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Access your Desktop with your Cell Phone

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Eran Abramson
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How cool would it be to reach your computer desktop from your cell phone? What if there is a file or folder that you would like, which is only available on your computer at home?

SoonR grants the iPhone and other cellulars an easy way to access the desktop for documents such as word, excel, pdf and additional apps. SoonR recognizes 40 different types of files and optimizes the speed for mobile users on the go. The user interface is customized making it worthwhile to check out .

The demonstration below shows the simplicity, convenience and productivity of SoonR using an iPhone.

Via: Gizmodo and Lifehacker

The Credit Card of the Next Generation

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Eran Abramson
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Emue Credit CardEmue, a private company creating solutions to reduce the risk of identity theft, and Innovative Card Technologies have jointly developed the Emue Card. This card is the size of a regular credit card but is embedded with a micro-processor, 12 button keypad, 8 digit display, and has a long battery life.

The idea behind it is to reduce identity theft and bank fraud by granting additional protection and measures for different card transactions (Internet, Phone, ATM). This card has different modes for authentication. For example, you can enter a secret pin into the card to receive a temporary, one-time code to be used at the ATM. In addition, to reduce entering fragile information online, a pin can be entered into the card instead to be authenticated by a server.

A consumer appearance may be seen on November 13-15 at Cartes and Identification 2007 in Paris, France.

Via: Gizmag

Make a Robotic Pumpkin for Halloween

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Tal Siach
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Halloween is here already, and what can be more fun then to built your own glowing pumpkin?

Snap-O-Lantern is a robotic mini-pumpkin which comes to life every twenty seconds; it turns on and its jaw will slowly open and then snap shut – returning to its stealth mode.

You can find a full tutorial on Evil MAD Scientist, which will explain with pictures all the steps needed in order to built this project on .

This project isn’t a simple one, and a small hobby servo motor, which is driven by an AVR micro-controller is required. For those familiar with a micro-controller and its programming, the directions should be straight to the point. You are walked through the entire setup, carving, programming, and electronics. Furthermore, it is an open-source project, and the source code is provided.

A quick video demonstration of the project is below.

How To Remove Unwanted Subjects From Your Photos

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Eran Abramson
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Has this ever happened to you? You take many pictures on vacation, an outing or a party, and when you return home you are surprised to see that there are uninvited guests posing in the picture. You can always retake the pictures and hope for the best, but you may not know how to tell the person to get the hell out of the way.

Snapmania, a free (up to 100mb) online photo management service, has a cool feature to undo those unwanted visitors from your photos. The Tourist Remover feature blends similar pictures together, taking out people or vehicles that are not desired.

Simply take a few separate pictures of the same scene and place, and these will be blended (combined), removing passing cars or people. With digital cameras, this is really easy. All we have to do is take more pictures of a scene if the place is crowded. This feature will help us with the rest.

You can check out a short gallery of pictures that have been ‘cleaned’ out of unwanted subjects. Original input pictures could also be found, so you can see both the before and after.

Tourist Remover

The picture above illustrates the Tourist Remover picture.

Via: Lifehacker

The Cybook ePaper Reading Device of Bookeen

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Eran Abramson
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Bookeen 2Read your eBooks with the thin Bookeen reading device.

With the possibilities of the Internet today, many books are released as eBooks. Unless we enjoy sitting for hours (in addition to regularly) in front of the computer screen to read a book, the eBook idea limits us. Some of the really popular ones may get published, and we can always spent a lot of time and money to print them out, but if we want to read away from our desks, we do not have too much choice.

Some of us can download it on our PDAs for future retrieval, but will you actually spend time reading small print from a really small screen? Others may seek the audiobook version, so we could at least hear the book being read. Whatever the “remedy” is, Bookeen provides a marvelous product to read digital books on the go.

This Cybook is a 6 inch, very thin, black and white display that allows you to enjoy the books in a very convenient manner. It also allows comic book fans to read some comics without hurting the condition of the original printed version. The Cybook screen can be read under different lighting including direct sunlight, and the contrast has a paper-like appearance and can be seen from different angles easily without straining your eyes. Moreover, it has a very easy user interface, allowing you to quickly turn pages, look up a word in a dictionary, zoom a document, bookmark pages , and more. Furthermore, it has a quick starting time of 20 seconds, and its battery can last 8000 page turns.

Plenty of content is already available, and it can also synchronize with your RSS Subscriptions. The 64MB internal memory can store approximately 300 standard books in HTML or Text format, and professional or technical documents can be read by Mobipocket or PDF formats. Many languages are supported, but right to left languages (i.e. Hebrew or Arabic) are only possible in PDF, and some others, such as Chinese would require an additional install. By the way, it can also play DRM free MP3s.

The standard Bookeen costs $350 or $450 for the deluxe package which includes a 2GB SD card, a USB charging cable, a leather cover, and earphones. You can check out their shop.

On their site you can find more information, see a few Bookeen videos, and even visit their Blog.

Electric Launch Pad for your Paper Planes

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Eran Abramson
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Electronic Paper Plane LauncherImagine having an educational diy kit as a child that lets you build an electronic launch pad for your paper planes. Within those hours we previously spent pencil fighting, hacky sacking, and just hanging, we would launch our quickly built paper planes at a speed of up to 31 miles per hour.

This educational kit was designed by specialists at Middlesex University and includes all parts needed for building an electric launcher for paper planes.

Unfortunately this kit does not include goggles in case children (or adults) decide to test the launch on each other. Maybe school sponsored races or projects could encourage creativity and maintain safety at the same time.

The Electric Paper Plane Launcher Educational Kit can be found at the Online Science Mall for only $14.95.

Via: Gizmodo

The Genius Traveler 915BT Bluetooth Mouse

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Tal Siach
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Traveler 915BT LaserGenius just launched a new Bluetooth wireless mouse. The Traveler 915BT Laser is designed for travelers and executives and is just about the size of a mobile phone. This cool gadget can easily connect to your Bluetooth-enabled notebook and doesn’t require a receiver. It also eliminates cord tangles and gives users ultimate freedom.

The Traveler 915BT laser has two main functions: a regular mouse and a presentation tool. Just press the switch mode button to select which function you would like to use.

For presentations, the following features are available: Laser Pointer, Page up/down, ESC and F5 for refreshing a webpage on a Windows computer. Moreover it has an advanced high precision 1600 dpi laser sensor that can track on many different surfaces, including polished or wood-grain.

This Traveler mouse has a unique metal cover finish that adds the eye-catching appeal, and a 4D scrolling roller that provides fast Internet browsing. It seems convenient and practical.

Via: Engadget

Cintiq: Just Like Drawing with a Pen and Paper but Better

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Eran Abramson
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I bet any writer would have just loved to have an efficient word processor instead of the old typewriters. With the option to edit, copy and delete any word, line or paragraph at a stroke of a button, freedom is enabled while saving enormous time. This option is offered with different drawing tablets, and Wacom provides two nice platforms.

The Cintiq is a digital tablet that grants the ability to sketch as you would with a regular pen and paper. Its interactivity allows you to draw straight on it with immediate editing and coloring, making it perfect for drafting, drawing and even comic book artists.

The Cintiq 21UX has a large 21.3 inch screen and a flat drawing surface for all your needs. The 12WX (which will be out in November) is like the little brother of the 21UX with a 12.1 inch screen, making it easy to even place on your knees for daily needs and brainstorming sketches.

Both of these digital displays have express keys to reduce your need of the keyboard, and a touch strip to scroll and zoom within your documents. The two displays are cord-free and so is the pen.

You can find a comparison of the two here and also short demos.

The video below shows the coloring of a comic book draft being done on the Cintiq 21UX. You can see other cool Cintiq videos here on YouTube.

Open Source Phones For Weary iPhone Hackers

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Tal Siach
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GreenphoneWe all notice the huge hype surrounding the iPhone these days. This includes ‘how to’ hack it videos, tutorials and even hacking and DIY software are popping up on a daily basis. It’s not always a simple task to unlock the iPhone to third party development or carriers, and there are some risks involved such as the iPhone warranty not covering unlocked cellulars.

For the weary hacker or those who seek iPhone alternatives, there are more choices nowadays with many open sourced and hacker friendly phones arriving to the market.

Beneath are some of the best iPhone alternatives that I found via Wired magazine, which allow you to do things that Steve Jobs’ won’t allow:

  • Running a Trolltech’s Qtopia Linux software, D-Link’s V-CLICK offers a VoIP mode that’s activated at the flick of a switch. V-Click has a tri-band GSM, WiFi, a 2-inch LCD display and 3.5-ounce frame, it cost approximately $600.
  • Built by the First International Computer of Taiwan and running an OpenMoko software, the Neo1973 is a Linux-based smartphone that will run on any GSM phone network. This “unlocked” quad-band phone has a 2.8-inch VGA display, a finger-friendly touch screen and Samsung’s “system on a chip“. Moreover it has GPS, Bluetooth and a MicroSD card slot. Currently the Neo1973 is available for developers only, but the company promises a consumer model to be available later this fall. Although it seems to be a great alternative until now, the company warns that it is not able to make calls just yet.
  • Greenphone (pictured above) is a Linux mobile development device developed and
    distributed by Trolltech ASA. It offers a Tri-Band GSM radio, 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a MiniSD card slot. This phone is also currently in development and not yet available to the market. The price of this gadget will be approximately $700 for the handset and development kit. Greenphone is a trademark of Trolltech in Norway, the United States and other countries.

For additional phones, information and pictures, please check out the original Wired post.

The Fentix Cube Revists the Rubik’s Cube

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Eran Abramson
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Fun with Technology!

We previously wrote about the wonderful DIY project of the Rubik’s Cube DIY subwoofer, but this is another twist. Andrew Fentem has created the Fentix Cube, a gaming cube with a touchscreen display of bright cubic lights. It provides the user “various multi-dimensional games, puzzles, and lighting effects”. Of course, the actual Rubik’s Cube game is also included.

It will be available for purchase in Limited Edition by Kinetica Museum.

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