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OK, got three bluetooth things and after two weeks here is where they are: Motorokr T505. This thing is amazing. It is a hockey puck that you put in your car. Seems to have a really long battery and is an incredibly good speakerphone. I don’t know how they do it, but it sounds good…

Time Capsule failures lead to opening of virtual cemetery – Ars Technica No one is really sure how widespread the problem is, but it has been enough of an issue for one individual to start a website dedicated to cataloging the failures. The Apple Time Capsule Memorial Register collects Time Capsule serial numbers, date of…

Two cool new apps for iPhone 3GS owners only: Layar and Cardreader | 9 to 5 Mac Layar ($FREE – iTunes link), the Augmented Reality program we profiled when it was for Android only. It needs the compass of the 3GS to navigate the Augmented reality world created with the iPhone’s camera. It enters the…

9 to 5 Mac | Apple Intelligence t continues to vex many of us that we can’t print from our iPhone – surely it would be a simple matter to enable printing over WiFi or Bluetooth? Now you can, thanks to EuroSmartz new app, “Print” ($3.99), which joins the company’s popular “Print n Share” app…

I’ve been using it for a while and it is really very good. Much less buggy that our Exchange stuff. And it is great to see other people calendars. Works better than native Exchange really. Now, it does push mail too, so you don’t have to configure imap. AppleInsider | Google brings push Gmail to…

Mac Rumors: Apple Mac Rumors and News You Care About the next-generation iMac may be the first to offer quad-core processors in the form of Core i7 “Clarksfield” mobile processors from Intel. Additionally, previously rumored Blu-ray support may not be included in the new models. More specifically, people close to the Cupertino-based company have picked…

The most realistic effects are using the Tone Compressor, while if you want surreal Salvador Dali paintings, use the detail enhancer where the chart below shows you how to get things that look like Mars or a bad acid trip. See Colin Smith’s Tutorial on Photomatix Pro Tone Mapping

Microsoft kills the Sidekick. The first smart phone is dead – Computerworld Blogs There is no official word on the death of the Sidekick from Microsoft or Tmobile, but it certainly looks bleak for the iconic device. This week, Microsoft announced that they had lost all Sidekick user data including pictures, contacts, calendars and other…

Well, it is $800, but the initial reports are good. It is so exciting that the small compact, but professional segment of cameras is opening up. It used to be just the Ricoh GR Digital II and the Sigma DP2 which has a 41mm equivalent lense at F/2.9. The lense is sharp but autofocus is…

Sigh. I really love apple equipment I really do but I have to say these time capsules are a big mistake. There are two huge problems 1. There is no permissions or security. I just accidentally deleted 100gb of photos because there is no way to make a directory read only. Ur either full access…