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Google Naps: a parody of Google Maps that helps you find the best places for a snooze

Mar28
by on March 28, 2014 at 5:48 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables

Google Maps helps you find your way, but Google Naps — a parody based on the popular mapping service — is helping you discover the best places for a snooze. A group of Dutch users created Google Naps to uncover “the world’s coziest and coolest places to take a well-deserved nap.” These napping spots, which include Portugal, China, Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil and all four corners of the US, are shared by fellow users. To avoid being called out for the blatant ripoff of Google Maps, the Dutch founders have left a message on the Naps tool for Googlers: Hello,…

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Microsoft teases Kinect’s refreshed look for Windows v2

Mar28
by on March 28, 2014 at 4:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, kinect, Windows

In November last year, Microsoft started delivering Kinect for Windows v2 Developer Preview kits to developers — building up expectations for the next-generation version of Kinect to land soon. Today it took the wraps off the hardware’s final look. The sensor is pretty similar to the Kinect for Xbox One, but it says “Kinect” on the top panel while the Xbox Nexus — the green “X” — has been dropped in favor of a simple power indicator. In the meantime, the hub accepts three connections: the sensor, USB 3.0 output to PC, and power. Microsoft notes that the power cables will differ according…

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Microsoft OneNote for iPad redesigned for iOS 7 to match new Office mobile apps

Mar28
by on March 28, 2014 at 3:58 am
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Microsoft finally launched office for the iPad today and made Office for iOS and Android free, but it isn’t done there after revamping OneNote for iPad to match its other Office apps. In addition to being redesigned for iOS 7, the app now crops and enhances photos of whiteboards and documents automatically, making it more convenient to add multimedia to notes and messages.   OneNote is Microsoft’s competitor to Evernote and Google Keep, and is particularly suited to those using desktop devices running Windows. The Android version remains unchanged since January, when it got native sharing and widgets. ➤ OneNote for iPad Headline image…

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Lenovo recalls Thinkpad battery packs in US, Canada and China, which pose a fire hazard

Mar28
by on March 28, 2014 at 3:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Canada, Gadgets, Laptop, Product Updates

Lenovo has started a recall of its ThinkPad notebook computer battery packs as they pose a fire hazard caused by overheating, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today (via Computerworld). About 34,500 battery packs in the US and 2,900 in Canada sold with these Thinkpad computers will be recalled: the Edge 11, 13 and 14 series, the T410, T420, T510 and W510 series, and the X100e, X120e, X200, X201 and X201s series. No injuries have been reported, but Lenovo has received two reports of the battery packs overheating, resulting in damages to the computer and battery pack. A Xinhua report says that Lenovo is also…

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