Summary: Brookstone calls their website “a world of innovation.” They feature a large product line of gadgets and gizmos that you can easily obtain from their website. The Brookstone library of products and services includes the following categories but are not limited to the following categories: bedroom, massage, home fitness, electronics, bath and spa, home, time and weather, outdoor living, travel, automotive and garage, gift ideas, sale and clearance items, and a store locator. You can shop at Brookstone in person or can simply check out their unique line of technology based gadgets online and can experience free shipping and amazing discounts on hundreds of highly sought after products.
Unique Features: The Brookstone website is very simple to use and navigate. If you are looking for a specific type of product you can quickly find it based on the category that it falls into. You can find all the specs and pricing information that you will need in order to make an informed purchase that you won’t later regret. Additionally, they offer a variety of Web-only deals and promotions that you can’t find in their stores.
Pros And Cons: Brookstone features a classy design that is eloquent. The websites design features a very fast loading time and also has been scanned and reported as a 100% safe and secure website which features no adware, spy ware, or viruses. In fact, they are approved by McAfee Secure. The website features limited advertising and takes advantage of smaller file sizes to ensure that images load fast while browsing the website.
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The big reveal from Apple in terms of the iPod lineup was done Wednesday, and CEO Steve Jobs called this the “biggest change in the iPod lineup ever,” according to a post by PC World’s Ian Paul.
So what is new in iPod-land?
Let’s start with the fourth generation iPod Touch. The new iPod Touch (or as my daughter loves to call it, the i-Touch) has several features in common with the recently-released iPhone 4: front facing camera for FaceTime, a back-camera and 720p high-def video. It also uses the same A4 processor as the iPhone 4. Its resolution is 960 x 640 px, compared to the third generation iPod’s 480 x 320 px. Having the A4 processor rates the new iPod Touch’s processor speed at 1 GHz, while its predecessor’s processor speed was 600 MHz.
The new iPod Nano shrunk – and lost the back-camera introduced with its predecessor – but it now comes with another first: a multitouch screen, with 240 x 240 px resolution. Its screen is smaller at a diagonal distance of 1.54 inches versus 2.2 inches from the previous model, although it now comes at 220-pps density versus the old 204 ppi.
The iPod Shuffle was also given a new look – although this one will be more familiar, with the return of the playback button that was removed in the previous generation. The height of the device has changed from 1.8 inches to 1.14 in the fourth generation, although the new iPod shuffle is a little bit heavier that its predecessor. Battery life has also increased to 15 hours, from ten hours in the previous generation.
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Summary: If you are craving news, information, and reviews when it comes to gadgets and gizmos, the Gadget Crave website has what you need to quench your appetite. The Gadget Crave website covers a wide variety of categories that gadget lovers crave including but not limited to: style, movies, design, music, funny, games, motors, top stories, phones, cameras, and even deals. The website is updated often and does feature the top gadget related news and information that will keep you up to date on all the happenings in the technology and gadget world.
Unique Features: Not only does Gadget Crave include an unlimited database of information and news in regards to gadgets and gizmos, but it also includes amazing deals and promotions that you may wish to take advantage of in order to obtain amazing savings when making a purchase. The website is very simple to navigate and you can quickly search for products by name or via individual categories.
Pros And Cons: The Gadget Crave website features a general blog design that looks much like an online newspaper. This allows for very quick loading times and features simple to use navigation. This makes it easier for visitors to the website to quickly find the things they are looking for with very little effort. The website does take advantage of advertising programs but all advertisements are located out of the way to ensure that they don’t cause visitors problems while browsing the website.
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Summary: Since 2008, the Aleptu website has been dedicated to assisting Web users in finding the most comprehensive information that they desire and need when it comes to gadgets and cell phones. The website focuses on all types of gadgets but specializes in the following categories: cell phones, digital cameras, laptops, mods and accessories, and spy gadgets. The website is updated on a regular basis and features the most popular and informative reviews and articles pertaining to these various technology based categories.
Unique Features: The Aleptu website features numerous ways in which you can receive updates and the latest news from the gadget world. You can subscribe to their RSS feeds on the front page of their website, or can simply check out their latest headlines and news. The website is easy to search through if there is a specific product or service that you are interested in obtaining more information about. You can search via individual categories or can use the simple search engine located on the website.
Pros And Cons: The Aleptu website is an exquisitely designed website that features all the specific elements that you desire in a highly professional and effective website. The design of the website is fast loading and features small images which load very quickly. The website does feature advertisements, however, they all unobtrusive and the website features no pop-up advertisements or adware like other like websites found on the World Wide Web today.
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Are you among the Facebook users whose concerns over privacy have seemingly gone unnoticed and have not been addressed, that you have chosen to give up on the whole social networking game altogether? If those concerns are the only thing that is keeping you from giving social networking another chance, Diaspora may be for you. And while it may not end up giving Facebook a run for its popularity, it may very well serve a niche market that is clamoring for a safer and more private alternative to Facebook.
A feature on Reuters shared that Diaspora is set to be launched on September 15th. It is the brainchild of four students from New York University, two of whom will not be hitting the books come fall in order to focus on taking Diaspora to wherever it can potentially go.
Diaspora, based on the description in the feature, can pretty much give the basic things that one can enjoy on Facebook – share content and status updates and photos. Users will be given the ability to scrape data from major social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter and Flicker. Users will download the software package and install it on a self-hosted website, or a website hosted by a web hosting service.
In addition to the basics, Diaspora will be including end-to-end GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) encryption, which will ensure that shared content is protected as it shuttles from one site to the next. After its launch, there are plans for Open ID integration, Voice Over Internet Protocol, and instant messaging.
Originally posted on Print Country Blog
Are you among the Facebook users whose concerns over privacy have seemingly gone unnoticed and have not been addressed, that you have chosen to give up on the whole social networking game altogether? If those concerns are the only thing that is keeping you from giving social networking another chance, Diaspora may be for you. And while it may not end up giving Facebook a run for its popularity, it may very well serve a niche market that is clamoring for a safer and more private alternative to Facebook.
A feature on Reuters shared that Diaspora is set to be launched on September 15th. It is the brainchild of four students from New York University, two of whom will not be hitting the books come fall in order to focus on taking Diaspora to wherever it can potentially go.
Diaspora, based on the description in the feature, can pretty much give the basic things that one can enjoy on Facebook – share content and status updates and photos. Users will be given the ability to scrape data from major social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter and Flicker. Users will download the software package and install it on a self-hosted website, or a website hosted by a web hosting service.
In addition to the basics, Diaspora will be including end-to-end GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) encryption, which will ensure that shared content is protected as it shuttles from one site to the next. After its launch, there are plans for Open ID integration, Voice Over Internet Protocol, and instant messaging.
Originally posted on Print Country Blog
Invitations to an exclusive Apple event have already been sent out (as of Wednesday) and speculations regarding what the event will be about are circulating. Those who ought to be in the know got invites to the event, which will be held at the Yerba Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco on Sept. 1.
There were not enough details regarding what one can expect during the event, which is not a surprising thing coming from Apple. The theme of the invite had something to do with music: an acoustic guitar with the cut out shaped like an Apple logo. The invitation itself contained directions as well as a registration time of 9 in the morning – and nothing much beyond that.
In comparison, last year’s invite contained a version of the iconic Apple dancing silhouette.
The buzz as to what the event will be about revolves around music and media, in keeping with the invitation’s theme; it is said that Apple may announce iPods, cloud-based iTunes, and an improved Apple TV – which will reportedly be rebranded into the iTV. There is also talk about the fact that Apple has struck up strategic partnerships in order to provide a feature that will give iTunes users the opportunity to rent TV shows for 99 cents.
The event may also include the unveiling of the latest iPod Touch, one that may be redesigned so that it looks similar to the iPhone 4, and that may also be equipped with a front-facing camera that will make FaceTime video conferencing possible.
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Skype might meet competition in Google, after the Internet search giant announced on Wednesday, a new service that will allow Gmail users to make phone calls to landlines or cell phones over the Web.
According to a feature on The New York Times, the service will turn Gmail into a one-stop shop, so to speak, for “people’s social interactions.”
Charles Golvin, a telecommunications analyst at Forrester Research, shared: “It’s one place where you can get in touch with the people that you care about, and how that happens from a network perspective is less important.”
This is an improvement from Gmail’s existing voice and video chat service, since in both instances, each party will have to be at their respective computers. The new feature will be great for those who are in an area that has poor cell phone reception, or for those who would like to make quick calls at their desks.
Users will need to install a voice and video chat plug-in to their browsers. Once this has been completed, they can then use their computer’s microphone and speakers, or a headset, to make calls. Calls to numbers within the United States and Canada are free of charge, at least until the end of the year, according to the feature. International calls to most countries will have a minimal charge of 2 cents per minute.
In comparison, Skype charges 2.1 cents per minute to numbers in the United States and Canada, or one can choose to pay $3 a month for unlimited calls. Skype charges $14 for unlimited calls to 40 countries.
Originally posted on Print Country Blog
Skype might meet competition in Google, after the Internet search giant announced on Wednesday, a new service that will allow Gmail users to make phone calls to landlines or cell phones over the Web.
According to a feature on The New York Times, the service will turn Gmail into a one-stop shop, so to speak, for “people’s social interactions.”
Charles Golvin, a telecommunications analyst at Forrester Research, shared: “It’s one place where you can get in touch with the people that you care about, and how that happens from a network perspective is less important.”
This is an improvement from Gmail’s existing voice and video chat service, since in both instances, each party will have to be at their respective computers. The new feature will be great for those who are in an area that has poor cell phone reception, or for those who would like to make quick calls at their desks.
Users will need to install a voice and video chat plug-in to their browsers. Once this has been completed, they can then use their computer’s microphone and speakers, or a headset, to make calls. Calls to numbers within the United States and Canada are free of charge, at least until the end of the year, according to the feature. International calls to most countries will have a minimal charge of 2 cents per minute.
In comparison, Skype charges 2.1 cents per minute to numbers in the United States and Canada, or one can choose to pay $3 a month for unlimited calls. Skype charges $14 for unlimited calls to 40 countries.
Originally posted on Print Country Blog
Several blog posts and features shared what may be coming soon from Apple: touch screen technology for the iMac and the MacBook.
The buzz was caused by the filing of a European patent on July 9, which showed a computer that has the ability to switch between the use of a mouse and touch-based input, through an adjustable stand, as shared in a feature on PC World. Credited with the “discovery” of the patent filing is the blog Patently Apple, which shared, along with a detailed discussion of the patent, diagrams of what is being called the iMac Touch. Apple hardware engineering manager Paul Costa is said to be listed as the inventor on the patent filing.
The diagram of the Apple iMac Touch with Flex Base shows a computer that looks like an iMac, but is equipped with an adjustable stand. The stand can hold the computer upright, but can also be used to tilt the computer horizontally, allowing the user to use it like an iPad – this time, however, providing a larger screen, kind of like a giant iPad, if one can call it that. It will reportedly run on Mac OSX.
The infusion of touch screen technology into the computer is an acknowledgment that there are certain computer applications that work best with a touch screen, such as games and media, while other applications, such as word processing, still need to use a mouse and a keyboard. Hence, a computer that can do both is certainly a plus.
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