technology

In a recent study, Jakob Nielsen (no relation to "Nielsen ratings" Nielsen) found that it took it took individuals 6.2% longer to read a story on an iPad and 10.7% longer on a Kindle 2 as compared to reading it in print. More »



Jakob Nielsen - Reading - Education - IPad - Arts

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Twitter for BlackBerry shakes the beta label

Posted by Ry on Jul 06 2010 | Technology

Though RIM's official Twitter client for BlackBerry devices has been slinking around in public beta form for a solid three months now, we understand -- not everyone is okay using software that's rough around the edges. And if anything, that probably applies more to BlackBerry users, many of whom are using their devices to do... you know, really important work-related things. On that note, you might be excited to learn that the company's official Twitter client has gone gold, meaning it's theoretically less likely to crash than any version that's come before it, which means you can go about your high-productivity business without fear that your secret addiction to social networking will bring your Bold 9700 crashing down in a spectacular ball of flame and molten circuitry. Not to say the beta was prone to do that, of course, but you can be extra sure of it now. If you're interested, looks like you should be able to find it in App World right away.

Twitter for BlackBerry shakes the beta label originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Who Doesn’t Want to Live In This Dream House? [Architecture]

Posted by Ry on Jul 06 2010 | Technology

Screw the 6,000-square-foot Central Park duplex, the $100 million house in South Kensington, or the 17th-century apartment with views to Notre Dame. I want the Fish House. Property porn doesn't go more luscious than this. More »



Architecture - Arts - London - History - England

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Beware of Snow Globes [Image Cache]

Posted by Ry on Jul 06 2010 | Technology

You've got to hand it to the TSA: when they identify a threat, they do NOT mess around. Know this before you even think about carrying a snow globe through the security checkpoint at LaGuardia. More »



Security - Business - LaGuardia Airport - Snow globe - LaGuardia

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ASUS U43JC and U43F show up at Best Buy boastin’ bamboo bods

Posted by Ry on Jul 06 2010 | Technology

ASUS has been showing off bamboo laptops at trade shows for about three years now, but actual machines adorned in the special wood haven't quite made it to market for what we'd call affordable prices... until now. The sub-$1,000 U43JC and U43F have been hanging out on Best Buy's website for the last couple of days, and will be shipping towards the end of the month. Internally, these two 14-inchers certainly match their strong exterior -- the $999 U43JC is a lot like the U30Jc we reviewed a few months ago with its Core i5-450M processor, NVIDIA Optimus / GeForce 310M graphics, and a 640GB hard drive. The $950 U43F has the same Core i5 processor, but instead sticks with Intel's graphics to get some WiDi bragging rights. We're planning to review at least one of these puppies in due time , but hey, don't let that deter you from hitting those pre-order links below.

ASUS U43JC and U43F show up at Best Buy boastin' bamboo bods originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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