MC2 Post 641: Technology Think Abouts

Technology Think Abouts 

(Like Australian walkabouts)

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This is What the Pundits were Saying Just a Few Days Ago about Apple:
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Apple will Kill the Macbooks, never have Multi-Tasking on the iPhone like the Droid Does and Never
have an alternate Browser on the iPhone/iPod Touch.

Guess What, All that Changes with iPhone OS 4.  

 

Oh, and Apple confirms no future support for iPhone 2G.

Link: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/60034

 

Apple releases new MacBook Pros 

 

with Intel Core i7, i5 processors

Link: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/13/apple_releases_new_macbook_pros_with_intel_core_i7_i5_processors.html

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/y3nud54

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The 1 Terabyte SSD Arrives (slashdot)

The Colossus is Here!!!

Link One: http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/solid-state-drives/3-5--sata-ii/colossus-series-3-5--ssd/ocz-colossus-lt-series-sata-ii-3-5--ssd.html

143 to 26 characters whoopee!

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/y3oqlzz

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Putting You Worst Face Forward?
Makeup to Fool Face Recognition Software

Schneier on Scureity Blog:

Link: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/04/makeup_to_fool.html

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An NYU student has been reverse-engineering facial recognition algorithms to devise makeup patterns to confuse 

face recognition software.

Link: http://ahprojects.com/blog/110

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Capturing the world's oldest things on film

This Llareta plant, a Parsley Relative, 

has parts that are thought to be 

3000 years old.

Link: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2010/04/capturing-the-worlds-oldest-things-on-film.php?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

130 to 26 characters...

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/y3uevam

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Apple is constantly keeping us on our toes, tech-wise.

I'm using Opera Lite on my iPod Touch, testing an app called AirMouse and an audio-iBook Reader called: AudioBooks.

Wingman.

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