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The gadget version of the tool belt

If your gadgets outnumber your pockets but you're not quite resigned to suspender geekdom, there may be a compromise. Setgo's "Transport," as Dvice puts it, is "a kind of wearable man-purse for the 21st century" though we assume it's not necessarily gender-specific.

It's basically the equivalent of an updated tool belt with "strategically placed pockets" that's worn like a big sash over the shoulder instead of around the beer belly. The idea is valid, but we can't see paying $80 for something like this. And if you think … Read more

Open-source SourceLabs bets on 'SASH' plus Tomcat stack

Although hyped for years, corporate adoption of open-source Java middleware is just starting to happen, says SourceLabs CEO Byron Sebastian.

SourceLabs on Wednesday released an updated bundled distribution, or "stack," of open-source Java middleware, adding Tomcat to the combination of Spring, Axis, Struts, and Hibernate (SASH).

These open-source frameworks have been popular with Java programmers for years because they help make them more productive. Now more companies are building applications on those components, rather than on proprietary Java application servers, said Sebastian.

"Is not as much ripping and replacing, but there's a huge pent-up demand for … Read more