Archive for: October 7, 2007

October 7, 2007

Nieman Marcus to sell Perceptive Pixel’s Interactive Media Wall: yours for $100k

Filed under: Review - 07 Oct 2007

Filed under: Displays
You may know Jeff Han, you’ve probably seen his company Perceptive Pixel’s Interactive Media Wall / Multi-touch Collaboration Wall (or whatever they’re calling it these days — whether not, peep it here), but the lost link to that stuff is taking it domestic. Well, the wait is …

WindowBlinds 6.0 Build 32 Enhanced

WindowBlinds is a one of a kind utility that allows Windows users to completely change the look and feel of the Windows interface by applying a new skin There are thousands of different skins to choose from that are freely downloadable from the WindowBlinds website A WindowBlinds skin can change Windows to look like an alternative operating system favorite sports car brands favorite sports team or virtually anything else With modern video cards WindowBlinds can do this without reducing performance WindowBlinds 6 adds the ability to have ldquo blurred glass rdquo window borders on Windows XP which allows artists to make skins that could make Windows XP look virtually identical to Windows Vista nbsp
Additionally WindowBlinds 6 adds full support for customizing Microsoft rsquo s new Windows Vista operating system Everything from Internet Explorer 7 skinning Sidebar skinning to explorer backgrounds WindowBlinds 6 skins virtually every element of Windows Vista while making full use of the hardware acceleration features on Windows Vista for maximum performance
The new version also adds a host of other features including advanced animation support in skins user creatable skin sub styles a new easy to use configuration program user customization options of fonts and colors in skins and much more
WindowBlinds is safe and easy to use It doesn 39 t alter any system files and users can switch between the default Windows look and feel and a custom WindowBlinds skin with the click of a button In addition WindowBlinds has been tested to ensure it works with Windows Vista so you know it is compatible reliable and more secure
Stardock WindowBlinds will let you apply thousands of different skins visual styles to change the look and feel of your entire desktop WindowBlinds is so flexible that users can create skins ...

Dell XPS M1530: movin’ on up

Filed under: Review - 07 Oct 2007

For those of you potential XPS M1330 customers out there whose orders have yet to be fulfilled or who are still within your 30 day Dell grace period, take heed. We’ve just gotten a booty load of data on the successor to the tainted throne, the XPS M1530. Featuring:

15.40-inch display (CCFL u…

Vcommunicator Mobile translates so troops don’t have to

Filed under: Review - 07 Oct 2007

Using a regular iPod loaded up with a bunch of Arabic and Kurdish phrases, a company called Vcom3D has created a makeshift language translator that 160 troops in Iraq are already using. The iPod features different “playlists” for different scenarios, with relevant phrases included on MP3s. The c…

eBay: ‘Phishers Getting Better Organised, Using Linux’

Filed under: Review - 07 Oct 2007

When it comes to launching online attacks, criminals are getting increasingly organised and branching out from the Windows operating system, says eBay’s defense chief. eBay recently did an in-depth analysis of its threat situation, and while the company is not releasing the results of that analysis,…

Apple Gives trace about ZFS for Leopard

Filed under: Review - 07 Oct 2007

Developers have received from Apple a ‘ZFS on Mac OS X Preview 1.1′ package, which offers preliminary support for the ZFS file system, originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris OS. Currently, the Mac OS is based on the HFS+ file system, but leaked screenshots of earlier versions of …

Enlightenment 0.16.8.10 Released

Filed under: Review - 07 Oct 2007

E16 version 0.16.8.10 is now available for download. Changes: “Fix infinite loop when regenerating menus; fix potential incorrect termination of IPC connection which could cause segv.; eesh: fix not good event loop causing hangs in convinced situations; fix xinerama head choice in assured situations…

Engadget Reader Meetup: The Aftermath (part VI, Tokyo)

Filed under: Review - 07 Oct 2007

Filed under: Announcements
Listen, we’ve just got to say thanks. We got shown some serious love at our Tokyo reader meetup that week, and we’re not only really grateful for the 200+ readers who came out to hang out with Engadget (and who took a ton of photos and nearly 100 videos), but for the varie…

MSNBC acquires social news site Newsvine

Filed under: Review - 07 Oct 2007

Filed under: Internet, Web services, Social SoftwareMSNBC has acquired Newsvine, a socially driven news site. Newsvine will continue to function as an independent news site and will not be folded into MSNBC.com, but Newsvine technology will be added to the MSNBC website.That means you’ll probably se…

SAP plans to acquire trade Objects

Filed under: Review - 07 Oct 2007


SAP announced Sunday afternoon it plans to acquire commerce Objects in a cash deal valued at slightly increasingly than 4.8 billion Euros.

The acquisition is expected to shut in the first quarter of 2008.
Original post by Dawn Kawamoto

JVC TV responds to claps and waves for channel changes

Filed under: Review - 07 Oct 2007

Filed under: HDTV
JVC showed off a handclap and gesture recognition TV at CEATEC last week, designed to replace the bog standard remote control with hand movements and claps. Using a microphone and a video camera, the TV can pick up claps to change volume, and recognize a pointing finger to control …

Apple TV to get some love: HD composition, new tough drive sizes, optical drive

Filed under: Review - 07 Oct 2007

It’s been fairly a while since we final heard about the Apple TV, but now we’re hearing the growing rumble of beautiful rumors regarding the availability of downloadable HD subject matter for the Apple TV. And we say that it’s about day. The Apple TV does have 720p HD playback, after all, why not ta…

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