vancouteren.com » iphone http://vancouteren.com/blog "Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." - Albert Einstein Wed, 12 May 2010 21:46:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Not a refrigerator but a scale… http://vancouteren.com/blog/2010/03/10/not-a-refrigerator-but-a-scale/ http://vancouteren.com/blog/2010/03/10/not-a-refrigerator-but-a-scale/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:25:46 +0000 geert http://vancouteren.com/blog/?p=548

We all know most products in our home will be connected to the internet. It’s only a matter of time. Surprisingly a scale is one of the first products commercially available and not the smart refrigerator that automatically creates your shopping list.
This scale is WiFi enabled and automatically registers weight, fat and BMI calculation. For more information visit withings.com

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Google infomercial explaining the noise canceling functionality  in the Nexus One. The noise canceling uses 2-microphones enabling better call quality when confronted with a lot of surrounding noise.

ps: has iPhone & apple in general not always been about hardware and software integration…

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As Charles Caleb Colton wrote: “Imitation is the sincerest of flattery”.  Therefore RIM & Apple should be flattered with the release of the  F006 (a Blackberry 9500, iPhone and TV combined in to one device). Apparently the Chinese <FLY YING> obtained the “right-to-copy”, as the “Modell F006″ features a Blackberry 9500-looking hardware design and a iPhone-looking interface design.

]]> http://vancouteren.com/blog/2010/01/31/imitation-is-the-sincerest-of-flattery/feed/ 0 Foursquare finally ready for Antwerp, Belgium http://vancouteren.com/blog/2010/01/15/foursquare-finally-ready-for-antwerp-belgium/ http://vancouteren.com/blog/2010/01/15/foursquare-finally-ready-for-antwerp-belgium/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:34:12 +0000 geert http://vancouteren.com/blog/?p=229 New version of  foursquare (iPhone App) is no longer limited to Amsterdam & London in Europe. Will be interesting to see whether they can still close the gap with Gowalla

Foursquare - Screen shot 2010-01-15 at 00.12.52

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Example of a Lego-lized image: google homepage

Take a look at the logo board technology powering the LegoMatrix.

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