Archive for August, 2008
The latest is 802.11r, which allows devices to move from access point to access point with less than 50ms in downtime, even for authenticated connections. That’s quick enough to keep a voice call alive, which should make the next generation of VoIP phones and other devices that much more flexible when support arrives — let’s [...]
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Now get this: this massive plasma sporting a 2,160 X 4,096-pixel (4 times 1080p) Advanced HD display will hit the assembly lines just as soon as Panny’s newest factory comes on-line in the May 2009 timeframe.
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This modern house in Spain has a complex and industrial looking mini golf course on its roof.
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Tags: Architecture, modern house golf designer design
The Samurai Sword of Faucets
We are in the midst of a sink design Renaissance folks
—crazy new designs seem to pop up all the time. The latest comes to us via Graff in a form that bears more than a passing resemblance to a samurai sword. Plus, the faucet itself is 3 feet tall
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Tags: Design, faucet, house, interior
Faucets that will turn YOU on!
Cool faucets that have everything from inset fur to glowing rings and make any bathroom or kitchen instantly hip. In addition to colored faucets and uniquely designed handles, the craftmanship and styles are all impressive.
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Hands-on with LG’s X110 netbook
A USB shuffle here, a LG swap there and here’s what you get, the MSI, uh hem, LG X110. Sporting a fairly obvious MSI Wind base, LG’s X110 is making it’s first appearance in Berlin. Prices will range from €399 to €499 (about $590 to $738) which takes home an 8.9-inch display, 120GB disk (6GB [...]
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Tags: Computer, laptop, LG, netbook, notebook
Panasonic’s welcoming you to the future of plasma HDTV, starting along with the stunning 150-inch 4K plasma, that is, surprisingly enough bigger than its old 103-inch model (shocking, we know) leading to the debut of three “super thin” plasma prototypes measuring 24.7mm deep in 50-inch and, for what it claims is the first time, 58- [...]
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We knew Sony’s new 40-inch Bravia Edge LED ZX1 was thin, 9.9-mm thin in fact (at least at the top section). But man, we didn’t expect it to make the iPhone 3G slipping around the insides of our pockets look like such a chubster. Plenty more to see in the gallery below.
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Innovation and Beauty and functionality in one package. Just take a look at this masterpiece
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Tags: charger, gadget, iPod, phone, power, solar
All signs point to a new crop of iPods in September, and while I’m as interested in the rumors and blurry “leaked” photos as the next fanboy, I’m also preparing myself for disappointment. Deep down, I know there are i
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Tags: feature, iPhone, iPod, mp3, radio
Kitchen experiments with Aerogel
NASA’s recent use of Aerogel in the Stardust spacecraft and Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity has brought the substance to the minds of many. Pages on the internet describe its bizarre properties (world’s lightest solid, best thermal insulator, and it’s a fantastic desiccant) but very little in the way of practical knowledge regarding it.
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Once again, the week before Labor day brings offbeat art lovers from around the world to Black Rock City, Nevada for a seven day event that immerses the senses in radical artistic self-expression. Actually, its pretty hard to describe Burning Man unless you have actually been to one, but it is certainly a far cry [...]
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Abandoned space technology
Nothing seemed as modern as the space race, gleaming white rockets and cutting edge technology. Except that was decades ago, and some of the most spectacularly important pieces of technology have been left to rot. Soviet shuttle prototypes have been spotted in the most unlikely places.
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After having rolled out the delectable M1 Hommage concept, one BMW board member says that the Bavarian automaker has no intention of producing a supercar to compete with the likes of the Audi R8. Instead, BMW will focus on green technologies.
BMW may not be AS concerned with building a fresh-from-the-ground-up male inadequacy compensation machine as [...]
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Multiple colors? Check. Good sound quality? Supposedly. These Aiaiai Swirl headphones aren’t the ubiquitous iPod earbuds worn by every other person on earth (myself included). Aiaiai, the 200-member collective from Copenhagen, designed these in conjunction with Kilo design, offering straightforward headphones, as well as a headset for cellphones.
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Top 10 iPhone Web-Apps
There are a lot of iPhone web-apps out there. Make it easy on yourself and check out this Top 10 iPhone web-apps list.
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The application works by assuming a constant viewing angle (35-45 degrees), typical for when the device is placed on a tabletop.
The 3d scene’s perspective is then warped using anamorphic perspective, making the object appear to jump off the screen. (ok, David, just one question…How can I get it for my iPhone?)
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Tags: hologram, iPhone apps
Here are 18 iPhone drinking apps that will keep track of how much you
’re drinking, store drink recipes, help you figure out what to tip your bartender, and more.
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According to Kevin? Yes. And you will see it sooner than later!
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Ceiling Cat magic power!
A mythical sign of wonder. Ceiling Cat has the ability to teleport from house to house, poking his head through holes in the ceiling to watch you masturbate. Ceiling Cat will make a hole in your ceiling if there isn’t one. I’m sure he’s somehow related to Spaghetti Cat. Click to learn more about Ceiling [...]
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Apple might neglect the Mac mini more than apparently hipsters do showers in mid-August, but some people love it enough to lavish it with the attention no one else does. Hideo Takano is one of those people, transforming the little fetish block into other boxes people obsess over: an over-sized Lego block for Apple-loving manboys [...]
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looks like Sony wasn’t foolin’ when it said that the new PSP-3000 has a noticeably improved screen from the PSP-2000 — check out this comparison shot of the new rig vs. the old. Man, our first-gen unit is starting to look like a real clunker — anyone else feeling the need to upgrade?
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China is blocking iTunes, apparently over the album “Songs for Tibet,” a benefit for The Art of Peace Foundation. The album features songs by Sting, Alanis Morissette, Garbage and others, and a 15-minute talk by the Dalai Lama.
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BMW 335i owners are miffed by a feeling of reduced performance after a recent service update. Posters on the BMW forum e90post.com claim that a software update to adjust rattling wastegate valves has induced lag into the turbochargers that wasn’t there before.
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