iToner for custom ringtones on iPhone
Most folks who own the iPhone would be disappointed by the lack of a custom ringtone on the device, but the iToner application for OS X salvages the situation. Concocted by Ambrosia Software, iToner 1.0.0 needs you to just drag and drop any MP3 file of your choice into the program and add it onto your iPhone, and you’re good to go. Even better news is no sort of hanky panky business was involved with the iToner, so you can rest easy knowing your iPhone will still be able to receive future updates without any hassle whatsoever. It retails for $15 a pop. Only the younger and more hip generation would find this useful - I noticed that older folks couldn’t give a rat’s behind about their ringtone of choice.
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Add comment September 4th, 2007
The IFA 2007 event at Berlin saw Casio release a prototype shooter that uses what probably is Sony’s 60fps 1/1.8″ CMOS sensor, capturing up to sixty 6 megapixel frames in a single second(!). Heck, it is even capable of shooting VGA video at 300fps, although I don’t see any practical application for the average home user - then again, would such a person ever pick up this monster of a digital camera? Other features include 12x optical zoom and a 2.8″ LCD display. It would be interesting to see what type of storage is used by this camera, especially when you take into consideration the high transfer speeds involved to archive that much data in an instant.
Now isn’t this just ironic - biodegradable polystyrene. Shanpu Ya and colleagues at the Polymer Science & Engineering College of Quingdao University of Science & Technology in China have apparently reached such a milestone, having applied for a patent on a biodegradable polystyrene. This material was made possible by embedding water-absorbing resin particles that expand whenever it comes into contact with water, turning the polystyrene to powder which theoretically will then be biodegradable (and ultimately, environmentally friendly). Sounds pretty neat considering the amount of non-biodegradable garbage we generate each day - it would be better to produce packaging that is recyclable in the first place isn’t it?
Samsung has a brand new line of printers that are certainly more than capable of turning heads at the office thanks to sleek new designs. Coming in an ebony black housing (a surefire method to attract fingerprints), this new line of printers eschews buttons n favor of touch sensors for a futuristic look. The ML-1630 is also touted to be the thinnest printer in the world, measuring a mere 11cm thick. Hopefully there is some substance attached to these printers as no further information concerning the release date, price, and print speeds are available.
Axiomtek has launched a spanking new low power EPIC form factor single board computer known as the EP821. Don’t expect this rig to do more than cater for your basic computing needs, since it is powered by a mere Intel Pentium M processor (you could go for the ULV Celeron M as well) and the Intel 915GME/910GMLE with ICH6M chipset. Features include a PCI-104 slot for 32-bit PCI interface add-on cards, a quartet of COM ports, and dual LVDS LCD output. No idea on how much this will cost though.
Edimax Technology has just unveiled the BR-6504n router that is based on the IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0V specification, boasting 2T x 3R technology that is capable of supporting multiple wireless transmissions. It does so with pomp and speed with data transmission rates hitting a whopping 300Mbps. Other features include WPA and WPA2 encryption support, DHCP server, and an Anti-DOS firewall. Check out the specifications below. - 4MB NOR Flash - 16MB SDRAM - RP-SMA detachable antenna (3dbi) - 1WAN and 4LANM with 10/100Mbps UTP ports
