TouchSmarter: Touch Screen Gadgets

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You may remember my previous article on playing back RMVB (RealMedia Variable Bitrate) videos on Windows Mobile. Back then, the only hack available was pretty much useless: it only ran on Marvell (ex-Intel) Xscale CPU's and delivered a really inferior performance (very low video speed, useless for watching anything).

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Very interesting and entertaining video that tells the truth so many times over.
Summary: Stop doing what you don’t love doing and start doing what you love doing.

Web 2.0 Expo NY: Gary Vaynerchuk (Wine Library), Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape

Thanks to Pawel for the tip.

 Read (or simply search) through the many pages of our blog, and you will likely find a review on task/list management or some similar mobile tracking and reminder mechanism. I have waxed poetic myself on the topic a time or two, and probably spouted off that I had finally found the WM Holy Grail of task management, only to forget about it 3 months later!

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NUI is partnering with Durham University on SynergyNet, a 1,5 million GBP government funded project spanning a period of 3 years, that focuses on integrating multi-touch technology within the educational sector to create the classroom of the future.

The project got featured on Engadget, BBC and Gizmodo.

Engadget Classrooms of the future to have multitouch desks, probably a few Terminators

BBC Pupils test multi-touch screen

Gizmodo Education’s Many Problems Solved With Multitouch Desks

What’s Hot: A real 3D flight sim with cockpit and external views, 4 planes to choose from, several scenarios to choose, 3D terrain, airstrips, iPhone accelerometer controls, customizations for weather, terrain, time of day, and plane weight.

What’s Not: Some stability issues, no ability to plan flights, limited cockpit controls, no autopilot, odd propeller behavior, expensive at $9.99.

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I’ve just finished updating the Podcasting / podcatching bible with

- Hands-on info on the just-released Microsoft Zune 3.0

- Info on the recently released, famous Kinoma Play’s podcasting capabilities

- Info on pRSSreader.

Apple recently released an update for its Remote application for the iPhone. Remote allows users to control iTunes via the iPhone over a WiFi network. The 1.1 update adds the ability to create and manage Genius playlists as well as the ability to create and edit playlists in iTunes.

While I enjoy the updates, editing of playlists is not implemented as well as it could be. For example, deleting songs from a playlist must be done one at a time, which is reminiscent of deleting mail prior to the 2.0 update. Adding songs allows you to select multiple songs at once, but neglects to allow you to deselect them if you change your mind. In the end, however, it is nice to be able to have more control via the Remote app and I welcome the update with open arms. Head on over to the App Store to download or update to Remote 1.1 (iTunes link)

Sprint has finally officially announced the HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro. The Diamond will be available this month and the Pro in October. This is the first appearance of this new generation of devices in the U.S. In this column I’ll point you to a to a great review (including a video) and info on these new devices, as well as a review of the Samsung Omnia and mention some free PDFs that you can download to help you get the most out of your device.

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Months after the start of the US Back to School promo and just as it comes to an end Apple has finally begun the popular promotion in the UK.

Customers in the UK who purchase a Mac (excluding Mac mini) and iPod nano or iPod touch will receive a rebate of £95. The promotion will run through to October 31st and is open to students, teachers and education professionals.

Eligible customers can purchase through the online Apple store.