Dr. Augustine Fou's Online Scrapbook: 12/11/11 - 12/18/11

Friday, December 16, 2011

drag2share: It's Free Shipping Day. Get Guaranteed Christmas Delivery from These Stores Today [Shopping]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5868623/its-free-shipping-day-get-guaranteed-christmas-delivery-from-these-stores-today

It's Free Shipping Day. Get Guaranteed Christmas Delivery from These Stores Today If you didn't realize time is running out for holiday gift ordering, perhaps Free Shipping Day will remind you. The fourth shipping holiday this year is today, Friday, December 16th. Buy from a participating store for delivery by Christmas Eve.

A representative from Free Shipping Day wrote me that these are among the best shipping deals offered now, compared to what shoppers might currently or normally get from these shops:

Chico's - Free shipping on all orders.

Puma - Free shipping on all orders.

Hush Puppies - Free shipping plus $10 off your order.

Peruvian Connection - Free shipping and up to 40% off all orders.

Sierra Trading Post - Free shipping on all orders.

Disney Store - Free shipping on any order.

The Body Shop - Free shipping on all orders.

There are over 2,400 other online stores offering free shipping today, however, so you definitely have a lot more choices. The free shipping is offered within the contiguous United States.

Note that some stores notorious for being more risky when it comes to timely delivery are also participating in the pseudo-holiday, so it might pay, still, to consider not just the free shipping offer.

If you've been procrastinating about placing your online order, today's a good day to finally take shopping action.

Free Shipping Day

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drag2share: Facebook for Android Updates with New, Very Cool Timeline Interface [Facebook]

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Facebook for Android Updates with New, Very Cool Timeline Interface Android: Facebook rolled out its new Timeline feature yesterday, and if you've enabled the cool new interface, you can update the Android app to get it on your phone as well.

The new version is mostly an interface update, but if you're using Timeline, you'll definitely want to check it out. You get the cover photo, map thumbnails, and the top-down view of all your posts. You can even swipe through albums right from the Timeline view, which is a really nice touch. The update isn't out for iOS yet, but iOS users can head to m.facebook.com to see the new changes if they so desire. Hit the link to read more.

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drag2share: Fab Now Looks An Awful Lot Like Pinterest

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/fab-now-looks-just-like-pinterest-2011-12

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On the heels of its $40 million round announced last week, design flash sales site Fab has launched a new LiveFeed feature. It looks an awful lot like Pinterest, the massive photo sharing virtual pinboard site.

It makes Fab's site even more social in a way other e-commerce companies aren't currently doing. Andreessen Horowitz's Jeff Jordan led both Fab's $40 million financing and Pinterest's $27 million, so it's no coincidence that both design companies are sharing ideas.

Fab's new feed captures all activity taking place on the site including purchasing, sharing, commenting, and more. It's a unique way to see what others are doing and buying on the site.

LiveFeed is just one feature of Fab. The rest of the site and the buying experience is the same as always.

Here's what Fab's new feed looks like:

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And here's what Pinterest's page looks like:

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drag2share: When Dell Kills Off Netbooks, You Know They're Done For Good [Laptops]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5868692/when-dell-kills-off-netbooks-you-know-theyre-done-for-good

When Dell Kills Off Netbooks, You Know They're Done For Good

Netbooks? They're already dead to us. But that hasn't stopped manufacturers churning them out. Now Dell has announced that it's killing them off — a sure sign they're done.

Let's face it: Dell might sell a lot of computers — hey, even discontinued ones to the US Government! — but it's hardly revolutionary.

Now, Dell has announced that it's through with netbooks, and has already stopped selling their Inspiron Minis. It also has no intention of releasing new netbooks based on Intel's forthcoming Cedar Trail platform. In other words, it is done with the category.

And when a company as far from the cutting-edge as Dell announces that it's pulling out of the netbook game, it means that the breed of underpowered computers is officially dead. Gone. Forgotten forever. Don't be sad though — they were always crap anyway.

Speaking to The Verge, Dell's Marketing Director Alison Gardner was clear about their strategy for the future: "Thin and powerful is where it is at for us." Notice how she didn't use the world Ultrabook? Well done, Dell! You're going up in my estimations. [Liliputing via The Verge]

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drag2share: Microsoft takes the wraps off of So.cl, a search-based social network for students

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/15/microsoft-takes-the-wraps-off-of-so-cl-a-search-based-social-ne/

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A few months back we got a quick sneak peek at Microsoft's social experiment which was, at the time, called Tulalip. Now it's finally gone official and scored an even harder to pronounce name So.cl. The basic premise is this: you sign up and search for stuff (using Bing, naturally) and your queries are automatically shared with your friends. From there things get even stranger. The Video Party feature lets users group chat while watching the same clip online, but there's no video chat. You also can't upload photos, but you can make a "montage" of images collected from around the web. To kick start what Microsoft sees as less of a social and more of a learning network, the company has partnered with NYU, Syracuse and the University of Washington. Hit up the source link for more details and to add your name to the waiting list -- for now Redmond's social search toy is in a limited beta.

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drag2share: Researchers turn a DSLR into hyperspectral camera using PVC and duct tape, MacGyver green with envy

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/15/researchers-turn-a-dslr-into-hyperspectral-camera-using-pvc-and/

Hyperspectral imaging is a method that captures a far greater amount of the electromagnetic spectrum than a regular photograph. This makes it ideal for a variety of uses, from night vision to identifying mineral deposits from afar, but the problem is that hyperspectral sensors don't come cheap. However, some intrepid imaging scientists have come up with a way to turn your DSLR into a hyperspectral camera using stock SLR glass, a gel diffraction filter, PVC pipe, duct tape, some serious ingenuity and plenty of elbow grease. Thusly did they build a (relatively) cheap-as-chips imaging spectrometer that can deliver spectral resolution equal to that of commercial solutions at a far lower cost.

The result of their labor is a computed tomography image spectrometer (CTIS), which takes hyperspectral images by splitting light into spectral bands with a diffuser and recording them using a Canon EOS 5D Mark I in HDR mode. As constructed, the prototype takes a spectral resolution of up to 4.89nm in a 120 x 120 pixel area, though at a longer exposure time than dedicated devices. Having proven their concept, the plan is to build another lens extension using custom tubes and lenses that'll both reduce weight and increase the aperture to shorten the exposure time -- all for less than a grand. You can see both the camera's construction and some sample images in the gallery below, plus you can dig deep into the nitty gritty behind this bit of imaging black magic at the source link.

Gallery: DSLR hyperspectral camera

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drag2share: Intel not planning to run around and desert USB as Ivy Bridge gets 3.0 certification

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/15/intel-not-planning-to-run-around-and-desert-usb-as-ivy-bridge-ge/

A few months back, there was some concern that Intel's Ivy Bridge chipset wouldn't come with USB 3.0 certification -- planning to push its proprietary Thunderbolt standard instead. The company acted quickly to soothe the panic of gadget fans concerned they'd have to replace their new external HDDs, but the USB Implementers Forum didn't say much beyond the odd nasty snipe at the new technology. Fortunately, the crew at the USB-IF have now given their blessing toward the union 'twixt 22nm processor and super-speed universal serial bus. Since AMD jumped on this bandwagon back in April, we can pretty much guarantee that we'll be plugging flash drives in the wrong way for years to come.

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drag2share: Pastmapper looks to take Google Maps back in time

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/15/pastmapper-looks-to-take-google-maps-back-in-time/

There's not exactly a ton to see there just yet, but a new website called Pastmapper has some pretty ambitious plans, and it's off to a fairly decent start. With a little help from the Google Maps API, it's aiming to provide maps of cities as they were in the past, complete with local business information, accurate streets, and even changes to things like hills and coastline. To kick things off, site founder Brad Thompson has debuted version 0.1 of the site with map of San Francisco as it was in 1853, including information from the A.W. Morgan & Company's San Francisco City Directory. Take a gander for yourself at the source link below -- and, if you're interested, Thompson is currently looking for some help to expand it.

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drag2share: Man illuminates electromagnetic waves using coffee cans and LEDs, Christmas-colored science ensues

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/man-illuminates-electromagnetic-waves-using-coffee-cans-and-leds/

Electromagnetic radiation is all around us, but we're largely unaware that our bodies are constantly bathed in waves of the stuff because our eyes aren't equipped to see it. Dr. Gregory Chavat decided to give us a glimpse of an EM waveform, however, by using a coffee can radar system, a couple of LEDs, and long-exposure photography. The setup consisted of a radar emitter made out of one coffee can and a second can with a couple of LEDs attached to serve as a tethered receiver antenna. Those LEDs were then set to that light up red or green to illuminate the EM wave peaks and valleys. By moving the receiver closer and further away from the emitter while taking a long exposure photo, the good doctor was able to capture the wavefront radiating on film, and let you see the unseen with a bit of Christmas-colored flair. Check the video below for a fuller explanation, and hit the more coverage link to learn how to build a coffee-can radar and perform some basement black magic yourself.

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drag2share: VIA adds Android support to embedded x86 line (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/via-adds-android-support-to-embedded-x86-line-video/

EITX-3002

VIA is hardly the first hawker of x86-based chips to start bragging about its Android compatibility, but it certainly doesn't want to be left behind as the open source OS starts worming its way into more and more machines. The EITX-3002 is the first of its offerings to sport official support for Google's OS. At the heart of the Em-ITX board is your choice of a 1.2GHz NANO X2 or a 1GHz Eden X2, and a VX900H, which casn push 1080p video to dual monitors. The target devices are obviously touch-based systems like in-car entertainment computers and kiosks. To see the board in action head on after the break and, please, try to stay calm -- we all know how exciting Froyo-based kiosks are.

Continue reading VIA adds Android support to embedded x86 line (video)

VIA adds Android support to embedded x86 line (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

drag2share: Intel and LG deal brings WiDi streaming to HDTVs without the dongle

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/15/intel-and-lg-deal-brings-widi-streaming-to-hdtvs-without-the-don/

Intel's Wireless Display tech has promised to pull together properly equipped laptops and nearby HDTV screens since its debut last year, but until now always required an extra add-on for the TV side of the equation. That will change next year, thanks to an agreement by the chipmaker with LG promising its Cinema 3D Smart TV line will be the first ones with WiDi built right in. Just like it does with existing dongles, compatible devices can stream content (including HDCP protected video like DVDs and Blu-rays, as of Sandy Bridge) to the display while displaying something different on their own screen, and don't require an active WiFi or internet setup to make it all happen. The press release (included after the break) promises demonstrations next month at CES, while some manufacturers like Philips have included similar technology, we'll see if this becomes a standard feature.

Continue reading Intel and LG deal brings WiDi streaming to HDTVs without the dongle

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drag2share: Intel merges four mobile units into one, argument over parking spaces forthcoming

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/15/intel-merges-four-mobile-units-into-one-argument-over-parking-s/

Intel is combining its netbook and tablets, ultra-mobility, mobile communications and mobile wireless divisions into a "Mobile and Communications" super-unit. It's aiming to catch up with the portable chip big boys like Qualcomm and NVIDIA. Santa Clara's chips may power 80 percent of the world's desktops and laptops, but in the mobile space the energy efficient ARM (and its multiple licensees) is king. The new unit will be headed by Mike Bell and Hermann Eul and will be in charge of speeding up the development of future blockbuster mobile chips, as well as ensuring a good launch for the 32nm Medfield when it arrives early next year -- it's got some ~~massive~~ dainty smartphone shoes to fill.

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drag2share: Intel enters licensing deal with Inside Secure for NFC tech

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/15/intel-enters-licenseing-deal-with-inside-secure-for-nfc-tech/

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Intel's NFC aspirations are hardly a secret. The company showed off a Medfield-powered tablet at IDF sporting the tech and it's partnered with MasterCard -- promising to bring PayPass checkouts to Ultrabooks. Now Chipzilla is putting the final pieces of the equation in place by landing a licensing deal with Inside Secure. The company specializes in contactless payment systems and will be lending its Microread, Securead and Open NFC products to Intel for future chips. While it's a safe assumption that we'll be seeing NFC pop up in Ultrabooks, it's also going to be an essential ingredient if the Santa Clara crew ever hopes to make x86 a player in the smartphone scene. We've still got a while to go before near field communication becomes truly ubiquitous, but this is one more step in the right direction. Check out the PR after the break.

Continue reading Intel enters licensing deal with Inside Secure for NFC tech

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drag2share: Future Riot Shields Will Suffocate Protestors with Low Frequency Speakers [Police]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5867984/future-riot-shields-will-suffocate-protestors-with-low-frequency-speakers

Future Riot Shields Will Suffocate Protestors with Low Frequency Speakers It's not the first crowd control tool to use sound waves, but Raytheon's patent for a new type of riot shield that produces low frequency sound waves to disrupt the respiratory tract and hinder breathing, sounds a little scary.

Crowd control tools like the LRAD Sound Cannon emit bursts of loud and annoying sounds that can induce headaches and nausea. But Raytheon's non-lethal pressure shield creates a pulsed pressure wave that resonates the upper respiratory tract of a human, hindering breathing and eventually incapacitating the target. The patent points out that the sound waves being generated are actually not that powerful, so while protestors might collapse from a lack of oxygen reaching their brains, their eardrums won't be damaged in the process. Phew!

And like Roman soldiers joining their shields to form a large impenetrable wall, these new riot shields can actually be networked together to form a larger acoustical horn, vastly improving their range, power, and effectiveness. There's no word on what the long-term medical implications might be if you find yourself on the wrong side of one of these shields. But I imagine the unpleasant experience is not unlike being force choked from afar by Darth Vader. [Google Patents via New Scientist]

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drag2share: Pogoplug Series 4 expands your cloud storage, makes it easier to hibernate

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/14/pogoplug-series-4-expands-your-cloud-storage-makes-it-easier-to/

Pogoplug has already moved to the cloud. Now, it's coming back down to Earth. Today, the company unveiled its latest "cloud expansion device," known as the Pogoplug Series 4, pictured above. As the fourth incarnation of Pogoplug's original device, this box effectively allows users to host their own unlimited storage, for those moments when 5GB (or even 10GB) of cloud space just won't cut it. With Series 4, you'll be able to hook up your HDD through one of four different connection ports, including two USB 3.0 inputs, one USB 2.0 port and an SD card slot. The model also features plug-and-play support for Seagate GoFlex external drives, or any other USM-compliant products. It's available now for $100, so head past the break for more details in the full PR.

Continue reading Pogoplug Series 4 expands your cloud storage, makes it easier to hibernate

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drag2share: Channel Master TV review

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/14/channel-master-tv-review/

If you prefer your DVR with no strings attached, your choices are pretty limited these days. You can of course roll your own, but admittedly, that isn't for everyone. Channel Master does plan to change that, though, as it's currently accepting pre-orders for its over-the-air DVR with over-the-top features that doesn't require a subscription. The Channel Master TV ($399) should be hitting retailers and homes this week, and since we love DVRs, especially when they're free from commitments, we decided to take it for a spin. Click through to see how it stacks up.

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drag2share: NVIDIA open sources CUDA compiler, shares the LLVM love with everyone

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/14/nvidia-open-sources-cuda-compiler-shares-the-llvm-love-with-eve/

A few years back, Intel prognosticated that NVIDIA's CUDA technology was destined to be a "footnote" in computing history. Since that time, Jen-Hsun Huang's low level virtual machine (LLVM) has more than proven its worth in several supercomputers, and now NVIDIA has released the CUDA source code to further spread the parallel computing gospel. This move opens up the LLVM to be used with more programming languages and processors (x86 or otherwise) than ever before, which the company hopes will spur development of "next-generation higher performance computing platforms." Academics and chosen developers can get their hands on the code by registering with NVIDIA at the source below, so head on down and get started -- petaflop parallel processing supercomputers don't build themselves, you know.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

drag2share: Google buys Alfred-maker Clever Sense, brings us closer to personal Batphones

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/14/google-buys-alfred-maker-clever-sense-brings-us-closer-to-perso/

Google has nabbed yet another software company. This time out, Mountain View has gotten its mitts on Clever Sense, the makers of Alfred, a location-based restaurant / bar / club recommendation app for the iPhone and Android handsets. No word yet on exactly how Google will integrate the app maker, but the software giant said in an official statement that it plans to "provide even more people with intelligent, personalized recommendations for places to eat, visit and discover." If it can help us find a good burrito in New York City, we think we can get behind this deal.

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drag2share: The Next MacBook Pro Might Have A Better-Than-HD Display (AAPL)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-next-macbook-pro-might-have-a-better-than-hd-display-2011-12

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Apple may launch new MacBook Pro with with a huge 2880x1800 pixel display in Q2 next year, reports DigiTimes.

By comparison, current MacBook resolutions range from 1680x1050 to 1280x800.

Resolution like that will absolutely help differentiate the Apple brand in a big way -- comparable computers by Acer and Asustek currently have 1366x768 displays, and they're expected to up it to 1920x1080 next year as well.

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drag2share: Snapseed Is a Robust Photo Editor for the iPad [Video]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5867927/snapseed-is-a-robust-photo-editor-for-the-ipad

iOS: If you've taken a bunch of photos that you'd like to share with the world but the only tool you have to edit and upload them with is your iPad, Snapseed is a feature-rich photo editor that makes it easy to crop, rotate, adjust, filter, and then share your photos on Twitter, Facebook, or Flickr.

Apple recently awarded Snapseed the honor of being iPad App of the Year, and it's fairly obvious why—there are desktop photo editors with fewer features than Snapseed, and even though its packed with options, they don't get lost in Snapseed's touch-interface. Cropping and rotating photos is simple and easy, and the app supports full-resolution JPG, TIFF, and RAW photos up to 16-megapixels (anything larger will be down-sampled, so beware DSLR-users.)

If you're in a hurry, you can use the app's Auto Adjust feature to correct colors and levels and prep the photo for others to see in a single click, but if you're the type who needs more control, you can manually adjust the white balance, saturation, and contrast. If you want to apply effects, you can use Snapseed to make your image a tilt-shift photo, apply a vintage sepia tone, or focus on the center while blurring the background to make the subject of your photo pop. Snapseed is $4.99 in the iTunes App Store, and worth the price if you love using your iPad but don't want to put it down just to tweak your photos before you post them to Facebook or Flickr.

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drag2share: Alfred: The Pocket Concierge So Good, Google Had to Have It [App Of The Day]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5867816/alfred-the-pocket-concierge-so-good-google-had-to-have-it

Concierges are pretty awesome. They're so awesome that Google wanted one and they're acquiring Clever Sense makers of the Alfred app. The app's intelligent recommendation engine should help Google get into the local "hey, where do you want to eat/drink?" space.

What's it do?

Alfred asks you about your favorite places in your area and from your answers creates recommendations. Connect your Facebook account and it starts tracking where you've been and what you like from the social network. Hit the green Ideas button and Alfred presents options like Breakfast, Dinner, Nightlife, Dessert, etc. Select a category and you're presented with places Alfred things you'll enjoy.

Why do we like it?

Having your own personal concierge in your pocket is essential for city dwellers. I find myself eating at the same places over and over again. I purposely didn't add some of my favorite restaurants while teaching Alfred. The app still recommended those restaurants to me when I was looking for ideas. The app has been on the iPhone for a few months and it's time for Android users to start eating and drinking better with it.

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drag2share: These Video Glasses Will Let You Walk and Watch TV at the Same Time [Glasses]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5867780/these-video-glasses-will-let-you-watch-tv-through-transparent-glasses

These Video Glasses Will Let You Walk and Watch TV at the Same Time Video glasses are a pretty dorky vision of the future. I mean, put on a pair of blockers so you can watch video by yourself? A little bit anti-social, are we? Lumus wants to help a little bit by making glasses which let you watch video and see through the lens too.

TechCrunch says Lumus' glasses mimic an 87-inch screen that's 10 feet away from you with a 720p resolution (it supports 3D too). The lenses are actually transparent and uses "a pair of light pumps into the earpieces that send and refract light down the lens." The idea is to keep the electronic wizardry away from the lens themselves so the glasses are lighter and when turned off, completely transparent so you can dorkily interact with the rest of the world? Lumus will show off these transparent video glasses at CES. [TechCrunch]

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drag2share: This Knockoff Watch Is So Good, It Won an Award [Watches]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5867861/this-knockoff-watch-is-so-good-it-won-an-award

This Knockoff Watch Is So Good, It Won an Award If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, this falsified Fortis watch is pure adulation. Bet you can't spot the fake.

The original Fortis-B-47 Calculator watch, which retails for $3,950, is swanky but expensive—self-winding movement, water resistant to 660 feet, stainless steel construction, the works. The counterfeit—by Digital Time Co., Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand—is identical save for a few minute, albeit expensive, details. It lacks glow-in-the-dark face paint, has buffed rather than brushed crowns, and uses incorrect temperature unit symbols. "The expensive details are left out, but the first impression is the same," says Christine Lacroix, managing director of Museum Plagiarius Solingen.

The forgery was so good that it earned the Special Award for a Falsification in the museum's annual Plagiarius Awards. If you haven't yet spotted the fake—difficult, I know—it's on the right. Or is it the one on the left? [Museum Plagiarius Solingen via Neatorama]

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