In future, cars might decide if driver is drunk
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:04 pm PST
 AP - An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver's fitness to be on the road has the potential to save thousands of lives, but could be as long as a decade away from everyday use in cars, federal officials and researchers said Friday. Full Story | Top |
“Heavy Rain” coming soon to a theater near you
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:57 am PST
Ben Patterson - A dark, atmospheric thriller that felt more like a David Fincher movie than a video game, "Heavy Rain" seemed destined for the Hollywood treatment—and indeed, the search for the Origami Killer may soon make the leap to the silver screen. … Full Story | Top |
Amazon: Kindle books now outselling paperbacks, too
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:36 am PST
Ben Patterson - Well, that didn't take long. Barely six months after crowing that its Kindle e-books were outselling its selection of hardcover books, Amazon has announced that sales of Kindle titles are now outpacing paperbacks, as well. The news came as Amazon … Full Story | Top |
Speck CandyShell Wrap iPad case folks, serves as stand
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:12 am PST
Digital Trends - Speck just got back from showing off iPhone cases and covers at CES, and now the company has debuted its CandyShell Wrap case for the Apple iPad, just in time for this week’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco. In addition to protecting an iPad from bumps, scratches, and dirt, the CandyShell Wrap case features a removable cover that can fold up to serve as a viewing and/or typing stand. Full Story | Top |
Export.ly helps marketers analyze social media data
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:50 pm PST
Digital Trends - Export.ly is a simple way to aggregate Facebook fan page activity, Twitter follower data, and Gmail contacts in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet filled with raw data and beautiful charts, graphs, and reports. This radically simple approach makes data easy to access and saves time building reports. Full Story | Top |
Sony MDR-XB1000 headphones pack supersized drivers, ballistic bass
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:15 pm PST
Digital Trends - For the audiophile who places bass at the utmost important level, Sony’s new MDR-XB1000 headphones should please the ear. The headphones, which look about as intense as they should sound, pack whopping 70mm drivers to give listeners the ultimate in headphone bass. The headphones play music at an impressive 2-30,000 Hz frequency range. The headphones are currently only on sale in Japan, for about $377, but audio nerds should keep an eye out for imports, or suffer and wait for a U.S. release date. Full Story | Top |
Yahoo’s Interactive Bus Stops Are a Fun Way to Pass the Time
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:09 pm PST
PC World - While on a field trip today to the Macworld 2011 Expo we finally found one of the many interactive bus stops that Yahoo littered the city with. After a day of looking at iPhone case after iPhone case, it was nice to kick back and play a game on the giant capacitive touchscreen (which didn't really want to work at first). Full Story | Top |
Exclusive: U.S. asks about search fairness in Google/ITA
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:54 pm PST
Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department's review of Google Inc's planned acquisition of airline ticketing software company ITA Software is focusing on making sure ITA's products remain available, even to Google's rivals, according to a source close to the deal. Full Story | Top |
Ex-Salesforce.com Executive Offers Cloud Security
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:29 pm PST
NewsFactor - Led by CEO Tod McKinnon -- the vice president of engineering at Salesforce.com from 2003 to 2009 -- Okta is moving into the on-demand identity and access-management space. The goal is to accelerate enterprise adoption of cloud and web-based apps. Full Story | Top |
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