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Archive | October, 2006

LEGO Flamethrower!

22. October 2006

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There’s LEGO Crossbow and LEGO Rubberband Chaingun, how can we not have a LEGO Flamethrower! Thanks to LEGO enthusiast Mark Puustinen for sharing the flamethrower he built. “This homemade LEGO flamethrower is completely built with LEGO toy building bricks. Only thing not LEGO is a piece of string and a refill bottle of butane gas which [...]

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Core 2 Duo Macbook and Macbook Pro this November?

20. October 2006

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Rumor has it that Macbook and Macbook Pro will be getting some love this November, getting an upgrade from Core Duo to Core 2 Duo processors. The tip was supposedly from “an IT guy at a Swiss university”. I don’t know how credible this guy is, but both models have been out for quite some [...]

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iPods Shipped With Windows Virus

19. October 2006

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Any of you purchased a 5.5G iPod with video between September 12, 2006 and now? Apparently, some of the iPods were infected with the RavMonE.exe worm. So if you did, do conduct a scan to get rid of the virus. Fortunately, the worm is pretty harmless. We recently discovered that a small number – less than [...]

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Crazy 360-degree Panorama Helmet

18. October 2006

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Halloween costume? Nah, it’s a helmet made by Toshiba that claims to provide a 360-degree view in a 40cm (15.7in) dome-shaped display. But how are we going to enjoy the experience with this 3kg (6.6lbs) thing on our head? No thanks, Toshiba.

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Wii Can Freeze Too

18. October 2006

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“The Wii has frozen. It’s a frozen Wii!” Not quite sure why, but I like the way the guy said that line.

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First PlayStation 3 Ad…”The Wait”

17. October 2006

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How appropriately named. Yes Sony, we’ve been waiting like forever! If nothing goes wrong, the PlayStation 3 should debut on November 17, as shown in the video.

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Dell Announces Affordable 20-inch LCD Monitor

16. October 2006

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Finally, a widescreen from Dell that does not hurt your wallet too much. The new Dell E207WFP is a 20-incher with 1,680 x 1,050 widescreen resolution, a 5ms response time and most importantly, a rock-bottom price tag of US$289. The LCD supposedly does not come with USB hub, composite ports and S-Video ports. And it should [...]

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RuBot II: Robot that Solves Rubik’s Cubes in under 50 Seconds

15. October 2006

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This badass-looking robot is known as RuBot II, a robot that can solve any Rubik’s Cube in under 50 seconds. It speaks in a rather gentlemanly manner. And upon placing a Rubik’s Cube on its tray, it picks it up, scans the cube with its camera-fitted eyes, and goes on to solving it in blazing [...]

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RED iPod Nano Launched

13. October 2006

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Who knew Apple would dish out an iPod with the Singapore flag theme! Named the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED, it is a special edition that is meant to help the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. With every purchase, $10 will go to the fund. It comes only in 4GB and spec’ed just like the [...]

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TMX Elmo Sex Tape. Not Safe For Work!

12. October 2006

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Remember the new TMX Elmo that was mentioned last month? Yeah the one looks like he’s on crack. Some guy just went out and bought three of them, and proceeded to make a perverted sex video out of them. For those of you not afraid to admit that you enjoy humor of this kind, go [...]

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