There have been many debates over whether or not cell phone use causes cancer. More studies are needed, but studies so far show that avid cell phone users can be up to two times more likely to have malignant tumors in the brain.
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The Kingston DataTraveler Secure 8GB Flash Drive features 8 gigabytes of storage space, 256bit AES encryption, and a waterproof case. It also features a $200 price tag. Meanwhile, the other Kingston 8GB model without encryption costs $32.
If waterproofing isn’t as important to you, you might as well save that extra money by encrypting the flash drive yourself.
TrueCrypt can do just that, and for those technologically-inclined and willing to spend some time, it might just be a better solution.
Coming soon - a walk-through for encrypting your flash drive.
Forget Sprite and Coke - how about iPod and headphones? Best Buy is working with Zoom Systems to bring Best Buy vending machines to a few terminals at the Dallas/Fortworth Airport. Swipe in a credit card, press a few buttons, and that iPod is yours.
Personally, I don’t see the merits in this plan. How many travelers are there who forget a cable or need another set of headphones? No doubt there will be an occassional one or two, but it’ll take quite a bit of time before the occasional sale covers even the overhead.
The gadgets are over-priced, no doubt, an offspring of both the vending-machine and airport-shop style of pricing. For the desperate consumer, though, the extra bucks might be worth it in a tight jam.
via Dallas News
Apple recently sent a bulletin asking large retailers such as Best Buy to place an order of iPods and computers to last about a month. This is a pattern that Apple usually follows when they are about to deploy a new line-up of iPods and computers. The launch will probably be in early to mid September, in time for the upcoming holiday season. There are hints of new iPod Touches, Nanos, Macbook, and Macbook Pros.
via AppleInsider
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I never liked the fat nano. It was too fat for my taste.
That said, the iLounge has rumors that the next iPod nano will have a 1.5:1 widescreen ratio like the iPhone rather than the 1.33:1 ratio of the iPod classic, and a skinnier design will accompany the skinnier screen. The design will resemble the previous nano’s, keeping the trademark clickwheel. Like my mom’s Sansa, you’ll be rotating the iPod to watch videos.
Image Mockup from iLounge
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Apple has released its second beta only a week after the first, this time with several bug fixes. It is available for developers who joined prior to July 11th, reported to be about 40,000 in number.
Amongst the things to look forward to from Apple include a push notification service and maybe even a new iPod Touch.
Many, including myself, have noticed the instability in the applications on their iPhone/iPods. For me, this has included Apple’s own applications such as Safari and the App Store. The instability of the third party apps is probably the third party developers’ faults, but it may be partially Apple’s as well. Hopefully, both the third parties and Apple will continue to fix bugs and by the release of 2.1 the iPhone/iPod will be much stabler.
via Mac Rumors
The new beta firmware contains references to an unreleased model of the iPod, the “iPod2,1.” Whereas the current iPod Touch is the “iPod1,1,” the reference may be to a new iPod to be released soon.
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