Someone at Cne, came up with the clever idea of running a poll to learn the age of people who use Amazon’s miracle book reader, the Kindle. What surprised Cnet and what should surprise anyone who looks at the results is that 50% of the people who use Kindles are over 50 years old. About 27% were over 60.
Google has added the ability to search Google directly within Gmail, a move that increases the centrality of the e-mail service and gives Google a new opportunity to show advertisements.
An anonymous reader writes “A new category of 3-D motion controller for gamers uses a novel type of micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) gyroscope to track hand motions with unparalleled accuracy. By detecting the natural motions made by remote control users — as opposed to the unnatural motions that gamers must learn to control today — the MEMS chip is sure to be incorporated in both game consoles and other consumer electronics like TV remote controls. Nintendo has already incorporated a similar MEMS gyro into its forthcoming MotionPlus controller for the Wii, but this newer type of gyroscopic motion sensor will enable even more intuitive and agile control.”
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SpuriousLogic writes “Drinking water which contains lithium may reduce the risk of suicide, a Japanese study suggests. Researchers compared levels of lithium in drinking water to suicide rates in the prefecture of Oita, which has a population of more than one million. The suicide rate was significantly lower in those areas with the highest levels of lithium, they wrote in the British Journal of Psychiatry. And I was only worried about fluoridation affecting my precious bodily fluids before …”
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Copyright holders in Spain want ISPs to help offset the cost of piracy by imposing a surcharge on customers’ accounts. They also want ISPs to disconnect copyright infringers from the Internet. After many months in government mandated talks, no agreement has been reached.
Get more from this author Only Microsoft Developer Network members and technet members were offered keys, but Microsoft still had to make some changes to keep the site up and running.
You’ll discover plenty of tutorials that deal with enhancing images, adding unique and impressive effects, and recreating digital replications of popular traditional photography techniques in this article.
Paul Buchheit built the first version of Gmail in one day. Then he built the first prototype of Google’s contextual advertising service Adsense, in one day as well. …
Every three years, the Copyright Office lets the public ask for exemptions to the DMCA’s tough anti-circumvention requirements. Ars talks to three people who will be fighting for your rights to crack DRM, starting tomorrow.
crankyspice writes “I work routinely in environments where a camera cannot physically be present (e.g., federal court), which really limits what I can carry with me. For instance, I’m a Mac guy, but there’s no way to order a MacBook without a built-in webcam (which I’ve never used on the machines I’ve owned that have had one). Ditto the iPhone. I’m left with a BlackBerry 8830 and the bottom rung of the [W|L]Intel portables. Even then, when I ordered a Dell Mini 9, I had to wait more than a month because I specified no webcam when I placed the order. This is a relatively common (government, law, sensitive corporate environments) requirement; what have other Slashdotters done? Disabling the camera with a script or somesuch won’t convince the /hour security guard that there’s no camera. How can one easily find portable devices without a built-in camera?”
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