Motorola Karma QA1 On Sale This day
November 30, 2009
The Motorola Karma QA1, announced about a week ago, will be hitting the shelves this day. The entry-level full QWERTY slider with easy access to Twitter, MySpace and Facebook via big icons on the homescreen, is aimed at teenagers and young adults. The 3.52.5-inch phone has a glass faceplate instead of plastic, giving it a solid feel but it still remains light at 5 ounces. The keyboard is large enough for comfortable thumb typing, with the phone’s numeric keypad towards the left side. To complement its social networking friendly appeal, it also comes with A-GPS - probably to help locate buddies in the real world - apart from a whole range of multimedia features. The Karma will be available from AT&T for $80 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract.
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Netronix looking to Android, 3G for its e-book readers
November 30, 2009
Google’s little green man has been getting quite an education lately, popping up in a number of e-book readers (why hello there Nook, Alex, eDGe). Not to be left out, Netronix is reportedly also looking to work with Texas Instruments on assimilating Android into its product line, according to company chairman Arthur Lu (via DigiTimes). Neither are bad trends to follow in this still-infant industry, but the questions remains as to when and how it’ll actually work. Also on the company to-do list 3G and 3.5G capabilities, supposedly coming sometime in the middle of 2010. Bated breath Hold it.
Filed under: Handhelds
Netronix looking to Android, 3G for its e-book readers originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Let’s Get It On(Line): How Sex and Tech Fuse
November 30, 2009
Aside from war, sex is nearly always the driving force behind technological advancements. The adoption of VHS, the popularization of webcams, the ability to stream video, and the proliferation of the World wide web, in general, have all been propelled by people’s need to get their rocks off. So Rachel Kramer Bussel, of the Daily Beast, decided to fully examine how the latest trends in technology (GPS, augmented reality, social networking, etc.) are being leveraged by those with a penchant for smut. As it turns out, the sex industry has plenty of interesting, and slightly unsettling, tricks up its sleeve.
One app, called ‘Passion,’ somehow managed to skate by the approval process at Apple. ‘Passion‘ uses the iPhone’s microphone and accelerometer to rate your salacious skills. It measures motion, decibel levels, and duration, and spits out a score that you can then post on the internet and compare with others. For those who are looking to meet a lucky someone, Grindr uses your GPS location to see if anyone nearby is on the prowl, swaps pics, and facilitates a hookup. If you’re less concerned with quality and more with quantity, head to the ‘I Just Made Love‘ site, which grants you to keep tabs on how often, with whom, and where you do the deed. To make it even more creepy, people can share their exploits by way of Google Maps. Plots on the map include tags for positions, location (outdoors, on a boat, etc.), condom use, and virginity status. And of course, users can attach pics.
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Let’s Get It On(Line): How Sex and Tech Fuse originally appeared on Switched on Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Tween ‘Boyz’ Use Nikon Cameras to Be Living, Dancing Projectors
November 30, 2009
Oh, Japan, will we ever understand your madness From the country of USB breast warmers and the electro diva Mu now come the Helicopter Boyz in Yomiuri Land. Naoki Ito, of the ad bureau GT Tokyo, decided to enlist these tweens for a Nikon promotion back in September. Using the Nikon Coolpix S1000pj — the first point-and-shoot camera with a built-in projector — Ito transformed the boys into a living, dancing multimedia performance.
Staged at the Yomiuri Land theme park, the video below shows the spasmodically dancing Boyz, every one with 12 Nikons strapped to his body. The cameras project various pics onto the screen behind, resulting in a bizarre performance that, if nothing else, makes us smile. We don’t really comprehend the purpose of the propellers attached to the Boyz’ helmets, but we figure it has something to do with the whole helicopter angle (which also alludes us).
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Tween ‘Boyz’ Use Nikon Cameras to Be Living, Dancing Projectors originally appeared on Switched on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Fun with math: Some Rock Band UK packs inconsistently priced on PSN
November 30, 2009
It appears that, in some cases, the PSN Rock Band track packs in the UK are receiving a price hike in comparison to the individually bought songs. An EU PlayStation forum user notes the discrepancy, which applies no discount to pack purchases, making it cheaper to buy all of a pack’s tracks individually. The issue had previously been contained to packs with over three songs, but next week’s update appears to break that trend. However, reviewing previous weeks with track packs of three, it appears that the EU and UK pricing were accidentally reversed for next week, but we won’t be able to confirm that until the update goes live.
We’ve confirmed the pricing anomaly for the UK PSN Store and we’re following up with Harmonix to figure out what’s going on. Check out examples of the pricing inconsistencies after the break.
[Thanks Si]
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Fun with math: Some Rock Band UK packs inconsistently priced on PSN originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Make Free iPhone Ringtones Using iTunes
November 29, 2009
While Apple would rather that you buy ringtone versions of music you’ve already purchased, you can still make ringtones for your iPhone using only iTunes and songs that don’t have DRM (such as the ones you’ve ripped from your old CDs). Here’s how:
- Open iTunes, right click (or Control + click) on a song, and choose ‘Get Info.’
- Under ‘Options,’ check the boxes beside ‘Start Time’ and ‘Stop Time,’ and under ‘Stop Time,’ change the duration to 0:30 (or less). Hit ‘OK.’
- Right-click on the song again and choose ‘Create AAC version.’ (If a format other than AAC comes up, go into ‘iTunes Preferences/General/Import Settings.’ Under ‘Import Using,’ select ‘AAC.’)
- Once the AAC version is created, drag it to your desktop, delete it from iTunes, and then change the file extension from .M4a to .M4r. Drag this file back into iTunes and you’ll find it automatically placed in the ‘Ringtones’ section of your library. Delete the desktop version.
- Note: Don’t forget to go back to the original song file and uncheck the ‘Start’ and ‘Stop’ times.
Filed under: Tech Tips
Make Free iPhone Ringtones Using iTunes originally appeared on Switched on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Tween ‘Boyz’ Use Nikon Cameras to Be Living, Dancing Projectors
November 29, 2009
Oh, Japan, will we ever comprehend your madness From the country of USB breast warmers and the electro diva Mu now come the Helicopter Boyz in Yomiuri Land. Naoki Ito, of the ad bureau GT Tokyo, decided to enlist these tweens for a Nikon promotion back in September. Using the Nikon Coolpix S1000pj — the first point-and-shoot camera with a built-in projector — Ito transformed the boys into a living, dancing multimedia performance.
Staged at the Yomiuri Land theme park, the video below shows the spasmodically dancing Boyz, each one with 12 Nikons strapped to his body. The cameras project various pics onto the screen behind, resulting in a bizarre performance that, if nothing else, makes us smile. We don’t really comprehend the purpose of the propellers attached to the Boyz’ helmets, but we figure it has something to do with the whole helicopter angle (which also alludes us).
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Tween ‘Boyz’ Use Nikon Cameras to Be Living, Dancing Projectors originally appeared on Switched on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Limited Edition Samsung Messager announced
November 29, 2009
Speak about tattooing your mobile phone, MetroPCS and Samsung unleashed the Samsung Messager r450 designed with SA Studios Global, a multicultural marketing bureau, and artist Mark Machado a.k.a. Mister Cartoon. The Mexican-American tattoo and graffitti artist, based in Los Angeles, has worked with numerous celebrities such as Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Eminem. This time, he will have his artwork featured on both the case of the r450 as well as the handset’s preloaded content in the form of exclusive wallpapers, animations, ringtones and if those are not enough downloadable content from MetroPCS’ website. This isn’t merely putting art on a phone - the first ten units will be auctioned off for charity in August, and a portion of the series’ sales revenue will fund community art centers, outreach programmes for at-risk youth and also provide art supplies to local Los Angeles schools.
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Okamiden trailer is in desperate need of a cheek pinching
November 28, 2009
And trees don’t even have cheeks. How crazy is that
Okamiden trailer is in desperate need of a cheek pinching originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Steering Wheel for iPhone and iPod Touch
November 28, 2009
The title explains it all. CDA Digital’s new accessory for the iPhone and iPod touch is a steering wheel that does nothing more than to hold the iPhone or iPod Touch while playing a racing game, giving the gamer a slightly more realistic feel of the game and not to mention a tiny more style too. The basic version has only the wheel, so the player still has to hold it up in the air in addition to the weight of the smartphone. The second has a base with a suction cup mount that attaches to a flat surface, sparing the gamer some muscle work. Needless to say, it works, and no electronics are involved in the steering wheel and therefore should not cost too much, probably somewhere between $20 to $30.
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