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Member Since Jan 19th, 2006

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ASUS Eee Top ET2002T and ET2203T touchscreen all-in-ones land in October

Sep 25th 2009 10:05AM on Engadget

multi or single touch?

Invisibility cloak modified to make you see things that aren't there

Jul 7th 2009 12:08PM on Engadget

The trick is to realize, there is no spoon.

Know Your Rights: Does the Kindle 2's text-to-speech infringe authors' copyrights?

Feb 11th 2009 3:33PM on Engadget

It seems like there would be some precedent for this issue in book readers for the blind? Sure, you'd look pretty bad suing "the blind", but then again I wouldn't put it past some of these lawyers...

New Digsby installer loaded with bloat and adverts

Nov 24th 2008 6:31PM on Download Squad

Yeah, this is annoying. In a similar way to the ads that pop up now when I click a link away from DownloadSquad...

Dogs hide bones, Firefox hides useful tricks

Aug 15th 2008 11:27AM on Download Squad

"I've learned to love my right mouse button. Seriously, developers hide all the interesting stuff there."

To bad Apple Developers only have the one mouse button- I guess they can only do half as much. [geo-ducks] =)

Nintendo announces the Wii MotionPlus at E3

Jul 15th 2008 5:56PM on Engadget

two words: light saber

Self-driving Ford Hybrid SUV to sell for $89,000

Jun 11th 2008 6:03PM on Engadget

for 90k, that thing better drive itself off the... oh, wait.

Heineken and Krups bringing BeerTender to the States

Jan 9th 2008 8:27AM on Engadget

If I had 5 litres of Hieneken, it would last a lifetime. That stuff is nasty.

Don't tase me, bro! The UN says it's torture!

Nov 25th 2007 5:15PM on Engadget

Also banned in the UN report:
-Saying mean things
-Purple nurples
-Indian sunburn

Recommended alternatives:
-Being nice
-Sharing toys
-OMG Ponies!

Canada's Copyright Board slaps tax on music downloads

Oct 19th 2007 1:20PM on Engadget

Gotta pay for that socialized health care somehow, eh?

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.

"I am trying to configure out a really dumbed down and intuitive PC for my grandmother. She recently had a stroke and while she is under my care I would like to repurpose a laptop for her to surf and email her children. Anyone have any experience with what input devices and UI's are really understandable for the over 80 crowd?"

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