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When Will Apple Cave And Accept Flash? Maybe When It Doesn’t Suck
Posted in February 28th, 2011
I read an interesting article this morning that suggested Apple would change its mind and put Adobe’s Flash technology on its iOS devices within a year. I don’t think that’s going to happen.
In an open letter to users, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave several reasons why he didn’t want Flash on the iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. They are: Flash isn’t open; the full web; reliability, security and performance; battery life; and touch.
Adobe began shipping Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile last June, but even Laptop magazine admitted that “Steve Jobs was right,” and that “Adobe’s offering seems like it’s too little, too late.” Granted, that report was from six months ago, but it still doesn’t bode well for the technology. There is no doubt that Adobe is making advances with Flash on mobile devices, but I don’t believe future changes will be enough to get Apple to adopt the technology.
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Crank-arm Style Hexapod
Posted in February 28th, 2011
The latest robot out of Nolebotic is Al.I.S.E, or Aluminum, Infrared Scanning Entity. Don’t let the name fool you, its a pretty simple take on the classic hexapod walking platform using a crank arm and leavers made into the legs. The body of the robot is made out of aluminum which is pretty easy to [...]
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Quick and easy DIY kegerator
Posted in February 28th, 2011
I think we can all agree, there are few things that go better with hacking everything than beer. [Tom] has taken his love for beer and building things, fusing them together in a DIY kegerator. Using an off the shelf mini fridge and some easy to find beer serving components, he walks us through the [...]
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Santa-pede contest winners
Posted in February 28th, 2011
We received several fantastic entries. We laughed, we cried, we stared at our monitors in confusion, it was fantastic. Now we’re here to announce the winners of the Santa-Pede contest. If you recall, the rules were pretty simple. Aquire a dancing santa (or other holiday dancing annoying toy thingy in the same fashion), tear it [...]
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HP Tablet Saves Dr. Dre’s Life In ‘I Need A Doctor’ Music Video
Posted in February 28th, 2011
“I Need A Doctor” is the second single from Dr. Dre’s upcoming album Detox, which has been in development, I think, for 400 years. It feel like that anyway. You’ve seen the Grammy performance, but have you seen the official music video? More importantly, have you seen the blindingly obvious product placement featuring good ol’ HP?
As Matt and I were just discussing in the official CrunchGear chat room, how bizarre is it to see an HP tablet save Dr. Dre’s life? You’ve got some fantastical floaty semi-transparent manifestation of Skylar Grey, then, out of nowhere, it’s an HP tablet. Makes sense. (Fast-forward to 4m15s if you want to skip directly to the tablet.)
A fine way to start your week. 
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A trio of last-minute 555 timer projects
Posted in February 28th, 2011
[Bob] has been busy lately putting the finishing touches on three different projects that he plans on entering into the 555 Design Contest. His first entry is a low-power H-bridge, which can be used to drive small servos. While he admits that it is a bit odd to build use a 555 timer to construct [...]
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