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Vortex?s wall climbing robot peeks in windows
2007-06-29 15:37:00 While not the first wall climbing machine we’ve come across, Vortex’s VRAM Mobile Robot Platform (VMRP) machine weds ascension and undercover surveillance in fine fashion. Aimed at law enforcement tasks, military missions, and fanatical hobbyists, this clinger is remotely controlled with the capacity to add “onboard intelligence and sensors ... More About: Windows , Wall , Climb , Peek
Iocell?s rugged mDrive: built to last a decade
2007-06-29 15:34:00 Iocell’s been known to unleash USB drives that differentiate themselves quite effectively from the masses, and the firm’s latest offering is no different. The ultrathin mDrive reportedly weighs in at just three grams, is available in capacities ranging from 1GB to 4GB, and is built to withstand just about anything ... More About: Cade
Fujitsu LiberTouch keyboard lets you have it your way
2007-06-29 15:32:00 If Fujitsu has its way, typing on a keyboard that you’re uncomfortable with will soon become a thing of the past, and hopefully your children will never have to know what it was like to work on an input device that you wanted to smash against the nearest wall. For those ... More About: Keyboard , Ouch , Jitsu
News From The Front: Storms Ahead for The Brave 40 on 5th Ave
2007-06-29 15:27:00 We’ve seen some comments asking for more details about the action on 5th Avenue. Well here it is, as requested. At the fore, of course, is the man who by now needs no introduction. Greg Packer was incredibly amiable, talking to anyone who approached him. He even paused for a moment ... More About: News , Front , Ahead
iriver M10 / NV PMP navigator in the wild
2007-06-29 15:25:00 Until now, we haven’t seen much more than prettied-up press shots of iriver’s NV GPS/PMP unit (previously known as the M10), but the company’s finally let the device loose for everyone to get a better look at, with the folks at AVING.net among those snapping up pics of it at a ... More About: Wild , Navigator , Gator , Iriver , Gato
iRobot and Taser to produce (non)lethal bots
2007-06-29 15:24:00 Another day, another step towards the inevitable robotic resistance: iRobot and Taser announced plans today to collaborate on weapons-capable bots. The first model off the line will be the venerable Packbot Explorer, fitted with a Taser X26 stun gun, to be sold to police departments and the Pentagon. No plans are ... More About: Robots , Bots , Thal , Al B
ATI Radeon HD 2400, HD 2600 get reviewed and benchmarked
2007-06-29 15:23:00 ATI’s new Radeon HD 2400 and HD 2600 series graphics cards might not boast quite the horsepower of the company’s top-end HD 2900 XT, but the folks at HotHardware still found quite a bit to like about them, especially considering their budget-friendly prices. They the Radeon HD 2600 XT, 2600 ... More About: Bench
iPhones are arriving at stores, being unpacked
2007-06-29 15:22:00 Prospective iPhone line standers hoping to start the wave when the FedEx truck rolls up are gonna have to come up with some other plan for glory — looks like iPhones have already started arriving at Apple and AT&T stores, which we can confirm with multiple sources at various retail spots. ... More About: Stores , Bein , Arri , Being
Sony VAIO TZ first impressions
2007-06-29 15:20:00 Sony’s SSD-riffic VAIO TZ laptop still hasn’t officially made it to North America, but that hasn’t stopped some folks from doing the importing thing to get their ultraportable fix, one of which has kindly put together a few first impressions for NotebookReview. On the whole, the individual (known only as “Outrigger”) ... More About: First Impressions , Sony , Vaio , Sony Vaio , Impressions
Hitachi?s fall lineup is all 1080
2007-06-29 15:19:00 Hitachi has announced a fall lineup of plasma and LCD displays, with the main selling point that all of the sets include 1080 lines of vertical resolution (although two of the plasmas offer a stretched 1280 x 1080). There are ten new HDTVs in all, with a 60-inch plasma and two ... More About: Hitachi , Line , Fall , Lineup , Itachi
Apple: Is The Cult of the Jesus Phone REALLY a Cult?
2007-06-26 12:34:00 I had an exchange with David Kuo of Beliefnet today on whether or not The Cult is a religious thing. I argued that the respect we have for Apple is grounded in secular reasoning. Then I got an Amen in the comments, which I NEVER get here, unfortunately. Part of David’s post: Characteristically ... More About: Jesus , Phone , The Cult
Dell?s XPS m1330 and Inspiron laptops now on-line
2007-06-26 12:33:00 After an initial appearance on Canada’s site, Dell ’s new XPS m1330 and Inspiron laptops have broken free from the rumor mill. Available on-line now, the new 17-, 15-, and 14-inch Inspirons start at $769 while the XPS m1330 hottie will set you back at least $1,684 $1,299. Specs are in line ... More About: Laptops , On-line , Line
Scan The World: ?Face Your Pockets? Project Reveals the Inner You
2007-06-26 12:29:00 What are you carrying in your pockets right now? Show the world in the “Face Your Pockets” mass photo project whose organizers are inviting worldwide participation. Artfully arrange the contents of your pockets onto a scanner, perhaps add something funny or poignant to the mix, position your face nearby and push ... More About: World , Project , The World , Scan
Weapons: 747 Laser Bests Eye of Sauron in Range, Destructiveness
2007-06-26 12:28:00 Some of the coolest non-conventional weapons being developed now are lasers, and when you make a gigantic laser strapped to a 747, you’ve won the whole contest right there. This “directed energy weapon” consists of a “megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser beam,” which can be pointed at other planes, missiles ... More About: Laser , Weapons , Weapon , Range
NVIDIA prepping power-saving Hybrid SLI technology
2007-06-26 12:27:00 X-bit Labs reports that NVIDIA is working on some new SLI technology that’ll not only cut power consumption, but boost performance (sort of) as well. Key to this so-called Hybrid SLI technology are two different operating modes that kick in depending on the application: a Power Saving mode that switches off ... More About: Technology , Ping
JVC intros four new 1080p LCD TVs
2007-06-26 12:26:00 JVC’s got a couple of new LCD TVs for those who won’t settle for any less than full 1080p, today rolling out two new series of sets encompassing three different screen sizes. The slightly lower-end of the two, the 688 series includes 37 and 42-inch models, each with an all-black cabinet. ... More About: Intro
Microsoft: Bill Gates? Legacy: What the Industry Thinks
2007-06-26 12:21:00 Now that Bill Gates ‘ is winding down his day-to-day activities at Microsoft and focusing on his charity work, it’s a good time to look at his legacy. A word that’s only important to presidents, IT managers and corporate technologists, legacy is something none of us ordinary people have to worry ... More About: Industry , The Industry
But Wait, There?s More: Bioshock Interview
2007-06-26 12:20:00 There’s a lot of talk about how Bioshock won’t be a run-of-the-mill first person shooter, but so far we haven’t really talked about how that’s going to work. In an exclusive video interview with Pro-G, Joe McDonagh (a senior designer at Irrational Games), talks about some of the aspects ... More About: Interview , There , BioShock , Wait
Researchers tout breakthrough in single chip parallel processing
2007-06-26 12:18:00 Researchers at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering have developed a prototype of what they say could be the “next generation” of personal computers, one that’s apparently 100 times faster than current desktop PCs. That considerable feat was made possible though the use of parallel processing on ... More About: Single , Process , Chip , Brea
Business Devices: HTC Advantage Pre-order at Amazon
2007-06-26 12:17:00 If you’re at all interested in an HTC Advantage, you can pre-order one on Amazon right now. If you don’t remember, the Advantage is the not-quite-a-UMPC, not-quite-a-smartphone device that runs Windows Mobile 6. If you’ve got $849.99, you can pre-order it now (the page says in stock soon) and get your ... More About: Business , Devices , Vice , Order
Fiber optic tablecloth: the new candlelit dinner
2007-06-24 11:46:00 We highly doubt LumiGram’s Luminous Fiber Opti c Tablecloth was designed with power outages in mind, but why hook up a boring string of lamps or fiddle with half melted candles when you can plug this bad boy into the generator? The cloth, which has fiber optics woven throughout, cotton borders, ... More About: Dinner , Candle , Cloth
7 Takes on the Santa Rosa MacBook Pros
2007-06-24 11:45:00 We’ve already shown you the new MacBook Pro benchmarks, which show respectable improvements over the old model, not just because of the new Sant a Rosa chipset, but Nvidia’s new monster 8600M makes short work of 3D gaming. But what about the other features? How’s the battery life? What’s the deal ... More About: Santa Rosa , Macbook
DFI P35-T2R motherboard overclocked to the brink
2007-06-24 11:41:00 Those with cash to burn and warranties to void need look no further than DFI’s forthcoming motherboard, which has apparently reached unparalleled extremes in the overclocking lab. OC guru Oskar-Wu has seemingly reached a “stable” state with an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 processor running on a 640MHz bus speed (or ... More About: Motherboard , Lock , Herb
Phoebus 3G router converts PCMCIA data card into WiFi
2007-06-24 11:41:00 Yeah, this trick most certainly has a thin layer of dust on it, but there’s just something special about a portable pyramid that turns your average PCMCIA data card into WiFi. The 3G Phoebus MB6000 purportedly plays nice with “most cellular PCMCIA cards on the market today” sans drivers ... More About: Card , Data , Wifi , Converts , Router
ZAP announces mysterious high-performance electric car
2007-06-24 11:39:00 ZAP (which stands for Zero Air Pollution) announced another new entry to its electric car stable, an as-yet-unnamed sedan that will apparently sell for $30,000. The California based company claims their new model will reach a top speed of 100 mph, and will have a 100-mile range between charges. But here’s ... More About: Performance , Mysterious , High , Electric , Form
Black iPod Shuffle?
2007-06-24 11:39:00 Is Apple releasing a new black iPod Shuffle ?? In one word, no. While this black iPod Shuffle is a real product, it’s “assombled” in China by an unlicensed OEM. Still, we appreciate the fine attention to detail in the packaging (minus spelling) and the $14 price. Is it possible that Apple is charging ... More About: Ipod , Black , Lack
Nokia N95 + RC plane = unlimited DIY aerial photography
2007-06-24 11:37:00 If you’ve found yourself tempted by other interesting DIY aerial photography rigs, but spent all your dough on the Nokia N95 instead, you may still be able to make a lifelong (or momentary) dream come true. A pioneering lad over at the N95 Blog has suggested that nearly unlimited high-resolution ... More About: Photography , Plane , Engadget , Unlimited
Volvo treasure hunt delayed after locating $500 million instead
2007-06-24 11:36:00 In an interesting turn of events, it seems like the winner of Volvo ’s lucrative treasure hunt won’t be unearthing the $50,000 treasure anytime soon, as the automaker’s hunt partner (Odyssey Marine Exploration) has happened upon an actual $500 million treasure instead. The reported fortune is located somewhere in the Atlantic ... More About: Million , Sure , Hunt , Treasure
Smashing Pumpkins and Rage Against the Machine Do Voodoo; Queen Readies New
2007-06-24 11:34:00 Smashing Pumpkins and Rage Against The Machine , will headline the fest, which will also feature Wilco, Fall Out Boy, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and M.I.A.. Queen + Paul Rodgers are nine songs into recording a new album, with more studio time scheduled for October. Rodgers ... More About: Rage Against the Machine , Smashing Pumpkins
Art Lebedev?s Finger Folder flash drive
More articles from this author:2007-06-22 15:04:00 We know, either you’re waiting impatiently for December to roll around or figuring out odd jobs to raise upwards of $1,500, but here’s a gem from Art that’ll take your mind off (momentarily, at least) that other creation. The Finger Folder flash drive describes itself fairly well without any ... More About: Flash , Flash Drive , Drive , Lash 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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