Articles by LEO BLANCOhttp://labs.daylife.com/journalist/leo_blancoArticles by LEO BLANCO, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 22:48:38 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 22:48:38 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comIs Garmin losing its stronghold in satellite-navigation?http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/354115994/The onslaught of new smartphones equipped with satellite-navigation features is becoming a big threat to the dwindling behemoth in the personal navigation, Garmin. While the beleaguered company blames the weak economy and that consumers seem to be ...Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:43:57 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/354115994/Garmin Ltd.Google launches Wikipedia rivalhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/345709012/Google seems to be aiming its crosshairs directly towards the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, with the official launch of Knol. Knol, the names comes from the short version of the word knowledge, is a different type of user-generated encyclopedia ...Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:06:04 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/345709012/WikipediaGoogle Inc.Verizon Wireless opens mobile banking for BlackBerry customershttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/338970392/Mobile banking is slowly catching up as mobile carriers continue to integrate this technology in their system. Today, Verizon Wireless has announced that it is extending its mobile banking solutions to their customers who use a BlackBerry Curve 8330, ...Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:11:41 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/338970392/Mobifindr now compatible with BlackBerryhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/337112728/There’s a relatively new mobile app called Mobifindr which allows you to track your cellphone by simply sending a text message to it. Developed by a company known as the first to combine the power of Wi-Fi, GPS and phone positioning, this ...Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:43:11 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/337112728/Sharp flaunts 26-inch solar-powered LCD TV prototypehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/327100899/Sharp is harnessing the power of the sun to create an energy-efficient and environment-friendly LCD TV. In the forthcoming G8 Summit, the Japanese TV manufacturer will show off a prototype of its 26-inch LCD TV using solar panel as its main source of ...Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:46:19 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/327100899/Flashlight with built-in video camera now in available Japanhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/327008402/A Japanese accessory manufacturer has added a unique twist on an ordinary household gadget, the flashlight. They have added a 300,000 pixel CMOS camera and microphone. Carrot Systems created this so-called AD-1500 flashlight to enable security ...Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:22:31 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/327008402/Internet Explorer 8 adds more security featureshttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/326164347/Perhaps in a catch-up game with the recent launch of the ultra popular Mozilla Firefox 3 and upcoming Opera 9.5, Microsoft has been beefing up its own Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) with plethora of new security features Currently in public beta phase, ...Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:25:36 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/326164347/Microsoft CorporationGoogle Maps testing voice search on Blackberryhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/325873255/Google Maps is experimenting with speech recognition technology for its mobile users. The lucky guinea pigs are owners of the Blackberry Pearl 8110, 8120, and 8130 in the US. This is the same voice search technology that they use in their free ...Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:21:18 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/325873255/Google Inc.Yahoo!Slimbus: The future of public transportationhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/322777332/With the absurd increase in gasoline prices almost every week, more and more people will be forced to use buses and other modes of public transportation. Now, here is a very interesting futuristic concept – the Slimbus. Intended for short distance ...Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:39:14 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/322777332/Noise sensitive table identifies the most talkative person in the grouphttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/322588846/If you want to know who’s the most dominant member in a meeting is, you should try this new noise-sensitive light-emitting meeting table codenamed Reflect. This luminous board captures conversation via its built-in directional microphone and ...Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:24:59 GMThttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gadgetell/~3/322588846/