In this week news from USB Fever you will find a great seaside accessory: maybe you will not direct the sequel of “The abyss”, but you will be able to take some underwater movies.

This week a Waterproof Flashlight DVR is shown at USB Fever: it is an all weather torch with a digital video recorder to catch your extreme weather adventures. Great for filming under water, it will be good also in other
extreme weather condition. With a 1W LED flashlight you will have a 4 to 8 hours non-stop operation (both color camera and microphone) to record a 640 x 480 quality AVI Video.

Here are the full specs:

Introductions:
This is a waterproof camera with Flashlight LED for darkness and underwater recording

Features:
- New Concepts Sports DVR for diving, caving, camping and all kind of sports recording
- 1W LED flashlight supports lighting & recording in a dark area.
- Built-in rechargeable Li-battery supports 4 ~ 8 hours non-stop operation
- Built-in color camera and microphone for video and audio recording
- Built-in Memory card with USB 2.0 connection to download files into computer
- AVI Video form, 640 x 480 (VGA) quality
- Professional brackets support easy mounting
- Compact Size and portable DVR System
- Built-in 4GB Flash Light (supports up to 32GB, see notes below)
- MPEG4 Video Recording (Video + Audio in AVI format)
- Built-in CMOS Color VGA Sensor (Resolution: 640×480 pixels)
- Support 8 Hours VGA Recording
- Backup using USB2.0 compatible interface
- Easy operation with one touch control

How to get the video from the built-in Memory in the Torch?
- Just connect it with a Mini 5 pin USB to your computer, it will be prompted as one of disk in your computer, then you can drag all the files to the built-in memory card to your computer to clear it for next shooting.

You iPhone lovers don’t get into panic, as USB Fever also covers you with new cases and fancy lenses for your beloved device:

Hard Shell Cover Case for iPhone 3G / 3Gs (Black Jeans)
http://usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=1845

Hard Shell Cover Case for iPhone 3G / 3Gs (Purple Jeans)
http://usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=1846

Hard Shell Cover Case for iPhone 3G / 3Gs (Blue Jeans)
http://usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=1847

Tri-image mirage / Sparkle / Starburst Lens for iPhone 3G / 3Gs
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=1849

Red / Green / Yellow Color Filter Lens for iPhone 3G / 3Gs
http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=1850

Via: USB Fever

Question of the Day:  What is your preferred means of communication?

Used to be, if someone wanted to get in touch with you they had to meet with you face to face.  Then came the writing of a letter, from horseback to postal carrier and next in the line, the telephone.  We had landlines and party lines.  Then there were cordless phones, gigantic (at least by today’s standards) cell phones and car phones.  We were blessed with email and instant messaging.  Now we have texting, Facebook, Twitter and so on.  It seems that there are countless ways that you can get in touch with someone, rather be it for a quick “hello” or a full blown conversation.  Ushering in with each new wave of technology, we are saddled with one or seven more ways to contact someone, and for them to contact us.

Of these methods, what are your preferred means of communication?  If you can find me in person, I’ll talk to you… especially over a glass of iced tea.  You can call my cell phone and I’ll (likely) answer.  I send text messages to my wife, and occasionally a family member, but not everyone that texts me gets a response.  You can email me.  It’s my preferred method.  You won’t find me, however, on Facebook at all, as I just don’t understand it.  I’ve posted about two things to Twitter since getting my account, both stating something along the lines of “Hello World”.  Am I able to be contacted for communications?  Sure.  By every means available.  No.

What are your thoughts on this?  How accessible are you, and via what means?

Android is having a great success, and people tell me they are very pleased of the ease of setup of Google service, e.g. GMail, Calendar and Contacts. They are right, but remember that your Windows Mobile device can take full advantage of these Google services, too.

Remember to make a backup of your data before proceeding, just in case.

To explain this to you, I will use the detailed Google Mobile guide available here, complete with figures, as using the screenshots of an Italian localized device would be less clear

Open the default Email program on your Windows Mobile device and choose to setup a new Microsoft Exchange account. Enter “m.google.com” as the server address and select for the SSL encryption.

Select “Next” on the bottom and setup your account.
Insert your Google account, complete with the domain, in the “User name” field and your password in the “Password”field.  Select to save the password and leave the “Domain” field empty.

Click “Next” and then choose what information you want to sync. You will be able to choose your GMail account, Contacts and Calendar. Remember not to choose Tasks, as they are not supported and will prevent you to successfully sync with the Google server.

Click “Finish” and press sync to start syncing.

That’s it! Your GMail account, including the Contacts therein and all meetings in Google Calendar, will now sync seamlessly with your WM device and back.

Launching “ActiveSync” you will have also the chance to fine tune this feature choosing “Menu/Schedule…”, including an option to sync the new elements as soon as they change. This way, you will be notified of new emails on your GMail account as soon as they arrive, BlackBerry style!

Please, remember you will need a proper data plan to take full advantage of this feature.

Link: Google Mobile

Question of the Day: What do you do with your old technology?

Some recycle, some recycle creatively.  I’ve seen my students use an old computer monitor for the head of a sculpture.  Others have used old televisions as the surface for a painting as well as old CD players brought to life while integrated into a new item.

What are your experiences with old technology?  Do you let them sit around accumulating dust?  Do you incorporate them into art?  Do you sell or commit to the landfill?  Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

Today’s JAMM Store Deal of the Day is WikiPock Plus Edition for Windows Mobile.  You can register WikiPock Plus for half the regular price, so be sure to check it out.

You can download a trial and/or register your copy here.

The programs details and specifications are below:

WikiPock is a mobile phone application that allows you to search and read Wikipedia articles without an internet connection. All the articles are stored in your mobile phone’s memory so there is no need to download anything from the network. It’s the world’s largest encyclopedia with over 3 million articles in English—in your phone, on the go! WikiPock is significantly faster than searching and downloading an article over the web. 22 languages are included in this edition. Why Use WikiPock? It’s the only tool out there that lets you access Wikipedia in its entirety from your mobile phone without using your data plan or an internet connection. WikiPock is significantly faster than searching and downloading an article over the web. When you’re dying to have the answer but you’re out of range or can’t get online (While in transit: on planes, in subways or tunnels, on ships or trains; While site seeing: in museums, gardens, or cities; While abroad for work or for pleasure) At social events, business meetings or class reunions. When your company or your parents have blocked your access to the web, making your fabulous mobile phone much less fabulous. You can browse Wikipedia without draining your battery. Features: No internet or data connection required. The data is stored in your phone. No need for GPRS/EDGE/3G/Wi-Fi. No roaming or data charges. Full editorial content. Everything is included (except images). Instant search. Results appear instantly as you type. Benchmark shows that WikiPock is six times faster than searching and downloading a wiki article from the web with a mobile phone. Clean mobile-formatted pages. Pages are well formatted and easy to read on your mobile phone’s screen. Always up-to-date. We provide updates for one year so your wiki is always on track with the newest articles and corrections. Battery-life saver. Since there’s no data to download, battery consumption is considerably reduced. Easy user interface. Intuitive, nothing to learn. Available for Windows Mobile®, BlackBerry®, Android™ and Symbian® mobile phones in English, German, French, Polish, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Catalan, Turkish, Finnish, Czech, Norwegian, Afrikaans, Ukrainian, Romanian and Hungarian. NEW! History. Quick access to recent items. NEW! Faster searches. NEW! New languages added. NEW! Windows Mobile 6.5 support. IMPORTANT: The Basic Edition does not include updates. The Plus Edition does include updates for one year. Make sure your phone has a minimum of 4GB of storage space available for Wikipedia in English (1.7GB for German, 1.3GB for French and Japanese, 800MB for Italian, Spanish, 600MB or less for Polish, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Catalan, Turkish, Finnish, Czech, Norwegian, Romanian, Afrikaans, Hungarian and Ukrainian). A high-speed and reliable internet connection is required to download the libraries. If you do not have enough storage space or a high-speed internet connection, we can ship you within 1 business day a preloaded microSD memory card. Just follow the instructions in your purchase confirmation email. FREE! Wikiquote and Wiktionary are included for free. Wikiquote is a collection of quotations from notable people. Wiktionary is a dictionary including definitions, etymologies, pronunciations, sample quotations, synonyms, antonyms and translations.

Minimum Requirements: 4GB storage space on microSD card (if you do not have enough storage space you can buy a preloaded microSD memory card from us after your purchase) Display Dimensions 240×240, 240×320, 240×400, 320×240, 320×320, 400×240, 480×480, 480×640, 480×800, 640×480, 800×480 Operating System WM6, WM6.1, WM6.5