Archive for October, 2010

3D Glasses Go Gaudy with Gucci [3D Glasses]

Posted by Ry on Oct 31 2010 | Technology

Hey, Oakley. Gucci sees your $150 3D glasses and raises you a designer label and $75. More »


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Make Wine Apps Match Your GTK Theme with a Python Script [Downloads]

Posted by Ry on Oct 31 2010 | Uncategorized

We've mentioned one way to improve the look of Windows apps in Wine, but now there's an even simpler Python script that will get your Wine apps looking native in no time. More »


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Ask the Commenters Roundup [Hive Mind]

Posted by Ry on Oct 31 2010 | Uncategorized

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GameString Adrenalin turns your Google TV into a game streamer, will WoW your couch (video)

Posted by Ry on Oct 31 2010 | Technology

GameString Adrenalin turns your Google TV into a game streamer, lets you WoW from the couch
We like the Google TV, we really do, we just think it needs another few months in the oven before it's really going to rock anyone's world. It won't just be Google that makes or breaks it, though, and innovative uses like GameString Adrenalin are certainly going to help. That site offers what it calls "Personal Cloud Gaming," letting you stream the output from seemingly any game on your PC to a browser, where it can be played on a number of devices. Chrome within the Google TV is just one of them, but given how something like a Revue comes with a keyboard and is usually attached to a big display it seems like a good choice. We can't be sure what the lag is like when playing in this way, but the video embedded below does make it look pretty snappy -- though hopefully the service doesn't force you to listen to the same classic Prodigy that trailer does. Right now the service is in free beta, so have at it at the source link.

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GameString Adrenalin turns your Google TV into a game streamer, will WoW your couch (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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FCC Fines Verizon a Record-Breaking $25 Million for Screwing Customers [Fcc]

Posted by Ry on Oct 31 2010 | Technology

Remember when Verizon recently said "sorry" to 15 million of its cellphone customers for overcharging them to the tune of $52.8 million? So does the FCC, which just levied a massive $25 million fine against them for the error. More »


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Build an Automated Halloween Candy Dispenser [Video]

Posted by Ry on Oct 31 2010 | Uncategorized

Traditionalists might balk at the idea of not passing out Halloween candy by hand, but if you're not going to be home or you love infusing holiday traditions with micro-circuitry this impressive button, Twitter, and SMS-triggered dispenser is hard to top. More »


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ESPN 3D Isn’t Making Any Money [3D]

Posted by Ry on Oct 31 2010 | Technology

Sports helped get HDTV into the mainstream. Fact. It was thought sports would do the same with 3D. Who wouldn't want to see career-ending helmet-to-helmet hits in the third dimension? A lot of people, actually. ESPN 3D is a flop. More »


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T-Mobile’s Galaxy Tab available for preorder at Amazon, costs $699 unsubidized

Posted by Ry on Oct 31 2010 | Technology

We played devil's advocate with Verizon's $599 Galaxy Tab, but it looks like the T-Mobile version of Samsung's Android 2.2 tablet is going to cost a Benjamin more -- it's ringing up at $699.99 right now at Amazon unsubsidized. If we were you, we'd wait and see what kind of deals can be had in-store come November 10th, but if you simply must have one immediately you'll be able to use it with one of Magenta's standard mobile broadband plans. $25 a month gets you 200MB with 10-cent-per-megabyte overage fees, whereas $40 buys you unlimited use with a 5GB speed cap, and you can purchase blocks of prepaid data an 100MB, 300MB and 1GB increments at the usual rates. It's a bit of a shame we're paying the price of a decent laptop for a seven-inch smartphone sans cellular calls... but you didn't really need that rent money, right?

T-Mobile's Galaxy Tab available for preorder at Amazon, costs $699 unsubidized originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How to Spot an Undead Trekkie [Book Excerpt]

Posted by Ry on Oct 31 2010 | Technology

Set your phasers to overkill and bring ensign Jimmy along as a decoy while we follow a band of fanboy survivors as they escape the horrors of GulfCon, site of the worst undead Trekkie outbreak this side of Fortune City. More »


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Turn Your TV into a Rotating, View-Anywhere Entertainment Center [DIY]

Posted by Ry on Oct 31 2010 | Uncategorized

We've mentioned one way to split a studio apartment into two rooms, but if you'd like to be able to watch TV from your now-separate bedroom, tech blog Unplggd shows us how: just put it on a swiveling platform. More »


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