Thou Shalt Not Surge
This is still just a concept, but the cruciform Power/Strip surge protector does more than keep your gadgets pious. Oversized adapters and bricks are welcome on its spreading crossbars, and a full 12 outlets means no more arguments among your disciples over who gets to charge first.
[via CNET]
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PSA: Toshiba Recalls 41,000 Laptops For Overheating
Bad news if you own a Toshiba Satellite T130 notebook. It’s got a flaw. In fact, the CPSC (Consumer Protection Safety Comission) just issued a recall for about 41,000 notebook computers, siting a flaw in the plastic casing around the AC adapter plug. Apparently there’s a problem with the DC-in harness that can cause the plastic to melt, causing minor burns. Apparently Toshiba has worked out a way to solve this via a BIOS update, which you can download from Toshiba’s website. The recall only effects certain models, and you can view the full list at the CPSC site, as well as find instructions on how to fix the problem yourself, or have Toshiba fix it for you.
[via Circuit Breaker]
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Sony Acts Like Sony, Announces Music Streaming Service
I love how Sony pretty much ignores the rest of the world, and does whatever they want. Take memory cards for example. Rather then use the industry standard compact flash or SD cards, Sony creates a new format in the memory stick. No one but Sony uses it, and they continue to use the memory stick to this day. Sometimes, admittedly, they win (Blu-ray) and sometimes they lose (Betamax), but they are never afraid to ignore what other people have done and do their own thing.
That brings us back to the latest example of Sony’s particular brand of crazy: music streaming. Despite the fact that there are other perfectly good music streaming applications out there, Sony has created one of their own. The new service, called Music Unlimited, is designed to work with many of Sony’s existing products to provide access to millions of stored tracks via the internet. I can’t really see a widespread adoption of Music Unlimited, unless they make it the only option to purchasers of their products. Sony announced this new service last night at the IFA show, just hours before Apple announced their latest and greatest. Brilliant.
[via DeepTech]
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Disney And Fox To Offer 99-cent TV Shows On iTunes
We already suspected that Apple would be introducing a 99-cent TV rental service on iTunes in its upcoming announcement, and now word is going around that two major Hollywood studios have signed up for the deal, namely Fox and Disney. That being said, apparently the deal might be for a short period of time only, and Fox has only agreed to the lower price only for broadcast shows that it both produces and airs. Some executives are apparently worried that 99-cent episode rentals will cut into the lucrative DVD sales and pull viewers away from watching network TV, eroding a $20 billion advertising market. Whatever rumors are going around at the moment, we'll be able to give you the full details really soon, so stay tuned!
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We already suspected that Apple would be introducing a 99-cent TV rental service on iTunes in its upcoming announcement, and now word is going around that two major Hollywood studios have signed up for the deal, namely Fox and Disney. That being said, apparently the deal might be for a short period of time only, and Fox has only agreed to the lower price only for broadcast shows that it both produces and airs. Some executives are apparently worried that 99-cent episode rentals will cut into the lucrative DVD sales and pull viewers away from watching network TV, eroding a $20 billion advertising market. Whatever rumors are going around at the moment, we'll be able to give you the full details really soon, so stay tuned!
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LG amplía su Internet en el televisor con Smart TV
Si has revisado con nosotros los últimos productos conectados de LG, como el reciente LG LP1, seguro que compartes conmigo que la interfaz y el acceso a contenidos de Internet es de lo mejor que podemos encontrar en el mercado. Pues ahora lo van a mejorar.
El LG Smart TV es el nuevo portal de acceso a contenidos multimedia y de Internet de los productos de la compañía. Será anunciado en la feria IFA 2010, pero ya se ha adelantado algo de información.
La principal novedad del Smart TV de LG es la renovada interfaz y el mando a distancia con sensor y que podemos mover en el aire para controlar el televisor como si de un ratón en la mano se tratara.
Apple Event Will Be Streamed Live to Company’s Devices
Today's big Apple event will be streamed live to Macs, iPhones, iPads, and iPods worldwide That's right, starting at 10am, the event will be available at Apple.com, but only on Macs running OS X 10.6 and the Safari Web browser, or on an iPad, an iPhone, or iPod Touch running iOS 3 or higher, according to a media alert posted Tuesday by Apple."
Some observers say the move effectively excludes the majority of Web users, since Safari commands only 5 percent of the browser market, compared with Internet Explorer's 60 percent, Firefox's 22 percent, and Chrome's 7 percent.
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Apple Event Will Be Streamed Live to Company’s Devices
Today's big Apple event will be streamed live to Macs, iPhones, iPads, and iPods worldwide That's right, starting at 10am, the event will be available at Apple.com, but only on Macs running OS X 10.6 and the Safari Web browser, or on an iPad, an iPhone, or iPod Touch running iOS 3 or higher, according to a media alert posted Tuesday by Apple."
Some observers say the move effectively excludes the majority of Web users, since Safari commands only 5 percent of the browser market, compared with Internet Explorer's 60 percent, Firefox's 22 percent, and Chrome's 7 percent.
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Shop Urban Outfitters by ‘Most Liked,’ MySpace Syncs With Facebook
Highlights from this morning's big tech headlines....
- Urban Outfitters has plugged into the Zuckerberg machine to let you organize your shopping by 'Most Liked.' [From: AllFacebook]
- Continuing its recent history of underwhelming announcements, MySpace is now letting you sync your status updates with Facebook. Embrace your roots, MySpace, and call us when you've got customizable animated GIF status announcements. [From: Business Insider]
- Microsoft Hotmail's new ActiveSync support lets you sync your e-mail, contacts and calendar to your phone. [From: The Next Web]
- A proposal for 2012 being considered by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation would apply letter grades to cars based on their fuel economy. [From: Wired]
- In advance of Apple's rumored iTV upgrade, Roku dropped the price on its line of set-top streaming video boxes. All of the Netflix and Amazon on Demand-capable boxes now come in under $100, and the entry-level Roku SD retails for $59.99. [From: Ars Technica]
- CNET reports that Apple's iTunes may be expanding song sample length to a minute from 30-seconds, thrilling poor Guided by Voices fans. [From: CNET]
- Autodesk announced that it's returning to the Mac OS after nearly twenty years with its industry standard AutoCAD software. [From: New York Times]
Shop Urban Outfitters by 'Most Liked,' MySpace Syncs With Facebook originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Dangerous ‘LOL is this you?’ Spam Hits Facebook Chat
Over the weekend, Facebook investigated spam that was plaguing users via Facebook chat. According to CNET News, a victim received a friend's Facebook chat message, which read, "LOL is this you?" and contained a link. Upon clicking the link, the user was sent to a 404-error page, which compromised his or her account, and then used it to spam other Facebook friends. This outbreak is similar to the direct-message "Lol. this you?" direct message Twitter spam that appeared back in February. A Facebook spokesman told CNET on Friday that it was looking into the incident. But, since then, not much new info has surfaced -- from Facebook or its users. If you've been spammed, report the incident to Facebook, and immediately change your login information. Everybody else should keep a cautious eye open, and never click an unfamiliar link, especially if it's accompanied by 'LOL.'
Dangerous 'LOL is this you?' Spam Hits Facebook Chat originally appeared on Switched on Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.