OpenMoko, the company behind the FreeRunner open-source phone, released their latest product today: WikiReader. It’s a small mobile device for browsing Wikipedia. Rather than use a wireless network to pull data off of the web, it has local copy of the database on a microSD card. This approach has been used before, and it lets the WikiReader be compact and really cheap. It uses a Kindle-esque touch-screen display that allows it to run on 3 AAA’s for about a year. The device itself costs just $99, but you can choose to receive updates by snail mail for just $29/year. Alternatively, you…

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The digital voice recorders from Olympus are wonderful tools for the always pressed-for-time folks who desire to have a greater number of options than the traditional tape recorders to capture songs or ideas. Olympus Digital Voice Recorder offer distinct sound quality, longer duration of recording, as well as convenient file management.
The Olympus vn2100pc digital voice recorder offers wave software as well as a USB connection. This diminutive and accurately designed model of digital voice recorder produced by Olympus, makes it easy for you to move your files, index your recordings, and set an alarm. The style can be used…

adafruit industries’ latest product is an adjustable breadboard power supply kit. We’ve seen breadboard supplies before, but like most of adafruit’s kits, this is the best design you’re going to encounter. It uses an MIC2941 voltage regulator instead of the more commonplace LM317. It has a very low dropout which means your output voltage can be much closer to the input voltage. Their example is using 3AAA or a Li-Ion battery for an output of 3.3V. Input can be through a barrel jack or terminal blocks. There is a selection switch for 3.3, 5, and adjustable voltage. Using the…

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Jeez! Internet marketing Ebooks are everywhere. "SecretsRevealed" and "Something-or-another Magic". ",, KillerIdeas" and "Instant Money Without Working For It". And, ofcourse, the latest-and-greatest of all… "How to Crank Out a New Ebook Every Seconds!" Is this what we call "the ebook craze"? A better name might bethe "Make-a-Quick-Buck Ebook Frenzy!" Now, don’t get me wrong. I like ebooks. I like them a lot. Ilove being able to place an order, click download, and be seeingwhat I bought light up , pixels in blazing color on mycomputer screen within a matter of minutes. But, I also want those kilobytes of data…

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