International Business News Blogs - Gadgetek http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/rss/sections/gadgetek.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/rss/sections/gadgetek.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif It's a little friend asthmatics know all too well: the faithful, tiny, inhaler. Sometimes quite literally a life saver, most asthma sufferers have one and go through three or four a year. Now, in addition to allowing them to breathe, a scientist wants to use them to figure out why we get asthma in the first place. How? With GPS units on inhalers! It's not as crazy as it sounds. The inhalers, which would also have a WiFi unit, would record location and time of use every time they were use... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110415/gps-enabled-inhalers-about-to-hit-the.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34136/20110415/gps-enabled-inhalers-about-to-hit-the.htm Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:00:18 EDT Flip owned 35% of the camcorder market, which it took over in just a few years. It was incredibly popular, and still is, selling heavily on Amazon. Then it was bought by Cisco, and now they're taking the technology and shutting down the company, and in the process, killing off the next great Flip product, FlipLive. Why? Because Flip's new product was going to cost them a fortune. The Flip is no film camera, but for its size and price, it takes a pretty good video. And it was about to get... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110415/why-did-flip-get-killed-by-cisco.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34134/20110415/why-did-flip-get-killed-by-cisco.htm Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:00:22 EDT One thing Google doesn't have, that Apple and Amazon, their current competition, do have, is a music store. Google will help you find music to buy, but you can't buy music from them. Sure, Google bought a music service, but it seems up in the air as to what that service will actually be doing. Well, courtesy of their dev blog, we just got a hint. OK, so the posting itself is boringly technical and seemingly innocuous. It's just detailing that now, instead of billing directly to your cred... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110414/one-step-closer-to-google-music.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34104/20110414/one-step-closer-to-google-music.htm Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:00:48 EDT One thing I think most reasonable human beings can't stand is when some jackass gets on the bus with his cell phone and starts playing his music over the tinny little speaker. It's annoying, it's invasive, and inevitably his taste in music sucks (at least listen to some Mos Def, suburban white kid who thinks he's "street"). Fortunately, Grace Digital, not wanting people in the country to feel left out of the douche parade, have a fifty dollar solution: a waterproof case with a speaker on... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110414/the-eco-extreme-to-nature-stfu.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34103/20110414/the-eco-extreme-to-nature-stfu.htm Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:00:01 EDT This is why I love my job: I can write headlines like this, because they are absolutely 100% true. DARPA wants to give one guy, on the ground, some fancy sunglasses that he will use to call in airstrikes. Suck on that, Call of Duty. Also, are they for sale? Here's the deal: DARPA, of course, is the Pentagon's absolutely insane research department. These are the guys building flying submarines, cars for the blind, and homing bullets (no, seriously: they are literally working on every singl... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110413/darpa-wants-to-control-lethal-robot-planes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34088/20110413/darpa-wants-to-control-lethal-robot-planes.htm Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:00:51 EDT So, Windows 8 is in beta testing, and, almost inevitably, it has escaped from the beta lab and is rampaging across the wilderness, eating sheep and terrifying farmers...oh, wait, that was our genetic experiment. No, it's just hanging out on torrents, saying "‘Sup?" and getting downloaded by the curious to see how it's different from Windows 7. So far, survey says...not that different! As we don't want to deal with a swarm of lawyers flying on their bat wings from Redmond to land on... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110413/windowsavailable-for-stealing-er-download-if-you.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34084/20110413/windowsavailable-for-stealing-er-download-if-you.htm Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:00:37 EDT Do you love watching videos in supreme comfort? We have got a new direction for you. Imagine the player above projecting on a theater size screen in your own home. If you are considering redecorating or remodeling your home and are unsure where to start, there are some interior design tips that can help you transform your home from ordinary to extraordinary. Simple design actions, which can be achieved on a budget, can make a remarkable difference in the way your home appears to your family an... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20111224/interior-design-the-media-room.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34072/20111224/interior-design-the-media-room.htm Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:29:02 EST If you're an Apple user, you're probably familiar with Mobee's technology already. Mobee makes inductive chargers for all sorts of gear, but really blew up when they made an inductive charger for Apple's Mighty Mouse, which always was kind of a pain to recharge. Mobee solved that problem, and now they're about to make life even easier for Apple users. They've got a charger coming for Apple's wireless keyboard and Magic Trackpad. If you've used the things, you're already cheering, b... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110412/mobee-to-give-your-apple-keyboardcharge.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34061/20110412/mobee-to-give-your-apple-keyboardcharge.htm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:00:46 EDT Online video streaming has gone from that goofy YouTube video you uploaded for your mom to a major industry in the space of about five years. But the number of competitors has stayed pretty limited: Netflix has dominated pretty much the entire market, with Hulu controlling most of TV only thanks to being owned by a few networks. But the ‘Flix has controlled movies online, especially in browsers...until now. Yes, Vudu, your would-be online video store, has finally managed to get browser... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110412/vudu-finally-gets-browser-streaming.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34059/20110412/vudu-finally-gets-browser-streaming.htm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:00:10 EDT There's an arms race going on in displays right now. Samsung and LG are competing with each other to create the biggest, brightest transparent screen possible, complete with touch capability. They look awesome, they perform exactly how you'd want them to, they are full HD, and you will never be allowed to own one. Why? Because they're being developed for advertisers, not for home use. Which is a bit like a weapons manufacturer admitting "Yeah, we're designing this to be used for pretty... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110411/lg-window-to-make-ads-even-more.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34038/20110411/lg-window-to-make-ads-even-more.htm Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:00:43 EDT The iPad is, of course, a cleverly designed, highly versatile tool, something we've covered repeatedly here on Gearcrave. But, thanks to their ongoing war/nerd fight/peeing match over Flash vs. HTML5, Adobe hasn't really tapped the full potential of the iPad as an input tool for Photoshop. Fortunately, just as a full-featured Photoshop for iPad is being developed, so are apps to use with your desktop to make Photoshop just that much better. Adobe recently debuted three new apps for iPad tha... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110411/ipad-to-be-your-next-photoshop-tool.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34037/20110411/ipad-to-be-your-next-photoshop-tool.htm Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:00:41 EDT Laptops used to be bulky, slow, and just plain inconvenient. These days, the laptop is a fashionable powerhouse, which play's a leading role in one's lifestyle and business. Thanks to the exponential rate at which innovative technological products are being churned out, the average consumer will soon be spoiled for choice as the laptop will continue to evolve into more unusual, creative, and attractive designs. The launch of the latest Apple MacBook Air very promptly reminded the laptop desi... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110806/the-future-of-laptop-designs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/34000/20110806/the-future-of-laptop-designs.htm Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:54:58 EDT It's a little friend asthmatics know all too well: the faithful, tiny, inhaler. Sometimes quite literally a life saver, most asthma sufferers have one and go through three or four a year. Now, in addition to allowing them to breathe, a scientist wants to use them to figure out why we get asthma in the first place. How? With GPS units on inhalers! It's not as crazy as it sounds. The inhalers, which would also have a WiFi unit, would record location and time of use every time they were use... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110415/gps-enabled-inhalers-about-to-hit-the.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/33832/20110415/gps-enabled-inhalers-about-to-hit-the.htm Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:00:18 EDT Flip owned 35% of the camcorder market, which it took over in just a few years. It was incredibly popular, and still is, selling heavily on Amazon. Then it was bought by Cisco, and now they're taking the technology and shutting down the company, and in the process, killing off the next great Flip product, FlipLive. Why? Because Flip's new product was going to cost them a fortune. The Flip is no film camera, but for its size and price, it takes a pretty good video. And it was about to get... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110415/why-did-flip-get-killed-by-cisco.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/33831/20110415/why-did-flip-get-killed-by-cisco.htm Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:00:22 EDT One thing Google doesn't have, that Apple and Amazon, their current competition, do have, is a music store. Google will help you find music to buy, but you can't buy music from them. Sure, Google bought a music service, but it seems up in the air as to what that service will actually be doing. Well, courtesy of their dev blog, we just got a hint. OK, so the posting itself is boringly technical and seemingly innocuous. It's just detailing that now, instead of billing directly to your cred... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110414/one-step-closer-to-google-music.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/33807/20110414/one-step-closer-to-google-music.htm Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:00:48 EDT One thing I think most reasonable human beings can't stand is when some jackass gets on the bus with his cell phone and starts playing his music over the tinny little speaker. It's annoying, it's invasive, and inevitably his taste in music sucks (at least listen to some Mos Def, suburban white kid who thinks he's "street"). Fortunately, Grace Digital, not wanting people in the country to feel left out of the douche parade, have a fifty dollar solution: a waterproof case with a speaker on... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110414/the-eco-extreme-to-nature-stfu.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/33806/20110414/the-eco-extreme-to-nature-stfu.htm Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:00:01 EDT This is why I love my job: I can write headlines like this, because they are absolutely 100% true. DARPA wants to give one guy, on the ground, some fancy sunglasses that he will use to call in airstrikes. Suck on that, Call of Duty. Also, are they for sale? Here's the deal: DARPA, of course, is the Pentagon's absolutely insane research department. These are the guys building flying submarines, cars for the blind, and homing bullets (no, seriously: they are literally working on every singl... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110413/darpa-wants-to-control-lethal-robot-planes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/33788/20110413/darpa-wants-to-control-lethal-robot-planes.htm Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:00:51 EDT So, Windows 8 is in beta testing, and, almost inevitably, it has escaped from the beta lab and is rampaging across the wilderness, eating sheep and terrifying farmers...oh, wait, that was our genetic experiment. No, it's just hanging out on torrents, saying "‘Sup?" and getting downloaded by the curious to see how it's different from Windows 7. So far, survey says...not that different! As we don't want to deal with a swarm of lawyers flying on their bat wings from Redmond to land on... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110413/windowsavailable-for-stealing-er-download-if-you.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/33785/20110413/windowsavailable-for-stealing-er-download-if-you.htm Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:00:37 EDT If you are considering redecorating or remodeling your home and are unsure where to start, there are some interior design tips that can help you transform your home from ordinary to extraordinary. Simple design actions, which can be achieved on a budget, can make a remarkable difference in the way your home appears to your family and guests. For the home theater room, it is imperative that you make the media center the focal point of the room. Positioning seating pieces in a semi-circle will h... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20111224/interior-design-the-media-room.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/33780/20111224/interior-design-the-media-room.htm Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:29:02 EST If you're an Apple user, you're probably familiar with Mobee's technology already. Mobee makes inductive chargers for all sorts of gear, but really blew up when they made an inductive charger for Apple's Mighty Mouse, which always was kind of a pain to recharge. Mobee solved that problem, and now they're about to make life even easier for Apple users. They've got a charger coming for Apple's wireless keyboard and Magic Trackpad. If you've used the things, you're already cheering, b... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20110412/mobee-to-give-your-apple-keyboardcharge.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/blogs/articles/33774/20110412/mobee-to-give-your-apple-keyboardcharge.htm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:00:46 EDT