SanDisk Starts Shipping X4 Flash Cards, Will Eventually Be Awesome [Flash]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/jAhzrOgH_oI/sandisk-starts-shipping-x4-flash-cards-will-eventually-be-awesome

SanDisk's X4 tech packs four bits of data into each memory cell, compared with the typical one or two bits. That means they'll be able to far exceed the 32GB limit on SDHC, microSDHC and others, and they've started shipping.

Right now, they're only shipping in 8GB and 16GB capacities, which have been long available, but soon they'll be releasing 64GB and even higher flash memory. The X4 tech doesn't yet extend to SSDs, though it's not really clear why, but it's still great news for us gadget hounds. Many smartphones, especially those running Android, WinMo and BlackBerry OS, rely on microSDHC cards for memory, and a 64GB or even higher capacity card would make those much more viable as, say, multimedia machines. SanDisk assures us that the price will not skyrocket, which is a relief. X4 chips should start appearing in stores very soon. [CNET]

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Acer's Dual-Bootin', Android Lovin' Aspire One Netbook Almost Here [NetBooks]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/uHcfOJdgNQY/acers-dual+bootin-android-lovin-aspire-one-netbook-almost-here

As you may have heard, the 10.1-inch Aspire One D250 dual-boots between Android and, err, Windows XP. It has a 1.66GHz Atom 280 processor, 6-cell battery rated for 9 hours, and is now up for pre-order on Amazon for $350.

Other specs are unchanged from the current model, including 1GB memory, 160GB hard disk, and an on screen resolution of 1024 x 600 driven by Intel GMA graphics. No Nvidia Ion graphics, and no 3G…yet.

Meanwhile, Acer Japan has just confirmed an updated version of the D250. It runs Windows 7 Starter Edition, bumps the resolution up to 1280 by 720, and costs Y46,800 (about $553). It will be available there when Windows 7 arrives on October 22, but there's no word on when it will come to the U.S. [Netbooked and PC World]

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SnagFilms Catalogs Documentaries for Your Viewing Pleasure [Movies]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/9L-rbgGAx9M/snagfilms-catalogs-documentaries-for-your-viewing-pleasure

If you're looking for something a bit meatier than YouTube fare for weekend watching, check out SnagFilms and enjoy documentaries on a wide range of topics.

You'll find all sorts of content on SnagFilms, ranging from well-known documentaries like Super Size Me to lesser-known but interesting works like The Times of Harvey Milk, about the assassination of San Fransisco's first openly gay elected official, and Hell on Wheels, about the origins of modern women-only roller derbies.

The films are almost all full length and of a high quality—no grainy webcam political rants here. Watching the videos is free and requires no login, though there are brief 10-15 second ads sprinkled throughout the videos—one appeared during out test run of Super Size Me every 15 minutes or so.

If you have a favorite place for finding interesting and informative videos or audio, let's hear about it in the comments.

SnagFilms [via MakeUseOf]

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Goby Helps You Find Fun Things To Do [Entertainment]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/1zu4Nphqp6g/goby-helps-you-find-fun-things-to-do

If you have an idea what you want to do and where you're going to be but you want someone else to figure out the rest, Goby can take care of the searching for you.

Skydiving in Las Vegas? Rock climbing in New York City? Sailing in Bar Harbor? Give Goby a rough idea what you want to do and it scours calendars, event listings, directories, and more to bring you relevant information about everything from extreme sports to theater listings.

You can sort the results by relevance, distance, date, and even the name of the event or activity. You can also filter the results via categories. If you wanted a dinner theater experience, you can easily drill down through the results for theater to include only dining experiences.

Have your own favorite service or tool for finding things to do? Let's hear about it in the comments.

Goby [via Webware]

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Google Brings Search Options to Mobile Version [Search]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/8KDP1eWmdjM/google-brings-search-options-to-mobile-version

Want newer results when you search Google from your smartphone? Want more or fewer pictures in your results page? Google's recently begun showing Search Options to a number of smartphone users.

Like its desktop counterpart, Search Options lets you restrict search results to recent time frames, tweak how many non-text results crop up, and perform specialty searches, in this case for forum posts and review sites. There aren't as many options as on a full-sized browser, and the Options menu is similarly tucked away, on the right-hand side in this version.

Still, the reviews search seems useful for browsing what's gotten good notice around you, when combined with mobile location, at least. Search Options should show up on iPhone, Android, and Palm WebOS phones; Windows Mobile and BlackBerry users might have to wait a bit.

Introducing Search Options for mobile [Official Google Mobile Blog via Download Squad]

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