WiredNations Site Syndication http://www.wirednations.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:58:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wirednations.com/images/M_images/wirednationsfeeds.png http://www.wirednations.com WiredNations Site Syndication http://www.wirednations.com/hi-lites/recent-gadget-expo-show-many-moved-by-live-earth.html We've all seen the concert and some of us had answer the call.At the recent gadget expoheld at Stanford University many designers are showing sign that they really do care about the enviromental issues brought by Al Gore and gang.Here are some of the inovations. images/stories/greengadget0707/biodegradablespoons.jpg images/stories/greengadget0707/bamboobowl.jpg images/stories/greengadget0707/electriccar.jpg images/stories/greengadget0707/electriccar2.jpg images/stories/greengadget0707/solarpanelbackpack.jpg Highlights - Hi-Lites Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:50:29 +0100 http://www.wirednations.com/businessit/700000-iphones-sold-in-3-days-2.html This one is going for the records.In three days Apple's iPhone has shatered sales record and already its being reported that its being sold out in 95 out of 164 stores.The report quotes American Technology Research predicting that the iPhone would likely be AT T’s fastest ever selling product and that the iPhone could also rank among the fastest selling consumer electronics devices of all time.Now that is one feat that would allow Steve Job to keep his position in longest running possible. Now if you remember not long ago Microsoft CEO actually laughs off at suggestions that iPhone would actually make it in the market saying it isn't suitable for business consumers.He even added that $599 it is the most expensive phone in the world.Now think about it the most expensive phone in the world is also the hottest selling.Reports estimates Apple could have raked in $300- $400 million over the weekend.(source Macnn (http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/07/03/iphone.breaks.att.record/) ) BusinessIT - BusinessIT Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:50:33 +0100 http://www.wirednations.com/hi-lites/safari-on-windows-was-it-worth-taking-a-look-2.html Jumping late on the bandwagon,I finally took Safari on a test drive.Now we all know Apple had claimed that Safari is probably the fastest browser in the world..it still remains to be seen whether it will outperform Opera on the windows platform.Apple's new strategy might be a winning decision after all as more people are begining to get familiar with the Mac fever.Most loyal Mac users will remain loyal as it is but the latest trend with the introduction of bootcamp will most certainly reach to bigger audiences. Anyway I tried the browser and as much as would love to see Safari on my desktop, I guess I'll just pass on this one or at least this release.It doesn't seems to outperform Opera and in fact I have problems surfing some of my favourite sites. I don't see why then we should jump out of the safe boat and start hugging a new and strange alien in the world of windows.Even with the speed that Opera has got to give , I am still gonna put my preference to Firefox and sacrifice speed for stability and security.However the battle for browsers are not over yet as the introduction of Safari in a platform where Internet Explorer hold the reign so dearly for the past who knows how many years might just give IE a new and young challenger in the ring.Oh yes..the force is strong in this one. Highlights - Hi-Lites Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:54:35 +0100 http://www.wirednations.com/hi-lites/pc-inspector-clone-maxx.html If you are looking for a cheaper drive cloning utilities, how about one that comes free of charge?Yes this hard drive copying program by CONVAR is actually available for downloads for free.It supports direct DMA support and does it regardless of the file format on your hard dives be it FAT32,FAT16, HPFS, NTFS, Ext2,or even Reiser .It is also bootable ready.Try Clone Maxx (http://www.pcinspector.de/clone-maxx/uk/welcome.htm) today. Technorati Profile (http://technorati.com/claim/wuqu5swej) Highlights - Hi-Lites Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:46:23 +0100 http://www.wirednations.com/gears-and-gadgets/chill-a-can-of-coke-on-your-desk-4.html If you have been drinking your coke unchilled oh! you've gotta love this.Brando (http://gadget.brando.com.hk/index.php) had come up with a neat answer to your woes with this USB mini fridge (http://gadget.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00422) .It holds one can and can be plug straight to any USB slot.It is priced at US$33 plus US$3 for delivery charges anywhere in the world.Cool huh?The mini fridge is able to decrease temperature down to 8.5 degrees in just under 5 minutes. Gear & gadgets - Gears And Gadgets Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:58:40 +0100 http://www.wirednations.com/gaming/starcraft-2-screenshots.html Well although Blizzard had announced that SC2 won't be released by the 2007 Christmas, that doesn't mean we won't be seeing it anytime next year.How well SC2 will click among loyal fans of the original 1998 first edition remains to be seen.Let's hope SC2 do rise to the occasion.Here are some screen shots for an exquisite taste of things to come. images/stories/starcraft2/starcraft21.jpg images/stories/starcraft2/starcraft22.jpg images/stories/starcraft2/starcraft23.jpg images/stories/starcraft2/starcraft24.jpg images/stories/starcraft2/starcraft25.jpg images/stories/starcraft2/starcraft26.jpg images/stories/starcraft2/starcraft27.jpg images/stories/starcraft2/starcraft28.jpg images/stories/starcraft2/starcraft29.jpg images/stories/starcraft2/starcraft210.jpg Gaming - Gaming Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:41:54 +0100 http://www.wirednations.com/latest/movable-type-4-beta-is-out-2.html Six Apart (http://www.sixapart.com) , the blogging software and services company had anounced the release of Movable Type (http://www.movabletype.com) 4 Beta yesterday.They even go on to mention the release of an open source version of Movable Type by the third quater this year.Chris Calden was quick however to stress that the Beta version is still not stable and not ready for production sites. It's not a Google beta. It's a real beta, said Chris Alden, executive VP and general manager of Six Apart's professional division, meaning that Movable Type 4 is not stable enough for production environments. Companies such as the Boeing, Intel, NYU, Oracle, TBWA/Chiat Day, The Washington Post, and Whole Foods are using Movable Type for both internal and external communications. CMP Media, which publishes InformationWeek, uses Movable Type as a blogging platform and for internal communication. The MT4 boasts over 50 new features and is even easier to install than its predecessors. Other product and services by six apart includes the hosted blog service LiveJournal,TypePad and last October's release of Vox (http://www.vox.com) ...which offers not only a hosted blogging service but added the community functionality. News - Latest Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:04:58 +0100 http://www.wirednations.com/latest/google-now-owns-feedburner-2.html Well news is out about the Google's deal reportedly worth 100 million dollars to buy Feedburner, the Chicago based startup that took the world of RSS feeds subscription service by storm.This deal now opens even bigger possibilities in Google's bid to take online advertising to a new high.This adding to the purchase of Double Click as well as media sharing You Tube strongly suggest Google's intent to be ahead of it's rivals for internet dominance.For now, operation for Feedburner users/subscribers will be as usual that also includes new users. FeedBurner's focus on delivering the right media to the right end point and measuring all that for the publisher means we've got a great opportunity to combine our vision with Google's vision for organizing the world's information, said Dick Costolo , CEO and co founder of FeedBurner. FeedBurner, which has about 30 employees and raised about $10 million in venture capital funding, will keep its operations in Chicago, Costolo said. News - Latest Sun, 03 Jun 2007 09:37:29 +0100 http://www.wirednations.com/hi-lites/test-driving-compete-2.html Well I know Compete.com (http://www.compete.com/) and its services is yesterday's news but I just got it's toolbar installed as an addon for my firefox to give it a test drive about an hour ago.Why now? Actually its because they just announced that its releasing its API for public use and whenever somebody does that, they'll be in my good books. I'm sure most of you know the founder of Compete (http://www.compete.com/) ,Bill Gross probably from the glory days of Goto.com and Overture which open the floodgates for paid search service, noticeably adwords/adsense by Google.Compete provides analytics about its users click and therefore web users activity by each users who installed its toolbar which since an hour ago includes me.It introduces click sharing and as a result, its users benefits from knowing where other users had been and which site is safe for their surfing purposes,Some of the services that Compete also has in store for its user is Snapshot which provide site information including traffic history,Compete Blog that highlights user's surfing preference and also interesting sites that you may stumble anytime during your routine daily surfing.MyCompete provide a personalized homepage to satisfy even the community-holics. Check it and try it out . Highlights - Hi-Lites Mon, 28 May 2007 02:30:07 +0100 http://www.wirednations.com/gears-and-gadgets/the-xbox-360-laptop-2.html Grabbed this photos from Endgadget.It is a laptop modded from an Xbox 360 console by a guy apparently having too much free time and money on his hands.Benjamin Heckerndorn,remember the name.If you see him hide all your computers,game consoles,washing machines,thrash compactors or just just about anything that can be plugged to a power slot.Here is the link....at Endgadget (http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/17/xbox-360-laptop-mk2/) images/stories/xbox360mod/1.jpg images/stories/xbox360mod/2.jpg images/stories/xbox360mod/3.jpg images/stories/xbox360mod/4.jpg images/stories/xbox360mod/5.jpg Gear & gadgets - Gears And Gadgets Wed, 23 May 2007 00:02:08 +0100