IT-Code-News: October 2009

Motorola Droid Up For Pre-Order Now At Best Buy (Sans Rebate)
No interest in waiting until November 6th to fight the lines at your local Verizon Wireless store? No interest in waiting for a $100 mail-in rebate that may or may not ever arrive? Best Buy Mobile has your back. The big box retailer has announced that it's taking pre-orders for the Motorola Droid--the world's first Android 2.0 device--right now, and it's probably worth your while to shop here versus at Verizon. Why? For starters, you can walk right in and get your name on the list now, with no waiting necessary.
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iLuv Ships iMM183 Dual Dock iPod/iPhone Alarm Clock
iLuv has been making iPod and iPhone alarm clocks for as long as we can remember, and so far as we know, they are about the best you can buy. The new iMM183 is taking things to the next level by being the world's first dual dock alarm clock with a weather radio. That's a lot of functionality in a small device, and if you've been looking for a great excuse to replace that aging alarm clock that has been beeping at your for decades, this is it. The advanced clock is designed to hold and charge up to two iPods
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American Airlines & Lexus To Offer Free Wi-Fi
If you are planning to fly American Airlines from November 1 through November 7, you may be in for a special treat. The airline and Lexus are starting the season of giving early by offering free Wi-Fi in flight on equipped aircraft. The Gogo Inflight Internet service lets customers connect to work or home by offering access to email, social media sites, e-shopping, news, and much more from laptops, smartphones, and PDAs. "American and Lexus want to give customers a little something special this fall by offering
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ASUS Maximus II Gene Motherboard Review
Although the Core i7 and X58 combo is a proven performance leader, there are still plenty of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPUs out there in the wild. The Core 2 is still a very capable processor with many models costing less than half the price the cheapest Core i7 processor, the Core i7 920. Thus, systems based around the P45 chipset are still a viable option for getting good, if not great, performance at a vastly more affordable price. Up until now, when users thought of a micro-ATX board, they typically expect
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RadioShack To Run Target's Mobile Phone Operations
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal is reporting that Target plans to outsource its mobile phone operation to RadioShack subsidiary Kiosk Operations. Earlier this month, the subsidiary opened kiosks in about 100 Target stores in California, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington. The partners plans to roll out the kiosks to all 1,700 Target stores sometime next year. You'll be able to distinguish the Kiosk Operations employees from Target sales associates by their black shirts,
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ASUS Maximus II Gene Motherboard
Although the Core i7 and X58 combo is a proven performance leader, there are still plenty of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPUs out there in the wild. The Core 2 is still a very capable processor with many models costing less than half the price the cheapest Core i7 processor, the Core i7 920. Thus, systems based around the P45 chipset are still a viable option for getting good, if not great, performance at a vastly more affordable price. Up until now, when users thought of a micro-ATX
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happy halloween ya'll.

Just want to say Happy Halloween and see what ya'll are up to tonight. I'm takin little man trick or treatin, handin out some candy then headed to a party down the street. What about ya'll. If your geting dressed up check back in tomorrow and post a pic of your costume. Enjoy your night

iLuv Ships iMM183 Dual Dock iPod/iPhone Alarm Clock

iLuv has been making iPod and iPhone alarm clocks for as long as we canremember, and so far as we know, they are about the best you can buy.The new iMM183 is taking things to the next level by being the world'sfirst dual dock alarm clock with a weather radio. That's a lot offunctionality in a small device, and if you've been looking for a greatexcuse to replace that aging alarm clock that has been beeping at yourfor decades, this is it.

The advanced clock is designed to hold and charge up to two iPods andiPhones (with dock connectors), and it can be programmed to set offmultiple alarms that play songs or stations from whatever iPod/iPhoneyou select. In other words, you and your spouse can have your own alarmtimes setup, with each of you waking to a different song. Of course,the person who gets up last has to listen to both alarms, but that'sthe breaks for getting to sleep in!

The device is also equipped with a NOAA/S.A.M.E Weather Hazard Alert, soyou'll be informed if some sort of awful storm is headed your way. It'savailable now for $149.99, and while that's definitely pricey for analarm clock, the built-in speakers makes this a fine bedroom stereosystem as well.

iLuv Announces the Availability of the iMM183, the Worldâ€™s First Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm Clock with NOAA/S.A.M.E Weather Hazard Alert

iLuv brings entertainment options with severe weather warnings to your bedside for iPhone 3GS, iPhone3Gآ and iPod lovers

PORT WASHINGTON, NY â€“ (October 29, 2009) - iLuv, the leader in innovative audio solutions, is proud to announce the availability of the iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm Clock with NOA/S.A.M.E Weather Hazard Alert, a CES 2009 Best of Innovations Honoree, to iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G and iPod fans. The digital dual alarm clock brings rich sound combined with dual dock options and a Weather Band Radio with NOAA emergency alert system to your bedside for $149.99 MSRP at www.i-luv.com

آ â€œiLuv is very happy to present an iPhone 3GS compatible Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm Clock that brings bedside music entertainment and wake options combined with a safety alert system to warn you during severe weather â€‌ said Howard Kim, iLuv Marketing Manager. â€œWe are confident that the iMM183 will bring the extra sense of safety to users in severe weather areas along with twice the entertainment and wake options.â€‌

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iMM183: Hi-Fi Dual Alarm Clock Radio

with NOAA / S.A.M.E Weather Hazard Alert

Features Include:

Weather Band Radio with Alert System

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Digital SAME Technology provides localized weather warnings

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Pre-programmed NOAA-supported channels

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Store up to 10 alert messages

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ LED warning indicator

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ No reception warning if no reception is present for 10 days

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iPod/iPhone

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Two iPhone and/or iPod docks let you charge up to two iPhone and/or iPod at once

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Both docks are fully compatible with iPhone 3GS (Works with iPhone)

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Treble / Bass control

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Enjoy rich sound from your iPhone or iPod with jAura acoustic speaker technology

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Choose and play any one of two docked iPhone or iPod

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Integrated universal dock for your iPhone or iPod

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Browse and control iPhone or iPod menu with remote control

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Digital Dual Alarm Clock

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Large easy to read digital clock display with dual alarm clock and LCD 8 level dimmer control

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Time Sync function synchronizes time from your iPhone or iPod

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Wake or sleep to iPhone or iPod, radio, or buzzer

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Auxiliary line input for any audio devices with 3.5mm jack

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Radio

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ FM stereo

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ PLL tuning digital tuning technology

آ·آ آ آ آ آ آ آ Programmable presets for 6 FM radio stations

Compatible with iPod: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone, iPod touch 2nd generation, iPod nano 4th generation, iPod touch, iPod Nano 3rd generation, iPod classic, iPod Nano 2nd generation, iPod with video, iPod Nano 1st generation, iPod 4th generation, iPod mini

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For more information on product specifications as well as pricing and availability please visit www.i-luv.com.

About SAME technology: SAME, or Specific Alert Message Encoding allows you to specify the particular area for which you wish to receive alerts. Since most NWR transmitters are broadcasting for a number of counties, SAME receivers will respond only to alerts issued for the area (or areas) you have selected. This minimizes the number of â€œfalse alarmsâ€‌ for events which might be a few counties away from where you live.

About NOAA:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. Weather alerts and information featured on this product are provided by the National Weather Service (NWS), a divisional agency of the NOAA.

ASUS Maximus II Gene Motherboard Review

Although the Core i7 and X58 combo is a proven performance leader, there are still plenty of Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad CPUs out there in the wild. The Core 2 is still a very capable processor with many models costing less than half the price the cheapest Core i7 processor, the Core i7 920. Thus, systems based around the P45 chipset are still a viable option for getting good, if not great, performance at a vastly more affordable price.

Up until now, when users thought of a micro-ATX board, they typically expect find a slimmed down version of a full sized product, minus some of the bells and whistles and perhaps sacrificing some of the enthusiast-friendly features of their larger brethren. Recognizing a need for high performance, yet smaller form-factor motherboard, ASUS stepped in with two offerings: the Rampage II Gene for Core i7/DDR3 owners, and the Maximus II Gene we are reviewing today, with support for Core 2 Duo/Quad processors and DDR2 memory. Both of these boards fly under the 'Republic of Gamers' flag, and we intend on seeing if the Maximus II Gene can live up to its namesake...

ASUS Maximus II Gene Motherboard

RadioShack To Run Target's Mobile Phone Operations

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal is reporting that Target plans to outsource its mobile phone operation to RadioShack subsidiary Kiosk Operations. Earlier this month, the subsidiary opened kiosks in about 100 Target stores in California, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington. The partners plans to roll out the kiosks to all 1,700 Target stores sometime next year.

You'll be able to distinguish the Kiosk Operations employees from Target sales associates by their black shirts, instead of the red shirts that are typically worn by Target's staff. The kiosks themselves are branded Bullseye Mobile Solutions.

Target's current prepaid and post-paid wireless offerings are displayed along a single aisle facing and lacks a dedicated staff. The kiosks will sell Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and AT&T phones and service plans as well as various prepaid phones and calling cards. Since these are the same products and services currently offered by Target, customers aren't likely to notice a big change.

Although Anthony Chukumba, an analyst for FTN Midwest Securities Corp., doesn't feel the new mobile phone partnership will make a big difference for Target in terms of overall results, he still feels it's important for Target to enhance its presence in the mobile-phone segment. â€œItâ€™s something you have to offer to your customer, and if you donâ€™t have the expertise to do it yourself, it makes sense to outsource it to someone else,â€‌ he said. â€œRadioShack has more experience with wireless and likely will do a much better job selling wireless handsets and calling plans than Target would.â€‌

ASUS Xtreme Contest Rejected Concepts

gibbersome's rejected La-Z-Boy concept in the main thread gave me the idea to start this one.

It's a shame that the rejected concepts won't all be posted, rejects and their reasons are just as interesting to me as the winning ideas.

Here's a few of my rejected case mod concepts to start, feel free to post your own rejects, shows you're giving this a lot of thought.

Also, it will be good for a laugh.

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“Hey, I’ve been wanting to build an i7 860 system!”

I think I’m not alone on that score, and I’ve been doing my homework.

MAKING THE CASE FOR CASES

My first reaction at the name of the ASUS Xtreme Design contest was to picture whimsical “extreme” computer case modification designs so I immediately went around the apartment looking for suitable candidates. This is what I came up with:
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- Circa 1950's McBrine Leather Suitcase
Pros: Unique retro charm, portable?
Cons: Challenging case mod (no rigid surfaces,) horizontal axis perpendicular to habitual plane, poor air flow
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- 1993 Marshall Valvestate 8080
Pros: Rocks! Iconic design, reasonable size, open back assures great airflow
Cons: tough to sacrifice: took forever and a gallon of pot spray to clean up, tone monster

- Odyssey Krom Diamondplate Record Case
Pros: Modern design, very portable, even has a luggage handle and wheels
Cons: Smallish, no airflow, lot of work
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- Army Foot Locker
Pros: Huge, actual rust takes no backseat to artificial rust which is all the rage with the mod wizards at mnpctech.com
Cons: Insanely unweildy, even more impractical than previous ideas
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Forest Air 10200 BTU Horizontal Air Conditioner
Pros: Huge, interesting cooling solution
Cons: Costly, likely to get bogged down in focusing on cooling, tough to sacrifice: may actually need in summertime for intended purpose, loud
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Stainless steel kitchen sink
Pros: heat rises, I could flip this over and make a chimney
Cons: landlord would freak
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- Circa 1970's Thermos Cooler
Pros: Intriguing design, portable, ample size, interesting cooling possibilities, drain at bottom right for easy clean-up after computer meltdowns, beer tie-in a sure-fire hit at CES 2010.
Cons: Nuh-uh green, tough to sacrifice: does good job keeping beer cold and useful conversation starter at picnics

This one had the best potential of stuff lying around the house. Here are some preliminary mockups, emphasis on “mock”.

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This is the closest I came to going for it. The idea bogs down when remembering that in the real world, things have to be to scale. I’m missing a bit of room for that humungoid rad, and the air flow and cooling is bound to be a major problem the way this is set up. With the performance components provided, this has to be functional.

A crazy case mod is fun to think about, but with limited time to execute, I'm still looking for something more feasible.

That dream Pikachu case with eyes that shoot Nerf rockets will just have to wait for another build.

American Airlines & Lexus To Offer Free Wi-Fi

If you are planning to fly American Airlines from November 1 through November 7, you may be in for a special treat. The airline and Lexus are starting the season of giving early by offering free Wi-Fi in flight on equipped aircraft. The Gogo Inflight Internet service lets customers connect to work or home by offering access to email, social media sites, e-shopping, news, and much more from laptops, smartphones, and PDAs.

"American and Lexus want to give customers a little something special this fall by offering free Wi-Fi," said John Tiliacos, American's Managing Director - Onboard Products. "We continue to focus on improving the customer's experience and with this special offer, we hope our customers enjoy this opportunity to connect inflight for work or fun as the busy holiday season kicks into gear."

To take advantage of the offer, you'll need to enter the promotion code 2010LEXUSLS to connect to the service. More details about Wi-Fi on American are available at www.aa.com/wifi. The offer coincides with the introduction of the new 2010 Lexus LS line.

American Airlines launched onboard Wi-Fi in August 2008. The service is currently available on American's Boeing 767-200 aircraft and select MD-80 aircraft.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

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