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Fresh off the press at the US patent Office are some interesting filings by the Cupertino Cult. 1. POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUITRY AND SOLAR CELLS - Are shiny solar cells going to be the 'new aluminum'? This invention describes a clever mechanism of virtually re-ordering cells to produce constant voltage in the case that certain cells ...

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Ages ago we wrote about the wonder of a little java app called Wordle - which creates stylized word clouds from text or urls. This year we got the idea to use Wordle to create a family game for our upcoming Christmas gathering. Simply search the lyrics of your favourite xmas tunes ...

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Today's feature Apple patent application is number 20090292993: Graphical User Interface Having Sound Effects For Operating Control Elements and Dragging Objects Abstract Systems and methods for providing an enhanced auditory behavior to a graphical user interface are described. Control elements portrayed by the graphical user interface on a display are associated with at least two states. When ...

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When I joined Nortel, my friends Lisa Fast and Marilyn French St-George had re-invented the payphone.  This electronic creation featured a bright fluorescent display that was readable by sight-impaired users.  The digital readout could spew site specific ads.  The phone even had a card reader that was tilted upwards to prevents cards being left in. Like ...

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Very nice web app from NetFlix to flaunt the re-release of Wizard of Oz on October 3rd. Upload a face picture of yourself and within seconds you're Scarecrow! Instantly uppload the video to Facebook! Yep. That's me. Scary, huh? Oz Yourself here.

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The US government has been publishing recovery program data via its web site Recovery.org. It gives you access to all sorts of data relating to government programs aimed at stimulating the economy. There is a tons of data including an interactive US map showing the number of active projects and investment. ...

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Depending on the industry, customer churn is usually blamed on three things: 1. Price / cost; 2. Product issues; 3. Customer service issues. While all these factors need to be closely monitored, a product's design can play a big role in minimizing churn. So here are ELEVEN of my favourite strategies: 1. Branding ...

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If you're amoung the lucky few to have seen a UFO, chances are you'll soon enough be in good company. Light weight laser propelled spacecraft named 'lightcraft' could light our skies in the near future. Check out the current prototype.

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From German design firm Biegert & Funk comes QlockTwo - very cool use of technology. But - cool comes at price! The firm has just lowered the price of the 450mm square clock to a mere 885 Euros. The readout can be set to English or German. ...

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