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i-SOBOT, the smalles robot in the world 2007-09-10 08:35:02 If Asimov were still alive today we would most certainly be thrilled to see how robots steadily make this way throught, from a industrial environment, to peoples houses, the i-SOBOT being a great example .
Weighing less at 1 kilogram, i-SOBOT is base on 17 actuators and gyro-sensors so it can move its limbs, walk and maintain it’s balance. All in all i-SOBOT is capable for doing 200 pre-programmed movements and recognizes 200 words. i-SOBOT can be controlled via remote or by voce. This little wonder of modern engineering costs about 299$ on Amazon.com.
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OQO Model 02 lowers price and adds SSD and new CEO 2007-09-10 03:21:31
Interesting news came from camp OQO today: the Model 02 is getting upgraded, and it will include a 32GB SSD or 120GB spinning disk option, new CPUs up to 1.6GHz, and upgraded WWAN with EV-DO Rev. A from Verizon and Sprint, with the base model also dropping to $1,299. In related news, OQO’s got a new CEO on the scene, Dennis Moore, formerly of SAP.
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iTunes 7.4.1 already released 2007-09-08 04:50:41 Apple did already release a new version of iTunes
tonight, 7.4.1, and we’ve found some tests that shows if update “fixes” the ringtone-renaming hack (if you really want to call it a hack) that lets users supply their own ringtones sans Apple’s $0.99 fee. This thing it may be legal (probably), but the hack did not continue to work just fine for us.
The one who tested this feature was able to add new renamed ringtones but the iTunes 7.4.1 blockk the renamed ringtone workaround moving forward. The initial syncs went unblocked, but only until new ringtone files were added.
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Toast messages to go 2007-09-07 17:49:44 How many times did you leave a message on a sticky note for your loved ones, on the fridge and no one ever noticed it? To many times, I’m certain.
That’s why a toaster that’s capable of inscribing diverse messages
on toast bread could be a spark of genius. And that’s exactly what the Sasha Tseng concept does. A toaster, that has on the superior part a plaiting on which we can write the desired note, input the slice of bread inside and wait… In the span time it would take a regular toaster to finish your toast, the gadget ‘writes’ your message, thus delivering a ‘eccentric’ morning note. That is of course if the family isn’t to sleepy to notice what their eating.
Write the message…
Introduce the bread and wait.
And voila! Toast
a la letter.
As seen on Yanko Design.
Apple’s new LED-backlit MacBook Pro [Bloglines Clip Blog] 2007-06-05 15:19:00 Technical details about Apple
’s new release of an LED-backlit laptop :
All 15-inch MBPs now use LED-backlit displays standard; 17-inchers still use CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent)Apple claims users can see a battery-life benefit of between 30
mins - 1 hour (depending on use). They did not have stats on exact
efficiencies between LED and CCFL backlit displays.The new LED backlight is the same brightness: 300 vs 300 nits of the previous gen’s CCFLThe viewing angle is also the same as beforeIn other words, besides faster time from fully-off to
full-brightness and an increase in battery life, Apple claims users
should notice absolutely no perceivable difference between last-gen
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Everun UMPC from Raon [Bloglines Clip Blog] 2007-06-05 15:17:16 Here’s a newsflash. For the first time we can se a UMPC with a
vertical display. And yet it looks good and apparently easy to use due
to its keyboard positioned under the display. My first notable
impression is it’s weight. It weighs 460 grams, which is the idle
measurement for a UMPC.
From a specs point of view, i could see some very impressive things
: a AMD Geode LX 900 processor, which works at 600 Mhz, 512 MB of RAM
memory (can be extended to 1 GB), it’s enough to power this device and
you can run Office like applications. The display is a 4.8 inch one,
touchscreen, with a 800×600 resolution. The OS is Microsoft Windows
Home Edition, it has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and the battery life expectancy,
announced by the Raon, is 7-8 hours for the standard battery and 11-12
hours for the supplementary one.
It’s storage is a standard 60 GB hardrive and a optional 6 GB SSD.
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Phone services through PlayStation Portable [Bloglines Clip Blog] 2007-06-01 18:40:45 British Telecommunications PLC (BT) announced that it wants to offer
phone services through PlayStationPortable
(PSP).The British
telecomuncation company is curently working on a sot wich enables them
to make phone calls via the internet,using the Sony console.That
requires the consoles to be fitted with a video camera in order to make
video calls.PSP already has a Wi-Fi adaptor.
BT says that the service will be extended for Europe,Africa and
Australia.Bt will have full support from Sony Computer Entertainment
Europe Ltd.But it seems highly unlikely that this sort of phone service
will be available in the US or Asia because BT developes this service
and not Sony.
Last year the PSP sales droped considerably,under the Sony
ecpectations,and so the company looks for new ways to attract customers.
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Nokia 8600 “Luna”, not a rumour anymore [Bloglines Clip Blog] 2007-05-31 17:27:49
After we’ve heard a lot of rumour
s regarding Nokia
’s new product ,
we are now proud to present you the future release of Nokia 8600 also
called “Luna”. This Series 40 phone features quadband GSM / EDGE, a 2
megapixel camera, translucent smoked glass slider over the keypad,
128MB of onboard storage, media player with integrated FM radio, A2DP
and Nokia’s micro-USB port. The 8600 headset is made of stainless steel
and glas.
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GoDaddy buys RegisterFly [Bloglines Clip Blog] 2007-05-29 18:57:10 We all know about the RegisterFly
meltdown because of their financial
problems and that they didn’t received the authorization to register
domains just because of that. These days , GoDaddy
decided to buy the
whole RegisterFly , and to transfer the 850.000 registered domains ,
that RF has. That means that RF will dissapear and this business should
happend within a week.
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V-gear Talkcam Tracer Webcam [Bloglines Clip Blog] 2007-02-03 12:03:55
Webcams have become very popular devices among the
people who use the internet and chatting programs , in order to
socialize or to comunicate. Some of the usually webcams are slow
motioned and they don’t send quality video images. V-gear Talkcam
Tracer Webcamis is actually capable of tracing your movements through
its auto-focus system.
Here is a list of the most important technical and commercial specifications this device has to offer:
- dimensions: 70 mm x 80 mm x 68 mm;
- weight: 65 grams;
- sensor: Sony CCD, ¼ inches;
- maximum resolution: 1280x 960;
- color depth: 24-bit (16.7 million colors);
- maximum frame rate: 30 fps at 640×480 resolution;
- focus range: 4.3mm to infinity;
- white balance: auto;
- interface: USB 2.0;
- USB cable length: 150 cm.
The V-gear Talkcam Tracer Webcam costs around 81.67 US dollars (or
62.85 Euro), which is indeed a bit much for such a device, but, on Read more:Bloglines
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Olympus FE-250: ISO 10,000 [Bloglines Clip Blog] 2007-02-02 18:40:37 A lot of people can’t imagine an
amator point and shoot camera that has 10.000 ISO but Olympus
actualy
created one.With its 8 megapixels it can offer pictures at a high
resolution (3264 x 2448),very clear and ready for giant prints. FE-250
has a 3x of optic zoom wich allows the capture of wide angles and fine
details,and the 6.4 cm monitor allows a very good visualisation.The 15
capture modes are an important help for beginer users,who aren’t used
to this machine,and modes like Candle and Indoor can capture and
reproduce the athmosphere in its most little details even in night
time.All pictures can be stored on the SD memory card wich has a 2 GB
capacity or on the internal memory,unfortunately not big enough for
pictures at high resollution.
On the handsets market leeds Nokia but Sony Ericsson started to leave a strong impression.
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$170 million in the first day of sales for Halo 3 2007-09-27 13:20:54
The Halo 3 video game earned the title of “highest grossing U.S. entertainment launch day” after reaching $170 million
in the first day of sales. Microsoft enjoyed the record breaking day and we understand them because they’ve worked hard on this release. Whether or not the sales will continue to climb at such a rapid rate remains to be seen, but as we see , the boys in Redmond shouldn’t worry too much about their gaming division as they’re poised to finally turn a profit thanks to Halo 3.
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Bang & Olufsen Form 2, a different kind of headsets 2007-09-27 08:28:48 Bang & Olufsen
Fom 2 are a pair of headsets, but not of the ordinary kind, but ones that wish to transpose acoustic quality of the Bang & Olufsen sound systems into a mobile toy, which allows you to enjoy your favorite songs on the road or at home, without any disruption from the outside. Of course this task isn’t a easy one, but the producers state that this pair of headsets achieve a perfect balance between bass, high and medium sounds, and those who’ve tested it apparently vouch for it.
Form 2 impresses through it’s looks, in the true Bang & Olufsen spirit, the square shaped design of the acoustic unit is dazzling. The previous doesn’t have noise cancelling technology, so that it’s perfect for outside use, where it’s quite dangerous not to hearing in your sorroundings. On the first place however are ergonomics and confort , Form 2 being very light (68 g) and built in with a 3m cable, a bit too long to fit in the mobility concept, if w Read more:different
Microsoft launches Windows Media Center Internet TV beta 2007-09-27 08:28:22 Microsoft
officially announced its Windows
Media CenterInternet
TV feature, which is set to go live in beta fashion tomorrow morning. According to Microsoft, US-based users of Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate will be able to download a simple update that will enable them to “enjoy a range of television and video content on their PCs and TV sets without a TV tuner in their PC.”
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Dell M1730 gets official 2007-09-27 08:26:10
Now it’s official. Dell’s M1730, which has been extensively discussed over the past months, has been made public on the Dell blog. So , the gaming laptop features the Core 2 Extreme X7900 (3.2GHz), dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 8700M GT GPUs, and a slew of other lap-burning components sure to make even the toughest dude start crying immediately. This package is available for sell on the Dell website right now, but approach it with extreme caution.
Toshiba Satellite X205 laptops are being rolled out 2007-09-25 14:29:23 Toshiba
’s high-end X200 series laptops
seems to be getting better and better and even more attractive to gamers with its latest X205 models sporting SLI graphics courtesy of NVIDIA, among other upgrades. This upgrade is available in both the X205-SLI1 and X205-SLI3 models, each of which pack dual NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT GPUs, with a combined 512MB of dedicated video RAM. We can expect standard HD DVD drives on both models, with a 2.0GHz T7250 Core 2 Duo processor on the SLI1 and a speedier 2.2GHz T7500 on the SLI3. It seems that both models sport a 17-inch widescreen displays. The prices are : $2,000 for the SLI1, and the SLI3 running $2,400.
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Commemorating Ferrari’s 60th anniversary 2007-09-25 11:10:18
Cell-phone builder Vertu has built a new titanium phone for Ferrari
’s fans called the Vertu Ascent Ferrari 60 and inspired by the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. It’s an limited-edition follow-up to the company’s Ascent Ferrari 1947 and it commemorates Ferrari’s 60th anniversary. The Ascent 60 comes with some interesting wallpapers and ringtones featuring the 612 Scaglietti. The price isn’t known yet but we will update as soon as we receive some tips.
Apple admits: the iPod Touch quality is lower then the iPhone 2007-09-24 15:08:12 Apple has admitted that the iPod
Touch portable multimedia player’s display is quality wise inferior compared to the iPhone
, although they have identical specs. The difference are evident when displaying dark images, fact noticed by the people that’ve made comparative testings iPod Touch - iPhone.
Disappointed customers returned to stores to clarify the situation, but the ones in charge of the service department have applied a 30$ or 40$ re-stocking tax, stating that the devices are in perfect shape.
Apple hasn’t involved itself in the situation yet.
Source: The Inquirer
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T-Mobile announces BlackBerry Curve with WiFi 2007-09-24 08:15:37
T-Mobile
has announced today the release of the 8320 variant, offering @Home branded UMA service and speedy data to supplement T-Mobile’s EDGE network in your choice of “titanium” and carrier-exclusive “pale gold”. Fortunately, T-Mobile’s offering up optimized Linksys routers for a song, and you can always set it up as a separate network if you can’t bear to tear down your 802.11a/n setup. We can expect them to start shipping everywhere in early October.
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HTC Touch Dual Is Now Official 2007-10-01 14:17:15
We used to call it the Touch Slide but now the official name is HTC Touch Dual. With the same front face as the HTC Touch, but slightly thinner and with a slide-out keypad, this product can really make your day. It has a new keypad not like the SureType as we saw before, but just a standard T9 interface and it features a 2-megapixel camera, 3G (HSDPA and GPRS/EDGE), the TouchFlo interface, and all the standard Windows Mobile 6 functions you love from other phones. You can find it only in Europe (for now).
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Nokia is buying Navteq 2007-10-01 08:06:19
The giant Finnish telecom Nokia
has announced its intention in buying one the world’s two digital mapping powerhouses for $8 billion. Nokia expects to have pulled NAVTEQ into the fold by the end of Q1 2008.
Special Nokia edition Ford Mustang 2007-09-30 05:01:51 Nokia
partnered with Ford to bring a special Nokia edition Ford Mustang
. We don’t know if the this car will feature any special modifications, but as you can see in those pics the interior has undergone quite an overhaul. We can find 4 N800 in the new edition of the car , two for the rear passengers, one for the front passenger and one for the drive. It seems that the N800s will be functioning as control devices for an internal media server, bringing streaming audio to the car’s stereo system. All of the N800s in the automobile were plugged to a Wi-Fi connection courtesy of an on board N95.
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Gift Gadget Gateway , your gifts shop 2007-09-30 05:00:44 We all love to party especially when it’s somebody’s birthday. But the problem comes when we have to buy him/her a present. What to do when you don’t have any ideas ? I usually search on the internet for interesting presents, not too expensive because a present doesn’t have to be expensive to be beautiful. Am i right?
So, last week i had this present problem so i searched on the internet and guess what i’ve found. It’s a Gift Gadget
s site that gives you the possibility to decide what interesting gadgets you can buy. I like this blog very much because it isn’t too complex and everybody can navigate it easily without having any orientation problems. With a clean , fresh design and a well organized categories , this one is more than you could ever expected it will and it’s being updated very often with the latest gift gadgets. The ads are well placed and they are just what this kind of site need. I really like the way that this admin made hi Read more:Gateway
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