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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New HP ultraportable on the way]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jusirbim1</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard will unleash a business ultraportable with Intel's most power-efficient Sandy Bridge processors and USB 3.0 ports, according to reports and HP's Web site. The HP EliteBook 2540p has been a successful business model for HP. Today, this model sports a 12.1-inch screen, weighs about 3.5 pounds, and uses prior-generation Core i5, i7 chips. (Credit:Hewlett-Packard)The upcoming EliteBook 2560p follows HP's successful--and very durable--EliteBook 2540p, which is built around a 12.1-inch display and weighs about 3.5 pounds. HP has already revealed some 2560p specifications on its U.S. Web site and those of its close cousin, the 2760p, which adds a touch interface, like its predecessor, the 2740p. Highlights include a range of Sandy Bridge processors, such as Intel's most power-efficient Core i5-2537M and Core i7-2617M chips (in addition to more mainstream Sandy Bridge laptop processors) and USB 3.0 ports, according to a Japanese-language Web site. These new features would follow what HP has already done with its new 15-inch EliteBook, the 8560p. That comes with a range of Sandy Bridge processors and two USB 3.0. ports. These new features would supersede the older-generation Core i5 and Core i7 processors and run-of-the-mill USB 2.0 ports used in the current 2540p model. Integrated 3G will also be offered, like the current 2540p model that offers built-in 3G from AT&amp;T, Sprint, or Verizon. The Japanese-language site also lists 13-inch screens, which, if true, would be a departure from the current 12-inch form factor. Pricing and release date information is not available at this time. Via Notebook Review and Engadget. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WeatherBill insures farmers from extreme weather]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=weatherbill-insures-farmers-from-extreme-weather</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jusirbim1</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=weatherbill-insures-farmers-from-extreme-weather</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WeatherBill, a company that uses high-end computing to reduce risk in agriculture, yesterday said it raised $42 million from Khosla Ventures, Google's venture arm, and existing investors.(Credit:Gevo)The San Francisco-based company, founded by two former Google employees, provides insurance plans to farmers to hedge against lost income due to extreme weather. WeatherBill has built an application that continuously analyzes reams of weather-related data from multiple sources, including short-range forecasts, seasonal effects such as El Nino, and long-term trends. The same cloud-based platform is also used to provide insurance for travelers.Vinod Khosla, which heads a green technology venture fund over $1 billion, said the technology can fundamentally change the risks associated with weather in agriculture. &quot;Now WeatherBill can help farmers globally deal with the increasingly extreme weather brought on by climate change,&quot; he said in a statement.In the case of losses from weather-related problems such as floods or droughts, farmers receive money from WeatherBill. People in agriculture can use the company's Web site to get an estimate of their premium based on their location and the crops they are growing. In a conference call to announce the funding, Khosla and Bill Maris from Google Ventures said the deal with WeatherBill represents growing interest among investors in agriculture. &quot;Helping farmers protect their financial futures and protect the global food supply is something I think we all can be passionate about,&quot; Maris said, according to a New York Times article. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Add social context to your e-mail in-box]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=add-social-context-to-your-e-mail-in-box</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jusirbim1</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=add-social-context-to-your-e-mail-in-box</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Xobni puts a ton of social info in an Outlook sidebar.(Credit:Screenshot by Rafe Needleman/CNET)It's important to know who you're talking to. But in our e-mail in-boxes, we're deluged with messages from people we don't know, companies we're not familiar with. Even messages from our friends and coworkers could be better handled if we had social or business context with the message.  To see what I mean, try at least one of the these three good tools: Xobni, Rapportive, and a new kid on the block, WhoSent.It. These tools all give you dossiers on the people e-mailing you by using data gleaned from around the Web, including Facebook profiles, Twitter postings, and, for business users, data from apps like Salesforce.com.  Of these apps, Xobni is for Outlook users. Rapportive works nicely with Gmail and Google Apps. WhoSent.It has a clever twist that makes it work with anything. If you're an Outlook user, get Xobni. Like the other apps, it pulls personal data from Facebook, Twitter, and Linked in, and company data from Hoovers. Xobni also gives you relevant data from within your own e-mail archive: It gives you links to e-mails you've exchanged with the sender, and also shows you which other people the sender communicates with (taken from multi-addressed to: and cc: fields). Xobni's sidebar data panel looks great and is the front-end for a ton of additional info, though on a crowded notebook's screen it can be a little intrusive.Rapportive replaces Gmail&amp;39's ads with a useful info pane.(Credit:Screenshot by Rafe Needleman/CNET)Rapportive works with Gmail and its corporate cousin, Google Apps. Primarily it grabs data from the usual suspects of social sources: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Users can also connect Rapportive to less universally used lookup tools, like Klout, Lanyrd, and Crunchbase. Rapportive's benefit is its easy setup--it's a browser plug-in--and, thanks to its cloud architecture, its minimal drag on the user's computer. It's a no-brainer if you use Gmail, although in my tests it did fail to pick up social profiles from some people I know I'm connected to.  Rahul Vohra, CEO of Rapportive, told me a Xobni-like history section will be added to his service soon.  Then there's the new app, WhoSent.It. Very much a work in progress, this dossier utility works with any e-mail system through a clever routing hack: When you want to look someone up in the free version, you forward the message from them to who@whosent.it. The service reads the e-mail, and you get a dossier page back with details on the person. Alternatively, enterprise users can route all their incoming e-mails through WhoSent.It, to get the dossiers appended to messages.WhoSent.It sends you an e-mail dossier when you forward it messages. It still needs some development.(Credit:Screenshot by Rafe Needleman/CNET)WhoSent.It does need to grow up a bit before I can recommend it, but hopefully this will happen soon. It doesn't return much information, even when you connect it to your Facebook account, and in my testing it also got some info oddly wrong (my father is not female). But WhoSent.It is launching with the capability to pull data from Salesforce.com and Jigsaw, which is useful to businesses. And it's the only service you can start using immediately from a smartphone, if you need a quick bit of info on someone and you're not near your desktop.  The CEOs of all of the dossier apps told me they're big into mobile. At the moment, WhoSent.It works with any platform, so it's probably the best bet for getting info on a contact when you're not at your desk--and you're not an Outlook and BlackBerry user, since Xobni has a BlackBerry app (review). Rapportive's Vohra says mobile support is in the pipeline for that app.  There are free versions of each of these services, with up-sells for premium features. Either Rapportive or Xobni will instantly give you social context that your e-mail in-box is currently lacking. And WhoSent.It has potential--watch for it to improve.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mindflex Duel telekinesis game for budding Jedi]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=mindflex-duel-telekinesis-game-for-budding-jedi</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jusirbim1</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Brain battle: Two competitors try to push a ball around with their mental powers on Mindflex Duel. (Credit:Tim Hornyak/CNET)&quot;Control, control. You must learn control.&quot;Yoda was right. But if you want to hone your Jedi chops without lifting X-wings out of a swamp, try duking it out with Mattel's head-to-head telekinesis game. The toy giant is updating its 2009 Mindflex novelty with Mindflex Duel, a competition in which concentration wins the day. Mindflex Duel comes with headsets, hoops, and balls. Lightsabers not included.(Credit:Mattel)Players don headsets equipped with EEG-like forehead sensors that measure brainwaves, and face off above a ball hovering on a stream of air. The harder they concentrate, the more each player can push the ball across the board to the opponent's end, winning the round. The original Mindflex is a solo game that comes with five obstacle courses to push the ball through. The sensors on the headset control fans in the unit that levitate the ball higher or lower. While you're still not directly controlling the ball in Mindflex Duel (you're controlling the fan power), the competitive aspect makes it more thrilling. I tried it out atCES 2011, going up against a guy who initially had problems getting the sensors to read his brainwaves, which made us wait while it tried to get a signal. Meanwhile, his head looked, well, relatively small. I had this one in the bag. &quot;Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size do you&quot; I should have listed to Yoda. The guy kicked my brain's butt. It was really tough to get a sense of the connection between concentrating and moving the ball to his side of the board. I thought the whole thing might be a crock (apparently, Germany's Der Spiegel was also dubious), but Mattel says it's real EEG science. I kept tensing my jaw muscles to move that ball, but to no avail. My opponent easily pushed it over to my side. His was the superior brain. OK, so my only hope of summoning a lightsaber while glued to a Wampa's cave is to buy the $99.99 Mindflex Duel when it comes out in August. It's now on preorder on Amazon. It comes with two headsets and a bunch of hoops and hurdles so you can design your own obstacles and play against or with opponents. Challenges include games like Basketblaster, in which players shoot as many baskets as they can in a given time. Will future versions include Fooling Stormtroopers and Choking Imperial Naysayers challenges One can only hope. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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