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- A C3PO sighting in Pittsburgh
- While touring Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi literally bumped into Anthony Daniels, the actor behind Star Wars' lovable android C3PO. You might not recognize his face, but you surely know his voice. Take a walk down memory lane with Daniels, who talks...
- Videos 2008-05-09
- A brief summary
- A brief summaryCompare with CFOIn many parts of the world, the CFO must be a chartered/certified accountant. In the US, this is now also (essentially) the case, due to SOx, and SOx is there as a result of accounting scandals.IT continues to disregard formal qualifications and licencing. Maybe the CIO...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- SSS DJ (exe)
- SSSDJ is an Intelligent Audio player with automatic Fade-in and Fade-out controls. There are 9000+ racks to store your favorite selections. It has 81 independent players. It supports mp3 and wave files. You can create and schedule playlists. A simple and attractive screen display, and with facility to play files...
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- TomTom One 130S
- The TomTom One 130 and TomTom One 130S mark a new beginning for the company's line of basic GPS. You still get TomTom's hallmark ease of use and community features, but the portable navigation systems now boast more compact designs as well as a new vehicle mount that can be...
- Product reviews 2008-05-08
- Samsung WEP300 Bluetooth Headset
- Not too many people know that in addition to manufacturing cell phones, Samsung also has a whole line of Bluetooth headsets under its belt. They range from the very affordable, such as the WEP200 to the high end, like the WEP500. The latest Samsung WEP300 is one of the former....
- Product reviews 2008-05-08
- Etymotic EtyBLU Bluetooth headset
- Etymotic is an established name in high-performance wired earbuds and is known for its flanged ear tips and "true to the ear" sound. The company made its foray into the wireless market a couple years ago with the Ety8 stereo Bluetooth earbuds, but had yet to debut a monaural Bluetooth...
- Product reviews 2008-05-07
- WiMax saved: Sprint, Clearwire form joint venture; Google, Intel among backers
- Sprint and Clearwire have combined their WiMax businesses to form a new venture that will be focused on next generation broadband services. The company will be backed by $3.2 billion from the likes of Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. This new venture,...
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- News to know: Vista troubleshooting, RIM, XP SP3, Apple, SAP
- Notable headlines: XP SP3: Now on Windows Update Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools [See Gallery] David Morgenstern: Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark? Larry Dignan: Cisco third...
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Logitech G15 Keyboard (Revision 2)
- Somehow we missed Logitech's update to its G15 Keyboard last year. It started showing up in our lab recently with a few high-end gaming PCs that spurred us to give it the full review treatment. We're glad we did. The new model improves on many facets of the original, elevating...
- Product reviews 2008-05-06
- Update your Twitter feed by voice with Twitterfone
- Update your Twitter feed by voice with TwitterfoneSoftware Monday?What happened to Software Monday for 5/5/2008!
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Beltronics Pro RX65
- Among the higher-priced echelon of radar detectors, the Beltronics Pro RX65 includes solid features and easy user programming, along with demonstrated threat detection. Its interface choices range from a simple warning to a highly technical frequency display. While its simple three button interface is easy to use, its volume control...
- Product reviews 2008-05-06
- Update your Twitter feed by voice with Twitterfone
- I first met Pat Phelan in Spain this year when he provided MAXroam SIM cards to us Nokia Nseries bloggers. They worked very well and I think he provides a valuable service to world travelers. I just received an email from Pat announcing the launch of Twitterfone. Twitterfone is a...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Can health care make voice interfaces viable?
- Can health care make voice interfaces viable?Sure I have, I even own one :-)So in your situation, your customers are on the phone and you are talking to them. So how in the world are you also talking to your computer? And how is your customer supposed to...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Can health care make voice interfaces viable?
- One of the big surprises in my career, watching technology develop, has been the failure of voice interfaces. (Image from Paramount.) Chalk it up to accents and the complexity of English. Listen to a Southerner or a Scotsman and the problem becomes obvious. Better yet try listening...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Consumer Reports: Apple leads in support - by double digits
- Consumer Reports: Apple leads in support - by double digitsWOW!!!!Apple just slaughtered the competition. That speaks volumes in itself. Apple... leading by a huge double digit margin...BTW.. Shadetree, Non_Zealot, No_Axe, and Ye... A double digit is a number that is higher than any of you guys can count to.Paid for?Looks...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- 2008 BMW 135i Coupe
- Photo gallery:2008 BMW 135i CoupeBMW's announcement of the 135i hit us like Pavlov's bell, the one he used to make his dog salivate. Once we got into the 2008 BMW 135i Coupe, all of our expectations were met, and more. BMW threw its best engine into its smallest car, leading...
- Product reviews 2008-05-05
- T-Mobile USA officially announces 3G rollout
- There were rumors of the T-Mobile 3G rollout last week in New York and this morning T-Mobile USA issued the below press release officially announcing that 3G is beginning. Unlike one of the rumors that made little sense, the 3G rollout is for both voice and data and begins in...
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to Microsoft
- With all the threats, promises and negotiations around the pending acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft, it's easy to lose sight of the key driver of the deal: Increased ad inventory. While folks trying to read the tea leaves for signs of CEO Steve Ballmer's moods or Yahoo...
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'
- SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'there a few people that are out of realitymac bride is one ballmer is also a other one keep spinning idiot spinning .......They aren't dead yet? ]:)The sad thing is......I strongly suspect that he really believes it.Words right outta...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- Dialcom: Web Conferencing that Works
- I've complained about all of the things wrong with the way folk use Web conferencing. Now let me tell you about a web conference that went off well. A few weeks ago I chatted with a Spanish company looking to launch in the US. Dialcom (not...
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
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