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Tech NewsPininfarina Xten Ergonomic Office Chair Makes Sedentary Look Speedy
Believe it or not, this Pininfarina Xten office chair is only three degrees of separation away from failed Gizmondo exec Stefan Eriksson. But before we begin that game, let’s delve deep into this $3,000 office chair, shall we? The seat cups your nether region with “Technogel,” which the designers claim reduces spreadsheet and coding fatigue … Continued
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Alien Secret Base Discovered in the Alps Is Actually Medical Center Concept
First an alien mothership stranded in the desert, and now a whole extraterrestrial homebase right in the heart of the Alps, where people love to have jacuzzi orgies at 15,000 feet and fly on jet wings. Fortunately for earthlings, it’s just a concept for a medical center for rehabilitation of trauma surgery patients designed by … Continued
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iPhone 2.1 Beta 4 Seeded, Apple Removes Push Notification “For Further Development”
Apple has just seeded iPhone 2.1 beta 4 to developers-uninteresting, really, except for the fact that the push notification service has been pulled from the release “for further development.” Targeted to hit your iPhone in September, the push service allows apps to receive notifications in the background while they’re not running, a godsend for AIM … Continued
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Tour Infinite Loop With Google Street View
If you’ve ever wanted to take a street tour of the center of the Apple universe, now’s your chance. The Google Street View car has finished making its rounds at Infinite Loop, so you can zoom around like you belong there from your computer chair. There aren’t any pictures of Steve Jobs passed out drunk … Continued
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TiVo Auto-Delete Flag Returns (Thank God It Was Only Star Trek)
In case you didn’t already know, broadcasters can slip “flags” into TV shows telling your DVR to not record it or to delete it when it hits an expiration date. TiVo users last had a run-in with the auto-delete flag a couple years ago (Media Center users had a more recent taste), but according to … Continued
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Silent Alarm Clock Wakes You Up With Good Vibrations, Smooths Roommate Relations
Back when I was in college, one of my most frustrating experiences involved a roommate in my dormitory apartment who mistakenly believed that she would be able to wake up daily for her 8:30am lecture series. Said roommate could sleep through an elephant parade. Oh how I seethed in the mornings as I clutched my … Continued
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Galactic Empire Begins Invasion of San Francisco
Informed by the Bush Administration that a Rebel base is located in the heart of San Francisco, Imperial forces surrounded the city in advance of a full-scale invasion. While Imperial Admiral Piett promised administration officials that the assault would commence only if the Rebel forces fail to surrender by 8PM PDT tonight, video reports on … Continued
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AT&T HTC Fuze (aka Touch Pro) Coming Soon?
WM Experts says that the AT&T-branded HTC Touch Pro we caught last week is probably going to be known as the HTC Fuze, and that it’ll be out “sooner rather than later.” Make sense, given that the thing’s already floating around, even though the name doesn’t, since it sounds more like an XTREME energy drink … Continued
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Tech NewsPeriodic Table of Videos Makes Chemistry Extremely Watchable
Science nerds and fans of British accents rejoice! University of Nottingham scientist/professor Martyn Poliakoff and video journalist Brady Haran have put together what they’ve dubbed The Periodic Table of Videos, where each square contains a link to a video showing some fascinating facts about its element. Who knew Bismuth was so pretty (quite honestly, who … Continued
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Bono Loves Own Voice So Much He Blasts New U2 Album Loud Enough for Fan to Record, Leak It
Now, I know Bono is the kind of guy that loves the sound of his own voice a whole lot, but his predilection for his own crooning apparently led to four tracks from U2’s upcoming album getting leaked online. Bono was playing them so loud from his villa in southern France that a fan passing … Continued
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Kid-Invented Water Watcher Keeps Close Eye On Your Shower Wastage
Aw, here’s a cute piece of news: 12-year-old inventor Elizabeth Rintel has won the grand prize in a “Going Green Challenge” by youth media company By Kids For Kids with her “Water Watcher,” a device that measures and monitors water usage in the shower. The gadget, which can be fastened to any shower or faucet, … Continued
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Mobile Microwave Brings Food Nuking Into Your Automobile
Roadsters who want their Hot Pockets on the go can now invest in a In-Car Microwave Oven! This mobile meal maker is made of a robust steel construction, boasts an LED screen with touchscreen operation, and can be powered either via your 12 volt cigarette lighter socket or directly by the car battery. The company … Continued
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How to Watch Michael Phelps Snag 8th Gold Medal, Obliterate World Records Live Tonight
One of the benefits of living on the East Coast, besides the fact that it’s simply better, is that we rarely suffer the pain of tape delays. So tonight we’ll get to watch Michael Phelps snag his eighth gold medal, live tonight, at 10:59pm (which is 10:59am Sunday in Beijing). West Coasters will have a … Continued
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Skyfire Mobile Browser Now Supports Microsoft Silverlight (Plus 100 More Beta Codes)
While it’s long supported Flash, the Skyfire mobile browser now plays nice with Microsoft Silverlight-basically, Microsoft’s version of Flash, which is what you’ll need to watch streaming video at the NBC Olympics site. Meaning yes, you can watch Olympics video on your S60 or Windows Mobile phone if you’re stuck in traffic or something. If … Continued
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Sony Not Planning PS3 Price Cut for Leipzig, Spokesperson Says
Those hoping for a PS3 price cut in the near future better not hold their breaths. A Sony spokesperson confirmed on Friday that the company had no plans right now to give you another deal on the machine, and anyone hoping for that kind of news at Leipzig will be sorely disappointed. Given that they … Continued
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Dead Terminator Turned Into DVD Player Is Ultimate Insult to Skynet
Look, John Connor, I get that we at Skynet are considered your enemies. I also understand that with the whole trying to “terminate” you thing, you’d probably get a little “drag Hector around the walls of Troy” once you’ve claimed victory over one of us. But this, sir, is ridiculous. Even genocidal robots have certain … Continued
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British Army Competition Yields Bomb-Dropping, Hi-Def Video Taking, Unfortunately Noisy Flying Robot
One of the front runners of an ongoing British Army-sponsored competition for new military technology is this miniature spaceship-looking thing, which is designed to inconspicuously drop bombs and listening devices behind enemy lines. The external blade-less shape allows the machine to enter buildings through windows or doors, and an HD camera feed lets it double … Continued
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Greencore Semi-Solar-Powered Units Use Both the Sun and the Grid
AC manufacturer Greencore has come up with a long-awaited solution to the inherent problem in solar-powered air conditioning units-solar panels are still not efficient enough to power the energy-gobbling machines on their own. The company’s 10200 model uses a single 170-watt solar panel during the day and electricity from the power grid during the night … Continued
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TSA’s “Checkpoint Friendly” Laptop Bag Policy Starts Today
You know that new TSA policy that kind of sounds like a ploy to sell new generations of laptop bags? The one where, if you have specific types of bags that are deemed “checkpoint friendly” by the TSA, you won’t have to take your laptop out while going through security lines at the airport? That … Continued
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Gigabyte’s 3G-Capable MID M528 Coming Out On Sept 17 For $689
A release date and price has been set for UMPC contender Gigabyte’s MID M528, a diminutive portable computer with a slide out keyboard, according to the folks over at UMPC Portal. A product page on Gigabyte’s site put the cost at $689 and availability on Sept. 17. The page then disappeared, but not before intrepid … Continued
By Elaine Chow