| Photographic Memory for Web Surfing
So here you are again, reading another online article you think might give you a hot tip, or inspire a new way of doing things. (You're right, so keep reading.) What if I told you about the most amazing Web site in the world -- would you still remember it six months from now? Or will it join that invisible pile of links in the sky -- awesome recourses you've discovered over the years, but forgotten? I've found that even the most active and able seekers of new sites and new resources might be skillful in finding, but unskillful in keeping. Sure, there are plenty of ways that various companies have made it possible to retain links -- bookmarks, customizable start pages, social bookmarking, etc. I've found all these link-capturing approaches lacking in either capacity, survivability or usability.
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
July 27 -- A car was reported broken into in the 100 block of South Sixth Place. July 29 -- A vehicle was reported broken into in the 400 block of South Knott Street. July 30 -- A home was reported burglarized in the 1400 block of South Elm Street. Aug. 2 -- A radar detector was reported taken from a vehicle parked in the 500 block of South Douglas Street. CLACKAMAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE July 27 -- A barn was reported broken into in the 12500 block of Liberal Way. July 28 -- Items were reported taken from a business in the 12100 block of Southeast 82nd Avenue. July 29 -- Beer was reported taken from a business in the 18100 block of Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard.
Recalls hit 'made in Japan' quality
With Nokia and other producers forced to recall "made in Japan" products, the nation's reputation for quality faces a severe test, analysts said. Nokia Corp., the world's leading cellphone maker, this week instituted a worldwide recall of cellphone batteries made by a Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. subsidiary. Nokia said Tuesday that 46 million batteries made by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. in Japan could be affected. It will replace them if consumers contact the company. The BL-5C lithium-ion batteries could overheat while recharging if a short circuit occurs and causes the battery to dislodge, Finland-based Nokia said. The recall does not extend to BL-5C batteries made in China. In sheer numbers, the Matsushita battery recall far exceeds that of 9.6 million lithium-ion batteries recalled by Sony Corp.
Recall! Nokia Batteries May Experience Overheating
It seems like the fiery battery syndrome isn't restricted to just the realm of laptops. Nokia, the world's largest cell phone maker, has issued a product advisory for their BL-5C battery, because the battery may experience overheating initiated by a short circuit while charging. If this happens, which is said to be "rare", the battery will dislodge. The BL-5C battery, although Nokia-branded, is actually manufactured by Matsushita Battery of Japan. You might better know the Matsushita name through their Panasonic arm. In any case, the battery advisory applies to about 46 million of the more than 300 million BL-5C batteries produced by Matsushita, all of which were manufactured between December 2005 and November 2006. There have been about 100 reports globally to date of this problem. Interestingly, the overheating has only occurred in Nokia phones thus far.
Chinese products in US: demand vs backlash
Washington, Aug 16 (DPA) Mattel Inc's huge toy recall is just the latest trouble for Chinese products in the US, where cost-conscious consumers have fuelled China's rise as an economic power. Not only were parents asked to return iconic toy figures such as Barbie and Batman, but the recall follows scares this year over tainted Chinese exports of pet food, seafood and toothpaste. As China's share of US imports has risen, Americans have come to realize how much of their everyday lives depend on products and ingredients shipped in from the world's fastest-growing economy. Fears of a backlash that could hurt both economies have spurred US-Chinese talks on product safety and moves by Beijing to strengthen regulations and enforcement. Pressure from the European Union is also rising, and companies that buy in China have bottom-line reasons for concern.
Olympics to use 50 Li-ion battery powered buses
About 50 buses powered by Li-ion battery will be put into ervice for the Beijing Olympics next year, running a total distance of 10.4 kilometers for athletes and officials, according to a Beijing official. The buses will be used in three loop lines in the Olympic village, the northern area of arena and the press village, according to Zheng Jichun, deputy director of Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission. On request of the organizing committee of the Beijing Olympics which was committed to a green Olympics, vehicles using electric power are needed during the games. All the 50 buses are solely powered by a kind of Li-ion battery which is different from various of existing hybrid electric vehicles, according to Sun Fengchun, an electric car expert with Beijing Institute of Technology.
Nokia Voluntarily Recalls 46 Million Cellphone Batteries
Nokia offered to replace as many as 46 million cellphone batteries made by Matsushita Electric Industrial as some may overheat, in what would be the largest voluntary consumer-electronics recall. Nokia, the world's biggest cellphone maker, said there were about 100 cases of overheating, with no reports of serious injury or damage to property. The affected Nokia-brand BL-5C batteries were made by Matsushita from December 2005 to November 2006, said Nokia, which is based in Espoo, Finland. .
A new webcam for vloggers
Social Networking
I know I should probably lighten up a bit, but I see Web 2.0 sites such as YouTube and MySpace as clever ways to get schnooks like me to generate free content for the corporate media. And many technology companies these days are cashing-in on the social networking craze by tweaking some of their existing products. As a result, it is conceivable that consumers will be lured into buying social networking devices, which are little more than repackaged mobile phones. At least Sony's new, pocket-sized Net-sharing CAM is thoughtfully designed for aspiring Web moviemakers. The camera (about $200) automatically records video in MPEG-4 format for the Web, and it has a button you can push to tag those videos you plan to upload. Sony's CAM comes loaded with software that recognizes the tagged-for-upload videos, and posts them when you make a USB connection to your PC.
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