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- 6 Great Gloves for Touchscreen Gadget Lovers
- Who Will Win in Holiday Mobile Sales? [POLL]
- To Thwart Further Leaks, U.S. Military Bans USB Drives & Other Removable Disks
- 34 New Social Media Resources You May Have Missed
- Microsoft Co-Founder Loses Round One in Lawsuit Against Google, Apple & Facebook
- NASA Engineer Shows YouTube “Best of the Best” Shuttle Videos
- 5 Classy Speaker Docks to Boost Your iPad’s Audio
- Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
| 6 Great Gloves for Touchscreen Gadget Lovers Posted: 11 Dec 2010 04:37 PM PST      Well, the weather outside is frightful (in the Northern Hemisphere anyway), so you just might be regretting your choice of a touchscreen-equipped handset as your portable phone. Take your gloves off to send a text? Not in this weather. As many of you will know, capacitive touchscreen devices (such as the iPhone, iPod touch, Droid, Pre, Storm, etc.) require tiny amounts of charge from your fingertips to operate. Because of this, sticking a great big glove between your finger and the screen kills the conductivity. Never fear! An entire industry has sprung up to stop you from getting cold hands when using your touchscreen phone outdoors. We’ve hand-picked (see what we did there?) the best six pairs of gloves for gadget-lovers this winter, so have a look through our choices below and let us know your faves in the comments. 1. Freehands Mens’ Gloves Arguably the market leader in gloves for gadgeteers, Freehands offers a wide range of styles including cashmere, wool, ski styles and these warm-looking recycled, fleecy efforts. Every pair of gloves has a fold-back tip for the thumb and forefinger, and rather cunningly boasts a magnet to stop the tip from flapping around. Cost: From $18 2. The North Face ETIP Glove Perfect for those in really cold climates, The North Face’s contribution to the gadget-glove marketplace boasts fingertip-replicating “Xstatic fingercaps” so you don’t have to expose even the tippy tops of your fingers to the cold. With a gripper palm to ensure you have a firm hold of your favorite gadget, the ETIPs are available in a range of sizes, for men and women. Cost: $40 3. Dots Gloves Made from 100% merino lambswool, the Dots Gloves range is small but perfectly formed. Available in men and women’s sizes in just four colors, the classic-looking gloves are indistinguishable from “ordinary” gloves. However, they cleverly boast thumb, index, and middle fingertips that operate touchscreens with “skin-like responsiveness.” Cost: $20 4. Etre Touchy Gloves The funky, unisex Etre Touchy range is all about what isn’t there, namely the “missing” thumb and index fingertips, leaving you free to touch away while keeping the bulk of your hands warm. This design is best suited for climates that are “cold,” rather than frigid or frostbite-inducing. The range includes some great contemporary colors so it’s perfect for anyone who doesn’t want to sacrifice style in the name of functionality. Cost: From around $32 5. Freehands Women’s Gloves Freehands offers an equally diverse women’s range of gloves including wool, fleece, softshell, cashmere and these “microfur” options that were the most popular version for women in 2009. Available in a range of colors and sizes, if you’re looking for a glove with a flip-back index finger and thumb flap, you’re not going to go wrong here. Cost: From $18 6. AGloves Although they may not be the most fashionable offering, the affordable, unisex “Agloves” are ideal for anyone with an iPad or other touchscreen tablet, as the silver-coated nylon fibers knitted into the fabric put the conductivity back in your touch for every single digit. Stay cool! Cost: $17.99 More Gadget Resources from Mashable:
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| Who Will Win in Holiday Mobile Sales? [POLL] Posted: 11 Dec 2010 03:31 PM PST   Here at Mashable, we’ve got quite a few mobile devices of all stripes on our various holiday wishlists and shopping lists, too. And now, we want to know what’s on yours. Whether you’re hoping for — or planning to buy — a new Droid, a slick Windows Phone 7 device, a handy BlackBerry or a shiny iPhone 4, you’re a big part of the fourth-quarter sales and revenue figures for major tech and hardware companies. And with the iPhone/Android battle for dominance becoming increasingly difficult to call, this year’s Q4 numbers are going to be more telling than ever. For the first time since the Android platform’s inception, Android devices outsold iPhones in the first half of 2010. Nor have sales slowed for the seemingly endless parade of new Android devices this year; Google’s Android chief Andy Rubin recently tweeted that a whopping 300,000 Android devices are activated every day. But the blockbuster launch of the iPhone 4 over the summer had fans lining up for hours to get their hands on Apple’s iconic device. The company ended up selling 1.5 million units in the first day of the device’s launch and a total of 4 million devices in the first three weeks. So, in the poll below, tell us how your participation in global mobile sales is shaping up: Are you buying (or planning to buy) or receiving (or hoping to receive) a new mobile device this year? And if so, what’s the platform? We look forward to getting these poll results and hearing your comments on the topic. Reviews: Android, BlackBerry Rocks! More About: android, blackberry, iphone, Mobile 2.0, RIM, windows phone 7 For more Mobile coverage:
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| To Thwart Further Leaks, U.S. Military Bans USB Drives & Other Removable Disks Posted: 11 Dec 2010 01:46 PM PST   In an effort to prevent the kind of intelligence leaks that are making headlines lately, the U.S. military is banning the use of removable disks among its personnel. The servicemen and women in the Air Force and other military branches have recently been ordered to “immediately cease use of removable media on all systems, servers, and stand-alone machines” on Department of Defense classified networks, according to documents obtained by Wired. This order comes a few months after a revalation by one private that he downloaded hundreds of thousands of files to a CD, labeled the disk “Lady Gaga” and turned it over to WikiLeaks. The downloaded files included the infamous footage of an Afghanistan helicopter attack and the more than 250,000 cables that have gotten WikiLeaks into so much hot water lately. Is banning the use of removable disks the best way to stop leaks, though? As we see it, USB drives have little or nothing to do with the real problem. As the serviceman in question, Private First Class Bradley Manning, wrote to a hacker in a late-night chat back in May, “If you had free reign over classified networks for long periods of time, say, 8 to 9 months, and you saw incredible things, awful things, things that belonged in the public domain, and not on some server stored in a dark room in Washington, D.C., what would you do?” The old adage “Loose lips sink ships” is the backbone of OPSEC, or operations security. In other words, USB drives don’t sink ships. Telephone calls don’t sink ships. Letters home don’t sink ships. OPSEC is ingrained into the mind and soul of servicemen and women as part of military training; but as long as one intelligence analyst has Manning’s attitudes and beliefs, leaks will still occur. Then again, the real solution would be ensuring that all servicemen and women are in full accordance with the government’s and military’s means and ends or that the government’s and military’s means and ends are in no way and to no person objectionable or immoral. Neither one of those ideals seems realistic, which makes banning USB drives a lot easier than tackling the root of the problem. Let us know what you think in the comments. Image based on a photo by Flickr user laihiu. Reviews: Flickr, Wikileaks More About: ban, CD, drives, dvd, military, usb, wikileaks For more Tech coverage:
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| 34 New Social Media Resources You May Have Missed Posted: 11 Dec 2010 12:49 PM PST   Mashable’s back with another round up of new social media tools and resources from the past week or so. With all the holiday madness, we understand if you somehow missed one or two of these great posts, so read on for the full list. Our Social Media section dives into the top viral video ads of 2010, an early screening review of TRON: Legacy, and stats on what the world Googled this past year. Tech & Mobile highlights 10 Chrome web apps worth checking out, tips for backing up your Tumblr blog, and how Operation Payback executes its DDoS attacks. Business rounds out the list with lessons businesses can learn from entrepreneurs, how social media is changing television, and — most importantly — how to keep your business running through the holidays. Looking for even more social media resources? This guide appears every weekend, and you can check out all the lists-gone-by here any time. Social Media
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| Microsoft Co-Founder Loses Round One in Lawsuit Against Google, Apple & Facebook Posted: 11 Dec 2010 11:31 AM PST   A judge has dismissed Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s lawsuit against Google, Apple, Facebook and others for patent infringement. Back in August, Allen originally claimed that 11 different companies, including YouTube, Netflix and AOL, had violated four different patents associated with web search and e-commerce. These patents are tied to both software and business methods. Now, however, a court has sided with Google et al. in a motion to dismiss the case, saying Allen’s claims were too vague and lacked “adequate factual detail to satisfy the dictates of Twombly and Iqbal” — two cases that are precedents for requiring adequate evidentiary support. The decision further states that Allen “has failed to identify the infringing products or devices with any specificity. The Court and Defendants are left to guess what devices infringe on the four patents… These allegations are insufficient to put Defendants on ‘notice as to what [they] must defend.’” Allen will have until December 28 to return to the court with a more specific complaint. The patents Allen is claiming were infringed upon are as follows:
Do you think this lawsuit still stands a chance? Reviews: YouTube More About: apple, facebook, Google, lawsuit, Paul Allen For more Business coverage:
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| NASA Engineer Shows YouTube “Best of the Best” Shuttle Videos Posted: 11 Dec 2010 10:11 AM PST   Matt Melis, a longtime NASA engineer, has take to the ‘Tube to show off what he calls “the best of the best” imagery from shuttle launches, including high-definition video Melis has been in the launch analysis game for quite some time. His 45-minute tribute to space shuttle launches is incredibly educational and a fascinating watch for fans of space programs. You’ll get to hear NASA engineers explain every imaginable detail of a shuttle launch as footage from the ground and from the shuttles themselves show what goes into the first phase of a successful space mission. You’ll get to see launches for STS-114, STS-117, and STS-124 missions. In short, if you’re really into space stuff, this YouTube video is the director’s commentary of your dreams. “Photographic documentation of a space shuttle launch plays a critical role in the engineering analysis and evaluation process that takes place during each and every mission,” Melis writes on the YouTube video page. “Motion and still images enable shuttle engineers to visually identify off-nominal events and conditions requiring corrective action to ensure mission safety and success… Rendered in the highest definition possible, this production is a tribute to the dozens of men and women of the shuttle imaging team and the 30 years of achievement of the Space Shuttle Program.” Melis has been at the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, for many years. He was part of the ballistics team that analyzed the Columbia launch accident, for example. Here’s the full video. Let us know what you think in the comments. Reviews: YouTube More About: NASA, Science, shuttle launch, space, space shuttle, trending, youtube For more Tech coverage:
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| 5 Classy Speaker Docks to Boost Your iPad’s Audio Posted: 11 Dec 2010 09:05 AM PST   A speaker dock for your iPad is a great investment for your home entertainment set-up. Besides offering vastly improved audio, it gives your precious ‘Pad somewhere tidy to sit and charge. Whether you want to boost your iPad’s audio for music, movies or gaming, we’ve got five docks that offer different functionality and suit different budgets — from $80 to $300. Have a look through the docks we’ve selected below (listed in price order) and let us know in the comments which one would be at the top of your wish list. 1. Jensen JiPS-250i This budget option won’t blow you away with its basic speakers, but it will offer a sound boost for music, movies and gaming. It can be used horizontally and vertically (with adjustable viewing angles) and boasts video line-out for playing your iPad’s content on the big screen. Cost: $79.99 2. Altec Lansing Octiv Stage MP450 This good-looking speaker dock claims to provide “room-filling sound” from two speakers and charges your iPad while docked. The stand pivots for both landscape and portrait viewing with multiple viewing angles. The included remote will allow you to control your ‘Pad from the sofa — all of which adds up to a tidy product for film fans. Cost: $149.95 3. iLuv Audio Cube iMM747 This promises to be a rather neat desktop solution. iLuv’s Audio Cube is a great option for music lovers as it will only dock your iPad vertically, but offers great sound. In addition to charging the device, there’s also the option to sync your tablet with a Mac or PC while docked. Cost: $149.99 4. iHome iA100 Angled firmly as a bedside solution, the iHome iA100 turns your iPad into a rather swanky alarm clock. Along with the iHome+Sleep and iHome+Radio apps, the dock will give you advanced radio alarm clock functionality, charge your iPad over night and play audio via Bluetooth. Cost: $199.95 5. Philips Fidelio DS8550 The Fidelio has a few tricks up its sleeve — as you might hope for that high-end price tag. Besides docking and charging an iPad, it also boasts wireless Bluetooth streaming so you can hold your iPad (or use it in another stand) while the audio streams from the Fidelio. Its rechargeable battery is good for up to five hours playback on the go and the free Fidelio app offers enhanced alarm functions if you want to use the dock on your bedside table. Cost: $299.95 More iPad Resources from Mashable:
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| Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART] Posted: 11 Dec 2010 06:41 AM PST   It was a bittersweet week in the Twitterverse. Some of us cheered for our entertainment and sports heroes while others lamented the loss of some notable public figures. Soccer (football) took the top trend for yet another week thanks in part to a controversial appointment to the Newcastle United Football Club. Chileans tweeted feverishly about their biggest telethon, landing the media event in the number two slot. And talk of the NBA was hot as LeBron James faced his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammates on the court. Basketball chatter hit the number three mark. Deaths this week include Elizabeth Edwards, who lost her battle to cancer at age 61. Her name hit the list at number four as people tweeted their condolences. And two legendary sports figures — Joseph Don Meredith of the NFL and Ron Santo of MLB — also passed away this week, landing at numbers six and seven respectively. Conspicuously absent from the chart is the ongoing Wikileaks saga and the controversies over “Cablegate.” Despite seeing plenty of Twitter chatter on the topic, we have not seen Wikileaks trending, and were prompted to inquire about the matter. Twitter responded publicly, explaining that its trend algorithm highlights topics that are new and intense, and not necessarily the most popular by volume. Because the data below is pulled from Twitter’s API, the chart reflects this approach to trending topics. For the complete picture, check out the chart below, compiled by our friends over at What The Trend. Because this is a topical list, hashtag memes and games have been omitted from the chart. You can check past Twitter trends in our Top Twitter Topics section as well as read more about this past week's trends on What The Trend. Top Twitter Trends This Week: 12/4 – 12/10
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