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According to a recent survey, about 65 percent of Net users spend 10 minutes or more a day dealing with spam. About 37 percent of respondents get 100 junk messages a day, and 63 percent get 50 or more.
Source: Symantec and Insightexpress

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Friday, May 21, 2004

Panasonic's Radio Tube Car Stereo

Retro Tech Dept: Blending the ancient beauty of the radio tube with the high tech look of an analog/digital button-pushing dial-turning mad scientist console, Panasonic's car stereo is definitely not your run of the mill car CD player. But you have to admit, it certainly keeps your attention.

# Posted at 11:45 AM

Thursday, May 20, 2004

Camera Phones As Barcode Scanners

We thought camera phones had peaked, but here is an interesting use for the technology. This month Semacode will release a system that will let camera phones turn bar codes into web addresses.

Does anyone remember the failed CueCat?

Apparently the author of Semacode does. Simon Woodside in an interview in Wired News reported that there are many uses for his technology. "Businesspeople could put Semacodes on their business cards to link to constantly updated contact information. Museums could tag exhibits with Semacodes to provide information in multiple languages. And yes, Woodside said, stores could mark their merchandise with Semacodes."
# Posted at 3:31 PM

Light, Silent Scooters Of The Future

Silent electric scooters are heading our way sooner than you may think. The "Metal Art Commuter" from Yamaha can be folded and then pushed along in the folded position. A switch activates the folding mechanism, and the whole thing is easy to pick up and go whenever you need to get out of Dodge. Many great shots and scooter abound here.

# Posted at 3:23 PM

Online Restroom Finder
Ok, so this may not be high tech, but for years people in cities like NY York have made it almost a hobby to know the best free and clean public restrooms. Here's an online way to find them in your city.
# Posted at 8:52 AM

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

National Do Not Call Registry Works

We always feared the "Do Not Call Registry", thinking it was a front for identity theft, or at the least a quick way to hand over your number to telemarketers (Ok so we are a tad on the paranoid side), but it really does work. If you can't take another annoying late night telemarket call, get your numbers on the list.

# Posted at 7:05 AM

Monday, May 17, 2004

Find Hotspots with WiFiFoFum

Scottish developer Malcom Hall has developed WiFiFoFum - an 802.11 network sniffers for Pocket PC handhelds.

We love the idea, but once again are on a Blackberry and therefore out of luck.

If you use a Pocket PC-based PDA, this must be your lucky season. First SKYPE (the greatest free download in the world, period) released a Pocket PC version, and now WiFiFoFum. Where does it end?

All we can say is bah humbug.

# Posted at 2:13 PM

Wolfenstein 3D for your Cellphone

We always felt that cell phone games were the next big thing, but it's interesting to watch them enter the early 90's era of 3D gaming. Relive the classics, including Wolfenstein 3D.

As id software put it "Maybe it was the fact that people got to blow away Nazis. Maybe it was the sheer challenge of it all. For whatever reason, Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny, pioneered the first-person shooter genre and brought its legendary creators, id Software, worldwide notoriety and numerous awards. In fact, The Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame recognized Wolfenstein 3D as helping to shape the overall direction of the computer gaming industry."
# Posted at 2:11 PM

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