Monday, August 01, 2011

ViewSonic reveals 24-inch V3D245 3D monitor, ships this month for $500

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/01/viewsonic-reveals-24-inch-v3d245-3d-monitor-ships-this-month-fo/

Still lookin' for that perfect 3D display, are you? ViewSonic would be absolutely thrilled to make your short list, with the 24-inch V3D245 making its debut this morning. Unsurprisingly, this one's arriving with a 1080p LED-backlit panel, and it'll be joined by an inbuilt NVIDIA 3D Vision wireless emitter and a pair of 3D Vision glasses. You'll also get a 120Hz refresh rate, two millisecond response time, HDMI 1.4 socket and 300 nits of brightness, and the three-year limited warranty should help quell any fears about longevity. Of course, NVIDIA would prefer that focused on the 550 (and growing) 3D titles available on its Vision Live website, but at least you've got until "mid-to-late August" to determine if the whole shebang is worth your $499.

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Bedphones put tunes in your ears, won't come between you and your pillow

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/01/bedphones-put-tunes-in-your-ears-wont-come-between-you-and-your/

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There are two types of people in this world -- those who need absolute silence to sleep, and those who need background noise to carry them off to sleepy land. Unfortunately, when these people share a room or, worse yet, a bed, wars can ensue. Sleeping with a pair of headphones on is, at best, uncomfortable. That is, unless you happen to own a pair of Bedphones -- or so its creator Eric Dubs claims. These ear-hook style buds are extremely thin and held in place by a length of moldable memory wire. There's even a Bedphones app that can turn the screen of your Android phone into a giant play/pause button, slowly lower the volume as a timer counts down, or shut off completely when you fall asleep (as determined by how much you move) in "smart mode." We wouldn't expect this tiny pair of phones to produce the greatest sound, but they're probably more than adequate for drifting off to an audiobook or podcast. They're available at the source link for $30.

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Friday, July 29, 2011

Blue Gold: The privatization of water leaves everyday citizens fighting for a substance they need to survive http://bit.ly/pmT25w

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Tapped - The high cost - to both the environment and our health -- of bottled water - http://bit.ly/o4c3sb

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

ManageFlitter Automatically Sends Public Google+ Posts to Twitter [Webapps]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5825365/manageflitter-automatically-sends-public-google%252B-posts-to-twitter

ManageFlitter Automatically Sends Public Google+ Posts to Twitter We've talked about how ManageFlitter is useful for managing your Twitter account and raising the signal to noise ratio in your stream. The service now also automatically sends your public Google+ posts to Twitter, as long as you have the service connected to your Twitter account.

Unlike previously mentioned Agent G, ManageFlitter doesn't require you share items with circles that include it, and doesn't run the risk of being shut down by Google for being a non-human account. Give ManageFlitter your Google+ profile URL, connect it to your Twitter account if they're not connected already, and you're all finished.

Anything you post publicly on Google+ will be syndicated at Twitter, with a link to the original post. If you want more control, you can add the #twt hashtag to your Google+ posts and ManageFlitter will only republish those entries. Do you want to cross-post across networks or keep them separate? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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You can reach Alan Henry, the author of this post, at alan@lifehacker.com, or better yet, follow him on Twitter.

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