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Short Version : The Clickfree C2N USB drive provides a simple way to back up multiple computers without a NAS. The software is functional and user-friendly, but better network access might have set the device apart a bit more. Features : Includes Clickfree backup software Built in USB cable, as well as a dock Works with both Mac and PC MSRP: $179.99 (500GB) as reviewed Pros : Included software works great Plug the drive into each computer you want to back up once, and then it works over your network, wireless or not Compact size Cons : USB speed makes larger files take a while to back up Backup software is always running in the background Can’t connect to network without a computer Full review : Clickfree’s C2N is a portable USB drive that comes pre-installed with software for both the Mac and the PC.

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Review: Clickfree C2N Portable backup

These days, when you go to look up the specs on a new camera or camcorder, one of the first things you check out is the LCD. But as often as not, you’ll be hit with an unfamiliar number: some huge quantity of “dots.” Most people aren’t familiar with this metric, as it is a slightly technical one — which is the reason it was chosen instead of the more common plain resolution numbers.

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A quick PSA on “dots” versus “pixels” in LCDs

While we can’t condone these low-tech methods for evading the fare on MARTA, Atlanta’s rapid transit system, there are a few clever methods here including the Macguyver and the Slider. I wonder what the first guy did to get out

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Rapid transit fare evasion in Atlanta, a study

Seven months after Google launched its first phone, the HTC-designed Nexus One, it has stopped selling the devices through its online store. “Sorry, folks…The Nexus One is no longer available for purchase directly from Google,” the company announced

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Nexus One Reaches Its End in Google Store

This is what I like to see, homebrew space equipment. It’s a spacesuit that was invented by the two gentlemen at Final Frontier Design , one that made its debut at the Eyebeam Center for Art + Technology in New York last week.

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Hey, NASA! Need a cheaper space suit for your astronauts? Call the Final Frontier Design guys.

I got my Millenium Falcon six-string Bought it down on Tatooine Played ’til my fingers bled It was summer of ‘69 Me and some guys from school Had a Band and we tried real hard Mario quit and Chewie got married I shoulda’ known we’d never get far Oh when I look back now Those instruments seemed out of place And if I had the choice I’d play a Bullet Bill bass Those were the best days of my life

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Two DIY guitars make it easy to start your N3RDCOR3 band

Motorola’s Droid X is hit among consumers, having sold out at most Verizon stores, but for some customers the phone’s display has been an issue. Some Motorola’s Droid X phone users are experiencing flickering of their display, horizontal and vertical bands in it, and at times a blackout of the entire screen.

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Droid X Gets a Fix For Its Flickering Screen

Don’t go wilding in the streets of Detroit or anything, but Panasonic just released five new cameras including the much-anticipated LX5, a low-light point and shoot with Leica glass. They also released the TS10, a ruggedized point and shoot, and the FZ40, a 24x ultrazoom camera with HD video recording. The cameras should be available in August-September.

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Panasonic pumps out some new cameras

Some Batman news, if only because Batman is the best comic book superhero of all time. I will debate this all day if need be, Lord knows I have nothing else going on in my life. The news this morning is that the next Batman movie, tentatively called Batman 3 (but you know the final name will be something like Batman: Vengeance ), will feature The Riddler as the main villain

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The Riddler will be the villain in Batman 3 movie

One hundred percent nonsense. That’s the only way I can describe the story going around talking about how teens are “getting high” while I-Dosing . I tried using I-Doser nearly three years ago , and let me tell you something: it’s bunk

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What’s all this nonsense about I-Dosing? Your kids aren’t ‘getting high’ on digital music, so calm down.

Microsoft has come up with its own internal version of a price comparison between motion control platforms. Of course, Microsoft shows their way being the cheapest route to motion control, but it really depends on how you’re playing the game

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Microsoft says Xbox is far cheaper for motion gaming but are they right?

If you’re using both hands to play a musical instrument, the last thing you want to worry about is turning the pages of sheet-music as you play. The traditional solution was to make somebody do it for you, or to quickly reach up and do it yourself

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iPad Sheet-Music Foot-Switch is a Real Page-Turner

Unless you’re a musician from a 1980s new-romantic pop-group, or a girl, it’s unlikely that you’ll find Pavel Sidorenko’s tiny Pocket Mirror very useful. But for those who need to constantly reapply lipstick on-the-go, the flexible, wallet-friendly mirror is ideal.

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Tiny, Cute Pocket Mirror is Wallet-Friendly

QuickMonth Calendar is a small freeware program which adds a small calendar to your task bar clock. Just hover your mouse cursor over the clock and the calendar will pop up automatically. Ridiculously simple, but oh-so-useful.

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QuickMonth Calendar – cute free utility adds a calendar to your task bar

The Tato is a $1,500 commuter with one added gimmick. Instead of schlepping a load on your back, on a rack or in a basket, you slide it into a slot in the frame itself. As you can see in the photo, the briefcase (or laptop-bag) sized cage is integrated, putting your luggage safely between your legs

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Commuter Bike with Built-in Laptop-Cage

Panasonic has released five new compact point-and-shoot cameras, ranging from the $250 TS10 up to the $500 LX5, whose premature store listing we covered yesterday. Instead of just running over the specs of the lineup, which would probably be even more boring for you than for me, we’ll take a look at the highlights, starting with the LX5.

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Panasonic Launches LX5 and a Zillion Other Compact Cameras

Apple has approved a flashlight application which contains a hidden function: Data tethering for the iPhone. The app, named Handy Light, appeared to be yet another flashlight app, but by working through some amusing network settings and then selecting the colors in the app in the right order, it lets iPhone users share cellular internet connection with another wireless device. Predictably the app has already disappeared from the store.

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Apple Approves, Pulls Flashlight App with Hidden Tethering Mode

Attention wannabe supervillains: Putting your own, personal satellite into orbit is not such a far-fetched idea after all. Interorbital Systems, which makes rockets and spacecraft, created a kit last year that lets almost anyone with a passion for electronics and space build a satellite. The $8,000 kit includes the price of the launch

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Extreme Hobbyists Put Satellites Into Orbit With $8,000 Kits

Why should the military have all the fun? The ArduPilot Flight Kit contains just about everything you need to convert an ordinary radio controlled model plane into a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) just like on the late night news

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ArduPilot Flight Kit – create your own unmanned aerial vehicle, just like the big boys

Complete Systems Tuneup is a freeware program which collects the major system tools in Windows and dumps them all in a single menu for easy access. No more hunting around for the disk defrag tool or stuff like that. The 168 words | permalink | One comment | digg this

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Complete System Tuneup – freeware provides fast access to Windows maintenance utilities

The Cambrionix Series B2 USB Charger will deliver power to 32 USB devices simultaneously without breaking sweat. Each port is protected against over voltage and dodgy USB products, and it’s all done without the need for a computer

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Cambrionix Series B2 USB Charger – and one box to charge them all…

These aren’t new rumors, exactly: we heard Hulu bought a ticket to Xbox-town a week ago, and of course the pay model has been a long time coming . In fact, it was supposed to launch a couple weeks ago

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More rumors have Hulu going to new devices, premium pay model soon