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Well, that is if you have a car with a Viper remote start system. Developer Brandon Fiquette has written a PHP script that would send notification to the remote start service and ultimately, start your car. The hack was made possible by the Siri Proxy Server. The proxy server allows the custom creation of handlers - such as the included
Apple sold more than 4 times what they normally do on Black Friday - was said in a report on 9to5Mac. But here we have Cyber Monday, and Apple is back to full price. Are they missing on another record sales day? It was the first time in a long while that Apple put discounts on their products like
I just got back from 5 days in Japan and honestly as much as I love Japan this trip made me realize a couple of things that I will try and parallel from a tech standpoint. 1. Internet Usage My Mother-In-Law does not and has never used a computer. My Mother uses a computer and does so daily. My Brother-In-Law
If you have been eying the new Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for Android, but aren't sure if/when it will come to your device then this may serve as at least a bit of good news. One part of Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the keyboard, is now available for Android 2.2 and greater devices via a port that's available in the
The big one we have all been waiting for is on it's way. The Mars Science Laboratory, better known as the Curiosity rover, lifted off yesterday from Florida and began it's 8 and half month journey to the red planet. Curiosity carries with it the hopes and dreams of, not just a lot of scientists and NASA engineers, but also
Retailers are constantly trying to track shoppers activities, to try to attract more consumers to their stores and improve their sales. They use various methods to do this including shopper cards and newspaper inserts just to name a few. A couple of malls are testing a new technology called Footpath by Path Intelligence. Footpath tracks the movement of consumers by
Everyone is probably familiar with the new Motorola Droid Razr commercials. They are on TV almost continuously it seems, but Rogers, of Canada, has a new twist in their Razr TV ad. If you have seen the U.S. ads then you know that the ad is more special effects than actual phone - you just see things getting sliced in
It's that time to go and get your gifts for the kids, parents, siblings and the hubby. Some of us braved the cold and dark of night to stand in line for some super doorbuster deal. However, others stayed at home with cocoa and a restful nights sleep, for their trip to shop means turning on the computer and getting
The Boogie Board Rip from Improv Electronics is an electronic clipboard that will save handwritten notes and drawings to Adobe's .pdf format for later transfer to a PC via USB. You draw or write with the included stylus on the pressure-sensitive 9.5" dark monochrome LCD screen, which results in light coloured lines and writing. When you want to save your work,
SlingBox is now available through the Boxee Box. SlingBox connects directly to your cable or satellite box and allows you to watch anything that is available through that box no matter where you are. It works whether you are in the next room or the other side of the world. It comes in two version one that runs standard definition
Ah, Black Friday. The day where you push and shove to get in a store for a "Doorbuster deal". This year, Apple will be getting in the game with their own Black Friday Deals. But are the supposed price reductions a discount, or a slap in the face to the consumer? Apple is doing something they haven't in a long
Google has updated their search app in the iTunes store for both the iPhone and iPad. I do recommend downloading it, but it is not without its problem. On the face of it the app is a way to search in the Chrome world on the iPad. When you search for something it pops up within the application, no going
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