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Sony to launch slimmer PS2 in India and Russia this year

July 3, 2008 – 9:14 am
Filed under: GamingAccording to a report in the Economic Times, Sony will be introducing a slimmer (well, "slimer" if you want the direct quote), sleeker, and "more suave" version of the PS2 in Indian and European markets come Fall. If you believe what you read, the new system will include a built-in power supply, will make its debut by Diwali (which falls on October 28th), and will keep the current sticker price of Rs 6,990 (or about $162). The article also claims that Sony will bring its PlayStation Network to India by the end of the year, which should make a lot of competition hungry gamers very happy. Sony reps say that the move is driven by the belief that, "Console gaming is in its nascent stage in India," adding, "We have no plans to phase out PS2 anytime soon." The PS2: you just can't kill it![Via Joystiq]ReadXanax mexico 37 effects ...

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SSD-maker responds to nasty report, says it’ll do better next time

July 3, 2008 – 9:14 am
Filed under: Storage If you were shaken to your very core at the recent report that SSDs may not be as power-friendly as you'd been led to believe, driver-maker STEC wants to talk you down from the ledge. According to the company's Patrick Wilkison, the Tom's Hardware article which benchmarked (and gave failing grades) to power-consumption of the non-mechanical drives was flawed because, "They are using legacy drives, none of which will be used by any major PC OEM." According to Patrick (whose job, you might note, is to sell SSDs), new versions of the drives will / do have intelligent power management which circumvents the issues that report shed light on. Wilison goes on to say that, "Drives will need to have very intelligent power management systems. Some of these SSDs will have them, and those (that) do not have such power intelligence will not be used (by PC makers)." ...

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German “Future Store” lets you grocery shop with your cellphone

July 3, 2008 – 9:14 am
Filed under: Cellphones It's been a long, long time since we've heard from Germany's "Future Store" -- the ultra-futuristic German grocery store that might have sprung directly from the Sprawl trilogy -- but they've got a new feature we thought you might be interested in. Shoppers in the store can now use camera-equipped cellphones (i.e., cellphones) to snap pictures of item barcodes, and then download the information at the checkout when they're finished shopping. The system totals all of your purchases into one big, nasty barcode which you then scan and pony up cash (or cards, or fingerprints, or magical rainbow juice) for. It's unclear how to store handles shoppers who don't scan everything they've got in their cart, but if it's anything like our favorite books, it's not pretty.[Via PHONE Magazine]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]

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Nanowire-based memory promises leap in storage capacity

July 3, 2008 – 9:14 am
Filed under: StorageNanowires being used for memory is hardly a new idea, but a group of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania seem confident that they've found a way to leapfrog the competition, and shake up storage devices as we know them. Unlike other nanowire-based memory methods, their system employs a non-binary form of nanowire memory, which makes it possible to store three bit values (0, 1, and 2) instead of the usual two (0 and 1) -- crazy talk, we know. That, the researchers say, allows for a "huge increase" in memory density, with fewer nanowires needed to store the same amount of information as a binary nanowire-based memory system, which'd also make the actual devices smaller. Of course, that's assuming any of this stuff actually gets out of the lab, which seems to be a long ways off at best.[Thanks, Dwight]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]

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Apple accidentally ships MobileMe to .Mac customers

July 3, 2008 – 9:13 am
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Apparently someone at Apple HQ got a little trigger happy on shipments of MobileMe. According to reports, the company mistakenly mailed boxes of the all-syncing, ever-loving software to at least a couple of current .Mac users ahead of schedule. When Apple was alerted to the gaffe, the user was told that a courier would be by to pick it up the next day. One question: why would you tell Apple?Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]

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Machine Collective reveals modular prototyping platform

July 2, 2008 – 9:55 am
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWhile Bug Labs may have brought modular gadget kits to the forefront, you won't find us kvetching about yet another formidable opponent. Machine Collective has just launched a website to showcase its modular prototyping platform, which essentially consists of a number of interchangeable I/O modules "designed to work with development platforms such as Arduino and Wiring." Needless to say, the possibilities for DIYers and electrical engineers are pretty much endless here, though you'll have to "wait a few weeks" before excitedly beaming in your order and credit card information.[Via MAKE]Read

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Tyrant alarm clock dials your contacts if you refuse to wake

July 2, 2008 – 9:55 am
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe've seen alarm clocks institute some fairly unorthodox methods of waking users up, but this is exceptionally high on the list of "oh, no they didn'ts." Alice Wang's Tyrant, which we can only assume is a concept, actually dials a random number in one's mobile contact list for every three minutes that the sleeper doesn't address the obnoxiously loud ringing. In other words, unless you pick yourself up out of bed within ten minutes of the alarm going off, you'll have three angry friends wondering why they're getting phone calls from you everyday at O-five-hundred hours. Brilliant. Pure, sadistic, barbarous brilliance.[Via Coolest-Gadgets]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]

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LED Painter lights up your walls with excess

July 2, 2008 – 9:55 am
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets While a spinning LED globe or an LED-adorned Roomba is all well and good for a few kicks, if you really want to turn your living room into a light show you may want to consider something like Brilldea's LED Painter system, which can apparently be put to use in a whole host of different applications, including the LED windows pictured above. At the heart of the system is a 16 channel RGB LED controller, which lets you connect up to 48 independent LEDs, and gives you the ability to daisy chain multiple boards together if you really want to blow things out. As you can see in the video after the break, the effects possible are fairly impressive, even if they're a bit lacking in the subtlety department.[Via MAKE:Blog] Continue reading LED Painter lights up your walls with excessRead | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]

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Hope’s Aeris bicycle begs to get run over

July 2, 2008 – 9:55 am
Filed under: TransportationOkay, so maybe Hope's forthcoming Aeris isn't that bad, but it is somewhat hard to believe that sensors were installed in the handlebars to "prevent accidents" if some demented designer didn't fully expect this thing to be a vehicle magnet. Designed for the urban tools hipsters in attendance, this bike is reportedly constructed from Hybrix, a material "supposedly as tough as stainless steel but lighter than aluminum." Beyond that, details are few and far between, but cyclists should be able to find out more when it launches this fall for around five large.[Via ShinyShiny]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]

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Hidden Tap faucet flows from left to right as you go from dirty to clean

July 2, 2008 – 9:55 am
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Here's one of those inventions that just makes sense. The Hidden Tap by Jelmer Moorman uses a sensor to follow your hands and dispense water. As you move your hands from left to right under the faucet, water goes from hot to cold just like like a regular tap. We have no word on availability, but Hidden Tap is part of the Kunst Zonder Kapsones venture company started by Fernando H. Arias, so we have a feeling that given enough interest, this thing will be showing up in high-end contractors' bags of tricks at some point. Hit the read link to see the thing in action.[Thanks, Fernando]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]

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Fujitsu unveils LifeBook P8010 Pink Gold Edition with WWAN

July 1, 2008 – 9:40 am
Filed under: LaptopsFujitsu's LifeBook P8010 was a star in its own right, but just months after its release, that original version is already looking stale. The newfangled LifeBook P8010 Limited Pink Gold Edition sports a sure-to-be-polarizing high-gloss finish, integrated 3.5G (HSDPA) WWAN, 12.1-inch WXGA SuperFine widescreen panel and Intel's Core 2 Duo SL7100 processor. You'll also find essentials like a 1.3-megapixel camera, dual-layer DVD writer, a battery good for six hours and a fingerprint reader. Looks like this one will go for $2,899 over in Australia (that's around $2,748 in Yankee dollars), but we've no word on whether it'll roll out globally.[Via BoingBoing]ReadTramadol addiction Any drug interaction xanax and cold meds Xanax prescriptions Lowest price phentermine Phentermine pill town Cialis in uk Spiramycin Xanax indications Probenecid Xanax mg Cheapest phentermine online No perscription xanax cheap Viagra lawsuits Cialis viagra Phentermine no prescription Etretinate Cheap cialis C.o.d. Phentermine Viagra class action Does viagra woman work Meridia Womans viagra Buy online viagra securely Indocin Phentermine side effects Bethanechol Tramadol 100mg Perscription phentermine Alprazolam xanax over night Cyclothiazide Review of herbal phentermine Macrodantin Buy florida ...

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FineDigital gets official with speech-recognizing Bio GPS

July 1, 2008 – 9:40 am
Filed under: GPS FineDigital was showing off one iteration of a speech-recognizing GPS unit only last month, but it looks like it's already turned out a more refined version, complete with a spiffy new name. Now dubbed the FineDrive Bio, this one packs the usual 7-inch touchscreen, along with DMB mobile TV support, dual SD card slots for some added storage, and FineDigital's FineSR speech-recognition technology, which will supposedly recognize up to 450,000 words. Look for this one to hit Korea on July 7th in both 2GB and 4GB versions for 499,000 won and 549,000 won, respectively (or about $475 and $520).[Via Tech Digest] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]

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First US WiMAX deployment goes live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

July 1, 2008 – 9:40 am
Filed under: Wireless Bet you didn't see this one coming. With everyone's eyes fixed firmly on Sprint's supposedly forthcoming US WiMAX deployment in Baltimore, Chicago and Washington, DC, DigitalBridge Communications has snuck in to steal a little of the spotlight. As we speak, America's first mobile WiMAX deployment has gone live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming courtesy of Alvarion's BreezeMAX gear. The firms are hoping that high-brow tourists that come to tackle the black diamonds of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will also bring their WiMAX-enabled device and / or WiMAX card to send enviable photos back home, but only time will tell if folks find value in the offering. DBC is expected to expand the network's reach in the area (which currently hits 3,000 homes and businesses), and then "add mobile capabilities throughout its 200,000-household footprint."[Image courtesy of TerryDreams]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]

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Uniross rolls out new range of eco-friendly battery chargers

July 1, 2008 – 9:40 am
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Uniross has already done its part to make batteries slightly more environmentally-friendly, and it now looks like the company is giving a boost to the other end of the equation as well, with it introducing a new range of eco-minded battery chargers. That includes a £40 ($80) solar charger with a USB adapter (pictured above), as well as a £50 (or $100) wind power charger (also above), which comes complete with a bike mount and an integrated lithium ion battery, as well as a USB adapter and ports to charge your cellphone or handheld game console. Those get complemented by a couple of more standard devices, including a 15-minute battery charger, the NOMAD "portable power hub" with a USB adaptor, and a travel clock charger, which packs an alarm clock and promises to charge batteries in less than three hours. Look for the whole lot to be ...

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Roberts releases solarDAB: world’s first solar-powered DAB radio

July 1, 2008 – 9:40 am
Filed under: Portable Audio Roberts may get ridiculed for its design cues, but one thing's for sure: it sticks to its guns. The latest patently ugly (but sort of cute) DAB radio to emerge from its lair is the solarDAB, which predictably gets energized by the sun. The unit packs a top-mounted solar panel along with a "level indicator on the display screen that shows the strength of the solar level being absorbed." Once the rechargeable batteries are fully juiced, said radio will blast out tunes for a whopping 27 hours. You should be able to secure one in a variety of colors here soon for £79.99 ($158).[Via TechDigest]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: [Link]

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