Doctor Gadget Features Cell Phone Charging Flashlight on The Montel Williams Show
Energetic Television and Radio personality Doctor Gadget showcases the greatest outdoor innovations on The Montel Williams Show this Friday. Featured on the show is the UltraPower Zipping LED Flashlight from Gadget Universe. The latest model comes with adapters that will charge your cell phone, PDA, and even your iPod. Videos showing the Zipping Flashlight charging a PDA, cell phone, and even a solar panel power source are available. (PRWeb May 25, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q3Jhcy1QaWdnLUNvdXAtU2luZy1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Indian IT Industry Crosses The $50-Billion Mark
Source: Business Standard Celebrations and Jubilations are in order as India?s information technology (IT) industry crosses the $50-billion mark in FY-07. Dataquest?s annual DQ Top 20 survey of the Indian IT industry reveals a growth of 32% in rupee terms, just shy of 30% growth in dollar terms during the year. With a growth of 35%, [...]
Police: 3 involved in laundry robbery
Police suspect that three people split cash stolen from the July 31 robbery at a laundry facility on Lafayette's north end.
Jeff falls in OT
Contrary to previous meetings, Lafayette Jeff took control early in Friday's football game against Hamilton Southeastern.
OnStar Adds Theft Prevention in 2009
One million cars are stolen each year, and 30,000 of them are involved in high-speed chases that result in an average of 256 injuries and 350 deaths.
But now ? thieves beware.
Starting with its 2009 models, half of all General Motors vehicles ? 1.7 million, mostly Chevrolets ? will be equipped with an OnStar emergency satellite communication system with Stolen Vehicle Slowdown, a system that can "depower" the stolen car being chased by police.
The same OnStar system that currently tracks stolen vehicles using GPS to pinpoint their location will now eliminate high-speed chases by cutting fuel to the engine while continuing to offer steering and braking, says OnStar president Chet Huber.
OnStar owners aren't going to suffer fuel shutoff if they buzz through a toll booth without paying or are a week late making their car payment. To avoid invasion of privacy issues, the only time it will be used, Huber says, is after an owner notifies police that his vehicle was stolen.
"When police have the vehicle in sight and feel they have safe access to getting it, they will then notify us at OnStar,? Huber said. ?We'll take the power out of the car and turn on its flashers to alert others nearby to beware of a stolen car."
The novel service is being added because GM owners with OnStar said they don't want their vehicles to be damaged or to harm others in a high-speed chase. The service is free during the first year of ownership; after that it?s part of a $190 package.
The Chevy Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, Equinox, Avalanche and Impala, Cadillac SRX, DTS, CTS, Escalade, Escalade EXT and Escalade ESV, Buick Lucerne, Pontiac Torrent, Hummer H2 and H2 SUT, Saturn Vue, and GMC Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL will get the system first, and then it will spread to other vehicles.
The system can't be retrofitted to 2008 or older GM vehicles. A dealer can deprogram the service if consumers want and reactivate it later if they change their mind.
Does this new service tread the line between safety and privacy too closely? Let us know what you think.
"Death Star" Galaxy Found Blasting Smaller Neighbor
 | A "black hole bully" is smashing a nearby neighbor with powerful x-rays and gamma rays?something that has never before been seen?scientists have announced. |
SPS Commerce and Interdyn Business Microvar Unveil Hosted EDI For Microsoft Dynamics GP Webcast
Event features B2Bi experts and marine electronics supplier, Vexilar (PRWeb Feb 7, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q3Jhcy1Db3VwLVN1bW0tSW5zZS1aZXRhLVplcm8=
SAP, Oracle Holding Out on Ubuntu?
Linux vendor Canonical is working hard to get more software and hardware certifications for its Ubuntu Linux distribution. In its latest round of partnerships, Canonical is expanding its relationship with IBM (NYSE: IBM), Alfresco, Zimbra, Likewise, Centrify and others. Yet though Canonical is trying valiantly to show momentum in its alliances, at least two notable companies are missing from its partner lineup for Ubuntu. Neither Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) nor SAP (NYSE: SAP) currently support Ubuntu, and both lack immediate plans to do so.
Comcast Gives Cold-Shoulder To Non-Profit School Running Linux
Crashsystems: "However, the support agent refused to give her the case number, restating the fact that Comcast does not support Linux. He even went as far to say that the company supports Windows, Mac OSX, and even Unix (note that both Linux and OSX are a form of Unix), but not Linux."
Removing Tumors Through The Nose: Neurosurgeon Uses Smaller Openings To Reach The Brain
Dr. Edward Duckworth is part of a new generation of neurosurgeons who are making brain surgery a lot easier on patients. Rather than cutting out large sections of the skull or face, Duckworth is reaching the brain through much smaller openings. And in certain cases, he goes through the nose to get to the brain.
Tuesday's order of play at the US Open
Tuesday's order of play at the US Open. (Read on Source)
Clemson's Bowden would rather have a tune up - SportingNews.com
 Bleacher Report | Clemson's Bowden would rather have a tune up SportingNews.com - CLEMSON, SC (AP) -- In a perfect world, Clemson coach Tommy Bowden would open the season with an opponent less powerful than 24th-ranked Alabama. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Offensive line play may determine Tide's fate Washington rewarded for patience |
Hans Reiser Sentenced to 15-to-Life
Wired: "Linux guru and convicted murdered Hans Reiser was handed a prison sentence of 15-to-life Friday, putting a final capstone on a case that began as a murder mystery, and ended with Reiser leading police to a makeshift grave a short distance from where he strangled his wife."
Home Networking Options for your Home Network
When beginning to design your home network, you will have a wide array of choices to make. Many of them have obtuse descriptions and cryptic names. However, do not let all that techno-mumbo-jumbo scar...
EA Chasing 'World's Top 20 Developers,' Japanese Talent
Electronic Arts always has its eyes on the world's top 20 development studios and is looking to sign Japanese talent, said EA Partners program manager David DeMartini.
"EA looks at the top 20 developers in the world and we try to sign anything those guys are working on," DeMartini explained to Multiplayer. On working with Japanese studios, he offered, "That would represent something that is slightly uncomfortable for both parties, but also represents something that is very unique and very special."
DeMartini is keeping quiet on who he approaches, especially within Japan, but "it doesn't take a rocket scientist to guess" who EA may be talking to. But the program's recruits may have been promised something special, like cult-following designer Goichi Suda: "He was looking for a breakout hit into the multiple millions of units," DeMartini commented.
In the Wireless World, 3 Things Matter: Location, Location, Location
Location-based mobile and Web services are increasingly delivering value and gaining adherents as service providers devote greater time and resources to developing them further. For example, Sprint's Xohm wireless broadband unit is working with a group of leading mobile Web application development companies to develop a set of personalized "geobrowsing" services.
Flock: Firefox's Social Cousin
In June, updates on two browsers were released: Firefox version 3 and Flock version 2 beta. Those in the know are already aware that the Flock browser was built with Firefox 3 code as its foundation. So here are some specifics for those who deal with requests from patrons for alternative browsers on library laptops or desktops or who may want a better understanding of the differences between Firefox and Flock.
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Funds saw $104.4 bln outflows in September: Lipper
BOSTON (Reuters) - Investors pulled out a record $104.4 billion from U.S. mutual funds in September as they were spooked by the credit crisis and turmoil in financial markets, research firm Lipper Inc said on Friday.
Torvalds: Real Quality Means Taking it Personally
LinuxDevices: "The Linux Foundation (LF) has posted a ten-minute video interview with kernel coordinator Linus Torvalds. Held during the Linux Foundation's recent Linux Kernel Summit, the interview reveals the Linux founder speaking out on issues ranging from kernel/userland interactions to why Linux has so many interfaces."
Another Case of Stupidness--Thankfully No One Is Responsible
Stupid man meets nature: A young man's irresponsible bravado nearly cost a young girl her life Saturday afternoon. The 16-year-old girl was mauled by a cougar and rushed to the hospital after she and 21-year-old Anthony Zitnick illegally entered a... (Read on Source)
YouTube Enhances Embedded Search and Audio Library
YouTube has a couple of new things going on worth noting. First off, if you nave not noticed by now, embedded YouTube videos now carry a search box at the top. This only appears when you mouseover the top portion of the video, and disappears when you move away.
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He's got everything figured out. Hey, that's up to him. All I can do is when he calls a play is go out and try to execute to the best of my ability." (Read on Source)
PCs for schools: an open source solution
Last year, when Australia went to the polls, one of the major promises held out by the Labor Party - which ultimately returned to government after 11 years - was the provision of computers to school-children, one for each child in grades 9 to 12. A year has gone by and it has become apparent that the costing of this programme wasn't exactly spot on. The projected support costs and the electricity costs are prohibitive, to the extent that some states are reluctant to join the programme. And as with any delayed initiative, the cost has blown out, some say by as much as two-thirds. The original estimate was that it would cost $A1.2 billion.
Terrell Owens, Jason Witten Nearly Come To Blows!
While the Dallas Cowboys were trying to downplay a possible rift between Terrell Owens and Jason Witten, the two nearly came to blows on Friday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram first reported Saturday. (Read on Source)
SEC chief defends response to economic turmoil
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox, responding to heavy criticism, said in an interview published on Wednesday he takes pride in his response to the U.S. financial crisis.
US deaths down in Iraq in 2008, up in Afghanistan
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. military deaths in Iraq plunged by two-thirds in 2008 from the previous year, a reflection of the improving security following the U.S. military's counterinsurgency campaign and al-Qaida's slow retreat from the battlefield. By comparison, the war in Afghanistan saw American military deaths rise by 35 percent in 2008 as ... (Read on Source)
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