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It should be easy, but living in a fast-paced, results-oriented society we often have trouble with this simplest action — learning to let go.
For many, being constantly on the move, staying one-step-ahead of the game and remaining in control of … Read more
If shows like CSI have taught us anything about lifting fingerprints, it’s that we do it by dusting them with powder or fuming them with chemicals… and that we have to turn on blue accent lighting and play moody electronic music while we’re doing it. Approaches like these rely on chemical reactions with the deposited finger skin oil to provide the print. A new method developed at Penn State University, however, lets the physical geometry of the print do the talking. The oils are left unaltered, which could make all the difference in a criminal investigation…
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If you’ve been wondering where the heart rate monitor referenced in the iPod Touch and Nano documentation is, you’re not alone. The first reference to this mythical device showed up last year, and we’re just now getting word on when we might see one.
Word popped up recently on the Nike support forums that we should expect to see the heart rate monitor this coming June 1st. The monitor is expected to work directly with the Nike+ interface that’s been built directly into the iPod Touch since the second generation. No word on pricing or features yet, but the forum post was written by someone who appears to be a Nike employee, so it’s most likely true. Typically heart rate monitors sell for $50 and up, and many require a chest strap that is connected to a wristwatch or some other device.
[via TUAW]
Filed under: Advice, Happiness, Health, How to Be Happy
Feel like you practically live at the office? For your health’s sake, you need to break away. Don’t take my word for it — that warning is the latest from a team of researchers who’ve concluded that working overtime is bad for your health. In fact, … Read more
When the Kin was released, many (including me) thought it was a Zune phone, and from this comparison, you get a little confirmation of the similarity. The device got a video comparison from the guys at Pocketnow.
The device is pretty cool, and I cannot wait to get mine tomorrow, to be able to do an HTC HD2 comparison, and even the HTC vs Droid Incredible comparison I had planned.
Here’s the official Google I/O T-shirt — and will you look at that, it’s got some QR codes on it. Any attendees want to spill the beans as to what they link to?
Update: Fine. Spoilsports.
This will be great news for all the fans of the Travolta couple out there! John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston is expecting their third baby!
According to Hollyscoop, Kelly expressed a desire to have a third child a few years ago and wanted to have one while they daughter Ella was about four. However, due to work schedules and then the unexpected death of their son, the years just slipped by and now Ella is seven-years-old and Preston is nearing 50.
But the good news is the star couple has confirmed on different Tabloids about this issue and even John wrote on his website “It’s impossible to keep a secret… especially one as wonderful as this” he also stated “We want to be the first to share this great news that we are expecting a new addition to our family. Love, John, Kelly and Ella.”
As we can remember, their son Jett Travolta died in January 2009 after a seizure while the family was in the Bahamas; he was 16 at the time. Travolta’s story is that his son had Kawasaki disease. However, it was a mystery on how he really died because as stated at Gawker.com, Jett had suffered a seizure and struck either the toilet or the wall as he collapsed. He was “bleeding in several areas,” including his mouth. He had no cuts but did have bruises on his body. Jett had also been bleeding internally. On the other hand, they also lost their two dogs because they were killed by an airport truck.
But despite the events that had happened in the Travolta family, it is grand news for them to have another member that will add up to their family.
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William Saletan in Slate: What goes around comes around. Blumenthal “would like you to give him a break,” Saletan writes. “But Blumenthal has never given anyone a break. He has made a career out of holding others to the strictest standards of truth–and mercilessly prosecuting them when they fall short.”
Norm Pattis: “Liar, liar, lips on fire”
The Boston Globe: “A serious offense”
Media Matters: “Is the NYT giving Blumenthal a RAW deal?”
And finally, kudos to Dennis House for finding a picture that truly is worth a thousand words.
If you love beautiful, airy architecture that shelters the body and inspires the soul, you came to the wrong place. These never-before-published images of Hitler’s quarters—at the Reich’s New Chancellery—only show brassy, oppressive interiors that inspire disgust. More »
Adolf Hitler – History – Germany – Third Reich – Officials
Dead Space 2 might be a year away but that doesn’t mean Visceral isn’t aren’t hard at work on the much-hyped sequel. Check out these new screens from Dead Space 2, scary stuff!
An international team of scientists used global data modelling to construct continental “climate footprints” in an effort to determine the cause of the mass extinctions that took place 50,000 years ago.
“Between 50,000 and 3,000 years before present (BP) 65% of mammal species weighing over 44kg went extinct, together with a lower proportion of small mammals,” said lead author Dr David Nogues-Bravo from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate in University of Copenhagen. “Why these species became extinct in such large numbers has been hotly debated for over a century.” (more…)
High Moon Studio has released another round of video documentary for upcoming Transformers game, Transformers: War for Cybertron. This time, the developer’s give us a lil’ sneak peak into the mission design and the campaign mode of
UK’s telco regulator Ofcom has apparently decided that the Digital Economy Act’s provisions on suspending accounts of those accused of file sharing will only apply to wireline ISPs who have 400,000+ customers. I would imagine that this might create a bit of a boom in business for smaller ISPs — though, that could be self-defeating if too many customers switch and push any particular smaller ISP over that 400,000 mark…
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Feeling a bit forgetful? Worried that you’re not going to be able to find your way back to your car? Worry no longer, there’s now an Android app for that. All you need is an Android phone, and Chevy Volt with OnStar. Once you’re parked, you can speak your destination into your phone which will then keep track of where you are relative to that point, and help you to find your way back. This is actually just part of GM’s plan for the Volt, which is going to be closely linked with the Google platform when it comes out. In addition to the location feature, you’ll also be able to check the battery level, monitor the vehicles overall health, and even run the A/C before you get in.
[via DVice]
Pythagoras will commercialize a solar power generating window that can be integrated into green buildings, BIPV. …
… “Pythagoras Solar leverages a combination of patent-pending optics, high-efficiency crystalline silicon, advanced materials science and simulation software to create a highly efficient photovoltaic glass unit (PVGU), a new category of green building material. Unlike existing BIPV products, Pythagoras Solar curtain walls, skylights and windows simultaneously block solar radiation; concentrate sunlight and convert it into solar power; and deliver a high level of transparency for optimal daylighting and aesthetics.” …
Via Pythagoras Solar: Green building material.
“I drive fast,” says David Adams, campaign manager for Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul.
And hours before the polls closed in the Bluegrass State, Adams explained when he first knew that Paul could buck the establishment and win the Republican primary as a Tea Party-backed candidate.
It was March. The race was in flux and the Paul campaign was gaining a toe-hold. This meant Adams was logging lots of miles in his car and as he admits, at speeds above the limit.
With a smile Adams explains, “Twice in March, I was pulled over.”
(Don’t ask where. Don’t ask which police forces were involved. Adams won’t tell.)
In both instances, Adams says a large pile of Rand Paul campaign signs were stuffed and quite visible in the back seat.
Adams says in both cases, the officers caught glimpses of the campaign signs. Then, they asked Adams to be careful…and sent Adams along his way without a speeding ticket.
“(It said to me) ‘you guys are doing something right,’ ” says Adams.
It’s a curious measurement of campaign success. And now that Paul has claimed the Republican nomination, there will be six-months more campaigning ahead.
Meaning, the lead-footed Adams will get to do some more driving through the state and do some more ‘polling’ of Kentucky cops.
Last night, Shannon Brown of the Los Angeles Lakers showed how someone who lived from Wonders Hall and attending Michigan State University can jump up so high. Shannon Brown tried an outrageously daring dunk on Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
His attempt started on the free-throw line, and was stopped by the Spartan’s Jason Richardson. Brown could not get it in the basket but his attempt made Richardson commit a blocking foul.
Though Brown’s daring attempt was not really that impressive as when he could have completed it, the video of his dunk is one f the sensation on the internet. Many people also called it the best missed dunk attempt they have seen. Does that really exist? For the sake of those who haven’t seen the video, here it is.
Shannon Brown Greatest Missed Dunk Of All Time
Was it really the greatest missed dunk of all time? Talk about an epic fail with his dunk but most people still like it. 5 star for the crazy idea for the dunk, 3 star for overcoming Richardson and 1 star for your effort to put the ball in the basket. Hey, it’s still a nice game in the end.
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By Joe Wilcox, Betanews
Three words sum up Microsoft’s patent infringement suit against Salesforce.com: Competition by litigation. Microsoft knows plenty about competition by litigation, having been its victim through major antitrust cases on two continents. It’s simply shameful action from a company which executies rightly wagged accusing fingers at litigating competitors over the years. Microsoft’s “do unto them like they did unto us” approach cheapens the company. The proof is in the patents, which are hugely broad scope.
Qualifying that I am no patent attorney, I have applied layman’s eyes to the patents that Microsoft alleges Salesforce.com violates. The nine patents read to me as being very broad in scope and potentially applicable to many forms of end user to computer or Web browser interactions — or none at all. If any of these patents are enforceable, the US patent system really does need some reform.
I purposely did not read Microsoft’s description of the patents and Salesforce.com’s alleged violations from the 9-page patent infringement lawsuit. Instead, I looked over the actual patents, reading them as they are and looking at them in context of Salesforce.com’s business, as I understand it. I see huge PR value for Microsoft in filing this lawsuit, possibly inflicting damage against a successful competitor. The patent violations are sure to create FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) about Salesforce.com’s future business and may even cause some customers to look elsewhere — ah, like Microsoft. However, I see nothing among the nine patents, based on a careful non-lawyerly review, that remotely suggests Salesforce.com has grossly violated Microsoft intellectual property rights.
Now for the nine patents:
7,251,653: “Method and system for mapping between logical data and physical data,” granted July 31, 2007, describes interaction between data in columns and their storage. The patent clearly was intended for spreadsheets.
5,742,768: “System and method for providing and displaying a web page having an embedded menu,” granted April 29, 1998, describes the execution of menus in a Web browser by using an applet; Java is used as an example of applet delivering an “embedded menu” class. The patent was assigned to Silicon Graphics.
5,644,737: “Method and system for stacking toolbars in a computer display,” granted July 1, 1997, describes the display of stacked toolbars on computer operating systems, like Windows. Right, but Saleforce.com serves data to a Web browser. If Salesforce.com violates the patent, I have to ask: What service using toolbars on the Web doesn’t?
6,263,352: “Automated web site creation using template driven generation of active server page applications,” granted July 17, 2001, describes a method for merchants to use hypertext links retrieved from “Active Server Pages.” Say what? When did Salesforce.com become a merchant selling goods? What? Salesforce.com uses ASP.NET — and not licensed with Windows Server? Gosh, and I thought the service was a Linux shop. 🙂
6,122,558: “Aggregation of system settings into objects,” granted Sept. 19, 2000, describes a method for adjusting settings in a “desktop environment.” From the background of the invention section: “The Microsoft Windows, version 3.1, operating system, sold by Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Wash., provides a control panel that allows a user to adjust various system settings, such as the color settings for the graphical user interface.” Someone explain how a patent applied to the Windows control panel applies to cloud service Salesforce.com.
6,542,164: “Timing and velocity control for displaying graphical information,” granted April 1, 2003, is yet another toolbar patent. This one applies to the interaction of a cursor and “graphical objects.” It’s hugely broad, even though the patent claims the “limitations of the prior art are overcome by the present invention.” If Salesforce.com truly has violated this patent, the question should be: “Who else hasn’t?” The interaction described is a fundamental in computing systems using cursors and graphical objects. Surely, some other companies’ patents overlap this one.
6,281,879: “Timing and velocity control for displaying graphical information,” granted Aug. 28, 2001, is nearly identical to 6,542,164. Same arguments against the other apply to this one. Inventors are the same. The inclusion of two near-identical patents by the same inventor so stinks of competition by litigation.
5,845,077: “Method and system for identifying and obtaining computer software from a remote computer,” granted Dec. 1, 1998, describes a method for distributing software updates to computers over a connection, such as Internet Service Provider. The method describes how Microsoft might use Windows Update. Last I checked — and it has been awhile — Salesforce.com updates server software rather than pushing updates out to remote software. Am I wrong?
5,941,947: “System and method for controlling access to data entities in a computer network,” granted Aug. 24, 1999, describes the differentiating of access rights for “on-line services.” From the background: “The present invention is directed generally to the problem of flexibly and efficiently controlling the access rights of a large number of users to a large number of objects or other data entities.” Of the nine patents, this is the one most seemingly applicable to Salesforce.com. However, 5,941,947 specifically refers to the definition of “on-line services” contained in Microsoft patent 5,774,668. By my reading, the definition doesn’t apply to cloud service Salesforce.com. Moreover, Microsoft did not include 5,774,668 in its lawsuit, which raises doubts about 5,941,947’s applicability to Salesforce.com.
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Salesforce.com – Intellectual property – Microsoft – Lawsuit – Patent infringement
While people go gaga over the newly leaked Mondrian image, ElCondor has worked to produce an image from scratch for what this device should look like. The image above was created earlier today by my friend EC, who took all the current designs of the leaked Windows Phone 7 designs (LG, HTC) and put them together to form this image of what the device should look like.
The image looks pretty cool, from what I see that screen looks bigger than the HD2. It actually has 3 instead of 5 buttons, which WP7 needs, but the HTC HD2 does not have. It has a slim body, which is always a plus, and all in what seems to be a metal wrap device.
If I was to design the back of this device, I would love certain things to be included. The most important thing I would like to see in the back is maybe an all blue coloring (both back, and speaker grill like HTC Incredible), a 8MP 720p camera, a kick stand would be stupid, and lastly a nice looking logo that glows when on or when the device has a notification. Those are the features I would like for EC to add to his concept, and maybe HTC will pick some ideas out of that (glowing back would be the Sh**).
What do you think of the concept? What do you think of my ideas? Would you like a Glowing back (maybe send that into HTC)? comment below.
Concept image via:XDA
In the snowy Swiss Alps, behind a three and a half ton door that could withstand a nuclear attack and beyond a maze of passageways, scientists are depositing a capsule containing everything future generations will need to decipher our data. More »
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