This binder with built-in speakers is set to drive any teacher that encounters it completely insane. I mean, you just know kids are going to use it to disrupt classes and generally be obnoxious. Nothing is funnier than interrupting math class with some tinny pop punk! Right guys?!
What ever happened to plain old Trapper Keepers with sweet pictures of dinosaurs or monster trucks on them? Or Lisa Frank gear, remember that? It was all sparkly and had pictures of unicorns and stuff. Not that I was ever into unicorns. Or My Little Pony… I've said too much.–Adam Frucci
Nokia has confirmed on its official blog the second coming of the N-Gage mobile gaming platform, and now the company says we'll be seeing the first games for the N-Gage v2 platform arriving this September.
Of course, the games and their N-Gage v2 software platform will be embedded in Nokia Series 60 smartphones, not in the form of the much-maligned "taco phone" pictured above. Nokia expects this to be a big deal, predicting that the hottest mobile games will be on the N-Gage v2 platform by early 2008. Somehow, we're having trouble getting excited about this. – Charlie White
Now there’s a surprise. Apple has raised the ‘Stop’ sign, warning iTunes users that they may encounter problems moving to the new Microsoft OS, Vista. The company has admitted that early reports from iTunes users that have upgraded to Vista are not all that good. The issues include:
* iTunes Store purchases may not play when upgrading to Windows Vista from Windows 2000 or XP.
* iPod models with the "Enable Disk Use" option turned off may be unable to update or restore iPod software, and make changes to iPod settings.
* iPod models configured to Auto Sync and have the "Enable Disk Use" option turned off may require being ejected and reconnected to resync.
* Ejecting an iPod from the Windows System Tray using the "Safely Remove Hardware" feature may corrupt your iPod. To always safely eject an iPod, choose Eject iPod from the Controls menu within iTunes.
* Cover Flow animation may be slower than expected.
*Contacts and calendars will not sync with iPod.by name or by rating
Apple has said in a statement: “iTunes 7.0.2 may work with Windows Vista on many typical PCs. Apple recommends, however, that customers wait to upgrade Windows until after the next release of iTunes which will be available in the next few weeks.”
Deliberate spoiler or honest, er, oversight? -Martin Lynch
A nanomachine proposed by a famous scientist 140 years ago has finally seen the light of day, thanks to boffins at the University of Edinburgh. Inspired by the ideas of James Clerk Maxwell, who proposed an atom-sized device called Maxwell’s Demon in 1867 that could trap atoms as they move in a certain direction, scientists have created their own Demon.
It’s an atom-sized device designed to trap molecule-sized particles. Why? By harnessing light as power source, the trapped molecules can be used to push objects. For instance, a laser pen could be used to direct which way you want the trapped molecules to move, pushing an object around.
This new demon builds on earlier successes which included moving a droplet of water up a slope using molecular force.
Some of the PC Vs. Mac ads from Apple are amusing, if a little too long in the tooth. Even as a PC user, I can see some shreds of truth related to some aspects of owning a PC. Is the campaign working though? Well, that all depends on what the goal was. If Apple was trying to piss off the world’s richest man, Bill Gates, they have been a resounding success.
In an interview with MSNBC, Bill hit out at the ‘lying’ ads, especially the one about PCs needing upgrade surgery [watch it above].
“Well, certainly we've done a better job letting you upgrade on the hardware than our competitors have done. You can choose to buy a new machine, or you can choose to do an upgrade. And I don't know why [Apple is] acting like it’s superior. I don't even get it. What are they trying to say? Does honesty matter in these things, or if you're really cool, that means you get to be a lying person whenever you feel like it? There's not even the slightest shred of truth to it.”
He also points out that Microsoft invented most of those funky Mac OS features – the ones in Vista - first, just failed to launch them first. Hmm, I sense a debate coming on.-Martin Lynch
This binder with built-in speakers is set to drive any teacher that encounters it completely insane. I mean, you just know kids are going to use it to disrupt classes and generally be obnoxious. Nothing is funnier than interrupting math class with some tinny pop punk! Right guys?!
Now there’s a surprise. Apple has raised the ‘Stop’ sign, warning iTunes users that they may encounter problems moving to the new Microsoft OS, Vista. The company has admitted that early reports from iTunes users that have upgraded to Vista are not all that good. The issues include:
A nanomachine proposed by a famous scientist 140 years ago has finally seen the light of day, thanks to boffins at the University of Edinburgh. Inspired by the ideas of 
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