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Commented on Europe, meet your new phone charger standard
The dock connector stays, according to fscklog (warning: link contains Deutsche Sprache) - they got in touch with the German Apple spokesman and were told that supplying a dock -> charger adapter is a-ok according to the memorandum between cellphone...
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Commented on Magnetic money clip made from a dollar bill
You need either a moving magnet or a moving piece of metal, like, say, a laptop harddisk platter. I can't find a link anymore, but some years ago the German railways had some premium seating, where the magnet to keep...
Commented on Intel: Atom to be heart of larger, hi-res "version of iPhone"
fscklog, one of the better German Apple-themed blogs, says in http://www.fscklog.com/2008/05/intel-stellt-an.html that the article on ZDNet misrepresents what was being said: i.e., that Intel hopes to have manufacturers of mobile internet-type device thingies (like the iPhone) use the Atom processor....

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misterhoffman commented on Magnetic money clip made from a dollar bill
magnetic coins? are you talking about canadian or euro coins? cuz US coins are not magnetic....
El Mariachi commented on Magnetic money clip made from a dollar bill
@ Romulusnr - Regarding eelskin, IIRC there was a particular brand of eelskin purse that was in fashion in the late 80s. Women started noticing that their credit cards were getting ruined by it, and a popular speculation sprung up about the electromagnetic properties of eelskin, for silly but obvious reasons (think electric eels.) Then someone noticed that these purses had magnetic clasps. Now that I've written all that I get around to checking Snopes, and sure enough they beat me to it: http://www.snopes.com/science/eelskin.asp...
sonipitts commented on Magnetic money clip made from a dollar bill
@Romulusnr The episode was indeed the one about eelskin wallets. You can read the episode recap here. Unfortunately, I've had rotten luck trying to find unauthorized Mythbuster vids of any real value, not just teeny clips, but it was Season 1, Ep 3 if you've got access to the DVDs....
patela commented on Magnetic money clip made from a dollar bill
How exactly does one use a magnetic money clip to stick spoons and small change to their front pocket? Last I checked most flatware and most American coins were not magnetic....
PeaceLove commented on Magnetic money clip made from a dollar bill
These "World's Thinnest Wallets" totally rock! I learned about them from KK's Cool Tools mailing. I have the compact "European," and it's almost paper thin. I didn't carry a wallet at all for nearly 10 years, until I learned about these: http://all-ett.com/ They're made from very strong "spinnaker sail cloth," essentially a paper-thin parachute-type material so they add virtually no extra thickness to your pocket. Highly recommended if you want super thin with the convenience of a real wallet, rather than a money clip. These are much thinnner than the magnets, in any case. I've had mine for a couple...

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