Plantronics recently added a number of Bluetooth headsets to their lineup. I am familiar with Plantronics from my call center days. They make very nice headsets. I also owned a Calisto Pro at home that I only very recently retired in favor of my VTech cordless phone system. Two of their new headsets are designed to work with a [...] Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/12/30/plantronics-marque-m155-bluetooth-headset-review/ Marisa Tomei Marla Sokoloff Marley Shelton
Jan
2012
The Boston D.A. dropped a bizarre, and seemingly wide-ranging, subpoena on Twitter, seeking information on accounts ostensibly linked to threats to officers. But there’s little more to learn after a Boston judge draped a gag order over the proceedings Thursday. Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/12/boston-subpoena-twitter/ Lucy Liu Luján Fernández Magdalena Wróbel
Jan
2012
Geeks in Occupy Wall Street think it’s time to build open versions of the social networking tools they’ve used to gather support and get out their message. Think Facebook for the dedicated 99%. Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/12/occupy-facebook/ Samantha Mathis Samantha Morton Samantha Mumba
Jan
2012
Today’s LogicBUY Deal is the 27″ Planar PX2710MW 1080p 2ms LCD Monitor for $219.99. Features: thin black bezel, HDMI, 1200:1 contrast ratio, built-in stereo speakers, more. $469.99 – $250 coupon code = $219.99 with free shipping. This deal matches their Black Friday price. This deal expires January 4, 2012 or sooner. Check the above link [...] Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/12/29/deal-of-the-day-53-off-planar-px2710mw-27-in-1080p-2ms-lcd-monitor/ Tamala Jones Tami Donaldson Tamie Sheffield
Jan
2012
Amazon’s recently-introduced Cloud Drive is a great place to store your files online. It offers 5 gigs of totally free space, and U.S. users also get access to the handy Cloud Player app (for Web and Android!) which streams music you upload to your Cloud Drive. The service could be a little easier to use, however. Until Amazon releases a desktop client, Windows users might want to take another look at Gladinet. The multi-service cloud [...]
Jan
2012
Righthaven, a copyright troll law firm that failed in its attempt to make money for newspapers by suing people for sharing stories online, is having its domain name auctioned off to help satisfy the Las Vegas company’s debts. As of 3 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Righthaven.com was going for $1,250, up from $100 when the online auction started on December 26. Source: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/12/righthaven-domain-auction/ Milla Jovovich Minka Kelly Minki van der Westhuizen