Gadgets Technologies

So you’re driving around at night with no idea where you’re at, and your partner is having trouble reading the map? Obviously you haven’t heard of GPS navigation devices, so the next best thing is to flood the map with a light source, and what better way to do it than with the Seatbelt Light? Just clip it onto your seat belt and turn it on when you need to read a map or follow directions. Passengers can use it without distracting the driver. Two levels of brightness from 4 LED lights (included). Uses 3 AA batteries (not included). A set of two will retail for $14.99, although I’d say that using your car’s ceiling light ought to be good enough. (Read the full post about ‘Seatbelt Lights to the rescue’…)

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You think the companies who manufacture lightweight, sub-notebooks are trying to tell us something? There’s the Eee PC, the CloudBook, the Air, and now…get ready to be carried away by the Wind. That’s the unfortunate name Micro-Star International has given its new 2.2-pound notebook. As far as features go, the Wind isn’t all that different from the newly announced Asus Eee PC 900. You’ll get a 9- or 10-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600, 1GB of RAM, Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, and your choice of either Linux or Windows XP pre-installed.

(Read the full post about ‘MSI’s Mighty ‘Wind’: Another Sub-Notebook With a Goofy Name’…)

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The Transportation Security Administration on Friday have announced that it will begin a run of pilot tests of millimeter wave scanning technology at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). These millimeter wave scanners enable TSA personnel to see concealed weapons and other items that may be hidden beneath clothes, a thought that will come across as uncomfortable to some folk. The first pilot test began in October at Phoenix Sky-Harbor International Airport last year, and TSA Administrator Kip Hawley has given reassurances that the agency’s main goal is to protect passenger privacy without storing any potentially revealing body scans. (Read the full post about ‘Airport scanners see through clothes’…)

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The iPhone Pwnage Tool, a hack which will let you, well, Pwn your iPhone, has arrived on Windows in a beta incarnation called, somewhat inevitably, WinPwn. The original Mac tool has also been updated to v1.1. Pwnage will jailbreak your iPhone, just like other existing hacks, but offers a special bonus. It allows you to load any ipsw file onto your iphone. An ipsw file is essentially the operating system for the iPhone. When iTunes downloads a new version of the iPhone OS and upgrades your Stupendabrick, it is grabbing the official ipsw file. It’s been possible to use iTunes’ built-in restore feature to reload older version of the OS (needed for some Jailbreak solutions), but both Pwnage and Winpwn flash the iPhone with a custom bootloader. (Read the full post about ‘WinPwn: iPhone Pwnage Comes To Windows’…)

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According to TmoNews (an unofficial blog about T-Mobile) the new Sidekick Slide color is going to officially be called “Scarlet” and should be available May 15th. They’ve got what looks like to be an internal memo about it. (Read the full post about ‘Red, err I mean Scarlet Slide’…)

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Amazon now has the Kindle back in stock. After the initial launch this past November the popular reader sold out after just about 5 hours and has remained near impossible to find ever since, that is aside from a few overpriced eBay auctions. So, anyone who has been eyeing the Kindle and awaiting its return, you better not wait much longer, they are currently available and remain at the original retail price of $399. Product [Amazon] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → (Read the full post about ‘Get it while you can, the Amazon Kindle is back in stock’…)

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Games developer and publisher Bethesda Softworks have unveiled plans for a Collector’s Edition of the forthcoming Fallout 3. Fans of the series may want to rush out and pre-order this special edition, which is being released in limited numbers to “participating retailers”. The collector’s edition contains the following: A copy of Fallout 3 5-inch Vault-Tec Vault Boy Bobblehead The Art of Fallout 3 hardcover book with unseen concept art and artist’s commentary The Making of Fallout 3 DVD looking at the team working on Fallout 3 and the company as a whole The above items will be brought together in a Vault-Tec lunch box Vlatko Andonov, president of Bethesda Softworks commented: We’re very excited about this collector’s edition and believe it truly offers gamers an amazing mix of unique items from the Fallout universe, combined with a great behind-the-scenes look at what goes into developing such an immense title. (Read the full post about ‘Bethesda announce Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition’…)

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Portable apps are great, they are now becoming more and more popular and users can choose to run just about anything from email clients to web browsers to office suites all from a USB drive. Scott Kingery, a blogger at TechLifeBlogged recently wrote about his application, Windows Live Writer Portable. Scott has released a new version of Windows Live Writer that will work with U3 and non-U3 based USB drives. The software launcher U3 is typically found on USB sticks by SanDisk. Kingery wrote a step by step instructions on how to use the Windows Live Writer Portable 2.0 app and thankfully he included instructions to make it work on both U3-based SanDisk drives, but also non-U3 drives as well. (Read the full post about ‘Portable Apps: Windows Live Writer’…)

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If you have not yet made the switch to Windows Vista and are still running XP, Microsoft has Service Pack 3 (SP3) waiting for you just around the corner. After three years since the release of Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft plans on unleashing its delayed SP3 to the public. PC manufacturers and volume license customers will be given access to SP3 on April 21, while the rest of the public will be able to download the new update on on April 29, via Windows Update and Microsoft’s website. By June 10, the company intends to force the update on all XP users through Windows’ Automatic Update. Feature wise, SP3 adds only minor improvements, mostly improving security and network related capabilities. (Read the full post about ‘Microsoft to deploy Windows XP SP3 on April 29′…)

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You might have heard the news that the Microsoft Surface table has hit five select AT&T stores across the country, and are now available for you to try out for yourself. In case you haven’t had the chance to drop by any of these stores yet and seen the Microsoft Surface in action, we have here a video showing just how it can complement your AT&T experience by adding multi-touch and satellite mapping technology.

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