Fake "shifting" for electric cars: dumbest idea of the year

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1081736_fake-shifting-for-electric-cars-dumbest-idea-of-the-year / Lotus extended range electric vehicle EREV EV seven speed auto cut power BMW gear-shifting internal combustion engine ICE peaky narrow torque curve /

iOS app revenue analysis: paid apps on the decline

Do free apps with in-app purchases ultimately generate more income than paid apps?

http://bgr.com/2013/01/18/ios-app-revenue-analysis-295947/ / hooks iPhone iPad iPod Apple App Store /

Google's password proposal: One ring to rule them all

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57564788-93/googles-password-proposal-one-ring-to-rule-them-all/ / security two step factor authentication USB port ring jewelry cell mobile phone smartphone Google engineers /

Rumours of an Apple watch begin to mount

http://www.macworld.com.au/news/rumours-of-an-apple-watch-begin-to-mount-83441/ / industry rumours Apple Intel developing development Bluetooth smart watch first half of 2013 sources 1.5in 1.5 inch OLED display ITO-coated glass RiTdisplay The Next Web iPod Nano connects iPhone Nike+ Fuelband support Siri voice control Bluetooth ready connection new generation of mobile chips /

Democratization of filmmaking • riveting Sci-Fi short film "R’ha" created by a single person (video)

http://singularityhub.com/2013/01/17/the-democratization-of-filmmaking-riveting-sci-fi-short-film-rha-created-by-a-single-person/ / Digital filmmaking transforming Hollywood independent filmmakers revolution 22-year-old German student Kaleb Lechowski seven months writing designing editing blog Kaleb recently posted short sci-fi film R'ha Vimeo six-minute film not include single human being completed first-year studies in digital film design in Berlin alien imprisoned interrogated Matrix-esque robotic intelligence began to take over the planet impressive for its sense of story character drama that builds throughout the short trailer amazing  sound voice acting movie his creation concept execution /

Automatically mount an AirPort-attached USB drive

http://www.macworld.com.au/help/automatically-mount-an-airport-attached-usb-drive-83776/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=27in+iMacs+reviewed+iOS+61+coming+soon+BatmanArkham+City+for+Mac+and+much+much+more&utm_content=27in+iMacs+reviewed+iOS+61+coming+soon+BatmanArkham+City+for+Mac+and+much+much+more+CID_732e6424d10c1c51fc03125710d7182c&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Heres%20how%20to%20set%20it%20up / WiFi attached USB hard drive AirPort Extreme Base Station storage location computers network LAN manually mount drive log out restart Mac Macintosh configure automatically mounts desktop Finder window select base station sidebar Shared setting mount drive launch System Preferences, select Users & Groups preference Accounts earlier versions of the Mac OS OSX OS X click Lock icon enter user name password click Unlock Login Items tab drag icon mounted drive list login items quit System Preferences log in restart drive attached base station should automatically mount more reliable solution Launch Automator template sheet appears select Application click Choose button Automator's Search field enter server drag Get Specified Servers Connect Servers actions workflow area Click Add button Get Specified Servers action Choose URL window base station address along smb://10.0.1.1:445 Server Address field Click OK Run button workflow window prompted name password server Registered User selected enter your Mac's user name base station's password not network password  configure the base station enable Remember This Password In My Keychain option click Connect drive attached to base station mount desktop Save workflow to the desktop workflow application to your login items Unlock preference drag workflow login items area log in restart drive should mount Repeat this procedure for each Mac you'd like to use with the networked drive /

Tiny CuBox Pro open source Mini PC announced

Credit: SolidRun/ Geeky Gadgets

Computer in a 2 inch cube, 3.2 ounces!

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/cubox-pro-open-source-mini-pc-03-01-2013/ / A new open source mini computer has been created and unveiled this week called the CuBox Pro 800-megahertz dual-issue ARM PJ4 Marvell Armada 510 SoC system on a chip processor supported by 1GB or RAM no fan 2 inches square cube weighs 3.2 ounces displaying full high definition video sell for around $159 launches later this month /