Archive for November, 2009

  • <img src= This is one the craziest videos I've ever seen! In the video clip below, a girl smashes her boyfriend's Xbox on the floor and hits it with a golf club because he spends up to 10 hours a day on gaming and doesn't pay enough attention to her. She decides to teach him a lesson by destroying his beloved Xbox. But I'm wondering...isn't dumping him a much wiser idea?" title="Crazy Girlfriend Destroys Xbox with a Golf Club [VIDEO]" />

    Crazy Girlfriend Destroys Xbox with a Golf Club [VIDEO]

    This is one the craziest videos I've ever seen! In the video clip below, a girl smashes her boyfriend's Xbox on the floor and hits it with a golf club because he spends up to 10 hours a day on gaming and doesn't pay enough attention to her. She decides to teach him a lesson by destroying his beloved Xbox. But I'm wondering...isn't dumping him a much wiser idea?

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  • <img style="float:right;" src="http://www.techxav.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/blogtv1.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://www.blogtv.com/"target="_blank">BlogTV</a> is a website which lets you watch user-generated 'video blog' videos live online. Many You Tubers use the service as their audience can chat in the chat section as the video is going on live, giving suggestions, answering questions, and normally making the experience more fun than simply watching a YouTube video.

The website, which was launched in 2006, is available in English, Russian and Hebrew. Although there are some pesky ads, it is free to use the website. As well as being able to watch videos, those who have accounts on Blog TV are able to easily make their own broadcasts. Other bonuses include being able to subscribe to videos by certain people (the subscriber can then choose to get emails either a few minutes before the broadcast starts - if it is a scheduled one- or an email when the broadcast starts. Yes, it is possible to earn money from BlogTV, but it'll take some time.

    BlogTV and How To Make YOUR Broadcast Successful

    BlogTV is a website which lets you watch user-generated 'video blog' videos live online. Many You Tubers use the service as their audience can chat in the chat section as the video is going on live, giving suggestions, answering questions, and normally making the experience more fun than simply watching a YouTube video. The website, which was launched in 2006, is available in English, Russian and Hebrew. Although there are some pesky ads, it is free to use the website. As well as being able to watch videos, those who have accounts on Blog TV are able to easily make their own broadcasts. Other bonuses include being able to subscribe to videos by certain people (the subscriber can then choose to get emails either a few minutes before the broadcast starts - if it is a scheduled one- or an email when the broadcast starts. Yes, it is possible to earn money from BlogTV, but it'll take some time.

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  • <img src="http://www.techxav.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/usairforc.jpg"/>

It seems like the United States Air Force is a huge fanboy of Sony's PS3. The Air Force has just placed an order for 2,200 Sony Playstation 3 game consoles, according to a <a href="https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=bac60f8808fa1e221597573901a7cd6b&tab=core&_cview=1"target="_blank">requisition form</a> posted on the FBO (Federal Business Opportunities) website. But obviously the pilots aren't going to play games on them during their leisure time.

    US Air Force Buys 2200 Playstation Consoles

    It seems like the United States Air Force is a huge fanboy of Sony's PS3. The Air Force has just placed an order for 2,200 Sony Playstation 3 game consoles, according to a requisition form posted on the FBO (Federal Business Opportunities) website. But obviously the pilots aren't going to play games on them during their leisure time.

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  • <img style="float:right;" src="http://thinkwinemarketing.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/bizstonejpg.jpeg"/>Remember the days when there were speculation and rumor-mongering that Facebook, Google and Apple would acquire the San Francisco-based micro-blogging platform one day. But it seems like Twitter is definitely not for sale.

Co-founder Biz Stone told reporters in Oxford University today that Twitter may eventually seek an IPO and go to the stock market for funding if necessary, and is currently displaying a "not for sale" tag.

    Co-Founder: Twitter May Seek IPO If Necessary

    Remember the days when there were speculation and rumor-mongering that Facebook, Google and Apple would acquire the San Francisco-based micro-blogging platform one day. But it seems like Twitter is definitely not for sale. Co-founder Biz Stone told reporters in Oxford University today that Twitter may eventually seek an IPO and go to the stock market for funding if necessary, and is currently displaying a "not for sale" tag.

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  • <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4127783304_1aee72e90d.jpg" width="500" height="360" alt="returnmypants3" />

Sometimes, we loan something out to our friends or relatives but we never get to see it again. Human beings tend to be forgetful, and we need a reminder system to keep track of things. Forget about the traditional pen-and-paper solution to keep track of borrowed and lent items. If you'd like to make sure your loaned items get back into your hands on time, this is when a simple and easy-to-use website called <a href="http://www.returnmypants.com/"target="_blank">ReturnMyPants</a> comes in really handy.

    ReturnMyPants Helps You Get Your Loaned Items Back

    returnmypants3 Sometimes, we loan something out to our friends or relatives but we never get to see it again. Human beings tend to be forgetful, and we need a reminder system to keep track of things. Forget about the traditional pen-and-paper solution to keep track of borrowed and lent items. If you'd like to make sure your loaned items get back into your hands on time, this is when a simple and easy-to-use website called ReturnMyPants comes in really handy.

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  • <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.techxav.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Picture-11.png" alt="yotube-AYB" width="491" height="270" /></p>

If you love incorrect captions, you may die laughing as Google is going to use the technology from Google Voice to place captions on your videos. It was made for deaf and hearing-impaired users, but we all know who will enjoy it more.

While the wizards over at Google try to figure out how to make it suck less, Google now let you upload a text file which Google Voice will match with what you say.

    YouTube To Use Speech Recognition To Subtitle Your Videos

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    If you love incorrect captions, you may die laughing as Google is going to use the technology from Google Voice to place captions on your videos. It was made for deaf and hearing-impaired users, but we all know who will enjoy it more. While the wizards over at Google try to figure out how to make it suck less, Google now let you upload a text file which Google Voice will match with what you say.

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  • <img style="float:right;" src="http://www.techxav.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/PicTranslatorLogo.png" alt="" />This is one of the most impressive iPhone apps ever. Dubbed as "iPhone's first picture translator", <a href="http://pictranslator.com/" target="_blank">PicTranslator</a> is an iPhone app that allows users to take photos of road signs or maps written in foreign languages and have them translated to English in near-real-time.

PicTranslator is most suitable for travelers. When you stumbled across a foreign-language menu, all you need to do is to point and shoot and this smart and easy-to-use app will then do the translation for you. What makes it stands out is PicTranslator can also read the text in your pictures aloud, so you know how to pronounce what you see.

    PicTranslator Turns Your iPhone Camera Into A Translator

    This is one of the most impressive iPhone apps ever. Dubbed as "iPhone's first picture translator", PicTranslator is an iPhone app that allows users to take photos of road signs or maps written in foreign languages and have them translated to English in near-real-time. PicTranslator is most suitable for travelers. When you stumbled across a foreign-language menu, all you need to do is to point and shoot and this smart and easy-to-use app will then do the translation for you. What makes it stands out is PicTranslator can also read the text in your pictures aloud, so you know how to pronounce what you see.

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  • <img style="float:right;" src="http://www.techxav.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/google_chrome-6_250x337.jpg"/>How I wish a computer can be more like a television! Push the power button on a TV and it just switches on. It happens almost instantaneously whereas for a computer, you'll see the Windows or the Mac icon while it loads the system. The booting process could take from less than 30 seconds to a few minutes, depending on your OS or how much junk you've installed on your computer.

But it seems that the new Google software known as Google Chrome OS will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on.

Sundar Pichai, vice-president of product management for Google's Chrome OS, said that computers running Chrome OS will be able to start in less than seven seconds and it takes three seconds to hit an application.

Speed, simplicity and security were the key components of the design. "We believe there is a better model of computing we can give users," he said while demonstrating the in-progress software at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California.

    Google PC Startup Time – 7 Seconds

    How I wish a computer can be more like a television! Push the power button on a TV and it just switches on. It happens almost instantaneously whereas for a computer, you'll see the Windows or the Mac icon while it loads the system. The booting process could take from less than 30 seconds to a few minutes, depending on your OS or how much junk you've installed on your computer. But it seems that the new Google software known as Google Chrome OS will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on. Sundar Pichai, vice-president of product management for Google's Chrome OS, said that computers running Chrome OS will be able to start in less than seven seconds and it takes three seconds to hit an application. Speed, simplicity and security were the key components of the design. "We believe there is a better model of computing we can give users," he said while demonstrating the in-progress software at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California.

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