Archive for: May 31, 2008

May 31, 2008

µTorrent 1.8 Build 10524 beta

micro Torrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint It was designed to use as little cpu memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients

nbsp Main Features
Multiple simultaneous downloads
Smart bandwidth usage
File level priorities
Configurable bandwidth scheduling
Global and per torrent speed limiting
Quickly resumes interrupted transfers
UPnP support WinXP only
Supports popular protocol extensions
Localized to different languages
Typical memory use less than 4 MB
Incredibly small

NVIDIA Gelato for Windows 2.2 Release 1

NVIDIA Gelato rendering software brings high quality rendering to the masses A hardware accelerated non real time renderer it allows you to use your NVIDIA GPU to create stunning images fast Originally designed for the creation of 3D visual effects and animation in feature films it can be used by anyone with NVIDIA hardware to create images of the very highest quality

Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.124.0

Adobe Flash Player is the high performance lightweight highly expressive client runtime that delivers powerful and consistent user experiences across major operating systems browsers mobile phones and devices
Installed on over 750 million Internet connected desktops and mobile devices Flash Player enables organizations and individuals to build and deliver great digital experiences to their end users
Immersive experiences with Flash video content and applications with full screen mode
Low bandwidth high quality video with advanced compression technology
High fidelity text using the advanced text rendering engine
Real time dynamic effects with filters for Blur DropShadow Glow Bevel Gradient Glow Gradient Bevel Displacement Map Convolution and Color Matrix
Innovative media compositions with 8 bit video alpha channels
Blend modes radial gradient and stroke enhancements
Additional image formats GIF Progressive JPEG and PNG

Napa Valley vineyard flips on Flotovoltaic solar array

Filed under: Review - 31 May 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Chalk another one up for Sharp. The company has landed yet another partner willing to utilize its solar panels in order to produce news, wow onlookers and give Mother soil a modicum of a break. Napa Valley vineyard Far Niente has flipped on its self-coined Floatovoltaic in…

FreeHand puts a pocket on your wrist, L on your forehead

Filed under: Review - 31 May 2008

Filed under: Wearables
that day and age, there’s really no excuse to have too little room in your average pair of cargo shorts for all the gadgets needed in a day. Convergence and shrinking PCBs have left us with do-it-all handhelds that can fit in the rear pockets of size 2 jeans on a size 4 gal, s…

Computer designed to Gadgets thoughts from brain scans

Filed under: Review - 31 May 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Frighteningly adequate, that isn’t the first (or second) instance that we’ve seen scientists pat themselves on the back for creating a mind-reading machine, but a committed team from Carnegie Mellon has just announced a computer that “has been trained to Gadgets people’s m…

Time Capsule v0.37b1 - e mail SMS Repository in tab-delimited file

Filed under: Review - 31 May 2008

Turn back the clock (and several other utilities) on your Apple iPhone through the use of developer hc’s day Capsule. that homebrew application’s latest build clocks itself at version 0.37b1 and includes several useful changes since our preceding coverage.Anyway, here are the details of the changelo…

Giant bunny formed from GPS path

Filed under: Review - 31 May 2008

Filed under: GPS
First things first: considering the huge amount of press garnered by a recent position art scam, that here could indeed be just another spoof to get your hopes up. That being said, we’re pretty certain no one with any level of decency would do such a vile thing on Easter Sunday, whi…

StyleTap announces Palm OS emulator for iPhone

Filed under: Review - 31 May 2008

If you are one of the countless public that sentence the iPhone for its inability to emulate the Palm OS, thereupon it may be duration for you to take another look at Apple’s wonder device. StyleTap has announced that they plan to bring that capability to the iPhone in the approach future, wha…

Prototype iControlPad proves itself on video

Filed under: Review - 31 May 2008

Filed under: Cellphones
Hah, did you really have the nerve to doubt CraigIX? The iPhone gamepad add-on that we heard about just final week is already inching closer to reality, and there’s a video to prove it. In the somewhat unexciting clip posted up after the jump, you’ll see a PCB mockup of the d…

MSI Wind gets terse pre-release review

Filed under: Review - 31 May 2008

Filed under: LaptopsIt’s pretty firm to wrap your melon around, but MSI’s Wind has not yet officially launched per se. That being said, it has still managed to end up in the hands of fairly a few keen subnote lovers, and Laptop Mag is no exception. Shortly after the UK department of CNET posted up t…

Browser Benchmark: IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari

Filed under: Review - 31 May 2008

The first webpage was served off a NeXTcube at CERN, Switzerland, developed by Tim Berners-Lee. He additionally wrote the first web browser, confusingly named WorldWideWeb - the world of web browsers has come a enlarged way since thereupon, more or less turning into a platform of their own. that put…

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