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Livescribe’s Pulse Smartpen App Store Now Opening

Friday, November 20th, 2009

It seems that having an app store is a trend that many product manufacturers or developers will venture into. Livescribe, the company famous for its low-cost mobile computing platform and its award winning Pulse SmartPen, has also joined the party now by rolling out its own app store for its 2GB/4GB Pulse Smartpen.
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How to Export Facebook Events To Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Facebook enthusiasts frequently make use of Facebook Events to organise events such as parties, seminars, gatherings, meetings, etc within their own community circle. Via this channel, members of the same community can be notified easily about the event. However, being a busy Facebook fan, you may want to stay in touch with your community but might not have the time to log in to your Facebook account to check on upcoming events or invitations that are still awaiting your confirmation. If you are using Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook to organize your events and do scheduling, to avoid missing any great parties or significant events from your Facebook group, you can actually export the Facebook Events to your Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook so that you can monitor them accordingly.

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Techno Couture in LED Galaxy Dress

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

While technology may be all the rage, you may not want to wear it as a party gown, unless it is as glamorous and beautiful as the LED Galaxy Dress by Cute Circuit. With 24,000 2×2 mm full-coloured LEDs embroidered on layers of organza crinoline and silk chiffon, the dress shimmers and flashes as one walks. Unlike the usually stiff and tacky lit-up couture , the dress is light and mesmerising. The dress is powered by small and light iPOd batteries which are easily hidden beneath the layers of cloth. For 30 minutes to an hour, the LED Galaxy Dress displays a walking show of light and colours.

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TomTom Announces Free Update Of Its iPhone Navigation App

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Great news for users of TomTom’s popular iPhone GPS navigation application! The global leading provider of navigation solution, TomTom has announced that it will update its iPhone navigation app with major improvements and new features for free, including lane guidance, text-to-speech, iPod control, “Help Me!” and customizable audio warnings, aiming to ensure users always have the best navigation experience.

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High-Definition and Multi-Recipient Translation via Tele Scouter System

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Language is a tool to access information and communicate ideas. As mastering a foreign language is no walk in the park for many people, translation technology and devices can be invaluable for the linguistically challenged. Is it necessary to take years to learn a foreign language? For a country like Japan where Japanese dominates, technology provides the solution.

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The Google Story

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Eleven years of history is not really long but the achievement recorded by Google is a formidable feat by any standard. The success story of the Internet giant is fascinating to many and Google has released a two-minute video via Google UK Channel highlighting Google’s milestones: from Stanford to Mountain View and around the world, featuring many different products, starting with BackRub (Search) up to Google Wave, StreetView and Chrome.

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Solar Photovoltaic Energy System and Installation Cost in Declining Trend

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Solar energy is one of the most preferred way of harnessing energy but still there are some technical roadblocks such as system efficiency and cost which appears to be an expensive solution as compared to other solutions. However, you may not aware that the cost of PV (Photovoltaic) systems had actually dropped tremendously as compared to when it was ten years ago. According to the analysis report from Berkeley Lab, the cost of PV has dropped more than 30 percent since 1998 until last year, and is expected to continue the trend down the road.

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Wi-Fi Direct Enabling Wi-Fi Devices Connect To One Another In “Wi-Fi Network”

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Just wanna share a terrific innovation for Wi-Fi industry which seems going to put Bluetooth to death. Wi-Fi-enabled devices will soon be able to move content and share applications without having to join a traditional home, office or hotspot wireless network before able to communicating between devices themselves, thanks to the upcoming Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct program. The groundbreaking Wi-Fi Direct can enable Wi-Fi devices to connect to one another in a new kind of ‘Wi-Fi network’, aiming to bring added convenience and utility to Wi-Fi devices.

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