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Submission + - Skydiver Leaps from 18 Miles Up in 'Space Jump' Practice (space.com) 1

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wooferhound

on Wednesday July 25, 2012 @06:37PM

wooferhound writes: "A daredevil leapt from a balloon more than 18 miles above the Earth today (July 25), moving one step closer to a so-called "space jump" that would set the record for the world's highest skydive.

Austrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner stepped out of his custom-built capsule at an altitude of 96,640 feet (29,456 meters) above southeastern New Mexico, officials with Red Bull Stratos — the name of Baumgartner's mission — announced today.

In today's jump, Baumgartner experienced freefall for three minutes and 48 seconds, reaching a top speed of 536 mph (863 kph), project officials said. Baumgartner then opened his parachute and glided to Earth safely about 10 minutes and 30 seconds after stepping into the void."

Submission + - Dropbox releases revised TOS (dropbox.com)

Submitted by vanstinator on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @10:44PM

vanstinator writes: Today Dropbox has released a revised Terms of service Agreement due to the controversy caused by their latest update. This new version clarifies their position on data ownership and makes it very clear that you, and only you, have a right to your data. This is welcome news to any serious Dropbox user.

Submission + - Original Apple 1 up for auction, only $240,000 (9to5mac.com)

Submitted by vanstinator on Thursday November 11, 2010 @08:01PM

vanstinator writes: An original Apple 1, complete with manual, box, original software, even a letter from Jobs answering questions the customer had. Only 200 of these machines were produced in Jobs' garage, and each sold at $666.66. Anyone interested in this piece of important Apple history can get it at Christie’s in London on November 23rd.

Comment Re:Lesson Learned (Score 1) 91

by vanstinator on Thursday November 11, 2010 @05:25PM (#34201016) Attached to: JooJoo Tablet Dies, Fusion Garage Continues On

Nope, I was referring mainly too the lawsuit aspect, I realize that VC's have a lot of ownership issues to keep up with, but the very fact Fusion Garage's was blown out of proportion makes it an abnormal case.

Comment Lesson Learned (Score 2, Interesting) 91

by vanstinator on Thursday November 11, 2010 @04:56PM (#34200730) Attached to: JooJoo Tablet Dies, Fusion Garage Continues On

The problem I always saw with the JooJoo was how Fusion Garage rushed it to market whilst in the middle of a complex lawsuit and the looming launch of the iPad. All the pieces could not have fallen together worse, yet they still pushed the launch. After the launch it was hardly better, the interface was buggy, laggy, and slow. It was lacking features, and was paled in comparison to the iPad. I can't help wonder what would have happened if they had taken more care in the product itself than worrying about who owned what.

JooJoo Tablet Dies, Fusion Garage Continues On 91

Posted by timothy on Thursday November 11, 2010 @04:17PM from the expiration-date dept.

vanstinator writes "Due to heavy competition from the iPad and a less-than-stellar entrance into the market, Fusion Garage today released a statement saying that the JooJoo tablet is no more." Company founder Chandrashekar Rathakrishnan says that the company will move forward, but hasn't provided much information about future products. According to Geek.com, "The JooJoo has had a short life and will be remembered more for the fighting it caused between Fusion and Michael Arrington than anything else. It started life as the CrunchPad and a collaboration between Arrington and Fusion Garage. Then Fusion cut Arrington out of the picture, the name was changed to JooJoo and the price increased from $200 to $500."

Submission + - JooJoo Tablet dies, Fusion Garage continues on. (engadget.com)

Submitted by vanstinator on Thursday November 11, 2010 @03:13PM

vanstinator writes: Due to heavy competition from the iPad and a less-than-stellar entrance into the market, Fusion Garage today released a statement saying that the JooJoo tablet is no more. Chandrashekar Rathakrishnan, founder of Fusion Garage did say that the company would be moving forward, although he did not allude to what future endeavors may bring about.

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