There’s some sort of fashion trend to shut down access to certain places on the Internet and communist countries seem to be the first to take these steps.

Yoani Sanchez, a 32-year-old woman from Havana that graduated in philology (historical study of language), is the writer behind the “Generacion Y” website, a top blog in Cuba. She has been writing daily about her life, political issues and economic facts and managed to get 1.2 million hits in February. Just to make my point, her articles are getting from 200 to 1200 comments.

Seeing what a huge success Yoani has, Cuban authorities decided to cut down the access to her blog so that no one in Cuba will access it, including her.They see a “error downloading” message. All these happened because Yoany Sanchez has been criticizing the new leader, Raul Castro that took over from brother Fidel Castro, for failing to take the steps to improve the quality of life in the country.

There is no independent form of media in Cuba all the press being controlled by the state, so the new fresh air from bloggers like Yoani Sanchez is great for the people living there, but may not be a great idea for the authorities. They are trying to limit readership and awareness.

“They are admitting that no alternative way of thinking can exist in Cuba, but people will continue reading us somehow. There is no censorship that can stop people who are determined to access the internet,” she said.

Yoani that has “a bit of computer skills” managed to bypass the ban on her blog and resumed posting. If you speak the language, give her a read. Devicepedia.com supports the freedom of speech!

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For anyone looking to buy a new clock at home or at the office, seek no more because I have something almost perfect for you. These are the new LEXON Jet series of clocks that tell the time, date and the temperature in a bold electroluminescent backlit dot matrix display, making it easy to read. Designer Theo Williams did a great with putting black info on the green background.
The clocks also have an alarm function with snooze, run on 4 AAA batteries and should be available in anodized brushed aluminum or gold. The French from Singulier are selling the LEXON Jet wall clock for €45 ($70).

via Technabob

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If you’re one of those that need a few USB ports to power up or connect all sorts of devices but you don’t have enough, I guess you need a hub. Maybe the Dr. Bott T3 USB 2.0 hub can help you with three ports for a mere $20. It has three LEDs that shows which ports are used and a fourth LED to tell you when the hub is powered. The Dr. Bott T3 USB 2.0 hub comes in silver and white and would look great with your MacBook Air.via Zdnet

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I don’t know why but the urban boombox backpack reminds me of those backpacks dispensers for beer. Probably because it involves some sort of mobile-party? Yeah, that’s it. Designer Joonas Saaranen is responsible for drawing the Reppo II, which is an urban hardshell backpack with built-in speakers. Make a small place to keep your beer and this would be the ultimate gadget when you go out with your buddies.

via YankoDesign

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I am one of those people that want their mouse to be tiny and comfortable. It was hard for me to settle with a slim mouse but after a few days I knew it’s what I wanted for a long time. Anyway, enough with my experience. Here is a super-slim USB mouse that is only 0.94-inches wide with some weird features: the rear is the right click while the front is the left click.So unless you have sausages instead of fingers and your palm isn’t the size of a baseball pitcher glove, for $11 this could be a great mouse to take with you when you’re traveling.

Source: GeekAlerts

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