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Entries for October, 2010

Predicting Election Results With Google

destinyland writes “Google announced they’ve searched for clues about the upcoming US election using their internal tools (as well as its ‘Insights for Search’ tool, which compares search volume patterns for different regions and timeframes.) ‘Looking at the most popular searches on Google News in October, the issues that stand out are the economy,’ their [...]

Five Best File Encryption Tools [Hive Five]

VLC Developer Takes a Stand Against DRM Enforcement

jamie writes “The GPL gives Apple permission to distribute this software through the App Store. All they would have to do is follow the license’s conditions to help keep the software free. Instead, Apple has decided that they prefer to impose Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) and proprietary legal terms on all programs in the App [...]

Turn Old PC Fans into Battery-Recharging Wint Turbines [Video]

If you’ve built your fair share of PCs over the years, you probably have quite a few old fans lying around. Here’s how to quickly give them a purpose by turning them into small wind generators. More » Original post by Whitson Gordon

Turn Old PC Fans into Battery-Recharging Wind Turbines [Video]

If you’ve built your fair share of PCs over the years, you probably have quite a few old fans lying around. Here’s how to quickly give them a purpose by turning them into small wind generators. More » Original post by Whitson Gordon

Win a set of AGF Beetle Cases for your iPhone 4

Happy Halloween Gadgeteers! To celebrate the holiday we’re giving away a set of AGF Beetle Cases for the iPhone 4. Contest Rules & Details Leave a comment to this post with the name of your favorite iPhone game or app. 1 entry per person by midnight EST 11/01/10. Must have a US shipping address. I’ll [...]

10th Birthday of ASIMO

uyguremre writes “Honda is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its ASIMO, the world’s most advanced humanoid robot. To mark this special occasion, Honda has launched a dedicated website hosting films and photographs detailing ASIMO’s evolution over the past 10 years. ASIMO is a humanoid robot created by Honda.” Read more of this story at Slashdot. [...]

ila SPORT Helps you Stay Fit and Safe

The ila SPORT is a pedometer, milometer and personal safety alarm in one. Now that it’s dark when we get up in the AM and it gets dark earlier in the evenings, runners, joggers and dog walkers might appreciate this small device which includes a calorie counter, pedometer, distance traveled, clock and backlight plus 130Db [...]

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse: Thank you iPad

Sprint may not stock the iPhone or the iPad, but that hasn’t stopped them from reaping the benefits (or even making a case) of the iPad’s success. In an interview with GigaOm, Dan Hesse,CEO of Sprint pointed out that the fastest selling iPad’s were the WiFi variants, which bodes well for Sprint. Sprint’s Overdrive 3G/4G [...]

TSA To Make Pat-Downs More Embarrassing To Encourage Scanner Use

Jeffrey Goldberg writes for the Atlantic about his recent experiences with opting out of the back-scatter full-body scanners now being used to screen airport travelers. Passengers can choose to submit to a pat-down instead of going through the scanners, but according to one of the TSA employees Goldberg talked to, the rules for those are [...]