Archive for September 16th, 2009
« Previous EntriesSamsung Pixon 12 Comes to India @ INR 29,990
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009Samsung has recently launched its 12 megapixel monster, Pixon 12 in India. The phone was officially unveiled (Worldwide) by Samsung in the month of June 2009 . Looking at its specs, the phone looks more like a digital camera with voice communication functionality. The Pixon 12 AKA Samsung M8910 boasts of touch auto focus ( like the iPhone 3GS), Xenon Flash, Image stabilizer, 28mm wide angle lens, auto set-up based on environment, face and smile detection, DVD resolution video recording. The P
Kottke on the Ubiquitous iPhone
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009Kottke on the iPhone . It’s becoming the central technological device for a lot of people. Thanks to the App store, users don’t see a need for dedicated separate devices like GPS, mp3 players, point and shoots and more. He speculates that Apple might be changing the name of the iPhone. Posted in blogs, technology Tagged: Apple, asides, iPhone, kottke, mobile device, technology
Review: Nokia 6710 Navigator
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009The good Zoom bar is awesome GPS hardware is powerful 5-megapixel camera is a stand-out The bad 2.6-inch screen is too small for the task Boring beige design breaks no new ground A refresh in Nokia’s Navigator series has become an annual event. The 6710 is the company’s third Navigator and its best, though its shortcomings are still glaringly obvious. The optical inch It’s no secret that men constantly wish things were bigger: their cars, their biceps, the size of the stea
Researchers study about GP’s gut feelings
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009‘Gut feelings’ experienced by GPs play a substantial role in their diagnostic reasoning process, but always in combination with analytical reasoning. Gut feelings can be separated into the sense of alarm and the sense of reassurance.
Our Geocaching Adventure
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009A couple things that you may know about me. 1) I like exploring, 2) I like new hobbies, and 3) I like quests. Geocaching fits into these things. Especially now that there is a Geocaching app for the iPhone and my iPhone is a GPS device. So I set up a Geocaching account [I should interject here that I was informed about Geocaching by the elusive Josh Brown].With the 9.99 iPhone app, and a Geocaching account, Leslie and I went on our first geocach. This means that we used our iPhone to find a hidd