It would totally ruin Taco Tuesdays if you reached into your bag of delicious shredded cheese and it had all congealed into a giant yellow-orange clump. But that never happens! Ever wonder why? Food companies add wood pulp, that's why. More »

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Vivitar’s latest addition to the groaning shelves of adequate cameras is the 690 HD, a small and very cheap waterproof camcorder. At $60, you’re probably not expecting much in the way of features, and Vivitar doesn’t disappoint. That’s not to say the camera is bad — just stripped down to the bare basics. There’s no auto-focus, [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/08/vivitars-69-underwater-camcorder-is-ready-for-your-vacation/

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Now, customers of American Airlines can watch in flight TV and movies on their own computers, instead of being forced to stare at the terrible seat-back screens of old. Gogo Vision, as it is called, is provided by in-flight Wi-Fi company Gogo, and has been installed on all 15 of AA’s Boeing 767-200 aircraft. Right now, [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/08/gogo-and-american-airlines-now-streaming-in-flight-movies-to-your-laptop/

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Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/07/01/daily-crunch-fiend-edition/

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How seriously is Apple considering the possibility of adding inductive charging to its line of iOS devices? Seriously enough to submit some crudely drawn images to the USPTO, at least. The company's application for "Using an Audio Cable as an Inductive Charging Coil" surfaced today, featuring some interesting solutions to the problem of inductive charging. The first looks a bit like an iPhone scratching post. It's a big monolith you wrap an audio cord around several times, effectively turning the cable into an inductive receiving coil. The earphones in the example have a metal mesh that serve as a contact for charging the device.

Another proposed system also puts the earphones to work -- though without the need for that giant charging post. Instead the headphones slip into an acoustic charger, which cause their speakers to vibrate, creating a current that charges the device. As ever, just because a patent application surfaces doesn't mean a final product will ever see the light of day -- and these methods (particularly that big charging post) do seem like a long way to go to shave off the precious millimeters that inductive charging traditionally brings. But hey, Apple's all about the svelte devices, and stranger things have certainly happened.

Apple's inductive charging patent application finally puts its earbuds to good use originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/apples-inductive-charging-patent-application-finally-put-its-ea/

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An updated version of Skype just appeared on the Android Market sporting a crucial improvement: it now supports two-way video calling on a wide range of current Android handsets, rather than the meager four that had previously received preferential treatment. If you have a recent phone from HTC, Samsung or Sony Ericsson (excluding the Arc), then you're probably in luck. Oh, and LG Revolution (Verizon) and Acer A5 owners can get their vogue on too. Running Gingerbread is a must, though, because Froyo will only let you use your device's rear camera, which is obviously quite difficult to pose for. Check out the source link for the full list of supported handsets and let us know if you run into problems.

[Thanks, Nathan]

Skype two-way video chat finally arrives on more Android handsets originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 04:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/04/skype-two-way-video-chat-finally-arrives-on-most-android-handset/

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Happy first birthday, Windows Phone 7! One year on, and the fledgling mobile operating system has 36,000 active developers in its AppHub community, 1.5 million downloads of its Developer Tools, and 11,500 apps in its Marketplace.

Microsoft is quick to take a couple shots at competitors' app stores, beating its chest about not re-counting tanslations of an app or "lite" apps, "increasing tonnage" by supporting apps from other mobile platforms, and not listing wallpapers as a category.

That's all fine and dandy, but we spend a lot of time sifting through WP7 app feeds -- and we're still not seeing a lot of awesome apps on the platform. We think a few marquee apps would've made a pretty nice first birthday present -- along with a much smoother update process for WP7 users.

Microsoft trumpets Windows Phone 7 numbers on first birthday originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/04/01/microsoft-trumpets-windows-phone-7-numbers-on-first-birthday/

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The NOOK Color bundle with Sullivan Easel cover and issues of 34 magazines is available at QVC as the Today’s Special Value for 8/2/11.  Magazines include PC Gamer, sports magazines like ESPN, various titles from National Geographic, food/cooking magazines from Rachel Ray, Martha Stewart and more, Forbes, Readers Digest, American Photography, and more.  The Sullivan [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/08/02/nook-color-bundle-at-qvc/

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A new update for LG Revolution owners has begun its rollout. Users should be getting notifications to update to software version VS910ZV6 on their devices automatically -- if you're not seeing it, you may check for system updates manually. The list of changes for this update is rather long, so you'll want to check it out:

Email and Messaging

• Out of Office” feature now available for Exchange email.
• Auto-correct no longer incorrectly activates in email, ID and search message fields.
• Setting up email with multiple servers (i.e. cox.net) has been fixed.
• No longer receive duplicate emails on Yahoo Mail.

Call Features

• When on a call while in Vibrate mode and an incoming call is received, a short beep notification will sound instead of a vibration.

Device Features

• Keyboard no longer automatically opens when viewing a text message. Tap in text entry field to activate it.
• View album art for MPEG4 files on Music Player.

Applications and Widgets

• Voice data app now preloaded to enable text to speech.
• V CAST Music, V CAST Video and V CAST Tones come preloaded.

Updated Apps

• Amazon Kindle
• Netflix
• Rock Band®
• Bitbop™
• V CAST Apps
• Bing™ Search and Voice
• Tunewiki
• Slacker Radio
• VZ Navigator

That's about it -- a healthy update for sure. Most users should see it immediately, it doesn't appear to be a gradual roll out. If you've already got the update, and are looking to discuss the changes then hit up the Android Central LG Revolution forums.

Thanks, to everyone who sent this in!

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/UeET1p8-Zec/lg-revolution-software-update-rolling-out-now

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Just recently, the Opera 11.10 release candidate was made available for download. It brought a handful of important feature additions -- like HTML5 File API support and IMAP enhancements -- and loads of bugfixes. Nestled in amongst the other details in the Opera team's announcement is one more interesting tidbit: Opera 11.10 offers improved battery optimizations.

The timing here is certainly interesting, what with Microsoft's recent report on how much power the top five Web browsers consume. In its findings, Opera 11 was fairly low in the standings. While we've not seen any new benchmarks yet, we're curious to know whether the Opera 11.10 RC offers any significant gains.

If you're running Opera 11.10 on a laptop, let us know if you're seeing an improvement in your battery life while browsing!

Opera 11.10 includes improved power saving features originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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