Tech It Like A Man!

I was overly interested in the way a dishwasher works on the inside. I was happy to find this video in my travels through the interweb looking for information on it. I found some charts, but this video was rather interesting. It’s not entirely clear, but I got the whole idea on how the dishwasher works.

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The popular VOIP company Sunrocket is dying a terrible death. As of August 5th, all service will be terminated. They have given those who use the service to other options and a few weeks to fix up our new accounts. You have to decide between Teleblend who allows you to keep your number and use the same equipment, or 8X8 who provides their own equipment.

The companies have struck a deal with Sunrocket to allow their users to painlessly integrate to the new services. Unfortunately, some people who have switched have still lost their service on the interim. No one knows how long the blackout will last. I am without a phone myself as of this morning and have put in a support ticket to find out what is going on.

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Now here is some useful technology. Women all over the world should be pleased that someone has finally thought of them. Remembering to take pills every day can be such a hassle. Remembering your birth control pill can be even more of a hassle. I remember trying to keep myself on a schedule with those things. I would have had better success if I rigged up a system to automagically feed me my pill in the morning before I even got out of bed.

If you have a cell phone, you no longer have to worry. Get the Pillbell and set up your schedule. You can go by either a 21 day or 27 day pill cycle. You are able to set up the time you want to be notified, the day you want to start being notified, and the number of cycles you would like to have reminders sent to your phone. It’s available for nearly any country and is 32 cents per message. You can prepay through PayPal.

It sounds really great, right? So what is the catch? Well, as of right now you can only prepay and you can only do that through PayPal. You are charged 50 cents extra every time you prepay.

I also tried it with my prepaid Virgin Mobile phone, as you get a pin number to sent there to verify that the reminders work with your phone… I didn’t get the pin. I am sure that these are all things that will be worked on in the future. They ask you for your feedback, so if you find any other features you would like to have with the service, feel free to contact them. All in all, I do believe there is a great value in the service. It’s much cheaper to get reminded of your pill every day than to buy diapers because you forgot.

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I am joyfully chiming in on the new developments from Kodak. It seems that they are working on sensors that will change the face of digital cameras forever.

Image sensors act as a digital camera’s eyes by converting light into an electric charge to begin the capture process.

This will definitely bring up the price of digital cameras if it is successful. Repairing them will become a bigger hassle, too. I know that if indeed this does work as it has been touted to do, the best pictures known to man will begin to surface all over the world. Taking pictures at night will no longer be out of the reach of many a photo enthusiast *like myself*. Goodbye pictures of people that come out looking like aliens! Goodbye red eye!

Take a look at the difference.

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What a neat idea. I wonder how they will work it out. Samsung has put in for a patent for a USB port attached to a phone. Where? The antenna, of course. This would eliminate the need for a standard charger. I think it’s a good idea, but have to wonder what it will mean for the overall use of the phone. Will the phone be heavy? Will it lose signal easily? I guess we can only wait and see.

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