Marti M

GIS C++!>$ And if you can translate that, you've been around as long as CompuServe. IT is now just a hobby, and shares my time with cross-stitch and knitting. High-tech, low-tech, and everything in between. I keep these guys in line and roll my eyes at Simmons. Come on, ladies, celebrate your love of technology! "Tech should be black. Colors are for cases."

Microsoft and Univ. of Rochester test a “just-in-time” support system

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What am I talking about? An EKG-enabled BRASSIERE that tells a smartphone app when you’re under stress ladies, and that will let you know this so you don’t stress-eat. And the study abstract calls it a “just-in-time support system for emotional eating.” That joke just wrote itself. All in the name of science, I’m sure. … Read more

Fingerprints? Not pervy enough!

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I … Wha … Sure, of COURSE someone’s tried this. From Kotaku: Lock your new iPhone with your nipples! Apple’s new scanning security tech is pretty clever. It’s not only smart enough to identify different fingers, but supposedly also clever to i.d. different nipples. Welcome to the future! According to Japanese site Rocket News, the … Read more

George Takei talks Google Glass. Oh, myyy!

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I am a long time, die hard Star Trek fan. I grew up in science fiction fandom. I have gone to conventions, sung filksongs, and even shared a stage with George Takei. (It was a reading of a short, fan-written “Sulu story.” I got to say 3 sexy lines to him. Before he came out. … Read more

HERE Auto, Nokia’s newest integrated offering

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Today, Nokia announced HERE Auto, an in-dash navigation system and companion Windows Phone and Android apps. With more computing technology going into cars, we’re seeing a lot more in-dash programming, one of the more obvious to the consumer is navigation and maps. HERE Auto is the newest offering in this field. With an OS-independent API … Read more

Fancy a programmable hardware button for your Android smartphone? Of course you do.

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The disclaimer here is I don’t have an Android smartphone. But I also don’t use the headphone jack on the Windows Phone smartphone I do have. Why? I’m what I call “functionally deaf” in my left ear – I can hear, but only at decibel levels achieved in a sound booth, and even then it … Read more

Retire! Retire! Retire!

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Love him or not, if you haven’t heard yet (and you’re hearing from us first? We’re flattered!), today Steve Ballmer announced his retirement within 12 months. You can read his letter to MS employees at zdnet.com. There seems to be little middle ground when it comes to opinions about Ballmer. Personally, I LIKE the intensity … Read more

Netflix profiles: FINALLY

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Netflix came out today with a blog post saying that it will start rolling out (over the next few days) profile capability for their website, iPad, iPhone, PS3, Xbox, Apple TV. Wii and Android users will have to wait (“soon”). So instead of your Instant Queue being full of your toddler’s shows, you’ll be able … Read more