Prison cellphone jamming gets its first test in Maryland

As we wait for the Safe Prisons Communication Act to pass the House, word comes out of Maryland that FCI Cumberland will begin testing cellphone jamming technology this week.

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Hands-on with TAT’s dual-screen phone concept and augmented reality app

What, you thought Home was the only project in the pipeline for these guys? The mobile UI experts at Sweden’s TAT are in the house at MWC this week showing off a couple other nifty developments that are keeping them busy these days: a dual-screen UI concept utilizing TI’s next-gen hardware, and an app that makes good on a concept it had demoed before.

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Hands-on with TAT’s dual-screen phone concept and augmented reality app

Green House delivers USB 3.0-friendly PCI Express interface card

Like it or not (and honestly, why would you not ?), USB 3.0 is upon us, and we’re guessing it’s just a matter of time before every single USB peripheral in the entire world is equipped with SuperSpeed support. Exaggerations aside, there’s still a good chance that you’ll snap up an item or two over the course of your life that could benefit from hastier transfer rates, and that’s where Green House comes in. The Japanese-based outfit has just revealed a USB 3.0-compatible PCI Express interface card, enabling mildly ancient desktops to gain USB 3.0 support by simply slapping a card into a free PCIe slot

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Our live coverage of the Apple ‘latest creation’ event starts tomorrow at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Apple is supposedly set to introduce a tablet device (AKA the Apple Tablet , iSlate , etc.) at its latest event that will change the lives of every man, woman, and child on the planet. Sure, it could just be a fresh version of iLife and an 8GB iPhone 3GS, but we kinda doubt that

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Animal House Whale Ice Cream Spade

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• 8″ Length

Product Description
Turn your house into an Animal House with this whale shaped ice cream spade. This clever gadget utilizes the whale’s tale as the ice cream scoop. The stainless steel spade has been ergonomically designed with a soft textured grip, so scooping your favorite flavor is fun and easy. With this ice cream scoop, you’re guaranteed to have a whale of a good time! Pursuing his dream of starting his own business, Peter Jenkins founded Boston Warehouse in 1974. Peter, who w… More >>

Animal House Whale Ice Cream Spade

White House intros official iPhone app in lieu of universal health care

White House Engadget Price Free (tax revenue notwithstanding) Free Customized blog reader Yes Yes Streaming video Yes Yes Platform availability iPhone iPhone, BlackBerry, webOS, Android (coming soon) Led by Joshua Topolsky No Yes Official blog of CES 2010 No Yes Current iTunes download rank in News category #3 #1 Resident Nobel laureate Yes No (coming soon) Change you can believe in Unknown Have you seen our site lately? When you head to the polls this coming Election Day, we trust you know who to choose. White House intros official iPhone app in lieu of universal health care originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:29:00 EST

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New integrated FM and digital programme guide for next generation radios

A new integrated FM and digital station guide to be built into next generation radios will be proposed today to the House of Lords Select Committee at a meeting focussed on TV and radio digital switchover.

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New integrated FM and digital programme guide for next generation radios

New integrated FM and digital programme guide for next generation radios

A new integrated FM and digital station guide to be built into next generation radios will be proposed today to the House of Lords Select Committee at a meeting focussed on TV and radio digital switchover.

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New integrated FM and digital programme guide for next generation radios