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    Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad

    Apple Hires Back Old Newton PDA Developer

    Sony Ericsson Changing the World with an Instant-On Headset

    Child-Safety Software Secretly Records Kids' IM Conversations, Sells Them to Marketers

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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    They did the same thing when Chome went up.

    I don't know why this is such a big deal. Are you really demonizing Google for telling people about products they had a hand in creating? #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    They should have had a graphic of the Android robot humping an iphone.. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    Don't worry, Rosa - they just added the ad because they were feeling lucky. Besides, clearly Ernie and Burt are supervising the gig now, and how could you mistrust Ernie and Burt? Of course, without the rubber ducky, they are a little bit suspect, I suppose. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @Monty: I love Ernie, but Bert's always been a bit shady-looking to me. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    11/06/09

    @Rosa Golijan: It's that damned unibrow isn't it? For all we know, the bastard is hiding a combat knife in there.
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    Edited by anexanhume at 11/06/09 4:08 PM anexanhume was starred anexanhume was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/06/09

    @Rosa Golijan: You should hear the stuff they talk about in private. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I'm a little bit scared now. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @anexanhume: Exactly! #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    I'm shocked - SHOCKED! - that a global corporation that derives the bulk of its revenue from advertising would stoop so low as to advertise a product. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Gann Gann
    11/06/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Their own product even! What gall! #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    Well, the minimalist homepage is still there for me. Stuff only shows up when I move my cursor. Ad included.

    And unless I'm mistaken (and I could be, I rarely hit the actual Google homepage), that spot typically has a link to some kind of Google service or another with a Learn More link. Only difference is this is one of the few that costs money.

    Call me crazy, but I've seen worse things. You know, like Windows coming bundled with Internet Explorer. Or baby kittens playing in a paper bag. Or happiness.
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/06/09

    In reply to Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
    As promotions go, surely this rates as one of the least intrusive or visually objectionable. Admittedly, I guess I'm a bit biased, as I like Google and Android quite a bit... of course, I never see that page, because I default to iGoogle, or use the searchbar from Chrome, or my phone. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Aetius Aetius
    11/06/09

    @met2art: Wow. We should be brothers. I do all of the same. #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/06/09

    @Aetius: Then brothers we shall be! Just remember, I'm the evil brother who will sell you out to save my own skin. I fully expect you to say something moving and profound (that may, or may not, cause me to rethink my selfish ways) as you lay there gurgling and choking on your own blood, with a sword sticking out of your gut. So, still on board? We good? #googlehomepagedroidad
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    11/06/09

    @met2art: Hmm...something moving and profound. Nope nothing comes to mind. I can, however, pull out a random Simpsons quote -

    Homer - "Is the poop-deck what I think it is?"
    Admiral - "Haha I like the cut of your jib, young man"
    Homer - "What's a jib?"
    Admiral - "Hahaha. Promote that man" #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/06/09

    @Aetius: *holds American flag behind Aetius and plays inspirational music through a kazoo while he quotes* #googlehomepagedroidad
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    Image of Eye of Fatima Eye of Fatima
    09/28/09

    In reply to Apple Hires Back Old Newton PDA Developer
    Why do you ask ?
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    Barry99705 promoted this comment Eye of Fatima was starred Eye of Fatima was unstarred
    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    09/28/09

    @Eye of Fatima: Why wouldn't he?
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    Image of Sicpup Sicpup
    09/28/09

    In reply to Apple Hires Back Old Newton PDA Developer
    there is an old joke:

    question: How many Newtons does it take to change a lightbulb?

    answer: Farm

    We had armed our sales staff with $15k worth of these 'lil gadjets way back when, and they were placed in paperweight mode within 2 weeks. They were the joke of the industry when released, and still to this day I laugh whenever I think of the name.

    The UI was so bad we used to have contests to seel who's could fuck-up a client list or data pack worse, and there were many, many ties.

    The boss got a bit upset when he realized none of us were using the Newtons after a month, and when we asked him to show us what we were doing wrong his reply was "I don't have to use these damned thngs, I just have to pay for them"- it seems he never really got the hang of using his either.
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    Jason Chen promoted this comment Sicpup was starred Sicpup was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    09/28/09

    In reply to Apple Hires Back Old Newton PDA Developer
    In other news, Jay Leno just hired back old comedy writers to make fun of Apple Newton.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    09/28/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: This just in: Steve Jobs in a coma after a newton strikes him in the head. No word yet on whether this was an Apple Newton or a Fig.
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    Image of SugitaAlcimede SugitaAlcimede
    09/28/09

    In reply to Apple Hires Back Old Newton PDA Developer
    eat up martha.
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    Image of (Starman) Cookie_Monster (Starman) Cookie_Monster
    09/28/09

    In reply to Apple Hires Back Old Newton PDA Developer
    YEEAAAAAAH! [to my excitement and your question. ;)]

    Newton Man, flying on a plane? Oh god, I don't know the words to that song. XD
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    Image of MaQ MaQ
    09/16/09

    In reply to Sony Ericsson Changing the World with an Instant-On Headset
    I hope its not like that guy in Shark Tank and his idea of bluetooth implants.
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    Image of anon anon
    09/16/09

    In reply to Sony Ericsson Changing the World with an Instant-On Headset
    Here is is on Google patents: [www.google.com]

    Of course, the patent tries to be as general as possible about the implementation, but the main gist is that when the earpiece is close to your ear as opposed to free air, "back pressure" (what the patent calls "acoustic load") ultimately affects the impedance of the earpiece. A circuit in the phone detects the change in impedance and turns the music off or on.

    What I find a bit odd about this, and I didn't read the patent closely, is how the invention detects the impedance transition without actually emitting sound. I can see how, if it were playing music and you removed the earpiece it would be detectable. But if the earpiece is out and you insert it, how would you know unless you played a sound to detect the impedance.

    Maybe there's a different embodiment that detects skin resistance. Actually, if I were doing it, I'd use the elasto-resistive properties that many foams have, whether earbuds or the "spongy" foam rubber used in some over-the-ear models. You could easily detect when the foam was compressed by a change in resistance. You could then impress a DC offset on the AC audio signal and detect it with a comparator.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    09/16/09

    @craighyatt: You're smart.
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    Image of EpiphyteCorp. EpiphyteCorp.
    09/16/09

    In reply to Sony Ericsson Changing the World with an Instant-On Headset

    Will it change my life the way that my iPhone did?
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    Image of notMordecai notMordecai
    09/16/09

    In reply to Sony Ericsson Changing the World with an Instant-On Headset
    The Zune does this automatically since forever ago.

    Plugging earphones in turns the player on if it's off and pulling them out causes the Zune to pause the music so you don't miss anything.

    Welcome to 2-3 years ago Sony.
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    Image of geiko geiko
    09/16/09

    @notMordecai: Came here to mention this, but still, I'll hold judgment until the 21st.
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