Archive for August 18th, 2008

Two mammoth solar plants to generate 800 megawatts in California

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsIt's one thing to see competition unnecessarily push more and more megapixels into palm-sized cameras, but this game of leapfrog is one we can actually get behind. A pair of giant solar plants will soon be installed in San Luis Obispo County in California, covering 12.5 square ...

RFID-activated retrieval system brings urns up for viewing

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wireless This one's a bit morbid, but the technology behind it all is actually quite interesting. Japan's own Nichiryoku has evidently created a unique urn retrieval system that enables family members with deceased loved ones to return to a reverent storage facility, swipe an RFID card, and ...

Analyst says first Android phone will ship in November, possibly without Exchange

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones The HTC Dream may have already cleared the FCC, but at least one analyst that has actually seen the very first Android-based device, Moe Tanabian of IBB Consulting, says that it will only be hitting stores around Thanksgiving in November, and not September or October as many were ...

Open source license ruled enforceable, hippies rejoice

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsGood news, open source fans -- copyleft licenses just got a big boost from the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which ruled last week that the open source Artistic License is valid and enforceable, and that violating the terms of the license constitutes copyright ...

Popcorn Hour’s A-110 HD media streamer / B-110 motherboard reviewed

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentIf you've been putting off that purchase of Popcorn Hour's evolutionary A-110 HD media streamer or all new B-110 motherboard, here's a decent compilation of facts and opinions to help you make up your mind once and for all. The cats over at DigitalReviews took the ...