http://www.freenancial.com Your Online Sources for Financial Freedom and Health Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:02:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You seen fashion PCs, catwalk-worthy phones, and even haute couture-inspired cars. Now meet the fashion handheld console. A Japan-exclusive, Sony is releasing the “Jill Stuart Sweet Limited Package” a blossum pink PlayStation Portable. This special edition console was created in conjunction with designer Jill StuartThe limited edition set includes the ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/psp-gets-fashion-forward/ It ain't the first HDMI-to-Mini DisplayPort adapter that we've heard of, but there's nothing like a little competition in a market that Apple's own closed mindset helped create. Bitterness aside, we're pretty stoked to hear that Kanex -- the same company responsible for that oh-so-handy Mini DisplayPort Adapter for Mac ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/kanex-shows-off-hdmi-to-mini-displayport-adapter-your-imac-celebrates/ You know you've wondered what Google Earth would look like across a curved, eight-display installation, and now your most stupendous dreams are a reality thanks to Liquid Galaxy. That's the moniker that's been given to Jason Holt's 20 percent project, which he's just now getting to showcase to the world ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/google-exhibits-liquid-galaxy-installation-at-ted-we-toss-back-a-dramamine/ If you need a quick and dirty light tent but you don't want to shell out for a commercial model or spend time building a DIY version, this light tent can be built in a matter of minutes from office supplies.Over at the blog Mostly Color—a blog focused on color ... http://www.freenancial.com/technology/craft-a-temporary-light-tent-out-of-paper-and-binder-clips-diy/ Google keeps talking about the real-time web and that how quickly it can respond to real-time events. However, Google image search doesn't work that way. More: continued here http://www.freenancial.com/technology/the-problem-with-google-image-search/ If you fold like an orgami swan at the idea of making a birthday toast in front of a group of people or going to a party by yourself, then you might like self-improvement blog Dumb Little Man's tips for overcoming shyness.Photo by a God's Child.Everyone (well, almost everyone) gets ... http://www.freenancial.com/technology/get-over-your-shyness-by-expanding-your-comfort-zone-a-little-at-a-time-public-speaking/ Reebok recently started selling a walking shoe, called Easytone, that is supposed to tone your leg and butt muscles while you walk.And the buzz machine swung into action. The Easytone shoe has made a huge splash--TV appearances, newspaper and magazine articles, buzz, buzz, buzz. If the shoe fits, does it ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/reeboks-new-easytone-shoe-does-it-really-tone-muscles/ If you ever needed a reason to go Linux, here you go. The noise surrounding this patently obscure Windows XP bug / patch fiasco has just reached a fever pitch, and now we've got engineers within Redmond scratching their heads, too. As the story goes, Microsoft recently patched a security ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/windows-xp-patch-fiasco-gets-even-crazier-microsoft-now-scrambling-for-solutions/ Well, it looks like you can add another contender to the great light bulb debate -- a group of researchers from RTI International now says that nanofiber lighter is more efficient than incandescent light bulbs, and safer than compact fluorescents. The secret to that, it seems, is a combination of ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/nanofiber-lighting-promises-to-be-better-safer-than-incandescent-or-cfl-bulbs/ To celebrate the launch of their 2010 Core Processor Family featuring Turbo Boost technology, Intel is running a Turbo Tips contest here on Digital Inspiration. More: continued here http://www.freenancial.com/technology/enter-the-intel-contest-on-digital-inspiration/