Google Registers A Bunch Of Music And Cloud Related Domain Names

Earlier this week, Google registered a slew of .com domain names related to music and clouds.

A tipster points out that the Internet company registered names like GoogleBass.com, GoogleAlto.com, GoogleSoprano and GoogleTenor.com along with GoogleNebula.com, GoogleThunder.com and GoogleLightning.com.

None of them resolve to an actual website (at least not yet), but WHOIS searches reveal they were all registered by Google last Wednesday.

Alto, bass, soprano and tenor are of course well-known human singing voice types (although, technically, alto is not a voice type but in fact a “designated vocal line in choral music based on vocal range”), and lightning, thunder and nebula all have something to do with clouds (nebula is Latin for ‘cloud’).’).

This doesn’t mean anything, but I thought it’d be fun noting the domain name registrations because of Google’s imminent introduction of a cloud-based music service, ya know.

A TechCrunch t-shirt if you can find more domain names Google registered on April 6.

[Picture of (a wax statue of) world-famous operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti courtesy of Flickr user cliff1066™, and the hat tip goes to Fusible.com editor JB.]

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The World’s Oldest-Surviving Nikon is Going Under the Hammer [Cameras]

The ultimate sin would be if a Canon-user bought the oldest-surviving Nikon camera (from 1948) at auction. As bidding starts at 70,000 Euros (around $100,000), you'd have to really want that slice of photography history. [Nikon-Rumors via PetaPixel] More »

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Farnsworth House Becomes Latest Lego Architecture Set to Store Away From Sticky Fingers [Lego]

We thought Lego would never bring out another set in its Architecture series, but here we go—the beautiful Farnsworth House, which you may recognize thanks to its mid-century modernism design and National Historic Landmark seal-of-approval. More »

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Five Major Things You Should Go through Before You Buy Your Company Printer

It would be overwhelming to pick for the finest printer for your business. With so many brands and features of the commercial printers that are offered in the market nowadays, purchasing a printer cab be a challenging mission. To screen the numerous options, let me hand you some factors to analyze before you procure your office's commercial printer. But let me first hand you a background on what printers are.
There are basically two kinds of printers: The impact and the non-impact. The former works by literally banging its metal pins to the ink ribbon to make an output. Non-impact printers on the other hand, only send out an ink to print which is soundless. Nowadays, people use the non-impact printers or in its popular type, the laser and the ink jet printers .
Cost
Now that you the types of printer, let's move to the issue of cost.
Laser printers are more high-priced than ink jets. Approximately, color inkjet printers cost $35 to $3,000 while color laser printers are estimated at $350 to $6,000 dollars. Laser printers, as built for bigger work volumes, cost steep in terms of toner replacement. A normal laser toner can print thousands more pages compared to inkjet cartridges. Although inkjet cartridges cost lesser than laser toners, the latter have a lower price per page value which cost around three to four times cheaper than inkjet prints per page.
Printing Speed
Efficient office work requires speed. Laser printers produces output with a relatively higher speed than the ink jet as they are designed to work on huge volume of printing loads. Their place is in the business and office condition's. Laser printers are known to be the fastest printers available in the market today. They can print about 200 pages with monochromic or single-colored ink per minute . Ink jet printers on the other hand are slower at speed.
You also have to study network features and its printing speed. Some printers can be shared on a network so that more than one user can print at the same time. High-end laser printers ordinarily have this feature and they cost more, but is practical for you.
Output Quality
Aside from PPM, check also on the DPI or the dots per inch capacity of the printer. It determines the value of printing, so the higher the DPI, the clearer an output is produced.
Despite the numerous advantages of laser printers than ink jet, the latter produces more quality output in terms of the details of the print . They can print sharper texts for they have no blurry edges. They also do well in colored images and large graphics, finer than laser. However ink jets only allows water-sensitive ink. There is a high risk that the output will be destroyed when water drops on it.
Further, laser printers don't require special kind of papers when printing not like ink jet.. Ink jet printers's ink cannot be absorbed easily by other papers so if you try putting incompatible papers, you will just damage the printing.
Single Function or Multifunction
Determine also if your office needs other equipment like scanner, fax or copier because there are printers now who can include all these functions into one called multi-function machines. Majority businesses nowadays preferred multi-function printers for the reason that they save on capital and office space. Seemingly, single-function printers become almost obsolete in the business scene.
Typically multifunction printers are preferred by those people who have small businesses. This is because of the savings they can get from not buying other devices such as fax and scanner. However, there is a chance that if one of the other functions break down, the entire device cannot be used.
Now that you have gone through the four consideration, you are now ready to accept the task of choosing your finest business printer. Having considered these factors, the former hard task will come simple and easy.

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What Canon Has To Offer You In Flash Lights ? Do you know ?

No, these flashlights won,t give you a glare. Flashlights are used for adding up to the brightness factor no matter what are the environmental conditions. It recreates the scene with vivid details just to add seven stars to the whole process and to take notice of the minute details. Available in all top brands with the feature of regular flash and prices reasonably set.

Flashes light are the hand-held electric-powered light sources or one of the essential accessories of the digital cameras. You are available with various types of Flashlights to choose from. Some of them are power-packed with the hand-cranked dynamos or electromagnetic induction or recharged by the solar power. You can use the Flashes light reviews as the helping guide to choose the perfect one for you that easily get match with your needs, preferences and budget flexibility.

On internet you will you are available with various Flashes light reviews. These Flashes light make you understand the every aspect and technical terms of the Flashes light. But, these Flashes light reviews should be picked-up from the reliable webportals. Flashes light is quite affordable to every size pocket. There are various companies that deal in manufacturing of the Flashes light like Nikon, Canon, Sunpak, Sony, Lumiere, Vivitar and more.

Particularly if talk about the Flashes light price in India then, find the price fluctuations with every brand and Flashes light models. Like price range of the Nikon, Canon, Sunpak, Sony, Lumiere & Vivitar Flashes light have wide variations.Flashes light price has been finalized as per the cost-sensitivity of the Indian market. Flashes light in India doesn't make any extra load to your pocket.

Flashes light price in India starts from Rs.1000 onwards. Canon is the leading camera brand that renowned for its advanced photographic and imaging technology. Canon Speedlite 430 EX Flashlight is the new unit from the company that especially targets the EOS 5D digital SLR camera. The Canon Speedlite 430EX flash unit comes with various new features like maximize digital image quality, white balance settings, auto adjustment of the zoom flash position and more.

Are you looking for the detail information concerning to the Canon Speedlite 430EX flashlight or more concerned to the Flashes light price in India or Flashes light reviews then Visit Naaptol that gets you satisfactory solutions to your queries. In advantage, you are available with plenty of products, compare the features and price of the products and gain the advantages of best online deals with discounts.

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The Secrets Of Library Books, Swapping, and Secret Games?

Are you one of those many people that get giddy and excited when they talk about their Kindles? Do you preach about the greatness of it to your friends and family, and attempt to convert Nook users whenever you can? Then get ready for 3 more reasons to love the Kindle. These 3 Kindle tricks will give you more enjoyment, put your ereader to better use, and give you some tricks to talk about to fellow Kindle users.

Trick #1- Book Swapping- I'm not talking about the 2 week book swapping where you have to return the title before you finish the book. This is swapping books with your friends and family for good.

Follow these steps for book swapping:

1. Log into your Amazon account
2. De-Register Your Kindle
3.  Have your friend or family member log into their account and add your Kindle to their account.
   -This means you'll have to read them your serial number as they enter it into their account.
   -Click "add new Kindle" after serial number is entered.
4. Go to your Kindle home page and click on "Archived Items"
   -This will be a list of your friend or family member's books.
5. Click on titles you want to have on your device.
   -These will automatically download to your device, keeping them safely on the original owner's Kindle.
6. Have your friend or family member de-register your Kindle from their account
7. Re-register your Kindle to your account.

 Now you have all the titles you want from your friend or family member! This can be done up to 6 times per digital book.


Trick #2- Reading Library Books on The Kindle- It's a well known fact that the Kindle isn't compatible with EPUB files. It's a simple process to convert these to a readable file using Calibre, but EPUB files that have a DRM attached to it cannot be read by the Kindle at all, without stripping the DRM and breaking some laws in the process.

There is a way to read Mobi-Pocket files on the Kindle though. That means that if you belong to a library that allows checking out of Mobi-Pocket files, then you can read books from the library, and check them out for free just like users of other ebook readers.

See the link below to learn exactly how to do it.

Trick #3- Secret Games On the Kindle- That's right, there are secret games on the Kindle right out of the box.

1. Hit "Shift+ALT+M" for access to Minesweeper.
2. While in Minesweeper, hit the letter "G" for access to GoMoku. GoMoku is a game closely related to tic tac toe. For access to Minesweeper again, click "M".

So there you have some great Kindle tricks you can definitely try at home that will help you read books from the library on the Kindle, swap books with friends and family, and play some cool free games on your Kindle.

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2011 Belongs To Sony & PlayStation after game consoles of this century .

Everyone knows that Sony Electronics is a world leader in home appliances and entertainment products. With its headquarters in Japan they have branches all over the world, and gamers across the planet know that Sony PlayStations are one of the most sought after game consoles of this century.



The Sony PlayStation has been one of the most popular game consoles since its first version release. The PlayStation 3 has numerous outstanding features, for example high definition video and audio quality, built-in wireless networking support and therefore many games can be played online. HD movies are released in the Sony Blu-Ray format, and the big plus is that the PlayStation network is a free service with no hidden costs for playing online games.



PS3 is one of the highest selling video game consoles in the world and once in possession of a PlayStation ardent gamers begin to focus on the upcoming games for PlayStation 3. Owners of PS3 will be overwhelmed at the prospect that 2011 will bring over 100 games which are scheduled to debut in this year and rock not only you but your gaming consoles with excitement.



2011 belongs to PlayStation 3 as Sony have already released brilliant games in February and March, but even more are scheduled to be released through the year. Titles such as Kill Zone 3, Resistance 3, Uncharted 3, are but a few of the games listed and are sequels to some of the best PS3 games that have been seen in the past. With all these games lined up for release in 2011 PS3 fans are certainly in for a treat for the next few months to come.



With all this excitement on the horizon take very good care of your console. If you are the lucky owner of a PS3 game console you will be well aware that the PlayStation has hit one or two problems, such as the YLOD (yellow light of death), freezing, not reading games or movies, and hard drive errors. If you should get a problem with your console do not tamper with it yourself, despite what friends may advise you to do.



There are plenty of PlayStation 3 repair facilities at your service, who can repair and have your console back to you in a flash of lightening and when I say a flash of lightening I mean a same day PlayStation 3 repair service.



A spokesman for PS Pros based in London said "we are the only company that can offer PS3 repairs out of our own location for no extra cost, all repairs are completed in less than 45 minutes, and systems that we pickup and deliver for free are also repaired same day, we are proud to offer the fastest turnaround in the business, and a 90 day warranty with all repairs".



Your games console has been produced by an innovative world leader, you have a year ahead of the most thrilling games entering the market, so if you have a problem, it would seem the first port of call would be a PlayStation 3 repair service such as PS Pros, trust the professionals to get you back to gaming so you will not miss one single minute of the thrill and excitement coming your way.



For further information visit: www.ps-pros.co.uk

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ASUS releases Eee Pad Transformer source code, physical bits to come later

We're still sitting here playing with our Decepticon and Autobot toys, Jetfire and Starscream continuing their battle for airborne supremacy. It's how we entertain ourselves whilst waiting for ASUS to release its Transformer tablet on the world, but now we can at least get our hands on what makes it tick. The source code for that 10.1-inch tablet with its IPS screen and Honeycomb flavor has just been lobbed up onto the company's site and, with just a few clicks, you can continue its trajectory right onto your storage device of choice -- though you'll need to run it through an unzipper before it can really have any impact. What you do with it after that is up to you, but you're going to have to wait a bit longer before you'll have anywhere to deploy the results of the included makefile.

• via Android Community 

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Toyota sells a million U.S. PRII alone

Thank you Toyota, for teaching the plural of Prius, because somehow, "Toyota sells a million Priuples"just does not jive. Yes, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday it has officially sold a million Prius on American soil. Reportedly also reached a milestone few other sales in the last six months, with Prius sales worldwide reaching two million in October and general Toyota hybrid sales of over three million dollars in March .

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Why People Buy Polaroid Film 600 ? Read The Reasons

When shopping, do you know the basic considerations that we put in mind before we buy something? Can it be all about the price of the items? Or regarding how creative the design looks like? Or are we affected by those commercials we've been seeing in the television as well as advertisements? Or will we consider first its function?

We might have several reasons for buying however I believe one thing that we need to put in mind is the items features. People purchase something for the reason that need it. Liking it is not sufficient.

So let's talk about camera's. Even though a huge area of the worlds population is in search of quality digital camera's, most of them did not consider other options which is quite better and also less costly. I would admit which I myself bought a digital camera hoping that it is the best tool to bring for trips as well as occasions. Nevertheless, there's one thing I realized by using digital camera's. Since it can capture numerous pictures, most people doesn't even bother print it. What happens is that they all just save it on their computers and never had a visual copy of it.

Isn't it that pictures are meant to be printed?

Though digital camera's are convenient as well as efficient to capture a lot of pictures, still I had this thought in my mind that probably, instant film camera is a lot better as you can instantly print the images.

Allow me to give you three reasons why people Buy Polaroid Film 600:

1.) Anyone can find it everywhere. Polaroid Film 600 can be simply bought online. There are lots of online retailers, blogs, forums, and auctions site to find cheaper priced films. Plus you can find Polaroid groups as well as organizations to which you could interact, exchange resources as well as trade products.

If you barely can't find polaroid film on local stores, getting access online will make it simpler for you to buy.

2.) People like it. I feel, this is the model that most people like, although I've been hearing comments that this is quite expensive compared to other models, but still people buy it because of its cool features and function.

3.) Compared to other Polaroid models, Film 600 is very easy to use and it has a fast shutter speed that makes photo look nice even in fast moving situation.

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