While many hacks we feature on these virtual pages are terrifyingly complex , this one is anything but. Even more surprising, it’s actually useful. Mark Bog decided to tether his Magic Trackpad to the sweet, endless power supply of his computer over USB, instead of swapping out AAs endlessly
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Simple hack turns the Magic Trackpad into a USB-powered affair
It’s not often that we have an opportunity to review a fascinating new way to store and use keys — plain old keys, that is, not encryption keys, electronic keys, CD keys, or Florida Keys — so when we heard that the sanely-priced version of the Keyport was finally shipping after a three-year wait , we knew that we had to have a look.
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Keyport Slide review
In an obvious non – Bose move, the company has just outed a trio of products that actually seem reasonably priced. Of course, it’s not like the outfit is suddenly catering to the low-end market, but those willing to pay a Benjamin or so for a decent set of ‘buds now have three more to consider.
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Bose intros IE2, MIE2 and MIE2i in-ear headphones, only charges an arm for ‘em
Though a now-infamous Pennsylvania school district admitted to taking thousands of pictures of schoolchildren without their consent, federal investigators have decided not to pursue criminal charges. That doesn’t halt a class-action complaint against the district (which charges invasion of privacy and wiretapping) but a US attorney told reporters that FBI and police investigators hadn’t found proof beyond a reasonable doubt that school employees had criminal intent to spy on students using their school-issued laptops.
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Lower Merion, PA school district cleared of Federal spying charges, approves new privacy policies
Running has changed quite a bit as an activity over the last decade or so. Moisture-wicking (or “technical”) clothing has become commonplace, portable media players are small and light enough to not be a hinderance, and GPS watches and other gadgets have emerged on the scene and rapidly come down in price.
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Timex Ironman Global Trainer review
It’s not the biggest of releases, but progress is progress at this point. Since launching in late April, Microsoft has been rather mum on the future of its latest Windows Home Server build.
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Windows Home Server ‘Vail’ sees new beta release, adds OS X support
Twinbird sure loves its little waterproof displays — and you might too, if you spend a lot of time watching TV perilously close to water (that is, in the tub or doing dishes). Like its successors, the latest Link Zabady refresh comes with a 7-inch display, base station (with multiple A/V and S-video inputs), and remote
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Twinbird’s Link Zabady gets SD card reader, the love of TV addicts everywhere
Network neutrality is the battle to keep companies from filtering your access to whatever you want on those great, united internets.
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AT&T likes Google & Verizon’s wired-only net neutrality stance, Time Warner Cable doesn’t
Art games on consoles tend to be unpopular creations, Mario Paint about the only one to even approach retail success, but maybe all they needed was a proper input method. That’s what THQ is hoping, at least, announcing the uDraw GameTablet for the Nintendo Wii .
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THQ’s uDraw GameTablet is like a Wacom for Wii (video)
Nokia has just revealed its X3-02 handset, which does the unthinkable and marries a relatively standard 16-button keypad with a 2.4-inch QVGA touchscreen. Now, we might have our reservations about Nokia’s S40 OS being able to translate to a touch-friendly UI , but the beauty of this phone is that touch comes as essentially a free extra rather than the fundamental navigation paradigm
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Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type puts a touchscreen on your Series 40 featurephone
