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Like Telus November 21st, Motorola Motokey Social set to

thumpad.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:37:09 +0000

We've seen the official product page of the Motokey Social, a new Facebook Phone with the special blue button, and we knew it was heading to Telus. All we needed to seal the deal was the date, and now we have it: the Motokey Social and Telus will change their status to “In a Relationship” on November 21st, and you can take part of the festivities. It's no Android, of course, but it offers as 3MP camera, 2.4-inch QVGA (320 x 240) touchscreen display, five home screen panels, social n……

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provide double the data density, Intel, Micron unveil first 128-gigabit flash chip

thumpad.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:20:16 +0000

Realign the data and the previous 32 and 64 gigabit roadblocks to flash storage disappear. Today, Intel and Micron announced the first 128 gigabit NAND flash chip. The chip, which was created through the companies' joint IM Flash Technologies venture, is smaller than a fingertip, created through a 20 nanometer manufacturing process and is capable of 333 megatransfers per second with the option of stacking as many as eight chips on top of each other. What makes the new NAND unique is its p……

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LG Nitro HD review

thumpad.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:20:15 +0000

And then there were three. AT&T's lonesome LTE duo — the Samsung GS II Skyrocket and HTC Vivid — just gained a new member with the recent launch of LG's Nitro HD. You may recognize this particular handset from its former life as the Optimus LTE, except here the phone's been rebranded with a moniker that more astutely conveys its blazing 4G purpose. There may be tough times ahead for the handset, considering the current crop of high-end devices hogging the spotlight. But if t……

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introduces 'Cover Stories' feature, Flipboard launches on iPhone, iPod Touch

thumpad.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:20:15 +0000

Flipboard has now arrived on a slightly smaller board. Previously available as an iPad-only affair, the popular magazine and social media app has now launched on both the iPhone and iPod Touch, bringing graphics-laden aggregation to a wider swath of the iOS community. This new universal version features much of the same functionality you'll find on its iPad predecessor, along with a new Cover Stories interface, which collects and displays all your recent photo uploads, shared articles a……

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smartphone-only portfolio in 2012 Sony Ericsson Q3 results: 0 profit

thumpad.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:01:13 +0000

Sony Ericsson is still walking the line of profitability and has crossed it a few times in the last few quarters. The third quarter of 2011 saw a decrease in most of the major stats year-over-year (YoY), but the company did perform better than it did in Q2.

The most interesting figure of the press release is the net income – 0. Income before taxes was €31 million but none of that made it to the company's coffers. Still, the company seems to be recovering from the Japan earthquake which affected its……

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190M Androids activated, Google Q3 profits beat estimates

thumpad.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:01:13 +0000

Larry Page, who not so long ago took over as Google's CEO, handed in the company's Q3 financial results with a big smile on his face. Revenues were up 33% Year-on-Year (YoY) to $9.72 billion.

Of that cool 31% transferred into operating income ($3.06 billion) and 24% ($2.21 billion) went to advertisers. The same numbers for last year's Q3 were 35% ($2.55 billion) and 26% ($1.81 billion).

The number of paid clicks on Google's ads increased 28% YoY and 13% compared to the previous q……

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to be announced October 19th Samsung Galaxy Nexus

thumpad.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:01:13 +0000

We've all been aware of the continued partnership between Samsung and Google with regard to the birth of the third Googlephone, following on from the Samsung Nexus S, for some time now. The Nexus Prime or Galaxy Nexus as it has more recently been known, was set to take center-stage alongside the official launch of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest edition of Google's mobile OS.

Unfortunatley, we encountered a slight snag as the Unpacked event at the CTIA conference in San Diego, intend……

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coming to T-Mobile USA as Exhibit II 4G Samsung Galaxy W

thumpad.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:01:13 +0000

T-Mobile USA is readying a replacement for the Samsung Exhibit 4G, which is barely a few months old. It's called the Exhibit II 4G and is a T-Mobile version of the Samsung Galaxy W (which we have previewed).

The Samsung Exhibit II 4G for T-Mobile drops the hardware home button and goes for four capacitive keys, but other than that it should bring the exact same package.

That includes a 3.7″ WVGA screen, 1.4GHz single-core CPU with 512MB RAM, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a 5MP camera with 720p……

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secret unveiled Nike MAG

thumpad.com — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:11:29 +0000

Just a few hours after our posting about a mysterious video clip showing the Nike MAG in what looked like a testing room, the secret is officially unveiled.
It turns out Nike produced 1500 pairs of this futuristic shoe and will auctioning off all of them on eBay (nikemag.eBay.com) starting on Thursday Sept 8th at 8:30pm 150 pairs will be posted per day until Sept 18th
Nike will donate the net proceeds of the Nike MAG auction to The Michael J. Fox Foundation which aims to eradicate Parkinsonâ€™s disease. ……

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Nike MAG shoe future arrives Top Secret

thumpad.com — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:11:29 +0000

The future finally arrived – at least for the much talked about Nike sneakers Marty McFly in the cult movie ‘Back to the Future Part II‘ had on his feet.
Since that movie has been released countless innovators and hackers attempted to bring these shoes back from the future.
According to a viral video showing lines after lines of illuminated, Nike Swoosh carrying MAG sneakers in what seems like a testing room at a factory, Nike themselves worked on the future of footwear, bringing the MA……

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on the wearable solar power horizon SLIVER cells

thumpad.com — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:11:29 +0000

Researcher at the Australian National University developed what seems a new generation of thin, flexible solar panels called SLIVER Cell.
The SLIVER cells are not thicker than a sheet of paper of human hair, making them extremely light weight and flexible. For me the most interesting development is the ‘bifacial’ design meaning these wearable solar panels re able to catch and convert sun light on both sides of the sheet.
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we also get some specs, Support page for Samsung I9250 is up

thumpad.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:00:33 +0000

The evidence that the Samsung I9250 is nearing its launch is becoming overwhelming – yesterday it was a leaked user agent profile and today brings us a dummy support page for the I9250.

The page is pretty much empty besides some FAQ and How-to entries that don't belong to the Samsung I9250 (one of them is for the Omnia 7, for example).

Anyway, the I9250 is supposed to be the next Nexus phone – the Nexus Prime. It will be the first device with the next generation Android – Ice Cream Sandwich,……

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coming to all '11 Xperia phones Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

thumpad.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:00:33 +0000

Sony Ericsson is really doing well this year. All of its latest Xperia phones – arc, neo, PLAY, mini and mini pro turned out to be really great devices, with even more coming soon up – ray, active and arc S.

All the latest Xperia are based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and as we found out have quite good performance. Recently, Sony Ericsson announced it will update all of them with Android 2.3.4, which brings tons of new features – USB on-the-go, Sony 3D sweep panorama for the camera, even better Faceboo……

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LG Optimus Note Tegra 2 QWERTY slider leaks Korea-bound

thumpad.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:00:33 +0000

Just days after the Galaxy Note announcement, we meet another Note – only this time it's a member of the LG Optimus lineup. It's a QWERTY slider with 4-inch WVGA NOVA display and based on the Tergra 2 chipset with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor.

The rest of the specs we know so far include are 5 megapixel camera with HD video recording, a VGA front camera, 8GB internal storage, an HDMI port and Wi-Fi Direct support. The LG Optimus Note is reportedly, just 12.3mm thick, and is running on Android 2……

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burns 500GB discs at the speed of a Blu-ray GE's new holographic storage

thumpad.com — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:05:07 +0000

Holographic disc storage may not have worked out so well for InPhase, but the folks at General Electric are still trying to make HVD work. Their latest breakthrough, shown off today at an IEEE symposium in Hawaii, is a new micro-holographic material which is 100x more sensitive than its predecessor and ups recording speed to that of Blu-ray discs. In the two years since we saw it last some of the hyperbole has apparently been lost — no claims of “two to four years left for Blu-ray” this time……

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on Craigslist HTC Holiday prototype spotted

thumpad.com — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:20:29 +0000

A prototype version of the HTC Holiday was spotted being sold on Craigslist. The pictures you see below have been taken by someone who purchased the device, according to a thread on XDA forums.

This particular HTC Holiday has seen better days and is currently flaunting battle scars all over the front but seems to be functional nonetheless. From the on-screen menu we can see that the device is running on a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 4.5-inch qHD display, 8 megapixel camera on the back a……

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now available in UK BlackBerry Bold 9900

thumpad.com — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:20:29 +0000

Rejoice, RIM fans – Vodafone UK has the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 in stock and is offering it for free on a two-year contract.£

After series of rumors about the market availability of the Bold 9900, a few weeks ago we were able to confirm the Bold Touch 9900 release time frame – between the middle and the end of August.

And Vodafone UK managed to deliver the BlackBerry smartphone on the first day of the expected time frame. The rest of the UK carries are going to offer it very soon, too.

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on board Nokia N9 has FM radio and FM Transmitter

thumpad.com — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:20:29 +0000

The Nokia N9 is the first MeeGo handset to launch out of the Finish giant and the world seems to just can't get enough of it. And today we have some great news for you – despite Nokia's claims the N9 has FM radio receiver and an FM Transmitter in its premium-quality plastic body.

So while the Nokia N9 specs sheet claims that the smartphone has no FM radio, let alone FM transmitter the hardware is actually there. That was confirmed by no other than Nokia itself on one of its developer websites……

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Pulse Sensor – wearable heart-rate sensor for Arduino

admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:19:43 +0000

The Pulse Sensor is a plug-and-play ready component that hooks up to the Arduino platform which opens a ton of possibilities to incorporate biometric data into wearable electronic designs thanks to it’s very small form factor.
The creator of the Pulse Sensor, Joel Murphy and Yury Gitman, set up a Kickstarter account to get the necessary funding and move that great idea fromÂ prototype stage into mass produced, open source reality.
The Pulse Sensor works similar to a optical heart-rate pulse senso……

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Stock Market Lingerie

admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:19:43 +0000

Stock Markets are in the spotlight today more than usual so I thought to look for something fitting to all the Stock Market talk but of course with a wearable technology touch.
To my surprise and thanks to a fabulous wearable tech project from emerging artist Erin Lewis, currently studying Integrated Media and Wearable Technology at OCAD University, the ‘Stock Market Lingerie‘ is the perfect match.
Erin’s motivation for this project comes from the relationship between sex and the stock ……

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Warning Signs – smart shirt points out pollution

admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:19:43 +0000

Carbon monoxide is part of cigarette and cigar smoke as well as car exhausts highly concentrated on road sides is the silent killer of our time. These gases are invisible and work over time to kill.
Sue Ngo and Nien Lam, two former students at NYU Tisch School of the Arts came up with a brilliant, visually powerful design to remind one self and the polluters how harmful their behavior is.
Their interactive fashion project called ‘Warning Signs‘ uses color changing, Thermochromic fabric with m……

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eardrum bursting Speaker Vest, Mind blowing

thumpad.com — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:12:23 +0000

The world of fashion design always welcomes the irrational, the provocative side of creativity unlike technology which loves to be strict, definable and playing along the rules and laws.
Where does this leaves us when we talk about wearable, fashionable technology? Maybe something like the Speaker Vest with 8″ Sub-woofer created by Joe Andolina a Software engineer by day, artist by night – according to his own words.
His mind blowing, eardrum scattering speaker vest design features a set of t……

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becomes wearable

thumpad.com — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:12:23 +0000

Thanks to the fantastic WordPress plug-in WP Touch you can now view talk2myShirt on the go with one of your smart phones as long as it has a touch screen, be it the iPhone, Android powered devices or Blackberry touch screen models.
WP Touch makes it a breeze to create a smart layout for smart phones and tablets. With just a few clicks all is set and ready for the big show.
Check out talk2myShirt next time you are out and about, a sleek, eye i-Device interface and super fast navigation.
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charging on the go Cellphone

thumpad.com — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:12:23 +0000

Getting an unlimited stream of power for smart pocket devices while on the go is on top of the wish-list of billions, regardless where one lives, in the urban jungle or in the forest jungle.
Wearable power, how to make good electrical use of all the kinetic energy people generate as by-product while going, running and jumping around all day is the focus point of research and experimentation.
Joining this growing line of people to crack the mobile power challenge is Argentine designer Soledad Martin who e……

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looking for investors – Smart glove

thumpad.com — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:21:34 +0000

Adding audio control and cell phone navigation to gloves is not an entirely new idea, we have seen many concept designs and a few commercial ski gloves from various brands over the past few years doing that. Even gloves that make phone calls came along but none of these products made a real dent in the techno glove market.
Based on that precondition entrepreneur Willie Blount picked up the glove control idea, gave it a careful thought of what might have been the problem in the past and came up with a bri……

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for the Samsung Galaxy S i9000, Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread leaks

thumpad.com — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:41:38 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy S I9000 may have gotten Android 2.3.3 Gingebread just a couple of weeks ago, but by the looks of it Samsung isn't going to stop there, as a the latest version of Android 2.3.4 becomes available for the company's former flagship phone.

The peeps over at Samfirmware have managed to dig out a build with the name “XXJVP” which makes your Galaxy S update to the latest Gingerbread version available at the moment. This makes the Samsung Galaxy S become even at software level to ……

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already jailbroken, iOS 5 beta is barely out the closet

thumpad.com — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:41:38 +0000

The jailbreak was done using the LimeRa1n exploit, which is used from iOS4 up until 4.3.3. Still it's only a tethered jailbreak, meaning that each time you reboot your iDevice you'll need it hooked up to a computer to work the jailbreaking magic anew.

Naturally, people are hoping that an untethered jailbreak will be available for iOS 5 even before it launches in the fall. But it seems that Apple has removed the possibility of jailbreaking iOS 5 (the untethered way) by patching the current n……

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sets foot in Portugal as Optimus Stockholm, Huawei's latest Ideos X1

thumpad.com — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:41:38 +0000

Huawei specialize in supplying carriers worldwide with affordable handsets which are being sold with different names. The Chinese tech giant quietly released yet another low-cost Android device, this time in Portugal. It is called Optimus Stockholm, and is a version of Huawei's latest Ideos X1 droid.

It must be noted, that the Optimus Stockholm has no relation to the LG Optimus line of devices. The budget Android handset is named after the carrier which released it in Portugal – it is called Op……

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may actually leave the closet, Diffus Solar Handbag charges your cell during the day

thumpad.com — Sat, 28 May 2011 02:08:31 +0000

Sure, solar-paneled bags are occasionally practical and always geeky, but the women in our lives wouldn't dream of letting us walk around with one, let alone using one themselves. That soon may change. The Solar Handbag from Diffus, a Danish design studio, integrates 100 “solar sequins” in a pattern that ladies may actually find socially acceptable, perhaps even attractive. During the day, the bag is capable of generating 2 watts of power, enough to charge many portable gadgets. After the s……

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Android developers to version 2.0 of its app market for TVs, People of Lava invites

thumpad.com — Sat, 28 May 2011 02:08:31 +0000

While Google continues to work on an official Android Market for TVs, Sweden's own People of Lava has announced the second version of the app store for its Scandinavia Android TV. With version 2.0 People of Lava is focusing on attracting developers to create apps specifically for the Android 1.5-powered TVs in order to fill its own app marketplace. Like Google, it has opened up a developer site stuffed with information for anyone interested in developing apps for the TVs, which are curren……

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still not buy-able, Lenovo IdeaPad K1 tablet hits some online retailers

thumpad.com — Sat, 28 May 2011 02:08:30 +0000

Lenovo still hasn't officially confirmed it, but all signs are pointing to an imminent US launch of its Android-based IdeaPad K1 tablet. It just hit the FCC under the “K1″ moniker earlier this month, and it's now gotten a full blown listing on Buy.com, complete with specs and some pictures that show off Lenovo's “custom-built Android interface.” Those specs include a 10.1-inch display, a Tegra 2 processor (not a Snapdragon as we had seen on the LePad), 32GB of storage, dual came……

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The secret is to bang the rocks together

thumpad.com — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:36:45 +0000

Every so often a piece of technology can become a lever that lets people move the world, just a little bit. The Arduino is one of those l……

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tests only two of its five 3G bands, FCC dissects Nokia X7

thumpad.com — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:29:57 +0000

Sometimes the FCC tears a phone apart and we look on with ghoulish delight. The victim this time was the Nokia X7, which sports AT&T compliant bands even though we last heard that AT&T has lost interest in the handset.

There were even leaked photos of the Nokia X7 sporting the AT&T badge, but the external photos of the X7 unit tested by the FCC had no carrier markings, just the Nokia logo.

It’s curious that the FCC only tested the 850/1900 bands – the Nokia X7 is a penta-band device that should ……

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500 quid sim-free, HTC Sensation goes on pre-order in the UK

thumpad.com — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:39:57 +0000

The HTC Sensation is the most anticipated droid coming from the Taiwanese company this summer. It's HTC's first dual-core handset and it set to launch in the end of June. UK online retailers are already accepting pre-orders for the Sensation and it will set you back 500 pounds. That's sim-free and unlocked, so it sounds reasonable and it's certainly on par with the Samsung Galaxy SII.

The HTC Sensation has a 1.2 GHz MSM8260 Snapdragon processor, a 4.3″ qHD (540×960) S-LCD display an……

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has five 3G/HSPA bands, still not official Nokia N9 spotted at FCC

thumpad.com — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:39:57 +0000

The long-awaited Nokia N9 has passed FCC checking and that gives us a glimpse at a schematic of the device and also info on the wireless connectivity of the device. The last we’ve heard of Nokia’s MeeGo efforts, they said that there will be a device called N950, which will be out by the end of this year. Not a word since, we’re not even sure if the N9 and the N950 are the same device.

The Nokia N9 was tested for 850/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE bands with a note that outside the US the device can also use the ……

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Android Open Announcing

thumpad.com — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:32:54 +0000

This October, O'Reilly is launching Android Open, the first “big tent” Android-only conference. Our goal is to give all the Android players a place to become a co……

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Showcase at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 eTextile and wearable computing

thumpad.com — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:32:53 +0000

On Saturday May 21st at 3:00PM fashion designers, engineers and the immensely growing nubbier of wearable technology experts will come together for the ‘eTextile, smart clothing and wearable computing Showcase‘ at the Maker Fair.
The ‘eTextile, smart clothing and wearable computing Showcase’ is a production of Lynne Bruning, one of the most knowledgeable eTextile experts herself.
A long list of designers have already signed up to showcase their eTextile creations but Lynne is stil……

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to launch in Europe any moment now LG Optimus Black

thumpad.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 08:06:44 +0000

LG has announced the Optimus Black, the company's latest addition to their Android line-up, will get its European release later in May. This will also be the premiere of the LG's latest invention – the NOVA mobile display.

We already knew that from the LG's Product Manager for the Optimus Black. He confirmed the smartphone will hit UK shelves this week. Well, we are not sure if this will actually happen, but LG has finally released an official statement – the Optimus Black is about to sprea……

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to bring along turn-by-turn SatNav Upcoming WP7 Mango update

thumpad.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 08:06:44 +0000

The next update for Windows Phone 7, dubbed Mango will supposedly bring along cool features like music recognition, camera-integrated search (barcode and image scanning) and even turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation for the Bing Maps application.

These are all unconfirmed features but the images, enclosed with the scoop, suggest them to be legitimate.

The first feature is Bing Audio, which acts like a built-in Shazam-like music recognition. It's not like there aren't apps like this for a……

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looking for a Ph.D. student in Textile Design The Swedish School of Textiles is

thumpad.com — Tue, 03 May 2011 06:55:42 +0000

The Swedish School of Textiles at the University of BoraÌŠs is offering a Ph.D. student in Textile Design, a fantastic opportunity to be part of their team working on cutting edge – literally – textile technology including the development of techniques, methods, and aesthetic perspectives in the design of a new generation of textile products, including textile sound design, dynamic textile patterns, textile interaction design and textile space design.
Over the past years The Swedish School of……

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by Lynne Bruning – eTextile Lounge

thumpad.com — Tue, 03 May 2011 06:55:42 +0000

A reminder for the creative, inventive and interested eTextile community around the world:
Lynne Bruning started a fantastic initiative to bring interactivity into the eTextile community around the globe by setting up and moderating the global eTextile Lounge via USTREAM.tv
A excellent opportunity to meet like minded, to get informed, to network and best of all to join in to the discussions, get tips and learn tricks from the best of the best in the eTextile world.
This weeks eTextile Lounge will be the ……

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Amy Winters A/W 11 collection Redefining the colors of fashion –

thumpad.com — Tue, 03 May 2011 06:55:42 +0000

Media artist and fashion designer Amy Konstanze Mercedes Rainbow Winters is presenting her second collection of color changing fashion for the Autumn/Winter 11 season.
Amy’s first Spring/Summer 11 collection has been inspired by the vibrant colors of nature like the rain-forest, light rain, cloud bursts and tropical thunderstorms. The water-reactive ink disappears revealing the color underneath the dress whilst the sun-reactive ink turns purple.
The A/W 11 collection pays homage to Yves Saint Laure……

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blurs the line between IT and business – Process management

thumpad.com — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:02:26 +0000

Technology forces organizations to better understand and agree on processes — and that's often well before the subject of supporting technology is even relevant to the conversation. Read more.

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looking for investors Keyglove 2.0

thumpad.com — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:02:25 +0000

Since our first article about the Keyglove end of last year Jeff Rowberg kept working and improving his Open Source Hardware project – the Keyglove.
The Keyglove is is based on the Arduino/AVR and acts as wireless input for electronic devices like computers and potentially for computer controlled equipment.
What sets the Keyglove apart from many other sensing glove products/concepts is the combination of 34 strategically placed contact sensors and smart controller software which makes it possible t……

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new light on the fashion horizon Vega

thumpad.com — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:02:25 +0000

Vega, the brightest star in the constellation Lyra and the fifth brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere gave the inspiration for Canadian clothing designer Angella Mackey who resides currently in Gothenburg, Sweden for her first illuminated fashion design, the Vega One.
The Vega One is a medium to lightweight Spring dress coat made of a satin finish 60% cotton and 40% polyester fabric and to justify the name – includes two sets of 2 super bright LEDs, one on the front and one on the ba……

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with the MapBag Never get lost

thumpad.com — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:02:25 +0000

GPS has come a long way starting out as an exclusively used technology by the military, then migrated to the aviation industry and finally became accessible to the general public as car navigation and nowadays GPS is a standard feature in many of the hand-held personal electronic devices like cell phones.
People like me who get easily lost in not so frequently visited places, the accessibility of pocket GPS is more than compensating for the underdeveloped orientation sense.
Until now I have to take out m……

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still comes with 64GB SSD, Samsung's 11.6-inch 9 Series laptop official at $1,199

thumpad.com — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:35:17 +0000

An Italian demonstrator gave us hope, but now we're empty inside — the exceptionally thin 11.6-inch version of Samsung's 9 Series laptop will indeed come with a puny 64GB solid state drive. Well, perhaps empty is a bit of an exaggeration, as the machine's gorgeous duralumin curves fill our hearts with joy, as does the comparatively inexpensive $1,199 price tag that Sammy just confirmed on its website. And hey, we know of an Engadget editor making do with just 60GB of storage in his……

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laptop review Samsung Series 9 (NP900X3A)

thumpad.com — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:35:16 +0000

Back at CES, Samsung pulled out quite a few surprises, and no, we're not referring to its Zoll-infused press conference — although, that performance still gives us the willies. Of all the Korean company's announcements at the show, which we'll remind you included an impressive new LTE phone and range of SmartTVs, it was its Series 9 laptop that left us the most stunned. And well, a glance at that picture above should explain why we found ourselves counting down the days until its M……

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Apple TV and the battle for the living room: Magic adapter

thumpad.com — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:08:20 +0000

The Apple TV appears to be an afterthought, but its iOS-based second generation may actuall……

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How important is a mobile device feel

thumpad.com — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:08:20 +0000

Whether you buy into Apple's “post-PC” spin, the rise of mobile computing does seem to shift the pers……

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