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Water Balloon at 1,000 Frames Per Second

Ever wondered how a water balloon exploding at 1,000 frames per second look like? In two words: DAMN COOL! Check it out in the video below. For more high-speed videos, check out this link.

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New Get A Mac Ads: Security

[qt:http://movies.apple.com/movies/us/apple/getamac/apple-getamac-security_320x256.mov 320 256] Apple continues to bash Vista with this new ad called Security…

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LG BH100 Reviewed: Hybrid Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Player

The LG BH100 is a player that is capable of playing back both Blu-ray and HD-DVD media. Will this really be the end of the HD format war? Well, Gizmodo says no. Although playing back movies from both format works fine, the main drawback lies in the lack of full HD-DVD support. The HD-DVD menus don’t [...]

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SeeEye2Eye Fixes The Chest-Staring Problem In Webcams

If you video chat a lot on your computer, you probably realize how awkward it is to fake looking into the person’s eyes by staring blankly at your webcam. And when you shift your gaze back to the screen to look at the person’s face, the other party sees you as looking at their chest. [...]

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Little Insects Got Into A LCD

This poor guy has got insects in his LCD that is connected to his MacBook! According to a poster on this forum thread at Apple Support forums, they are called Springtails. Some recommended putting the LCD in a garbage bag and let it out in the sun, some suggested ‘bombing’ the LCD with insecticides, while [...]

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Proper Way Of Wrapping Your Headphone Cords

For those of you who keeps getting your iPod/Zune/Zen headphone cords tangled up, here’s an excellent video that will show you the right way of wrapping up those cords. Of course, this isn’t the only way. I prefer wrapping them around my player, and securing the headphone end with the audio jack.

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I’m A Zune. I’m An iPod.

The guys at ZuneBoards made a parody of Apple’s Get A Mac ads. One click to share a song? Nah…I prefer the iPod way. But instead of visiting iTunes Store, I would search for “alternative sources”. Ya know what I mean. And geez, brown color. Nope, thank you.

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Self-Parking LEGO Car

If Toyota Prius can self-park, so can LEGO. It’s not perfect yet though, as it still knocks around the barriers a little. It’s a kind of robot-car done with LEGO mindstorms NXT elements that can automatically park itself if it detects enough space between 2 objects. It has got an ultrasonic sensor that detects the length [...]

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Honda ASIMO Falls Down The Stairs…Again

Honda ASIMO’s spirit is truly worthy of admiration. Even falling down the stairs in front of audiences will not make him give up. And so he tries again… And he falls again… On second thought, ASIMO. Just put some wheels and forget about the stairs.

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Nissan Pathfinder’s “Bouncy” Ad

I hope this video is simple enough for you to understand the meaning of Nissan Pathfinder’s “Front Independent Suspension” system. Please excuse me while I wipe the blood trickling off my nose.

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