Google Chrome OS Spied?

Leaked screenshots of products often draw quite the nerdy crowd. This supposedly leaked shot of an early Google Chrome OS build is no different, especially given the contenders the little OS is up against: Apple, Microsoft, and the free loving community that supports Linux. The screenshot shows a very minimal looking desktop. Though, seeing as how the actual release of said OS isn’t until sometime next year, I’m sure the desktop will undergo some refinements and alterations before go time. The person to thank for the early eye grab would be an Acer parts supplier residing in Taiwan. The legitimacy of these photos does have some doubts however as such a screenshot wouldn’t be that hard to put together yourself. Moving forward, what exactly does this early build of Chrome OS show us?

Flexible Mini Capsule Microphone ensures your iPhone audio is top notch

If you’re a big audio notes taker or have the new iPhone 3GS and simply want better playback in your captured videos, the little Flexible Mini Capsule Microphone may be just the iPhone addition for you. Considering the iPhone 3G/S’s microphone is located away form the camera/video lens, the audio you normally get isn’t as great as it could be. That’s where this little gem comes in. By facing the microphone towards the content being captured, your audio will come back much more crisp and distortion free, not to mention louder. Such ammenaties don’t have to cost as much as a human organ. Brando’s Workshop has the Flexible Mini Capsule for the low price of $14. Mobile video hobbiests, are you down?

Source: The-Gadgeteer

4 port USB hub for you office space empty space

If you’re one of the fine hard working individuals in the world that gets to sit down each and everyday and a nice and dull cubicle, first off, all my condolences are off to you. Second, do you ever get tired of staring at stupid hole cut out in your desk for cables to pass through? It’s nice that they make it more than big enough for whatever you plan on cramming down there, but what if it is just empty space going to waste? Sure you can put something over it — outta sight outta mind right? But again, why waste? Stepping in to cure your office place inefficiencies, the 4 port In Desk USB Hub fits nicely and securely in that nice little bit of emptiness allowing you to free up your desk of vairous cords running to and fro. Stop wasting precious desk space today and get the In Desk USB Hub. No arms or legs required — just a $12 donation to USB Geeks

Source: TechChee, Geeky-Gadgets, USB Geeks

BlackBerry Curve 8520 coming in White!

While electronics in my opinion tend to look better in darker colors, there are plenty of people who care to say otherwise. Often times, RIM pushes out BlackBerries that fall into the darker color group with the exception of colored sets here and there. All of you 8520/Gemini hopefuls have reason to celebrate — several insiders have claimed to have seen a white 8520/Gemini floating around. I for one wouldn’t be against it if I could see it in person. Do you think RIM can pull off another good looking white BlackBerry? Would you buy it?

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Never fumble with jumper cables again: Quick Jumper

If you drive a car, chances are sometime in your existence on the little blue marble called earth, you will run into the situation of having to get somewhere and having nothing but a dead car. It is a part of life that we sadly can’t escape. Whether the cause be from a bad battery, bad alternator, or simply leaving the little light inside on, having a dead battery in a time sensitive day and age is a major bummer. Sure you can fumble around with jumper cables, but that is so yesteryear. Instead, fumble around with the Quick Jumper. The Quick Jumper is meant to be plugged into cigarette lighters — one in the good car and one in the car that needs charging. The concept is ingenious and keeps motorists clean and happy. 5-10 minutes is all the Quick Jumper needs to bring your lifeless battery back to life.

For those needing a more solo option, the SelfCharge Auto Jumper comes with enough internal power to jump start your car also via cigarette lighter. I can’t believe no one thought of this or at least tried to market it before. It’s so easy that anyone of any age and intelligence level could do it. Pricing for the units goes as follows: Quick Jumper ($26) SelfCharge Auto Jumper ($46).

Source: Slippery Brick, Uber Review

Exactly how much is a Petabyte?

The world in which we live is increasingly digital. More and more of what we do and what we store online is become larger in file size, more complex, more graphically rich, higher bitrates etc. While it may seem like so long ago, 1998 was not that long ago. Back in the ’98 day, 1 measly Gigabyte cost a whopping $228 dollars. By 2005 that same Gig now cost $3.88. And 2007 brought a new low: $0.88.

Prices and sizes of hard drives have thankfully kept up with demand at all points in time so that advances in technologies always had ample room to be stored at reasonable price points. In today’s world where a Terabyte is now common place, we find ourselves looking to the next big storage milestone: a Petabyte. Just how big is a Petabyte? Jump on through for a very informative and interesting chart showing you just how much data one could store with one whole Petabyte all to themselves.

Copyright laws have become nothing more than freedom killers

At one point in time, someone dreamed up the idea of copyrights and associated laws that would protect the creators content and idea yet at the same time encourage new and innovative products to come forth. In the decades that have passed, sad events and misinterpretations of copyright law have transpired. It is so bad that today, copyright laws and the greedy, senseless dickhead lawyers that enforce them are nothing more than gold diggers and money grabbers who could care less about an individuals freedom. What has our world come to when some stupid record label board member can tell you what to do with your purchased product?