Archive for: April 28, 2008

Filed under: Wireless, Networking
The stumbling blocks keep piling up as the white space networking struggles to get off the ground: it looks like the manufacturers of healthcare equipment are set to join NAB in opposing the technology. Wireless medical telemetry devices like heart monitors have bee…

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Gadgets

The Islamic gadget-loving community will be glad to know that the homebrew application iPray from Guided Ways has been updated from version 1.02 to 1.14. whether you can remember, iPray is previously available for the Apple iPhone only. Now, iPod touch users can plus get their hands on that app as w…

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Apple

If you’re waiting for broadband by potential lines (BPL) as an alternative to cable or DSL in your area, it may be date to finally give in to one of the big companies. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) — a group of amateur radio enthusiasts — has sued the FCC by its plan to speed up BPL’s…

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Networking

that unlocked Blackberry 9000 was spotted on eBay just before the auction mysteriously ended. The seller says the phone is unlocked and will “Not be released until August 2007″ — we’ll guess he / she is a little unclear as to what year it is. However, said seller promises that that specific unl…

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Cellphones

If you've managed to get your hands on a Nintendo Wii, consider yourself lucky. Many stores are still sold out and have no idea when they'll get more. Having one is only half the battle however; now you have to find someone to play with if you want to get your game on online. MapWii, a Google Maps mashup offers a place where Wii owners can post their Wii codes, and see who's online right now to connect with for a round of Super Smash Brothers Brawl.

I'm a bit bitter that I still don't have a Nintendo Wii, but when I do get one, MapWii can help me find new people to play with, even people in my area. The benefit to playing with people in the area is that you don't have to deal with high latency, and you can connect with people right around the corner from you. MapWii is based on Google Maps, but because you can add friends to your MapWii profile, there's a social networking element thrown in as well.

Most MapWii members have very rudimentary information about themselves, and profiles aren't very big. The goal of the service is to connect players who live near each other and want to get their game on, not to collect friends or comments. Member profiles have some basic information about the player, where they live, and their Wii code on the first tab. The next two tabs list their Wii games and Nintendo DS games, and the last tab is the user's friend-list. If you sign up for a MapWii account (completely free), you can request ...

Searching forums for specific posts can seriously suck. Most have proprietary search tools that can be unfamiliar or downright difficult to use. Some even require you to fill out a captcha to avoid getting attacked by bots or having its forums infested with spam. Twing is a new service that’s attemp…

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Web

When you find a link for a PDF while surfing the Web, Safari lets you open it right in the browser with a loner go. In Mac OS X Leopard, Safari additionally offers new PDF controls that let you zoom in, zoom out, save that PDF file, or open it in Preview. Find out how by watching the latest Quick Ti…

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Apple

Following that morning’s iMac introduction, speculation has been rampant as to whether Apple got an early shot at Intel’s upcoming Core 2 Duo Extreme X9100 chip. The X9100 is meant to usher in the “Montevina” Centrino 2 era, and boasts meaningful less ability consumption than its forebears, in a…

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Desktops, Gadgets

Those who prefer getting help from peers by negotiating the sometimes headache-inducing labyrinth of traditional tech support will have an additional online outlet come Tuesday. FixYa, a user-generated Web site for product care support, is set to announce a co-branded effort that brings Best Buy cus…

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Web

Those tried-and-true hands definitely get the job done, but glancing by to find out what moment of the day it is should be an adventure. Singaporean Hans Tan has crafted fairly the atypical timepiece with his notion of a Clock (revision 2), which utilizes a LED bulletin board to spell out the da…

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Displays, Gadgets

We’d explain that thing, but we’re really having trouble taking our eyes off of it distant suitable to string some full sentences together. Suffice it to say Festo’s AirJelly is powered by some magical jelly fish properties, a lithium-ion battery, an electric motor and a bit of helium. whether t…

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Gadgets, Robots

Back in the day, Mavis Beacon made learning to type a bit more fun. One of the games that I remember from Mavis Beacon put you in a car, typing as fast as you can while a challenger raced you to the finish line. The faster your typed, the faster your car moved. TypeRacer takes that idea to the next level by putting the game on the Web and letting you race against other online players.

TypeRacer is a fun way to test your typing skills. The game takes lines from poetry, lyrics from songs, movie quotes, and other famous statements and gives them to you to type. Speed and accuracy are important, and your overall performance is judged using both. If you make a typing mistake, your car screeches to a halt until you fix the error. TypeRacer plays like a racing game. You sit at the starting line while other players from around the world join the match. The clock counts down, and when it hits zero, your cursor becomes active and you begin typing.

You can see your progress as you type; your car (a Volkswagen Beetle) speeds across the screen while you type, and your competitors either fall behind or blaze past you depending on how quickly they type. Each player has to type the same passage of text, and the first one to finish the passage gets to the finish line first. When you hit the finish line, your average speed in words per minute is displayed next to your car, along with anyone else who's already ...