Day: October 7, 2013

Application Hacking

Hotel Wi-Fi Sucks: Create Your Own Hotspot Using the Room’s Ethernet Connection

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As reported on Wired. BY ROBERTO BALDWIN Plug and play. Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED   From the creepiest $20 per night skid-row flophouse to the presidential suite at Hong Kong’s InterContinental, Wi-Fi is now as standard as a toilet in the hotels and motels around the world. If only that connection to the internet worked as well as your trusty porcelain throne. Instead of dealing with spotty connections and speeds that resemble early ’90s dialup, use the hotel’s…

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Google OS

Google is building Chrome OS straight into Windows 8

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As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren Google unveiled its Chrome Apps initiative recently to launch apps that exist outside of the browser and extend its reach into more of a platform, but it looks like the company has a whole lot more planned. Over the past few weeks, Google has been updating its developer version of the Chrome browser to run what’s essentially Chrome OS within Windows 8’s “Metro” mode. Chrome traditionally runs on the desktop…

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Business

Airport Car Rental Service Silvercar Is Headed To LAX In November

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER Silvercar continues to expand its tech-focused airport car rental service into new markets, and in a few weeks will be making its biggest debut yet. According to an email sent to customers late last week, Silvercar said that on November 4 it will be launching at LAX, which will soon house its largest fleet of Audi A4s. As we’ve written before, Silvercar hopes torevolutionize the airport car rental business, by…

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Mobile

HTC One Max leaks out with Verizon badge front-and-center

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper When HTC launched the HTC Mini+, everyone wondered when the company would release a phone large enough to justify buying a companion device. These images, from Android Central’s forums, makes the arrival of the 6-inch HTC One Max that much more of a foregone conclusion. The anonymous Verizon employee who took the pics also says that the large smartphone does indeed carry a fingerprint scannerand a removable back. Still, if we’re at the point where conspicuously carrier-branded…

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Business Culture Design Hardware Dev

HoneyBee3D printing store opens in Oakland with rapid prototyping service

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As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala We’re still a ways off from having a 3D print shop on every corner, but one Oakland neighborhood is getting a taste of that future. The city’s Montclair district got a little craftier this weekend when HoneyBee3D opened its doors to offer rapid prototyping, printer tools and Type A Machines 3D printers for sale. Given how costly the tech can be, this is a boon for folks who’d love to dip into…

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