Android on a Sidekick – Fake it!

Some people say that Sidekick is for the kid and T-Mobile G1 is for the grown up user. Hardware wise (as-well-as software wise), you cannot even get close to T-Mobile G1, but no one can stop you from faking your Sidekick that it runs Android.

Get the themes from this link and bend it like Android!

Witty: Twitter client for Windows XP and Vista

Witty is a free, open source Twitter client for Windows Vista and XP. If you are a twitter fan, then this application will let you twit without going to twitter.com and then pressing F5 again and again just to see the new tweets.

Witty includes the following functionalities:

  • View recent Twitter statuses from the people you follow (auto-refreshing)
  • View recent replies to you
  • View a specific user’s timeline
  • Update your twitter status
  • View and respond to Direct Messages
  • Links will open in the user’s default browser

Download Twitty

HangTimer: New iPhone App Sets Bar Higher Than You Can Jump!

DropZone Corporation, the creator of HangTimer™, today launched a new sports technology application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. HangTimer uses the iPhone’s accelerometer to determine your airtime starting from the moment you leave the ground.  The HangTimer tracks your airtime and keeps a list of your ten best jumps.  In addition to the measuring your air time the HangTimer application also detects your ski resort automatically anywhere in the world and downloads ski reports, lift status and trail maps. Webcam access is also available through HangTimer at select resorts.

With the iPhone 3G, HangTimer offers bonus features using the built-in GPS system that include the detailed speed and location of every jump, a link to Google Maps to plot your hits as well as a record of the top speed at takeoff for every jump.

The HangTimer application can be purchased from the iTunes store online via the HangTimer website at: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=292748877&mt=8

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The HangTimer sports technology application for the iPhone and iPod touch is designed to measure users’ air time. Continue reading “HangTimer: New iPhone App Sets Bar Higher Than You Can Jump!”

Windows 7 on ASUS EEE 1000H – REPORT with Video

Windows 7 on ASUS EEE 1000H - REPORT with VideoI bit the bullet and installed Windows 7 on the ASUS EEE 1000H.

  • The installation is quite similar to the Windows Vista installation.
  • The installation went fine with no hiccups. It took just 20-25 minutes for the complete installation.
  • During the installation, it did get stuck at 0% for quite some time while “expanding files” and scared me a bit, but after 5 minutes, the percentage started increasing.
  • VGA drivers were automatically picked up
  • Aero was working without any problems
  • IE 8 beta is included

Here is the Video of experience of Windows 7 on ASUS EEE 1000H

The vista gave me a modest Vista experience index of 2.0 (click on screenshot to see it’s original size screenshot). Overall, the performance is quite satisfactory. It is not slower than Vista, if not faster.

So, all in all, Windows 7 should work without problems when it is finally released. Is it too early to comment on the perfomance? Yes, it is. But, so far, no problems at all right now.

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See this link to make the drivers run properly on Windows 7. That article is about making the Vista run nicely on the 1000H and applies for Windows 7 too.

Fujitsu N7010 – Hey, I have an extra screen!

Fujitsu has launched a new notebook: Fujitsu N7010. It has a 16″ screen. But, that is not the interesting part. It has an additional 4″ display, which is actually a touchscreen display. This second display is just above the keyboard.

I fail to understand the main purpose of this little 4″ display. One reason can be that the Fujitsu wanted to make it stand apart from the rest of the crowd.

Interesting concept anyway. Link to the N7010 page