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HTC Espresso Theme for iPod Touch

Jerry — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:43:22 +0000

HTC’s Espresso update Sense UI brings some changes in the theme. I was able to port it to the iPod Touch. In the weather widget folder, edit configureme.js by opening it with notepad, and editing your city. Create 1 blank icon (iBlank) on the first screen, more if you want icons on the first screen. Get the 5 icon dock, and have the order of the icons like this: Safari, Blank, Music, Blank, Mail. Jailbreak needed (google it)

Edit: iPhone version added

Download: Click Here
Alternate Download (Media Fire): Click Here

iPad, Whats Not to Like?

Jerry — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:27:29 +0000

iPad, what can you expect from Apple. I know this is a little late, but I have been busy lately. So what is the iPad? As you can see, it is basically an inflated iPhone, but it is not as useful as you think.

Looks:

The nice looks are very great to the iPad, but the small icons pared with the giant screen does not strike me nice. The aluminum back and the sharp edges look great around the sides, but the buttons are net going to be easy to use. The aluminum backing is a lot better then the iPhone’s plastic backing or the iPods metal backing. They really made the iPad look more like a MacBook then any other Apple product. The slim design looks really good on it. It would look better with sharp edges and small borders around the screen.

Software:

All of the software is nice, especially the mail app. The bad thing about the software, is that you can’ really type and hold the device at the same time. They make it seem easy in the videos when everyone is sitting down with their legs up at an arch, but that is not always the case when you are using it. All you could really do to type while holding it is type one key at a time, this is not productive, and because of the weight, it is easy to drop the device because you need to put a finger on the front of the device, and there is not enough room for your finger to hold it, it is very easy to drop

And Another Thing…

I would not suggest get this without getting an iPod if you are going to listen to music. It is very unlikely and uncomfortable to shove this in your pocket and listen to music at the same time.

And Another Thing..

Even if you think that this is a very negative review, I would still get it if I could. This is very great for video, games, and web browsing. Because of the big screen, videos are very comfortable to watch on this screen. You might think that this would be a great eBook reader, but regular screens are bad for your eyes, and they irritate your eyes over a period of time. That is why they made e-paper technology for this reason. Games would be great on this device, but when you grip it, the jagged sides can hurt your hands, but this is not a very important to me. The biggest thing that grabs my attention is the web browser. Again the large screen is great for web browsing, and the smooth scrolling and nice web browsing is just great, and it is the same on my iPod. A big problem that I face is that there is no flash. For this I would rather go with an Android tablet instead.

All in all, this is a great device, I would recommend it, but I would wait until more features like microphone and GPS. Wait until it is better and cheaper, then buy it.

Vostro V13 is the cheaper Adamo

Jerry — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:29:02 +0000

This new incredibly thin laptop starts at only $449. If I’m right, it is thinner than the thickest point of the MacBook air. Don’t expect to get much horsepower from the measly performance of the laptop, but you might want it sometime soon.

MacBook Air Bested Again, This Time by Dell

Jerry — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:24:48 +0000

Dells new Adamo XPS got a incredible feat and a recognizable name as worlds thinnest notebook. At only 9.99 millimeters, yes millimeters, it beats any laptop out there. This laptop has a crazy hinged screen and keyboard, and a swipe to open latch. The only downside to the swipe to open latch is that you can’t open it when the batteries dead. Dell did make a big mistake with the original Adamo, but this is something you want to look out for. Starting at $1,998. A measly price for such a engineering feat.

Apple Planning Event for January, More iPhones or Tablets in store

Jerry — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:02:18 +0000

While you can’t always trust the internet, rumors say that there is a 75% chance that there will be another Apple event. There will be a 50/50 chance of a tablet and so of the iPhone, who knows. Now Apple, surprise us.

Microsoft loses; Word and Office to be barred from sale starting January 11

Jerry — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:25:20 +0000

It’s getting closer and closer to check-writing time for Steve Ballmer, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has just upheld a decision that would see Microsoft Word and Office banned from sale starting January 11. If you’ll recall, Microsoft lost a patent infringement suit against XML specialists i4i back in May when it was found that Word’s handling of .xml, .docx, and .docm files infringed upon i4i’s patented XML handling algorithms, but the injunction against further Word sales was put on hold pending the results of this appeal. Now that Microsoft has lost once again, we’d expect either another appeal and request for the injunction to be stayed, this time to the Supreme Court, or for a settlement between these two that would end this whole mess right now.

P.S.- Just to be clear on this, i4i isn’t a patent troll — it’s a a 30 person database design company that shipped one of the first XML plugins for Office and was actually responsible for revamping the entire USPTO database around XML to make it compatible with Word back in 2000. What’s more, the patents involved here don’t cover XML itself, but rather the specific algorithms used to read and write custom XML — so OpenOffice users can breathe easy, as i4i has said the suite doesn’t infringe. Existing Office users should also be fine, as only future sales of Word are affected by the ruling, not any already-sold products.

Source: Engadget

Mobile Sites are Up

Jerry — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:38:45 +0000

Visit m.inter-gadget.com for a better interface for mobile devices (mostly all phones that are internet enabled and a special one for iPhone (iPod Touch))

Project: X-OBox

Jerry — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:23:12 +0000

Really XOBX Which is XBOX Backword.
Yes I built it myself
Materials:
Dremel
Hot Glue

New Core i7 iMacs Showing Up DOA

Jerry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:57:29 +0000

Apple’s new Core i7-based iMac might be a performance monster, but it looks like the whole family’s having some problems getting out of the gate: in addition to the previously-noted performance issues with the Core 2 Duo models, a quick glance across Apple’s support forums and on other Mac boards around the web reveals that some machines are showing up dead on a arrival and / or with cracked screens, but if you’re about to stick one of these under the tree for someone it might be wise to do some surreptitious testing first.