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Tech NewsMSI Talks About Future of Wind, HSDPA on Way
In an interview with Impress, MSI’s Neo Lin (Notebook Product Manager) leaked some details of upcoming Wind mini-notebook revisions. The big news is that HSDPA will be coming to the new U91 (8.9″) and U120 (10″) systems. But the (translated) interview has some other interesting info other than just the specs on new models. Lin … Continued
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Exploded Toner Cartridge Makes for Pretty Pictures
This is what happens when a toner cartridge explodes. Beautiful! I just wish all explosions ended with such pretty pictures. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go stick some fireworks inside my printer. [Flickr via Kottke]
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Apple iPhone 3G Hides Secret QR Code
While one Apple zealot was video taping their iPhone 3G under Paris Hiltonesque NightShot (innocently we’re sure), they spotted a matrix code on the left side of the phone. We assume it’s just serial/IMEI data that’s often shoved in a phone’s battery compartment (which isn’t exactly an option for the iPhone 3G), but we’re happy … Continued
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AT&T Document Reveals Several Launch Dates: BlackBerry Bold Pushed to November
According to an AT&T product sheet obtained by BGR, the Blackberry Bold has been pushed back to November despite several bits of evidence stating that it would be released in October. That issue right there may or may not put the validity of the rest of this information in question, but if you are curious … Continued
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Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate
This week at Uncrate: We hit the slopes centerfold-style on Burton Love Snowboards, add a touch of class to our drinking with a Silver Plated Beverage Holder, and learn to fly in the Eclipse 400. We also track our steps with the Fitbit, take our ‘tending skills on the road with the Evolution Mobile Bar, … Continued
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PISCES Exoskeletons Turn Every Solider Into Aquaman
Apparently the military has been working with West Florida’s Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) for several years trying to develop an underwater exoskeleton that would improve a soldier’s speed and endurance underwater. Much like early pioneers of flight, IHMC has looked to nature to provide answers. So far, the project known as Performance … Continued
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Sarah Palin’s Email Hackers’ Sloppy Work Could Lead to Their Arrests
By now you’ve probably heard about how the super-duper 1337 h4ck3r5 from anonymous busted into one of Sarah Palin’s private email accounts and posted the contents for the world to see. Well, it looks like those h4ck3r5 aren’t as 1337 as one might think, as they left themselves pretty wide open to get busted for … Continued
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Tech NewsSo Sad: KITT Gets Carjacked
As if you needed proof that the new KITT was way lamer than the old KITT, the remarkable supercar of the future was jacked by a common thug during a Toronto event. It’s been a week since the occurrence that’s slowly leaked into mainstream consciousness and KITT is still being operated by a rogue agent. … Continued
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Nintendo Patents Now Under the ITC Microscope
The International Trace Commission-which has the power to ban products in the US in case they infringe any patent-has accepted Hillcrest Laboratories’ allegations against Nintendo. The commission will now look into the validity of Hillcrest’s claims, which say the Wii infringes on their patents on motion-detecting technology. Mario wasn’t available for comment, too busy killing … Continued
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HTC Touch HD Gets Fondled in French Video (Oh La La)
Let the drooling continue: The guys at "Generation Phone House" have run through HTC’s Touch HD (or the "ash tee say touch essh day" for the non-Francophone among us) in video, and just as we said in our first-hand impressions, it’s looking mighty nice here stacked up against an iPhone 3G and a Samsung Omnia. … Continued
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Scientists Race to Develop Political Bullshit Detector, All Dials Pegged at 11
New Scientist today is summarzing the world of political spin detection software-behavioral scientist Paul Ekman claims he can analyze a speech’s text for words that indicate untruths and deception. Others look to analyze the tenor of the voice, and facial recognition to spot lies is becoming more of a reality. But unfortunately, much of the … Continued
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Microsoft Ads Featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld Not Canceled
From a trusted Crispin Porter + Bogusky source, we’ve learned that some sites have jumped the gun and that the Microsoft Gates/Seinfeld ads have not been axed. It’s true, Microsoft apparently asked the agency to focus on the new “I’m a PC” spots. And it’s true, the agency has gotten plenty of “I don’t know … Continued
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Tech NewsMobile Star City Is China’s Plan to Take Over the World
We love MAD architects-creators of crazy buildings and giant killer wasps skyscrapers-because they are truly mad, like their latest concept. Presented as a gigantic model at the 11th Venice Biennale, the Super Star City is a “mobile China Town” that can be deployed all over the planet to “inject the energy of China to the … Continued
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Toshiba Releases Their Obligatory Netbook
Say it with me everyone: 8.9″ screen, 1.6GHz Atom processor, up to 1GB of RAM, 120GB HD and…you get the picture. Toshiba’s offering is definitely style-aggressive, packs Ubuntu and promises a (6 cell?) battery life of 4 hours, but it’s pretty much the exact $500ish system we’ve seen cloned and crapped out by every laptop … Continued
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Memorex MVBD-2510 Blu-ray Limbos Under $300
The Memorex MVBD-2510 fills that getting-the-job-done-for-cheap niche, but Gizmodo readers should know we don’t actually recommend it for purchase. It costs only $270, but sacrifices Profile 2.0 and the ethernet that accompanies it. So it’s a pass, but a positive trend for the industry all the same. [prnewswire]
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Google and GE Team Up to Revitalize Our Ancient Power Grid
We might still have to wait a while for the Google washing machine-but GE as we know is also a huge player in energy infrastructures, which makes notable their announcement of a partnership with those incessant innovators at Google to modernize our stone-age grid. If (if) we somehow do find ourselves with an administration in … Continued
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Asus Helps Your Pirating Including Software Cracker for Free
Asus-makers of inexpensive Eeeverything-is now shipping illegal cracking software to make your computing life even cheaper. According to UK publication PC Pro, not only they have accidentally included a piracy tool with their recovery DVD, but they have also put several confidential documents and source code inside. So nice of them. A PC Pro reader … Continued
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Next Generation Stealth Bombers Jump Out of Hyperspace
The next-generation stealth bomber from Boeing/Lockheed Martin is out. Developed by Phantom Works, the large diamond-shaped body, with long wings and razor-sharp nose, resembles a long-range B-2 Spirit bomber that has been retrofitted at Darth Vader’s garage: from the front, it looks kind of evil and menacing. Unlike Northrop Grumman’s proposal, which is like the … Continued
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Scientists Say Virtual Imaging Colonoscopy As Good As Real Thing, With Less Probing
According to the results of a new study, a virtual-reality 3D-graphic colonoscopy is about as good as the real thing for screening for colon cancer. The virtual procedure is made by image processing the results of an abdominal CT scan, then a doctor views the results in a sort of first-person-shooter “fly through” of the … Continued
By Kit Eaton