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Lip Reading, 3D Desktops, And NUI: Microsoft Plans To Reinvent User Interaction

Alan Fackler — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:25:45 +0000

Deep in the skunk works of its Research and Labs divisions, secreted around the Seattle area, Microsoft is working on totally reinventing the way people interact with their computers. Very little is out in the open or in more than a prototype form, but the work is unquestionably being done[......]

Circuit Playground App Helps Makers Build Electronics

Ryan Whitwam — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:26:35 +0000

If you don’t know a resistor from a Mister Mister, this is the app for you. Built by Adafruit, creators of DIY Arduino gear, Circuit Playground is a $2.99 app designed to help you identify and understand various electronic components[......]

To Heck With The Super Bowl: GOG Features Sierra Game Three-Packs For $5

Gordon Man Ung — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:43:29 +0000

Good Old Games is running a $4.99 sale on multiple Sierra titles including Space Quest and Kings Quest. The games come in packages of three and are compatible with Windows (sorry, Mac users, but here’s a consolation prize ). Each package includes three parts of each series, including Police Quest, Space Quest, and King’s Quest. [......]

In annual tradition, advertisers cowed by NFL trademark bullying

author — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:20 +0000

HH Gregg advertisement Every year in late January or early February, two teams take to the field to play a football game that's watched by tens of millions of Americans. And every year, businesses launch ad campaigns to sell a variety of products—televisions, pizzas, soda—in conjunction with the game. And the overwhelming majority of these businesses avoid calling it the "Super Bowl." Why[......]

The Zen Table Practices Mindfulness So You Don’t Have To

author — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:08 +0000

Remember those little Zen rock gardens they used to sell for desks? So you could take a minute of your busy day to contemplate the void? [......]

"I was punched in the face": Kim Dotcom says police used excessive force in raid

Nathan Edwards — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:35:48 +0000

Kim Dotcom testifying in court Thursday Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom (read our in-depth profile ) was denied bail on Thursday by a New Zealand court. Dotcom insisted that he had no desire to flee the country and merely wanted to be with his pregnant wife and their three young children. [......]

iPhone, iPad injunction lifted in Germany, but Apple still faces iCloud action

Nathan Edwards — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:05:00 +0000

Apple will be able to sell its iPad 2 with 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4 via its online store in Germany after all, thanks to a temporary extension courtesy of a German court. As noted by the BBC , an appeals court lifted the ban on certain iOS devices just after Apple was forced to remove them from its German online store earlier on Friday. Still, not all is going Apple's way, as a Mannheim Regional Court also ruled on Friday that Apple had infringed upon a patent owned by Motorola that allows devices to sync e-mail across devices wirelessly, which may spell out changes for iCloud users in Germany[......]

Week in Tech: Facebook soars while others struggle

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:10:00 +0000

Week in Tech: Facebook soars while others struggle All hail the new king of tech! After months of speculation, Facebook's becoming a public company : the social network will be looking to raise $5 billion later this year in a share offering that could value the firm at as much as $100 billion. As you might imagine, founder Mark Zuckerberg was in triumphant mood[......]

Vizio’s CinemaWide 58-inch 21:9 HDTV Shipping in March for $3,500

Paul Lilly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:39:48 +0000

Vizio will take a step towards ditching its reputation as strictly a value driven brand when it launches its upcoming CinemaWide 58-inch HDTV with Theater 3D technology next month. It's due in stores just in time for the NCAA's March Madness college basketball tournament and will set shoppers back a cool $3,500, about three times more expensive than some regular 55-inch HDTVs on the market. [......]

Windows 8, Ivy Bridge to Significantly Boost Notebook Shipments in Second Half of 2012

Paul Lilly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:21:42 +0000

There's a sort of perfect storm brewing in the PC market that will greatly benefit notebook manufacturers and vendors. [......]