New Car Seat Tech to Protect Kids

Topic: Other Stuff

We typically cram our cars full of all sorts of high tech gear from radios to DVD systems to entertain our kids while on the road. Often many parents forgo any sort of safety tech for their kids, and much of the reason is that their simply isn’t much tech out there.

A new car seat from Safety 1st called the Air Protect is coming to help protect kids from side impact collisions in car accidents. The car seat puts a layer of air protection between the child's head and the hard plastic and foam that make up the head protection of most car seats to reduce the force in a crash. Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Intel and Nokia Announce Partnership

Topic: Other Stuff

Intel and Nokia have made their official announcement which was previously teased by Intel when they saidn important announcement with Nokia was coming. If you were expecting a new Nokia netbook to debut or a smartphone running an Intel processor, you are going to be disappointed.

The announcement is an agreement between the two firms to work on new mobile devices using Intel CPUs and technology. Part of the agreement also has Intel licensing some Nokia patents on 3G modems to use in future products. Read more

Posted on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:20:34 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Medis Power Pack Xtreme Hit HSN TV

Topic: Other Stuff

Medis fuel cell power kits are able to power devices like cell phones and MP3 players from a fuel cell when battery power isn't available. Medis has announced that its Power Pack Xtreme Emergency Kit will debut on the Home Shopping Network on June 22.

The kit is an emergency power system based on fuel cells that gives emergency lighting and powers mobile products. The device can power your gear for several days when power from the grid isn’t available. Read more

Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Corel Launches Netbook Office Suite

Topic: Other Stuff

Netbooks are great but one of the biggest problems users of netbooks run into when they need to install software is that netbooks lack optical drives. That means that digital software is needed unless the user has an external optical drive.

Corel has announced a version of its office productivity suite that is specifically optimized for netbooks and other computers lacking optical drives. The Corel Home Office suite comes on a USB drive and has low memory requirements and a small footprint. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Meade Launches ETX-LS Automated Telescope

Topic: Other Stuff

Meade has announced that the new ETX-LS automated telescope is now shipping. The telescope was first announced at CES back in January and the scope is a completely automatic unit. The ETX-LS is the first and only hands off and self-aligning telescope.

The device uses patented Meade LightSwitch technology to automatically determine the telescope orientation, time, and date and allows the alignment of the device with the flip of a switch. Other features include a built-in speaker and video-out jack. Read more

Posted on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Garmin Recalls BlueChart g2 and g2 Vision Marine GPS Maps

Topic: Other Stuff

Garmin has issued a voluntary recall on the data cards sold with two of its marine GPS units called the BlueChart g2 and the g2 Vision. Boaters use these charts to tell how deep water is and plot a course. Obviously bad chart data can lead to all sorts of issues from running aground to outright capsizing.

Garmin says that it is issuing a voluntary recall of the 2009 version data cards for the two affected units after it became aware that the charting information specifically around Demark and Sweden showed inaccurate colors for water depths. At least two boaters have run aground because of faulty information on the charts. Read more

Posted on Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Disqus Discussions now available on I4U News

Topic: Other Stuff

In the past years we have tried several times to deploy a commenting system on I4U News. The first home grown systems failed because of spam. The other services failed because adoption was low. Now we are giving Disqus a try and installed it over the weekend.
Disqus is great because many of you already have a Disqus account as the service is used by many other sites. Even more convenient is to sign-in with your Twitter or Facebook account. When you log in with Twitter your comments get cross posted also to your Twitter account keeping your followers up to date automatically. Read more

Posted on Mon, 25 May 2009 01:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

I4U News now powered by new Server Hardware

Topic: Other Stuff

In case you where wondering why we have not yet published new articles today. We migrated to a new more powerful server hardware and higher bandwidth connection today.
Of course things always take a bit longer than expected, but we have not been down during the migration.
Last year we added a CDN service to improve quality of service to you and now the site should also be a bit snappier as well with the new hardware and bandwidth connectivity. Read more

Posted on Fri, 22 May 2009 10:24:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Extech Launches New Digital Mini Microscope and Camera

Topic: Other Stuff

Extech has unveiled a new mini microscope that integrates a digital camera with a microscope. The device features an optical zoom of 7x to 22x and it has a 4x digital zoom for a total of 108x magnification. Weight for the device is 2.5 ounces and it is more compact than the typical wireless phone.

The device has a 1.8-inch TFT color LCD screen and can be connected to a computer to use the PC LCD to view content in real-time. The microscope is suitable for a variety of tasks from soldering and printed circuit board inspection to fingerprint verification, forensics and more. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 May 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

NASA Shuttle Commander Tweets Answers from Space

Topic: Other Stuff

If you are one of the throngs of Twitter fans, NASA shuttle commander Mark Polansky, the commander of the shuttle mission scheduled to launch in June, will be answering questions from space using Twitter. Right now Polansky is sharing Tweets about training and the flight on Twitter.

Polansky will be the commander of shuttle flight STS-127 aboard the Endeavour. The mission is expected to leave the Earth on June 13th to deliver the final section of the Japanese laboratory module and to post tweets about the crews training. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Marilyn Monroe Pics on Auction at eBay

Topic: Other Stuff

You can buy just about anything on eBay, from cars to computers and everything in between. One of the iconic actresses of old Hollywood was Marilyn Monroe, who died infamously at an early age. Musician Buddy Greco has his memorabilia collection up for auction on eBay and among the offerings are the last six photos of Monroe ever taken before she died.

There were originally 36 photos on the roll of Monroe, Greco and other friends taken at the Cal Neva Lodge only five days before Monroe died. Only six of the photos remain. One person in the shots up for auction is hair stylist to the stars Jay Sebring. Sebring was later murdered by the Manson Family along with Sharon Tate in 1969. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 May 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun