Slacking, Magic, And Soon (I Hope) A surprise!

Hey guys,

First thing is first… I need to apologize… I’ve been slacking off… shirking my daily duties. Our last post was in august on the 28th, and it wasn’t even my post. So I’m sorry. But thank you for keeping upin the spirit if you are… If you aren’t, blame me… but I’m going to try to get you back in the groove of nerddom.

Starting with this!

No not Disney cartoons... The magic carpet.

And who out there wouldn’t love to get their hands on one of these! A magic carpet?! Damn straight! A Princeton graduate (unnamed via my sources), has a working “magic carpet.” Although, sadly not at truly fantastical floor covering, the device is still impressive, using electrically charged fibers to create pockets of air under a slip of plastic seems rather mediocre, but when the unnamed inventor combines it with solar energy, we may have a viable option for hovering travel! Please check out the incredibly low res (and only) video at Engadget!

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Subtitle Glasses, Folding Cars, and an Eyeborg

Well, TC has been having some internet problems, and has been away for a while. I decided I’d do up a little post for him, so he won’t feel as bad coming back.

For August 25th:

Another set of theater glasses.

Sony has been working on a set of glasses that you can wear while watching a movie that displays subtitles for personal use. This could improve the theater experience for the hearing impaired and those who have a different primary language. They’ve been in development for a while, but were recently tested on a UK individual, and it’s said that they’re aiming for UK-wide trial in theaters next year.

Learn more about them here.

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Steve Jobs RESIGNS as Apple CEO

Hello again guys, BIG story! Couldn’t wait till tomorrow to break it!

Steve Jobs, the great and powerful leader of an army of Apple soldiers, is resigning as CEO of Apple.

Jobs, at a conference today stated he will be taking on the role of chairman for the multi-billion dollar company, thus ending the most profitable time in the companies history if you ask me…

Steve, upon making his decision wrote this letter for all to read.

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

Steve

Now I’ve never been a fanboy of Apple, but this is a dark day in tech. For 35 years Steve has been the bright cheery face of alternative computers! Now where does the public look? Who do we turn to when we have an issue with an Apple product or service, since Steve will no longer be answering customer Emails? Will this mean a lax in the great hardware, software, and service standards of this excellent company? Leave me your opinions in the comment section below!

Steve, I feel I speak for any open minded individual when I say, you will be greatly missed as the lead of a great company.

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If You’re Good Enough, GLaDos Will Propose For You

How ’bout a little sweetness? I think we all need it every so often.

This is Gary Hudston, And he's cooler than you... And nerdier!

Gary Hudston, possibly has the coolest ideas ever… And the one that stands out is how he proposed.

Check out this video for the tests.

Tough to top it isn’t it?

This is the mother of all nerd proposals... love it.

Unless you proposed from orbit. Hudston hired a skilled developer to create series of custom levels for Portal 2 that his potential betrothed would have to play through. Ellen McLain, the voice of GLaDOS, was even re-hired by Valve to record original audio tracks for the mod.

Way to put the rest of us to shame Gary.

Congratulation, and we wish you many happy years together!

Also, I was kidding about the shame thing…

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Internet Troubles

Hey there readers, sorry about the distance between posts here. I’m having internet issues… To boot I’m even posting this from my mobile phone. I’ll get something up as soon as I can guys I promise.

Thanks for your continued support! Remember to check in daily for new stories. And cross your fingers for a working connection tomorrow…

HP Backs Down On TouchPad

HP TouchPad owners, heed my call, you can rejoice now, money has not been wasted.

HP has announced that they will reduce the price of the 16gb iteration of the device to 99$ as a wipeout of the device. HP will also be refunding 100% of funds spent on the less than incredible, TouchPad for all those wishing to return their device. And for those who wish to keep heirs, you will receive the difference returned to you aswell, however we are not sure if the brick and mortar retailers will follow suit as it will present a significant loss.

Sadly this means that no more apps will develop for the TouchPad, no more bug fixes, no more updates, and yes, even suport will likely be abandoned with webOS.

Some may say that it should have been on the market longer, but I thing it’s had its tries. So next up I hope is an Android tab with similar specs! But till then, I think I may go get a 99$ 16 gb dual core tablet.

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Glowing Glucose Monitor Developed in Japan

Diabetics, listen up! Scientists in Japan’s Tokyo U. have developed a new glucose monitor, an implant which glows when exposed to high glucose levels. When compared to it’s previous iterations it is said that this has an improvement in both stability and accuracy, as well as being only 1 mm thick and requiring no oxygen to operate. In lab testing indicates the tech to work in mice for 140 days at a time!

So your days of stabbing and testing may soon be over, let me know what you think about it in the comments!

I call this one Mimiko. Means "glowing ear"

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RIM Blunders Again… Our Ears Are to The Ground For The “We Give Up” P.R.

Come on RIM, think!

It’s starting to look like RIM is taking a dive, incomplete devices, broken promises of features yet to come, and now this!

What you’ll see at the link is RIM’s Torch 2 Fan Reviews. Only problem is, they feature phones in the video, which AREN’T the Torch 2! Watch at 0:15 in the video and you’ll see, quite specifically, an Android device! What’s up with that RIM? Why exactly are you advertising other phones now, it seems a bit counter productive don’t you think?

Research In Motion, When are you going to clean up your act? You were doing so well! The Curve, the Pearl, even the Bold and the Storm were all beautiful! what happened? You too a step back in hardware, and your software innovation is non-existent!  What happened to you?

I’ve said it once I’ll say it again… sell your stock while you can… RIM’s down and out.

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fusionGarage’s GridOS Seems to Impress Even Skeptic’s

Hey all, I’d like to apologize for my absence yesterday, However I dug up a real goodie for today.

It's called Grid, and you ask me, it's here to stay.

Grid is a mobile OS based on Android, developed by fusionGarage . It runs Android apps, came from Android code, but it’s not android…

There are obvious differences from the popular mobile OS, even just looking at the lock screen. Compare, on Android’s tablet UI you are presented with a small circle and a clock, to unlock you simply move the circle in any direction a small amount and the device unlocks.

As you can see simple, too simple for me.

Not that I prefer complex, but simplify too much and you sacrifice security. With fusionGarage’s Grid, you are presented with something simple, yet secure. Something you do near every day.

You sign your name.

Simple, intuitive, secure.

You unlock your Android Powered Device and see this;

A soft, sleek, scrolling customizable home screen.

Easy on the eyes, and well designed. Lots of space. By moving your finger in a left or right direction on the screen, you can reveal many, many screens! In fact sometimes too many. I know even on an Android cell phone I sometimes found myself struggling to find more to fill my home screens. Five in total!

With Grid, that’s not an issue. They’ve removed widgets and just found ways to satisfy you with the experience they provide!

You have clusters.

A cluster is a grouping of applications of a corresponding theme (e.g. Social networking, music, movies)

You move around the home screen in two dimensions not one, from cluster to cluster, and you feel open but not obligated to use all of your grid space. Your home screen is like its own world. It’ll likely fill itself over time, and you even have an interactive map in the top corner to quickly travel to different clusters! Simple as a tap!

Now if you happen to own both the Grid10 AND Grid4 (mobile smart phone running same OS) you can actually sync the state of certain applications (such as a playing movie) on your Grid10, and continue from exactly where you left off on your Grid4! Games, movies and more can be synced and taken anywhere!

Even the apps you know and use on your Android Powered Tablet will run on your Grid1o as well!

I’m not one to rave on and on about one product as you guys know, but I think fusionGarage has its first official fanboy.

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HTC Holiday Sold On Craig’s List

Rare occurrence seeing a leaked prototype on Craig’s list, but today heralded just that! Today the HTC Holiday was spotted and scooped on Craig’s list. Don’t worry pics WILL follow!

Specs are a very decent 1.2GHz dual-core CPU with 1GB of RAM on a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540) display. Not to mention Android 2.3.4 and dual cameras consisting of an 8MP rear and 1.3MP front. Sadly in the images, the display is less than pristine.

With a branding through AT&T, It’s hard to tell the Canadian service, but I’ll guess Rogers.

This is the render seen as of May.

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