Keep Tube Grabs HD Videos From Popular Tube Sites
Keep Tube is a web-based video downloader that handles a wide range of formats and web sites. Where Keep Tube really shines is grabbing the highest quality video from a given site, where many other video downloaders fall short. More »
uTorrent Griffin Adds Extension-Style Functionality (Like Virus Scanning)
Windows only: The popular BitTorrent client uTorrent today released an alpha version of uTorrent 2.2, adding a new Apps functionality that allows users to extend uTorrent’s functionality while keeping the core application fast and lightweight. More »
SelfImage Creates Backups of In-Use and Non-Windows Disks
Windows: Backing up just your data is better than no backup at all, but creating a complete disk image allows you to restore not just your data but your entire operating system and all your settings. SelfImage can help.
SelfImage is an open-source tool for creating disk images. Not only can you create a simple disk image of an inactive partition but you can also create images of partitions in active use and even partitions not recognized by Windows. Read more…
Automatically Organize Your Downloaded, TV Shows
Ed. note: We’ve shown you how to automatically download your favorite TV shows before, but even if you’ve got your downloads automated perfectly, there’s still a little matter of organization. Productive Geek forum member ejf071189 details how he automates his TV-download organization.
I used to use uTorrent’s RSS feature to automatically download shows via this guide (see "How do I use the RSS feed in my client ?"). This allowed me to automatically have shows downloaded into appropriate folders, which are monitored by XMBC which scrapes thetvdb.com to add the shows to its own library. While XBMC was able to identify episode information with the naming system the torrents used, I preferred to have the episodes better organized using TVRename. Every so often I would run TVRename and scan my library for files that had to be renamed and rename them. Read more…
ReactorFeed Creates Custom RSS Feeds for Downloading Torrents Remotely
Ever stumbled onto a torrent on-the-go and wished you could start the download on your home computer? ReactorFeed allows you to create a custom RSS feed and add items from popular torrent sites that your home BitTorrent client can automatically start downloading.
We’ve featured ways to download torrents remotely before, such as with Dropbox—unfortunately, that method requires that you actually download the file to sync it via Dropbox. That’s fairly simple, but if you’re on a computer where you can’t install Dropbox, copying and pasting is simpler. By creating a custom RSS feed in ReactorFeed and having your torrent client monitor it at home, you can begin torrent downloads instantly just by adding a torrent’s link to your feed. Because it’s all done on the web with simple copying and pasting, you can add torrents from anywhere—your work computer, a friend’s computer, or even your smartphone. You can even make your feed public, if you so choose, so your friends with similar tastes can check out what you’re downloading, or run multiple feeds to share with different people or keep certain ones private. Not a bad tool for getting your BitTorrent fix when you’re away from your computer.
ReactorFeed [via TorrentFreak]
VTech Push-to-Talk DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone System
VTech has rolled out their first Push-to-Talk DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone System, bringing a walkie-talkie experience to your home without breaking the monthly budget at a sub-$100 price tag for all of its 2010 models. The LS6325 series offer instant communication for large households and small offices, where you get Push-to-Talk (PTT) functionality which enables instant voice delivery through the handset speakerphone. This does away with the need for mom to shout or clang some pots and pans to attract the attention of her kids for dinner, while offices will reduce unnecessary shouting or raised voices, helping prokect a more professional image to outsiders. Capable of working within a 1,500 foot radius, this ought to work for most homes unless you live in a sprawling mansion. [Press Release]
Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Speakers Look Great and Sound… Expensive Speakers
Just because I could never afford this high-end 800 Series Diamond speaker from Bowers & Wilkins doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy looking at it, and giggling at the phrase "diamond dome tweeter."
The seven new speaker sets are all pricey, so we may as well talk about the flagship 800 Diamond, which is apparently the latest generation of the speakers used at Abbey Road Studios. That doesn’t necessarily tell you anything about how they sound, but for $24,000 per pair you should expect a good conversation starter or two thrown in. The bass is "significantly improved," thanks to a new voice coil and bass realignment, and the entire range of new Diamond Series products are outfitted with diamond tweeter technology. Read more…
EV Mini Sport Is Powered By Electricity
Japan’s Tajima Motor Corp has unveiled its latest electric vehicle, the EV Mini Sport. It might look like a mini Formula One car, but its top speed of 43 miles per hour ensures that you won’t be winning any races with it anytime soon. Of course, this car was designed mainly for city use, and with that in mind, it should do rather well, not to mention that its small size should allow you to fit it into those tight parking spots. The EV Mini Sport will be going on sale this month in Japan for 2,079,000 yen ($23,018, without a battery).
Come March 30, eBay Listing Fees Will Be Gone Or Lower For Some Sellers
eBay this morning announced that it will introduce free auction listings and reduced listing fees for fixed-priced items in the U.S., starting March 30.
The e-commerce giant says the ’success-based’ pricing is similar to changes implemented by eBay in Europe, changes that have self-reportedly driven strong growth for sellers in markets such as the U.K. and Germany. Read more…
JDContextMenu Enhances Windows’ Right Click Menu
Windows: JDContextMenu is a small application that adds a variety of useful shortcuts to the right-click context menu in Windows.
None of the shortcuts are things you couldn’t do within Windows with a few extra clicks or with a small 3rd-party app, but JDContextMenu bundles them together into a small menu with one-click ease. You can copy the full filename to the clipboard, alter the time and date stamp of a file, run an MD5 checksum to verify file integrity, and create new folders—the new folder tool allows you to create a variable number of numbered folders in a series. Read more…
