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By Chris histrion Barr

It’s direful what crapper be realised by dynamical a discernment of software, much as the code on a device. When optimized properly, a code raise crapper impact action and sometimes add completely infant features. Well Amazon has foregather declared a code raise for the Kindle that is feat to ending your nous (if you already possess one, that is). Not exclusive does this alter autochthonous PDF support, but they also avow that your shelling module today tangency 85% individual than before.

The impact in shelling chronicle applies to users who consent their reverend adjoining to the internet at every times. You crapper today move to go a flooded hebdomad between charges, as anti to exclusive multiple chronicle before. If you consent the wireless overturned off, then move it to tangency most digit weeks. Native PDF hold is belike the most elating thing, as before you necessary to go finished Amazon to effect much documents improve to their copyrighted format. If you’re ease fascinated in converting them, you’ll today be flourishing to do this yourself.

[ Amazon ] VIA [ CrunchGear ]

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By Chris histrion Barr

If you pay most of your day at a methodicalness aforementioned I do, then you’ll poverty to attain trusty you’re as cushy as possible. A cushy chair, a gratifying bounteous guardian to countenance at and a beatific keyboard/mouse ordered are belike the most important. Today, Logitech declared their infant Wireless Desktop MK700 keyboard and mouse, which are aimed at cosmos both cushy and convenient to use.

The infant MK700 keyboard features a infant identify of key that they’re activity “Incurve keys.” These concave keys are questionable to primed your fingers in the correct locate and effect gently arching edges to be more cushy when agitated from key to key. Other features aforementioned a fleecy location rest and individual key movement should attain things more cushy in general.

So what makes this ordered so “convenient” you say? Well you’ve got things aforementioned an LCD dashboard that lets you participate things aforementioned the position of Caps Lock, Num Lock and your shelling life. They’re also using 2.4GHz wireless profession to bonded a brawny conjugation (up to 30 feet away), because no digit likes imperative a key and having invalid happen. The actual kicker is the shelling life. You crapper move the batteries in your pussyfoot to tangency for up to a year, patch the keyboard crapper go up to 3 eld without needing changed. Oh, and that’s on 2 AA batteries each. I dislike dynamical discover batteries, and activity the instance between dynamical them in eld instead of months should be adequacy of a commerce disc for some people. Look for the MK700 striking after this mark for around $100.

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If you’re in the market for a new laptop / netbook, you might want to add Acer’s just-released Aspire 3935-6504 to the list of potentials. The early reviews are in, and it looks like Acer’s got an aggressively-priced winner on its hands. Laptop Magazine calls it “one heck of a bargain,” noting particularly its sleek and sturdy design, backup and power saver buttons, full-sized keyboard, and the appealing $900 price tag. PC Magazine went so far as to give it the Editor’s Choice award for budget laptops, lauding also its eco-friendly credentials and impressive battery life (4 hours and 50 minutes, by its metric). Both sites bemoaned, however, the lack of HDMI and eSATA ports and its inability to run games as well as competitors like the Dell Studio XPS 13 or HP Pavilion dv3z. Providing a less enthusiastic tone is Computer Shopper, who seems to take more of an issue with its gaming deficiencies than the other two reviewers. Still, the site recommends it for those consider style, portability, and price tag the main selling points. Check out the read links below for more thorough dissection.

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You’ve seen its introduction, its unboxing — in two different languages, no less — and maybe even fancied the pre-order page. Now Pocketables has what appears to be one of the first full-fledged review of the Viliv S5, and the verdict? It’s quite a sturdy and well-built MID, with surprisingly good battery life and video performance from the Intel Atom Z520 processor (same one as found in the Vaio P). The virtual keyboard leaves a lot to be desired for, and it’s a shame to hear the joystick’s mouse functionality is limited to four directions, but despite these complaints and a $599 price tag, the conclusion is still a overwhelmingly positive for those who like the form factor. Hit up the read link for the full examination.
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The technology’s already here, we just need a venture capital firm and a determined entrepreneur to make it happen. A foursome of designers — Seon-Keun Park, Byung-Min Woo, Sun-Hye Woo and Jin-Sun Park — have banded together to create the above pictured concept, an e-reader for those with limited or no vision. Their Braille E-Book concept theoretically relies on electroactive polymers in order to change the surface’s shape as pages are turned, and while we fully expect the battery life to suffer due to all the necessary commotion, it’s definitely a start that needs to happen.
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By Andrew Liszewski

GigaPan has updated their robotic camera mount line with the new Epic 100 which can now support a camera and lens combination of up to 3lbs, accommodating larger P&S models and smaller DSLRs. Other notable upgrades include a backlit display making it easier to setup the mount for night-time panoramas, an adjusted gearing pitch allowing for “greater holding torque and finer precision movements” and most importantly, the ability to capture multiple shots (up to 9) at each image location, facilitating those who like to take HDRI photos.

Of course if you read my review of the GigaPan Epic, you’ll know that while it’s a must-have tool for any photographer who’s into the whole panoramic thing, the battery life was lacking at best. And given the Epic 100 will be moving around heavier cameras on the same set of 6 x AA batteries, I have to assume the battery life situation isn’t any better, but hopefully not any worse.

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It’s no secret that Apple doesn’t like buttons, making the iPhone nearly free of the things and then further pushing the offensive by cropping the 3G Shuffle down to one massively overloaded input. Nartron Corporation is Apple’s partner in button hate, bringing that bias to Chrysler of all places to develop a next-gen dashboard for the company’s 200C concept. The system is called iQ Power and is unabashedly iPhone-inspired, featuring big, colorful controls and even cover-flow album art for media browsing. Interestingly the system will allow “any smartphone” to be used as an intelligent key, unlocking doors and even accessing a video stream of the car’s interior — which should do wonders for your auto’s battery life. The system naturally offers UConnect and features a wireless tablet that allows passengers to send music recommendations to the driver’s console. Of course, passengers could also just speak up, but when you’re as flush with profits as Chrysler is, why not blow some cash researching useless tech like in-car messaging?

[Thanks, Josh, photo courtesy of Adam Bird for The New York Times]
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While Acer is keeping plenty of its latest and greatest laptops for itself, it’s also keeping its Packard Bell subsidiary fairly well supplied with some gear to reshape and rebrand, with this new EasyNote Butterfly model only the latest to surface following a pair of new DOT netbooks. This one steps above netbook territory with a 13.4-inch LED-backlit display, however, along with an unspecified Intel Ultra Low Voltage processor, ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330 graphics, your choice of an SSD or standard hard drive, a multitouch trackpad, optional 3G, and a promised eight hours of battery life. No word on a price just yet, but, as with the netbooks, this one will be reserved for the European market.

[Thanks, Pat]