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�Bluelounge StudioDesk Stashes Cables By Andrew Liszewski While it doesn’t feature any groundbreaking innovations, I still like this StudioDesk table from Bluelounge which is specifically designed for laptop users. It’s got a clean, simple design which includes a sliding desktop surface that reveals a hidden compartment where you can hide all of your cables, power bricks...
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�Hands-On With The Cocoon Laptop Case Featuring The GRID-IT Organization System By Andrew Liszewski CES is a veritable playground of every type of electronic device you can think of, but one of the things that really caught my eye at this year’s show was a line of�laptop bags and gear casesof all things. Now if you’re the type who just crams all of their toys in a...
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�New Kindle DX Accessories Offer Screen Protection By Shane McGlaun You know, I think the kindle is really cool. I’d like to have one, but I am more of a sci-fi fan and I am not sure if they have any books I would like. The real reason I don’t jump up and buy aKindle DX�is that the dang thing costs $500. For that much coin it should come pre-loaded with naked girls...
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�Shrinking your mobile gear by�Dan Frakes,�Macworld.com From: http://www.macworld.com/article/140755/2009/05/shrinkingmobilegear.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_mobile Over the past few weeks, I’ve covered a few ways to lighten your laptop bag and reduce bag clutter. One suggestion was to�carry short cables and adapters�in lieu of full-sized versions. Another was to...
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�BudTrap – a $5 killer product with ridiculously complex distribution from�http://www.gizmag.com/budtrap-earbuds-holder/11903/� Ads by Google BudTrap works by sliding onto a universal earbud jack, allowing users to quickly and intuitively wrap their earbud cords around their music device or phone Image Gallery�( 15 images ) June 8, 2009 Okay, hands up...
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�NEC puts the wow into work with its $8000 curved display from�http://www.gizmag.com/nec-crv43-curved-display/11892/picture/81865/ The NEC CRV43 in all its ultra-widescreen curved glory Image Gallery�( 8 images ) June 5, 2009 NEC’s CRV43 ultra-widescreen curved monitor is one of those bits of tech that's definitely drool-worthy and likely to put some real wow...
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�OLED data glasses give wearers an eyeful from�Wearable Electronics� http://www.gizmag.com/oled-data-glasses-give-wearers-an-eyeful/11885/ � June 05, 2009 You don't need to work for the secret service or as a jet fighter pilot to appreciate the sheer convenience – and craftiness – of being able to grab hold of crucial information, without so much as...
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�The CrunchPad tablet nears completion By�TIM HANLON�|�Published:�JUNE 4, 2009 http://the-mobiler.com/the-crunchpad-tablet-nears-completion The CrunchPad You’re looking at a “near-final” design of the CrunchPad, the brainchild of Mike Arrington (of TechCrunch fame, thus the name). It’s a 12-inch touchscreen tablet running a...
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Now It’s Simple to Add Google Mojo to Your Website By Michael Calore � From�http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Now_It_s_Simple_to_Add_Google_Mojo_to_Your_Website SAN FRANCISCO, California — Website owners now have the ability to plug the most popular Google products directly into their web pages with the ease of adding a YouTube video. The company has launched Google...
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PowerPoint Train Wrecks In the "so bad it's good" category, we honor eight PowerPoint slides that will make you say, "Holy $#@%, What were they thinking?" By�Thomas Wailgum We've all been there: Sitting through�PowerPoint presentations�(and the slides that support them) that are so densely packed with data, so unintelligible and so unintentionally�funny,...
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Organize Pages' customized templates If you use Pages, you’re probably familiar with its ability to save a customized document as a template. Just set up the file as you’d like it to look for your needs, then select File -> Save as Template. Pages will save the file in your user’s Library -> Application Support -> iWork -> Pages -> Templates ->...
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Chartle.net Creates Venn Diagrams, Interactive Maps, and More By�Azadeh Ensha,�http://lifehacker.com/5264481/chartlenet-creates-venn-diagrams-interactive-maps-and-more Looking for a simple way to create bar, pie, and line charts online? How about Venn diagrams and interactive maps? Chartle.net can make them all. � The site was created with the main purpose to...
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100 Best Blogs for Gadget Lovers Geeks are not the only folks who like gadgets. In today’s technological world, it’s hard to get by without some knowledge of new technology and gizmos. These blogs will keep you up to date on all the newest technology, gadgets and consumer information.� (http://becomingacomputertechnician.com/?page_id=39) Blogs for Gadget Lovers 1. Gizmodo,...
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Presenting to presenters: Hitachi StarBoard WT-1 wireless tablet by�Dong Ngo Personally, I'm completely happy with my USB keyboard and optical mouse. But if you're a fan of alternative input devices, such as the�PaperShow, you now have another choice. Hitachi Software�announced Tuesday its new StarBoard WT-1 interactive wireless tablet. Basically, it's a...
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PaperShow review: Presentations made snappy, fun by�Dong Ngo,�http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10152248-1.html I wrote this on the specialized paper included with the kit, and PaperShow captured it digitally. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CBS Interactive) If you are a frequent presenter and are tired of the mouse and keyboard, your...
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Mariner Paperless 1.0 About Mariner Paperless One of the only eco-friendly software packages for Mac OS X, Paperless is software that cuts through the clutter. Simply scan receipts, warranties, deposit slips and other paperwork. The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in Paperless automatically recognizes and helps categorize documents.� ...
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May 13, 2009 Even in the digital age, there are still some cases where the pen is mightier than the keyboard. Scribbling a quick diagram or making a few quick handwritten notes can convey some information much more effectively than a slab of text. That’s the reasoning behind Livescribe’s�Pulse smartpen, a computer in the shape of a pen that not only digitally captures...
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Griffin Powerblock: An AC Charger With Removable Battery Backup For Your iPhone By Sean Fallon, http://gizmodo.com/5254966/griffin-powerblock-an-ac-charger-with-removable-battery-backup-for-your-iphone If there is one thing I like it's elegantly combining two related gadgets into one useful device. Griffin has managed to do that with their Powerblock and Powerjolt Reserves....
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MacSpeech Dictate Updated To Version 1.5 by Dan Cohen, from http://www.geardiary.com/2009/05/14/macspeech-dictate-updated-to-version-15/ I use speech recognition quite a bit.  I need to. I do a lot of writing and never learned how to touch type. Add to that the fact that I destroyed my wrist a number of years ago and — voice recognition is a godsend. Unfortunately, just a few...
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New Cool-er kid on the e-reader block http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10240799-1.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave by David Carnoy The Cool-er e-book reader comes in eight colors. (Credit: Interead) When I talked to Interead's CEO and founder Neil Jones a few months ago, he told me his upstart U.K. company was getting ready to launch a new lightweight e-book...
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Mariner Software Ships Paperless Receipt/Paperwork Manager May 13th, 2009 at 6:32 PM - Product News by Bryan Fergus   Mariner Paperless shipped on Wednesday, the company's receipt and document managementsoftware package for Mac OS X. Mariner Paperless 1.0 is a rebrand of the ReceiptWallet, which was acquired by Mariner earlier this year. Paperless allows users to scan and import...
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The Best Way Yet To Juggle Your Data: The LaCie DataShare by Must Love Gadgets http://inventorspot.com/articles/separate_and_share_data_quickly_lacie_datashare_card_readers_27533 Admittedly, LaCie employed the services of the inimitable design team 5.5 Designers to create its latest USB device, but LaCie DataShare is not just a pretty face. It's a pretty package that packs a lot of...
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Introducing MagCloud and the Future of Magazine Publishing Website Review by Derek Powazek on 16 June 2008. (from http://magazineer.com/website/55) Since then I’ve worked at newspapers and magazines, big and small. I even started a few. And they all had one thing in common: You had to print a giant pile of them, and then hope you could get rid of them all. In college, we once made a...
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Amazon Unveils New $489 Kindle DX with 9.7-inch Screen BY THOMAS HOUSTON — http://www.switched.com/2009/05/06/amazon-unveils-new-489-kindle-dx-with-9-7-inch-screen/ We visited Pace University in New York this morning for the unveiling of Amazon's newestKindle. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos just finished showing off the Kindle DX, a larger version of the company's popular e-reader. Other...
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Box Shot 3D: Power of raytracing in your hands! Box Shot 3D is a virtual cover renderer based on ray tracing algorithms. What does this mean? Simply put, the box shots you create will look very realistic. This attractive display is often the deciding factor for purchasing products. Because of high rendering technology, Box Shot 3D’s rendering is so life-like, customers may think they are...
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Ratchet Allen Keys Posted in Tools by Conner Flynn on May 11th, 2009 http://www.slipperybrick.com/2009/05/ratchet-allen-keys/ Whether you are building a ton of Ikea furniture or putting together a bike, the trusty old Allen wrench is a part of it. But the only thing that sucks about the little tools is that they don’t operate like a ratchet.Well, now you can...
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Bento for iPhone: Mobile Database Creation and Syncing by David Appleyard http://theappleblog.com/2009/05/05/bento-for-iphone-mobile-database-creation-and-syncing/ Today, FileMaker announced the release ofBento for the iPhone and iPod touch, a companion to their popular personal database software. Priced at $4.99, the mobile application can synchronize directly with Bento 2 running...
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Pro Cyc MyStudio 20 - Tabletop Photo Studio review by Daniel Lim http://www.slashgear.com/pro-cyc-mystudio-20-tabletop-photo-studio-review-0843301/ So what does an avian photographer knows about product photography? Not much, but a good image is all in the lighting and background. With the right equipment, product photography is in fact very simple, and twice as straightforward...
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MagCloud Makes it Easy to Run Your Own Magazine By Jason Fitzpatrick,  http://lifehacker.com/5238996/magcloud-makes-it-easy-to-run-your-own-magazine Publishing a short run magazine used to be a rather pricey and labor-intensive process. MagCloud is an inexpensive way to bring your specialty magazine to press without hefty upfront fees. It costs nothing to publish your magazine,...
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Mobile databases with Bento for iPhone FileMaker has released a version of the template-driven "database for the rest of us" that runs on the iPhone OS. Though Bento for iPhone works fine on its own, two-way desktop syncing gives users plenty of options for data entry. By Chris Foresman...
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EagleTec USB Nano Flash Drive If you are looking for a small USB drive to store all your files on, the check out the EagleTec USB Nano Flash Drive. The EagleTec USB Nano Flash Drive measures just 19mm x 15mm x 6mm and weighs in at a tiny 3g, although it is extremely small, there is plenty of room to store all your data on as it comes in a choice of either 4GB or 8GB.   ...
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Belkin's Micro Auto Charger By Adrian Covert, 12:00 AM on Tue Apr 21 2009,  http://i.gizmodo.com/5220668/i-would-not-be-ashamed-to-have-belkins-micro-auto-charger-in-my-car Most USB car chargers look like a perfect nightmare of bad design and nerdery. Belkin has acknowledged this and offered up the respectable Micro Auto Charger (also realizing 4-port USBcar chargers are...
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Apple’s Science Productivity Lab is designed to provide scientists with practical and useful tips and techniques to accelerate productivity in the scientific workflow using Apple Technologies. Click to Play> Tutorials Sharing Information with Mac OS X Leopard Server Wikis8:35 Creating Enhanced Podcasts of Your Research10:32 Organizing Your...
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Quick info via graphics http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003426.php Visual Aid The toughest challenge with conveying information in any context is concision. This simple little reference presents *a lot* of random facts in less than 200 pages with a cleverness and colorful style that's well worth emulating. Everything from worldwide ocean currents to guitar chords, all the...
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Tips and tricks from Paul Burnett, Adobe's Senior Evangelist Adobe CS4 was developed to perform better under 64-bit and multi-core processors – good news to anyone working with large files or in 3D Zoom Adobe CS4 is full of new features designed to save you time – you just have to know how to use them. With this in mind, Paul Burnett, Adobe's Senior Worldwide Evangelist, recently ran us...
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HP’s Flexible Screen - “Virtually Indestructible” From: http://www.jimonlight.com/ Posted January 25, 2009 at 6:45 am by Jim in Digital Light, Display Technology, Environmentally Friendly Design, Industrial Before HP decides to call something “virtually indestructible,” they should send it out on a rock and roll tour first. HP, in conjunction with Arizona State...
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DIY index card holder: mind.Depositor by Scription From: http://moleskine.vox.com/library/post/minddepositor-by-scription.html As an advocate of David Allen's GTD practice, I constantly look for ways to improve my productivity and organize the million things around me.  Inspired by Merlin Mann's hipster pda, I set out to create my very own version I...
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Truphone Puts Carriers on Notice, Expands Reach to Hundreds of Millions January 6th, 2009 Oliver Starr  from http://www.gtdtimes.com/ If your income is tied to that of the carriers you might want to take an aspirin before you sit down to read this. On the other hand, if you’re a person that likes cheap calls and applications that make your life easier and less expensive this post may...
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Examples for business card design From: www.lifeclever.com Looking for inspiration for your next business card design? Check out Kariann’s collection of designer business cards on Flickr. The set has 584 business cards ranging from traditional to wacky. Most belong to individual designers and small consultancies. So it’s not a surprise that many are overdesigned and outright...
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How to organize your cluttered desktop and regain your sanity By Chanpory Rith at www.lifeclever.com I’ve always been known as the messy kid, so it’s no surprise that zillions of random files and folders often litter my desktop. Every time I clear my desktop, it gets congested again a few days later, each icon reminding me how much I suck at organizing. What I lack is a system. After...
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35 Beautiful Vintage and Retro Photoshop Tutorials October 14th, 2008 in Tutorials | From Smashing Magazine By Jacob Gube With the recent post on retro and vintage in modern web design, it’s time to put the theory into practice. We’ve scoured the Web to find some impressive Photoshop tutorials that can help you achieve an "old-fashioned" look-and-feel in your designs. In...
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Vintage and Retro Typography Showcase October 26th, 2008 in Inspiration | From Smashing Magazine By Robert Bowen Typography talks the talk, to go along with the overall work’s walk, speaking volumes for the artist. This important design element surrounds people daily as they move through their routines, rarely taking notice. It’s literally everywhere. In advertising,...
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42 Design/Tech Magazines To Read March 19th, 2007 in Developer's Toolbox | From Smashing Magazine This overview of over 40 established international design/tech-related sources is supposed to give you an overview of magazines you should read or at least scan from time to time. Some of the sources are well-known by (almost) everybody; hopefully not all of them. Design,...
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Retro and Vintage In Modern Web Design October 7th, 2008 in Design Showcase | From Smashing Magazine Retro and vintage are becoming a new trend. Once rarely used in this robust, dynamic medium, early, retro and vintage elements are now becoming more and more popular in a variety of design contexts. Online shops, corporate designs, portfolios and blogs incorporate both styles on a...
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25 Beautiful Macro Photography Shots September 21st, 2008 in Inspiration | from Smashing Magazine By Tim Mercer and Smashing Editorial team Macro photography is the art of taking close-up pictures that reveal details which can’t be seen with the naked eye. For example, while we can see the fly on the wall, our eyes aren’t equipped to make out the fine details of the hairs...
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Data Visualization: Modern Approaches August 2nd, 2007 in Graphics | Smashing Magazine Data presentation can be beautiful, elegant and descriptive. There is a variety of conventional ways to visualize data - tables, histograms, pie charts and bar graphs are being used every day, in every project and on every possible occasion. However, to convey a message to your readers...
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100 iPhone Wallpapers January 6th, 2009 in Graphics | Smashing Magazine Few products have generated the kind of hype that the iPhone has. Its beautiful design and large multi-touch screen are irresistible. Although its interface is beautifully designed, some of us want to put a little something extra in it to suit our style, personality and profession and to further beautify...
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10 Useful Techniques To Improve Your User Interface Designs December 15th, 2008 in How-To By Dmitry Fadeyev Web design consists, for the most part, of interface design. There are many techniques involved in crafting beautiful and functional interfaces. Here’s my collection of 10 that I think you’ll find useful in your work. They’re not related to any particular theme, but are...
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 Top 20 Free Vector Resources for Designers. From: http://speckyboy.com/2008/04/13/top-20-free-vector-resources-for-designers/ 1. BittBox (http://www.bittbox.com) 2. Vecteezy (http://www.vecteezy.com/) 3. Go Medias Arsenal (http://www.gomedia.us/ ) 4. Blog.Spoon Graphics (http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/) 5. Outline Maps (http://www.eduplace.com) 6. Free...
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Livescribe Pulse™ Smartpen for Mac OAKLAND, Calif.– November 17, 2008 – Just in time for the holidays, Livescribe Inc. (www.livescribe.com) marks a major milestone today with the announcement of the public beta launch of its native Mac desktop application – Livescribe Desktop for Mac. Beginning Nov. 24, all existing and new Pulse smartpen owners can download the beta software...
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