The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking the consumers to stop using and return their General Electric (GE) 12-cup digital coffee makers (model no. 169164 and model no. 169165) which they bought at Walmart Stores. According to CPSC, Walmart has receives 83 reports of overheating, smoking, melting, burning and fire, including three reports of minor burn injuries to consumers. For a full refund and other details, you can contact Walmart at (800) 925-6278 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
From actor to inventor, Kevin Costner said he has the solution to clean up oil spill in the ocean. He said he funded a team of scientists developing a machine for oil spill. You can see Kevin and the Ocean Therapy Solutions demonstrate the so called the centrifugal device that can clean up to 210,000 gallons of water per day leaving 99% clean water from crude oil. Read the rest of this entry »
We already seen some of the sneak peek videos of the latest features of Adobe Photoshop CS5 and I know all photoshop users are excited to have this software. The new Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 5 is set to be release on April 12th and there are many sites on the web that already giving users “Adobe Photoshop Tutorials” for free online. While we are waiting on when we can download this new software, watch the sneak peek video of its feature called “Content Aware Fill.” Read the rest of this entry »
Apple unveiled “Magic Mouse,” the world’s first multitouch wireless mouse. This new device is basically the same as the trackpad on our Macbook. Magic Mouse has multi-finger swipes and taps to navigate their Mac and perform basic functions. It also feature a 360 degrees accelerated scrolling for a Web page, photo viewer, or document using a single finger, or quickly scroll up and down in a Web browser by simply swiping two fingers vertically across the top of the mouse.
According to Apple, the new Magic Mouse runs on Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard and is available for free with the new iMacs and can be purchased separately for $69. It is powered by a set of AA batteries, which will last for four months of battery life. Read the rest of this entry »
Gamers get ready because Sony has announced a 250GB PS3 Slim will hit the stores on November 3, 2009 and will sell for $349.99. The extra 130GB disk space from the previous 120GB version will give users more storage space for photos, movies and games. The only difference between the 120GB version from the 250GB is the Blu-ray drive but everything else about the console will remain identical. UK will sell this new 250Gb bundled with Uncharted 2 and Infamous game, while Spain will have an Uncharted 2 bundle. Read the rest of this entry »
Wi-Fi Alliance has announced a new way of connecting with friends using Wi-Fi Direct program in a new kind of wi-fi network. According to Wi-Fi Allince press release, Wi-Fi Direct device compliant such as mobile phones, cameras, printers, and notebook computers, to human interface devices such as keyboards and headphones can now connect in pairs or in groups. It only needs only one of the devices to establish the peer-to-peer connection. Wi-Fi Direct will include support for WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) and AES encryption for more secure connections.
“With Wi-Fi technology already shipping in millions of consumer electronics devices and handsets every year, this is a terrific innovation for the industry,” said Victoria Fodale, senior analyst and market intelligence manager at In-Stat. “Empowering devices to move content and share applications without having to join a network brings even more convenience and utility to Wi-Fi-enabled devices.”
Wi-Fi Alliance plans to publish its peer-to-peer specification upon completion, and will begin certifying devices for the Wi-Fi Direct designation in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
