http://www.matsoccumbria.org Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:00:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sony Unveils Ultrasmall Hybrid Fuel Cell -- Tech-On Sony looks to put fuel cells in gadgets, following a prototype that Sharp demonstrated last week that uses methanol as a fuel. Canon patents fuel cell-powered cameras -- Crave -- CNET AsiaFuel cells are coming to consumer electronics, it seems. Quite a bit ... http://www.matsoccumbria.org/index.php/2010/09/04/green-tech-news-harvest-wind-powered-sports-car/ Via epiZENter.net (Thanks, Ben!) Oh, that sneaky Creative! Shipping newly colorful versions of the Zen to Walmart.com and other online retailers before even releasing a whisper of such events to media. No matter--I'm pleased as punch to see the Zen in colors other than black, even if those colors happen to ... http://www.matsoccumbria.org/index.php/2010/08/30/creative-celebrates-valentines-day-late-with-red/ Some people love the idea of turning their iPod into an audio recorder. If you're someone who has an iPod on you at all times, and you need to record voice memos, interviews, or lectures, investing in a recording accessory for your iPod makes sense. Personally, I'm more of a standalone ... http://www.matsoccumbria.org/index.php/2010/08/24/alesis-protrack-review/ Shoeboxed is one of the more inventive and useful services I've seen lately. It lets you organize some of the payments you make with cash (not credit cards) by sending in the huge wad of crumpled receipts you end up with from retail stores. Those receipts will automatically be scanned ... http://www.matsoccumbria.org/index.php/2010/08/21/shoeboxed-the-netflix-for-receipts-gets-smart-tr/ Phil Harrison, head of Sony Computer Entertainment International worldwide studios, plans to leave his post February 29. (Credit: James Martin/CNET News.com) It appears that the poor performance of the PlayStation 3 may have claimed another victim among Sony's top brass. Sony announced early Monday that Phil Harrison, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios--and ... http://www.matsoccumbria.org/index.php/2010/08/21/playstation-head-harrison-to-step-down/ Nvidia will take part in the launch of Via's Isaiah processor slated for next week, just prior to Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. Via will provide the central processing unit and motherboard, plus the core logic (chipset) solution, while Nvidia will provide the graphics processing unit, said Drew Henry, general manager of ... http://www.matsoccumbria.org/index.php/2010/08/21/nvidia-to-take-part-in-via-isaiah-launch/ If you're contemplating liquidating some of your assets, eBay, Craigslist and others are probably looking pretty attractive right now. Don't forget about the garage sale though! A good way to dress one up, or turn those old pizza boxes into holiday gift baskets is to head over to iStockPack. It's an ... http://www.matsoccumbria.org/index.php/2010/08/21/istockpack-a-recession-proof-diy-community/ At this week's Intel Developer Forum, Steve Wozniak took the stage and discussed his career and his hope for the future of tech. All the while, it had me thinking about what I would like to see happen in this brave, new world of technology and how I hope that ... http://www.matsoccumbria.org/index.php/2010/08/21/a-tech-lovers-call-for-innovation/ Correction 7:45 a.m. PST: I got the sensor bar and the Wiimote's duties mixed up. Names notwithstanding, the sensor bar has the infrared LEDs, and the Wiimote actually has the cameras that detect the signals. I support the hardware-hacking philosophy on principle, but most of the movement's labors have left me ... http://www.matsoccumbria.org/index.php/2010/08/21/engineer-unlocks-wiis-hidden-potential/ Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang (Credit: Dan Farber/CNET Networks) The following is a record of a live report of Yahoo's conference call with financial analysts discussing the company's first-quarter results. 2:01 p.m. PDT: The call is getting started. For background, here's a link to Yahoo's financial results for the first quarter of 2008. To ... http://www.matsoccumbria.org/index.php/2010/08/21/yahoo-earnings-live-blog/