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Archive | June, 2006

Samsung CX913P LCD Swivels In Every Direction

30. June 2006

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Featuring 6-milliseconds response time and a contrast ratio of 1,500:1, this new Samsung CX913P 19-inch LCD monitor isn’t too shabby at all. But adding the ability to swivel in just about any direction makes it a really unique offering. This is made possible with its cleverly designed stand. The LCD also sports a USB 2.0 [...]

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Amazing RC Airplane Aerobatics

29. June 2006

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Check out this video of a friggin’ cool remote controlled airplane performance. The pilot is Benoit Dierickx and this performance was held at the Electric Tournament of Champions (ETOC) 2006 (what a cryptic name). Did I mention the vid’s so cool?

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Nintendo DS Lite Goes Pink

28. June 2006

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Joining the original Crystal White, Ice Blue and Enamel Navy Nintendo DS Lites is the Noble Pink. The new color will release on July 20, but chances are it may be in Japan only. The price is expected to be ¥16,800 (~US$144).

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UK Mobile Phone Throwing Championships 2006

27. June 2006

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Every now and then, I’m sure you do feel the urge to smash your mobile for its non-stop ringing. The freedom of being reachable anywhere in the country (or even anywhere in the world) has instead compromised the freedom of not wanting to be reached anytime and anywhere. But if you can’t bear to smash [...]

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Shape-Shifting Supersonic-Speed Bomber Plane

26. June 2006

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You win some, you lose some. That’s how things are for the large part of life. And this is true as well when it comes to military aircrafts. Those that are capable of flying at supersonic speeds are not able to stay in-flight for long hours. Whereas those capable of staying in the air [...]

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AIBO Gains Skills To Take Over The World

25. June 2006

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in robots has always been limited by the “rules” set by its creators. Now researchers over at the Institute of Cognitive Science and Technology have developed a technology that could allow robots to evolve by themselves without any human intervention. They are calling this the Embedded and Communicating Agents (ECAgents) technology. Not only [...]

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World’s Small Camera. So Tiny That It’s Swallowable.

24. June 2006

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OmniVision Technologies has developed a breakthrough camera chip that is only 1/18-inch in size. That makes it the world’s smallest camera thus far, as the closest thing in the market right now is merely a 1/12-inch. The entire of this OV6920 camera chip measures only 2.1mm by 2.3mm! It is meant for usage in the medical [...]

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Video: Cool Computer Desktop Interface

24. June 2006

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I don’t know how user-friendly it is in real use, but the demonstrations in the video looks friggin’ cool. The project, named BumpTop, is an attempt to simulate the way we handle documents in real world, which can either be bits and pieces laying everywhere or multiple piles laying neatly together. You have to check [...]

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Creative Zen V And Zen V Plus

24. June 2006

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The mystery MP3 players that Creative teased us with several days ago are finally revealed. They are the ZEN V and ZEN V Plus, and I must say they have to be the best-looking Creative MP3 player yet. The button interface has a true “Zen” feel to it, and the different color schemes all look [...]

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Refurbished Apple Macs and iPods

23. June 2006

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Apple is now offering refurbished Macs and iPods through their website. Great for those looking to save some moolah. For example, a 1.83GHz MacBook Pro is only $1,599, and a 2GB iPod Nano is $169. They even carry some discontinued models such as PowerBooks and iPod Minis. Every unit even comes with 1-year warranty. Not a [...]

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