Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Would Apple create a smartwatch? If so, when?

http://techland.time.com/2012/04/23/would-apple-create-a-smartwatch-if-so-when/

/ disrupt disruptive technology iPod Nano Bluetooth connect iPhone smartphone Sony Pebble Kickstarter Android OS operating system tablet market /

38 free & useful Android apps: freebies for Android junkies

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/288-best-free-apps-android-os.html

/ Instagram Viber GO Keyboard Adobe Photoshop Express How to Tie a Tie Doom Live Wallpaper Exchange Rates Google Tasks GTasks PhoneUseage Quadrant benchmark One Touch Battery Saver Chomp apps Compass magnetometer Google Sky Map Google Maps Tiny Flashlight + LED GO Launcher EX GO SMS Pro Skype IM+ AIM MSN Google Talk Yahoo Messenger Smooth Calendar Battery Indicator Astro File Manager MarketEnabler Twitter Google+ Facebook LinkedIn Pulse News Google Docs FlashLight ConvertPad Kindle SoundHound Winamp Merriam-Webster dictionary Spotify Netflix /

Small town cops pile up on useless military gear

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/cops-military-gear/

/ battlefield grade arsenal military surplus equipment amphibious tanks night vision goggles virtually no cost shipment maintenance M-16 helmet mounted infrared goggles armored vehicle tank helicopter upgrade chopper flood /

modulR expands their line of iPad accessories

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/06/25/modulr-expands-their-line-of-ipad-accessories/

/ hand strap grip shoulder strap convert headrest mount tabletop under cabinet angle Swing Mount Pro key-lock key lock Tough Case cover stand compatible modulR accessories Kickstarter /

Control your bulbs with your smartphone (video)

How Anonymous picks targets, launches attacks, & takes powerful organizations down

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/06/ff_anonymous/all/

/ anon Hector Xavier Monsegur Sabu FBI offices Stratfor hack hacker hacking IRC programming Arab Spring activists Sony large corporations BART protests San Francisco Occupy mobilize machines raid Feds infiltrate Legion leaders 4chan random /

Facebook's email switch prompts criticism by users

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18590929

http://allthingsd.com/20120625/the-facebook-e-mail-switch-another-nudge-toward-a-facebook-communications-system/

/ @facebook.com annoyed users lack of transparency /

Connected consumers go where banks haven't

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/-20xd7.html

/ Paypal iWallet banking industry new competitors stealing traditional financial services technology mobile devices Retail Financial Services Forum Sydney /

Big bang theory: Samsung investigates "exploding" Galaxy S III

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/-20x2y.html

/ Android smartphone Google LiIon lithium ion battery metallic fire white flame sparks bang /

Insect expert calls for introduction of varroa-resistant bees (podcast)

http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201206/s3533100.htm

/ Russian New Zealand New Guinea imports species resist destructor mite Australian honeybees Kansas United States America test blood sucking mites destroyed millions hives audio /

Climate change taking hold, summit hears

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/climate-change-taking-hold-summit-hears/story-e6frf7kf-1226409286393

/ global warming CO2 carbon dioxide greenhouse gas fossil fuel /

Fairest of them all: Snow White tops box office

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/movies/fairest-of-them-all-snow-white-tops-box-office-20120626-20z6z.html

/ movie fairytale /

Driving the new Tesla Model S (video)

http://www.reuters.com/video/2012/06/22/we-drive-the-new-tesla-model-s?videoId=236148937&videoChannel=3400

/ EV electric vehicle battery LiIon lithium ion iron charge car automobile /

Resveratrol, compound in red wine, may not extend life, says meta-analysis.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/06/21/resveratrol_compound_in_red_wine_may_not_extend_life_says_meta_analysis_.html

/ longevity live longer evidence questioned no not /

ARPA-E funds guayule biofuel research

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/23/arpa-e-funds-low-cost-guayule-and-sorghum-biofuel-research/

/ weedy drought tolerant fast growing plant native U.S.A. USA biofuel plant of the future rubber Department of Energy ARPA-E sweet sorghum Bridgestone Yulex yield per acre farnesene /

Studio Neat Cosmonaut stylus review

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/06/25/studio-neat-cosmonaut-stylus-review/#more-99462

/ iPhone iPad Android Apple iOS Google tablet smartphone fat thick marker /

Microsoft to buy Yammer for $1.2 billion

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/us-microsoft-acquisition-idUSBRE85O14720120626

/ online Web social network media /

Maryland going green as its clean energy industry expects great things

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/22/maryland-going-green-as-its-clean-energy-industry-expects-great-things/

/ Maryland Clean Energy Center MCEC green jobs national economy slow hire more people homeowners businesses tax breaks federal state /

The generation gap is back

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/opinion/sunday/the-generation-gap-is-back.html?_r=1

/ USA U.S.A. over 65 under 40 left right conservative liberal majority presidential campaign President Clinton Bush political parties social security optimistic future economy economic /

The billionaires list

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/06/24/the-billionaires-list/

/ changes top learn how they made note how many non productive commodities real estate healthy economy wealth construction commodities oil gas petroleum China Russia patron /

Mac users guided to pricier hotels on Orbitz: WSJ

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/us-orbitz-mac-idUSBRE85P01F20120626

/ search accommodation 5star 5 star /

Brave’s Merida, like Robin Hood, splits arrows: Can you really split an arrow with an arrow?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/06/22/brave_s_merida_like_robin_hood_splits_arrows_can_you_really_split_an_arrow_with_an_arrow_.html

/ archer archery bow shaft fletch feather bull's eye telescoping shooting Robin Hood Mythbusters Sir Walter Scott Ivanhoe Errol Flynn /

California Energy Commission awards $5.789 million grant to Wrightspeed for range-extended EV powertrains

http://www.chargedevs.com/content/news-wire/post/california-energy-commission-awards-5789-million-grant-wrightspeed-range

/ extended range electric vehicle LiIon lithium ion iron battery traction two speed gear box fuel consumption charge /

Japan vs Gertalia — a solar country comparison

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/22/japan-vs-gertalia-a-solar-country-comparison/

/ Germany Italy energy technology Feed in Tariff FiT electricity power population modern economy strong diverse manufacturing base photovoltaic capacity photo voltaic /