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Joyswag: Call of Booty: Modern Wardrobe {Joystiq}
Nov 12th 2009 1:43AM Boxers and t-shirt.
Microsoft's MSN Direct service to shut down in 2012 {Engadget}
Oct 28th 2009 7:58PM None of those services were ever very popular. There are probably more Zune users now than all three of those services ever had combined. And there are definitely more Windows Mobile users. They aren't going to just shut down support for something like Windows Mobile that carries 9% of the smartphone market.
Google Voice can now manage your cellphone's voicemail (video) {Engadget}
Oct 27th 2009 4:55AM First, make sure you have Do Not Disturb turned on in Google Voice.
Secondly, you can change the number of rings before forwarding to voicemail.
Follow the directions from Google or your carrier to turn on forwarding, then add two stars and put in the number of seconds you want it to ring (in 5 second increments) before the pound sign. So on AT&T it would be *004*17635551234**20#. (This might only work on GSM phones. CDMA phones have different codes.)
Or if you have a Windows Mobile phone you can get to it from the Services tab in Phone options.
Google Voice can now manage your cellphone's voicemail (video) {Engadget}
Oct 27th 2009 4:38AM You could already do this, you just had to activate Do Not Disturb mode and set up forwarding on your phone. If you've got a Windows Mobile phone, it makes the process especially easy.
Six free antivirus programs made for your Windows 7 system {Download Squad}
Oct 26th 2009 7:14AM I second Avast! I used to use AVG, but when I moved to Vista early on, they didn't have a 64-bit version yet, so I switched to Avast. Now I wonder how I ever put up with AVG's putziness and resource hogging.
Apple Tablet rumor roundup: NYT speaks of 'impending Apple slate,' new SIM tray leaks (video) {Engadget}
Oct 26th 2009 5:51AM Why is everyone so excited about a iTablet? Didn't the rest of the computer industry give up on tablets like... 4 years ago?
Apple patent application reveals ad-supported OS, desktop Armageddon {Engadget}
Oct 22nd 2009 7:34AM "lulz, ur poor. if u had money like me u wuld just buy the os and not watch the ads. loser."
Something like that, probably.
Bona fide exercise bike abuses Wiimote accessory license... badly {Engadget}
Oct 14th 2009 8:09AM If the game was a bike-based MarioKart, it would totally make exercising worthwhile.
Power generating backpack is a gift from the gadget gods, Uncle Sam {Engadget}
Oct 6th 2009 8:35AM Sorry, make the mWh mAh... assuming your gadgets are running at 8 volts, which seems reasonable.
Power generating backpack is a gift from the gadget gods, Uncle Sam {Engadget}
Oct 6th 2009 8:33AM Except that if you're using less than 1000 mWh/h, your batteries wouldn't discharge on the way out, because the pack would generate sufficient energy to run your devices directly just by walking. If you're just running flashlights and radios, there's no way you're going to go through 1000 mW in an hour. I suppose if you're trying to run a laptop or something you'd have difficulty, but who uses a laptop while they're walking?
