iPod foils potential kidnapping attempt in the hands of quick-thinking child

Apple's iPod touch can't make cellular calls -- at least, not without a special case -- but it did look enough like the similar iPhone to foil one would-be predator. A Delaware suspect asked a 12-year-old girl to get into his van in front of her middle school, but quickly fled the scene, when the girl reportedly put her iPod against her ear and told him she was dialing police. The local authorities did eventually get called and are still looking for the suspect. If you see a "white male, 35-45 years of age, with a dark crew cut styled hair" suspiciously eying the headphone jack placement on devices in your local Apple Store, perhaps you'd best stay away.

iPod foils potential kidnapping attempt in the hands of quick-thinking child originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The week in Android news

It's been a week of unsourced rumors regarding the rumored Nexus Two (or Nexus S), the emergence of Gingerbread, we've all gotten some quality time with Google TV, plus a bunch of new apps. Check it out:

News

• Android 2.3 -- and Android 3.0.1 -- are starting to ping websites
• Will Gingerbread be Android 2.3?
• Gingerbread man arrives at Google HQ [video]
• Samsung unveiling new Android device in New York City on Nov. 8
• A second Google phone out before Christmas?
• Samsung Nexus Two (or Nexus S) reportedly a lot like the Galaxy S, only different
• Google shutting down Nexus One forum, but ours is still here to help!

Hardware news

• Verizon giving away the HTC Merge as part of 'Urban Challenge' in Seattle
• T-Mobile officially says myTouch is the myTouch 4G, coming Nov. 3 for $199
• T-Mobile LG Optimus T available Nov. 3 for $29.99 after contract, rebate
• Google TV - first impressions [from the forums]
• Logitech acknowledges frame rate issue with Revue video playback [Google TV]
• Is this the LTE Android smartphone Verizon's CFO has been carrying?
• HTC Knight headed to Sprint?
• Sony's Android Playstation Phone poses for pictures
• Hands on with the Samsung Mesmerize [video]
• HTC Wildfire to be released in U.S. before end of the year
• HTC Desire HD goes down under, available in Australia soon
• HTC Droid Incredible HD rumored to be coming Nov. 23
• NOOKcolor revealed, brings 7-inch e-reader/tablet Android hybrid

Tablet news

• Sprint Galaxy Tab officially Nov. 14; $399 on contract, data starts at $29
• T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy Tab to be released Nov. 10
• U.S. Cellular is getting the Samsung Galaxy Tab; price, date not announced
• Samsung Galaxy Tabs coming to Best Buy, Wi-Fi-only $499

Software news

• Adobe releases security advisory for Flash
• Google Maps updated to Version 4.6 with search improvements
• Android Quick App: the Impossible Level Game
• Android Quick App: ChromeMarks browser bookmark sync
• 3D graphics on Android? Done, thanks to HTML5 and the Fennec browser
• Android Market passes 100,000 'apps'
• More evidence that PayPal payments are coming to the Android Market

Posted originally at Android Central

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The Ugly Bug Ball Is Online Dating for the "Aesthetically Challenged" [Online Dating]

Here at Gizmodo we've profiled online dating sites for Apple fans, ok cupids, and even virgins. Did you know there's also a dating site for ugly people? There totally is! And it's just bagged its first engagement. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/JbR_h5TXxhQ/the-ugly-bug-ball-is-dating-for-the-aesthetically-challenged

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Google Chrome to add option for custom DNS servers

Filed under: Google, Browsers

Google Chrome's (and Chromium's) about:flags page is becoming quite the playground for intrepid feature testers. In a recent Chromium snapshot build, another handy new feature has appeared: user-specified DNS servers.

Being able to specify custom servers right in the browser might not be a big deal on other operating systems -- where you can already do that in your network settings. On Chrome OS, however, it could provide an easy way for parents to lock their child's netbook into the OpenDNS FamilyShield in order to block inappropriate content (for example).

I'm sure there are other applications for this as well -- testing, for example. Want to run GoogleDNS in Canary against your ISP's servers in Chromium to see how they perform side-by-side? Go for it!

...Or maybe your favorite site won't load, or an outdated copy of a page you're working on keeps loading when you refresh (I'm looking at you, MTS). If it's your DNS servers at fault, you could quickly pop a new server into Chrome, reload, and off you go.

Sure, you could achieve the same result using a proxy server, but why bother if the functionality is built right into your browser?

Google Chrome to add option for custom DNS servers originally appeared on Download Squad on Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Source: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/10/24/google-chrome-to-add-option-for-custom-dns-servers/

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Wake up the Box 2 is a cute physics Time-Waster

Filed under: Fun, Games, Time-Wasters

In Wake up the Box 2, the object of the game is to ... wake up the box! Yup, there's a box, and it's asleep. And as soon as something jars it hard enough, it wakes up, and you get to move on to the next level.

Each level is a tiny physics playing field. You get a piece of wood (or sometimes two or three, but always in a set sequence), and you can then connect that piece of wood to other pieces of wood that are already shown on the level. This causes all sorts of actions to occur. For example, things can become lopsided and tip over.

Pretty soon, though, other forces come into play. Balls start rolling and impacting against your creations, and there's an unnamed substance (which looks like iron) that makes wood vanish on touch. That's important, because you can have a ball that's made of the stuff roll onto a piece of wood and make it disappear at just the right time.

The game starts off very easy, but around level eight it becomes more challenging. Go ahead, give it a try!

Wake up the Box 2 is a cute physics Time-Waster originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Most Amazing Halloween Costume Ever [Image Cache]

This Halloween I hope to see someone wander through my neighborhood in this particular costume. I don't think there could possibly be anything that'd make those who dutifully dispense candy smile more. [Flickr via Reddit] More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/bHoS_yx6uDs/the-most-amazing-halloween-costume-ever

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Concept Butter Package Packs A Butter Knife In The Lid [Food]

Single servings of butter are almost always a pain to use. This concept packaging would revolutionize single serving butter because you don't need a butter knife. The lid of the package is the butter knife. I want this so bad. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/X521Cmfq5l0/concept-butter-package-packs-a-butter-knife-in-the-lid

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Seniors Stay Mobile with MobileHelp?

We’re all familiar with those home monitoring systems made famous by the “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” commercials.� We’ve been conditioned to see senior citizens and people with health conditions as home-bound.� The MobileHelp company�recognizes that many people�are still active and mobile despite a health problem, and they have introduced a portable personal [...]

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Tagged: Personal emergency monitoring system

Seniors Stay Mobile with MobileHelp? originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 28, 2010 at 12:31 pm.

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/10/28/seniors-stay-mobile-with-mobilehelp%e2%84%a2/

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This Desk Is Cooler Than Your Desk Because It's a 58" iPhone [IPhone]

Whether owning a "Table Connect" would make you awesome, or something of a douchebag, is probably a matter of taste. But there's no doubt it's technically impressive—taking input from your iPhone to create a fully touch-functional, desk-sized replica. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/MrZ_9Z-2LIE/this-desk-is-cooler-than-your-desk-because-its-a-58-iphone

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Get Ready to Kiss IPv4 Goodbye: Q&A With ICSA Labs' Guy Snyder, Part 2

The drive to IPv6, the newer Internet communications protocol, appears to be driven by major networking vendors. Their contention is that we're running out of IPv4 network addresses. They've got the Obama administration behind them, and the White House is pushing to have all federal departments and agencies enable the use of native IPv6 by the end of 2012.

Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/71126.html

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Daily Crunch: Sun Dance Edition

Zoom Q3HD Basically Records It All Frito-Lay Pulling Compostable Snack Bags Over Noise Are You At Risk For ?Toasted Skin Syndrome?? The Dube Has Just Made Your Old Percussion Instruments Obsolete Google TV?s Minisite Launches, Finally Sheds Some Light On The Platform

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/10/05/daily-crunch-sun-dance-edition/

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Alltel HTC Wildfire mini review

When HTC recently announced that the mid-range Wildfire would be coming to the United States after its run in Europe, we didn't know any of the regional carriers involved. Turns out that Alltel -- what's left of it anyway, was first out the gate with what's been previously codenamed the HTC Bee.

Join us after the break for a mini review of the 3.2-inch HTC Widlfire, available now for $29.99 on two-year contract.

Posted originally at Android Central

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