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  1. It's making the Omate look more and more appealing on Samsung Unveils Galaxy Gear Smartwatch · · Score: 3, Informative

    I almost got a pebble, but I wanted an android based watch, and then I saw the Omate, but decided to wait and see what a big company like Samsung could do. I was actually really excited to get the Samsung watch, but now having seen it, at that price, I'd rather just get the Omate for $100 cheaper by backing their kickstarter. I know, kickstarters hardly ever live up to their promises, but the demo videos of the Omate look like exactly what I'm looking for.

  2. Not quite a hearing aid, but... on Ask Slashdot: Hearing Aids That Directly Connect To Smart Phones? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm deaf in one ear, but I get by in life without a hearing aid. I recently started using AfterShokz headphones for my running, and was pleasantly surprised that I could hear stereo sound again through these headphones. I also started using an Android app at work called AroundSound which stops your music when someone starts talking to you and replays the last thing that was said through your headphones. So by combining these two, it's allowed me to hear the beginning of conversations better, when normally I would have to ask someone to repeat what they said before I could turn around and actively listen. It's not an all day solution, but I find it's helped me a bit in my day-to-day work life.

  3. Re:+1 two suggestions on Ask Slashdot: Mirrorless, Interchangeable Lens Camera Advice? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I really dislike Sony, and I never thought I would buy, much less recommend one of their products, but I am very happy with my NEX-5N. It fits great in my jacket pocked with the zoom lens, and in my pants pocket with the pancake lens. I almost always keep the zoom lens on it though, because not having a zoom is very limiting. I'm just finishing up a 2 week vacation traveling all over Germany, and the camera has been the best I've ever owned. I get very near DSLR quality photos, but it's no hassle to keep my camera with me. The only thing I miss is a larger zoom. The lens that I've seen so far for better zooming is huge, and hardly seems worth it to tote around. As the camera is now, it's very easy to use, and very easy to make some amazing photos.

  4. Annual phenomenon? on Using Toads to Predict Earthquakes · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I was just listening to this week's episode of Big Picture Science http://radio.seti.org/ where they addressed this issue, and the scientist they interviewed claimed that the toads that started this whole thing naturally migrate every year. Not sure who's right, but I'm more likely to believe it was a fluke until they can actually prove the ability to predict an earthquake before it happens, and not after.

  5. Probably a lot less likely. on Could a Meteor Have Brought Down Air France 447? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Phil Plait has just put up a blog post explaining that it's probably a lot less likely than than these other guys have made it seem. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/05/flying-the-meteoric-skies/

  6. Re:Does it run Linux, yet? on PSP Reception Lukewarm in US? · · Score: 1

    They are working on it. http://www.psp-linux.org/

  7. Re:From the article -- galactic bowling physics? on Ion Rocket to Map Moon with X-Rays · · Score: 1

    I saw something on the Science Channel about this, and the illustration they had involved the two planets hitting each other and swirling around a bit. Since the earth is mostly moltent rock, I think during the collision, a lot of that came in to fill it in. Plus this was a long long time ago, so the Earth could have covered it up by now. Not the best explaination I know, I can't say I understand it all myself.

  8. Re:Difference between Firefox and Thunderbird? on Thunderbird 0.7 Released · · Score: 3, Informative

    Firefox is a webrowser, and Thunderbird is an email client.

  9. Re:Nintendo Patent on Quick Fixes For Those Pining For A 6-foot Cabinet · · Score: 1

    Nintendo only has a patent on Game Boy emulators, so MAME is fine.

  10. Re:Not a show renewal... but stilll good news. on Simpsons Pay Dispute Settled · · Score: 1

    Now that the simpsons have gone to digital animation, the time it takes to create an episode has dropped, I'm not sure by how much, but it is less than 8-11 months now.