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Sometimes, a little how-to project can break up the day. Other times, it can suck the life out of you and drain hours away. (More on my monolithic MPEG player project later.)
This project luckily is easy to [...]

ShareI’ve been working on my Project Notebook part two on installing a satellite radio. For Part One, click here. Meanwhile, RealTechNews reader Justin pointed out a posting on Engadget of a new Sirius Sportster that boasts TiVo-like time shifting and the ability to record. Very cool.
“So the hot new feature on this Sirius satellite [...]

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Most readers know that I am not a big fan of the tablet PC. I also have not had much affection for the “Internet Appliance”. I still have the original 3Com “Audrey” and its box with all the documentation as my mini museum of failed web devices. I also used to use a [...]

ShareLast week I wrote about a new service that lets you receive Amber Alerts on your cell phone. The premise sounded good, but I was also scared that the messages would be going on day and night as parents used the alert system to fight bitter custody battles. I have to say that to date [...]

ShareOh no, the Star Wars hype machine is affecting my brain. I think I secretly want the light saber umbrella. Help me Obiwan….
“Japanese manufacturer Happinet has started preorders for a “Rain Lightsaber” which ships next month. A regular lightsaber is normally used to attack someone but put the word “rain” in front of it and [...]

ShareNow I finally understand why I watch Seinfeld so much. PVR Blog has some interesting statistics on viewing habits in the day of time shifting, TiVo, IPTV and more channels than ever before. Turns out, we can only handle about 15 channels.
“The result may be that when all the time-shifting and space-shifting is accounted for, [...]

ShareA new plugnin for WinAmp called Mlipod has been released and proclaimed the software that sets the iPod free. Or more likely, yet another lawsuit for Apple to kick-off.
“The plug-in, called ml_iPod, allows iPod users to bypass iTunes and manage music collections in Winamp instead. The iPod is supposed to work with iTunes only. A [...]

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I’ve been a big fan of RFID technology as a way for retailers to track inventory and understand what merchandise is hot and what isn’t. I like the fact that RFID chips could help stores cut down on shoplifting. I also found the privacy argument mostly a bunch of hoo hah, because it [...]