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Cool Stuff and How It Works (Paperback)

2009-11-09T21:10:21-08:00

From Booklist

We revel in working and playing with high-tech gadgetry, addicted to our cell phones, computers, digital cameras, and MP3 Players and more, but we rarely stop to think how these things actually work. Even home appliances such as refrigerators and microwave ovens use technology that many people don’t understand yet take completely for granted. This colorfully illustrated picture book uses advanced imaging technology such as X rays, scanning electron micrographs, and infrared thermograms, along with traditional graphics, to reveal the workings of all this and more, from the Internet and computers to advanced textiles, space-age materials, and medical marvels. Even conveniences as basic as a match and a lightbulb are dissected with brilliant photography. Includes numerous examples where man-made inventions mimic the example of nature, such as fluorescent lights from bioluminescence and Velcro from the burr plant. Summed up with a technology time line, biograp (more…)

Asus A626 3.5-inch PDA Windows Mobile 5.0, Wi-fi (802.11 B+g), Bluetooth 2.0

2009-11-09T11:45:10-08:00

Amazon.com
A great productivity companion that will keep you connected to email and the Internet, the ultra-slim, palm-sized ASUS A626 PDA stands out from other PDAs on the market. Weighing just over 5.5 ounces, it features a brightly colorful 3.5-inch anti-glare touchscreen LCD and durable, fashionable stainless steel case. In situations where utilizing a notebook is more hassle than convenience, the A626 will help you stay productive and connected with its Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system and 54g Wi-Fi LAN (802.11b/g) for downloading email and surfing the Web in both corporate and coffeehouse environments. With ASUS’s user-friendly Remote Presenter application, the A626 can also be easily utilized to remotely link and control presentations on a computer via Bluetooth. And since all data is stored in flash memory (128 MB ROM with 64 MB SDRAM), your most important data remains saved even if all battery power in the handheld has drained away. You can expand the A626’s (more…)

Sir John Hargrave’s Mischief Maker’s Manual (Hardcover)

2009-11-07T20:21:44-08:00

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up–Though at first glance this handbook may seem like a tween/teen version of William Powell’s The Anarchist Cookbook (Barricade, 1990), it’s actually a lot more like Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden’s innocuous The Dangerous Book for Boys (Collins, 2007). While the focus is on how to execute perfect pranks, and while there is definitely an illicit feel to the book design, there’s also strong emphasis on mischief-makers’ ethics as defined in a Prankster’s Code, which is repeated throughout the book. Among its prescriptions: Always be careful; don’t be a bully; do no lasting damage; and be funny. That last edict is a biggie. The book constantly emphasizes that, ultimately, pranks should be creative and harmless enough to be entertaining to parties on both sides of the equation–even if perpetrators have to return to the scene of their crimes to help clean up any lingering messes. (more…)

Kensington Pda Protector Hard Case Blue Ice Designed for Palm Vm505 M500

2009-11-06T21:35:23-08:00

From the Manufacturer
Carry your PDA in style with the ultimate in hard-case protection and high-tech style. Compact, work-out-of-case design and custom Palm fit keep your work in the palm of your hand.

Kensington Technology Group (KTG) designs computer accessories that enable today’s computer user to work smarter, more comfortably and more productively. Kensington continues to be the cross-category computer accessory leader by leveraging its experience and understanding of changing work styles and trends, its broad product line, strong brand equity and its global distribution strength.This PDA Protector is designed for Palm m505 and m500 handhelds.

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PalmOne Tungsten E Handheld

2009-11-05T20:18:49-08:00

Amazon.com Review
If you’re still tapping away on a Palm Vx, it’s time to upgrade to the 21st century with the brightly colorful, expandable, and powerful–not to mention affordable–Palm Tungsten E. Designed for the budget-conscious, yet still stylish professional, the Tungsten E offers several key advances over even the m500 handheld series, including: Palm OS 5.2.1 enhances Palm applications such as Calendar and Contacts as well as Java application support. Multimedia audio support and headphone jack enables you to use the Tungsten E as an MP3 player The zippy 126 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP311 ARM processor induces whiplash when switching programs. A 32 MB RAM memory (28.3 MB user accessible) adds more room for applications, while the expansion slot enables access to MP3and video files, e-books, games, and more. Best of all, the Tungsten E ups the display ante with a bright, crisp, high-resolution 320 x 320 pixel color screen (the m515 only offered a 160 x 160 res (more…)

Dell Axim X51v PDA 624 MHz Processor, 256MB ROM / 64MB SDRAM, 3.7 inches 480*640 VGA TFT Color LCD, BlueTooth / WiFi 802.11b/Infrared

2009-11-04T20:46:58-08:00

The Dell 624 MHz Axim X51v delivers performance, connectivity and a brilliant VGA display in a sleek, sophisticated design. Powered by the Intel XScale PXA270 Processor at 624 MHz, 64 MB SDRAM and 256 MB Flash ROM, the device offers excellent performance. This handheld comes equipped with the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile. It includes an integrated CompactFlash Type II and Secure Digital/SDIO Now!/MMC card slots for flexible expansion. Featuring a 3.5 mm headphone / headset jack for headsets, this handheld also includes an Intel 2700G multimedia accelerator with 16 MB video memory. In addition, the built-in microphone and speaker ensure easy recording while you are on the go. Moreover, the integrated Wi-Fi (802.11b) and Bluetooth wireless technologies offer flexible connectivity options.

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2009-11-04T16:19:28-08:00

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Palm 3169WW Universal Wireless Keyboard

2009-11-03T20:27:13-08:00

Amazon.com
The Palm 3169WWZ Wireless Keyboard is compatible with many popular models of Palm OS and Windows Mobile OS devices. Operating through a infrared sensor, the keyboard is wireless and can be folded into a compact, conveniently portable size. It features the generic “QWERTY” format, and its keys can be customized to allow quick navigation and data entry. This makes it possible to access your favorite sites or open frequently-visited files with only a few keystrokes. The keyboard also works with Pocket PC and Symbian units.

Add a full-size, complete yet compact keyboard to your handheld without plugging in a single wire. It’s what’s unfolding in infrared.

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Palm 3245WW Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard

2009-11-02T20:59:10-08:00

From the Manufacturer
When you’re on the move, sometimes you need a faster way to compose longer messages, reports, and even spreadsheets. This compact yet full-size wireless keyboard folds up for portability, while giving you the benefits of true touch typing. Plus, the freedom of Bluetooth Wireless Technology allows you to work with or without your Treo smartphone docked on the pull-out easel. Features a QWERTY keyboard with five rows of full-size keys (including numbers) Pull-out easel provides adjustable viewing angle and a steady platform for your Treo smartphone Enter or edit data even while your device is charging nearby Encrypted link connects your keyboard and smartphone for secure Bluetooth connection Get up to five months of keyboard usage from 2 AAA alkaline batteries (included) Closed: 5.7 x 3.85 x 0.75 inches Open: 11.2 x 3.85 x 0.55 inches (keyboard only) Weight: 6.65 ounces Compatibility Treo 650, Treo 755p, Centro, Treo 680, Treo 700p, Treo 700w, Treo 700 (more…)

Tips To Caring For Your DVDs

2009-11-01T20:31:25-08:00

The method in the way DVDs are engineered and the options that they make available to play them, is a fantastic instance of intelligent innovation at work. If you desire that your DVDs continue on working, you must also keep in mind the numerous ways that will allow them to play better and endure longer. Whether you are saving DVDs that are getting copied, or building a special compilation, make sure you distinguish how to care for your DVD.

The most significant part to keep in mind regarding DVDs is that they need to be built with precise materials and mechanisms. This includes external layers that are built for protection, such as adhesives, and interior layers of alloys that are compatible for laser reading optical options. DVDs were intended to survive for up to 100 year life span, with specific defense against high temperature and cold. Nevertheless, there are methods in which DVDs can become ruined if not taken care of. For this aspect, there are significant tasks to go on in mind to keep the disks this manner.

The initial rule to keep in mind is to continue your DVD in a secure area. When you scratch a DVD, you are in fact taking off the protecting layers that are used for the trackings on the DVD. When you scrape your DVD, you may often be taking the protective layer and sometimes the metal beneath, that can frequently lead to data loss.

Down these lines, it is also important to keep your DVDs spotless. There are a number of items that you might obtain that help to go on dirt off of the DVDs without you damaging them. If you sense there are any troubles with your DVD or if it has been out of it’s storage space, this might assist you to keep the info in the right place by taking preventative measures before the DVD loses information.

Not only can this happen with DVDs being outside of the casing, but also from being touched. It is suggested that DVDs be held from the external edges of the DVD or from the center hole. This is because there is no data in these regions and hence small likelihood of contamination, meaning that this practice alone safeguard it from filth, oil getting into the data area. If you do touch the internal surface area of the DVD, ensure that you wipe it off in order to continue the smear out of the DVD.

If you have a DVD anthology that you have engineered manually, you will also wish to be careful of what you allow to be in or on the DVD. For example, you ought to never write on a DVD with a permanent marker. Though this might be imperative for labeling, the chemicals that are in the markers can harm the media. In quintessence, these chemicals will take in oxygen which in turn removes the shielding layer and will permit grime to build up inside the DVD.

Whether you are working on your DVD duplication sales or would like to ensure that your DVD collection stays at it’s best, keep these simple tasks in mind, so that your DVDs last for a longer time, allowing you to enjoy all of the audio.