Tuesday, March 31, 2009

3/31/09


Dell has released new inspirons. These are new desktops that can cost as low as $300. They come in a variety of colors. They have up to 8 gigs of memory and 750 gigs of storage, and have 6 USB ports.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

3/26/09

Youtomb.mit.edu is a new site that allows you to see the thousands of videos that were taken off youtube daily for reasons such as copyright infringement. The bad part is you can't watch all of these videos, but you get a good sense about what they are about.
Photofunia.com is a site that allows you to upload your photos and put over 100 effects on them.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

3/25/09

The iPhone 3.0 contains new features, such as a new copy and paste feature that has been requested for for so long. You can select and drag two bars around the text you would like to select and the option to cut, copy, or paste will come up. You can switch apps and still be able to copy and paste the text. You can also copy and paste pictures stored on you iPhone.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

3/24/09

Myspace has added a photo-editor to the site. It isn't as good as photoshop, but it will let you do basic photo-editing things, such as removing red-eye.
There is now an iPhone app out for match.com. It allows you to update your profile, view other peoples profiles, and even view other singles in your area.

Monday, March 23, 2009

3/23/09

Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8. It has added security improvements, a private browsing option, and more.
Many people love to go to sleep listening to their iPod touches or iPhones and would like a way to get the iPod to go to sleep with them rather than staying on all night. If you go to the timer app, you can select a time, and than hit "when timer ends" where you can choose the "iPod sleep" option. When the timer ends the iPod will go to sleep with you.

Monday, March 16, 2009

3/16/09


iPhone may be getting an update so you can copy and paste on the phone.
There is a new app out for New Yorkers called "iHave to Pee" and it gives lists of all the nearest restrooms. It tells you which of the restrooms are public or for paying customers and even has reviews of all the restrooms so you can tell ahead of time.

Friday, March 13, 2009

3/13/09


This is the second Friday the 13th this year!
3D baseball cards are out now. When you hold up the card to a webcam, the player's 3D model will show along with stats. The company is also trying to get this effect with old baseball cards, but this seems pretty unlikely.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

3/12/09


There are restaurants that have electronic menus. There is a big projector hanging over the table projecting a screen down onto the table. A mouse pad allows you to navigate using touch. You can order food, play games, call for a taxi, ask for the bill, and so much more!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

3/11/09

Whitepages has an application for phones to block calls from telemarketers. There is also an app to find the name and location of an unknown caller.
Apple has released another iPod Shuffle. This one can speak to u and read out the names of the songs. It is about half the size of the last iPod Shuffle. It carries 4 gigabytes of music and is $79. It is available now.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

3/10/09

Samsung is coming out with some more touch screen phones; the S5600 ant the S5230. They have customizable interface and can store up to 8 gigabytes. They both have a 3 megapixel camera that has smile recognition and a full browser.

Monday, March 9, 2009

3/09/09


Aston Martin has just released the One-77 super car. It has over 700 horse power, and it's top speed is 200 miles an hour!
If you are a Twitter user, hootsuite.com may help you manage multiple Twitter accounts and view stats such as how many people have viewed your link and much more.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

3/05/09

A new car is coming out that is called the iChange. It can go from a one-seat vehicle to a three-seat passenger car at the push of a button. Most of the cars functions are controlled by your iPhone! Don't lose your phone!!!

3/04/09

There is a program that you can buy for your laptop for $30. If your laptop is reported stolen, it will continually say "stolen laptop" and have a siren going off. The only way to stop it is to go to a website and shut it off yourself.
You can use twitter on your phone using text messages. If you enter your number on Twitter under settings and text your messages to 40404 than the messages will be uploaded to your Twitter account. You can also receive updates from the people you follow by texting "on" to the same number or "off" to stop receiving them.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

3/3/09

Skype will soon be offering voice-to -text messaging. It will be charging 25 cents per message. Another downside is that if the words are misspelled than they will be changed into question marks and you will still be charged.
Flickr is now allowing users to upgrade videos in HD.
Alaska Airlines are now getting in flight wifi. If it works out well, the wifi will be used on the entire fleet, but it won't be free.

Monday, March 2, 2009

3/02/09

Lilly Allen is a popular music artist. She now has a video game out. This is a smart way to advertise music.
There is a new tv.com app for the iPhone which is pretty cool because you will be able to watch episodes from your phone.
Boxee users should not upgrade their apple TV software. Boxee may be removed.