Copy and paste might finally be coming to the iPhone afterall, it’s a simple feature that is found on many smartphones but unfortunately us iPhone users have been praying for it for long enough. This clever method bypasses the need for approval via the App Store by utilizing two Javascript bookmarks and web services that don’t require any software or application installation. Pastebud, it’s called, is set to launch tomorrow and based to the video below, seems to work well.
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Enabling TV fans both to schedule in the programmes that they like and discover new programmes that they might like, Tioti TV+ from Vizimo went live in the App Store today.
On start-up, Tioti TV+ immediately displays ‘now and next’ information for all UK TV channels. Precisely which channels are displayed is completely customisable; choose to display only those channels available to you according to your TV package, or choose channel-by-channel which ones to display or ‘turn off’.
Opening a particular programme causes the typical listings-style programme information to be displayed. But this is the point at which Tioti TV+ starts to shine.
You can choose to ‘mark’ programmes, then, after perhaps marking multiple programmes across multiple channels, you can select ‘My TV’ – which promptly causes Tioti TV+ to display your personal TV channel, showing which channel to be watching, and when, in order to fit in everything you marked.
If you’re not going to be at home or even if you’re on the other side of the world on holiday then, if you have the Sky+ service, you can use Tioti TV+ for the iPhone to remotely set your Sky box to record any programme with just two clicks, ready for viewing when you get home.
If all of this is insufficient assistance, or you’re bored, then try ‘You may also like…’. This function links to a selection of programmes that are about the same topics as the one you are looking at – so you may, indeed, also like them. Having discovered new programmes in this way, you can mark it or set it to record – and on you go again.
If, in following recommendations, you come across some content available via the BBC’s iPlayer catch-up service, Tioti TV+ also enables you to stream it directly to the handset. with no searching and no messing around.
Why is Tioti TV+ a great app? Not just because it helps us to do, better, something that we’re actually going to do at some point each day anyway, but because the dramatic increase in the number of channels available means that people actually miss more programmes of interest than ever before – despite many families now being able to call on the use of a HDD system to record programmes when there are clashes or when they’re out.
In fact there are now more than 400 TV channels available in the UK, and more than 90% of households now have at least one form of multi-channel digital TV service – digital TV receiver, satellite or cable. Consequently, even though many people try to catch up with popular programmes using services like Channel 4’s 4od and BBC’s iPlayer, they will always be fighting a losing battle.
Simon Steward is chief executive of Vizimo, the developer behind Tioti TV+. He said: “There are so many channels and so many sources that it’s virtually impossible to find and remember all the programmes that you might want to watch so you can plan your day or evening in front of the TV. The situation is made even more complex by catch-up content, which means content from the last seven days is available to us if only we knew where to look. How are we supposed to remember, 20 pages of a listings guide or 20 pages of a website later, what we chose some 300 channels ago for 8.30pm? Now, we – iPhone users at least – don’t have to.”
Check out some more screenshots of the new app in the gallery below…
Check out the new Toshiba Satellite E105, a netbook (most are calling it that, though to me it seems to have a much larger screen than most super mini netbooks) from Toshiba but has actually been designed to meet the demands of Best Buy’s customers. As you can see, these people aren’t really interested in a pretty design but a more practical approach. It’s got an extended battery life of up to four hours which is quite good, a fancy backlit keyboard and a super light weight perfect for students who like to bring in their own machines into campus.
[Images via LaptopMag]
Here’s an excellent, comprehensive review we have quoted from our friends at LaptopLogic, for more info, discussions and who they think the E105 would suit best, to read the rest of the review we recommend you check out their site here…
Overview
Welcome to the review of the Best Buy exclusive “Blue Label” Toshiba Satellite e105. This 14.1″ features a Intel Core2Duo P8400 at 2.26ghz, 4GB of RAM and features Vista Ultimate utilizing all of the 4GB of 800mhz DDR2 RAM. But is this laptop only a looker or does it live up to it’s entertainment badge and performance features worth its relative “exclusive” price tag? Read on.
Design
Case look and feel:
The design is nice and the fusion finish is attractive – but it keeps its neutral feel with standard “technology” colors. It’s not surprising yet not boring – one would have hoped for perhaps some “color” in the name suggesting “blue line” but that remains to be seen. It is very business orientated however.The material is all plastic, straight around and down the bottom. Speaking of bottom, it’s very clean with the only real openings occurring near the fan of the unit.
Size & Weight
The weight is slightly below average for a laptop of this size, not overbearing yet not feather light. For a 14.1, it sure travels like a 15.4. It looks deceiving because the bevel around the LCD is rather large and compose most of the outer dimensions. I wouldn’t call exactly super travel savvy, but it is travel friendly and does pack up well. The size measures in at 13.4 x 9.7 x 1.2, it’s the thin and the beveled edges that add a “apple-esque” feel. The weight seems back heavy which makes sense due to the nice capacity battery installed in this machine.Keyboard
The keyboard is comfortable, but it seems a bit more compact, which makes sense due to the touch sensitive panels on the right hand side. It offers decent feel and travel, the button layout is standard with a nice large control key on the left. It’s not the most annoying thing, but there is some flex towards the upper left, but not the worst we’ve experienced. The back lit keys are also a nice touch, making more hints at the “mac-attitude” this model seems to be aiming for. It does well thus far…but it’s not the best keyboard we’ve used, and could use some improvement with button placement.Trackpad
The fit and finish of the actual touchpad is nice. It features the same “fusion finish” carried on from the palm rest and has a nice texture. The buttons however, are excessively loud. Annoyingly loud – possibly the worst feature if you are applying at ninja school…but to each their own (I’m currently in ninja school, and they told me not to bring it back if you wanted to know…) The scrolling feature is a bit hesitant and unreliable. It seems to be lagging, but this could be inherent of the drivers and not the actual touchpad.The fingerprint reader is a nice touch, and even though its convenient, it’s nothing outstanding nor diminishing. It’s nicely tucked between the loud mouse buttons.
Display quality
The 14.1″ glossy screen at 1280×800 resolution isn’t the most stunning regarding pixel count, but the colors were nice. There was plenty of glare (due to it being a glossy screen). It’s a bit disappointing that it doesn’t feature a higher resolution to really push it’s multimedia huff and puff to the next level, but it wasn’t the worst display we’ve encountered. Backlighting seemed relatively constant and even except for some light leaking from the bottom of our unit. The brightness however wasn’t the most impressive and the contrast seemed a bit washed out, and only got worse with any amount of angel up or to the side. This also produced severe color shifting and inversion; so take note if you want to watch that DVD or video to make sure you are directly front and center (and be prepared to sit through the entire DVD too!)Connectivity
The Satellite E105 features a nice amount of connectivity options for this price range and target audience. It touts some interesting features that are often found in higher price range laptops, which is nice. However, the implementation of them and omitting of others seems to alienate it from users with older technology. This might be fine and dandy for some, but it’s missing some key components to fully utilize these features.The left side of the Satellite E-105 features 2 USB 2.0 ports, one doubled as an e-sata port (which is awesome). It also features an HDMI port, FM tuner location (to insert the FM antennae supplied) and ethernet connection. No modem, no firewire of any sort, and no love for good old VGA…
The front features a 5 – 1 multi-card reader which accepts SD, MS, and surprisingly also XD. There is also the headphone and microphone ports on the front. I have mixed feeling about this…reasons being if the user wishes to rest the laptop on a riser which cradles the laptop on it’s leading edge, it renders these ports unusable. It’s nice when the laptop is used as a “laptop” and is somewhat multimedia centric, it makes some sense.
The status LED lights are also located here and supply the essential information like if your wireless is enabled, your hdd is working, and if the machine is on battery or charging. The wireless switch is also here, which doesn’t bother me so much as location. It’s a nice switch and lets you know it’s on or off with no fuss. (Fuss is also a bad thing in ninja school…)
The right side features a standard DVD-R and another USB port.There is also the power connector and lock-slot.
The rear is void of anything spare a nice aluminum color paint on a plastic chassis.
Upgrading possible?
Since this is a unit made specifically for a big box store, upgrading isn’t really an end user choice after the point of purchase occurs. The simplest upgrade would be to the hard drive, but at 320gb, I’m not sure why you would want to go through the hassle as that’s usually more than enough space. If you’re comfortable going further than that, it’s up to you, but I wouldn’t recommend it. And since this unit comes stacked to the brim with 4GB of RAM, that area is covered (and utilized) by the 64-bit Vista Home Premium operating system.Features
This unit inherits a lot of nice features for this price point…but remember when I went on above about how it doesn’t fully utilize them? Here’s an example. This unit features an HDMI port – which is awesome for transmitting video/sound at the true digital level – however, without a blu-ray drive to natively support those fancy HD resolutions…it’s almost moot. You could load up your HD programming on the hard drive, but that requires an extra step that most consumers won’t be looking at. I suppose it’s nice to be able to connect directly to a larger HDTV or LCD capable of the connection, but this is the ONLY video out source on this laptop. No VGA, which means, if you have a nice standard LCD that has been (and continues to be) a awesome performer with DVi or VGA – you’re outta luck! (Unless you pick up a spendy adapter…)What about Bluetooth. Darn right this has bluetooth (2.1 in fact) which is awesome, but what isn’t awesome for the older crowds is that it’s wireless card supports A/G/N – no B. I know wireless B is an aging standard, but it’s still a standard. 802.11a signals operate at 5ghz range, and offer burst rates up to 54mbs…but the range is somewhat to be desired. Not to mention the availability of utilizing said signal often requires a special router. Now, 802.11b and g operate at the 2.4ghz which can (and often times is) very crowded. But the main factor is sometimes, people don’t need faster speeds, they need coverage, and 802.11b does this relatively well (not as good as G or draft-n, but good). Also, sometimes B is all you get at some locations…so don’t expect to connect to them with this laptop is all I’m saying.
The FM radio port is an interesting touch, I’m not sure how impressive it seems but it’s nice to note that it’s there – although, with the wide array of available radio stations now broadcasting online…it seems almost like a novelty. Besides the point of catching the local forecast, it requires a solid FM signal, which is a lot of places I suppose (well, at least more available than unprotected safe wi-fi’s) and might be utilized more than I see it will be. If your local radio programming rocks and you don’t have a device that can tune to it to listen to radio (or traffic, or weather, or airport announcements…) then this is a thoughtful addition indeed. BUT – in retrospect, I wish it was capable of receiving HD radio as well. Why not right?
E-Sata – this is a really awesome addition that doesn’t really fall into the above mentioned category of non-utilization. And as it doubles as a USB 2.0 port, I see nothing but good things on that feature – I only question with 320gb of storage on hand with this unit, what will users REALLY use this for? Not saying the option and function isn’t great – but 320gb – which is what the HDD size is on the E105 – is often more than enough for the average consumer. A little puzzled that’s all.
Webcam, fingerprint reader, and card readers are all pretty much standard nowadays….What really strikes me as a horrible choice is NO express card feature. Maybe many of you might not use it, but this has incredible possibilities for the future and this laptop is void of it.
The touch sensitive buttons are nice, but some are redundant – case in point – fn+esc brings the mute function – it’s easy to remember and accessible, but they decided to also have this as a touch sensitive feature to the right. Otherwise they are nice to look at, and besides the volume controls, are simple to operate. The volume function (other than the mute) is touchy and sometimes unresponsive. In this case, I’ll make it noted that I love the old dial that the previous Satellite models had for controlling volume, and not so much these touch sensitive things. Call me old school, but not everything has to be “touch” – in fact, bring on a button that gives me actual tactile feedback (but not so loud please…) One simple editors opinion perhaps…function over form, form over function… You decide.
This was a guest post written by the editors of LaptopLogic.com – Laptop Reviews and News
Honestly. Why do we still call them phones? Though they are definite communication devices, users talk less and opt for quicker methods of exchanging information. We could live with out them, but when they offer everything from music to streaming video and restaurant suggestions, why would we?
NTT DoCoMo and Sharp Corporation Combine Forces With Nissan In September 2008, a new partnership of Japanese manufacturers and service providers announced the development of another mobile phone function that will do for the Nissan Auto Corporation and DoCoMo what the iPhone did for AT&T in the United States. NTT DOCOMO and Sharp Corporation have developed a first of its kind mobile phone that also operates as an intelligent key. For future users, this means locking and unlocking an intelligent key enabled Nissan, as well as starting and shutting off the engine — all with the push of a couple buttons on their handset. All companies involved plan to consider the 2009 response when the phone is released commercially, and will move toward potential ventures if the phone is a hit. Potential users, especially those in the market for a new car and a new mobile phone, will likely bite early at the opportunity to own another slice of Japanese technology. DoCoMo was the perfect fit for the venture, being the king of Japanese mobile communications and offering one well executed marketing plan after another, while also serving as a huge opportunity for Sharp. The opportunity is even bigger for Nissan, which has taken a hit with the rest of the auto industry, due to present economical woes. Perhaps Ford or GM should collaborate with AT&T and Apple to see if that doesn’t help turn around wounded and ailing American auto industry.Keeping Up With the Japanese Joneses in the Mobile World When it comes to mobile technology, the U.S. certainly does not have all of the options available in Japan.
While the new Sharp handset is nice to look at and offers innovative functions, how important are these functions? To some extent, you can justify all mobile functions, but by now you’ve probably thought of several scenarios in which you wouldn’t want your cell phone opening your car and starting the engine! Having your cell phone stolen could potentially create a lot more problems. A poor hypothetical situation, but at least a reminder for why we don’t need this technology in the U.S. just yet. Once we can plug a foldable keyboard into our phones as a laptop replacement, then we’ll take the intelligent key technology!
The newly announced Maserati GranTurismo S MC Sport Line, inspired from Maserati’s track experience, with exquisite looks, the modifications includes new front and rear carbon fiber spoilers, side skirts and some amazing glossy black-finished 20-inch rims. The MC Sport Line also got a stiffer suspension and has been lowered by 10 cm to increase handling. In addition to this, its also got a 4.7 litre V8 engine which makes up a staggering 440bhp, enjoy the gallery…
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NVIDIA has recently announced the ultra-high end NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800, giving professionals the right toolset to dramatically push the boundaries of realism, performance and quality.
Equipped with 192 CUDA parallel computing cores, the Quadro FX 4800 delivers a 2X performance increase over previous generations of ultra-high-end graphics cards.
The Quadro FX 4800 has the capacity to process large textures and frames in real time while providing fill rates of 38 billion texels per second and geometry performance of 300 million triangles per second.
Other features included a single dual-link digital display connector for ultra-high resolution panels of up to 3840 x 2400 at 24Hz, a 128-bit precision graphic pipeline and 32x FSAA for better image clarity and quality.
The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 is available today and has a MSRP of $1,999 USD.
For more info, check out this link which will take you directly to NVIDIA…
[via PVC Problog]
Do you have children who prefer to have night lights on but you never bought them one because you felt it was odd? Scosche’s latest iPhone gadget reviveLITE could be your chance satisfy those needs in addition to making an excuse to buying something for your iPhone.
The reviveLITE will certainly make you feel confident enough to sleep with your foot out of the covers and danging over the edge of the bed. It’s developed by Scosche Industries and will charge any and all iPods
and iPhones. All you have to do is plug it into a wall outlet and you are safe. The darkness coming from your open closet is a whole other story.
You can get the reviveLITE in black and white models for $39.99.
[via GearLog]
