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posted by on Jul 3 Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds  July 4 was the date, but hey, what’s the harm in opening up the floodgates just a handful of hours early? Get past the lack of 3G, EDGE, camera, and a rock-solid set of tested, commercialized apps, and open-source phoning nirvana can now be yours for $399 on the plastic. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
posted by on Jul 3 Filed under: Misc. Gadgets 
While it’s not nearly exciting as their Space Cycle (but really, what is?), the National Space Biomedical Research Institute’s new brain scanner here looks to fill in a niche of its own nonetheless and, if the institute has its way, it could actually find its way into space. Described as a “brain breathalyzer,” the device promises to monitor astronauts for signs of brain injury, depression and mental fatigue, which could allow mission control to determine if they’re capable of carrying out a mission or not. That’s done with the use of an optical scanner that sends weak pulses of near-infrared light into the brain, which gets reflected back to determine the amount of oxygen in the blood. While NASA isn’t fully sold on the idea just yet, it apparently is interested enough to shell out $400,000 to further the development of the scanner, which it hopes will also eventually be able to monitor other vital signs like blood pressure and heart rate.
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posted by on Jul 3 NewsFactor - I first met our solution provider, Ray Tetlow, the founder of Skyytek, on the Oracle Small Business (OSB from now on) user forum. At the time we were struggling with version 7 of OSB. It was really incomplete and badly tested software. Not only was it painfully slow, but also a lot of the features on which we based our purchasing decision just did not work. More:
posted by on Jul 3 NewsFactor - Sony is feeling some gaming-division woes this week with a double PlayStation 3 whammy. First, Sony’s PlayStation Web site fell victim to SQL-injection attacks. Now Sony’s PS3 firmware update is turning some consoles into bricks. See the rest here:
posted by on Jul 3 AP - A baby boy removed from his parents’ custody after they offered to sell him on eBay for just a euro
posted by on Jul 3 AP - The Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb and other European music composers warned Thursday that standardizing music royalties across Europe could hurt musicians and the songs they write. Read the original post:
posted by on Jul 3 InfoWorld - Krugle plans to ship next week an upgrade to its search appliance for enterprise software development projects, which makes it easier for teams of developers to maintain code. Originally posted here:
posted by on Jul 3 PC Magazine - Thanks in part to the Guinness Book-making Download Day debut of Firefox 3, Mozilla’s popular browser has managed to secure an overall marketshare of 19 percent. Continued here:
posted by on Jul 3 Filed under: Robots  Korean artist, Choe U Ram, possesses something most artists don’t: a deep understanding of robotics. With it, he creates massive, precision engineered sculptures with an eerie organic feel. While his show titled, Anima Machines (Anima is Latin for life or soul) just wrapped up at the SCAI The Bathhouse gallery in Japan, we’ve managed to collect a few images and video of the exhibition as disturbingly beautiful and tragic as the uprising itself. Gallery: When robots and art mix
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posted by on Jul 3 PC World - IBM India has developed audio masking technology that could protect confidential information in audio recordings. Read more here:
posted by on Jul 3 Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals  Oh, that’s right — the Wiimote! For the second time in as many months we’ve got ourselves a bona fide Wiimote wannabe, except for the PC. GoLive2’s Stix collection (200 / 400) are wireless motion-sensing controllers designed to play PC and internet-based games, with Games for Windows titles and “thounsands of free web-based games” called out in particular. According to Brian Zheng, the president of Plahut, Stix will “completely change the way people experience online and PC gaming,” though we definitely have our reservations about that. The Stix 200 will supposedly be compatible with just 2D games, while the Stix 400 gets down with 3D titles; pricing has yet to be disclosed, but feel free to [Via I4U News]
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posted by on Jul 3 PC World - Microsoft Equipt, a new bundling of Microsoft Office and other applications, will debut in July for an annual subscription rate. Here is the original:
posted by on Jul 3 PC World - Nvidia said it will take a one-time charge to cover costs related to repair of defective GPUs used in notebooks. Continued here:
posted by on Jul 3 Filed under: Laptops  If you’re tired of waiting for ASUS to offer a touchscreen option for the Eee PC 900 (or you’re the proud owner of an existing unit), jkkmobile is happy to show you their shortcut to touchy-feely nirvana. As we’ve seen on all those other Eees, installing the touch panel into the 900 doesn’t seem to be extraordinarily difficult for those with a few mods under their belt and a reliable Chinese parts supplier. For those who’d prefer to simply watch from the sidelines, you can peek the video after the break and lots more photos in the read link. Continue reading ASUS Eee PC 900 gets livened up with touchscreen
posted by on Jul 2 Filed under: Home Entertainment  Roku’s Netflix Player got off to a hot start after launching just over a month ago, and apparently its creator has big plans for the plainly designed $99 box. According to a recent report over on Forbes, Tim Twerdahl, Roku’s vice president of consumer products, has affirmed that a routine software update would be hitting later this year to enable content to be fetched and streamed from other “big name” providers. Regrettably, the conversation ended there, so there’s absolutely no telling which “providers” he’s referring to. Still, we’re certainly intrigued by the idea of this thing becoming more versatile in the coming months, but wouldn’t the name have to be tweaked at the very least? [Via Silicon Alley Insider]
posted by on Jul 2 CNET - Dell shares rose as high as 4.5 percent Wednesday, following reports that founder Michael Dell acquired nearly $100 million in shares in the computer maker. See more here:
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