Monday, February 07, 2011

Use Locate32 and Dropbox to Index and Find Files from Anywhere [Clever Uses]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/#!5753790/use-locate32-and-dropbox-to-index-and-find-files-from-anywhere

Use Locate32 and Dropbox to Index and Find Files from AnywhereDavid Sidwell wanted to know where his files were on his home Windows system when he was away. He could have used a remote access tool and click-click-clicked his way through, but he instead combined two uber-useful tools in a clever way.

Sidwell, a reader of Lifehacker's Australian counterpart, installed Dropbox on the systems he uses, along with previously mentioned file indexing tool Locate32. By setting Locate32 to drop its index file in a spot backed up by Dropbox, and changing a few settings, Sidwell now knows where his files are kept at all times, and can quickly get to them with remote access tools.

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Posted by Augustine at 1:55 PM

Tonight's Sprint Surprise: A Dual-Screen Android Phone? [Unconfirmed]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/#!5754010/tonights-sprint-surprise-a-dual+screen-android-phone

Tonight's Sprint Surprise: A Dual-Screen Android Phone?Sprint's hosting a big ol' magic party tonight in NYC, with special drowsy-eyed guest David Blaine helping introduce "another industry first." According to the WSJ, that means a dual-screen Android handset from Kyocera.

Kyocera's Echo will apparently feature a pair of 3.5-inch screens that can "stack side by side," using a pivot hinge that lets you use it either in "tablet light" mode or like a traditional smartphone. Other details—whether it's 4G, how much it'll cost, when it'll be available—aren't forthcoming yet, but we should get a boatload of info tonight. If it's anything like that Fujitsu prototype we saw a ways back? Get excited.

Although I'm still holding out hope that all we'll see at the event is just Blaine making Sprint CEO Dan Hesse levitate for 20 minutes. [WSJ]

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Posted by Augustine at 1:50 PM

Pyxis 'Operating Environment' hits .NET, leaves no embedded chip unturned (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/pyxis-operating-environment-hits-net-leaves-no-embedded-chip/

Pyxis 'Operating Environment' hits .NET Micro Framework, won't leave any embedded chip unturned (video)
Almost exactly one year ago we got a little demo of Pyxis courtesy of Thomas Holtquist. It was basically a micro-OS, bringing simple application launching and other functionality to the very limited hardware of Arduino. It didn't have anything on Windows 3.1, never mind XP, but it certainly made interacting with DIY hardware a lot easier. Now Pyxis 2 is here, the so-called "Operating Environment" has been ported to the .NET Micro Framework. .NET MF is basically a version of Microsoft's .NET platform but stripped down and optimized for embedded circuits and the like, and Pyxis 2 makes app development and execution on that platform much easier. It's all demonstrated in the video below, and all the source code is ready and waiting to satisfy the needs of your development environment.

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Pyxis 'Operating Environment' hits .NET, leaves no embedded chip unturned (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 1:48 PM

Plextor announces the M2S line of SATA III-packing, 480MB/s SSDs

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/plextor-announces-the-m2s-line-of-sata-iii-packing-480mb-s-ssds/

Plextor's invasion of the SSD space continues unabated with the announcement today of the new M2S series drives. These 2.5-inch internal drives feature a SATA III 6Gb/s interface for read speeds up to 480MB/s, 128GB DDR3 cache, and are available in one of three denominations: 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB. And you know how you were just saying how much you love Acronis True Image software? Well, they come with it! Look for 'em in Europe and the UK in March, with further availability and pricing to be announced. PR after the break.

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Posted by Augustine at 1:48 PM

First Verizon iPhones now being received, FedEx now awaiting your impatient calls

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/first-verizon-iphones-now-being-received-fedex-now-awaiting-you/

If you got in quick and ordered your Verizon iPhone early you might just be getting a surprise in the mail this morning. We've heard from a number of people that their special somethings were out for delivery, but our man Chris was the first to provide conclusive proof, freshly in the door and photographed for your viewing pleasure. Still haven't ordered yours and are on the fence? We can help.

[Thanks, Chris]

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First Verizon iPhones now being received, FedEx now awaiting your impatient calls originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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