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Daily Tech: The Pogoplug Shares Content Via Four USB Drives

GeekSugar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:33 -0800

The Pogoplug is a neat gizmo that allows you to share movies, music, or photos using four USB drives - Gizmodo
The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is now available from Verizon - RIMarkable
American Airlines has just launched a widget that will let you know if your plane has WiFi - Engadget
Check out the ultimate holiday smartphone buying guide - CrunchGear
Vive la France! Twitter is now available in French - TechCrunch
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom for the Wii is a great game for kids ages 3 to 6 - USA Today

Daily Tech: Get Sirius XM Radio on Your iPhone

GeekSugar — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:15:31 -0700

If you already have a Sirius XM subscription and can't wait for the official app to come out, a new app called Pocket Tunes Radio can tune into both Sirius and XM stations for $9.99. - CrunchGear
American Airlines planes to bring WiFi Internet connections to 300 planes that are primarily used in the US. - USA Today
Dell recently announced some new rainbow-colored desktops, which start at $300. - Wired
QuickPlay Media's PrimeTime2Go now makes full-length television shows available on the BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8900. - Engadget
A new bridge, which would connect two Microsoft campuses across a six-lane highway, is causing a lot of controversy since 50 percent of its cost is going to be paid by taxpayer dollars. - Switched

American Airlines Wants You To Log On In-Flight

GeekSugar — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:00:58 -0700

While American car rental service Avis has been offering WiFi for their customers for some time, logging on in-flight isn't an amenity most American travelers have been able to savor - until now. Just days after Virgin America showed off its new, tech-infused planes, AirCell, a provider of aviation communications systems, announced it will join forces with American to test its new system for providing on-board Internet access.

According to Reuters, American will test the service on its 767-200 aircraft, which mainly flies transcontinental routes. Apparently Boeing has halted the use of its Connexion unit, which allowed airlines to provide high-speed Internet service to passengers, because it was too expensive and customers didn't want to pay for the usage. According to AirCell, its system will be less expensive - likely $100,000 per plane or $10 per flight.

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Should Airlines Allow In-Flight Phone Calls Via WiFi?

GeekSugar — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:33:00 -0700

In a recent USA Today article, I read about a man who was able to make in-flight phone calls on his iPhone during a flight using WiFi. With WiFi enabled, passengers on one of the 600 WiFi-enabled planes taking off in the US can use any number of video-chatting or voice programs like Skype or Gchat.

According to the article, a survey by the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics found 45 percent of Americans thought voice calls should be banned on flights, while 40 percent said they should be allowed if they don't pose a safety risk.

When we polled you guys, 74 percent of you said you'd switch airlines to have WiFi. I used Google Video chat on a Virgin America flight last month and actually turned my computer's camera so a friend at home could see the clouds out of my window. The person sitting beside me even waved hello! Chatting live at 30,000 feet was a pretty surreal experience - I love Gogo In-flight Internet!

Daily Tech: The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Now Available In the US

GeekSugar — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:01:00 -0800

You can now pre-order the ultraportable Dell Inspiron Mini 12 which ranges in price from $549-$758 and comes in black and white. These notebooks should start shipping in early December. - Engadget
A teacher has been suspended and is facing dismissal for her Facebook comments. - Switched
Starting for the first time in history, President-elect Barack Obama will deliver his weekly address to the nation via video and radio. - Cnet
American Airlines is testing out cell phone boarding passing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport which will allow passengers to flash a bar code from their phone's screen to board their flights. - Chicago Tribune
A new iPhone App called Last Call will calculate your blood alcohol content based on how much you drink and will even help you find a taxi for the ride home. - Wired
It's giveaway time! Be sure to log in for your chances to win a Nintendo DS Lite and fitness games! - geeksugar

Daily Tech: Watch the Olympics For Free Thanks to NBC's on the Go Service

GeekSugar — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:04:11 -0700

On Monday, NBC announced that the would be offering an on the Go service for the Beijing Olympics where fans can watch coverage online or offline, for free. - USA Today
Starting tomorrow, American Airlines will best testing out an in-flight Wi-Fi service called GoGo on flights from New York (JFK) and Los Angeles. More flights to be added in the upcoming weeks. - CrunchGear
Uniden has just released a new white/pink or black/red 19-inch Hello Kitty LCD television. Meow! - Crave
David Levy, the author of Robots Unlimited predicts that we will all be having relationships with robots by 2050. - Switched
The Miami Herald laid off one of their writers and is actually paying him to write about what it's like to be laid off by the Miami Herald. Nuts! - Neatorama

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Daily Tech: First Look at Apple's New Meatpacking Store

GeekSugar — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:00:38 -0800

Standing three stories tall, and boasting a winding glass staircase, the new Apple store in Manhattan opens its doors at 6pm tonight -cult of mac
American Airlines to offer Wi-Fi service next year -CrunchGear
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg finally makes a public apology about Facebook's Beacon -Shiny Shiny
There's still hope if you're hoping to score a Wii this holiday season. Check out some useful tips and tricks for Wii shopping - Yahoo! Tech
Apple may have secretly upped its three only iPhone purchase limit to five - Gizmodo

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Konami's Skin Software Makes Your DS A Beauty Guide

GeekSugar — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:00:21 -0700

If I've learned anything at all about the Nintendo DS this year it's that Americans aren't using the handheld device to its fullest potential. Sure we aren't afraid of covering them with Swarovski Crystal Covers or giving them out to VIP airline passengers, but we haven't started using them as portable life coaches, yoga instructors and wine guides like the Japanese have.

Konami, the company that brought the wondrous DDR into our lives, has created a virtual beauty adviser game with real life beauty adviser Chizu Saiki (see her picture in gallery).

The game, which is appropriately named Dream Skincare, will release this fall in Japan. It's being marketed as a fun, easy beauty experience. Apparently, the game checks your physical and emotional health every day through a series of questions, allows you to input your meals, body temperature and body weight daily, stores a personalized daily schedule and provides dietary advice and healthy recipes. Who doesn't want that?

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PC World Exposes The Top 25 Web Hoaxes and Pranks

GeekSugar — Wed, 16 May 2007 14:02:19 -0700

Ever get the e-mail about that lost relative that's died and left you a fortune, only you have to share your banking number with someone in West Africa? What about the e-mail promising a cash payout from Bill Gates if you forward an e-mail to a bagillion of your friends? Online pranks and shams are all too familiar to those of us that live on the web, but that doesn't mean they aren't delightfully funny or painfully jarring. This month's PC World has put together a list of the The Top 25 Web Hoaxes and Pranks and I for one, took a little trip down memory lane. Highlights include:

The Accidental Tourist (2001) - Quite possibly the most famous hoax picture ever, this gruesome idea of a joke traveled around the Web and made a grand tour of e-mail inboxes everywhere soon after the tragedy of September 11. It depicts a tourist standing on the observation deck of one of the World Trade Center towers, unknowingly posing for a picture as an American Airlines plane approaches in the background.
Sick Kid Needs Your Help (1989) - This gem had its roots in reality. It all began in 1989, when nine-year-old cancer patient Craig Shergold thought of a way to achieve his dream of getting into the Guinness Book of World Records. Craig asked people to send greeting cards, and boy, did they. By 1991, 33 million greeting cards had been sent, far surpassing the prior record.
Bill Gates Money Giveaway (1997) - "Dear Internet Subscriber," the e-mail starts. "The Government of the United States is quietly pushing through legislation that will affect your use of the Internet." It goes on to reveal that "Bill 602P" will authorize the U.S. Postal Service to assess a charge of five cents for every e-mail sent.

For the complete list of web Tom Foolery, check out PC World.