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Livescribe app store now in beta
Ina Fried | Nov 20, 2009
The Livescribe app store, now in beta, allows users to download applications to their pen ranging from inexpensive games to a pricey--but handy--Bar Mitzvah tutor.
(Credit: Livescribe)
It took a little bit longer than the company had hoped, but the Livescribe digital pen now has its own app store.
The store, which requires pen owners to upgrade their desktop software to the new version 2.0, offers a mixed bag of new applications that range from free programs to one that costs US$99.
The programs, which all work without a computer, include games like video poker and hangman, along with utilities like a Spanish-English dictionary. The one that caught my eye the most was the priciest app--the US$99 Magic Yad application, which works to help those studying for their bar or bat mitzvah.
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Bacon-flavored Mmmvelopes
Matt Hickey | Nov 19, 2009
Mmmvelopes sell online and at stores including Albertsons, Pick 'n Save, Raley's, and Fry's.
(Credit: J&D's)
I honestly can't remember the last time I sent something using conventional mail, but it may have been more than three years ago. I hate licking stamps and envelopes and risking a paper cut in one of the worst places I can imagine. But after spotting these Mmmvelope bacon-flavored envelopes from "bacontrepreneurs" J&D's, I might start looking for reasons to send random stuff out. And for as little as three packs of 25 for US$14.99, I can send a lot.
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BlackBerry Storm 2 meets Lego Mindstorms robot
Damian Koh | Nov 18, 2009SAN FRANCISCO--It wasn't all work and no play at last week's BlackBerry Developer Conference. Attendees also got to pit their psychomotor skills at the fringe Developer Robot Challenge where they had to navigate a Lego Mindstorm robot with a Storm 2 through an obstacle course. Four identical courses were set up for the race. Whoever completed the course in the shortest time would go home with the robot, Storm 2, codes to the program, and street cred. It was hilarious seeing the bot topple backward, repetitively. Watch the video. For the record, yours truly had a go at it and reckons he did pretty darn good. Just a few seconds shy of being at the top of the list, too. Shucks.
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Digigrip helps you fight excess baggage fees
John Chan | Nov 17, 2009
(Credit: Digigrip)
Supposedly invented by a Swedish inventor, the Digigrip is a product that serves a very specific purpose. From what we gather, it can be attached to a bag and works like a regular handle. Once you lift the bag using it, a display will show you how heavy the carryall is.
On the surface, this appears useful for frequent travelers, but we have our doubts. For one, how does that thing attach itself to the bag?
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Talk back at Moshi's voice-activated alarm clock
Leslie Katz | Nov 15, 2009
(Credit: Moshi)
If Moshi's voice-responsive alarm clock got you in the habit of talking to clocks, you can now continue the dialogue while traveling.
Moshi's Voice Control Travel Alarm Clock is a smaller, cheaper version of the earlier device. Like the Moshi IVR Clock, the new clock lets you use nine voice control commands to do things like turn the alarm on and off ("set alarm...7.30am"), hit snooze, ask for the temperature, and access a help menu. As far as we can tell, the device does not respond to exhaustion-related rants.
The travel clock measures 3.75 x 2.75 x 1 inches, costs US$24.99, and comes in four colors--white, blue, pink, and black.
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