Hugh Jackman OUT, Who Should Host the Oscars This Year Instead?

Those of you anxiously awaiting for Hugh Jackman to commit to another Oscar ceremony should probably line up for Broadway tickets, because you won’t be seeing him on the Oscar stage this year. Sources say Jackman has declined the job over the past few weeks, and while he won’t rule out hosting future ceremonies, he didn’t want to do it two years in a row.

Jackman certainly breathed new life into a ceremony that was getting more stale by the year—he showed enthusiasm andSource: SlashFilm RSS Feed

Media Manager for Mac enables iPhone / iTunes media streaming to FiOS TV DVR (video)

Filed under: DVRs, Media streamers, Set-top boxes, Fiber

We're hearing that the PC version of this here software still beats out the Mac counterpart, but equality is slowly but surely becoming a reality. The main new feature over on the OS X side, however, is a good one: the ability to stream iPhone and iTunes media directly to your TV via your FiOS TV DVR. Fire up an iTunes playlist and watch the fun roll by on your home TV, and there's even support for photo slideshows and the like.Source: Engadget HD RSS Feed

Sony recalls 69K VGP-AC19V17 VAIO power adapters

The last few week shave seen several large product recalls with the most recent from Belkin due to a risk of electrical shock. Today Sony has announced a large product recall that will affect the owners of several VAIO computers. The recall has to do with the AC adapters the machines use rather than the batteries this time around.

Sony has voluntarily recalled the Sony VGP-AC19V17 power adapter that was sold with VAIO all-in-one computers, VAIO docking stations, VGC-LT series, VGC-JS2Source: SlashGear RSS Feed

With Droid, Motorola Has Nowhere to Go But Up

Motorola’s free-fall in the mobile phone space it once dominated continued in the most recent quarter: The company’s wireless revenues fell 46 percent to $1.7 billion during the period as its market share eroded to a mere 4.7 percent. And while Motorola managed to surprise investors by turning a $12 million profit, the plunging handset sales were just the latest in the stumble in the company’s slide toward irrelevance.

The company has joined the crowded Android bandwagon in anSource: GigaOM RSS Feed

Amazon Users Hack Steering Wheel Laptop Desk Page, Show Outcome Of Use [LOLCars]

We were all set to rip on this steering wheel-mounted laptop desk when we discovered that Amazon's own users had already done it for us. The reasons why driving and blogging don't mix below.

The Laptop Steering Wheel Desk retails for just $24.95 and is described thusly:

Attaches to your steering wheel for easy access to a writing and drink storage surface. The Go Office Wheel Mate Steering Wheel Desk is flat for writing and perfect for lunch or a snack. This Go Office WheelSource: Jalopnik RSS Feed

FUJITSU: Windows 7 Compatible Drivers

Fujitsu has released Windows 7 Compatible Drivers for some of devices: P1630, U820, etc… Still has not released yet anything for the P1620 and P1610 series. I hope that this does not mean that this machines are not supported by this company any more.

FUJITSU: Fujitsu America – Support

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The life of the mind

Saturday dawned damp and overcast, as if November had arrived early. The wind had begun to strip the trees, carpeting the footpath with leaves. It seemed like a day for hunkering down with the newspapers and a good book. But then I remembered that it’s Cambridge’s annual ‘Festival of Ideas’ (the Humanities’ counterpart to the Science Festival of which I’m a Patron). The philosopher Hugh Mellor was billed to give a talk on Frank Ramsey in the University Library at 11am. So I got upSource: Memex 1.1 RSS Feed

The iPod turns eight years old

Do you remember where you were on October 23, 2001? I don’t, but I do remember that Apple make a very big announcement, which—at the time—I thought was a big mistake: the iPod.

Today marks the eighth year of the iPod’s existence and these days I find it hard to image a time when the iPod wasn’t a part of the cultural zeitgeist.

The first iPod had 10 hours of battery life, a FireWire port (which I still miss), and 5GB of storage for $399. Oh, and it was Mac-compatible Source: iPhone News Updated RSS Feed

Facebook launches new homepage feed.

Facebook users will soon see their home feed refresh with a significantly different look.

The default News Feed that users will see is becoming “Today’s Top News,” which Facebook’s Peter Deng says will have the “most relevant information” when users get to the site. “The spirit of the change is that you’ll see a summary of stuff you missed while you were gone,” Deng says.

InsideFacebook notes there are two important points to note about the Top NewsSource: The Next Web RSS Feed

Vuzix Wrap 310 video eyewear ships out to virtual big-screen lovers

Vuzix’s $249.95 Wrap 310 is probably the least hideous / heinous of the video eyewear options on the market today, and while it’s still take a few bottles of Jack to get us to rock these with a smile, those who are just high on life can now make a set their own. In case you’re forgotten, these things provide a virtual 55-inch screen in front of your eyes, and there’s support for iPod / iPhone connections as well as basic sources such as DVD players and the like. And hey, there’sSource: Today's Review RSS Feed

Acer's 3D notebook Aspire 5738DG gets the official nod

Acer has finally come out with the real specs for its much flaunted 3D laptop - the Aspire 5738DG - and gathering from first hand experiences, it remains pretty much a normal laptop except for a moderately satisfying 3D gaming experience.

The Aspire 5738DG boasts a 15.6-inch screen specially designed for 3D effects, and carries within a 2.2GHz Intel Core2 Duo T6600 processor, running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. The gaming uses TriDef's software which provides the 3D environment, Source: popgadget RSS Feed

How-To: Make electric candles for Halloween

Dave Gugel, of Davenport FL, knows a thing or two about outdoor Halloween decorating. He does a wee bit of it each year (see above pic). Here, he offers a how-to on turning some PVC pipe, dribbles of hot glue, and flicker lights into some pretty convincing outdoor pillar candles.

Halloween Decorations: How to Make Electric Candles

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Dear Apple: How About an Official “Magic Mouse” App for the iPhone and iPod touch

Dear Apple: yesterday, as part of your huge pre-holiday product launch, you announced a new iPhone-inspired multi-touch Magic Mouse with gestures.

It looks nice. It might even (finally!) be a decent mouse. But TiPb’s left to wonder — for those of us who already have iPhones and iPod touches, wouldn’t it be even nicer to have an official “Magic Mouse” app?

Scratch that, given the greater functionality in the MacBook (and MacBook Pro) multi-touch Glass Trackpads,Source: iPhone News Updated RSS Feed

Windows Mobile 7 — More Brand Dilution Coming

I have been harsh in the past at the Windows Mobile lack of a specific brand. I’ve detailed why that is – the many partners of Microsoft that want their specific phone to be unique. I’ve heard some say that Windows Mobile 7 would usher in a new era of a consistent user interface and rescue WinMo from “more of the same.” Istartedsomething just pointed out something that dashes what little hope I had for Windows Mobile 7.

“On one hand, every OEM and operator in the ecosystemSource: jkOnTheRun RSS Feed

Lexus LFA Official Images And Specs: Hold Onto Your Butts [Tokyo Motor Show]

Mark your calendars, today Toyota has birthed its first supercar, the specs and complete images of the production Lexus LFA have been released and by all measure it's going to make the Italians and Germans break into a cold sweat.

For those of you who have been quietly shaking your heads as Toyota has year-after-year sunk into a malaise of performance and style, the LFA is a shot across the bow. Let's just start by stating the currently available vitals:

- Top speed:Source: Jalopnik RSS Feed

Apple Unleashes New Macs, Multitouch Mouse

Apple on Tuesday released a family of new Macs, including upgraded iMacs, a unibody white MacBook and Mac Minis. The newest addition to the Apple product line is a wireless, multitouch mouse.

The Magic Mouse (below), which ships with new iMacs released today, features a completely touch-sensitive top side. Multitouch gestures can trigger left- and right-click functions, as well as 360-degree scrolling.

The mouse also detects swiping gestures: Swiping left takes you back Source: Wired RSS Feed

New Themes for Google Chrome

If the first batch of Chrome themes didn't include too many beautiful themes, you can now choose from a gallery of 95 themes designed by top artists like Jeff Koons, Yulia Brodskaya or Wes Craven. "We invited leading artists, architects, musicians, illustrators, filmmakers and fashion and interior designers from around the globe to create artwork for an unusual canvas: the modern web browser," explains Google. Apparently, the artists worked for free.


Chrome's themes areSource: Google Operating System RSS Feed

Google’s Experimental Homepage Fades To A Single Word

We all know that Google is a big fan of minimalism, especially when it comes to its famous homepage, where it tries to keep its ‘word count‘ down to 28 words (actually, it looks like it might be up to around 30). Tonight, Google is apparently experimenting with taking that concept to a whole new level: the site is bucket testing a new effect that hides everything on the Google homepage aside from the search box and Google’s logo, only revealing the rest of the navigationSource: TechCrunch.com RSS Feed

Free eBook: Inbound Marketing Told Through Cartoons!

In Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah's new book,Inbound Marketing (in stores October 19), they explain that remarkable content is the foundation of any successful inbound marketing campaign.

In celebration of this concept (and the upcoming launch of their book!), we created aneBook that tells the story of inbound marketing through some of our most remarkable content: cartoons!

Download the Free Cartoon eBook.

Posts on this blog that include cartoons are someSource: HubSpot Internet Marketing Blog RSS Feed

Chevy Caprice Police Car: Once You Go Black... [Police Cars]

We revealed the new Chevy Caprice police car late last night to bravos for the car, but lukewarm reaction to styling. GM's responded with shots of the Corvette-powered, RWD Aussie-built law enforcement-only Chevy Caprice police car wearing its dress blacks.

The one issue we had with the new Caprice was that it looked rather pedestrian — especially when compared to the menacing front end of a Dodge Charger. Well, in black, the Caprice actually looks pretty damn mean-looking. Take aSource: Jalopnik RSS Feed

Tip: Recover your password via text message

Posted by Cristelle Blackford, Online Operations Strategist
Even the best of us forget our passwords from time to time. In fact, recovering passwords is one of the top reasons people visit the Gmail Help Center. To help with these situations, we recently added the ability to recover your password via text message.
To turn this on for your account, just sign in, select 'Change Password Recovery Options,' enter your cell phone number and click 'Save.'
Next time you forget yourSource: Official Gmail Blog RSS Feed

5 Insanely Hard Super Mario World Levels

You’ve most likely stumbled upon the world’s hardest Mario level by now, but that’s only the beginning. These gamers have concocted some insanely hard Super Mario World levels, which range from VIP Mario to A$&hole Mario. Continue reading to see five of our favorites.

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