Fold Up and Roll Out

post from X-About Gadget World on 30 December 2011 09:14:12 PM. © X-About Gadget World

The iPad is a conundrum. On one hand, its main selling point is that it?s not a laptop, that it?s done away with old-fashioned, creaky technology like keyboards. On the other hand, every iPad user, no matter how proud, sometimes wishes the device were just a bit more, well, laptoppy. It?s like dating an outlaw [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/X-AboutGadgets/~3/3XSGpw20HoM/

Add to del.icio.us

Digg this

Post to Furl

Add to reddit

Add to myYahoo!

The Year in Tablets

post from X-About Gadget World on 30 December 2011 09:14:06 PM. © X-About Gadget World

When tablets first showed up, they were met with head-scratching, furrowed brows, the chirping of crickets. The form factor just didn’t click, the software wasn’t right. The earliest tablets ended up being the pet rocks of the digital age. But Apple turned everything around with the introduction of the first iPad, a success [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/X-AboutGadgets/~3/MKv-yvduuh4/

Digg this

Whip Up Some DNA With a Home PCR Machine

post from X-About Gadget World on 30 December 2011 09:13:58 PM. © X-About Gadget World

Let?s say you want to identify the mold on that leftover pizza or do a very discreet paternity test. You?re going to need DNA. A lot of it. Labs take the few molecules from a cheek swab and replicate them with a PCR machine until there are billions. But those machines cost $ 3,000 and [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/X-AboutGadgets/~3/hQBOk_zUW9k/

Digg this

Roundup: E-Ink Readers

post from X-About Gadget World on 30 December 2011 09:13:51 PM. © X-About Gadget World

When it comes to book-length reading, no glowing LCD tablet screen can hold a backlight to the eye-saving e-ink of these readers. The Basics Why not a full-fledged tablet? Entry-level e-readers have become better, faster, and more stylish. Considering their low cost, featherweight portability (6 to 7 ounces), battery life (up to a month [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/X-AboutGadgets/~3/5Lp3pz_HCG0/

Digg this

Facebook is finally making some Changes 45 to be
exact

post from X-About Gadget World on 30 December 2011 09:13:50 PM. © X-About Gadget World

After a number of protests and reports on Facebook?s blatant violation of user privacy, Facebook is finally being forced to change. One of their biggest mandatory changes is due to an audit by the DPC (Data Protection Commissioner) from Ireland. In order to comply with the recommendations in the 149 page audit Facebook is making [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/X-AboutGadgets/~3/00NXuqvMtKw/

Digg this

iPhone 4 Eyes

post from X-About Gadget World on 30 December 2011 09:13:42 PM. © X-About Gadget World

The best camera is always the one you have with you, and lately that means your phone. These add-on lenses will up your mobile photo game. The Basics Why do I need an aftermarket lens for my iPhone? With a five-element f2.4 lens grabbing light for its CMOS sensor, the iPhone 4S is [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/X-AboutGadgets/~3/dSANBo2scOE/

Digg this

Merry Christmas Everybody!

post from X-About Gadget World on 30 December 2011 09:13:36 PM. © X-About Gadget World

Because we are in the Christmas eve, we want to wish everybody a wonderful Christmas among the loved ones. Merry Christmas! Gadgets Tags: Christmas, Everybody, Merry

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/X-AboutGadgets/~3/DXw2-Q7nnV8/

Digg this

Internal Combustion Engine Kit

Ever wondered how your vehicle?s engine worked, if you are like one of the many millions out there with a standard car? Well, if you are curious enough to find out, there is always a Flash animation somewhere online to discover, but some of us prefer touching the real thing in our hands. The $ [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/X-AboutGadgets/~3/y6NS43NjX6U/

Digg this

The New Goldfish

One type of sea life has proven tough to keep in home aquariums: jellyfish. The blobby beasties get shredded like Kleenex in the filters. This 7-gallon tank ? a project that got funded through Kickstarter ? solves that by using a laminar-flow system to circulate the water in a controlled swirl, nudging the jellies to [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/X-AboutGadgets/~3/K-vsw2_GTz4/

Digg this

Justice Department finally reversed opposition on
Internet Gambling

Online gambling was proposed years ago when the states realized the potential of more revenue without having to raise taxes. It seemed like the logical step for gambling and the lottery because the Internet is (and was even back then) the largest and fastest growing marketplace. With states in dire need of more money, the [...]

Read The Full Article:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/X-AboutGadgets/~3/iwaO8fgmnL8/

Digg this