Like Zooming In Using Multitouch But for Print [MagnifyingGlass]

Ever wanted the text of your local newspaper BIGGER? Reading glasses don't always cut it. But this reading magnifier can! It zooms in 2.2-3.4x without distorting the text. It's like zooming in with a DSLR lens. Or using multitouch on print. More »


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Holy reverse KIRF Batman! Meizu M9 ROM ported to HTC EVO 4G

Some industrious hackers have created a port of the Meizu M9 ROM for the HTC EVO 4G, bringing a little KIRF flavor to Sprint's favorite jumbo phone. The port is still in the developmental stages, but most of the M9 functionality appears to already be working, with only the port from GSM to CDMA and tweaks to screen resolution left to do. After a little spit-shine to make sure the build is stable, EVO owners can finally see what the Meizu M9 fuss is all about without having to actually buy one. Of course, why you'd actually want to do this to your perfectly functional Android phone is a question that may never truly find a legitimate answer.

Holy reverse KIRF Batman! Meizu M9 ROM ported to HTC EVO 4G originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Tasks top 5 user-requested features announced

A while back, Google asked users of Google Tasks to submit their most wanted features. The polls have closed, so to speak, and Google has announced the top five (in no specific order):
  • a Tasks API and synchronization
  • reminders and notifications
  • recurring tasks
  • shareable task lists
  • visual distinction for overdue tasks
Perhaps more importantly than merely announcing the top picks is the fact that associate product manager David Tattersall states that Google is getting ready to build these new features into Tasks. Tattersall doesn't offer a timetable, only stating that changes to Tasks will arrive "throughout the year."

Google Tasks top 5 user-requested features announced originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hotmail missing email problem was caused by automated test malfunction

hotmail missing email Recently, several thousand users began reporting a problem with their Hotmail inboxes. Messages -- and sometimes entire folders -- had vanished from their Inboxes. Microsoft managed to restore everything in five days, but what exactly went wrong? And what -- if anything -- were they doing to make sure something like this didn't happen again?

The Hotmail team has since posted an explanation. As part of their regular monitoring and maintenance, Hotmail runs certain automated test scripts -- one of which got a bit carried away. Normally the script manipulates a set of test accounts created by the Hotmail team. This time, however, it accidentally messed with the directory information of up to 17,000 users.

The blog post points out that no email messages or folders were ever actually deleted -- Hotmail simply couldn't associate those users with their inboxes. The problem was protracted because Hotmail's support ticketing system didn't place a high priority on initial reports since there were so few, and because this wasn't a previously-known problem.

To make sure this situation doesn't occur again, Microsoft has tweaked its scripts and the ticketing system. Now, when multiple users report data loss, their tickets will automatically be tagged as high priority and demand immediate attention. Microsoft has also pledged to update its feedback system in order to improve communication with users.

Hotmail missing email problem was caused by automated test malfunction originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Victorinox USB ?Knife? Holds Huge Amounts of Data

Deep in the bowels of the Las Vegas Convention Center last week, we found Victorinox, makers of fine folding Swiss Army knives. They’ve made the leap into the 21st century with USB drives that form part of their knives’ complement of tools. What we didn’t expect was just how much data they’ve managed to cram into [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/01/victorinox-usb/

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Multitask With The New Compass iPad Stand

Twelve South is well known for their exclusive and stylish accessory designs for Apple products and most recently they have introduced the all new Compass stand for the iPad. You may recall back in April Twelve South was one of the first companies to release a quality iPad stand, also known as the Bookarc Stand. [...]

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Freedom of Online Speech in a Post-Wikileaks World

In the wake of Cablegate, the massive release of sensitive documents released online by WikiLeaks and the subsequent DDoS attacks by pro- and anti-WikiLeaks factions on each others' websites, a fact long-known to only a few cognoscenti became public -- free speech online is very much endangered. Both sides claimed they were following a higher calling.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/71639.html

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Man discovers glasses-free 3D tech in the blink of an eye (video)

Who's got two thumbs and needs glasses to see 3D? Not this guy! Francois Vogel's figured out a way to remove those pesky spectacles from the equation, and he's ready to revolutionize the stereoscopic industry forever. Sure, you'll need a monitor with a 120Hz refresh rate, but that's a prerequisite these days anyhow, and the rest is sweet, sticky gravy dished directly to your eyeballs. Get a sneak peek at the game-changing tech in the video above, and keep an eye out for unicorns (we're sure they're around here somewhere). You'll never look at 3D the same way again, we promise.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Man discovers glasses-free 3D tech in the blink of an eye (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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