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Belkin GoStudio turns iPod into portable recording studio

Belkin on Thursday introduced its new GoStudio, coming in September for $119.99. It’s an accessory kit that turns an iPod into an audio recording studio.

iTunes update turns iPhone into remote control

Apple has released a new update of its iTunes software for the iPhone 3G - and a new app that turns the phone into a remote control.

NEWS: iNo turns your iPod into quiz game

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Simple Mod Turns Diodes Into Photon Counters

KentuckyFC writes "The standard way to detect single photons is to use an avalanche photodiode in which a single photon can trigger an avalanche of current. These devices have an important drawback, however. They cannot distinguish the arrival of a single photon from the simultaneous arrival of two or more. But a team of physicists in the UK has found a simple mod that turns avalanche photodiodes into photon counters. They say that in the first instants after the avalanche forms, its current is proportional to the number of photons that have struck. All you have to do is measure it at this early stage. That's like turning a Fiat 500 into a Ferrari. Photon counting is one of the enabling technologies behind optical quantum computing. A number of schemes are known in which it is necessary to count the arrival of 0, 1 or 2 photons at specifi

SmartLabs Introduces NetLinc - INSTEON Central Controller: Turns iPhone into a Home Automation Touch Screen

SmartLabs Introduces NetLinc - INSTEON Central Controller: Turns iPhone into a Home Automation Touch Screen

SmartLabs Introduces NetLinc - INSTEON Central Controller: Turns iPhone into a Home...

SmartLabs Introduces NetLinc - INSTEON Central Controller: Turns iPhone into a Home Automation Touch Screen IRVINE, Calif.--(Business Wire)-- SmartLabs, Inc. announces the release of NetLinc, a plug-in web server that puts the power of controlling an INSTEON home automation network in the palm of your hand. This revolutionary new product allows communication from an iPhone, iPod touch, the internet or any mobile Wi-Fi / web-enabled PDA or cell phone to remotely control and set timers for INSTEON devices. There is almost no limit to what you can control with INSTEON. NetLinc takes that a step further, offering the power of INSTEON control from anywhere inside or outside your home. You can control or set timers for any device or scene on your INSTEON network while relaxing on the couch, entertaining in the backyard, at work, or on vacation.

Secret Data in FBI Wiretapping Audit Revealed With Ctrl+C

Once again, supposedly sensitive information blacked out from a government report turns out to be visible by computer experts armed with the Ctrl+C keys -- and that information turns out to be not very sensitive after all.

Sun Sheds Light on Its Open-Source Future

IconSun UK's chief open-source officer, Simon Phipps, has a high-profile role to play as the company is seeking a complete its move to 100 percent open software development. When asked about the criticism over its commitment to open source, Simon re-iterate its commitment with a "Pig and a Chicken" story: "Both animals were asked by the farmer to bring something along for breakfast one morning to show their worth. The chicken turns up with an egg, while the pig turns up with a side of bacon. The farmer looks over the offerings and says: "Well, the chicken has contributed, but the pig is committed."

FBI Wiretapping Audit Secrets Uncovered Via Ctrl+C

mytrip notes a story in Wired's Threat Level blog on the latest boneheaded government moves with redaction. (We've been discussing redaction follies here for years.) This time it's an FBI report (PDF) on implementing CALEA — you can select text from redacted areas, copy it, and paste into a text editor, as University of Pennsylvania professor Matt Blaze discovered. From Wired: "Once again, supposedly sensitive information blacked out from a government report turns out to be visible by computer experts armed with the Ctrl+C keys — and that information turns out to be not very sensitive after all... [Among] the tidbits considered too sensitive to be aired publicly: The FBI paid Verizon $2,500 apiece to upgrade 1,140 old telephone switches.

Turns out Twitter's not so 'tweet'

SAN FRANCISCO, 27 MAY 2008 - Bad news for Twitter. The original micro-blogging service (now available in brief, mega-terse, and vowel-free versions) has been accused of aiding and abetting bad behavior on the Web. I am shocked, shocked I tell you.

Robot turns up the heat and gets out of the kitchen

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Abhishek turns blogger?

If Amitabh's fans are hooked onto blogging with him, and he's addicted to blogging with them, news has it that

Swede turns to burning wood for fuel again

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Record-high gasoline prices have stirred up anger and anxiety around the world. But in a small village in northern Sweden, retiree Tore Blomqvist is happily cruising around in his car.

Flickr Turns to Getty to Sell Amateur Photos

Flickr, a popular online photo-sharing site owned by Yahoo Inc., is teaming up with Getty Images to offer shutterbugs a chance to turn their hobby into a moneymaking endeavor.

Flintoff turns up heat on Hants

Nottinghamshire face a final-day battle to avoid defeat after being forced to follow on in their LV County Championship clash with Surrey.

Monty turns it onas Prince defiant

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Panesar turns the tormentor

South Africa received an apology from the MCC at the start of the day but they were the ones in a sorry state by the end of it.

Yahoo turns down Microsoft/Icahn search bid

Yahoo late Saturday revealed that it has rejected a purportedly aggressive joint bid proposed by Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn. The deal would have seen both the Windows developer and Icahn buy Yahoo's search business and significantly restructure Yahoo to potentially improve its remaining businesses, including the replacement of the board of directors with Icahn's own slate and remove the "top management team" at the company, which most observers believe would include Yahoo chief Jerry Yang as well as others known to have opposed any of Microsoft's earlier offers for takeovers and partial buyouts.

Nadal turns into an asteroid

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Panesar turns the screw to leave Smith in a hole

The chances of these South Africans pulling off the cricketing equivalent of their rugby counterparts' heroics at Carisbook are nonexistent. But if they are even to save this match they will need someone of the stature of Graeme Smith or Jacques Kallis to play a long and selfless innings at the second time of asking.

MIT turns plain glass into goldmine of solar energy

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MIT turns plain glass into goldmine of solar energy

MIT engineers have turned plain glass into a virtual goldmine of solar energy with the help of a sophisticated, yet affordable, concentrator developed by them.


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