I’m adding this to my wish list: The customizable InPulse wristwatch can check in to Facebook Paces, albeit with a significant amount of tinkering demonstrated in the video below.

The code you can see by clicking here is a sample of how the developer used Java to pull data from Facebook and send it to inPulse. While not a complete overview, it illustrates how it was completed. Missing from the code is the response from the Facebook graph application programming interface as well as the subsequent call to perform an actual check-in.  We also don’t know anything about the inPulse protocol library, however it’s definitely an interesting hack.

While we know that the requisite Java code only works on the InPulse phone, we haven’t confirmed whether it can synchronize with other types of mobile phones besides the Android. Have any of you tried it?


Source: All Facebook

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Kinect Sports
Kinect Sports
by Microsoft
Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 255 days in the top 100
Platform:   Xbox 360
4.6 out of 5 stars(210)

Buy new: $49.99 $44.54
78 used & new from $38.99

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Source: Amazon.com: Bestsellers in Video Games > Xbox 360

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MLB 11
MLB 11: The Show
by Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform:   PlayStation 3
Release Date: March 8, 2011

Buy new: $59.99 $57.99
4 used & new from $57.99

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Pokemon
Pokemon - White Version
by Nintendo
Platform:   Nintendo DS
Release Date: March 6, 2011

Buy new: $34.99
14 used & new from $34.94

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Pokemon
Pokemon - Black Version
by Nintendo
Platform:   Nintendo DS
Release Date: March 6, 2011

Buy new: $34.99
14 used & new from $34.94

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Roxio will soon have a whole new group of smartphone users to suck into the clutches of its addictive Angry Birds franchise. Angry Birds was first released for iOS platforms in December 2009 and soon expanded to Google’s Android mobile OS in September 2010. Now Microsoft has confirmed a previous report, by announcing that the [...]

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Bustabrain 2 is the second installment in the Bustabrain puzzle series created by Tom Vencel. Follow the basic instructions and solve the puzzle to move onto the next level. “Do you have what is takes to take on the brain busting puzzles of Bustabrain 2?” Have fun!

Source: FreeGamesNews

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Killzone 3
Killzone 3
by Sony Computer Entertainment
Ranking has gone down in the past 24 hours 45 days in the top 100
Platform:   PlayStation 3
4.4 out of 5 stars(72)

Buy new: $59.99 $49.97
60 used & new from $44.40

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Prolific game designer Goichi "Suda 51" Suda's Grasshopper Manufacture is set to hold a live UStream event later this month, where they'll be revealing new details on Shadows of the Damned, as well as announcing a "super secret" new game. The event will stream live from the Shinjuku Loft Plus One on March 30th.

Any ideas? No More Heroes: Part 3? An English language port of Suda's earlier titles? Suspense!

Source: Daily News from GamePro.com

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Is your hospital on Facebook? Chances are, it’s not fully utilizing the social network, if it’s on there at all.

Hospitals are missing out on major opportunities to better connect with their community, interact with patients, and yes, extend their brand on Facebook, according to public relations and marketing firm Verasoni AhHa and Simon Associates Management Consultants.

The companies conducted a study of 120 hospitals varying in size and specialties across the U.S., analyzing the number of contacts each has, the frequency and types of posts, and the use of integration tools available on the social media site.

“While the numbers clearly indicate that patients are on Facebook, it is the job of hospitals to find them, and engage them in a meaningful way. And, just because a hospital is on Facebook doesn’t mean that they are building a meaningful Facebook experience for both the hospital and the patient,” said Abe Kasbo, chief executive officer of Verasoni Worldwide, in the press release regarding the study.

The study found that children’s hospitals did the best job of using Facebook to engage with their community — they had the largest number of followers and appeared to be more “robust, engaging, and relevant.” Other findings included:

  • Only 8 of the 120 hospitals had more than 10,000 followers.
  • Less than 40 percent of hospitals posted daily, and those that did had many more encounters with current and prospective patients as well as caregivers.
  • Less than 50 percent used Facebook’s event calendar to promote health or hospital events.
  • Some 80 percent of hospitals did not use Facebook’s discussion board, and those that did were rewarded with a high degree of engagement, adulation and recommendations from members.
  • Pages of 76 hospitals had no unsolicited feedback or questions.
  • Some 38 hospital Facebook pages included unsolicited feedback from their Facebook members

Are you following your hospital on Facebook? If so, what can they do to better engage and inform you?


Source: All Facebook

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Dragon Age
Dragon Age 2
by Electronic Arts
19 days in the top 100
Platform:   Xbox 360
Release Date: March 8, 2011

Buy new: $59.95
2 used & new from $59.95

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Halo Reach
Halo Reach
by Microsoft
Platform:   Xbox 360
4.2 out of 5 stars(592)

Buy new: $59.99 $32.33
241 used & new from $26.00

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NBA 2K11
NBA 2K11
by 2K Sports
Ranking has gone down in the past 24 hours 198 days in the top 100
Platform:   Xbox 360
4.6 out of 5 stars(75)

Buy new: $39.99 $36.96
44 used & new from $31.00

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Dragon Age
Dragon Age 2
by Electronic Arts
Ranking has gone up in the past 24 hours 19 days in the top 100
Platform:   Xbox 360
Release Date: March 8, 2011

Buy new: $59.95
2 used & new from $59.95

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Pokemon
Pokemon - White Version
by Nintendo
55 days in the top 100
Platform:   Nintendo DS
Release Date: March 6, 2011

Buy new: $34.99
6 used & new from $34.94

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The consequences of the Facebook group “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” continue to show their ripple effect, although in this case the craziness began before and continued after this particular incident.

Remember the satiric Facebook group that declared May 20th “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day?” The group attracted over 100,000 fans, led Pakistan to ban Facebook for a few days, and provoked more than a few death threats. The admin eventually pulled the pag.

One of those people threatening members of this Facebook group was Zachary Adam Chesser (pictured), who was sentenced Thursday to life prison because of these and other extremist actions. The 21-year-old from Fairfax, Va., had gone from being a typical undergrad student at George Mason University in 2009 to a follower of the radical Islamic group of cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, thought to be one of the key leaders of Al-Qaeda.

Chesser hasn’t just been sentenced to life prison just because of his Facebook threats to those supporting “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day,” of course. He admitted to providing information to the Somalian al-Shabaab organization. In addition, it seems he was planning on joining al-Shabaab and tried to board a plane from New York to Uganda, bringing his son along in order to disguise his intentions. Chesser was caught before the flight’s departure.

However, he probably would have been much more difficult to locate and pinned down with evidence had he not been so vocal online. According to the Christian Science Monitor, Chesser used the Internet to convince other Muslims to leave suspicious but ultimately non-threatening small packages near American residencies, so that police would become desensitized to them and then be caught unaware when a real bomb was placed somewhere.

He also admitted to threatening Facebook users who he perceived were mocking Islam.

Since then, he says he is very ashamed of his actions. Prosecutors, on the other hand, argued that because of people like Chesser, Internet users have become more and more afraid to freely express their opinions online, fearful that they be threatened or put on a “black list.”

As a Facebook user, have you thought twice before posting something very offending on your wall, or joining or liking a controversial organization or person?


Source: All Facebook

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