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World’s First: Panasonic HD 3D Camcorder

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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World’s First: Panasonic HD 3D Camcorder

Dreaming of making your very own Avatar 3D movie? Here’s an elegant solution for you: Panasonic’s fully-integrated Full HD 3D camcorder. Conventional 3D camcorder rigs are built from two off-the-shelf broadcast camcorders, while Panasonic’s solution has two lenses built into it, making it an extremely simple setup. But only if you got $21,000 to spare. Here’s [...]

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MusicDNA: Successor of the MP3?

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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MusicDNA: Successor of the MP3?

Here’s yet another new music file format with an attempt to dethrone the king of music file format, MP3. It is developed by BACH Technology, and they named it, MusicDNA. The new music file format offers the ability to push additional content to music owners, such as lyrics, news updates, videos, and images. And it is [...]

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ATMs Hacked Using MP3 Player

Sunday, January 31, 2010

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ATMs Hacked Using MP3 Player

Maxwell Parsons, 41, was the central figure in a gang who used a rather interesting device to hack into ATMs: MP3 player. Parsons and his gang members would use a MP3 player to record the noise, which is actually data, transmitted from free-standing ATMs. This is done by unplugging the phone line running from the machine [...]

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Netflix Coming to Nintendo Wii Soon

Sunday, January 31, 2010

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Netflix Coming to Nintendo Wii Soon

Joining PS3 and Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii console will finally gain Netflix’s streaming video service as well. It is available free of charge to Netflix subscribers with unlimited plans, starting at a low $8.99 per month. But you will need a free software disc from Netflix in order to get the streaming working, unlike the [...]

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Massive Adoption of Windows 7 by Gamers

Thursday, January 28, 2010

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Massive Adoption of Windows 7 by Gamers

According to Steam’s recent hardware survey, gamers are ditching their trusty Windows XP and flocking to the new kid, Windows 7. The statistics show a total increase of 2.47% for Windows 7, which includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions, while Windows XP is seeing a sharp decrease of 3.2%. Which means, 23% of Steam gamers [...]

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Online Companies Offer New Reverse Phone Lookup Service

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

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Online Companies Offer New Reverse Phone Lookup Service

A very interesting and useful development in search technology has recently surfaced in the form of reverse phone lookups. This service functions in a way similar to a search engine in that it looks for information matching what you entered in the search field, but unlike these search engines, reverse number lookups only search specialized [...]

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Canon 50D & 18-200mm Announced

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Canon 50D & 18-200mm Announced

The announcement of the Canon EOS 50D isn’t surprising for those who have been watching the rumors. Looking for a good reason to upgrade? Here are the new goodies: Canon 50D vs Canon 40D 15-megapixel vs 10.1-megapixel DIGIC 4 vs DIGIC III ISO 100-12800 vs ISO 100-3200 Noise reduction: Four levels vs On/Off Auto lighting optimizer: Four levels vs On/Off New AF [...]

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Anti-Paparazzi Sunglasses

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

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Anti-Paparazzi Sunglasses

Paparazzi are very annoying for the celebrities. But if you are a celebrity with these sunglasses, the paparazzi would have no way to capture you on video cameras. Your face will be invisible to the camera! Learn how to make one of these sunglasses yourself in the above video. Basically, it uses infra-red LEDs to [...]

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Windows 7 Features Revealed

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

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Windows 7 Features Revealed

We finally get a first look at the upcoming Microsoft Windows 7 as it gets unveiled at the All Things Digital Conference yesterday. But still, little is known about the highly-anticipated OS that is to be the successor of Windows Vista come 2010. From the video above, we can see that there are lots of emphasis [...]

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New Light Source that can Last 12 Years

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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New Light Source that can Last 12 Years

Very soon, Cyalume sticks (aka glow sticks) will be history. MPK CO. has invented a new kind of light source called Litroenergy that acts somewhat like a glow stick, but lasts more than 12 years without ever needing a recharge. No electricity nor solar exposure required! “The Litrospheres are not effected by heat or cold, and [...]

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