Links from the Gregg Zone

1) Okay, I like it when I can start with a double header. The guys at M.I.T. have sure visited the Gregg Zone on a lot of occasions in the past, and now they are in focus again. It seems they have come up with a portable desalination plant that can be easily shipped into disaster zones, or anyplace else they wish. I am sure the military is interested since clean water is heavy and hard to transport. http://www.reuters.com

2) This one I found made me think instantly of Earl, air bags have been around for a while now so I suppose it was just a matter of time until they were adapted to bicycles. I have mixed feelings on this one, here in Las Vegas wearing anything extra in the summer can be a problem, but then if it saves your life, or quality of life I suppose it would be worth it. http://www.wired.com

3) Now about the whole space thing, if I wanted to go I could… maybe next year. Wow, that sounds like one of those unattainable dreams about the future. While not that long ago it seemed just a little far-fetched for me, if I had the money I could buy a ticket. This is a link to the new space port just completed in New Mexico. Accompanying video is very cool be sure to check out the other video links on the groundbreaking, I was surprised that they finished on time, it took them less than 1 ½ years to complete. http://www.bbc.co.uk

4) It was about 2-3 years ago I was touting the new prototype printers that replicate objects by printing up layers of assorted materials to build an object, instead of print on paper. At that time I was postulating on how many years it would be before I could have one at home. If I was to guess then I do not think my answer would have been about three years. But, it looks like they are going to come out very soon. http://www.telegram.com/

5) For my geek link I ran across this, not sure how many out there are web site builders, or just how well this information was broadcast, but just in case you missed it I thought I would put it up here. Sounds like it could be an expensive trip down a road that could be avoided. http://arstechnica.com

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Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

Hanns G 27.5-inch LCD monitor $220 1080P 3MS response time HANNS-G HG-281DPB / HG-281DJB LCD 28W HDMI W HDCP DVI SPK 3MS 800:1 1920X12 Free Shipping THIS IS AT MWAVE.com

Newegg has the Western Digital Elements 120GB USB 2.0 WDBAAR1200ABK-NESN External Hard Drive for $30 - $5 off with coupon code EMCYTZT199 [Exp 10/24] = $25 with free shipping. Features a 120GB capacity and 2.5" form factor, so it'll fit snugly in your pocket.

Newegg has the Asus M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX Motherboard + AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz Processor Combo for $185 with free shipping.

Newegg has the LG GH24NS50 24X DVD+-R DL Writer for $17 with free shipping. Features a 24X DVD+/-R write speed, 48X for CD-Rs, and a SATA interface.

Dell Small Business offers the 5.3-lb Dell Vostro 3500 Intel Core i3 2.4GHz 15.6" LED Widescreen Notebook in Aberdeen Silver for $539 with free overnight shipping Intel Core i3-370M 2.4GHz dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 2GB RAM, 250GB 7200 rpm hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner, 2-megapixel webcam, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth, 8-in-1 card reader, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit


Buy.com offers the Lenovo G555 AMD Athlon II X2 2.1GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook, model no. 087325U, for $399.99 with free shipping. AMD Athlon II X2 M320 2.1GHz dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 widescreen LCD, 3GB RAM, 160GB 5400 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, webcam, memory card reader, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit.

HP Home & Home Office offers the HP Pavilion Elite HPE-410t Intel Core i5 2.8GHz Desktop PC (no monitor), model no. XM555AV#ABA, for $729.99. Coupon code "DTE86359" drops it to $629.99. With free shipping, Intel Core i5-760 2.8GHz quad-core processor, 6GB RAM, 750GB 7200 rpm hard drive, DVD burner, ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB graphics, memory card reader, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Mwave has the ASUS Skype Videophone Touch AiGuru SV1TS (Black) for $150 with free shipping. Portable videophone features Wi-Fi/Ethernet connectivity, 7" touch-enabled LCD screen (800x800), integrated 0.3MP webcam, built-in mic and speaker, rechargeable battery, and power supply. Includes 60 bonus minutes of SkypeOut credits. No computer required


Newegg has the Hannspree ST42DMSB 42" 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV for $500 + $35 shipping = $535 shipped. 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV for $500 + $35 shipping = $535 shipped.1920x1080, 15000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 4.5ms response time ATSC/NTSC/QAM tuners, 470 cd/m2 brightness, 2x 15W speakers

Dell Home offers the Dell ST2410 24" 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor for $229.99. Coupon code "DR5P3V5GZPJ32X" knocks it to $181.99. With free shipping, Native resolution of 1920x1080 (1080p), 5ms response time, 250 cd/m² brightness, one HDMI input, and DVI-D and VGA inputs. Coupon ends October 28.

TigerDirect.com offers the AMD Phenom X4 9850 2.5GHz Quad-Core Socket AM2+ Processor, model no. HD9850XAJ4BGH, for $89.99. Coupon code "CNV9103" chops it to $59.99. With $4.79 for shipping, A 2000MHz bus speed, 2MB L2 and L3 cache, and more. Coupon ends October 24.

Office Depot has the HP G72-B60US Intel Core i3-370M 17.3" LED LCD Laptop for $630 - $50 rebate = $580 with free shipping. Intel Core i3-370M Processor (2.40GHz), 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, HDMI, Windows 7 HP x64

Palm Pre 2, webOS 2.0, coming soon, on Verizon

HP today announced the imminent release of webOS 2.0 and Palm Pre 2. webOS 2.0 is both the first major update to the webOS smartphone platform, and the first major webOS release by HP since the company bought Palm in April this year.

ABC, CBS Fox Join Hulu In Blocking Google TV

Welcome to the new, fractured, half-insane Internet

Netflix Admits Streaming Is The Future As System Crashes - !

Sandvine indicated that Netflix streaming video now accounts for more than 20 percent of downstream traffic during peak times in the U.S.

AT&T Sees Huge Surge In Wi-Fi Use ...dslreports.com

AT&T is seeing explosive Wi-Fi growth. In fact, AT&T says that users made 106.9 million connections to AT&T's U.S. Wi-Fi network, far in excess of the 85.5 million connections made during the entire year in 2009

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 10-17-10

This is the On Computers Radio show podcast for 10-17-10. You can listen live every Sunday from 11AM to 12PM Pacific that's 2PM to 3PM Eastern. Join us for the live show and chat.

Today's App Corner

Today we have the mobile app version of Zillow, the real estate site, for iOS and Android. So if you want to know what your house might be worth (and see a graph of the plummet in value over the past few years), or what your neighbors house is worth, this app is made for you.

http://www.zillow.com/iphone/

http://www.zillow.com/ipad/

http://www.zillow.com/android/


On another note, remember when parents used TV as a babysitter? Well the modern parent has a more convenient device. Yes, this article tells all about iPhone using tots!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/fashion/17TODDLERS.html?_r=2

Links from the Gregg Zone

1) I kept hearing about how the stats on the Chevy Volt were tweaked. So I started looking around a bit, and found this interesting article about Motor Trends test drive they say all the chatter was much adieu about nothing. Impressive article, test, and car, if I was in the market and had the bucks, I would love to try one. http://blogs.motortrend.com/

2) I ran across this article on DNA fabrication, I have always been suspect of the amount of power we put into DNA found at crime investigations. Always seemed very easy to frame somebody. Then in court the DNA evidence seems to be the end of the argument, like the article points out ity is easier to plant DNA than it is to plant finger prints. Just something to think about, next time you are writing a crime novel. http://www.haaretz.com

3) It looks like the Germans might be giving Google Maps some competition, they are in process of creating a 3D map of the entire Earth. It looks like we may soon need glasses for our GPS, unless they get the no glasses model out soon. http://www.bbc.co.uk

4) This just seemed to be a zone topic. I can see a few comparisons here, while the subject is about the dijnn, reading the article it was hard not to think about exorcisms. The dijnn are what some parts of the world consider the genie in the bottle. Glancing through an international newspaper site can bring up some interesting stuff, here is the link on the djinn http://www.nst.com. And, as a bonus from the same source different paper here is an article about forest fires causing Yeti’s to move into new territory and starting a war with the local bears http://english.ruvr.ru/

1) Last up for the week an article about Microsoft bashing open office, the video looks like it was done by a professional political attack ad agency. Not sure where I come down on this, as I have not used open office other than my short venture into Ubuntu. The short time I used I did not have that much trouble, but my requirements for a word processor are nothing compared to most. http://www.theregister.co.uk

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Earl's Cyber Steals and Deals

Newegg has the Sapphire 100253HDMI Radeon 4650 512MB PCI-E Video Card for $49 - $15 rebate [Exp 10/31] = $34 with free shipping. Features a 600MHz core clock, 320 stream processing units, and is Direct X 10.1 compatible.

Office Depot has the HP Pavilion Elite HPE-400f Quad-Core Desktop for $730 with free shipping. AMD Phenom II 945 Quad-Core 3.0GHz CPU, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB HDD ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB, Wireless-N, HDMI, DVD±RW, Win 7 HP x64

EverydaySource has the Foldable USB Keyboard DOTHXXXXKB04 on sale for $10 - $6 off with coupon code S10FUKB [1000 uses] = $4 with free shipping. It's $6.50 for the next 1000 customers after that. Fold-up QWERTY keyboard features five rows of full-size keys (including numbers). Can be cleaned with just soap and water

Newegg has the Seagate Expansion 2TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive ST320005EXA101-RK for $110 - $10 off with coupon code EMCYTZT191 [Exp 10/17] = $100 with free shipping. Features built-in power management for energy-efficient operation.

PCMicroStore has the Nero 9.4.17/26 Suite 2 Burn no playback (OEM) for $5.99 - $2.50 off with coupon code NERO = $3.49 with free shipping. Create, rip, copy, burn, and edit music, video, photo and data, with autobackup and data-protection features.

Walmart has the Toshiba Satellite L655D-S5066 AMD Dual Core 15.6" Laptop (Black) for $498 + $1 shipping = $499 shipped. Tiger Direct has the red model for $600 - $100 off with code KVG8362 + $8 shipping = $508 shipped. Webcam, DVD Burner, MS Office 10/100 Ethernet. AMD Turion II Dual-Core P520 2.3GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250, 802.11b/g/n, Windows 7 HP x64

Tiger Direct has the AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad Core 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ Processor (HD9850XAJ4BGH) for $90 - $30 off with coupon code LJI8317 + $5 shipping = $65 shipped. Features a 2MB L2 + L3 cache and 2000MHz bus speed.

Apple Store has the refurbished iPad Tablet Wi-Fi 16GB (MB292LL/A) for $449 with free shipping. Features a custom 1GHz Apple A4 processor and 9.7" multi-touch display with up to 10 hours of battery life. The refurbished 32GB Wi-Fi (MB293LL/A) is $549 and the refurbished 64GB Wi-Fi (MB294LL/A) is $649

OnComputers Radio show Podcast 10-10-10

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Links from the Gregg Zone

1) Found an interesting site looking at the other half of the electric car problem. Charging stations; it looks like this area is heating up, this article refers to startup charging companies starting around the country, and there are embedded links included for most of the listed projects. If I was much younger looking for opportunity I might look at a business installing charging stations for apartment buildings, and condos. http://www.green-energy-news.com

2) As long as I am on the car topic, how about Google’s new auto-automobile drives itself, in traffic, using freeways. I watched some competition on auto-piolet cars a while back, but they were on a special track, not in traffic. http://www.nytimes.com

1) I have put up links about the crystal caves in Mexico a few times in the past, just noticed the National Geographic is going to have a special on them airing tonight. The link is just announcing the airing; I will have to wait for it to come out on the net to watch it. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/into-the-lost-crystal-caves-4636#tab-Overview

4) This is a very interesting article about some upcoming meteoroid showers. Looks like next year may be the show stopper. I do not usually get to excited about them, always curious but not enough to drive away from the lights. I may make an exception next year. http://www.examiner.com

5) The geek link for the week is about an entire room becoming a computer display, every table, the floor, even the people. Not quite sure where the value of all this is, but if it can be done with current technology I suppose somebody somewhere is doing it. http://news.cnet.com