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Walking About With A Talking Android I have long relied on spoken directions from Google Maps on the desktop. As I access more and more of my online world through my Android phone, Google's recent announcement of GMM4.5 enhanced with walking directions means that I now have superior functionality to what I have enjoyed at my desk --- but now with the added benefit of having it all in my pocket! Inclusion of step-by-step walking directions on Android now allows me to specify a destination on my TalkBack enabledeyes-free Android device, and have these spoken to me as I walk. But wait, there's more!

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Cloud Services Experts Today we are excited to announce, Office 365, a new brand of cloud services that I believe will lead customers to increase their adoption of cloud services. For the official news of the day, I recommend you visit our event site . Go sign up for the BETA! Over the last couple of weeks we’ve announced several new customers including DuPont, Godiva, The State of Minnesota and State of California have all decided to join existing BPOS customers such as GlaxoSmithKline, McDonalds, Starbucks, and American Express.

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The Gadgets That Helped Us Survive the Outback Editor’s note: Wired.com contributor Jeremy Hart made a 60-day, 15,000-mile drive around the world with a few mates in a pair of Ford Fiestas. This is the last of his occasional reports from the road on the gadgets he drive-tested. Feng shui master Kenny Hoo recommended we leave his home town of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 8:28 a.m. Eight is a lucky number in Chinese culture.

How Allies Used Math Against German Tanks Update Oct. 26, 2010: this post, as published by Wired.com on Oct. 20, did not properly attribute material sourced from Wikipedia. We have updated the post to include that attribution. During World War II, Allied forces readily admitted German tanks were superior to their own. The big question for Allied forces, then, was how many tanks Germany was producing. Knowing that would help them counter the threat. Here’s how they reverse-engineered serial numbers to find out. Barton Perreira Fall/Winter '10 Barton Perreira shows us again why they're one of our favorite sunglass brands on the market. For Fall they have updated the line with aviators in new shapes, future classics, and some new bolder acetate frame styles. Link

Apple MacBook Air Notebooks Apple today unveiled an all new MacBook Air, the first of a next generation of notebooks which will replace mechanical hard disks and optical drives with Internet services and solid state flash storage. Available in 11-inch and 13-inch models and weighing as little as 2.3 pounds, the new MacBook Air is Apple’s lightest and most portable notebook ever. MacBook Air uses the same solid state storage technology as the iPad to deliver instant-on responsiveness, up to seven hours of battery life and up to 30 days of standby time. Starting at $999, the affordable MacBook Air defines the next generation of MacBooks. Further information is offered below, with a closer look here. With its precision aluminum unibody enclosure, the new MacBook Air measures an incredibly thin 0.11-inches at its thinnest point and 0.68-inches at its thickest, and weighs just 2.3 pounds for the 11-inch model and 2.9 pounds for the 13-inch.

All Black Ballistic Bags from Goruck I’ve been know to own a bag or two. A guy needs to keep his gear properly stowed, especially living in New York City where you constantly need to tote your “tackle” around town. Enter Goruck, the new maker of bad ass black ballistic nylon bags that pack all the toughness (and quality) of mil-spec gear, but designed with civilians in mind.