Unhandled Perception

No, we haven’t time-travelled to 1982. Computer company Commodore has revealed it will once again sell its line of personal computers, including the popular Commodore 64.

Link: http://content.usatoday.com/…

Speccy is an advanced System Information tool for your PC.

At first glance, Speccy may seem like an application for system administrators and power users. It certainly is, but Speccy can also help normal users, in everyday computing life.

If you need to add more memory to your system, for example, you can check how many memory slots your computer has and what memory’s already installed. Then you can go out and buy the right type of memory to add on or replace what you’ve already got.

Link: http://www.piriform.com/speccy

Apple has invested more than $100 million building its advanced antenna design and test labs. Our engineers have logged thousands of hours designing and testing iPhone 4 in these state-of-the-art facilities.

Too Cool: http://www.apple.com/antenna/testing-lab.html

The Art of Analog Computing from meltmedia on Vimeo.

Our [LifeHacker] suggestion is to install the open-source DD-WRT firmware on your router and turn it into a repeater for your main router, expanding your Wi-Fi signal to reach every nook and cranny of your house, and even into your backyard or garage, if needed. You’ll be able to use the same password and security scheme, you won’t need anything except a power outlet for the repeater when you’re done, and most of your devices will automatically switch between the two signals when needed.

Link: http://lifehacker.com/5563196/…

The newly released Apple iPhone 4 appears to have a significant design flaw that means the device loses network signal when you hold it in your hand. Reports are flying across the internet that highlight the problem, and TechRadar has discovered that its own handset is badly affected by the same problem.

Link: http://www.techradar.com/…

RedEye mini offers the power of RedEye, but in a convenient travel size. Use RedEye mini with your iPhone or iPod touch at home, work, with friends and family, or while on business or pleasure travel to control your TV, stereo, cable box, DVD player, and many other devices that receive standard (infrared) signals. The best part? You can pick up a mini this spring for less than $50.

Looks like the ultimate remote.  Control anything that receives an IR signal.

Link: http://thinkflood.com/products/…

(thanx for the heads up on this one Erb)

Not going to try and summarize what’s already been done well on the Apple website so I’m just going to link to it.  Personally, I think its a pretty slick device.

Any comments on the new iPhone?

All about the iPhone 4: http://www.apple.com/iphone/design/

To speed up (which is debated if you research this) your boot process just follow these simple steps.

1) Start the System Configuration Utility – Start -> Run -> msconfig

2) Select the Boot.ini tab

3) Press the Advanced Options button

4) In the Advanced Dialog: 1)  increase the /numproc to match the processors in your system (depending on where it is in the boot sequence this could refer to both physical and logical processors) and 2) increase the /maxmem (maximum memory you would allow to be used at startup).

5) Reboot your system

Post a comment on your results.  My boot process was pretty fast to begin with so any change was hard to notice.

Accept payment cards on any device with an audio input jack, including your mobile phone. After signing up for Square, provide your address on the web and we’ll send you a free card reader and Square sticker.

Swipe the card right using the Square hardware and your mobile device. Right now it just works with the iPad but the company says that an iPhone and Android version will be coming.

Link: http://squareup.com/

10/GUI from C. Miller on Vimeo.

a 3.7-inch screen and runs the latest version of Google’s Android operating system. It is just 11.5 millimeters thin, or about the thickness of a No. 2 pencil, and weighs 130 grams, or no more than a small Swiss Army knife, said Erick Tseng, a senior product manager. It has a 5-megapixel camera and an LED flash and can shoot both still images and video

Nexus One:
http://www.google.com/phone

The specification:
http://www.google.com/phone/static/en_US-nexusone_tech_specs.html

Link to story:
http://www.nytimes.com/…

The terrible truth about computers that never were.

Decent summary of some good tech, geeky, stuff that came out in 2009.

Link:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356325,00.asp