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Tuttuki Bako "poking box" lets you torment low-res creatures

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments

While we don’t expect it to be the type of interface that’ll replace touch screens anytime soon, Bandai is certainly forging some interesting new ground with its so-called Tuttuki Bako device, or “poking box,” which actually lets you stick your finger right into the device to control the on-screen finger. That’s apparently done with the [...]

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Hitachi Maxell intros noise canceling, battery draining iPod headphones

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments

If short, intense sessions with your iPod are your bag, these new Maxell heaphones might just do the trick. Compatible with your fourth-gen iPod (or your first and second-gen iPod touch) the HP-NC20.IP earbuds offer active noise cancellation from 50-700Hz and noise suppression up to 20dB. Since they rely on the iPod dock for audio [...]

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Samsung dishes out five new SyncMaster LCDs

November 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Filed under: Displays, HDTV

At this point, the whole subtly curvaceous / glossy black motif on the SyncMaster line has become a tad unexciting, but we suppose it still gets the job done. Today, Samsung has unleashed five new ones to chew on, and if you weren’t an expert on spotting differences in dimensions, you’d have [...]

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Kairen’s Projector X Pro920M is small, but not impressively so

November 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Filed under: Displays

The tiny projector craze has really been heating up as of late, and the introduction of the Kairen Projector X Pro920M only promises to increase the insanity. Measuring a diminutive 3.5 x 1.73 x 3.15-inches (not nearly as small as some), we hear it’s got 10 lumens of brightness, a contrast ratio of [...]

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Scientists’ Glowing Green Protein Breakthroughs Garner Chemistry Nobel Prize

October 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Three scientists-Osamu Shimomura from Japan and Americans Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien-made tracking individual proteins and genes possible using jellyfish as their starting point. They won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their efforts.

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Nintendo Gets New DSi Ready

October 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Nintendo is reportedly likely to launch a new model of its top-selling handheld player, the DS, in overseas markets by next summer. Nintendo will start selling the DSi, which can take pictures, play music and is slimmer than the current model, in Japan tomorrow for 18,900 yen (2) in a move to revive slowing [...]

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Scientists’ Glowing Green Protein Breakthroughs Garner Chemistry Nobel Prize

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Three scientists-Osamu Shimomura from Japan and Americans Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien-made tracking individual proteins and genes possible using jellyfish as their starting point. They won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their efforts.

The Rest Of The Story at Popular Mechanics Magazine …

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Dell rebrands its own Mini 9 as the Vostro A90, jacks the price to absurd levels

October 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Filed under: Laptops

We’re no strangers to rebranded netbooks, but we’re a little befuddled as to why Dell’s rebranding its own Inspiron Mini 9 as the Vostro A90. Sure, we’re digging the stealth looks, but the specs haven’t changed at all, and we don’t think the Vostro brand really has any more cachet than Inspiron — [...]

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Report: Fujitsu to sell hard drive unit to Western Digital

October 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Fujitsu is in talks to sell its hard disk drive business to Western Digital, according to a Japan-based report.

Western Digital is the second-largest hard disk drive maker in the world behind Seagate Technology. Fujitsu’s HDD unit is ranked sixth.
Fujitsu would sell all of its plants–including those in …
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Scientists’ Glowing Green Protein Breakthroughs Garner Chemistry Nobel Prize

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Three scientists-Osamu Shimomura from Japan and Americans Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien-made tracking individual proteins and genes possible using jellyfish as their starting point. They won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their efforts.

The Rest Of The Story at Popular Mechanics Magazine …

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