Watch Endeavour lift off

Endeavour is awaiting its launch ay 7:55 pm EDT. At the time of this writing, NASA was preparing for fuel cell activation and cryogenic propellant loading operations and offered a majestic view at launch pad 39 at Kennedy Space Center.Mission STS-126 (4.5 MB PDF), will carry seven astronauts to the ISS. The crew will deliver equipment that is expected to enable more people to stay at the space station. The payload will include a reusable logistics module that will hold supplies and equipment, including additional crew quarters, additional exercise equipment, equipment for the regenerative life support system and spare hardware. Navy Capt. Christopher Ferguson has the command on the mission, which is expected to last 15 days. Endeavour is scheduled to touch down at Kennedy Space Center on November 29. Of the seven astronauts, Sandra Magnus will remain on the station, replacing Expedition 17/18 flight engineer Gregory Chamitoff, who returns to Earth with the STS-126 crew. Magnus will serve as a flight engineer and NASA science officer for Expedition 18. Magnus will return to Earth on shuttle mission STS-119, which currently has a launch date of sometime after February 12, 2009.

T-Mobile G1 Hardware Overview

The T-Mobile G1 is the first smartphone with Android, Google's new operating system for mobile devices. Brighthand brings us an overview of the G1's hardware

EIZO 24 Inch LCD with DisplayPort

EIZO comes back with a new 24 Inch LCD display with DisplayPort, so you can connect it to the new MacBook and MacBook Pro. Known as the ColorEdge CG242W, the LCD screen is able to cover up to 97% of the Adobe RGB spectrum, and features a WUXGA resolution (1920 x 1200), a 178 degree view angle, a maximum brightness of 270cd/m2 and a contrast ratio of 1100:1. You can purchase this LCD screen in Japan in January 2009 for €1750.

AT&T Offers Nokia 6650 Mobile Phone

AT&T will release the new Nokia 6650 Symbian-based S60 mobile phone. The handset is specially designed with premium materials and customizable illumination. Available in red and silver, the 6650 features external soft keys, 2.0MP shooter with integrated flash, brushed metal fold design, and a sharp 2.2-inch display with QVGA resolution (1.36-inch for the external display). The Nokia 6650 mobile phone will be available from AT&T retail stores nationwide on November 14, 2008 for $69.99 with a two-year service agreement. [ via Upcoming Cell Phones]

Dell Vostro A860 Laptop in The U.S. For $379

Dell has decided to release the Vostro A860 in the United States for $379 upwards, depending on the specs. This 15.6-inch laptop comes jam packed with Intel’s Celeron or Pentium Dual Core processor, GM965 chipset with GMA X3100+ integrated graphics, 1GB or 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 120GB or 160GB hard drive, and a Combo optical drive or DVD burner. Its display screen also features anti-glare and has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels. Other features include 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, optional Bluetooth, Ethernet LAN, and a 56k modem, two USB ports, a PC Card slot, 3-in-1 media card reader, Firewire and a 4-cell battery. Weighing at 5.4 pounds, the laptop runs on Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic or Vista Business. via Laptop Notebook News]

Nokia working on haptic technology touchscreens

Nokia seems to be working on its very own Haptic feedback mechanism for its new line of touch-enabled phones. The details of this technology are sketchy but there is talk of a new phone from the Nokia stable codenamed ‘Eitri’. This phone is supposed to feature a tactile touch screen, along with some cool technology under its belt, like the feeling of rough surfaces on the screen when scrolling or even typing away. The phone features a QWERTY candy bar with a 640x350 display and 5-megapixel camera, an integrated compass, accelerometer, a proximity sensor and finally a FM transmitter.

The Nokia Eitri could be announced for an early 2009 demo or even a surprise launch, who knows.

NASCAR fanatics behold the helmet radio and CD player just for you

Take a look at this one of a kind CD player and a radio tuner dedicated to the NASCAR faithful. It is designed just like the one Tony Stewart was wearing when driving his #20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. The device includes remote control, AM/FM radio and CD player, and a movable visor.
Excalibur Tony Stewart Helmet Radio/CD Player is priced for approx $140.

Moon Dust-DNA Watch Made From Actual Moon Dust and Parts From Apollo 11

Romain Jerome's Titanic DNA Watch was such a success that the company has decided to take the concept to the moon (literally) with their new Moon Dust DNA watch. Like the Titanic version, the moon watch will feature actual artifacts. The face includes dust from a rock retrieved during our first mission to the moon, the case is made from steel from the Apollo 11 spacecraft and the strap will be made up of fibers from a spacesuit worn during the ISS mission. Okay, that...is...awesome. But now for the sticker shock—a symbolic quantity of 1969 watches will be made to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. Several different versions will be available at prices that range from $15,000 to $500,000 apiece.

Sony reveals the IMX060PQ 12 MP camera for mobile phones

Designed to meet the increasing need for advanced image quality within mobile phone enabled cameras, Sony has announced it has developed a new CMOS image sensor for use in cameraphones that offers the industry's highest ever pixel count at 12.25 effective megapixels. The sensor measures just 7.5mm, so will not add bulk to cameraphones, which Sony says are getting smaller and slimmer due to customer demand. In addition, the company has announced an 8.11 and 5.15 megapixels sensors that will make up part of the Exmor range too as well as complimentary lens modules.
Currently there is an ongoing wave of 8-megapixel cameraphones that have hit the UK and US markets recently, including the Sony Ericsson C905.

Google adds to search dominance over Yahoo & Microsoft

Google continued to increase its U.S. search share dominance in October, widening its lead over Yahoo and Microsoft.
In October, Google's share of Web searches by people in the U.S. rose to 71.7 percent, up from 71.2 percent in September and 64.5 percent in October of 2007, according to market research company Hitwise.
At the same time, Yahoo's share slipped to 17.7 percent, from 18.1 percent a month earlier and 21.7 percent a year ago. Microsoft's share rose slightly in October to 5.4 percent from 5.36 percent in September, but the down from 7.4 percent in October of last year. Internet searches at Ask.com fell to 3.5 percent from 3.6 percent a month ago, and from 4.8 percent last year.
Hitwise bases its data on a sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users over four week rolling periods. The Microsoft figures include Live.com and MSN Search but does not include Club.Live.com.
The remaining 43 search engines Hitwise tracks accounted for 1.6 percent of U.S. searches in October.

Alien LEGO by Arvo

Arvo, the LEGO artist extraordinaire who made the awesome LEGO Iron Man we featured before on Neatorama also made this: the most realistic Alien ever built with LEGOs

Blackberry Bold 9000 Unlocked

Are you getting a Blackberry Bold 9000? Alright, the Blackberry Bold was announced back in May this year. This Smartphone is powered by 624MHz Intel PXA270/Marvell Tavor PXA930 CPU and running on BlackBerry OS 4.6. It comes with 128MB of flash plus 1GB of onboard memory, Half VGA resolution 480 x 320 pixel color display, 2.0-megapixel camera with flash, built-in GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi support, Media player, 3.5mm stereo headset input and a microSD expansion slot. Bold supports UMTS: 2100 / 1900 / 850MHz, GSM: 1900 / 1800 / 900 / 850 MHz, GPRS, EDGE and HDSPA networks. You can get the unlocked Blackberry Bold for $722.

Handheld Sequencer Scans Images and Plays Them Back as MIDI Notes

This is a weird one. Using LDR photocells and an arduino, this handheld sequencer is capable of scanning an image and spitting it back out as a sequence of haunting MIDI notes. If you are as interested as I am in seeing how this would interpret a photocopy of the butt, then by all means follow the link and build one yourself.

Warp!!2 makes Linux OS boot in 2.97 seconds

Software engineers at Japan's embedded Linux software vendor Lineo announced technology last week that can boot a low-power computer system within 2.97 seconds. Warp!!2 consists of a boot loader, a customized Linux software stack, and a 'hibernation driver'. The hibernation driver is Lineo's innovation, which is capable of writing a snapshot of the RAM into flash memory instead of to a hard drive. New features in Warp!!2 include the requirement for smaller memory size than its predecessor. For instance, on an Armadillo-500 demo board, the memory size to save a snapshot had been reduced to 19 MB from 32 MB. The low memory requirement is made possible because Warp!!2 supports snapshot compression, which is capable of compressing a snapshot data to almost half of its original size. In addition, to this Warp!!2 also supports multiple snapshots handling. Warp!!2 is also capable of saving multiple alternative system snapshots, thus enabling users to reboot either to a previously saved session or into a clean startup environment.
A Warp!!2 enabled Linux system with an uncompressed snapshot of 18.3 MB takes about 2.97 seconds to boot, while the same system with a compressed snapshot of 6.8 MB takes about 3.17 seconds to boot. Warp!!2 could also appeal to Netbook manufacturers who ship most of their products with Linux. For Warp!!2 enabled Netbooks would result in light-weight and fast booting devices, which is surely a dream come true.

Sony’s 11.1-inch lappie: VAIO TT Series

Sony in Korea has announced its 11.1-inch wide notebook pc ‘VAIO TT Series’ which comes with the “Quick Charge” feature. It is powered by Intel’s latest Core 2 Duo processor (SU9400) and DDR2. The VAIO TT series will have three different colors for you to choose from, they are the black (model: VGN-TT16LN/B), gold (model: VGN-TT16LN/N) and red (model: VGN-TT16LN/R). It comes with a suggested price of 2,199,000(KRW) that’s about $1600.
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BenQ MP624 projector

BenQ in Japan is releasing the MP624 projector. It is a 1024 x 768 DLP video projector with a contrast ratio of 2500:1 and a brightness of 3000 lumen. It boasts a 200W lamp with a lifespan of 4000h, HDMI and a size of 239 x 106 x 251 mm. The BenQ MP624 is available for 830€.

USB3.0 - transfer 250 albums a minute

Some interesting revelations were made this week at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2008, which point to just how powerful USB3.0 technology is going to be.
At the conference, USB-IF President Jeff Ravencraft let slip some details on the download speeds that we can expect from the technology.
In his speech he announced that USB3.0 will be able to hit transfer times of 5GB a second – which equates to around 250 music albums a minute, or if you're a movie buff around 50 full-length films.
To put this into context: if you were to download 25GB of info via USB 1.1, you would be looking at a time of 9.3 hours; on USB2.0, it would take about 14 minutes.
Compatible with Vista
It was also revealed at the conference that the creators of USB3.0 (or SuperSpeed USB as it is also known) are still in negotiation to determine what operating systems will get the technology.
Lars Giusti of Microsoft commented: "The Microsoft USB core team is currently evaluating which operating systems we should support USB 3.0 on. It's a difficult decision and a difficult choice because there are all these moving parts," said Giusti.
"Our early indications tell us that most partners think that we should support USB 3.0 on at least Windows Vista."
It is expected that USB3.0 should rear its head late 2009, early 2010.

Discover Ancient Rome in Google Earth

See Rome as it looked in 320 AD and fly down to see famous buildings and monuments in 3D. Select the "Ancient Rome 3D" layer under Gallery in Google Earth.
Download Google Earth at http://earth.google.com/rome/ .

Nokia E63 in the flesh

Mikko Aro, product manager for the Nokia E63, gives us a closer look at the latest Eseries device

Sony Ericsson W705

Sony Ericsson W705 is a 3G slider walkman phone that comes with DLNA certified wifi connectivity, a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, latest Walkman v3.0 software, an FM RDS radio and the YouTube video service. According to past rumors, the w705 is said to have the GPS, however the feature does not appear in the official announce, yup meaning to say it does have GPS. Even with its metal casing, the phone weighs just 98 grams and measures 14mm thick. For battery life, it is said to provide up to 400 hours standby time or 10 hours of talktime. The W705 will be available somewhere in 2009 February, while the pricing is still unknown.

Miele S7 vacuum cleaner with LED lights

Equipped with 1800 Watts of suction power and a cool swivel action handle that makes reaching those corners more easy to reach. The front has a neat row of LED lights that help you see the dirt under the table or just show off as you clean up in front of your guests. The handle on this one has gone hi-Tech; it's equipped with an LCD display and has sensors, which control the speed of suction as well as the height, depending on the floor or carpet that is being cleaned.
The machine comes in five different models with different prices and colors ranging from the Lemon yellow to the Las Vegas MED lighting array one. The lemon yellow S7210 will cost you $370 and the LED-controlled S7580 will set you back $551.

Belkin Switch to Mac makes PC to Mac migration a breeze

Although the new cross over cable from Belkin may sound preachy to some it's actually quiet cool. The Belkin Switch to Mac cable is meant to recreate on a Windows machine the Mac's built-in Migration Assistant, which is used to transfer user accounts, applications, network and computer settings, files and volumes between Macs. Migration is also an optional process when initializing a new Mac. The cable comes with the Migration Assistant software for the Windows XP or Vista PC end that will ostensibly move all the default PC folders, settings, and apps to a Mac's default folders in the same way two Macs would. The Belkin's Switch to Mac costs approx $50, the migration process between two directly connected Macs traditionally takes place over IEEE 1394, but with the switch; it's done over USB 2.0.

【Update】: Microsoft makes you work from the moment you step on the bus!

We got a message regarding this article and apparently those buses are actually "InfoWagons" that are part of partnership program with local governments that brings technology training opportunities the people of rural China – many of whom have never before seen a computer. Microsoft has so far donated 8 of these buses. Each is equipped with 15 computers. Its all part of Unlimited Potential, Microsoft's commitment to bring the benefits of technology to the next billion people. These buses are not employee shuttles. These buses are providing opportunities to the people of rural China.

Viewsonic DPG801BK and DPG807BK 8 inch digital photo frames

Viewsonic 's two 8-inch models, the DPG801BK and DPG807BK, feature a new "SwifTouch" touch-screen interface that illuminates hidden control buttons when needed and provide a clutter- and smudge-free display. They also include 512MB worth of internal memory and feature an 800 by 600 display (4:3 aspect ratios) and a clock/calendar function. Both the ViewSonic's digital photo frames support MP3 music to play songs in the background while watching JPEG and BMP file formats.
However, the DPG801BK can display Motion JPEG videos. The DPG807BK adds support for MPEG-1 and MPEG-4 video. Both frames will retail for $129.

Nyko Wing Wireless Wii Controller

Here’s the Nyko Wing Wireless Wii Controller for Nintendo Wii. It is powered by 2 AAA batteries and you can use the rechargeable AAA and get it charge via USB. The controller has dual analog sticks, four face buttons and triggers and you can use it wirelessly in the range of 10 feet away from the remote dongle. Check out more after the break.
Specifications:- Allows for convenient wireless play with a range of up to 10 feet – no cord connection to the Wii Remote required- Fully compatible with software that utilizes the Wii Classic Controller- Ergonomic design for extended game play sessions- Powered by 2 AAA batteries (Included) for up to 30 hours of playtime- Responsive analog sticks, face buttons and triggers- Mini USB port – Easily recharge AAA Batteries in the Wing (USB cord and rechargeable batteries not included)
The Nyko Wing Wireless Wii Controller is available $30.

EOps i24R3 speaker system for the iPod/iPhone

It was showcased at the Tokyo Designer's Week, and it's already finding favors with most audiences. The EOps i24R3 is a wireless speaker system for the iPod/iPhone. It features an iPod-dock and a woofer-equipped base station which can be paired with two or more (up to eight) remote stereo speakers. A great feature of this system is that it is gesture controlled and that too supporting touch-free gesture! Simply move your hand in front of the base station and control volume and equalizer functions. The satellite speakers are gesture-controlled too.

Those to callous to gesture can make use of the RF-remote control as an alternative. The system also hosts a wireless dongle that allows you to stream music from a Mac or PC. The EOps i24R3 speaker system will come out by early 2009.

Acoustic Research AR5100 docking station

The CEA innovation Award winner, the Acoustic Research AR5100 docking station is coming soon. At 3-inch thin, it features horn-loaded tweeters, ported enclosure, premium audio crossovers, sensitive touch controls, iPod dock, component video out and it is wall-mountable. The Acoustic Research AR5100 will be priced at $200.

Roboporium KT-X KumoTek Robot

The "KumoTek-X" (KT-X) bipedal robot is the latest robot to emerge from the creative labs of KumoTek Robotics and Vstone Corporation. The robot was designed to offer an entertaining, low-cost alternative to high-end robotics, while stylishly combining the latest in sleek design and cutting-edge robotics engineering.

This amazing robot is capable walking, running, somersaulting and standing up from a face-up or face-down lying position. It can even be programmed to pull itself up autonomously after it has fallen over.

It stands 13 inches tall, has 17 servo actuated joints (i.e., 17 degrees of freedom), a powerful 60MHz HV processor with 512kB ROM / 64kB RAM and comes fully loaded with over 75 preprogrammed motions.

The “KumoTek-X” (KT-X) bipedal robot Price 1200$.

UFO Web Cam with Fan

Webcam with MIC, fan, and built in white LED lights. This handy USB powered plug-and-play computer video camera will have you connecting to web video calls in moments with high quality and speed.

Flower Rock 2.0: Singing and dancing flowers

Back in the late 1980s, a sensation swept the streets of Asia called the “Flower Rock”. The desktop gadget did one thing, and one thing only — it danced to any music that you played near it. Flower Rock 2.0 commemorates the 20th anniversary of the original Flower Rock, giving it a thoroughly modern makeover.
Takara Tomy and Sanyo put their heads together to create the Flower Rock 2.0, which takes the original concept and infuses it with a new look. Sure, the 2.0 version will dance to your tunes, but it also puts on a light show, thanks to colored LEDs in each of its leaves and petals

Just plug the Flower Rock 2.0 into your iPod or other music source, and it’ll get to dancing and grooving. There’s also a built-in 1-watt amp and speaker, so you can listen to your tunes as it gets its funk on.

Initially available only in Japan, the guys over at Japan Trend Shop are now shipping them worldwide for $77 US each.

Veho USB Turntable

Still remember the USB Turntable from Denon, Vestax, Numark, or Ion? Now check out the latest shiny black USB Turntable from Veho. The device is easy to use. You just need to connect the USB vinyl turntable to the USB port on your computer or laptop, and then use this classic USB turntable as normal. The turntable comes equipped with software that records everything from the old 7, 10 and 12 inch vinyl to a digital WAV or MP3 files. You can also clean up tracks, rearrange and create playlists. The Veho USB Turntable is also compatible with USB 1.1 or 2.0, automatic and manual stop selection, RCA output-output power 0.3-0.5w, and comes equipped with belt drive system and stereo diamond stylus. You can purchase the Veho USB Turntable at Gizoo for £70

Affordable Alienware Area-51 750i

Alienware is well known for its gaming PCs and laptops. And this is good news for you. The new Area-51 750i PC is now priced at only $1,049. You will get the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor, Dual ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics cards, 8GB DDR2 RAM (wow!), Windows Vista 64-bit, and Optional Blu-ray burner.

HP 2133 8.9-inch VIA Mini-Note PC Linux KR922UT for $299

In association with LogicBuy, we would be featuring a lucrative deal daily which will surely save you big bucks. Today's deal is the HP 2133 8.9-inch VIA Mini-Note powered by a VIA C7-M 1GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM and a 4G SSD drive. Other specs include 8.9-inch LCD, Pre-loaded Linux, Wi-Fi and AI case. Available for $299 Now.

Flip Mino HD

This’s the Flip Mino HD, the world’s smallest HD camcorder that is capable of recording up to 60 minutes of 720p widescreen HD video. It features 4GB of internal storage, a 1.5 inch anti-glare LCD display, one-touch recording, and a rechargeable lithium ion battery. More pictures after the break.
The Flip Mino HD is available for $230.

Nokia E63

“The Nokia E63 is a new proposition for Eseries - a messaging device where people will be just as involved in their social network as they are in their business network,” says Soren Petersen, Senior Vice President, Nokia.
The Nokia E63 is shaped like E71 but has lower functionalities and of course with lower price too. The E63 comes with EDGE/WiFi connection but without HSDPA and GPS. And its camera is a 2.0-megapixel with fixed focus.
Other features include a 3.5mm jack for music lover, the ability to switch modes with a single key press, and Files on Ovi . The Nokia E63 will start its shipping in the coming weeks with an estimated price of EUR199.

Apple released 1.03 patch for 4th gen iPod Nano

Apple has released its 1.03 patch for its 4th gen iPod Nano. The updates included the support for the upcoming Apple in-ear headphones and tweaks CoverFlow functionality and more.
• Support for Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
• Support for Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
• Fixed instability issues when using Nike + iPod Sport Kit
• Added a setting to turn off Cover Flow when rotating iPod nano and a Cover Flow menu item under the Music menu
• When Shuffle setting is set to Songs, pressing play on a song in a saved Genius playlist will now follow the Shuffle setting
• After playing a slideshow with TV out, Cover Flow album art is no longer distorted
• Waking iPod nano after hibernating no longer distorts photos
• Other minor bug fixes

World’s First 4GB Graphics Card - NVIDIA FX 5800

The NVIDIA FX 5800 is the world’s first 4GB graphics card, this is definitely one of favorites for geophysicists, designers, scientists, engineers, gamers and other supercomputer users. According to the company, the latest Quadro card is orders of magnitude higher than typical solutions, allowing for interactive 4D modeling.

The NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 graphics will be priced at $3,499 via the company’s channel partners, which will include PNY Technologies, Elsa and Leadtek.

mathmos wind lights powered by tiny turbines

UK lighting maker Mathmos’ latest creation combines modern technology with eco-conscious wind power to create light without need for batteries or plug-in power.


These Wind Lights measure in at just under 8″ tall, but they work just like their bigger windmill cousins, generating electricity through the power of air. Each tiny light uses a 2.4″ propeller to power a pair of bright red or blue LEDs.


And if you happen to live in London, you can check out a massive installation featuring 1200 of these Wind Lights which illuminate as the winds blow in over the River Thames. The 45-foot tall “Aeolian Tower” was created by Jason Bruges Studio part of the onedotzero: adventures in motion show. The tower will be on display in front of BFI Southbank at the Waterloo Bridge from November 13th through 16th.

Individual Wind Lights should be available for purchase from Mathmos for £12 (appx. $18 USD) just in time for Christmas.

Bring your iPhone back to 1989

It is very strange if you can bring your iPhone back to 1989? Answer is:"No"
we can do it now, it is an iPhone or iPod Touch theme, they call it the iGameboy. You can get it download for free follow link..
Click here yo download.

Amex Portable Blu-ray Super Multi Drive

The Amex Portable Blu-ray Super Multi Drive is a new drive equipped with the quiet Drive Technology, allows you enjoy music and videos without loud disturbing noise from the disk drive. This main features will be its Dual/Double Layer recording and Slot-loading Blu-ray Super Multi Drive. It will require an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU or better, and an ATI HD2000 Series upwards system to make it working, oh yeah it’s compatible with Mac OSX or Windows XP/Vista. The Amex Portable Blu-ray Super Multi Drive is available for $289. and you will need an Intel® Core 2 Duo CPU or better, and an ATI HD2000 Series upwards system to make it work. The system will run on either Mac OSX or Windows XP & Vista.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System Controller

Nintendo strikes gold again. They took the NES controller and improved the styling and ergonomics by rounding it off. They also added two more face buttons but the big innovation is the addition of two shoulder buttons. I believe the shoulder buttons were added to allow the player to control zooming or rotation in the Super Nintendo's pseudo-3D Mode-7 style graphics.
The impact this controller had is tremendous. Just about every subsequent console controller ever made by any company borrows from this design. You can see this in the chart, and you can also plainly see the similarities in photos of subsequent controllers.
For a long time, this was considered to be pretty much the ideal console controller. The only complaints people had about it were a lack of ergonomics and the fact that it didn't have enough face buttons to play fighting games like Street Fighter II.

ROBO-P A toy chopper that blinks in the dark

ROBO-P is a fancy little gadget that will keep any kid glued to his unique toy for days; the gadget is a tiny helicopter like toy with contra-rotating blades and an LED-illuminated body. What further adds to its coolness factor is that it can be remotely controlled. The toy's numerous varicolored LED lights that provide the whirring and flashing illumination display looks best in the dark.



ROBO-P will be offered in three colors, pink, blue, and orange. It also has built-in batteries that work for six straight minutes on a 25-minute charge. The ROBO-P is now available through Japan Trend Shop for approx $42.

Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2034 Final

Yahoo! Messenger is a popular advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!, that allows you to see when friends come online and to send them instant messages. It also can alert you to new e-mail in your Yahoo Mail or Yahoo Personals accounts, or when you have upcoming events recorded in your Yahoo Calendar. Yahoo Messenger offers firewall support, a standby mode that minimizes the program until an Internet connection is made, the ability to save and print your conversations, and a tabbed interface that provides quick access to your favorite stocks, news, and sports scores. Yahoo! also offers PC-PC, PC-Phone and Phone-to-PC service, file transfers, webcam hosting, text messaging service, and chat rooms in various categories.Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic "Yahoo! ID" which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when they receive new email.
Download : Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2034 Final

Microsoft makes you work from the moment you step on the bus!

If you thought BlackBerry was a curse because of accessibility then wait till you get a load of this. Executives of Microsoft just lost out on the most famous excuse for being late… "Stuck in the Traffic Jam" thanks to these office-equipped buses that ensure you start work on time. The pick up service includes a computer per person so that the clock work starts ticking the moment you log in. I wonder if the same bus leaves them back home…what do they do with the comps then…play Solitaire?