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EndNote X4 - Thomson Reuters

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:18:56 +0100

EndNote X4

31 August 2010

Thomson Reuters

Reviewed by Felix Grant

Wink 16GB: Smallest Flash Drive: "
Wink claims that their 16GB flash drive is the smallest on the planet, and check out just how small it is in the comparison image which shows it sitting nicely beside a standard dice. Perhaps, just perhaps, this could be a gamble that pays off, but carrying something that small always lends a risk of one losing all the precious data stored within.

(Via Tech-gadget-id.)

The Kno: A giant double-screen tablet to replace giant textbooks

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:18:42 +0100

The Kno: A giant double-screen tablet to replace giant textbooks: "

Huge, heavy reference tomes are still a major part of modern study and research. If you've ever wished that those textbooks in front of you could come to life and offer a more engaging experience than just reading through reams of text, then the Kno could be what you're looking for. Weighing in at 5.5 pounds, the dual-screen electronic textbook will offer students access to a wealth of published educational material as...

iPADock: The ultimate iPad/iPhone dock accommodates all your devices

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:13:44 +0100

iPADock: The ultimate iPad/iPhone dock accommodates all your devices: "

Japanese company PhotoFast Co.,Ltd. is set to release the iPADock at the end of September, and if these first pictures (released this week) are any indication, it's quite possibly the most bad-ass iPad/iPhone charging dock we've seen to date. This docking station can accommodate various combinations of devices - you can connect two iPads at once, four iPhones at once, or you can mix it up with one iPad and two iPhones. You...

iAnnotate for The iPad: Ultimate Reading Utensil?

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:58:56 +0100

iAnnotate for The iPad: Ultimate Reading Utensil?: "

By Steve Beyer:
This app really launched to the forefront last month with a press release from Aji, LLC the makers of iAnnotate.

I will quote a portion of the press release dated August 12, 2010

Aji, LLC has just announced that their popular iPad app iAnnotate PDF will be part of the required course materials for first-year medical school students at Stanford. Apple recently announced that educational institutions will be able to buy apps in bulk through iTunes, and as part of...

Jorno folding Bluetooth keyboard – ideal for iPhone and iPad

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:29:00 +0100

Jorno folding Bluetooth keyboard – ideal for iPhone and iPad: "

To maximize portability, mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad eschew the traditional keyboard for on-screen versions. While on-screen keyboards may be tolerable for typing the odd text message or entering a few words into a search engine, their shortcomings quickly become obvious. With mobile devices now packing processors powerful enough to handle word processing and other more intensive tasks there is a market for physical keyboards to turn an...

Verbatim launches Clip-It USB drive

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:20:25 +0100

Verbatim launches Clip-It USB drive: "

Just when you thought that there was no way a Flash drive could be made even more useful, Verbatim turns one into a paperclip. Its new Store 'n' Go Clip-It USB Drive will be available in 2GB and 4GB storage capacities, providing a clever way to send digital multimedia files together with printed documents... Continue Reading Verbatim launches Clip-It USB drive

(Via gizmag: Personal Computing.)

Booq’s Boa Folio iPad Case

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:04:21 +0100

Booq’s Boa Folio iPad Case: "

By Andrew Liszewski

I prefer using all of my gadgets naked, however, when it comes to the iPad, I definitely see an advantage to using Apple’s official iPad case. After endless attempts to balance it on my lap or lean it up against a pillow at night, I’ve been sorely tempted to pick up Apple’s solution which lets you easily prop the iPad up for hands-free viewing. The only problem is that I think it’s the ugliest, crappiest...

ManyEyes is a Powerful Visualizer for Your Data

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:00:45 +0100

ManyEyes is a Powerful Visualizer for Your...

Facebook Introduces High-resolution Photo Sharing

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:50:38 +0100

Facebook Introduces High-resolution Photo Sharing: "

There's no denying Facebook's popularity as a social networking site, that being said, when it comes to photo-sharing, it tends to lag behind other sites such as Flickr. The good news is that if you're hooked on Facebook and want to share high-resolution pictures, Facebook has increased the size of photos stored from 720 pixels to 2048 pixels on the largest edge, claiming an 8 time increase overall. Examples of the high-resolution pictures have been uploaded on...

The InDesign Plugin for Kindle is Now Available

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:39:23 +0100

The InDesign Plugin for Kindle is Now Available: "

From the Kindle Daily Post:

Today, Amazon launched a new tool which allows publishers to more easily make books available for Kindle by converting Adobe InDesign® files directly into the Kindle format. For you publishers out there who build your books in InDesign, this will make creating Kindle books easier than ever.

Having personally used the InDesign plugin for Kindle, I can honestly say it’s one of the easiest ways to create a Kindle-ready file....

Looxcie wearable camcorder and social sharing system launched

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:12:27 +0100

Looxcie wearable camcorder and social sharing system launched: "

Looxcie (pronounced 'look-see,' get it?) is a small, lightweight, always-on, Bluetooth-enabled camcorder that links up with a smartphone app to offer users easy upload to social networking video sites. Slip it over the ear and switch on to begin documenting your life. When it's not recording everything in front of you, it can be used to take calls with a talk-time said to be around ten hours...

Looxcie wearable camcorder and social sharing system launched

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:11:56 +0100

Looxcie wearable camcorder and social sharing system launched: "

Looxcie (pronounced 'look-see,' get it?) is a small, lightweight, always-on, Bluetooth-enabled camcorder that links up with a smartphone app to offer users easy upload to social networking video sites. Slip it over the ear and switch on to begin documenting your life. When it's not recording everything in front of you, it can be used to take calls with a talk-time said to be around ten hours... Continue Reading Looxcie wearable camcorder and social...

iPad Running Google’s Chromium OS

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:38:54 +0100

iPad Running Google’s Chromium OS: "

We’ve seen Windows 7 and Mac OSX on the iPad and now we have Google’s Chromium OS. For full details and more versions of Chromium, check out the build blog to take a sneak peek. The 17 year old college student and programmer is fairly well known for his tweaks to the Chromium code.

Don’t Miss: All of our iPad and iPhone projects

In Depth: 20 ways to customise your Mac desktop

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:13:49 +0100

In Depth: 20 ways to customise your Mac desktop: "

Apple has done a great job making sure Mac OS X is aesthetically pleasing with its Aqua theme, exciting desktop images and clear, eye-catching icons.

Yet out of the box, your Mac looks like every other. To really make it your own, you must personalise it, tailoring it to suit yourself on both a practical and cosmetic level. Change the desktop, use custom icons, install your own alert sounds, and a whole lot more. Here's how…

1. Changing icons

The Mac's standard icons are pretty generic. There...

Moleskine Caves to Your Apple Fetish With Sleek iPad and iPhone Covers

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:32:41 +0100

Moleskine Caves to Your Apple Fetish With Sleek iPad and iPhone Covers: "

Here's the first Moleskine iPad cover, for all of you snobby accessories fiends. (Joke! We love us some 'skines. They make writing on paper still seem important, somehow.) The iPad case, nay, 'tablet cover' for 'contemporary nomads,' features a black leather exterior and a tan suede lining, as well as a blank notebook. Moleskine is also debuting a new iPhone case in the same style, but it's not compatible with you 4th-generation...

The iPad and academia

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:53:28 +0100

The iPad and academia

From Aaron Saenz, http://singularityhub.com/2010/03/27/science-journals-need-to-enter-21st-century-social-networking-not-yet-the-answer/

REVIEW: THE FIT PC 2

Sony UX voice recorders pass 1000 hour mark: "

Sony's latest range of UX series voice recorders are now capable of passing the magical 1,000 hour mark when it comes to keeping copies of lecture after boring lecture. The UX200 is the base model with 2GB of internal memory, while the UX300 and 300F both feature double the storage space, which translates to over 1,000 hours of recording. All models can record in stereo MP3 format with the...

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EndNote X4 - Thomson Reuters

﻿EndNote X4

The Kno: A giant double-screen tablet to replace giant textbooks

iPADock: The ultimate iPad/iPhone dock accommodates all your devices

iAnnotate for The iPad: Ultimate Reading Utensil?

Jorno folding Bluetooth keyboard – ideal for iPhone and iPad

Verbatim launches Clip-It USB drive

Booq’s Boa Folio iPad Case

ManyEyes is a Powerful Visualizer for Your Data

﻿ManyEyes is a Powerful Visualizer for Your...

Facebook Introduces High-resolution Photo Sharing

The InDesign Plugin for Kindle is Now Available

Looxcie wearable camcorder and social sharing system launched

Looxcie wearable camcorder and social sharing system launched

iPad Running Google’s Chromium OS

In Depth: 20 ways to customise your Mac desktop

Moleskine Caves to Your Apple Fetish With Sleek iPad and iPhone Covers

The iPad and academia

The iPad and academia

REVIEW: THE FIT PC 2

EndNote X4

ManyEyes is a Powerful Visualizer for Your...