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VoxOx just released a new version of their “Universal Communicator″, which aims to combine VoIP, video, and social networks. VoxOx aims to take on Skype by offering more social networking features. Last year, I wrote an article titled Skype Could Trump Facebook in Social Networking, but Skype still hasn’t added social networking functionality.

In any event, today version 1.0.1 was released, less than a month after their initial launch. I was never able to get the Facebook integration to work, but it was a beta release, so I’m hoping they worked out the kinks.

Here are some new features:

New Additions
• Status field set to your auto-response message when away
• Facebook icons link out to friends’ profiles so you can write on their wall, private message them, etc
• View Facebook contact photos from their VoxOx Profile
• Text Message window remembers Mobile Numbers
• Chat to Email window remembers emails addresses

Bug Fixes
• Call-Back (Web and SMS) fully functional
• Fixed Crash bug when ending calls
• Added default group for new contacts to be saved
• Login screen text updated to “Login Automatically”
• Web Portal login back online

Some of the major updates they are working on include a new and improved user interface, more efficient memory utilization, smoother and faster SMS functionality, enhanced Facebook integration, MySpace integration, and Outlook & Mac address book integration.

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Original post by nafiz

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Perhaps you’re looking for a way to track potential cat burglers, give your robot some spacial sense, make your UIs a little more interactive, or you simply want to keep an eye on your “compound.” Panasonic has just released detailed specs for its 3D range sensor — the first, it says, to work in direct sunlight. Exhibited at CEATEC 2008, the device emits light from several dozen LEDs to track the movements of any object in its view. The company’s previous 3D range sensor didn’t function well (if at all) in bright light, but the equipment now compensates for “extremely bright ambient light” by measuring it and eliminating it from the equation. Can’t wait to track your loved ones′ every movement? The 24 volt, USB 2.0 sensor is slated for an April 1, 2009 release.

[Via Tech-On!]

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Original post by Joseph L. Flatley

Filed under: GPS

As with Jeep’s lackluster RT-300, Panasonic’s portable Strada CN-GP50U GPS is probably better left on the shelf. We know, it’ll be awfully tough to resist that magnificent 5-inch panel and the sleek black frame, but according to PC Mag, this thing is just so-so on its best day. For starters, the price premium over rivaling 4.3-inch units was tough for critics to justify, and coupled with a small POI database, sluggish performance and awkward destination / POI input, hope for success was pretty much extinguished. As if that weren’t enough to frighten you off, reviewers also noted that data fields in the map view were “small and difficult to read,” which probably should not ever be the case on — you know — a navigation system. We appreciate the effort, Panny, but we’d suggest nailing the basics next time before turning to pizazz.

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Laptops, Peripherals

Alas, here we are, 2008 drawing quickly to a close, and yet we still live in a world where the only viable portable fuel cell system is available exclusively to the US Army (unless you can make due with one lowly watt). Panasonic says we have another four years to wait, planning for a 2012 releasing of device powerful enough to run a notebook yet small enough to fit inside a battery compartment. The company estimates up to 5 hours of power could be had from 50cc of “highly concentrated” methanol, and of course you’d always be just a squirt away from a full charge — the same sort of promises we’ve heard again and again about this tech. Four years may seem like a long way off, but it’s surely more realistic than the release dates we’ve seen on some earlier prototypes.

Update: A few 200cc, 20-hour prototypes displayed after the break.

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Original post by Tim Stevens

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Portable Audio, Wireless

Fresh off an extensive corporate decaffeination downsizing and a scaling back of its foray into music sales, it’s a fair question to ask: just how ironclad is Starbucks’ commitment to rolling out iTunes WiFi Music Store integration across its entire chain? We just happened to notice that the Starbucks page on Apple’s site is now stone-cold gone, redirecting to the standard iTunes 8 stuff. You might say “no big deal, Apple’s just playing down an agreement that’s now been in place for a full year,” but there’s some other weirdness, too — the company’s iTunes WiFi Music Store at Starbucks FAQ, for example, still references the dead link. The partnership was kinda ill-conceived to begin with; getting access to the store meant hooking up to AT&T WiFi, which you wouldn’t normally have configured unless you actually had an AT&T WiFi account. We haven’t heard any official word here that the deal is in danger, but really, would anyone be welling up if it fell apart?

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Original post by Chris Ziegler

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Here you have latest pinhole camera by artist, Wayne Martin Belger — a good boy raised on a steady diet of crucifixion imagery and the scorched-earth wrath of divinity. This work entitled Third Eye, a study of “the beauty of decay,” uses precious metals like titanium and silver to expose the memory of time onto the film sheering the 150 year old skull of a 13 year old girl. Sample image posted after the break for those who dare.

[Via Make: and Art Diabolique]

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Original post by Thomas Ricker

Filed under: Displays, Wireless

What’s better than a (cheap) XEL-1? How’s about a wireless, battery-powered XEL-1? Sony has recently shown off a completely cordless OLED TV with the same ultrathin chassis as used in the aforementioned 11-incher. Bulking things up a bit is the integrated HDTV tuner, and of course, it’s wall-mountable for midgets who live in a Little Tikes playhouse. Unfortunately, there’s no real mention of specs (aside from the whole “3-millimeter thin” part), and even worse, there’s no telling how long we’ll have to wait before we see it hit shelves (let alone grow to a size that’s actually useful). Anywho, tap the read link for a plethora of images.

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Desktops, Networking

As we’ve seen, Microsoft’s job postings can often be one of the best places to get early word of potential new products, and it looks like the company’s recruiters have done it again, with a new ad offering a glimpse of what might be in store for the next version of Windows Home Server. Most interestingly, the posting includes the little tidbit that Microsoft is looking for someone to help it create a “Time Machine compete UI for backup and restore,” as well as a Windows Media Center integration UI, and a Live Mesh integration UI. According to Microsoft, that will help it position Home Server as “THE backup and Media Server within the home″ by the time this next release rolls around which, considering that they’re still looking for people to help build it, likely won’t be anytime soon.

[Via istartedsomething, thanks Anand]

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Original post by Donald Melanson

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Directly rewarding efforts with results, now that’s the way to get someone moving. As we’ve seen time and time again, providing a clear, undiluted motivator is a perfect way to make fitness a top priority in life, and that’s exactly what Takara Tomy is hoping to achieve with its pocket-friendly Jinsei Game of Life pedometer. Essentially, this device is a portable version of the famed Game of Life board game, but users are purportedly not allowed to take a turn unless they take 300 steps first. Additionally, two players can take on one another via the “communication mode,” but there’s a good chance the most chiseled among you will take home the gold regardless of luck. Out this month in Japan for ¥3,675 ($34).

[Via CScout Japan]

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Wearables

Personally, we′d prefer slipping our feet into the WiFi-detecting Nike Dunks if given a choice, but it’s hard to argue with the smooth factor bundled with the highly customized kicks shown above. Dubbed Illuminated Confusion, the shoes feature a pattern print with “neon green light-up lateral sides that either blink or glow.” The lighting on each shoe gets powered by a single AAA cell, and you’ll even get a free “custom box” with you order. And considering the $400 price tag and two to three week wait time, we wouldn’t expect anything less. Vid after the jump.

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

If you absolutely can’t stand life without a widescreen PMP one more moment, Yoto just might have you covered. Sure, the M300 looks like a lot of other “all screen” media players out there, but can those other models handle AVI, DIVX, MPEˊ, RM, XVID, RMVB, FLV, Ṃ, WMA, FLAC, APE, JPEG, GIF, and BMP files? Do they have 400 x 240 WQVGA screens? Are they made by Yoto? If you answered “no” to any of those questions, you’re not talking about the Yoto M300 — and you’re hurting our feelings. You might pause at the apparent compatibility issues (Windows 2000 and Windows XP only?), and maybe this doesn’t actually have a touchscreen, and sure, it was never really cleared of those murder charges… you know on second thought, maybe this isn’t such a good investment.

[Via PMP Today]

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Curious designs and solar-powered wares seem to go hand in hand, but honestly, the PowerCube 600 is going to be hard to top. In what appears to be a ginormous (and inexplicably uncomfortable) recliner, the creators have managed to shove enough solar panels in this foldable, “portable” generator to crank out 600-watts of power. You’ll also find 3,500-watts of continuous inverter output, 2,400 amp hours of battery storage and a rugged / watertight case. Even when closed up, this beast measures 72- x 124- x 50-inches, and while it technically is a mobile solution, 2,000-pounds isn’t exactly what you want to lug around each time you feel like hosting a LAN party in Zzyzx, California. Forget the fact that you′ll need to phone up Reluminati in order to acquire a price — just think of the shipping!

[Via MAKE]

 

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Automating Etch A Sketch units to pull off all sorts of mesmerizing tricks is certainly not new, but angelabuilds’ beautifully created Etch A Sketch clock truly is a notch above the rest. Reportedly, it was built upon the Arduino platform and obviously references a few other EAS masterpieces, but we really can’t think of a better wall clock for the true geek. Click on through to check out a video of the unit drawing 11:41 and moving on to 11:42 — seriously, watching the seconds tick away has never been more riveting.

[Via MAKE, thanks Nick]

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Original post by Darren Murph

This week, there was so much talk about hunting down terrorists by using technology (terror-fighting robots, monitoring terrorist-run Web sites, banning troops from using Facebook), that we just had to talk about it. News reporter Chloe Albanesius provides us with the details.

Jamie Lendino, editor of TechnoRide.com, enlightens us with some of the latest car technology, including underwater cars, Internet on your dashboard, clean diesel-equipped cars, and more.

Have you been boycotting eBay because you were irked by drastic changes to the auction site, like the elimination of negative feedback? Well, it doesn’t appear that the boycott really hurt eBay after all. But still, there has to be other auction sites sellers could use, right? Chloe gives us all the numbers and when the boycott period officially ends.

Make sure you stay tuned for this week’s Hot Five in Five and Weird Gear segments.

Listen to the Gearlog Radio podcast now.

Hosts: Dan Costa, Jen DeLeo, and Brian Heater
Guests: Chloe Albanesius and Jamie Lendino
Audio Engineer: Scott Bernstein
Theme Music: Terry Sullivan

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Original post by Jen the Weird Hunter

Boy, are we glad Dan Costa is back hosting this week. To top it off, we′ve got an excellent show, too. For starters, Blu-ray has won the high-def format war. Although I’m not jumping up and down, our guest, PC Mag Internet and networking analyst Oliver Rist, gets us excited about another video option: Video on Demand (VOD).

SmartDeviceCentral.com editor Jamie Lendino may not have been fortunate enough to attend this year’s Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, but he did follow all of the hot news to come from there.

In the second half, Carol Mangis, Brian Heater, and I chat about our experience at the 2008 Toy Fair, right here in NYC. Surprisingly, there were a bunch of tech toys that made us wish we were a kid again.

Stay tuned for the Hot Five in Five and Weird Gear.

Listen to the Gearlog Radio podcast now.

Hosts: Dan Costa, Jen DeLeo, and Carol Mangis
Guests: Oliver Rist, Jamie Lendino, and Brian Heater
Audio Engineer: Scott Bernstein
Theme Music: Terry Sullivan

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Original post by Jen the Weird Hunter