hermeslegor: May 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Daily Crunch: Beuys Zone Edition

The Felt Mouse Airship! This Bulbous Craft Could Launch In 2013 Armor Games Releases Sequel To Crush The Castle, Siege Hero Inventables: For Your Weekend Fun For The High-Tech Naturalist: LeafSnap Identifies Leaves Using Your iPhone’s Camera Thanks For The Dead Scorpion, Acura (Plus A Pulse Smartpen Giveaway!)

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/05/07/daily-crunch-beuys-zone/

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Patent reveals Microsoft's Zune Nano, reminds us of an ambitious past

See that there? That's a hope and a dream, both of which are seemingly situated in a nondescript box six feet beneath the surface of reality. Thanks to a bit of digging by the folks at Techie Buzz, a Microsoft patent was unearthed containing pictures and descriptions of a bantam media player, not unlike the sketches here. Naturally, the first thing that comes to mind is an iPod nano competitor, and one has to wonder when exactly the plug was pulled from such an initiative. The application itself was originally filed in April of 2009, and was just made public within the USPTO database today -- the last Zune device to be produced was the HD (which landed in the fall of '09), and given Redmond's insistence on making Windows Phone 7 its next Zune, we're guessing this little guy won't ever see the light of day. Maybe in another life, though. For now, feel free to pour one out as you think of what could've been, and give that source link a poke if you're good at holding back tears.

Patent reveals Microsoft's Zune Nano, reminds us of an ambitious past originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 15:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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WinRumors, Techie Buzz | source

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/31/patent-filing-reveals-microsofts-zune-nano-reminds-us-of-an-am/

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Patent reveals Microsoft's Zune Nano, reminds us of an ambitious past

Patent reveals Microsoft's Zune Nano, reminds us of an ambitious past originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 15:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows Home Server 2011 released to manufacturers

Just a little under two months after its release candidate went live, Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011 has been finalized and released into the wild. The new version of Microsoft's slick, do-it-all server OS is a big step forward from its predecessor.

Built on the Windows Server 2008 R2 base, Home Server 2011 features a simpler dashboard, a better backup solution, dead simple remote access to your home computers, and Silverlight-powered remote media streaming. For a more detailed look at what's new in Windows Home Server 2011, you check out Microsoft's official breakdown.

Drive Extender, of course, didn't resurface for the final release of WHS 2011 and that's something a lot of power users are still pretty irked about. Even without Extender, Windows Home Server offers a boatload of useful functionality and might be a good fit for your home network. Manufacturers have already begun building hardware, so you should be able to pick up a device in the very near future.

An evaluation download for Windows Home Server 2011 will be made available in April -- we'll let you know when the links are ready.

Windows Home Server 2011 released to manufacturers originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MTM Snap project lets you build your own CNC machine so you can build more stuff

It may not be quite capable enough to let you build your own Weighted Companion Cube, but those looking to try their hand at a DIY CNC milling machine won't likely find many more straightforward options than the MTM Snap. Built by Jonathan Ward of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, the machine itself is constructed from some high-density polyethylene parts milled on a ShopBot (which simply snap together as the name suggests), and it's controlled by an Arduino board that lets you operate it from any Mac, Windows or Linux computer. Unfortunately, you can't simply buy a kit and piece it all together, but Jonathan's made all of the plans for building your own available, and says it shouldn't cost you any more than $700 from start to finish. Head on past the break for a video of the finished product in action.

Continue reading MTM Snap project lets you build your own CNC machine so you can build more stuff

MTM Snap project lets you build your own CNC machine so you can build more stuff originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 09:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/31/mtm-snap-project-lets-you-build-your-own-cnc-machine-so-you-can/

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CrunchGear Week in Review: Primary Train Edition

Treintafel Is Dutch For Train Table, And That’s Exactly What This Is Weekend Giveaway: Something Called An iPad Two (??) Samsung’s New High-Resolution Screens: Too Good To Be True? World Record Set For Most Flashes Used In One Picture: 300 Viral video: Robot 1 – Human 0

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/05/16/week-in-review-primary-train/

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Subtly Display Your Geek Cred with the Cadence 4-Bit Chrono Watch

Unlike the watches that display the time in a pattern of colored lights, the 4-Bit Chrono UTC Watch from the Cadence Watch Co. looks like a typical analog watch with date and chronograph functions. The geekery is subtle in this one: the hour markers are displayed in 4-bit code with the least significant bit to [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/05/28/subtly-display-your-geek-cred-with-the-cadence-4-bit-chrono-watch/

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ZAGG invisibleSHIELD Back Cover for iPad 2 Mini Review

When I reviewed the iPad 2, I mentioned that I had ordered an invisibleSHIELD from ZAGG to protect the metal back. I have the Smart Cover to protect the screen, so I ordered only the skin for the back. You’ll notice I called this a mini review. Dave Rees did a great review of the [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/05/25/zagg-invisibleshield-back-cover-for-ipad-2-mini-review/

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Linus Torvalds releases Linux kernel version 3 to celebrate 20 years of penguin-powered computing

It's been nearly twenty years since Linus Torvalds let loose Linux on an unsuspecting world, and yesterday he finally updated the open source OS kernel to version 3.0. This third iteration, currently named 3.0.0-rc1, comes 15 years after 2.0 first hit the web and brings driver support for Microsoft Kinect -- a move that should have visions of sugar plum fairies (or maybe just Android avatars) dancing in hackers' heads. Also included is code optimized for AMD's Fusion and Intel's Ivy and Sandy Bridge silicon, and some updated graphics drivers, too. Despite these tasty new treats, Torvalds is quick to point out that this new release is an evolutionary change and unleashing the big three-oh was all about moving into a third decade of distribution, not about overhauling the OS. There's still work to be done, as it is a release candidate in need of refinement, but curious coders can grab the latest Linux at the Kernel.org source link below.

Linus Torvalds releases Linux kernel version 3 to celebrate 20 years of penguin-powered computing originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 May 2011 19:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Conceivably Tech | source

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/30/linus-torvalds-releases-linux-kernel-version-3-to-celebrate-20-y/

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Win a 23″ AOC Aire LED Monitor!

The great folks at AOC have given us the opportunity to host a giveaway of their 23″ AOC Aire LED Monitor on The-Gadgeteer.com. The 23″ AOC Aire LED Monitor features and Ultra-Thin Design. WLED Technology with DVI-D input. Energy Efficient. 50 million to 1 contrast ratio.. (MSRP: $179). Full contest details after the jump. Prize: [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/05/24/win-a-23-aoc-aire-led-monitor/

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ViewSonic equips 24-inch V3D245wm-LED monitor with built-in 3D emitter

The "ultimate 3D monitor?" Likely a stretch, but who are we to argue with a stalwart like ViewSonic? All jesting aside, those looking to finally bite on the 3D value proposition can get ready to do so, as the 24-inch V3D245wm-LED monitor packs a built-in 3D emitter, an HDMI 1.4 input, 1080p resolution, 120Hz scanning rate, two millisecond response time and a brain-melting 20,000,000:1 "maximum contrast ratio." For those looking for something a bit more bantam, the PLED-W200 is also being (re)introduced here at Computex, claiming to be the planet's first WXGA pico projector. 'Course, we got an early peek of this very unit back at CES, but hopefully we're one step closer to actually seeing this one ship. Sadly, the outfit's not dishing out pricing or release dates, but hopefully both will be revealed shortly.

Continue reading ViewSonic equips 24-inch V3D245wm-LED monitor with built-in 3D emitter

ViewSonic equips 24-inch V3D245wm-LED monitor with built-in 3D emitter originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 03:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Flashback: Two Years Ago, Twitter Killed A Feature — The One They Just Added Back

This past Thursday, Twitter rolled out a new small feature that garnered quite a bit of positive buzz. Essentially, they now allow you to see what other users see when they look at Twitter. In other words, if you click on the "Following" area in my profile, you can see the main tweet stream that I see with all the (public) tweets from people I follow. Very cool. But it's actually not new at all. In fact, Twitter had this feature in place two years ago. We mentioned this in passing in the post, but then I was directed to the blog post explaining why they removed it in June of 2009. It's pretty interesting. From the post on June 4, 2009 on their Twitter Status blog:

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/nTqiqxugjRY/

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Antares ATG-6 brings auto-tune to the guitar, can't retroactively save Lil' Wayne's SNL solo

Antares ain't the first company to provide individual control to each string on a guitar (hello, Roland!), but the outfit's new ATG-6 technology takes things one step closer to being acceptable by the mainstream. Rather than forcing users to process separate string signals via an external device, this here rendition aims to tuck everything within the body. In the demo just past the break, a Seymour Duncan HEX pickup is used, and while it's connected via a MIDI cable, it's most certainly not a MIDI guitar -- that's strictly used for control. It's also worth pointing out a key quote from Antares product manager Max Mobley -- he's using a $99 guitar "with about $40,000 worth of technology inside of it," giving us the impression that this is nowhere near mass commercialization.

Rather than using auto-tune to utterly destroy the genuineness of music (and produce one of the most hilarious Bud Light commercials to date), these axes are hoping to provide legitimate guitarists with added functionality; things like flawless intonation and bolstered tonal flexibility. The system is reportedly capable of constantly monitoring the pitch of each individual string to ensure that every riff and lick is in tune, but it's smart enough to back off when you want to manually manipulate things. We're told to hang tight for more details, but for now, we'd invite you to have a glance at the company's current progress (and a brutal flashback from 2008) below.

Continue reading Antares ATG-6 brings auto-tune to the guitar, can't retroactively save Lil' Wayne's SNL solo

Antares ATG-6 brings auto-tune to the guitar, can't retroactively save Lil' Wayne's SNL solo originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 May 2011 11:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CUPP PunkThis hands-on (video)

It's not the first time we're run into CUPP Computing's unique ability to blend the x86 and ARM platforms into one device -- at least in prototype form -- and just before the start of Computex 2011 here in Taipei we got a chance to experience the company's latest iteration called PunkThis. The product is meant to replace your computer's 2.5-inch SATA hard drive with a board featuring a complete ARM-based system along with a mini-PCIe socket -- the latter capable of accommodating a physically smaller SATA SSD to handle the missing storage for the x86 host. PunkThis is built around a Texas Instruments DM3730 1GHz ARM CPU with 512 MB of RAM and includes a WiFi radio, as well as connectors and cables to interface the board with existing video, audio, and USB facilities on the host computer (no soldering required).

The netbook we got to play with was running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) but was lacking WiFi support. It ran perfectly alongside Windows 7 which was powered by the existing Atom processor. Switching OS-es is just a hotkey away, and battery life is supposedly doubled when the main x86 CPU is shut down and the only the daughter board is operational. PunkThis also provides two microSD card slots -- one for system storage used by the ARM-based OS (Android in this case), the other for mass storage visible to both environments (shared space). Pricing is supposed to remain below $200 and availability is expected in 8 weeks. That's pretty hardcore, but with a name like PunkThis would you expect anything less? Feast your eyes on our gallery and peek after the break for our hands-on video along with the obligatory PR.

Gallery: CUPP PunkThis hands-on