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    LED Wand + RFID Waves = Beautiful

    HP Goes Multitouch Crazy With TouchSmart All-In-Ones and Tx2 Updates

    Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2

    New Wacom Bamboo Is First Graphic Tablet with Tactile Multitouch Capability

    Verizon LG Chocolate Touch Inches Toward Unexciting Arrival With Leaked Photos

    The New iPod Touch Really Is About 50% Faster...OK, Maybe a Bit Less

    Why People Are Barking Up the Wrong Tree With the iPod Touch Camera Case

    Sony Reader PRS-600 Touch and Pocket PRS-300 Dual Review: Too Many Compromises

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    Image of brobot - Beboptimus Prime brobot - Beboptimus Prime
    10/17/09

    In reply to LED Wand + RFID Waves = Beautiful
    Rosa, are you trying to tell me that this is what is emitted from my butt pocket when I carry my RFID bus pass in my wallet?

    SWEET #rfidwavesvisualized
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    Image of psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!
    10/17/09

    In reply to LED Wand + RFID Waves = Beautiful
    I hate how the guy in the begining talks like he has a ball of bread in his mouth.

    Anywhos, this is pretty cool stuff. #rfidwavesvisualized
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/17/09

    @psychonaut2021: Secrets of the Pineal Gland: #rfidwavesvisualized
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    Image of psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!
    10/17/09

    @Xeno lives under the light of his shiny star: Aw man! I was thinking about that at work last night. How I used to love that cartoon. #rfidwavesvisualized
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    psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! was starred psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! was unstarred
    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    10/13/09

    In reply to HP Goes Multitouch Crazy With TouchSmart All-In-Ones and Tx2 Updates
    Yes!
    This is what I was expecting...
    tx2 with Win7. Few more months and I'll probably be able to buy here... can't wait
     Reply
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    Image of chappell101 chappell101
    10/11/09

    In reply to Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2
    It worked great in about 20 seconds on 3GS on O.S 3.1.2. just remember to turn off your Antivirus/Firewall and close iTunes before making it rain.

    I'm happy to have so much functionality back, honestly though a lot of it should be there from the beginning. Tell me if I'm missing out on anything actually useful since I last jailbreaked with...

    imobilecinema
    yxflash
    tv-out
    MxTube
    Voipover3g
    cyntact
    categories
    searcher
    veency
    AdBlock
    iBluetooth
    StatusNotifier
    NetaTalk
    SBsettings
    Backgrounder
    BossPrefs
    Intelliscreen
    5icondock
    5-Row Keyboard
    cydelete
    iRealSMS
    installous (I don't agree with this App, but it could solve the problem of some Apps not being in the UK store)
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment chappell101 was starred chappell101 was unstarred
    Image of jacobwaldo2 jacobwaldo2
    10/11/09

    In reply to Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2
    Ok so I upgraded my iPhone 3g to 3.1.2 and uses blackra1n on it but it keeps saying "working" even though it isn't. I have tried 3 times and all it does is put my phone in recovery mode.

    Any ideas?
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment jacobwaldo2 was starred jacobwaldo2 was unstarred
    Image of STFU_FPU! STFU_FPU!
    10/11/09

    @jacobwaldo2: try pulling the usb and plugging back in. that was a similar issue with purplera1n. if it fails, just try again. Hold Home and Sleep button for like 6 seconds or so if you are locked up, it'll reboot.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment STFU_FPU! was starred STFU_FPU! was unstarred
    Image of jacobwaldo2 jacobwaldo2
    10/11/09

    @Faslane's avatar is squished: That worked, thank you very much.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment jacobwaldo2 was starred jacobwaldo2 was unstarred
    Image of aside aside
    10/11/09

    In reply to Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2
    SECOND WARNING:

    On my system (both Win XP and Win 7, virtualized in VMWare) blackra1n.exe crashes miserably as soon as I press the button. It doesn’t do anything.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment aside was starred aside was unstarred
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    10/11/09

    @aside: because you are in VMware. Use it in a full-fledged PC environment. won't work on a Mac running Parallels either. Has something to do with sharing the usb posrt, Blackra1n needs exclusiviety
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    Image of Christofer Haglund Christofer Haglund
    10/11/09

    In reply to Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2
    So a locked iPhone is when it can only be used with one particular sim-card, correct? But what if my iPhone was purchased legitimately unlocked by my carrier right from the start (viva Europe)? Seeing as I haven't forcibly unlocked it via a jailbreak, I'm hoping it'll stay unlocked. Is this true or will I lose this ability?
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Christofer Haglund was starred Christofer Haglund was unstarred
    Image of STFU_FPU! STFU_FPU!
    10/11/09

    @Christofer Haglund: while it's unlocked from factory, that's not a prevention that the "unlockable to date" baseband won't be upgraded. be VERY careful. I know you paid big bucks for a factory unlocked version....
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment STFU_FPU! was starred STFU_FPU! was unstarred
    Image of quim barreiros quim barreiros
    10/11/09

    @Christofer Haglund: its true , belgium or italy are legally unlock ,you dont lose anything.
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    Image of Christofer Haglund Christofer Haglund
    10/11/09

    @couto27: So which is it now? And Faslane, what's "'unlockable to date' baseband won't be upgraded" mean?
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Christofer Haglund was starred Christofer Haglund was unstarred
    Image of otko otko
    10/11/09

    @Faslane's avatar is squished: It will ALWAYS be unlocked. I don't know what you're trying to say here faslane. This is noted in the dev teams blog.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Edited by otko at 10/11/09 4:05 PM otko was starred otko was unstarred
    Image of otko otko
    10/11/09

    @Christofer Haglund: From blog.iphone-dev.org

    "SIM Free/SP Unlocked/Factory Unlocked iPhone 3G(S)

    This applies if you bought your iPhone 3G(S) for $$$$$$$. This model of iPhone 3G(S) doesn’t have an Service Provider lock (aka factory unlocked) and you are able to put any SIM card into the phone and get service. Your phone is already unlocked so you do not need to worry about baseband updates, if your device was Pwned at 3.0 or 3.0.1 then you can use PwnageTool to create an ipsw and then use this to update and jailbreak your phone."

    @Faslane's avatar is squished: He doesn't have to be "VERY careful". He'll only need a jailbreak if he wants and he can use the tools to do that for him.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Edited by otko at 10/11/09 4:05 PM otko was starred otko was unstarred
    Image of Digitallysick Digitallysick
    10/11/09

    In reply to Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2
    The fact that you can't unlock your iphone like you can with all other phones should be against the law
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    Image of Kerfudle: Kerfudle:
    10/11/09

    @Digitallysick:
    all CDMA phones can't be unlocked, and the iPhone can be unlocked legitly forever it's just that AT&T doesn't give out the unlock codes.
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    Image of STFU_FPU! STFU_FPU!
    10/11/09

    @Kerfudle: : CDMA can be unlocked! just not for every device. You can get a Palm Pre, Treo Pro etc. for Cricket (CDMA) all over CL in San Diego area. (not all functions work like push for instance, but they can be unlocked)
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    Image of Kerfudle: Kerfudle:
    10/11/09

    @Faslane's avatar is squished:
    No you cant, its a common misconception about cdma. Yes you can alter your ecid with a bit of hackery. However, the carrier has to have the ECID, UUID, and about 40 other bits of info in their system to get the phone activated and running. This info is put into the computers way before the phone goes to the store and the store reps cant add to it. Also 99% of cdma cellproviders will not allow non-network branded phones onto their network. Another thing worth mentioning is that without more info about the networks various proxy's, you will not get internet, messaging, data, or voicemail. This easily explains it...
    [cellphoneforums.net]
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Kerfudle: was starred Kerfudle: was unstarred
    Image of stevegiblin stevegiblin
    10/11/09

    In reply to Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2
    IF YOU CARE ABOUT AN UNLOCK - DON'T USE BLACKRA1N!!

    You know I'm serious cause I used caps.

    [www.iclarified.com]

    Read the warning.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment stevegiblin was starred stevegiblin was unstarred
    Image of Boots_Mcoy Boots_Mcoy
    10/11/09

    In reply to Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2
    Hey! first comment.. must be my day !
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    GitEmSteveDave_Worked4TheWeekend promoted this comment Boots_Mcoy was starred Boots_Mcoy was unstarred
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    10/11/09


    @Boots_Mcoy:
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    Image of G-Ram G-Ram
    10/11/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Worked4TheWeeke...: That is the most epic of your gifs I have ever seen! I only request you slow it down just a bit, it goes by a tad fast.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    10/11/09

    @G-Ram: means you have to watch it over again. ;)
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    Image of Firebird Firebird
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Wacom Bamboo Is First Graphic Tablet with Tactile Multitouch Capability
    Will someone explain to me why you would want a multi-touch only tablet perhipheral?

    No. Really. I *kinda*get the ones that allow the traditional wacom stylus as well as multi-touch, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what one would do with a giant multi-touch track pad.

    I suppose it's unfair to call it a track pad, since track pads track relative movement, and this probably maps it's surface to the surface of your screen like all wacom tablets, but I'm still not totally sure why you would want that, apart from novelty or infatuation with multi-touch.

    Can someone enlighten me?
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    weatherman promoted this comment Firebird was starred Firebird was unstarred
    Image of weatherman weatherman
    09/24/09

    @Firebird: I find it very comfortable to use a track pad on a laptop, and find that multitouch gestures offer a very intuitive way of interacting with software. The only downside is that when touchpads are small they can feel a little cramped.

    This basically allows desktop users who prefer to use a trackpad to have a nice big roomy one that supports multitouch, which is going to be something that is built in to a lot of software.
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    Image of k-napped k-napped
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Wacom Bamboo Is First Graphic Tablet with Tactile Multitouch Capability
    What I really want to see from WACOM is a pen that can be used on the Apple Tablet that's coming out. If WACOM did that (connecting it it blutooth maybe?) and turned the iTab or w/e into a digital sketchpad, I'd be all over that.
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Wacom Bamboo Is First Graphic Tablet with Tactile Multitouch Capability
    I have to think that the days of the screenless tablets are almost over. With the precision we are getting from touch-screens, the bandwidth from USB 3.0, and the sheer number of touch-screens causing price drops I would assume that all drawing tables would include screens, not just the uber-expensive Wacom models.
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    Image of planetarian planetarian
    09/24/09

    @Lizard_King: Wacom's Cintiq screens are expensive for a reason. No one else offers the same level of quality or capability as wacom. Also, it seems that including a pen digitizer costs somewhat more than just a plain touch screen, which is almost useless for art projects.
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    Lizard_King promoted this comment planetarian was starred planetarian was unstarred
    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    09/24/09

    @planetarian: They are expensive now, but with the popularity of better touch-screen devices, the availability of high-quality devices like the Cintiq line at cheaper pricing may be more commonplace.

    @TigerDave: I use the Cintiq in conjunction with a Monitor. No compromise on ergos, and I can't imagine going back to my old Graphire.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    09/24/09

    In reply to New Wacom Bamboo Is First Graphic Tablet with Tactile Multitouch Capability
    Yep, that's exactly what I've been waiting for; a nice big multitouch pad, and just in time for Windows 7. The option to use either finger or pen is interesting - not sure why the latter costs an addition $30, but until I see reviews of both I won't be able to decide which one is best. Probably just go for the touch pad.
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    Image of Jake Lear Jake Lear
    09/24/09

    @weatherman: I would imagine the Bamboo touch wouldn't have as many, if any, levels of pressure sensitivity, seeing as how it wouldn't be used for drawing, which could explain the price difference.
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    weatherman promoted this comment Jake Lear was starred Jake Lear was unstarred
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    09/24/09

    @Jake Lear: I see. My fear would be that the touch would suffer on the pen version then, if not for the different sensors than for the different surface. That's why, despite having called for this kind of product for a long time, I'll just have to keep my cc in my pocket until the reviews are out.
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    Image of Mixiboi Mixiboi
    09/24/09

    @weatherman: it may have more to do with Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 7.0 included with it, Adobe tax always adds a little price.
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    Image of 可愛い兎 可愛い兎
    09/24/09

    @Jake Lear: The wacom tablet isn't pressure sensitive, the pen tip is.
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    Image of chefgon chefgon
    09/24/09

    @可愛い兎: The surface of the tablet isn't pressure sensitive, but it does hold a static charge underneath the surface so that the pen can detect it. The touch-only version probably doesn't have that component.

    That said, maybe it does anyway and just doesn't bother to include a pen. A replacement pen for a Wacom tablet runs you about $30, so they might just be charging you for that add-on that you could otherwise purchase separately if you wanted.
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    weatherman promoted this comment chefgon was starred chefgon was unstarred
    Image of anoteoftruth anoteoftruth
    09/24/09

    @Jake Lear: 99$ over 69$ for the best of both worlds seems smarter to me.. Though I'm curious how the accuracy lives up to the intuos line.
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    weatherman promoted this comment anoteoftruth was starred anoteoftruth was unstarred
    Image of planetarian planetarian
    09/24/09

    @chefgon: that charge is also what actually powers the pen, from my understanding. without it the pen will not function. however, the pen in a consumer tablet like this may simply lack the electronics required for pressure sensitivity.
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    weatherman promoted this comment planetarian was starred planetarian was unstarred
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    09/24/09

    @chefgon: That makes sense now. I guess I was unaware how little I knew about Wacom pads.
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    09/21/09

    In reply to Verizon LG Chocolate Touch Inches Toward Unexciting Arrival With Leaked Photos
    Ah VZW, I can always count on you to vindicate me.

    I was 90% sure that the chocolate touch wouldn't be the BL40 but the rumors were really starting to point in that direction and I was starting to regret changing providers.

    Then you show up with this phone. Without a doubt the ugliest phone I've ever seen (for those wondering that "three year old drawing a square" theme is repeated on the back, but its in chrome!).

    Congrats VZW! Every time I second guess leaving your company you remind me why.
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