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Monday, October 22, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


Students suspended due to teacher’s topless pics on her iPad

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 08:16 AM PDT

iPads are everywhere. Even in schools, since they are a real help with education. And they will only get more prevalent in schools, so maybe this can be a cautionary tale. If you are a teacher and you have some personal pictures, you shouldn't auto-sync your iDevice. Also, if you are a kid on a teachers iPad, don’t snoop. You will get suspended for looking through the tablet.
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Original Story Students suspended due to teacher’s topless pics on her iPad


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Lomagraphy’s new Belair camera is a retro non-digital camera

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 08:05 AM PDT

We all know that film is dead and dying. People are taking taking more photos than ever, just not with old-fashioned film. However, Lomography is doing their best to keep film alive for those who love it.
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Original Story Lomagraphy's new Belair camera is a retro non-digital camera


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SD card found in crushed camera survives earthquake

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:04 AM PDT

On February 22, 2011 there was a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. 185 people were killed and it caused billions of dollars of damage. Amazingly 18 months later, one couple has recovered pictures from a camera that they thought was destroyed in the quake. At least something good came out of the devastation.
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TSA removes X-ray body scanners from major airports

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:42 AM PDT

According to ProPublica, the TSA is removing the X-ray body scanners currently installed at major airports. You know the ones that everyone is complaining about. They are replacing them with safer millimeter wave scanners. (Although they have said time and again that they are safe to begin with)
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Xbox 360 update removes Twitter and Facebook apps

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:18 AM PDT

Earlier this week Microsoft started rolling out the latest update to the Xbox 360 menu interface, the Dashboard. One of the big new things is an Internet Explorer app for surfing the Internet and accessing browser-based online services. But if you have applied the update, you’ll notice that IE has come at a cost of some other popular apps.
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