Just as July began, we heard that Sprint would finally begin shipping its Airave signal booster nationwide before the month ended. It cut things close, but we can't deny that the rumor proved true. Starting right now, Sprint users with horrendous service in their own homes can begrudgingly cough up $99.99 to have the base station sent directly to you. From there, you'll have to throw down $4.99 per month for extending your coverage but still using your plan minutes, $10 per month if you're looking to make unlimited calls (through the Airave) with a single Sprint phone or $20 per month for unlimited calling for multiple lines. Critics have already harshed on the $50 increase in price from when it launched in Denver and Indy last year, not to mention the relatively high monthly fees, but we suppose you can take it or leave it depending on how regularly you drop calls from your couch.

The CherryPal C100 isn’t just a darn cheap desktop costing just $250 (£125) it’s also being pushed as a cloud desktop computer because rather than having all the necessary software stored on the computer itself, it is stored (in the clouds) an an online server that is automatically accessed whenever the computer turns on. This unique online environment potentially offers a number of excellent benefits, although does require an Internet connection to even use the PC.

The cloud computer could offer increased security. There should never be any need to download and install software, and pretty much everything is stored online. This means that hackers and malware authors cannot easily gain access to your computer and, even if they can, there’s nothing for them to find.

Because all of the operating system and other software is stored online and not on the hard drive, this could do away with log on issues, installation problems, and general software problems.

The biggest potential drawback we can see is Internet connection reliability. A poor connection would mean poor performance of the software while any Internet downtime would basically make the computer inaccessible. Perhaps in countries where a reliable network is achievable it might work, but I think the technology would be a struggle here in the UK.

Attached are a couple screenshots and a video of the new open-source iPhone app for MythTV called MyMote. According to the project’s website, MyMote is fully configurable frontend that allows users to control their MythTV powered Linux HTPC and provides users with a real-time program guide, allowing one to scan available programs or set recordings. MyMote has been submitted for App Store review on July 1st, so Apple should hopefully make it available soon.

I received an email from Proporta pitching their BeachBouy waterproof phone protector. I like to fish and play near the water but most "dry bags" don't let you use your touch screen phone. According to Proporta the BeachBouy allows the phone to be used while it is protected.


The BeachBuoy is guaranteed to be waterproof up to 5 metres/16 feet and has been tested and approved by the British Standards Institute – BSI (IP57 and IP58).

Keep your valuables on you at all times. Protect your belongings from water, sand and sticky fingers. The BeachBuoy allows you to keep your valuables with you, even when you’re in the water. 100% waterproof, using a simple (but really effective) grip seal system, allow the BeachBuoy to keep your phone, camera, keys, iPod, cash or credit card safe. Use your device whilst within the case – make calls, use touch screens and buttons. Suitable for small and normal sized devices (mobile phones, cameras etc.)

Talk about an unpleasant death… The WASP Injection Knife shoots a short, quick blast of carbon dioxide about the size of a basketball at 850psi into it’s ‘target”. The blast of gas instantly kills or incapacitates whatever it is you’ve just stabbed (bear, shark,…)


From the Daily Mail

Senior police officers have been warned to look out for a new knife which can inject a ball of compressed gas into its victim that instantly freezes internal organs.

The ‘wasp knife’, which can deliver a ball of compressed gas capable of killing its victim at the press of a button, may be heading for Britain, the Metropolitan Police fear.

A needle in the tip of the blade shoots out the frozen ball of gas which instantly balloons to the size of a basketball, freezing organs.

The Metropolitan Police have told colleagues in the West Midlands to be on the lookout for the blade, which is designed to kill sharks and bears.

While face detection has become a common feature in modern digital cameras, Sony took one step ahead and developed the first camera with smile detection, the DSC-T300, and proudly announced it today.

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The main attraction of this camera is certainly Sony’s new smile detection technology. So how does this new feature work? When the camera is set to smile detection mode, a user can select one out of the three preset smile detection levels (i.e. smile, grin, and great grin). After the shutter button is pressed, the camera will detect the target’s face and shoot the photo automatically once the chosen smile level is reached. Sounds cool to me, with this great feature I’ll never miss the smiles while shooting photos.

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This comfortable sports-style bra contains a special boobie-enhancing polyurethane bladder that can be filled with your drink of choice. Simply slip it on, fill up with wine or whatever and wear it under your regular clothes. You can then indulge in a spot of stealth drinking via the Wine Rack’s adjustable drinking tube. With a rack like this, girls’ nights out will never be the same again.

As well as its revolutionary booze-concealing benefits, the Wine Rack increases your cup size by two full cups (cue sound of guys cheering/leering). But that’s hardly surprising because this ingenious dual-purpose shoulder-boulder holder can carry up to 25 ounces of liquid - that’s an entire bottle of wine and a whole lot of extra boobage - talk about vino and va va voom!