eSATA for ExpressCard/34 slot of MacBook Pro

Vydeo has a eSATA ExpressCard34 for the Apple MacBook Pro. They will also have an ExpressCard/34 for the import and export of SD, SD-SDI, HD and HD-SDI video data streams on MacBooks.

JVC Everio GZ-MG21

Just received a JVC Everio GZ-MG21, a camcorder with 20GB hard drive, an optical 32 times zoom and a SD slot. Still video resolution is only VGA (640*480), but due to the optical 32 times zoom even small details far away are no problem to be taken full format.

Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 5

MarkSpace finally has some alpha grade software called Missing Sync for Windows Mobile - 2.5 Alpha, that finally supports Windows Mobile 5, at least through Bluetooth. This is definitively no production quality software, yet, so take care. I guess within a few weeks (maybe months?) we should finally be able to sync Macs with WM5 devices in a reliable manner.

scanR: camera phone as document scanner

scanR turns a picture of a camera phone with at least 1 Megapixel resolution into a searchable PDF.

How to design your own iPod super dock (Part 1)

Just found this at engadget: How to design your own iPod super dock (Part 1).

launch2net for MacOSX from Novamedia

If you want to connect your Mac to the Internet via HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS and your mobile phone providers tells you, that it is not possible with a Mac, just browse to Novamedia and get yourself launch2net, which supports nearly all mobile phone connections.

Apple announces MacBook Pro 17 inch

Apple today announced the MacBook Pro 17". It shares nearly all the specs of the 15" version. I features a third USB2 port, a Firewire 800 port, a double layer 8 times speed SuperDrive and the same vertical screen resolution as the G4 based 17" PowerBook.

Top Marques Monaco auto show

The Top Marques Monaco auto show took place from April 20 to 23 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.

Gumball3000 2006, around the world in 8 days

From Sunday 30th April to Sunday 7th May 2006 the 8th annual Gumball3000 rally takes place. If you happen to be near there, just take a look. Highly fascinating cars on one place in a very short timeframe.

Samsung SGH-P300

Another credit card sized mobile phone: the Samsung SGH-P300 is just 8.9mm thick and weighs 65 grams, yet includes Bluetooth, a MP3 player with 80MB storage space, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, triband GPRS and an email client.

the photographer's right - a downloadable flyer

Your rights when you are stopped or confronted for photography, downloadable as a PDF and a Palm eBook at http://www.krages.com.

The end of the 2,5m short Smart ForTwo car?

I hope it is just a bad April joke, but my hopes are not high, given the complete and utterly failure of the DaimlerChrysler management to understand why people buy a Smart ForTwo car. With a total lenght (or shortness) of 2,5m you find a parking spot even in worst crowded city centers. Inside even 2m people find enough leg space to sit comfortably, while still having enough trunk space for all your weekend shopping and short trips.

Now I heard a well founded rumor, that next year´s Smart ForTwo will be 18cm LONGER and the current model with 2,5m will no longer be produced! Did anybody of the Smart or DaimlerChrysler management ever try to find a parking space inside a typical European city without a chaffeur, who takes care of the car parking? Even at 2,5m it sometimes is hard to find a parking space, so having the option to park at 90 degrees gives you the chance to fit into 1,5m parking spaces! Making the car just a few centimeters longer makes it impossible to park at 90 degrees in a normal parking lane.

No wonder, that DaimlerChrysler lost tons of money on Smart cars, when their management just doesn´t understand the unique value of their own cars.



BTW: in the past the Smart management brought out two completely useless model lines, the Smart ForFour and the Smart Roadster, which had no unique values at all and they even had the nonsense idea to develop a Smart SUV! And given the fact, that DaimlerChrysler is owned in part by the Kuwaitis, it is no wonder, that they are not able to build Diesel cars, where you are allowed to tank BioDiesel made from locally grown plants.



P.S.: I guess nobody at DaimlerChrysler ever wondered, why there are still thousands of Fiat 500s from the 60s on the streets of all the major cities in Europe. For a few decades they were the only option, if you wanted a short car to find a parking space, albeit with a very cramped interior and not enough space for people and luggage. The original Smart (ForTwo) is (was?) definitively the first and only car, that is short enough outside, and still comfortable spacy inside. It would be really too bad if they would vanish again.

WebArchive Folderizer for MacOSX

WebArchive Folderizer is a drop-launch utility to extract the content from Safari webarchives. Freeware.

EasyWMA for MacOSX

EasyWMA for MacOSX allows you to convert wma, asf and wmv audio files to mp3, m4a or wav.

A-bike foldable bicycle

Clive Sinclairs newest invention: theA-bike is a foldable bike, which only weighs 5.4kgs and should be available in July 2006 for 200 pounds.

IMCDB Internet Movie Cars Database

If you like movies and cars, this is the website for you: the IMCDB Internet Movie Cars Database is one of the most complete lists on the web about vehicles seen in movies, image captures and information about them. Within a few seconds I found the de Tomaso Mangusta from "Kill Bill 2" there.

InterKey on screen keyboard for PocketPCs

Paragon Software Group has an on screen keyboard for PocketPCs called InterKey for 29.95$ with multilingual on-screen keyboards and multilingual input with PocketPC portable keyboards. As an optional feature, InterKey provides word autocomplete function, that completes words you are typing on the on-screen keyboard or PocketPC external keyboard.

T-mobile Austria HSDPA

T-mobile Austria now has HSDPA coverage everywhere in Austria, where there is a UMTS signal. Pricing starts at 21 €/month for 250MB transfer volume to 45€/month for 1.5GB.

DEVONagent

DEVONagent, your research assistant for MacOSX for less than 50$.

Andy Warhol vernisage in Salzburg, Austria

On April 11th at 6pm there is the opening of a new Andy Warhol exhibition at the Rudolf Budja Galerie / Artmosphere Salzburg. It runs through June 10, 2006 Opening hours: Tue - Fri 11.00 am - 06.00 pm, Sat 10.00 am - 01.00 pm.

parallels: run Windows, Linux... under MacOSX for Intel

Parallels Workstation lets you run various operating systems for Intel chips in a window under MacOSX for Intel. The current beta2 is a free download, the release version will be less than 50$.

Apple introduces Boot Camp

Apple introduced Boot Camp, which lets you install Windows XP and some other Intel based operating systems on a seperate partition on any Intel based Mac.

Micro bike

Just saw this miniature bicycle. It is so small, that it should fit into the trunk of a Smart ForTwo car. Notice the plastic bottle turned into a dirt protector.

Great food in Chamonix

If you ever come to Chamonix at the foot of the Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, and enjoy great food, then visit "L'Imprévu", a restaurant at the beginning of the pedestrian zone across the BP gas station just beside a little bookstore. They even have a menu for less than 15 Euros that includes half a dozen escargots as a starter. For the main course I tried the fish with mushrooms, honey and figues. All the desserts include real whipped cream with powder sugar. Highly recommended!

P.S.: in the SuperU supermarket in Chamonix they sell unopened fresh oysters, so don't forget your oyster opening knife, but I guess everybody who visits France has such absolute essentials around.

AppZapper1.3 for MacOSX

AppZapper, the uninstaller for MacOSX will be free, if at least 259 bloggers mention it.

hidden iPod commands

At command-tab.com, there is an interactive graphic, that shows you how to do hard resets, and put your iPod into diagnostic mode and disk mode in a graphical way. Very practical and useful!

cheap Apple iPod AV cable replacement

The Apple iPod AV Cable costs 19$, but if you have a generic AV cable lying around (e.g. from a camcorder) you can use it as well, but you have to swap the yellow and red connectors.

get audio files from iPod to your computer via iTunes

You don´t need any special tools to get your audio files from your iPod back to your computer. Just use iTunes, File/Add to Library..., point to your iPod, then use Advanced/Consolidate Library and all your audio files should be in a subfolder of your iTunes Music folder.

book: Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome by Luke Jackson

Jessica Kingsley Publishers brought out Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome, a book by 13 year old Luke Jackson with Asperger Syndrome. Highly interesting reading!

Cone of silence

Best idea I saw today: the cone of silence.