Glowing Electrified Fingerprints Are the Future of Forensics [Science]

Scan Documents Without a Computer with the IRIScan Anywhere 3

You don’t have to be tethered to a computer, or even to a wall power outlet, to scan documents and photos when you’re using the IRIScan Anywhere 3 scanner.  This portable scanner from I.R.I.S. has a built-in rechargeable battery so you can use the IRIScan Anywhere 3 at home, the office, or anywhere else.  Documents are scanned and stored as JPGs in the 512MB internal memory or on an SD card or a USB flash drive.  You can scan at 600 or 300 dpi with a scanning speed of up to 6 pages/minute for color or black-and-white.  You can scan up to 100 letter-sized pages on a single charge of the battery.  You simply plug the scanner to a USB port on your PC or Mac to transfer files from the internal memory, or simply insert the SD card or flash drive and copy files.  You can even copy files to your iPad with the optional connector.  The IRIScan Anywhere 3 comes with:

  • Readiris Pro 14, I.R.I.S’ OCR application (PC or Mac) that turns scanned files into fully editable and searchable documents that can be imported into PDF, Word, Excel and more (added value of $129).
  • Cardiris Pro 5 PC / Cardiris PR 4 Mac to manage business card contacts or imports them to Outlook, ACT!, Lotus Notes, Address Book, etc (added value of $99).

The IRIScan Anywhere 3 is available now for $199

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IBM Think, Trivia Party, and More [Ipad Apps Of The Week]

It's Friday, meaning it's time for the best iPad apps of the week. This week, we're wowing you with a navigational app for boaters, one that will teach you something, and another that will test your knowledge of pop culture. More »


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Juicing Up Your Gadget Battery Power

I've written about keeping your devices powered while on the road before, and looked at techniques to reduce draw -- like reducing screen brightness and switching off phone radios. I also took a broad-brush look at different technologies, like battery packs and solar. Now I'm going to explain how to choose the right rechargeable battery, called a "secondary cell"; and choose the right technology, like solar, to increase your time between battery charges.

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Firefox 4 Mobile officially released for Android and Maemo devices

Firefox 4 MobileMoments ago, Mozilla stripped the release candidate moniker from Firefox 4 Mobile and pronounced it fit for public release. If you have a Nokia N900 phone, or a fairly-modern Android 2.0-or-later device, go ahead and install it from the Market, by using scanning the QR code after the break, or by visiting Firefox.com/m.

Accompanying the release is the launch of Spark, a cute social game that's designed to fuel the adoption of Firefox 4 Mobile, much like last week's use of Glow and Twitter Party during Firefox 4 PC's release.

While the browser still feels a little rough around the edges, it's definitely worth trying out if you're still using Android's stock browser. Its JavaScript performance is significantly better than any other Android browser, and if you use Firefox on your PC, its built-in Sync functionality is awesome.

Over the next few days we'll have plenty of tips and tricks for Firefox 4 Mobile, and a list of the best add-ons available for the new browser.

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Light Bulbs Are the Best and Worst Balls For a Newton's Cradle [Video]

Newton's Cradle is well-known for its repeating clicks, and gracing the desks of executives everywhere. This fragile, but awesome installation by Yasutoki Kariya changes things up a bit by using light bulbs instead of metal spheres. Surprisingly, they manage not to shatter. More »


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Here's an Internal Email Thread from Apple About a 7-inch iPad [Apple]

Today in court, during the current ongoing legal battle between Apple and Samsung, an internal email thread between four Apple execs—Eddy Cue, Tim Cook, Scott Forstall, and Phil Schiller—was released into evidence. The subject of the email: size matters. No, really. Those are Cue's words, not mine. More »


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Apple SVP Eddy Cue wanted 7-inch iPad in 2011, internal email says

During today's proceedings at the Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement trial in Northern California, an internal Apple email came to light, where Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue suggested that the company manufacture a 7-inch tablet, anticipating a market for a smaller slate. The email reportedly dates back to January of 2011, and was sent to Scott Forstall, Tim Cook and Phil Schiller, according to The Next Web. AllThingsD added that the topic originated with an email from a reporter, who shared that they had switched to a 7-inch Samsung tablet from the iPad, because they found the smaller size of the Tab more appealing. Cue reportedly agreed with the findings, and made his own suggestion. That email hasn't led to a smaller form-factor iPad to date, but with rumors heating up around an upcoming "iPad Mini," it's possible that Apple's compact tablet could one day arrive. And Cue was right -- there's clearly demand for a 7-inch tablet. Update: Read the email for yourself after the break.

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Apple exec talks about the iPhone's early days, the secrecy of 'Project Purple'

Apple execs talk about the iPhone's early days, the secrecy of 'Project Purple'

The back and forth of Apple and Samsung's spat can be tiring, it's true, but the legal debacle has its moments. Cupertino's Scott Forstall, for instance, took the stand on Friday to give some insights on the beginnings of what Apple called "Project Purple," and the secrecy that surrounded the first iPhone's development. "We're starting another project," Forstall would tell potential recruits to the project, "It's so secret I cannot tell you what the project is. You are going to have to give up nights and weekends for a couple years." These were the words that conscripted much of the team that would eventually build Apple's first phone. Forstall said that the engineers he recruited weren't told anything about the project or even who they would report to -- eventually, Apple locked down one of its Cupertino buildings, affectionately calling it the "purple dorm" for its vague pizza-like aroma.

When Apple's attorney questioned the senior vice president of iOS software about how the Project Purple team drove innovation, Forstall went on to describe the challenge of building a touch-centric OS. "Everything we dealt with before was based on mouse and keyboard, and here we were changing the entire user interface to be based around touch. We had to rethink everything about what big controls would be knowing where you are in the document, knowing when you reach the list... Every single part of every device had to be rethought for doing touch." Samsung's legal team was more concerned with how Project Purple was inspired by competitor devices; Forstall responded by saying that Apple simply tested Purple's call performance against other devices, noting that "it's fine to benchmark for performance reasons, it's not OK to copy and rip something off."

The comments are interesting, but they probably won't weight too heavily on the jury's final decision. Still, the stories are entertaining, and worth a read for those interested in the iPhone's origins. Even so, we'll be glad when the patent wars are finally over.

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Celebrate the Olympics with FREE Postcards from Touchnote and Samsung

I’m not talking about electronic postcards, I’m talking about honest to goodness printed physical postcards that you send through the postal service. And they’re absolutely free (including postage) from now till 8/31/2012. Samsung, a worldwide Olympics sponsor, is teamed up with Touchnote to offer real postcards using official Olympics images for free. Send to anywhere from anywhere using Android, the Web and Facebook. Sorry iOS peeps, you’re not in on this deal. The only “catch” is that the cards are sponsored by Samsung, and have a small amount of Samsung branding on them. But other than that, they 100% free. They don’t even ask for your credit card. Full press release after the jump.

Samsung sponsors London start-up Touchnote to let people across the world send real postcards – for free

LONDON, 31st July, 2012 – Samsung announced that it has partnered with Touchnote to extend the London celebrations to everywhere in the world by inviting everyone to send real, printed postcards for free to commemorate their favourite moments this summer.

The campaign will run to the end of the summer on Friday August 31st, and allows consumers to send free postcards via their smartphones or online with Touchnote, the award-winning mobile postcards start-up.

Whether people are in London this summer, on holiday, or travelling to far-flung corners of the world, they will be able to send their photos as real, printed postcards to friends and family, absolutely anywhere in the world for free during the campaign.

People can share their photos as real postcards with family and friends through Touchnote’s  Android app, the campaignwebsite and the Facebook app. Additionally, people using the Samsung GALAXY Note and S-pen will be able to include hand-writing on the free postcards.

Raam Thakrar, co-founder of Touchnote added: “In today’s world of sharing photos digitally on Facebook and email, it is easy to forget how special it is to receive something in the post. A real postcard adds a personal touch and can really make someone’s day. Touchnote is based on the philosophy that certain moments should live forever and this summer in London will undoubtedly be filled with incredible moments. We’re delighted that Samsung is giving everyone the opportunity to make their memories permanent, wherever they are, simply by getting online or using their smartphone. We’ve also worked hard to optimise the Touchnote experience for the Samsung GALAXY Note so users can experience more such as hand-writing in various colours and different pen functions to fully express their emotions.

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