Don’t like the normal alarm clocks that you buy off the shelves at Wal-Mart? whether you’re willing to spend some instance to build one for yourself, you could always follow the instructions for the Dynamically Programmable Alarm Clock. that smart alarm clock is able to integrate with Google Calendar by Wi-Fi, sounding the alarm based on schedules on Google Calendar. It’s plus able to take into history factors such as the driving distance, traffic reports and the weather in order to wake you up at the optimal date. The clock sports a 6.4-inch touchscreen LCD display. The clock has built-in 4W speakers, FM radio functions as well as iPod connectivity, just to manufacture waking up more pleasant.

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There has been quite a bit of hype by smartbooks recently, though the reality is that there hardly is any smartbook in the market at the moment, despite the fact that models such as Lenovo’s Skylight were supposed to be launched in April, it’s now May and you’d be hard pressed to find one in stores near you. An ARM representative has taken the instance to give a few reasons as to why there is the delay in the release of smartbooks. First off, it seems that Flash isn’t entirely ready just yet, and hasn’t been optimized for ARM based platforms. Next comes the tricky subject of tablets, where manufacturers might have some trouble with tablets and smartbooks competing with each other. Finally, there is plus the subject of Linux, as Linux-based netbooks never really took off as well as those powered by Windows XP. Bundle all those points together, and you more or less have a rough concept as to what’s keeping smartbooks off the shelves at the moment.

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There has been quite a bit of hype by smartbooks recently, though the reality is that there hardly is any smartbook in the market at the moment, despite the fact that models such as Lenovo’s Skylight were supposed to be launched in April, it’s now May and you’d be hard pressed to find one in stores near you. An ARM representative has taken the instance to give a few reasons as to why there is the delay in the release of smartbooks. First off, it seems that Flash isn’t entirely ready just yet, and hasn’t been optimized for ARM based platforms. Next comes the tricky subject of tablets, where manufacturers might have some trouble with tablets and smartbooks competing with each other. Finally, there is additionally the subject of Linux, as Linux-based netbooks never really took off as well as those powered by Windows XP. Bundle all those points together, and you more or less have a rough concept as to what’s keeping smartbooks off the shelves at the moment.

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Could that possibly be the reason why Apple has recently removed screen protectors from its shelves? A patent has been dug up showing the concept of retardation films on current and future Apple products to combat the distortions and negative effects caused by sunlight or users with polarized sunglasses on. It might be possible that the benefits of these films might be affected with the use of screen protectors. What do you think? Could they be related issues?

Patent filing.

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Several reports on the web have surfaced about a possible issue with Core i7 920 orders at NewEgg – that is one of Intel’s most popular processor (about $270). Apparently, a small number of them are stand-in/demo boxes with a dummy CPU and fan inside. From the couple of YouTube videos (if they are authentic), it looks like dummy boxes that could have been used to validate a design or on the shelves of a store (for illustration purposes).

HotHardware says that both Newegg and Intel have been notified, and that the problem would be limited to 300 boxes on a shipment of 2000. I’m not certain how such a percentage of dummies could manufacture it into a shipment, but I guess that it’s technically possible for someone to sneak those in. You would think that barcodes and other controls would prevent that.

Anyway, Newegg is reportedly issuing RMAs (return authorizations) to those who have received a dummy, so it should end happily. Again, note that that has not been confirmed officially by Intel or Newegg, so take that with caution.

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Are you very serious about your privacy and defense? While there aren’t many (if any) cryptographically secure phones for you to buy off the shelves, but Android phones might just become able to fulfill that need for you sometime soon. The Guardian Project is planning to come up with a Guardian Android device, which would offer you an anonymous browser, encrypted mail, secure voice calls and secure info sync. that could possibly be any Android-compatible device, updated with a tweaked firmware. Tweaking would probably involve the removal of positive hardware drivers, fiddling with the kernel, runtime, virtual machine, and updating (or replacing) some existing apps. whether everything goes peachy keen, the end user shouldn’t notice all these tweaks, and the phone should still offer the enhanced defense and privacy features. Would you be concerned abundant about privacy to go down that path, or do you think that the current Android-powered phones in the market are secure sufficient? A video on that project is available after the jump.

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It seems that the HTC Dream isn’t the only phone on Rogers’ network to be affected by the 911 bug. Next in line is the HTC Magic, and the carrier is issuing the same warning to HTC Magic owners, recommending them to disable the GPS location feature on their phones. that certainly isn’t going to be very pleasant for owners of these phones, so hopefully Rogers will get that sorted out soon. whether you do own one of these affected phones, you can disable the GPS location feature with the following steps:

1. Select Menu
2. Select Settings
3. Select Location
4. Uncheck Enable GPS Satellite

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Sony has launched its slimmest Walkman in Europe, the NWZ-A845. that Walkman should be available on shelves from February 2010 and will be just 7.2mm thick, weighing just 62 grams. The device will sport a 2.8-inch OLED display, 16GB of storage, Sony’s S-Master Digital Amplifier tech, Clear Audio tech and DSEE Sound Enhancement tech. that Walkman will come bundled with headphones that sport Digital Noise Canceling.

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China Unicom might have had a little trouble getting the iPhone off the shelves at the beginning, but signs are starting to seem that sales are picking up. Following the recent announcement by the carrier that it had hit the 100,000 mark, the latest update (which comes less than a month after the 100k announcement) boasts that it has managed to breach the 300k mark, which is certainly a nice landmark, and a good indication that sales of the iPhone are picking up nicely for China Unicom.

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