Yahoo has published their “Year in Review,” covering search over 2008.
They’re keen to point out that it isn’t just what the top 10 searches were, but Top 10s of lots of catagories.
Beyond the Top 10s there’s also some analysis of what those things could have meant.
Original post by Simon Perry
Filed under: Gaming
The Arduino-based, DIY GamePack is sort of like the Mignon Game Kit we saw in 2005, but it definitely looks much, much radder. For a mere $249.93, all the necessary parts — CPU, “Inputshield” customizable, vibrating controller / button component (say, for right or left-handed configurations), “TouchShield Stealth” OLED display unit, and “MeCap” lithium battery pack — can be yours. Once you’ve cobbled it together, of course, the real fun begins — it’s pretty much a blank slate with little more than code for a color-changing dot to start with, so if you want to play any “games″ on that new “Game Boy″ of yours, you’re going to have to write them yourself. See a video of the device in action after the break.
[Via technabob]
Continue reading Open source “Game Boy” has five awesome parts, zero games
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Original post by Laura June
Filed under: Handhelds, Wireless
Aigo’s P8860 MID was already a potent, handsome piece of machinery in its factory form, but adding in 3G is like adding melted chocolate to a glazed hot doughnut from Krispy Kreme — it’s just better, even though it’s tough to accomplish and potentially harmful to your health. Far-reaching metaphors aside, our pals over at jkkmobile have put together an all-telling 18 minute video that explains how to add 3G HSDPA to this here MID. For seasoned DIYers, the process of opening it up, soldering a mini PCI-e connector / SIM card slot and tossing in a 3G card / antenna won′t seem that difficult. For everyone else, we′d recommend watching thrice to make sure your confidence level is at the appropriate position before delving in. Vid’s after the break, per usual.
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Original post by Darren Murph
Filed under: Gaming
[Via PS3 Fanboy]
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Original post by Donald Melanson
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Aw, how convenient! Now, when you purchase your next ATM skimmer, you don’t even have to risk being arrested when you wander out to retrieve it. For those outside of the know, an ATM skimmer sits on credit / debit card machines and swipes information as unsuspecting civilians pass their cards through. In the days of old, scammers would have to physically retrieve the skimmer in order to acquire all that precious information; now, models with built-in SMS notification are becoming available, meaning that numbers, expiration dates and that easy-to-forget three digit code on the back can be shot out instantly after the data is snatched. Word on the street has these devices going for $8,500 a pop, and they can dish out around 2,000 texts. Just another zany hack to be aware of in the wide world of ATM shenanigans.
[Via Hack-A-Day]
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Original post by Darren Murph
Filed under: Cellphones
Toshiba continues to tease us with its prototype liquid fuel cell-powered gadgets: last year it was a Gigabeat media player, and at this year’s CEATEC you can check out a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) that’s been crammed inside a cell phone, lending it a robust six hours of talk time (compared to the paltry three or four hours of a traditional battery). Toshiba won’t reveal the capacity of the DMFC, but they have said that a 50ml cartridge is good for about 15 refills. No release date yet, but the phone “might″ be available “as early as next year.” In the meantime, enjoy this picture of a woman holding a flip phone with “DMFC” clearly visible on the display.
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Original post by Joseph L. Flatley
Filed under: Portable Audio
Well it took three years, but Rockbox 3.0 has finally made it on the scene, with a major overhaul in the sound decoding department and support for several new players. This open source firmware replacement is chock full of tasty new features, including codec support for over 15 formats like FLAC and Ogg, 5-band parametric EQ, MPEG video, multilingual interface, Doom and a pile of other games, not to mention freedom from iTunes. Oh yeah, and it can talk to you via a spoken interface — which comes in handy for not driving off bridges and what not. iPod, iriver, Sansa, iAudio, Gigabeat and Archos models are all supported, though Archos didn’t get many of the major 3.0 improvements like expanded codecs.
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Original post by Stephanie Patterson
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Well, that was fast — iPod touch firmware 2.1 was just released on Tuesday, and the QuickPwn project already has it jailbroken. It’s not quite the GUI one-click process it’s been in the past, but if you’re anxious for a little underground code to go with your Genius playlists, it’s not overly complicated. Let us know how it goes, we’ll let you know when the iPhone 2.1 jailbreak inevitably hits.
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Original post by Nilay Patel
As a fan of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS 2007) and with OCS 2007 ̶ just around the corner (later this year/early next year), I′d like to see 3rd party vendors offer utilities to monitor OCS 2007’s performance to ensure reliability and uptime. After all, your communications are your lifeblood. Microsoft’s OCS 2007 is a unified communications (UC) platform that handles several communications methods, including IM/presence, voice, video, and collaboration, so it’s even more critical that OCS 2007 stays up. As such, I came across a new product just launched from NetIQ called NetIQ AppManager for Microsoft Office Communications Server.
NetIQ AppManager for Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) was designed to proactively ensure the performance and availability of Microsoft OCS 2007. AppManager’s core capabilities of real-time monitoring and management now extend to Microsoft OCS to ensure it is up and running.
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Original post by nafiz
Filed under: Displays
You’ve got to feel bad for the vendors at the Sign and Display Show 2008 that’s going on in Tokyo right now for being totally overshadowed by IFA, but this nifty dual-sided transparent touch display from Teraokaseiko is definitely noteworthy, even if it just because it’ll make future versions of Battleship and Connect 4 super fun. It’s just a monochrome 256 x 120 EL-panel prototype for now, but it recognizes simple multitouch gestures like pinching, and there’s definitely promise in the idea — now if it could make it out of the Sign and Display Show and into the big leagues, we′d be all set.
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Original post by Nilay Patel
Filed under: Desktops
These look to be aimed directly at enterprises and other no-frills applications, but we’re still intrigued these new all-in-one touchscreen PCs from NEC. With Atom under the hood, 512MB or 1GB of RAM and a 80GB hard drive, you can pick between the 12-inch 12PNC-W2/B2 (white or black) or the 15PNC-W2/B2 (same), you won’t be able to walk away with one of these tablet-style, but it sounds like the power draw will be akin to a laptop. The PNCs run XP Embedded or Vista Business for Embedded. No word on price.
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Original post by Paul Miller
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Original post by Thomas Ricker
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays
We can all agree that touchscreens are pretty much the best thing ever, right? Good. Can we also agree that fingerprints on said screens are patently awful? Marvelous. Apparently Kodak is right in tune with us, as its 5-inch P520 digital photo frame enables owners to flick through photos without actually greasing up the LCD. The secret is the “Quick Touch Border,” a sensitive side panel that lets viewers slide their finger to move to the next photo. From what we can garner, that’s about all this thing really has going for it, but if that’s plenty for you, look for it next month at around $79.95.
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Original post by Darren Murph
Filed under: Displays, Gaming, Handhelds
A certain jube808 has launched a quixotic quest to add a myriad of features to the PSP that he believes should’ve been there from the start, including beefed up battery life, a better control pad, and touchscreen support. Think what you will of his aims, he certainly seems to have some hardware chops, as he’s got a touchscreen up and running on the handheld. So far he’s just got a proof of concept keyboard, which works with a finger or a stylus, but the hope is to provide full touchscreen support for homebrew gaming. Let us know how that goes, jube. Videos are after the break.
[Thanks, Craig]
Continue reading Man inexplicably brings touchscreen to the PSP
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Original post by Paul Miller
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Well, well. What have we here? A few new Nikon’s in the run-up to Photokina, based on looks alone. Up first is the previously rumored Coolpix P6000 (£429; $835), a high-end point-and-shoot with a patently absurd 14-megapixel sensor, a 4x optical zoom, 2.7-inch touchscreen monitor, geotagging support, full manual mode and the ability to capture in RAW. If that’s a bit much for you, you can check out the ultrathin Coolpix ₨ (£299; $581), which packs a 3.5-inch 16:9 touchscreen that controls just about everything, a 10-megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom and an HDMI output. Next up is the , which unfortunately gets the aforementioned 14-megapixel sensor, a 3-inch LCD and a 3.6x optical zoom. Bringing up the rear is the 10-megapixel (£179; $348) and the / c (£249; $484), the latter of which includes WiFi for instant uploading. Look for most, if not all, of these to show up on shelves next month.
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Original post by Darren Murph
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