Toshiba Thrive tablet shows up at Newegg, Amazon

Another Tegra 2 tablet has landed, and this one is refreshingly affordable—compared to the iPad, at least. Toshiba's 8GB Thrive slate is now in stock and available at Newegg for $429.99 with free shipping. Amazon also carries the tablet at roughly the same price.
Toshiba's Thrive has a 1GHz...

Source: http://techreport.com/discussions.x/21258

technology news computer news pc world tech gadgets

Taco Bell Instituting Free Wi-Fi at All Locations

Welcome to the party Taco Bell, it's nice of you to finally join us in the Wi-Fi world. The Taco Bell Corporation announced it will be offering free Wi-Fi at all its restaurants by 2015. With most of the major chains like McDonalds and Starbucks offering free internet, it was a no-brainer on the corporate execs part.




Free wi-fi is definitely becoming a near requirement nowadays, with even local mom-and-pop restaurants offering it.





Comments

Source: http://www.hardocp.com/news/2011/07/09/taco_bell_instituting_free_wifi_at_all_locations/

apple news ipod touch news apple daily apple iphone news

10 gadgets to keep you from passing out in the summer heat

From air-conditioned shirts and electronically cooled beds to the fan-equipped neckties that are all the rage in Japan, here is a roundup of unexpected help for beating the summer's swelter.

Source: http://gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/06/7027752-10-gadgets-to-keep-you-from-passing-out-in-the-summer-heat

chemistry news astronomy news biology news greek news today

Half-Minute Hero on XBLA perverts RPG conventions

Japanese RPGs are notorious for recycling clich� plot elements and structure. Seeking out the "Ultimate Evil" as the "Chosen Hero" can only hold most people's interest for so long. Thankfully, Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax, a high-definition recreation of a PlayStation Portable classic, has arrived on the Xbox Live Arcade—it dissects stereotypical role-playing mechanics and flips them on their heads.

Read the comments on this post

Source: http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/AX-RVueXxWA/half-minute-hero-arrives-on-xbla.ars

science news greek news your geek news geek squad news

Upcoming Acer Pico Projector Is Small and Light

Pico projectors may not be Acer's main source of income but they are, nonetheless, an integral part of the IT industry, so it is not that great a shock to learn of the impending arrival of a new one.

One might say that projectors are one of, if not the oldest means of rendering moving images, dating back to the first motion picture...

Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Upcoming-Acer-Pico-Projector-is-Small-and-Light-210610.shtml

nerd news greek news your geek news geek squad news

Cool Websites and Tools [July 8th]

Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. Most of the listed websites are FREE or come with a decent free account option. If you want to have similar cool websites round-ups delivered to your email daily email subscribe here....

Cool Websites and Tools [July 8th] is a post from: MakeUseOf

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Makeuseof/%7E3/IvuMiMvjsTI/

metacafe scene stealers the dark knight battlestar

Feds seize kit from Apple Store spyware artist

Stealth face cams win Secret Service visit

An artist who surreptitiously installed a video art installation on computers in two New York Apple Stores says that four US Secret Service agents awakened him on Thursday morning, produced a search warrant, then confiscated his couputers and other kit.?

Source: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/08/kyle_mcdonald_meets_the_secret_service/

technology review software news computer hardware news pc news