Siri co-founder and CTO Tom Gruber on turning your iPhone into a personal conciergeWe’re a long way from Ask Jeeves, the butler assistant that helped you search and find stuff on the Web. Siri, which recently came out of stealth mode, is a virtual assitant on the iPhone. Sure, it’s not super sophisticated to be able to organize your child’s birthday party. But it’s the closest thing to a real assistant that you can talk to that I’ve ever seen.The free iPhone... more
This is ITB’s full review of the HTC Droid Incredible available exclusively on Verizon Wireless. The Incredible is Verizon’s newest and most powerful Android smartphone featuring Android 2.1 and HTC’s Sense UI, and a gorgeous 3.7″ WVGA capacitive touchscreen display. Under the hood the Incredible runs on a 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, and features 512 MB of RAM and ROM. The Incredible also comes stocked with 8GB of internal storage and 2GB SD card. Software wise... more
A video review of the LG Optimus S Android smarthphone on Sprint. This is Sprint’s most affordable Android smartphone and it’s the best performer among Sprint ID phones. It runs Android OS 2.2 froyo on a 600MHz processor, and it has a 3.2″ 320 x 480 capacitive touch screen. It has WiFi, Bluetooth, a GPS and 3.2 megapixel camera.
Yes, this is the same place President Obama and family went snorkeling last year. It is a world famous toruist attraction hence packed with many foreign tourists. It is very accessible by tourists. Many hotels on Waikiki beach have shuttle service to take you there for $14.95. Look up Google Maps for instructions to take city buses there from Waikiki hotel region, $2.50 fare for adults and $1.25 for youngsters. Each visitor has to play $7.50 for admission to enter the preserve. It is... more
-Please click more info– For more information, as mentioned in the video, please read the text at the numbers corresponding to the numbers on screen (self explanatory..). Please note that it is possible that the information given is not correct, I haven’t done too much research, and everything stated below is what I still remember from what our guide told us. If you have any additional information, please send me a private message, and I’ll add it. The video starts off... more
VISIT SOUTH KOREA: english.visitkorea.or.kr VISIT NORTH KOREA: www.koryogroup.com BOOKS ON NORTH KOREA: “Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea” by Barbara Demick “This is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood” by Hyok Kang LiNK (support NK refugees): www.linkglobal.org N&S. Korean families’ short reunion: tinyurl.com Escaping North Korea: ngm.nationalgeographic.com B-boy battle at the DMZ: www.youtube.com *** PHOTO ATTRIBUTES: NASA, Google Maps,... more
The 2012 Audi A7 may very well be the best-looking car Audi has ever built. And it’s close to being the best Audi built, period. There isn’t a weak spot in its design. In person it’s sexy from any angle, and the interior is one of Audi’s best and most logical. The navigation now uses Google Maps, and that alone makes the system worth the extra money in my opinion. Performance is stout, if not stirring: the A7 uses a 310-hp version of the S4′s supercharged... more