Smooth Technology News

Mobile Tech Minutes — Parallels Desktop 5 Crystal Mode

bobo105 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:29:29 +0000

I have demonstrated Parallels Desktop on the Mac that I use to run Windows 7 alongside OS X. A new version of Parallels Desktop, version 5, was released yesterday and among many new features offers better Snow Leopard and Windows 7 support. One of the new features of Parallels Desktop for Mac v.5 is the Crystal mode, which allows the Windows 7 environment to be “hidden” while running. In the video I demonstrate how this works, and show the ability to run Windows programs like WindowsSource: jkOnTheRun RSS Feed

Mobile Tech Minutes — Hands on with Moblin v2.1

bobo105 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:29:19 +0000

I’ve been playing a little with the latest Moblin release this afternoon and I’m actually thinking of trying to run it full-time on a netbook. There’s a few holes yet, but it does offers me much of what I’m looking for in a smartbook — a lightweight operating system and good browsing experience. My wireless broadband modem isn’t working, nor is my sound or my Bluetooth, so there’s a few gotchas just yet. The Bluetooth might be easily fixable in my netbook BIOS, but no sound onSource: jkOnTheRun RSS Feed

Data Exhaust

bobo105 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:45:47 +0000

One of the most powerful things I have learned over the past year is the immense amount of data that comes out of using a computer system, specifically some form an online web based experience. At Union Square Ventures, we refer to this as data exhaust, or sometimes called digital exhaust, because it is the excess valuable information that is left in the wake of using a service. The best services capture this information in an elegant and effortless way, without any barriers orSource: Marketing.fm RSS Feed

Winter Olympics Get Facebook, Danish Students Surf During Exams

bobo105 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:45:43 +0000

Filed under: Editor’s Picks

Highlights from this morning’s other big tech headlines….

The Winter Olympics are right around the corner, and NBC is adding some significant upgrades to its NBCOlympics site, including the incorporation of social networking via Facebook Connect. The HD video player will also now allow users to save their favorite moments from the games. [From: Tech Crunch]
Who’d have thought 40 years ago that school kids would be allowed Source: Switched RSS Feed

The Daily Engadget: Apple Store Breaks 100K Apps, Walmart’s $300 Laptop

bobo105 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:43 +0000

Filed under: Editor’s Picks

Our friends over at Engadget obsessively cover everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics, which is why we compile this daily roundup of their top stuff (or, at least, what we think is tops). For more details on any of these stories, click on the Engadget links in each story below.
Apple’s App Store Tops 100,000 Apps, Two Billion Downloads
We’re sure that, from the beginning, Apple expected its App Store to be a success. But 100,000 apps Source: Switched RSS Feed

HTC DROID Eris for Verizon gets prematurely unboxed

bobo105 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:15:32 +0000

Want some DROID in your life but unimpressed by Motorola’s sliding marvel? Hoist your petticoats over to HTC’s stall, then, and the Verizon DROID Eris, which is yet to be officially announced but has already been unboxed by one lucky owner.

More unboxing shots plus some first impressions after the cut

According to the unnamed unboxer, the HTC DROID Eris actually comes in thinner and lighter than the Sprint HTC Hero it shares the same specifications with. They alsoSource: SlashGear RSS Feed

Sonos ZonePlayer S5 goes on sale today

bobo105 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:08:03 +0000

Sonos’ latest ZonePlayer, the all-in-one S5, has gone on sale in the US today. Packing a wireless receiver and an amplified 5-driver speaker array into a single, bedroom and kitchen friendly unit, the S5 automatically integrates into an existing Sonos setup, or alternatively could be used by those not wanting the extraneous mess and hassle of separate speakers demanded by the company’s previous ZonePlayers.

The Sonos ZonePlayer S5 is available in the US now, priced at $399. TheSource: SlashGear RSS Feed

Storing data in waves: Delay line memory

bobo105 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:07:54 +0000

It’s the ’60s, and you don’t have access to a semiconductor fab to make piles of cheap memory for you, so how could you store data on your computer?

Well, MAKE subscriber Steve points us to one possible solution, courtesy of vintagecalcuators.com: delay line memories. Rather than having a bunch of individual units that store a bit each, these memory devices work by storing data in sound (compression) waves. The device consists of a long length of wire, with an actuator on one end toSource: MAKE: Blog RSS Feed

Thanko’s New GPS Wristwatch Arrives Just in Time

bobo105 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:08:52 +0000

As GPS systems get smaller and smaller they find more and more uses. Hiking and outdoor adventurers have latched onto the GPS as a unique tool for safety and recreation. The Thanko Watch Guider GPS watch makes it just that much more easy to get the benefit of GPS technology without having to lug around an extra device. The watch is by no means thin, it’s about twice the size of a normal watch, almost twice the size of a G-Shock. The extra thickness packs the GPS sensor and a separateSource: Everything USB RSS Feed

Blitter: Free Twitter Icons by Icon Shock

bobo105 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:08:39 +0000

The team over at Iconshock and HongKiat have released a new Twitter icon set called Blitter.