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Welcome to the December 30, 2007 edition of carnival of tech news.

Erich Engelbrecht presents Extreme Customization – Back To The Roots? posted at Innovation Politics.

kaiwah presents Dell is shifting away from direct sales online posted at My E-Commerce.

Mitch McDonald presents Express Yourself with Colored Contact Lenses posted at FYI About.com.

Mike White presents A Technatural Future posted at Life According to Mike White, saying, “It seems that we, as humans, have always been trying to find ways to improve our lives. Technology has been the way to advance us forward, may that be a simple spring locket, wheel baring joint or mainframe computer. However what is held for the future?”

Matt presents 5 Tips For Speeding Up Your PC posted at MySafePC.net.

Computers

nitesh123 presents Why Buy a Green Environment Friendly PC? | MyWorldOnly posted at Nitesh, saying, “In this day of global warming this is something we have to look at”

Internet

Sagar presents Top 20 Hilarious and Creative Internet Scams posted at Virtual Hosting.

Keith presents Tucson Business: VoIP is it better than Traditional Telecommunications ? posted at Tucson Business Broadband, saying, “VoIP is Better, Cheaper, less resource intensive, and still presently tax free (although I see that changing in the near future) The arrival of VOIP has changed the landscape of telecommunications for everyone in the industry. The quality of the new internet technology, when it is good, is far superior to land line calls. When it’s bad it has more to do with the lack of control of VoIP packets traversing the public Internet to deliver it’s service…”

Chris Christensen presents Abibliophobia and the Amazon Kindle posted at Inside Chris’s Head, saying, “What sort of people is Amazon targeting with its new Kindle electronic book reader?”

desinet1 presents How to get Backlinks with DoFollow Blogs posted at Web Tools and Tips, saying, “Yet another popular method of getting backlinks to your blog is by commenting on blogs, which have rel=”nofollow” attribute removed from their comments section. There are lots and lots of them, and this method is an easy one to get some crucial backlinks to your blog. But, how to find good dofollow blogs”

Science

Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Training: No Magic Bullet, Yet Useful Tool. Interview with Elizabeth Zelinski posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Newsweek says that “computer-based brain training has shot up from essentially zero in 2005 to $80 million this year, according to the consulting firm SharpBrains”. Here goes an interview with a leading scientist.”

Technology

mgopi presents Apple iPod Touch Exclusive Review posted at Virtual Views, saying, “On the front, there is a single button and that revolutionary touchscreen interface surrounded by black plastic trim. The rear cover is polished stainless steel with thin aluminum or plastic bodies. The multi screen on this iPod model is perfect and provides Vivid color reproduction, strong backlight, and decent viewing angles…”

kcawley presents Who Killed the Electric Car? posted at Life, the Universe, and Everything, saying, “The invention, production, then destruction of the cure to America’s oil problems”

Jorge Candelaria presents Google posted at Iron Helmet Tech.

mgopi presents Nokia E65 Business SmartPhone Review at Virtual views posted at Virtual Views, saying, “The Nokia E65 has a 1.8-inch TFT screen that produces 16 million colors and provides a 240×320 pixels resolution for sharp and clear view. The screen is a delight. Above the screen is the earpiece of the phone. The keypad of the E65 has 10 buttons around the 5 way D-Pad. The back of the phone has matt finish, the upper portion of the back is the 2MP camera of the phone. The microSD card slot of the phone is placed under the battery cover and is hot-swappable.”

mgopi presents HTC Touch Dual Mobilephone Launched Officially posted at Virtual Views, saying, “The HTC Touch Dual is a slider phone with slider keypad slider which allows you to enter text directly instead of using the stylus. The keypad will have 12/20 keys depending on the operator. It also comes with a microSD expansion slot. The Touch Dual measures 107×55x15.8-mm and weighs 120-grams with 2.6″ QVGA touch-screen.”

Samuel presents Smart Homes- Give your home independence: Origins of smart homes posted at Smart Homes- Give your home independence.

kcawley presents Some More “Green” Power posted at Life, the Universe, and Everything, saying, “The technology for a Green world is here. Has been for some time. It’s being suppressed, kept out of the media, hidden from public eye.”

mgopi presents Have a look at the new Nokia N82: Exclusive Review @ Virtual Views posted at Virtual Views, saying, “The latest invention in the Nseries handset, the new Nokia N82, optimized for photography, navigation, and internet connectivity, is available in the country now. With the excellent tools support for the camera, the phone offers photography enthusiasts an enhanced camera experience. The N82 is designed for ‘technology stylists’, people who like their phone to look good but don’t want to lose out on features.”

Kingsley Tagbo presents Business Analyst Training Online posted at HOW TO LEARN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FAST OR GET A JOB EASILY.

Samuel presents x10 ActiveHome posted at Smart Homes- Give your home independence.

Samuel presents Possible smart home connections posted at Smart Homes- Give your home independence.

D Robinson presents Forget the wallet, all you need is a mobile phone to shop | Australian Women Online posted at Australian Women Online, saying, “Near Fields Communications technology being trialled in the UK”

bennie presents ¿Como hacer tu propia computadora? (1er articulo de serie) posted at Technology Matter, saying, “Explica como armar una computadora pieza por pieza”

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