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More (Really) Stunning Desktop Wallpapers
via Smashing Magazine by Vitaly Friedman & Sven Lennartz on May 15, 2008
Desktop wallpapers are always nice to look at and to draw inspiration from. They may provide with some fresh perspective and offer you some eye-candy for tedious coffee breaks. We are regularly hunting for free high-quality icons, fonts and wallpapers and present them to you, so you don’t need to search for them. As long as we find something beautiful, interesting or useful, we let you know in...
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TechCrunch Keeps Embedding More and More Scribd Docs
via The Scribd Blog by tripadler on May 14, 2008
TechCrunch has been embedding a lot of iPaper documents lately and we want to mention that we have noticed. You can view a few examples of posts with Scribd embeds here, here, here, here, and here, among many others.TechCrunch is one of the most read and most popular technology blogs on the Internet, and we are all big fans here at Scribd. TechCrunch actually has played a big role in...
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Touchwall: Microsoft’s Inexpensive Wall-Based Multi-Touch Interface
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on May 14, 2008
... a multi-touch table computer that was introduced in 2007 and which recently became commercially available in select AT&T stores. In a demo yesterday, though, Microsoft Office Labs GM Chris Pratley and Director of Envisioning Ian Sands said that the two products are completely different. Surface is a multi-touch and vision system that uses cameras to sense what is on the table, where it is an...
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Dash.net Releases Public API
via TechCrunch by John Biggs on May 14, 2008
Dash, everyone’s favorite navigation company, has just released its open API for developers. Using some basic tools, you can highlight any geographical information you want — propertly listings, speed traps, and weather reports. Because the device has two-way communication with the cloud, data providers can send almost anything to the device. While some of the apps are map-based, you can also...
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Sleep Deprivation Isn't a Badge of Honor [Sleep]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 14, 2008
Developer David Heinemeier Hansson says that sleep deprivation isn't a badge of honor that shows how hard you work—it just makes you dumb and miserable. Forgoing sleep is like borrowing from a loan shark. Sure you get that extra hours right now to cover for your overly-optimistic estimation, but at what price? The shark will be back and if you can't pay, he'll break your creativity,...
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Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 makes hot sound a USB plug away
via DVICE by (author unknown) on May 13, 2008
Shared by Tommy This would be great for a home theater pc with no room for internal cards. I may want to invest in this once I build my awesome HTPC!How do you get 5.1 PC sound into your home theater without breaking a sweat? Creative decided to make it easy, rolling out the Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1. The cheap $60 outboard unit plugs into a USB port on your laptop or PC. It can play back...
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Too Human dated August 19 for North America, Aug. 29 for Europe
via Joystiq by (author unknown) on May 13, 2008
Shared by Tommy Sweet, this game is looking more awesome as time goes on.Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action The end of a decade long journey will finally come on August 19 this year as Too Humanfinally hits store shelves. Well, we mean, probably. It seems pretty concrete, but we're not ruling anything out with Too Human. We won't believe it's actually been released until...
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Brand new Google Reader for iPhone
via Official Google Reader Blog by dolapo on May 12, 2008
Mobile web browsers have come a long way since we first introduced an XHTML version of Reader back in 2006. For example, iPhone and iPod Touch owners know how powerful having a full-featured browser is. We on the Reader team are heavy mobile Safari users. Sometimes we use it to kill time, other times for answering important questions that come up during brunch: What is Tyrol's first name? How...
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Halo Wars designer talks controls, DLC, and more
via Xbox 360 Fanboy by Richard Mitchell on May 08, 2008
Filed under: NewsAustralian site Gameplayer recently managed to snag a few minutes with Graeme Devine, lead designer on Halo Wars at Ensemble Studios. While there are no earth-shattering announcements to be pulled from the interview -- sorry kids, still no confirmation of playable Covenant or Flood -- there are still a few tasty bits to be gleaned. First of all, Devine reemphasizes that one of...
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ESPN - Is D'Antoni the right coach for the Chicago Bulls? - NBA
via sports.espn.go.com by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
Shared by Tommy I always thought he was a good fit for the Suns.D'Antoni headed to the bulls!? The Bulls are interested in Mike D'Antoni, but is his style the right fit?
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