The Touch Screen Haters Club [Image Cache]

The Touch Screen Haters Club [Image Cache]

I've always wondered why some people absolutely loathe touch screen devices, but now I realize that it was insensitive to not even consider that physical limitations play a task in that dislike. Of course, Wolverine can't really claim that his claws are the explanation for his hate for all time. [ Agent X ...

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Nvidia’s GeForce 400M Series Roids Up Notebook Graphics of All Classes [Graphics Cards]

Nvidias GeForce 400M Series Roids Up Notebook Graphics of All Classes [Graphics Cards]

Nvidia gave us a taste of what its Fermi-based notebook graphics cards could be like with the GeForce GTX 480M, but now it's time to satisfy the entire family. That's seven Fermi GPUs, running the gamut from face-melting to face-singeing. What makes these graphics special? It all comes back to Fermi, which was built to support those juicy DirectX 11 graphics you're...

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Flying YouTube Packets Proves Visualization Can Make Anything Pretty [Visualization]

Flying YouTube Packets Proves Visualization Can Make Anything Pretty [Visualization]

Next time you're watching an inane YouTube video, close your eyes and imagine these graceful dots instead-each representing a packet sent between your computer and YouTube's servers. The video represents only 4 seconds of a RickRoll, slowed 12x. A lot goes on backstage when you're anticipating that forwarded clip of a cat adorably twiddling with a chicken or whatever-handshakes, client/server negotiation, and then a flood of information. The...

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Perhaps Fangirlsm Should Stop at the Nails [Nerds]

Perhaps Fangirlsm Should Stop at the Nails [Nerds]

I never liked nails painted with any motif-I actually use plain hot rod metallic red nail polish for mine-but I need to admit that these tech icons, from iPhone apps to Mario to Domo-Kun, look preeeeetty nice. You...

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Don’t Just Dump Electronics and Cables Into Your Suitcase [Organizers]

Dont Just Dump Electronics and Cables Into Your Suitcase [Organizers]

Like me, you're probably making a set of devices and cables you must pack with you once you go places. And, like me, you possibly just shove them all into your travel bag. No more! They've got a handful of low cost containers in your junk. The Headphone Travel Case is $20 and holds headphones, random cables, and a candy bar, because listening to music is tiring. ...

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The right way to Pick the best Android Keyboard For YOU [Input]

The right way to Pick the best Android Keyboard For YOU [Input]

There are loads of methods to tap text into your Android (y'know, while you're not just speaking to it ). CareAce looked at the stock 2.1 keyboard, Better, Swype Beta, TouchPal, SwiftKey Beta, and ThickButtons and sorted out what's what. Their helpful guide will point out, to illustrate, that Swype is easily fitted to " those that hate using...

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A Flash Drive So Small You could Leave It In [Flashdrive]

A Flash Drive So Small You could Leave It In [Flashdrive]

Need some extra storage? Sounding like something out of a TV infomercial, LaCie's new MosKeyto (Get it? Geeeet it?) is so tiny, you won't even comprehend it's there! But really, this thing is clever-stick it in and forget. On the opposite hand, the 20 mm (extending only 6 mm out of your laptop!) MosKeyto could be really, really easy to lose-so handle with care. Available in up to 16 GB.[ LaCie...

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The Doll House It is Actually a Human House [Architecture]

The Doll House It is Actually a Human House [Architecture]

This very old farm house on the Canadian tundra feels like any ordinary farm house from the front. You then get to its back and discover that it truly is really a playhouse for human-sized dolls. Back in 2007, Saskatchewan artist Heather Benning decided to get this old farm house that after sat on her father's land, rip apart the entire north facade, and cover it with plexiglass: We used to...

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an easy Method to Attach Your iPad for your Walls [Ipad]

an easy Method to Attach Your iPad for your Walls [Ipad]

The PadTab iPad wall mounting system is superb. It's easy to hooked up, simple to remove, doesn't require much room, and allows you to mount your iPad next in your toilet. No, really. That's what one of the most promotional photos suggest: The complete PadTab kit will cost you $30 and might be ordered now. [ PadTab ...

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A Chrome Marble Floating In Deep Space [Astronomy]

A Chrome Marble Floating In Deep Space [Astronomy]

It appears like a metal marble floating in space. Or the palantír of Orthanc, magically teleported from Middle Earth to 11,000 light years away, within the Cassiopeia constellation. Nevertheless it's just a visual effect. It really is the Bubble Nebula . Cataloged as NGC 7635, it is usually known simply as The Bubble Nebula. Although it looks delicate, the 10 light-year diameter bubble offers evidence of violent processes at work....

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Logitech’s New Long and Skinny Z305 and Wireless Z515 USB Laptop Speakers [Speakers]

Logitechs New Long and Skinny Z305 and Wireless Z515 USB Laptop Speakers [Speakers]

A boombox your laptop is not very, and speakers which might be both portable and robust are hard to return by. Reckoning on your needs, Logitech's Z305, a 360 degree sound bar, and Z515, a 50' wireless speaker, might do the trick. The tubular $99.99 Z305 powers by USB and clings to the tip of your laptop, while the $60 Z515 incorporates a USB dongle and a single speaker that...

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Facebook Blocked Ping’s API Access Because Apple Didn’t Have Authorization To exploit It [Unconfirmed]

Facebook Blocked Pings API Access Because Apple Didnt Have Authorization To exploit It [Unconfirmed]

We've heard that Apple launched Ping without Facebook support because the two companies couldn't agree on some terms, but today AllThingsD explains that Apple actually ignored the undeniable fact that negotiations failed and incorporated Facebook's API-until Facebook blocked things. Basically, Facebook offers open access to its wonderful friend-finding API " unless some entity wants to access it an...

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