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New Touch Screens Track 10 Fingers At On...

New Touch Screens Track 10 Fingers At Once

| July 24, 2009 | 841 Views |

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company Synaptics has recently announced its new multitouch-sensor ClearPad 3000 Series, a new sensor that is able to recognize up to 10 fingers at one time. The new transparent sensor can track up to 10 simultaneous finger touches, making it possible to perform complex multifinger gestures such as closing an application by “crumpling” it with...

Intels New Cheaper Faster SSD...

Intels New Cheaper Faster SSD

| July 22, 2009 | 529 Views | 1 Comment

Last week Intel released its new solid state drives which are cheaper and faster than previous SSDs. For example, the company’s X25-M SSDs, designed for laptop and desktop PCs, deliver almost double the write speed of their predecessors, according to Intel. The new specification owes thanks to the new manufacturing process that lowered costs, and better software that enabled...

14 Devices Remote Controlled By iPhone...

14 Devices Remote Controlled By iPhone

| July 20, 2009 | 3,644 Views |

The iPhone is a great device, it’s not so much a question of what it can and can’t do, it pretty much does everything you would expect from a smart phone/computer. With the abilty to add a plethora of apps to expand the iPhones abilities, where will it ever stop? Who knows what the iPhone will be capable of next. Here are a list of applications which allow you to remote...

Google OS Chrome...

Google OS Chrome

| July 18, 2009 | 458 Views |

Nine months after launching the new Chrome web browser, Google have just given word of it’s next project – the Chrome Operating System. Scheduled for release next year, Google’s new OS promises to be lightweight, secure and free. A snippet from the Official Google blog reads: “Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be...

7 VoIP Apps For Your Cell Phone...

7 VoIP Apps For Your Cell Phone

| July 14, 2009 | 1,474 Views |

Earlier this month we looked at how you can Turn your iPod Touch into an iPhone using the Voice over Internet Protocol app SIP-VoIP. If you already own an iPhone or any other mobile handset that connects to the Internet, it is also possible to VoIP applications to make free or cheap calls. Here is a list of 7 VoIP applications that can be used with your cell phone… Skype...

Remote Control Your PC With TweetMyPC...

Remote Control Your PC With TweetMyPC

| July 10, 2009 | 1,634 Views |

Controlling your PC via the remote desktop was once a technique only mastered by professional IT technicians. But now with the help of little known application called TweetMyPC, you can shut down or lock, download files to and from, take screenshots of your PC and publish them to the Web, all from your mobile phone or any other computer connected to the Internet. Once you have set up...

Make Calls On Your iPod Touch...

Make Calls On Your iPod Touch

| July 6, 2009 | 5,454 Views | 1 Comment

The iPhone and iPod touch are almost exactly the same, except for the fact that you can make calls from your iPhone. Unfortunately, if you would like this privilege, you have to shell out an extra hundred dollars for the iPhone, and sign a two year contract with AT&T for at least $60 per month. If you already own an iPod touch but simply don’t make calls that often, it is...

Holographic Video Meeting...

Holographic Video Meeting

| June 25, 2009 | 1,141 Views |

Microsoft have plans to re-invent the way we hold virtual meetings. In May, the company submitted a patent for “Virtual Office Devices” which will allow users to hold holographic video meetings. Although the patent is rather vague on the actual hardware and software that would be used, Microsoft did include 21 pictures and diagrams of how these meeting would take place. Microsoft...

Computer Games To Improve Brain Power...

Computer Games To Improve Brain Power

| June 15, 2009 | 952 Views |

Over the recent years, computer games and simulations have been inching their way into the medical world. Helping to improve health and fitness, as well as mental acuity, experts say we can expect to see more games geared for medical use, especially those focusing on improving brain functions. Wii Therapy Earlier this month, around 350 medical experts, computer gaming developers, and...

How To Block Spam...

How To Block Spam

| May 27, 2009 | 891 Views |

Spam is the most invasive form of advertising on the Internet. Everyday untold amounts of Spam (in excess of several billions) are sent out to inboxes all over the world, and this trend, which has steadily risen over the last decade, has done nothing more than frustrate, annoy and confuse e-mail users. The low cost of advertising using Spam has encourage thousands of companies, selling...

Wii Multi-Touch Screen Hack...

Wii Multi-Touch Screen Hack

| May 23, 2009 | 1,769 Views |

Check out this great low-cost Wiimote hack that transforms any flat surface into an interactive multi-touch screen. Using a Wiimote, a DIY infrared laser pen, and a projector, Jonny Lee has figured out how to transform any surface into an interactive multi-touch whiteboard. If you haven’t got access to a projector, you can still apply the same technique to your laptop screen,...

The Best Clipboard Applications...

The Best Clipboard Applications

| May 21, 2009 | 1,036 Views |

The Windows copy and paste feature (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V respectively) is a great feature that can easily be modified. Using one of numerous applications, you will be able to copy and paste multiple items to a clipboard, plus much more. Lets take a look at some of the best apps to aid your cutting and pasting habits. ClipX “ClipX is a tiny clipboard history...

Improve Your Online Security...

Improve Your Online Security

| April 26, 2009 | 751 Views |

When it comes to online security, installing anti-virus and anti-spyware software is simply not enough, this is because many threats are set up to bypass popular anti-virus softwares. The truth of matter is that you have to be more savvy than that, you must surf the net with the strictest diligence. 10 tips on how to boost your online security: Improve Online Security 1. Augment...

Acer AspireRevo With NVIDIA Ion GPU...

Acer AspireRevo With NVIDIA Ion GPU

| April 24, 2009 | 842 Views |

Acer has recently unveiled its new AspireRevo Netttop featuring NVIDIA’s new Ion graphics processors. The Atom-based AspireRevo will be the first consumer computer system to incorporate the Ion GPU from NVIDIA, and coupled with Intel’s Atom 230 processor running at 1.60GHz, the AspireRevo can “handle a wide variety of computing needs including high definition video,...

Numark Battle Pak DJ Audio Bundle...

Numark Battle Pak DJ Audio Bundle

| April 20, 2009 | 4,020 Views | 1 Comment

This great combination of Numark DJ Battlepak, Macbook Pro and Rane Serato Scratch Live is everything you need to master and flaunt your DJ skills. This great package not only provides you with a professional platform on which to spin your classic vinyl, but the combination of AppleMacBook Pro and Serato Scratch Live 3 also gives you the power to emulate MP3′s from your computer...

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