Sylvania’s G netbook gets some specs
by Nilay Patel on July 31st, 2008
Filed under: Laptops
We weren't expecting much out of Sylvania's followup to its random Cloudbook rebrand, but some specs on the new netbook just hit the wires, and they're pretty respectable -- especially if this thing comes in at the $299 price target. Sure, it's still ugly, but you'll be getting a 1.6GHz Intel Atom, 1GB of RAM, an 80GB disk, and an 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 screen with an integrated webcam with either XP or Ubuntu Netbook Remix, which is a pretty hot deal -- you listening, ASUS?Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Arduino Semaphor
by Phillip Torrone on July 31st, 2008
Rick Roll in semaphore. Controlled by an arduino and two stepper motors....
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Yahoo! offers up coupons and refunds to DRM server-shutdown victims
by Joshua Fruhlinger on July 31st, 2008
Filed under: Portable Audio
If you woke up this morning worried about what Yahoo! is planning to do for its Music Store customers who are about to be left in the lurch with its DRM server shut-down, have no fear. Yahoo! has announced that it will offer customers coupons or refunds for those songs you bought. Basically, you'll get a coupon that you can use at RealNetworks Inc.'s Rhapsody download service. Their songs, of course, are DRM-free. For those of you who have "serious problems with this arrangement" (their words, not ours), refunds will be available. The servers go down on September 30, so start combing your collections, kids.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Defrag: Fixing Foundational Information Channels
by Richard MacManus on July 31st, 2008
One of the conferences we're supporting this year is Defrag. The topics that Defrag explores are very close to our hearts - OpenSocial, Attention, Next-Level Discovery, The Implicit Web, and more. One of this year's Defrag sessions that caught my attention is entitled: Fixing Foundational Information Channels -- Email, Calendars, RSS, etc.
On the Defrag blog, my eyes could cope with the stark white text on pitch black background just long enough to read this description:
"...this session starts with the premise that something is broken in our foundations. Email imagines every message as a letter (a discrete object vs. a thread or networked send). Calendars are silo'd islands of non-interoperability that hearken back to days of paper and the rolodex. And RSS, new as it is, is still delivering us "object-oriented" feeds, and not contextually-driven usefulness."
Defrag has snagged some interesting folks that "you don't normally hear from": Ilya from AideRSS, Yori from Timebridge, Deva from ClearContext, and Pete from Mailana. The moderator will be Jeff Nolan.
This sounds like a fascinating session. I still struggle with email overload, even despite my love of Gmail. Calendars are a mix of paper and web for me, which is an indication that I'm not fully satisfied with existing web calendars. And the point about RSS delivering us "object-oriented" feeds is a very good one - and an issue that we at ReadWriteWeb are intensely aware of and wanting to solve on our own blog.
We certainly don't have the answers, but the panel members are well informed with this issue of "foundational information channels". Perhaps our readers can suggest, in the comments, things for the panel to discuss.
Defrag is being held November 3-4 in Denver, Colorado. You can register for Defrag here. Entering the code "rww1" will get RWW readers $100 off of the early bird price.
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iTunes 7.7.1 is out… and then nothing
by Joshua Topolsky on July 31st, 2008
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
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Zombies reciting haiku
by Cory Doctorow on July 31st, 2008
Here's a three-minute youtube of two guys in zombie outfits reciting haiku (about zombiism) and blowing artistic sax notes -- while, in the background, zombie apocalypse unfolds. Thank you, zombie guys, for productively filling three minutes of my life!
Zombie Haiku
(Thanks, Megan!)
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Darth Vader masks compose a dark symphony
by Jonah Brucker-Cohen on July 31st, 2008
This project called "Last Manoeuvres in the Dark" by artists Fabien Giraud and Raphael Siboni currently on display in Paris at the Palais de Tokyo, employs hundreds of Darth Vader masks equipped with microcontrollers and speakers and connected to a computer which spatially composes one of the "darkest" musical pieces of all time. This video illustrates the performance pretty well.
via Stunned
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Create Easy-Reponse Polls Using Gmail Filters [How To]
by Kevin Purdy on July 31st, 2008
The Digital Inspiration blog points out that combining Gmail's filters, easy email (or mailto:) links, and the mass familiarity with email makes it easy to conduct your own polls amongst contact groups. Simply set up question responses with answers that match temporary + addresses, and you'll get quick counts and individual data on your questions. Hit the link below for a complete walk-through. If your contacts aren't so great at email response, you can also check out Poll Everywhere's SMS polling.
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1Password Makes Secure Logins Easier on Iphones [Featured IPhone Download]
by Kevin Purdy on July 31st, 2008
iPhone/iPod touch only: Free application 1Password makes logging into secure sites much easier on the iPhone's mobile Safari browser by creating a double-protected mini-database of your passwords. The app won't auto-fill login forms in Safari, but provides its own mini-browser that plugs in your credentials into any site's login form. Great for checking your bank accounts or secure work data, but the big drawback is lack of a keyboard inside the mini-browser—so no further typing once you're in. Of course, you can just use 1Password as a memory-booster for your user/password combos, for which it works just fine. Users of 1Password's Mac version can sync their passwords between versions with the $35 upgrade. 1Password is a free download for iPhones and iPod touch devices only.
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How to: Wireless network printer
by Marc de Vinck on July 31st, 2008
This project gives you step-by-step instructions on how to integrate a wireless hub into your existing printer. They rewired the LED's and the rest button so they are on the front panel of the printer. Everything else is stuffed inside the case. They could have just left the router sitting on top of the printer and it would have worked fine, but that's no fun!
Read more about making your own Wireless network printer [CircuitProjects]
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