MICROSOFT WANTS TO PAY YOU TO USE BING, LG IS ABOUT TO SHOW OFF
A NEW OLED SCREEN, AND HOW TO FIND THE LOCH NESS MONSTER USING
GOOGLE EARTH. ITS MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST. I'M NATALI DEL CONTE. IT'S
TIME TO GET LOADED.
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MICROSOFT'S BING ADS ARE NOW OFFERING CONSUMERS MONEY FOR
SHOPPING ON THE SEARCH ENGINE. THE PROGRAM IS CALLED CASHBACK
OF ALL THINGS, AND IT LETS YOU SHOP ONLINE AND SAVE UP MONEY FOR
BUYING WITH PARTICIPATING RETAILERS. YOU GET A LIST OF ITEMS AND
VARIOUS PRICES FOR THOSE ITEMS. WHEN YOU MAKE A PURCHASE, YOUR
CASHBACK SAVINGS GET PUT INTO AN ACCOUNT. ONEC YOU HIT AT
LEAST $5 IN SAVINGS, YOU CAN REQUEST THAT MONEY BE SENT TO YOU.
THERE HAVE BEEN PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ONLINE BEFORE BUT THEY
NEVER REALLY TOOK OFF. WE'LL SEE WHAT THIS ONE DOES
CONSIDERING IT HAS THE MICROSOFT NAME BEHIND IT. IT'S A GOOD
THING TO KEEP IN MIND FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
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SAMSUNG IS GOING TO LAUNCH A MOBILE APPLICATION STORE ON ITS
HANDSETS, BUT NOT HERE IN THE U.S. AT LEAST NOT AT FIRST. THE APP
STORE WILL LAUNCH ON SEPTEMBER 14 IN EUROPE. IT WILL INCLUDE
OVER 300 APPLICATIONS BUT THE COMPANY EXPECTS THAT NUMBER TO
GROW TO 2000 BY THE END OF 2009.
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AUGMENTED REALITY IS BECOMING...WELL, A REALITY. AUGMENTED
REALITY IS A FEATURE THAT LETS YOU SEE VIRTUAL IMAGERY OR
INFORMATION ABOUT THINGS IN REAL LIFE USING ANY KIND OF GADGET
OR ELECTRONIC. TWO ACTUAL APPLICATIONS LAUNCHED WITH
AUGMENTED REALITY LAST WEEK. THE FIRST WAS AN APP CALLED
METRO PARIS SUBWAY THAT GIVES YOU VIRTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT
TRAVELING IN PARIS. THE SECOND IS YELP, THE BUSINESS REVIEW SITE.
THE NEW IPHONE APPLICATION HAS A FEATURE CALLED MONOCLE. YOU
SHAKE THE APP AND THE PHONE'S GPS AND COMPASS OVERLAYS
RESTAURANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESTAURANTS NEAR YOU. IT IS
PRETTY COOL ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT A REAL GOOD SHAKE TO
GET IT GOING. I NEARLY THREW MY SHOULDER OUT ACTIVATING IT.
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A FEW WEEKS AGO, SONY ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS GOING TO HOLD OFF
ON MAKING OLED TV'S. THESE ARE THE SUPER HIGH DEFINITION
FLATSCREENS THAT WE STARTED TO SEE LAST YEAR AT CES. WELL LG IS
GOING FULL STEAM AHEAD. THE COMPANY IS SAID TO BE LAUNCHING A
NEW 15-INCH OLED IN THE NEXT MONTH. IT WILL BE UNVEILED AT THE
IFA 2009 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW IN BERLIN IN SEPTEMBER AND
GO ON SALE IN KOREA IN NOVEMBER. IT IS SUPPOSED TO GO ON SALE IN
OTHER COUNTRIES EARLY NEXT YEAR. OKAY FINE BUT IT WILL
PROBABLY BE EXPENSIVE AND IT STILL ONLY 15 INCHES. THE COMPANY
DOES SAY THAT IT WILL LAUNCH A 40-INCH OLED IN THE "NOT TOO
DISTANT FUTURE."
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IF YOU FEEL LIKE THE REAL ESTATE ON YOUR LAPTOP SCREEN IS
INCREASINGLY PRECIOUS AND SPARE, CONSIDER THE SPACEBOOK. THIS
IS A LAPTOP THAT ALLOWS YOU TO FOLD OPEN TWO 15-INCH SCREENS. IT
COMES FROM A COMPANY CALLED GSCREEN. IT IS MOSTLY DESIGNED
FOR PROFESSIONAL VIDEO EDITORS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DESIGNERS,
BUT I COULD DEFINITELY USE IT. MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT IT WOULD
BE HEAVY AND IT IS EXPENSIVE. $3,000. OUCH. IT IS SUPPOSED TO GO ON
SALE ON AMAZON IN DECEMBER. THANK YOU TO TWITTER USER
SEABOARD FOR TIPPING US OFF ON THIS STORY.
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GOOGLE DOCS CAN NOW TRANSLATE THEMSELVES FROM ONE
LANGUAGE TO THE NEXT. WITHIN A DOCUMENT, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO
AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATE DOCUMENTS INTO 42 DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES. IT WORKS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND YOU CAN EITHER
REPLACE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT OR MAKE A NEW TRANSLATED
VERSION. OF COURSE, GOOGLE'S LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR IS NOT FOOL
PROOF BUT IT IS PRETTY CLOSE. YOUR READER WILL GET THE GENERAL
IDEA.
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FOX HAS FOUND A WAY TO LIVEN UP RE-RUNS OF OLD SITCOMS:
TWITTER. THE NETWORK WILL ADD TWITTER COMMENTARY TO THE
BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN WHEN IT PLAYS RE-RUNS OF FRINGE AND GLEE.
THIS WILL BE A MODERATED STREAM OF COURSE SO YOU CAN'T JUST
RING IN WITH OBSCENITIES. IN FACT, MOST OF THE TWEETS WILL BE
FROM THE SHOWS' CAST AND CREW. YOU CAN SEE THE LONGER FEED OF
VIEWER TWEETS BY CHECKING OUT EACH SHOW'S TWITTER PAGE.
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A 25 YEAR-OLD SECURITY GUARD IN ENGLAND THINKS HE FOUND THE
LOCH NESS MONSTER ON GOOGLE EARTH. THIS IS THE URBAN LEGEND
LAKE MONSTER, FIRST SEEN OVER 1500 YEARS AGO IN SCOTTLAND. JASON
COOKE BELIEVES THAT HE FOUND THE MONSTER AT THE GOOGLE EARTH
COORDINATES ON THE SCREEN. I TRIED TO FIND IT MYSELF AND YEAH I'M
NOT CONVINCED.
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THOSE ARE ALL OF YOUR HEADLINES FOR TODAY AND I WILL OF COURSE
SEE YOU TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. I'M NATALI DEL
CONTE WITH CNET TV AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
