Looxcie outs iOS-compatible lifecasting camera, early adopters get the boot
December 6, 2010 No Comment
Thinking of grabbing Looxcie’s remarkable Bluetooth-based Borg-cam as a $200 stocking stuffer this year? Hold on a twirl, and make sure you’re paying for the one that actually plays nice with your mark’s favorite smartphone. You see, the company had to make a hardware modification this week to the original Looxcie to make it compatible with iOS devices, and while that’s complete now, you’ll want to buy the new Looxcie LX1 if your giftee owns an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Otherwise, you’ll be buying an device that’s Android-exclusive for the very same price. Got an Android phone to begin with? We expect the seething anger of Looxcie early adopters will soon afford you some deep discounts on the now-inferior original. PR after the break. Continue reading Looxcie outs iOS-compatible lifecasting camera, early adopters get the boot Looxcie outs iOS-compatible lifecasting camera, early adopters get the boot originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A cargo ship that broke down in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands is continuing its slow journey to a safe harbor. A tug boat with a Coast Guard escort is pulling the 738-foot ship through rough seas and up to 25-foot waves. (Dec. 6)
Continue reading …Federal Wi-Net bill proposes a femtocell and WiFi hotspot in every federal building
December 6, 2010 No Comment
Here’s one way to fix the spectrum crunch : set up wireless base stations and WiFi hotspots in every single one of the 9,000 buildings currently owned and operated by the US General Services Administration. That idea, along with the proposal that such installations be made mandatory in all future federal structures, was put before the US Senate this Friday. It’s argued that installing femtocells at those locations would improve reception indoors, lighten network loads in busy areas, and expand accessibility for more rural locales. Ubiquitous WiFi routers, on the other hand, hardly require any justification beyond “common sense,” but you should be aware that the Federal Wi-Net bill also asks for a $15 million budget for the performance of retrofitting and future installs. Federal Wi-Net bill proposes a femtocell and WiFi hotspot in every federal building originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Iran will hold talks on its controversial nuclear programme with global powers on Monday, a day after announcing an important advance in its capability to enrich uranium. In what seemed a clear attempt to send a message before the talks, Tehran announced on Sunday that it had mined and enriched its first domestic uranium yellowcake, the raw material
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea is conducting naval firing drills just a day after North Korea warned such exercises would aggravate already high tensions between the rival neighbors. South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff officers said Monday’s drills off the Korean peninsula are not near the tense western sea border where the North shelled a front-line island last month. Officials say the drill are to continue through Sunday. They spoke on condition of anonymity citing office rules. North Korea rained shells on Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 23. Pyongyang said South Korea first fired artillery toward its territorial waters. The shelling killed four South Koreans. South Korea says it fired…
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No. 1 Auburn meets No. 2 Oregon in the BCS national title game. TCU plays Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. Virginia Tech takes on Stanford in the Orange Bowl. Pairings were also announced Sunday for the other BCS bowl games. (Dec. 5)
Continue reading …Kyl Repeatedly Corrects Schieffer: No Tax ‘Cuts’ for Rich, Just Extending Existing Rates; Schieffer: ‘I Gotcha’
December 6, 2010 No Comment
On Sunday’s Face the Nation, Republican Senate whip Jon Kyl kept correcting host Bob Schieffer about how extending tax “rates,” not “cuts,” is what is being debated, leading Schieffer to conceded “I gotcha” and even prompted Schieffer to let Kyl fill in for him the correct term. Schieffer: “Are the votes there now in the Senate, in your opinion, to extend these tax ah-“ Kyl: “Rates.” Schieffer had asked: “Is the Senate going to get down to business and resolve this whole business of the tax cuts?” Kyl chastised: “Nobody is talking about tax cuts. We're talking about extending the rates that have been in existence for the last decade.” Nonetheless, Schieffer stuck with his terminology: “Why is it so important to Republicans to extend the tax cuts for the upper-income people?” Democratic Senate whip Dick Durbin matched Schieffer’s framing: “I'm not voting for any permanent tax cut for the people of the highest income categories” and Kyl felt compelled to again correct Schieffer and Durbin: “First of all we're not talking about tax cuts.” Schieffer interjected “I gotcha” as Kyl continued: “We're talking about extending, for another period of time, the rates that have been in existence for the last decade.” read more
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WebMD’s top pet health topics of 2010 include what pets can safely eat, whether to let pets sleep in your bed, the link between your personality and your pet, and more.
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