Archive for October 27th, 2009

Tech News for the Day, Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Microsoft apparently has this Muscle-Computer Interface group that was able to make an “Air Guitar Hero”.

Here’s something that might interest concerned parents: the Kids Online Guard USB Stick.

Here is some new card readers from Elecom.

Here is an interesting item, an ARider that uses the iPhone 3GS for some realtime maps.

Bridgestone is developing a flexible ebook reader that is in color.

Can’t afford an iPhone? Me neither. Fortunately, there is the iPhone dummy for just $20.

New rumor going around that has yet to be crushed: the DSi may be getting a bigger screen.

Some of you might like Settlers of Catan, the board game. Now you can get the Settlers of Catan iPhone app.

Check out one of the most expensive in-ear headphones that I’ve ever seen: the JH 13 Pro.

Have you ever wanted to download several programs on your computer all at the same time? You can now with Ninite.

Griffin Technology has the Simplifi, an iPod dock, card reader, and USB port all-in-one.

Those who still have cassette tapes and want to convert them to MP3 files should check out the ION Audio Tape Express.

Here is a new business card of the future, the Meloncard.

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Microsoft pulls sponsorship of “Family Guy” episode

A while ago, Microsoft announced that it would be sponsoring a Family Guy episode that would air commercial-free, but would contain some obvious Windows 7 plugs.

This announcement appeared the day after I wrote my article about shows Christian people probably shouldn’t watch based on general principle. The one where I named Family Guy as a show that should be avoided.

It would appear that Microsoft mirrors my opinion. After discovering that the show contains “riffs on deaf people, the Holocaust, feminine hygiene, and incest”, they have pulled out as the advertiser for this episode.

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