Rolo’s electronics projects has an interesting technique for Desoldering an SMD IC with a Candle . This is not the correct way to remove this type of chip, use some hot air instead . He didn’t have any of the proper tools at hand and needed to get his Siteplayer up and running. A trip to the local computer shop scored him some over priced antique computer cards which had the surface mounted chip that he suspected he needed
Touchscreens are the hottest thing in user interfaces for everything from phones to laptops to tablet computers such as the iPad. So it’s no surprise that Canada’s Smart Technologies has acquired New Zealand touchscreen technology maker NextWindow . The purchase price wasn’t disclosed. NextWindow makes the optical touch technology that is used in all-in-one computers, computer displays, and large-format touchscreens. It makes touch components that are used in computers and monitors sold by Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Medion, NEC, Samsung and Sony. Calgary-based Smart Technologies makes interactive whiteboards that users can share to enhance learning in the education, business and government sectors
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Bubbleword Pro 1.6 Category: Games Price: $0.99 ( iTunes ) Version: 1.5 -> 1.6 Description: Bored with the usual word-making games? Bubbleword will test not only your word power but also your presence of mind and quick-thinking ability! There are six bubbles rising from the sea-bed. Each bubble carries a single alphabet. You must form as many words from these alphabets. A valid word formed causes the bubbles to sink some distance, depending on the length of the word formed
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Section: Computers , Mobile Computers , Laptops , Netbooks , Software / Applications , Wireless This week, Microsoft will show off some projects in development to employees at the Microsoft Research showcase in Redmond.? The employee-only event will show off new directions for the company that the rest of us may see in the years to come.? One such project involves Microsoft’s fun Surface product and making it mobile. We’ve all seen those giant pressure sensitive Surface tables capable of recognizing objects that are placed on it and take appropriate actions such as downloading images off a camera or syncing a mobile phone.? You can find these fun tables in hotels (like the Hard Rock in Vegas), and in stores (like AT&T retail shops).? Now it looks like Microsoft is working on a way to remove the table while perserving the Surface experience. Mary Jo Foley over at ZD Net found a Microsoft web page with these details: “Our goal is to bring Microsoft Surface experience to mobile scenarios, and more importantly, to enable 3D interaction with mobile devices. We do research on how to transform any surface (e.g., a coffee table or a piece of paper) to Mobile Surface with a mobile device and a camera-projector system
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By Julian Horsey on Wednesday 27th January 2010 2:03 pm in Technology News The Mars Spirit Rover which landed on Mars over six years ago was intended to provide initially only three months of research. But the Mars rover broke all expectations and has been providing critical data about the Mars environment ever since it landed. Even with a broken front wheel the researchers have still been able to explore the surface, driving backwards and using the useless wheel as a dredging tool to check what lies just under the surface of Mars
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EnguFengu 1.1 Category: Games Price: $0.99 -> Free ( iTunes ) Description: What is EnguFengu ? EnguFengu is a game of skill with marbles which are moved using the phones Accelerometer. Tilt the phone and the marbles move in the corresponding direction. How to Play: The game consists of a playing surface which can be tilted. In this surface there are a number of holes, wooden blocks, circles and marbles. When the surface is tilted the marbles roll and can fall into the holes. The goal of the game is to get each grey marble in an corner hole
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