Archive | February, 2006
Wicked Lasers reviewed, and with video
I am sure all of you have seen the typical $5 red laser pointers that your boss uses for his presentations. However, what we have here today is a green laser, and not just any green laser. It is a Wicked Laser! Yup, the same ones we featured last month. Green lasers have only been available [...]
Continue reading...It’s official, 8 different flavors of Windows Vista
20. February 2006
There is a follow-up post to this story: Vista Flavors, This Time for Real Because choices are good? Or because there would be more money to be milked? Perhaps the victims of having 8 different flavors of Windows Vista are the software vendors, who would have to explain the differences between each edition to their customers. Here’s [...]
Continue reading...Duracell’s 15 minutes charger and 2650mAh rechargeables
19. February 2006
Even with lithium-ion batteries being the norm for electronic gadgets these days, rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery manufacturers are still going strong. Perhaps there’re still a ton of smart people who avoid such gadgets, knowing well how dirt cheap NiMH rechargeable batteries are, in comparison. And this group of people should be happy to [...]
Continue reading...Japanese funerals caught on a new camera phone craze
18. February 2006
There seem to be a new bizarre trend going on now in Japan, where funeral attendees would use their camera cellphones to capture the last moments of the deceased. During the ceremony, people would gather around the coffin, collectively take out their camera phones, and begin snapping pictures of the corpse before the cremation begins. A [...]
Continue reading...Eww! Those dirty mouses!
17. February 2006
The Korea Consumer Protection Board conducted a survey this week on 120 frequently touched items commonly found in public places. And guess what, computer mouses found in cyber cafes are ranked second most bacteria-infested among the 120 items, containing an average of 690 colony forming unit (CFU) of bacteria per 10cm². That is behind the [...]
Continue reading...What’s the password? Just listen to my heart.
17. February 2006
Retina and fingerprint scans? Forget them. As good as they are over traditional password systems, they’re getting old even in the movies. State-of-the-art security now comes in the form of cardio-based biometric authentication. Developed by Aladdin Knowledge Systems, the cutting-edge technology functions by using a person’s natural BioDynamic Signature (BDSTM) – an electro bio-signature that [...]
Continue reading...Sony Ericsson W950i Walkman cellphone sports 4GB of flash memory
17. February 2006
Here’s yet another surprise from Sony Ericsson. The new W950i Walkman cellphone stands out from the crowd with its four-whooping-gigabytes of flash memory, large touch-sensitive display, and keypad that flush with the surface. Music junkies will also appreciate its dedicated music controls. Strangely, Sony Ericsson calls its color Mystic Purple. It just looks black [...]
Continue reading...RFID to help the ladies preview makeup products
15. February 2006
The ladies in Japan will soon be able to visit the Seijo pharmaceuticals chain stores that they have and try on makeup, um, without actually trying them on. Thanks to NTT who developed a new RFID-enabled makeup simulator device that’ll put on makeup digitally on the snapshot of your face. Each makeup will come with [...]
Continue reading...LG XNOTE S1 Intel Core Duo Notebook
15. February 2006
Is that Rain on the notebook’s display? Not that it matters, ’cause I’m ogling the pretty lady notebook instead. Anyway, the new LG XNOTE S1 shown here is an Intel Core Duo notebook with a 15.4-inch WSXGA widescreen display (1680 x 1050), ATI Mobility Radeon X1K graphics, Digital 5.1 decoder, and a Direct [...]
Continue reading...MacBook Pro begins shipping, and with a faster processor
15. February 2006
Surprise, surprise. Apple begins shipping the new MacBook Pro today and with a welcomed little extra. Apple has increased the processor speed from 1.67GHz of the $1,999 MacBook Pro to 1.87GHz, and from 1.83GHz of the $2,499 model to 2.0GHz. And additionally, with the build-to-order option on Apple Online Store, one can upgrade to a [...]
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21. February 2006
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