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  1. Apple's way vs Android way on iPhone Opens Up Bluetooth For Data · · Score: 1

    TFA says: "Its health sensors will be one of the first devices, other than ear buds, that link to smartphones with Bluetooth short-range communications."

    I find this fascinating given that I've had an app in the Android Market, called Heart Rate Monitor, that has been around for almost a year and does just that. It talks via bluetooth data to a bluetooth heart rate chest strap. My app is just one of many that can talk to these bluetooth devices, called Zephyr HxM.

    I wonder if Apple will allow generic access or if this was a partnership. I only develop for Android but an iPhone developer friend says that bluetooth access for apps is still not available.

  2. You forgot Digium / Asterisk! on Top Ten Open Source Innovators · · Score: 3, Informative

    They forgot Digium, the Asterisk company. Its hard to imagine a list of open source innovations that doesn't include Asterisk!

  3. Re:Stupid drivers w/ cells on Legal Restrictions on Cellphone Use Gain Traction · · Score: 1

    Thats because 90% of the people driving are on the cell.

  4. Re:How to play CNN video on Linux on CNN Now Offers Free Online Video · · Score: 1

    Why not have it just play embedded in firefox just like the windows users get? A much easier way is to install mplayerplug-in and make sure you have avisynth.dll. Then it will play embedded just like it does for windows users.

    To install mplayerplug-in, the easiest way is to use `yum install mplayerplug-in` (if you have yum installed). As for avisynth.dll, just go to http://www.avisynth.org/ and downloaded the zip file. Unzip it and put the .dll in /usr/lib/win32/ or /usr/lib/codecs/.

    That is all!

  5. finger print loggin for linux on Acer Laptop W/Fingerprint Recognition System · · Score: 1

    Office Max (and I am sure others) sell a $50 USB finger print reader. I have always thought it would be cool to make a driver for this in Linux. It could also be used to loggin, protecte files, etc.

    Anyone wanna help?