Saturday, September 18, 2010
Researchers develop wireless sensor network to measure physical activity
Wearable sensors that monitor physical activity are hardly anything new, but some researchers from MSU's Department of Kinesiology are taking the idea quite a bit farther with their latest project. They've developed a new system that employs a network of sensors that not only track movement, but can monitor things like tilt, posture and the proximity of limbs to each other. That, the researchers say, allows them to detect different types of activity, and more accurately measure the energy expended on them. Of course, it is still just a protoype, but it'll apparently soon be put to the test by some graduate students, and there's plenty of backing behind it -- the project is being funded two-year, $411,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.Researchers develop wireless sensor network to measure physical activity originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Physorg | Email this | Comments
Dell's AMD offerings go mainstream with Inspiron M501R, M5030
We had a pretty clear indication that Dell would soon be rolling out an AMD-based Inspiron M501R, and it looks like it's now finally available along with a new AMD-based M5030 model. Both are 15.6-inch systems, with the M501R packing a Phenom N930 processor and ATI Mobility Radeon HD550 graphics, while the M5030 boasts an AMD Athlon II P320 processor and Mobility Radeon HD425 graphics. Otherwise, you can expect 4GB of RAM and either a 320GB or 500GB hard drive on each (in the standard configs), along a six-cell battery, a DVD burner, among other standard fare -- the M501R also boasts a slightly thinner and lighter design. As you can see above, prices range from $529.99 to $799.99, and both models are available right now.Dell's AMD offerings go mainstream with Inspiron M501R, M5030 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink LogicBuy | Dell | Email this | Comments
Lego Fits Perfectly In Real Life [Lego]
With those plastic Lego bricks, anyone can build anything. That's the idea captured in this video, made by Temujin Doran, where those beautiful little Lego creations are placed seamlessly (sort of) in the real world. More »
Sen. Murkowski Mounting Write-In Bid For Senate
Her announcement came at a late afternoon rally in Anchorage as supporters surrounded her and chanted: "Run, Lisa, Run!" The decision follows Murkowski's surprise defeat by Joe Miller in last month's Republican primary.
ColorPicker is a powerhouse JavaScript control for working with color
Filed under: Design, Developer, Web
This one's for the Web developers in the audience. ColorPicker is a very powerful JavaScript ... color picker. Okay, so maybe the name isn't very original (or searchable, for that matter), but it is very descriptive.
In the demo shown on the page, ColorPicker pops up as you click a text field that needs to be filled with a color value (think #ff00ff format). But what you get feels like a full-fledged application; you can populate multiple swatches, specify your color using hue/saturation/brightness (HSB), RGB, CMYK or HEX number, drag the window around, select it using a swatch spot or a hue slider, and that's just one possible look for the control!
As the screenshots on top of the page show, the control is incredibly configurable. You can add and remove UI elements, change its size, skin it, etc. And it's compatible with pretty much everything from IE 5.5 all the way to the newest Chrome and Opera (Firefox included, of course).
One interesting note is that this thing is totally self-sufficient; it doesn't use MooTools or prototype or anything like that. It's all "native code," as they say on the page. I'm not sure that's a plus, but it certainly makes deploying it easier. It's definitely an impressive piece of code!ColorPicker is a powerhouse JavaScript control for working with color originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
This one's for the Web developers in the audience. ColorPicker is a very powerful JavaScript ... color picker. Okay, so maybe the name isn't very original (or searchable, for that matter), but it is very descriptive.
In the demo shown on the page, ColorPicker pops up as you click a text field that needs to be filled with a color value (think #ff00ff format). But what you get feels like a full-fledged application; you can populate multiple swatches, specify your color using hue/saturation/brightness (HSB), RGB, CMYK or HEX number, drag the window around, select it using a swatch spot or a hue slider, and that's just one possible look for the control!
As the screenshots on top of the page show, the control is incredibly configurable. You can add and remove UI elements, change its size, skin it, etc. And it's compatible with pretty much everything from IE 5.5 all the way to the newest Chrome and Opera (Firefox included, of course).
One interesting note is that this thing is totally self-sufficient; it doesn't use MooTools or prototype or anything like that. It's all "native code," as they say on the page. I'm not sure that's a plus, but it certainly makes deploying it easier. It's definitely an impressive piece of code!ColorPicker is a powerhouse JavaScript control for working with color originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Logitech Lapdesk with Cooling Fan and Speaker
The Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700 has a padded base covered with a mesh fabric that’s comfortable on your legs.� The desk is tilted 10 degrees to place your laptop�at a comfortable angle for use.� It has a heat-shielding design to protect you from heat, and it has an integrated fan to protect your laptop.� The [...] Filed in categories: Laptop Gear, NewsTagged: laptop cooling fan, Laptop desk, laptop speakersLogitech Lapdesk with Cooling Fan and Speaker originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 16, 2010 at 11:00 am.
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Facebook Expands Instant Personalization Program, Adds Rotten Tomatoes As Partner
Facebook has just expanded its highly controversial Instant Personalization program ? which allows select third-party sites to access some of your data without requiring you to login or 'Connect' ? to popular movie reviews community Rotten Tomatoes. In a blog post announcing the news, Facebook says that the new feature will allow users to "immediately see the reviews most relevant to you, without having to register, search for friends, or fill out a profile."
Instant Personalization was first announced at Facebook's f8 conference in April. The feature gives sites that have received Facebook's blessing the ability to access any information you've shared with 'Everyone' on Facebook as soon as you arrive at the third-party site, with no authentication required. At launch only three sites featured Instant Personalization: Yelp, Microsoft's Docs.com, and Pandora ?this is the first expansion since the April launch. I suspect Facebook would have liked to begin rolling this out more broadly before now, but Instant Personalization sparked waves of privacy concerns as soon as it was announced.
Instant Personalization was first announced at Facebook's f8 conference in April. The feature gives sites that have received Facebook's blessing the ability to access any information you've shared with 'Everyone' on Facebook as soon as you arrive at the third-party site, with no authentication required. At launch only three sites featured Instant Personalization: Yelp, Microsoft's Docs.com, and Pandora ?this is the first expansion since the April launch. I suspect Facebook would have liked to begin rolling this out more broadly before now, but Instant Personalization sparked waves of privacy concerns as soon as it was announced.
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