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Feed Logitech's Bluetooth headset brings wired nostalgia (engadget.com)

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Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Wireless

The best part of a Bluetooth headset should be its lack of wires, right? Not so if you're building the buds for Japan's Logitech. The LBT-HS200C2 Bluetooth 1.2 headset brings plenty of tether to your untethered stereo audio experience. At least that blocky slab supports A2DP stereo, AVRCP remote control and the ability to pair up to two devices simultaneously -- say, your Bluetooth-enabled DAP and cellphone. On sale in Japan starting late April for ¥7,800 or right around $65.

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Media

Submission + - Finally - a good way to share panorama images

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Photocritic
Photocritic writes: "The main problem is that photo stitching software is an absolute beast to find, expensive, and often difficult to use. Then, finally, when you have managed to put together a good panorama, it's impossible to show it to your friends easily. Scrolling back and forth on your screen is possible, but it's so un-Web 2.0! CleVR offers a possible solution with a free, embeddable Flash viewer for panorama photographs."
Censorship

Submission + - High Tech Civil Rights Lawyers?

Submitted by CalibanCaliban
CalibanCaliban writes: Do you have recommendations for Canadian High Tech Civil Rights resources and lawyers?

I am aquainted with a 17 year old youth who recorded a racially charged verbal conflict in a classroom and the subsequent physical fight during lunch on school property. This was done from his cell phone. He editted it, set it to music and posted it to YouTube. The school administration elected to suspend the youth for 10 days. This seemed disproportionate to me as it seemed much closer to art or journalism than creating a hostile learning environment.

Subsequently provincial police got involved and the youth recording and posting the conflict was charged with assault. Obviously a good lawyer is in order and I was hoping Slashdot readers might be able to identify similar cases, useful resources or legal counsel that they could recommend for this scenario.
XBox (Games)

Submission + - Pricing announced for X360 Guitar Hero II content

Submitted by Glyndwr
Glyndwr writes: Following the release of the game last week, the first packs of downloadable content for Guitar Hero II for Xbox 360 have been announced. Pricing is 500 Microsoft Points (around $6.25/$4.25/¥740) for a pack of three songs, with three packs made available today. All of these songs were featured in the original release of Guitar Hero I for Playstation 2. At these prices, purchasing digital distribution of all 47 tracks from the first game will cost significantly more than buying the PS2 version from a shop complete with a guitar controller. Here in the UK, you can buy Guitar Hero I and II with two guitars for £80 on the PS2 — the Xbox 360 version will cost over £125 for the same content and only one guitar. This follows reports that Microsoft forced Epic to charge for new Gears of War content that was planned to be released for free. Are these price points sustainable for future downloadable content releases?
Displays

Submission + - Nearly transparent, electrically conductive cement

Submitted by zero_offset
zero_offset writes: The Tokyo Institute of Technology has announced a process for creating an inexpensive, nearly transparent, electrically conductive alumina cement, reports Pink Tentacle, a blog that focuses on a broad range of interesting news from Japan. Conductivity is comparable to metal, and the transparency should be adequate for use in display panels. The process relies upon commonplace and inexpensive metals compared to the rare metals such as iridium currently used in display panels. (This is probably useful in many other ways, but slashdot's section/topic choices for articles are somewhat arbitrary and limited.) The blog links to several Japanese-language articles which have defied all my attempts to translate them.
Google

Submission + - Darfur genocide on Google Earth

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arobic
arobic writes: "The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum established a map of the Darfur genocide which can be visualized using Google Earth. The idea is to make people aware of the atrocities going on in Sudan by means of technology to reach and educate the younger generation about historical and present human crises."
Biotech

Submission + - Diabetics cured by stem-cell treatment

Submitted by gbridge
gbridge writes: The Times is reporting that diabetics have been able to stop taking insulin injections after being given drugs to suppress their immune systems, and having transfusions of stem cells drawn from their own blood. The trial on fifteen patients resulted in all but two volunteers not needing insulin injections some time after treatment; eleven immediately following the infusion of stem cells, two 12 and 20 months after the procedure. One patient went 12 months without shots, but relapsed a year after treatment after suffering a viral infection, and another volunteer was eliminated from the study because of complications. Encouraging results but more trials are clearly required, with London perhaps conducting research into the therapy within the next 12 months if funding can be found.

Feed Maybe You Should Back Up Your Own Email; Google, AOL, Yahoo All Losing Emails (techdirt.com)

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Web-based email has made quite the comeback in the past few years thanks to massive increases in email storage offerings, as well as revamped user interfaces. However, it appears that all of the big players have run into some problems actually keeping email systems online. This past week there have been stories of both AOL and Yahoo losing a ton of email (thousands of emails for AOL, millions for Yahoo Japan). This comes just a few months after Google had some problems with mass email deletions in Gmail. While the convenience these services provide is fantastic, all of these stories of lost emails should act as a reminder that you probably shouldn't trust any of these providers alone to care for your email. It's almost surprising that we haven't seen more of an effort by these or other providers to position email backup services as well, promising to keep you running, should your main account get knocked out or deleted.

Feed Is AMD in Trouble? (pheedo.com)

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More bad news for AMD: The company has surrendered the lead in the U.S. desktop retail market. Plus, sources indicated that Intel is in for a "vicious" performance battle with AMD.
Enlightenment

Submission + - Google Earth now shows atrocities in Darfur

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Josh Fruhlinger
Josh Fruhlinger writes: "http://www.switched.com/2007/04/10/darfur-crisis-s hown-in-google-earth/

Google Earth is a fascinating program that allows you to zoom in on virtually any location on earth using satellite imagery. As of today, however, when you search for Darfur, you are shown a large red region titled "Crisis in Darfur." This is one of the first times a search engine of this scale has become involved in international politics. Google looks at it as a way to educate its users to the atrocities occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Sudan.

"At Google, we believe technology can be a catalyst for education and action," Elliot Schrage, Google's vice president of global communications and public affairs told CNN. "'Crisis in Darfur' will enable Google Earth users to visualize and learn about the destruction in Darfur as never before and join the museum's efforts in responding to this continuing international catastrophe."

Crisis hot-spots are shown in red flames. When users zoom in on them, they are shown damaged and destroyed villages with photographic evidence. Also involved is the Holocaust museum which provided much of the content."
Operating Systems

Submission + - Vista Expert: Why I Don't Like Vista

Submitted by jammag
jammag writes: This is the funniest negative review of the Vista release I've seen. Andy Rathbone, who wrote the "Dummies Guide to Vista" book, actually admits he doesn't use Vista — because he doesn't like it. He provides a list (written in clear, Dummies-style prose) of why the OS is kind of a drag: 1) Security problems, 2) Aero display confusion, 3) Hidden display settings...
Announcements

Submission + - Linux Is Going To the Indianapolis 500!

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gdoss79
gdoss79 writes: "Linux Is Going To the Indianapolis 500! http://tux500.com/geeklog/article.php?story=200704 10075726379 Without a doubt, one of the most famous and voraciously-viewed sporting events around the world is the Indianapolis 500. Drivers from every corner of the planet frantically scramble to put together cars, teams and sponsors for their shot at not only fame, but world-wide recognition and respect for what they do. Oh, let's not forget the money. The Winner's Purse might find a place in that list of mentionable motivations. When I say that the Indy 500 is voraciously viewed, that is no subjective phrase. Networks battle just as hard as the drivers, race teams and sponsors for the rights to broadcast the event. Sponsors? Why the elbowing and shoving for positions among sponsors? Isn't an Indy car going a bit too fast to pick out a sponsor's ad on the chassis? Well,...yeah, but that's not the idea. During the course of the race, as the driver gains, loses or maintains his or HER position on the track, it's not only the driver that is mentioned...it's the driver's sponsor who is mentioned. "Jack, it looks like the number 17 Linux car is making it's move. Yes,...what a gutsy move Jack...second place now has a new occupant..." That is heard by the millions upon millions who are watching the race. It is known as "product insertion" and it's a powerful method in gaining the attention of the consumer. Well Linux Users...it's time for a bit of "product insertion" of our own. That's right. As of now, The Linux Community is going to attempt to make history. http://tux500.com/geeklog/article.php?story=200704 10075726379"

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