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January 23 - Social Spamming
2007-01-23 22:44:02
Social Spam ming, as Timo Heuer, German Web 2.0 critique puts it. I'm strongly against Timo on this one. On his blog, he highlighted a conversation he'd had with 'X', a user of LinkedIn, who presumably asked to remain anonymous. Unless his real name is indeed X.Upim: LinkedIn?s mission is to connect people and business partner and not to contact with someone you don?t really know?X: It?s not spamming though. It?s part of a business model. And I am making an effort to get to know all these people.And LinkedIn strives to connect people with similar areas of interest and create possible business ties.Upim: Spamming is a business model?X: It?s not spamming.Upim: It isX: It?s notUpim: Of course it isX: Another contact. =)It?s not.Read the LinkedIn homepage. They aim to connect people.I?m not spamming. I?m making an effort to connect.Upim: contacts are people you know? that?s my understanding of itX: And I?m making contacts.I?m making an effort to get to know these people.I?m making an...
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January 23 - Startup
2007-01-23 22:44:02
These past two or three days, I've not had much time for Techzi admittedly. What started off as a wild idea, has really impacted on me, and now I'm taking it as seriously as Techzi. This idea is big. This startup is big. This will be big. If any of you in the magazine/newspaper/printing/publishing industry are interested, let me know who you are, and where you work.I'm teaming up with some of the biggest names in Blogging for this one. They're attacking my ideas and contributing themselves, and at the moment, it looks great.By the way, I should really credit Tony Hung for the b5media logo. Don't be getting any ideas from it yet either... Nothing official has been said yet. Kinda... ;)
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January 22 - Mac Beautiful
2007-01-23 10:43:02
She's got it all right... And it seems she's a rather popular YouTube actress... She hit you screens with the massively popular 'Lonely Girl 15 Audtion' you see below, and with 'Peephole', also below.And the you have it... A girl with way to much time on her hands.
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We proudly present to you, the non-existent iPhone Shuffle!
2007-01-13 22:38:02
We proudly present to you, the non-existent iPhone Shuffle ! Thanks Gizmodo. And no... It seems that the fake photoshops have not stopped. Ah well. We can live in hope. But now we need a new Apple product to speculate, make fakes of, and create hype around the rumour mill. Anyone got any ideas?
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A Windows Vista Readboost Optimized USB drive? Count us in.
2007-01-13 22:38:02
A Windows Vista Readboost Optimized USB drive? Count us in. There's un-deniable evidence that the technology works, and is worth it's chips, so anything that can enhance it further is definitely on my must have list.That said, I'm hoping that a rig with an Intel Core 2 CPU, a Nvidia 8800 GPU and 2GB of high-frequency DDR2 RAM will hold up Vista nicely anyhow. If not, for $99, I can pick myself up an optimized drive myself. But if I was going to a LAN party, there's another USB drive tailor made for me, and oh! Look! A 16GB drive too. Sweet stuff! Sourced from Gadgetell.
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Not that I'm a fan of listening to music in the bath, but th
2007-01-13 22:38:02
Not that I'm a fan of listening to music in the bath, but the new Submarine Radio from I Want One Of Those looks set to become a big hit worldwide. Now you can listen to classics such as 'The Sardines', and 'Yellow Submarine' (Quite literally!), in style! That said, the last 'bath radio' I purchased, decided it would conk out when I flipped it upside down and forced it under water. They advertised it as 'splash resistant'. Hmph! No matter. Coming from a reputable re-seller like IWOOT, means you can buy in confidence. *AHEM!* The Sub runs off two Triple-A (AAA) batteries. Sourced from OhGizmo!
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The Blackberry Pearl was one of the most celebrated gadgets
2007-01-13 22:38:02
The Blackberry Pearl was one of the most celebrated gadgets of 2006. TMobile have finally done us the favour of leaking some pictures of what the white version will look like. I have to admit, not what I was expecting, but spiffy none-the-less. The white pearl just doesn't seem the same to me though... I'm sticking with the black one, until the iPhone of course.Sourced from Engadget.
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One US dude goes a little over the top... I like the way he
2007-01-13 22:38:02
One US dude goes a little over the top... I like the way he decided to use the metaphor, but it sounds like he spent a little too much time thinking up this one.Two versions of this video were available on YouTube. Both had pathetic self-advertising promotions at the end. This one was shorter. Enjoy!
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Above you can see the new Dell CES Concept design. via Engad
2007-01-13 22:38:02
Above you can see the new Dell CES Concept design. via Engadget.We've been left wondering these past few days. Did Dell fire the imaginative designer that brought us the 'Black Monitor 1', 'Black Monitor 2', and 'Black Monitor 3', after images of the beautifully designed and crafted Dell 2702WFP monitor, and then the new Dell CES Concept design emerged? Both portray exceptional quality of material, and design, and both look fitting to suit a modernized, unique environment. Until we get confirmation that the concept is actually going ahead though, we'll be left experiment with 2707WFP, seeing how far we can push it till it cracks.Below, the Dell 2707WFP. via the Dell Store.And that's about it... If you'd like to check out the afformentioned 'Black Box' range, check out the horrific designs on Google. A simple search should reveal the most shocking results. Check it. It's a CRT! =OImage ironically hosted by Dell. And yes. I hotlinked. Thanks lads!
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There's no denying that we've seen some wacky fridges in our
2007-01-13 22:38:02
There's no denying that we've seen some wacky fridges in our time at Techzi. Fridges with 20" monitors in-built, fridges that stream your RSS feeds on demand, and fridges that really can't make their mind up whether they were born to be an in-kitchen entertainment system or not. Yanko (Hey! Sounds like a yoghurt brand!), claim that their new design will be the future."It is a fridge design, combining with a tree branch shape storage system and several single fridges, which tried to bring the memory of tree house in our childhood to the kitchen in daily life. One fridge has holes and pattern on the door as a fruit shelf. People can pick up a fruit from a tree. Another is like a bird house. Doors can slide away when a hand is placed in front of it. It's funny how one can draw out an egg from a bird's nest. There is also a special device designed at the foot of the door, when people step on it, a wheel with small motor will slide the door open."Sourced from Wired.
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10 layer HD media? Yes ladies and gentlemen, we have it, and
2007-01-13 22:38:02
10 layer HD media? Yes ladies and gentlemen, we have it, and we owe it all to Ritek. Available in both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray flavours, these delicious discs offer up to 250GB of storage... Not bad a for a few inches of... Well... Whatever these new fangled discs are constructed out of. Who knows... Perhaps corn? Back to the point, Ritek have really pulled a rabbit out of the hat with this one.According to Engadget, we should all go and "Forget single-layer media, that dual-layer stuff that was all the rage last year, and even the triple-layered discs that got announced just days ago."Sourced from Engadget.
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Colbert on CES, 108" flat screen TVs, tasers, and of course,
2007-01-13 22:38:02
Colbert on CES, 108" flat screen TVs, tasers, and of course, the iPhone. Segway Polo Leagues, Steve Wozniak, and of course, his multi-coloured lasers.Colbert doesn't seem to be very pleased with it, until he gets it for free. And finally, NASA. The NASA stuff is very funny.
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The Nintendo Wii is taken for a spin and made portable... No
2007-01-13 22:38:02
The Nintendo Wii is taken for a spin and made portable... Now you can play your Wii on your DS! If your TV gets broken by a flying remote or something... Hmph.At least you could do it, if the guys showed you how. No matter, someone is bound to post a video on YouTube, which will inevitably get Dugg by 2000 people who'll never end up carrying out the hack. Weird. Sourced from Technabob.
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The iPhone is still hitting the headlines, and now, thanks t
2007-01-13 22:38:02
The iPhone is still hitting the headlines, and now, thanks to CBS News, we can present to you a world-exclusive video of the beautiful device in action.With over 725,000 views already, this thing is showing how hot it is! Sourced from Technabob.
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Januart 12 - Wallhogs Sale
2007-01-13 04:36:10
Not much to say about this really, except that my good friend, Mark Seremet has, landed himself over $50,000,000 for his startup, Wall hogs, which I reviewed on Profy not all that long ago! Check the deal info... All I can say is that Mark is one smart guy!He sold his startup for the worth of a quarter of Digg's value. Mark, you never cease to amaze me! Who is Mark? Well, founder of Take Two Interactive. The people who created the legendary Elder Scrolls, and Grand Theft Auto series. You know what I'm talking about now.Anyhow, Mark was one of the two $500 donators in the Techzi Fundraiser, held the other day. More info on that coming soon... In the mean-time, cheers mate, and good luck!
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January 11 - Exotic Keyboards
2007-01-12 16:35:10
Don't get me wrong, there's been plenty of things to write about today, but I've been very busy.So I just had to go and pick the tackiest thing of the bunch. Ubergizmo noticed some truly hideous designs over at CES, and posted a few of them on their blog. Admittedly, I'm rather fond of the one below, but the sequin studded 'girly keyboard', the tacky plastic 'camouflage keyboard' and the plastic wood keyboard really did fail to impress.No word on who made these yet though, just a handful of 'creative Chinese designers'. Go figure...
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January 10 - R2D2 Projector
2007-01-12 16:35:10
R2D2, perhaps one of Star Wars most loved characters, has just made his big break in the Gadget world. Though it's likely that only die-hard Star Wars fans (I'm looking at you Chris!) will want to pay over the odds for this home entertainment thing, I can see it making the top 20 wackiest Gadgets '07 this year.All that said, it's not that wacky when you compare it to little wooden nuns, who when thrown at walls, sing songs, but there you have it. So what can this fella do? Well, slot in a DVD, and R2 will project the movie (80" 'n' all!) onto a surface of your choice. No widescreen though. Bummer, 'eh?What else though? Well, for starters, an iPod docking station, a USB 2.0 connector and wirelesss FM audio are just a few other features that lil' old R2 packs in. Of course, as Ubergizmo point out, $2500 could be better spent buying a 32" HDTV (Here in the UK, you can get yourself a 42" for the same price! =O), a hybrid BluRay/HD-DVD player and an iPod dock, for much less.Of co...
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Techzi.net - Ownage
2007-01-05 04:22:02
Techzi.net - Coming soon!Watch this space... I'll keep you updated. But we've acquired the domain Techzi.net! Out with the old, and in with the new, heh? This is all down to the generosity of you guy's donations! You'll get the credit you deserve.
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January 4 - Life. Mad. Cool!
2007-01-04 22:22:01
The last 24 hours have completely changed my way of thinking. Lots of incredible things have happened, that have made me think hard about what I'm trying to do with the blog.I'd been working on a Wordpress layout for the blog for ages, (which is no where near ready!) and I thought that I'd launch a fund so that this blog could move over to Wordpress. I was expecting nothing. Maybe at most $5, or $10. Guess what? $1418 and counting! That's $401 just while I was sleeping.I'd like to clear a few things up in this blog post though.I astonished that tonnes of you think I'm a fraud... A fake. You say I'm not 12! I'm not sure whether to feel pleased at this or angry. I work my butt off, and what do I get? People claiming my Dad wrote all this stuff. Wanna know something? My Dad doesn't even know what Web 2.0 is! That said, neither do I... Does Web 2.0 have a definitive definition? Okay, he knows about technology, computers, programming and stuff, but I write everything on this blo...
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January 4 - 300TB HDD
2007-01-04 22:22:01
If you thought Seagate Barracuda's 7200.10 750GB HDD was big, then this is going to blow you away! According to iTWire..."Just in time be installed in the PS4, an Xbox 720, the Wii Wii, a TiVo for masses of HDTV recording, a computer running the successor to Vista or Mac OS X, Seagate wants you to store it all on a massive 300 TB hard drive."No typo. Incredible as it may seem, by 2010, Seagate have predicted that each single square inch of the platter will be able to store a mindblowing 50TB. So what does this mean? In uncompressed format, you can store the entire Libary Of Congress on a single disc, and still have room for a couple of HD Movies. How does it work? Well, holographic storage is rumoured to play a big role. I know I'm supposed to be a Geek, or as 'A Day In The Life' kindly put it, a cutey, but I've never heard of holo-storage.Can you imagine trying to do a full disc defrag on this baby? It takes long enough on the Seagate Barracuda 750GB... So I can tell you that ...
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December 4 - 80 Core CPU
2007-01-04 22:22:01
Intel - 80 Core s!The excitingly named ISSCC 2007 (The International Solid State Circuits Conference) looks like some very interesting things are scheduled for the conference this year. After ArsTechnica and CNET both reported some very interesting things were going on in the CPU world, I thought I'd check it out. Intel are due to give a talk about their 80 core prototype 'Terascale' processor this February at the conference.IBM - Power 6It also seems that IBM have some new announcements to make about their POWER6 project."The POWER6TM microprocessor combines ultra-high frequency operation, aggressive power reduction, a highly scalable memory subsystem, and mainframe-like reliability, availability, and serviceability. The 341mm2 700M transistor dual-core microprocessor is fabricated in a 65nm SOI process with 10 levels of low-k copper interconnect. It operates at clock frequencies over 5GHz in high-performance applications, and consumes under 100W in power-sensitive applications....
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January 4th - USB Missile Launcher Review
2007-01-04 22:22:01
You've probably seen this before and just fobbed it off with excuses. I don't blame you, for about 20 quid normally, you wouldn't buy it, but would you buy it for a fiver?Read on then! It's quite amusing to see it moving, by using your computer. Even though I don't own an office, its entertaining to use it, and to watch it shoot everybody down with the click of a finger. You simply install the software on a disc, using the program, you can use the computer's on-screen control pad to operate the workings on the missile launcher. Delta wrote a review about this ages ago, but I got myself one too, but for alot cheaper than he paid. I love it's simplicity. Plug and play! Oh... After the install of course. Go get one now! Only £5 ($10) from your local M&S if they still have stock. If they're not in stock, you know why.
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=O Dude...
2007-01-04 10:21:01
I've never spoken like this on my blog, but... DUDE!I've just received a VERY large donation to my ChipIn fund. $500! Far beyond anything I'd expected to get! It's all down to my good friend Mark Seremet from Repliqa.com!Good grief... This is NOT a joke. I've just received (as I write this!) another donation of $500. This one from my other close friend, Michael Cheney! This is mad... This is superb!
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Techzi Fundraiser
2007-01-04 10:21:01
Perhaps we're being overly-optimistic, we don't know. But here at Tech zi, we've gone on a fund-raiser drive, to help us to launch the brand-new website that I was promising! You can check out the fundraiser page at ChipIn for more information, and to donate.Here's some basic information you need to know before you donate...My name is David Wilkinson, and I'm founder of tech news website, Techzi. The blog is great, and I've got my two friends, Timothy and Caitlin helping me out with it at the moment.But truth be told, Blogger sucks at the moment. At Techzi, we're looking to buy a server and get our very own domain name, so we can run Wordpress, the spiffy blog tool that is rocking this planet. To do this, we need your help.Being 12, it'd be hard for me to earn enough money to buy a decent server. Caitlin, also 12, wouldn't stand a chance either. And 11 year old Timmy has only about enough for a packet of fruit pastels. Hence, we run into a big fat problem.Will you rise to th...
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December 3 - Ubuntu Mousemat
2007-01-04 10:21:01
Fellow blogger Ben, from OpenSwitch, had some spare time over the festive season, and made himself a rather snazzy Ubuntu Linux mousemat, emblazoned with the trademark phrase, 'Linux for human beings'. Very spiffy, I think you'll agree. Nice one Ben! Who else noticed that he's using a Microsoft mouse and keyboard though?
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January 2 - Getting Creative
2007-01-02 22:19:02
Lego. Ever so customizable, but with the next-gen Lego Mindstorms kit, 'customizable' just got a totally new defenition. Lego redefined. And so, why not make my first post for Gadgetell about it? Recently, Lego has been trying their very best to appeal to the geeky crowd, as we?ve seen with their fantastic Lego Mindstorms set. But it seems that some fans were unimpressed, and took matters into their own hands. We?ve already seen the incredible feats that can be performed with the newest Mindstorms NXT packages, but did you know that you can open up a bottle of beer using these spiffy little packs? It seems so as in this video above, you can see the home-built Lego beer opener. The device is slightly larger than conventional openers, and is also a lot slower. But this kind of enthusiasm could give birth to a whole new generation of home-created Lego devices. What next? Let your imagination decide?
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January 2 - KNEX Brightening Up A Bleak Winter
2007-01-02 22:19:02
Introducing, 'The Anchor' the next best thing if you can't get yoruself a KNEX scale model of the 'Empire State Building'. Designed, named and created by Timothy Williams, our very own special reporter. I'll let him explain more. It's pretty impressive stuff!Timmy enters the building.Hello! I have entered the building! I would like to state that this structure has fallen many times and nobody has been harmed. This structure's main feature is the lighting at the top. It's a pity K'NEX haven't made a set which is completely lit. That would be the cooler than being 500 odd meters up in New York. At approximately 7ft 2" it is pretty towering. Perhaps we could make it taller? We'll just have to wait and see! PowerPoint Presentation coming soonUsing the fancy new KNEX lighting kits, I've busied myself this holiday building that impressive structure and random creatures, which have cool 'Glow In The Dark' sticks too. I got this from New York City while I was over there, and...
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January 1 - A New Year & A Look Back
2007-01-01 22:18:01
January 1 - 2007. Wow. I'd just like to start by saying a big happy new year to all of you readers out there, and that it's nice to have you back, bright and early, readying yourselves for a new year. What are your new years resolutions going to consist of? I've not done mine yet, but when I have, I'll share the ones I think might be interesting enough for you guys to stomach. It's painful stuff, I know.2006 was a big year for me though. I got into blogging, Web 2.0, and dug alot deeper into the Internet than I ever thought I'd get. I've made some pretty cool friends along the way, and I'd like to begin this year by thanking Colbert Low, for everything he's done for me. Without him, I wouldn't be working at Profy, I wouldn't have made half the contacts I have, and I probably would have ended up ditching this blog as a lost cause a long, long time ago.But over at Profy, I wrote a review of 2006, and the way Web 2.0 has influenced our lives this past year. It's no up yet o...
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December 31 - Superhero Quiz
2007-01-01 22:18:01
I'd seen this 'idiotic' quiz around, and despise of the things. But when I'd seen that the likes of Michael Arrington from TechCrunch, and Dave Winer had actually gone and done it themselves, I was inspired. So who was I? Well, I was the same as good ol' Dave.Super hero Personality Quiz Why did all these famous people take the quiz like Arrington? Who knows. It drew alot of skepticism to TechCrunch though, with people asking things such as, 'And why did this make it to TechCrunch? This is not Web 2.0 newsworthy!' and such...
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December 29 - Paper Planes
2007-01-01 22:18:01
There is the normal, the weird and the rather 'odd'. This product falls snuggly into the 2nd category. Why would you want a paper-plane launcher when you could just use the bog-standard way of launching planes? Because it's funner! Makes rubbish designs launch brilliantly, it increases speed and makes sure your opponents are left trailing in the dust. Are you hooked yet? Check the video.Only £12 from WHSmith! Check it out...
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