Rock Your Firefox Blog
March 11, 2010
[SXSW] Yesterday, Mozilla launched its new blog “Rock Your Firefox”, featuring the coolest add-ons for Firefox, the popular open source browser. The first post featured Yoono, a social networking site aggregator and management tool that lets public chat or update their status in various social websites, and that, from the Firefox sidebar while they browse the web. The latest version (7.1) was released last month. I have not used Yoono in a while, it might now do the same job as Hootsuite in a smaller space (from the side bar instead of using the whole browser window); well, I have to check it. The second post features Xsticky, a virtual sticky note add-on that lets you jot down thoughts and put them by any web page. Rock Your Firefox will be a good online info center to discover new adds-on quickly.
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Magtenlight: Magnetically Powered Bicycle Lights
March 7, 2010
Dynamo lights certainly aren’t something new to bicycles, but they rely on the physical contact with a spinning wheel to keep it powered, which is well and good, but surely there’s a more interesting way to get the job done? Well, the Magtenlight might just be able to do that. It uses 28 magnets attached to the bike’s spokes, so as they pass by the Magtenlight in the center, ability is generated and the lights will be lit, all done without any physical contact or friction. There are 2 lights included in the setup, and whether you’re traveling at around 9mph, they’re rated at 15 lux each. There’s plus a small battery in the Magtenlight, which can store additional potential for up to 4 minutes, coming in handy when you’re stationary at the traffic lights. that would certainly be a cool replacement to your current dynamo, wouldn’t it?
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Android Smartphone Can Control Robots On Its Own
March 6, 2010
You’ve certainly seen mobile phones controlling various devices before, with television sets probably one of the more common devices, but what about the phone autonomously controlling its steed by itself? That’s what a duo of web engineers have done. Dubbed the Truckbot, that setup has a HTC G1 attached the chassis, acting as a brain, controlling the chassis. Thanks to the phone’s built-in compass, it can navigate and turn in specified directions. The best part is that since it’s a DIY job, the cost of it was about $30, and the instructions have been listed online. A breakdown of the money spent to come up with that includes:
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Colorware Now Does The Alienware M15X
March 4, 2010
The Alienware M15X is a pretty compelling laptop, but since it doesn’t come in any exciting color schemes, you could always send yours in to Colorware and get it customized to your liking. What do you think of the customizations above, rather cute, wouldn’t you say? whether you already own one of these laptops, you can send yours in and get the job done for $525, or you could just buy the customized laptop outright from Colorware for $2275. Specifications of the Alienware M15X include:
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Nokia Terminal Mode caught in the wild
March 4, 2010
Nokia's Terminal Mode has been spotted at the Geneva Motor Show, giving the general public an view on what it would look like whether implemented. What you see here is a mockup from Valmet, where all you need to do is plop your Nokia into a cradle located right below the Eva concept's "on" button, where it will soon after continue by transferring all the fundamental stuff onto an LCD that is built right into the dashboard above. All OEMs will come with its own design, making us wonder whether they will employ notable designers to do the job or not.
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Cool A6161 clones HTC Magic
March 1, 2010
Here is yet another clone of the HTC Magic, where that clone is known as the Cool A6161. Not precisely the most stunning name to grace the market, but it does seem to get the job done pretty well. Boasting multi-touch support as well as Android 1.6 running, that is the first among clones to do so. Features include a 528MHz QualComm MSM7201A processor, a 3.2" HVGA capacitive touchscreen, 192MB RAM, 512MB ROM, a 2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi connectivity and a 1,200mAh battery to keep it going. No notion on how much you've got to fork out for one of these though, but being a clone it can't be as expensive as the original.
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Bird Feeder doubles up as fake speed camera
February 23, 2010
Remember those fake speed cameras that are meant to induce some fear of the rule of law in motorists to stop them from speeding? Well, retired police officer Bill Angus does the same thing with a specially modified bird feeder that does its job of keeping birds well fed and happy as well as slowing down traffic in front of his home. Of course, now that the cat is out of the bag, chances are most motorists who are in on the game will just speed on anyways - perhaps Bill can turn the tables on them by getting the road transport station to include an actual speed camera in there?
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