Eye-fi, Wireless upload for your digital camera

Eye-fi, Wireless upload for your digital camera

Author JoeDigital | 30.01.2008 | Category Computers, Consumer Electronics, Gadgets, Networking, Technology, cameras

I was browsing the net and came across a really cool product, the eye-fi. The Eye-Fi is an SD memory card that has wireless capabilities on top of the memory storage. All you do is make a few simple configurations and you’re set to begin automatically uploading pictures. So, when you’re out and about taking fancy shots of downtown the card acts as a regular SD memory card and stores the files as it normally would. As soon as you return home, simply turn on your camera and it automatically begins to upload the images to your computer.

Check out the site, Eye-Fi

Cheap Wireless for your XBOX 360

Author JoeDigital | 18.01.2008 | Category Computers, Consumer Electronics, Gadgets, Networking, Video Games

If you have an XBOX 360 you’ve probably already spent many nights crying over the fact that it doesn’t come with built-in wireless access like the Wii and Playstation 3. On top of that, if you wanted to have wireless access for the 360 you’re going to have to lay down about $100. So many of you have probably ended up running that 25 foot Ethernet cable through your house meandering this way and that through the many obstacles and into your Xbox 360.

Cry no more my friends because for as less as $30 you can make your own wireless access for your Xbox 360. All you need is:
1.Three Feet or more of Cat 5e Cable (Ethernet Cable)
2.Wireless Router
3.DD-WRT firmware

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India’s $2,500 USD Car - Tata Nano

Author JoeDigital | 14.01.2008 | Category Gadgets, Technology, World Wide Web, automobile, world news

It’s about time that we had something like this. Being release only on the Indian market’s is the new Tat Nano, which will be the world’s cheapest car at $2,500 USD. The Tata has four doors, five seats, a hatch back and is powered by a 30HP Bosch 624cc four stroke engine. The expected fuel efficiency 54 miles per gallon.

This new car is about to open a while new market for cheap usable and efficient vehicles. You could afford to buy a new one of these every year and just toss it or recycle it without putting a dent in your wallet. With a car like this imagine the possibitlities, it’s almost like having a disposable car.

Full Article, Source: jalopnik

Canada says no to Ipod tax

Author JoeDigital | 12.01.2008 | Category Canada, Consumer Electronics

A big relief for music listeners all across Canada today. The Canadian Supreme Court won’t hear a case involving extra fees for iPods and other MP3 players in that country, ending a dispute over a so-called iPod tax, but rekindling debate over the legality of file swapping. With this new proposed tax by the Copyright Board of Canada, said in late 2003 that iPods and other hard-drive players were being used to copy music as well, and imposed a fee of up to $25 on the devices. In my opinion this would have further increased our already expensive MP3 players/ipods and promote more cross boarder shopping and hence would only hurt Canadian retailers in the long run. Full article at CNET can be found here

Windows 7.0

Author JoeDigital | 11.01.2008 | Category Windows

Microsoft claims that the touch screen capabilities of windows in its next version will blow away users of iPhone fans. Windows 7.0 is expected to host a complete sport interface that is revised.

Along with Windows 7.0 there will be a radical facelift for the Office 2007 as well. Windows 7.0 is considered to be the successor for Windows Vista and hence, the clock in ticking away for the release of Windows 7.0. Windows 7.0 is expected to offer its customers a new enhanced and streamlined kernel, VM that is inbuilt in order to run software that is old, user interface that is simplified and revised. Windows 7.0 also make use of virtualization in order to run software that is specifically for Windows 7.0 written. Office 2007’s user interface will go well along with the windows 7.0 and that is what has been interpreted from the news of microsoft.

Apple for the Year 2007

Author JoeDigital | 11.01.2008 | Category Computers

Songs amounting to three billion and more have been sold through the music store from iTunes since the year 2001 and more than 110 million iPods were sold globally.

Increase in capacity of the iPod ranges has helped Apple sustain the momentum and definitely has given a facelift. Apple also added a complete selection of new iPod shuffles in pastel color and as well introduced video playback, squatter iPod Nano and launched a mobile phone. Also the much hyped and long awaited iPhone did make it debut in the month of June. iPhone featured widescreen and touch screen device. Also iPhone offers a web browser that is sensational with an iPod integrated along with features that are nifty like Google Maps. iPhone can videos capture and send messages in picture and marks a shift that is fundamental for consumers and their experience from their phones and internet.

Missing Sync

Author JoeDigital | 11.01.2008 | Category Consumer Electronics, Technology

Missing Sync is being brought to the platform of Symbian by Space / Mark.

This will be the sync solution for all Mac OS users and this allows apple address book contacts information to be synchronized along with entries of calendar, videos, music from and to the phone. This software is expected to be available for everyone in the first quarter for year 2008. Missing Sync also has the capability to support other programs of third party like Chronos SOHO organizer and Entourage from Microsoft. Nokia also offers plenty of tools for all Mac users like iSync plug ins and media transfer from Nokia. Missing Sync also provides a solution that is all rounder and posses’ functionality in addition. Even this is welcome for all users who have very limited connectivity options to Mac currently. Currently Missing Sync is available for mobile platforms of other major ones and that includes Mobile Windows, Blackberry and Palm.

Influential Product – Windows Vista

Author JoeDigital | 10.01.2008 | Category Windows

Year 2007 has been extremely good for fans of technology either you were bound on desktop largely or were on the move constantly.

Few of the technology products stood out due to the fact that their influence will be felt largely well in the near future. Irrelevant as you may even own these products but it is predicted to have an effect on the work that you do and it is none other than Windows Vista. You may love it, or hate it or perhaps still deciding on it but Windows Vista was declared most influential product for the year 2007 and has become the product that one must have for the years to come. As most of the world in computing are dependent on Windows and majority of software and hardware makers are also dependent on the windows in order to drive their sales. Windows Vista’s change in interface, security that is beefed up and the search capability that is enhanced has pushed its stand towards this acheivement.