Deskjet turns 20: HP celebrates two decades of robbing you blind

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Turns out HP has been selling its Deskjet series of printers for 20 years now, with 240 million customers around the world and untold billions spent on overpriced ink cartridges. The HP Deskjet continues to outsell all other inkjet printers on the market, and HP shows no sign of slowing down -- or letting up on those profit margins.

 

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Yahoo report: Microsoft bid a distraction

Yahoo report: Microsoft bid a distraction
Yahoo has said in a report filed with U.S. regulators that Microsoft's recent bid to purchase the company is a distraction, and warned investors of such. Microsoft offered to purchase Yahoo for $44.6 billion on February 1st, but Yahoo officially rejected the bid just 10 days later. Yahoo's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissio...

USB typing speedometer teaches Mavis Beacon a lesson in speed

USB typing speedometer teaches Mavis Beacon a lesson in speed

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It's not the first USB peripheral we've seen that'll keep watch on how fast you type, but this new USB Speedometer is certainly the most imposing, and apparently a bit more capable than most. Namely, unlike others which simply track keystrokes, this one keep track of both your words-per-minute and the total number of words you type in a day, although you'll need to install some software to take for that. If those are details you just have to have at all times, you'll be able to get your hands on one of these next month for about $40.

[Via Technabob]

 

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MacBreak 110: Macworld 2008: Eye-Fi

MacBreak 110: Macworld 2008: Eye-Fi
Cali Lewis checks out the Eye-Fi auto-uploading SD card.

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I thought Amazon ads were supposed to be contextual. I don't think they are because it's been quite some time since I've talked about Finite-Temperature Field Theory on Geek Brief, and I've never talked about Empirical Process Techniques for Dependent Data. That's Valentine's Day for ya. On Valentine's day, it's important to declare your romantic feelings for a fellow human being using the appropriate form. That form is available at the Bureau of Communication. You'll want to complete the form entitled Declaration of Romantic Intent. Geoff Smith of Digg the Code fame dropped by to tell us about his experience with the Appogee Duet. Axel Bjurström is a personal hero after he contructed an easel for flatscreen displays. We've expected someone to do it for four years, and now that Axel's done it, we can start dreaming of something new. Read More

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GBTV #0280 (small) | GeekBrief.TV
We're taking the week off from producing new shows, but last week we had Jonathan Davis, Student Filmmaker, come in to shoot some special episodes. He interviewed Neal and me about how GeekBrief.TV got started two years ago. Jonathan shot it, edited, and did post production, and if you have any feedback for him, I'm sure he would appreciate it. Leave him a comment at www.geekbrief.tv, or email him at thatguyknows [at] gmail [.com]. This epsiode is sponsored by the Sony MDR-NC60 Headphones.

GBTV #0280 (small) | GeekBrief.TV

GBTV #0280 (small) | GeekBrief.TV
We're taking the week off from producing new shows, but last week we had Jonathan Davis, Student Filmmaker, come in to shoot some special episodes. He interviewed Neal and me about how GeekBrief.TV got started two years ago. Jonathan shot it, edited, and did post production, and if you have any feedback for him, I'm sure he would appreciate it. Leave him a comment at www.geekbrief.tv, or email him at thatguyknows [at] gmail [.com]. This epsiode is sponsored by the Sony MDR-NC60 Headphones.

MacBreak 87: Studio: Audio Keyframes

Mark Spencer shows us how to use audio to drive animation in Motion. Read More

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Photoshop Express in Your Browser
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Remote Controlled Spycopter
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Icons: It’s Still Orange

Icons: It’s Still Orange

I am glad to see that we can maintain some level of RSS icon standards between Mozilla and Microsoft. Wouldn’t be great if this level of cooperation could continue?
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I am glad to see that we can maintain some level of RSS icon standards between Mozilla and Microsoft. Wouldn’t be great if this level of cooperation could continue?
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