Looking at the iPad SDK, programmers are starting to say that the new version of the iPhone OS will support video calls, file downloads, and some sort of multitasking. There’s also several other features in the SDK that won’t work with the iPad, but would be applicable to the iPhone in it’s current configuration.
Every year men and women feel the same anxiety over Valentine’s Day. Will he ask me out on my dream date? Will she like the jewelry I picked out for her? Will I be sitting at home alone? But all any of us really want to do is snuggle and say that we actually have someone to hang out with that day. So why not eliminate the anxiety and buy yourself a girlfriend. No, I’m not talking about a prostitute, and I’m not talking about a blow up doll. I’m talking about 100 pounds of silicone lady love. The idea of a robot companion has long been toyed with, but with new advancements in girlfriend technology, companies like True Companion and Real Doll are offering options that look, feel, and even act like the real thing. Real Doll has long made customizable dolls that are physically on point and are now even offering dolls molded and designed to look like real life porn stars Jessica Drake and Alektra Blue. True Companion is taking that idea one step further with their Roxxxy Sex Robot, a similar looking silicone doll with an internal robotic structure that lets you actually interact with the doll and her many customizable personalities. But does the same pressure exist with these dolls? Will she be fun on your date? Will your friends like her? This Valentine’s Day, we’ll put Real Doll and Roxxxy Robot girlfriend head to head to find out which doll will be the best Valentine’s Day date for you.
The Romantic Dinner Date:
Wine, conversation, and a cocktail dress. With a real life date, this situation promises for awkward conversation and a huge bill. Do you think she’ll appreciate your efforts enough to give you a smooch at the end of the date? Nothing is guaranteed but a huge hole in your wallet. On the other hand, if you decide to swap out the breathing date with a silicone babe you know you’ll save on that restaurant bill, so why not splurge for the steak? Hell, you can even go to the burger joint, because we hear that both girls are completely easy going. Douglas Hines, creator of the Roxxxy robot and president of True Companion explains that Roxxxy will be more like a real life date than you can imagine, “Roxxxy is shipped with her own default personality that is matched to your personality. So this default personality likes what you like, dislikes what you dislike, etc. She also has moods during the day just like a real person. She can be sleepy, conversational, or she can be ‘in the mood.’” So if you’re looking for a great conversationalist, Roxxxy’s your girl. If on the other hand you prefer a trophy date that won’t offer riveting conversation but will certainly look hot sitting at the dinner table, then you may want to go with Real Doll. With Real Doll, she can look like your ideal woman or well known porn stars. Who else can say they had a date with an adult superstar this Valentine’s Day?
Romantic Evening at Home with Candles, Chocolate Covered Strawberries, and a Bubble Bath:
So you are one of those guys that likes to have an intimate Valentine’s Day. Some gals dig that, others prefer that you spend your month’s salary on showing her how much you love her with jewelry, flowers, etc. However, both Roxxxy and Real Doll don’t care and would probably prefer a romantic quite evening. If you prefer to be at home on Valentine’s Day, go ahead and up the romance factor for your doll. But when it comes to getting down and dirty, can these dolls handle whipped cream and bubble baths? Real Doll creator Matt McMullen says go ahead and bust out the whipped cream and jump in the bath, “they can get wet although I don’t recommend completely submerging them above the neck because there are some things going on above the neck where water could get down into the body and possibly rust. But it’s perfectly fine below that point.” Hines says that although Roxxxy “loves whipped cream and will spice up your night with some kinky talk!” he recommends that you do not submerge her due to her internal robotic structure, stating that “she prefers sponge baths.” So both dolls love whipped cream, but if the tub is really your thing, we recommend you stick with Real Doll. If you’re more into talking dirty and sponge baths, then Roxxxy will fulfill your every fantasy.
Group Bowling:
So maybe you’re not ready for the one-on-one date and prefer a group setting. That’s OK! Both Real Doll and Roxxxy are great dates (although it’s doubtful that they will do any bowling), but the question is which one will your friends like more? If you’re more into proving to your friends just how studly you really are and want to bring along the perfect arm candy, then Real Doll may be your match. McMullen says, “We have over 10 different bodies and 16 different faces that are completely interchangeable. People often order extra eyes, different colors, extra wigs, different styles…given that everybody has different tastes [they can] create their doll around those specific tastes.” Roxxxy on the other hand is more of the girl you bring to meet your buddies because you know she will be a good time. Roxxxy’s personalities range from timid to wild, and you can even create your own personality. The best part? You can share these personalities with your friends and they can give your girl a try on their own time. Hines says “Share your girlfriends with your friends by swapping them back and forth online! For example, you lend your custom built girlfriend “Sexy Sally” to one of your friends online – but he can only “use” her until Sunday morning and then she needs to be returned to you! Until Sunday morning.” If your best bud has a Roxxxy of their own, Hines continues on to say that “He can “engage” your girlfriend by using your Sexy Sally personality with his Roxxxy sex robot! You also have the option of sharing your girlfriends with everyone in our forum if you would like. You will also have access to everyone else’s girlfriends, if they allow them to be shared!” Maybe she should be renamed Swinging Sally! See, both are great for bowling and other group activities. In addition, if you want to buy Roxxxy a new outfit for the first time she meets your friends, you can. Her measurements are Bust 38″, Waist 30”, Hips 37″, whereas Real Doll is customizable based on the lady shape you choose from petite to buxom.
Both Roxxxy and Real Doll serve the same function: to be your ideal Valentine’s Day date. Whether you’re looking for a trophy girlfriend, a chatty Cathy,the quiet type, blond, brunette, petite, large, (you get the picture) one of these dolls is perfect. Both dolls are designed to look like real ladies but if you’re looking for more of an interactive experience, then maybe Roxxxy’s the girl for you. The perfect Stepford Wife with Multiple Personality Disorder: you can control her personality, moods, and look. If you don’t feel like talking, maybe you would prefer the Real Doll. Whichever you choose, you can guarantee an anxiety free Valentine’s Day. Ladies, there is already a male version of the Real Doll and the male Roxxxy (appropriately named Rocky) is coming this quarter. And yes, he too has an off switch if you prefer the strong silent type. Real Doll retails for about $5,000 to $7,000 while Roxxxy is around $7,000 to $9,000. Hmmm, maybe a real date is cheaper after all.
For brand new images of Roxxxy and Real Doll, plus the full interview with Roxxxy creator Douglas Hines and Real Doll visionary Matt McMullen, click through.
Guest columnist Lydia Leavitt writes about sex and, oddly enough, social media. For more information on the latest intimate technology, check out 69adget.com.
Yes, I knew Apple would never add Flash. Yes, I knew it was probably an accident that they showed Flash. But Apple, as we see, does nothing without running it past a vat full of lawyers. That they showed Flash on an iPad running on the NY Times website was clearly a mistake and, more important, was a mistake they quickly repaired.
Why did I post the original question? Because if they showed Flash, we could only presume it would work on the iPad. Apple gives you as much information as they want you to have and they rarely leak. The clearly incompetent video guy who stuffed the NY Times screen onto the iPad is probably dead in a ditch somewhere, throttled by gloved hands under a moonless Cupertino night and now the video he produced has been repaired.
So anyway, mea culpa. I suck. But clearly the meme stuck in Apple’s craw enough that they fixed it once and for all.
When we heard that the Nexus One Desktop Dock was finally available, I knew that I would have to order one for home and the office. Read on for some thoughts on the dock’s unique features, as well as comparisons to the BlackBerry 9700 and iPhone docks.
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One of the devices that I most enjoyed seeing demonstrated at CES was the Nokia N900. This pocket computer’s impressive specifications, its solid build, its multitasking capabilities, a web browser that looked like it could take on the iPhone’s, and yes, I’ll admit it — the cool little widgets on its personalized desktops had me intrigued. But what I really wanted was to spend a bit of time getting to know one on my own.
My contact at Nokia promised that she would send a review unit, and two days ago “mine” arrived. There was a bit of a FedEx snafu — the N900 was left inside a plastic bag (to protect it from the freezing rain that was falling) and tied to our front gate overnight — but fortunately the contents inside the box were undamaged. 
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Remember at CES when all of the companies were like “We’ll convert your 2D to 3D?” Yeah, ummm, nah. What will happen is that studios will back-convert some of their old movies – or movies not shot in 3D – to 3D using a time-consuming, partially automated process. Like in love, the first cut is the deepest:
The first step is to separate the shot into somewhere between two and eight layers of depth. Take, for example, an image of a man standing in front of a brick wall, with a blue sky behind the wall. The graphic artist might separate the shot into three layers: the man, the wall, and the sky. Then, he would take each layer and draw contour lines around any object that appeared there. He’d start by marking depth lines on the man using a computer, turning the image into a sort of topographical map. He’d repeat the process for any objects in the other layers. (If there were a bird in the sky, he’d draw lines there, too.)
This creates layers that the computer can then ‘tween based on surround frames. If the spot where a character was before is visible later, the computer can approximately assess what should be “behind” the character. While it sounds more like the Turner-ization of black and white movies (you have to be pretty old to remember that golden period in television), it’s the only way you’re going to be able to see Shaft in 3D.
Read more about it at Slate.
Technabob pal Metin Seven of Sevens Heaven just tipped us off tho his hilarious original illustration that pretty much sums up all the hype (and disappointment) about the Apple iPad in a single image.
I’d like to see you guys try and fit this thing in your pocket. Funny thing is that some iPhone accessory manufacturer out there will probably steal this idea and actually start making these.
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Yeah, guys! Do you like Yetis? Penguin things? Vancouver? Well today is your lucky day because we’re giving away one sexy Swatch watch commemorating the upcoming 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
What do you have to do? So very, very little.
Simply name those two sporty friends in a comment and we’ll pick one winner at random on Monday. While I’m sure those guys have real names, I prefer to call them Burt Reynolds and Meg Ryan. You?
UPDATE – While it does, in fact, seem that these guys are named Quatchi and Miga, I’d prefer it if you gave them your own names. Like Ponch and John.
Congrats to Marcus and his 9-year-old daughter.
MSI again announcing a bunch of its new laptops called MSI CX420, CR420 and CR720 Laptops. As you can guess from its name the first two laptops packs a 14-inch display while the last one arrive with a 17.3-inch display. All MSI CX420, CR420 and CR720 are build based on Intel’s Arrandale CPU and packd Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processor, up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM and up to 500GB HDD.
An ATI Radeon HD5470 1GB dedicated video card crammed to MSI CX420 to bring a 1366×768 pixels to its display while MSI CR420 use an Intel GMA HD integrated graphics. MSI CR720 deliver a 1600×900 resolution with a help from GMA HD graphics. CR720 also pack a subwoofer.
Other features crammed to MSI CX420, CR420 and CR720 including Wifi n, HDMI, webcam and Windows 7.
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That is a weird sight. What you see above is a Monopoly board that looks nothing like a Monopoly board. For its 75th anniversary, Monopoly is trying something new. A circular board. Also digital currency. There is sure to be some controversy as some will love it and some will want to cling to the old game.
The change does make it easier to keep track of the cash, I like that. The circular board has to go though. Why not just make a kick-ass video game version and be done with it? What do you guys think? Do you like this one better? Or the old game?
Monopoly Revolution will arrive in the Fall for $35.
The Wii Classic controller is arriving in April, but if you don’t want to wait for it, you may want to check this out. Just slide the $7 Magic Stick cover on your Wiimote and you have an analog stick.
It isn’t pretty but it’ll turn your Wii-mote into a joystick. It should make gameplay more comfortable. It also makes the “A”, “1″ and “2″ buttons slightly larger, which should come in handy.
And that’s how you turn a Wii-mote into a joystick.
LG launches its latest Network Attached Storage (NAS) product called LG N2B1 NAS. The LG N2B1 NAS with integrated Blu-ray for archiving data to 50 GB on a Blu-ray.
LG N2B1 NAS comes with two hard drive bays and is compatible with PC, Mac and Linux. It has an elegant design with a white box. The LG N2B1 NAS comes with a memory card reader slot (SD / XD / MMX / MS), a Gigabit Ethernet, three USB 2.0 ports and one eSATA port.
LG N2B1 NAS server is a server supports DLNA server swappable, such as iTunes and a number of standard features such as BitTorrent, the sharing of network printers and hard drives are hot. It is on the market price of 249.99 pounds in the UK for the 500 GB model (approx $ 299.99). LG is also the version of “lite” with a DVD burner model with the name LG N2R1 SIN. The LG N2R1 NAS server for 149 euros.
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LG N2B1 NAS Server with Blu-Ray
MSI after release the classic notebook CR420 and CX420 now continue release a new lightweight MSI CR720 laptop powered by new Intel Core processor.
MSI Notebook CR720 feature of 17.3 inches with a resolution of 1600 × 900 pixels, built-in sound system that consists of two 2W speakers and a subwoofer. MSI Notebook CR720 is equipped with up to 4 GB of RAM, up to 500 GB HDD, integrated graphics, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. He weight is only 3 kg with 6 cell battery.
There has not reported on the cost laptop MSI CR720, but it is likely to be relatively low. Here is the specification of MSI CR720:
* Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium
* Processor Intel Core (model 2010)
* Chipset Intel HM55
* Graphics Intel GMA HD
* Up to 4 GB of RAM DDR3 1066/800 MHz
* 17.3-inch display with a resolution of 1600×900 pixels
* Hard drive capacity 250/320/500 GB
* Optical DVD drive
* Card Reader 4-in-1 (XD, MS, SD, MMC)
* Wireless Adapters Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/draft N, Bluetooth 2.1
* 1.3 megapixel web camera
* 2 speakers and subwoofer
* Connectors – HDMI, D-sub, three USB 2.0, microphone, headphone, RJ-45, Kensington lock
* 6-cell battery
* Dimensions is 414×267×37.2 mm
* Weight is 3 kg
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MSI CR270 Classic Lightweight Notebook
There was a brief glimmer of hope that the iPad might actually have Flash running on it. Now all hope is gone. Initial ads for the iPad showed it appearing to run Flash in the browser. This raised a host of questions. Were the ads merely mockups? Can the iPad actually run Flash (despite the missing Flash plugins when Jobs demoed … [visit site to read more]
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Moneual, a korean PC maker recently unveiled its new MiNEW V220 All-in-one Desktop PC. It features a 22-inch LCD display and is available in three different models, the V220-D with Core 2 Quad Q8300 processor, 4GB RAM and 1TB hard drive; the V220-O with Core 2 Duo E8400, 4GB RAM and 640GB HDD and the V220-S that gets Pentium E5300, 2GB RAM and 640GB storage.
All of the MiNEW V220 All-in-one Desktop PC models features a onboard GeForce 9300 graphics card, HDMI output, DVI out, eSata port and a DVD SuperMulti burner.
Boost Mobile is now offering the Blackberry Curve 8330 Smartphone on its Blackberry Monthly Unlimited which cost $70 monthly. It features an enhanced web browser, a full qwerty keypad, a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capabilities, email client and access to Blackberry’s App World.
With Boost Mobile’s Blackberry Monthly Unlimited customers will receive unlimited Nationwide Talk, Unlimited Text Web and e-Mail. Enjoy video playback on its 320×240 pixel display, it supports microSD cards up to 8GB.
While its prototype called Model M01M appear at Shenzen, Dell Mini 5 finally showed by Michael Dell himself. This ofisplayficial version comes in red and has 5-inch touchscreen display.Yep its confirmed that this 5-inc MID will runs on Android OS although no words on which version.
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