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Tiny Webcam Doubles as Spycam

January 26th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

This tiny web camera, measuring only 6 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm, doubles as a spy camera and it is capable of recording color video in a 640 x 480 pixel resolution at 25 frames per second, or shooting stills with an 1600 x 1200 pixel image resolution. Fast changes switch between Photo and Video recording.

www.geekalerts.com

HP Slate gets video overview: 5yrs in the making

January 26th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

One of the more talked about tablets at CES 2010 turned out to be one the manufacturer wasn’t even officially debuting; Microsoft CES Steve Ballmer took HP’s unnamed slate up on stage and then proceeded to tell us very little about it.

www.slashgear.com

Aigo N500 Maemo phone/MID hybrid hits China

January 26th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Unless you’re a MID addict you may not have heard of Aigo, but with the company actually having shipped products rather than merely flaunted concepts we’re liable to give them a little extra rope.

www.slashgear.com

New polarizer film to boost contrast of LCDs more than 10-fold

January 26th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

A Japanese company called Zeon claims it has developed a film for the polarizing plates of LCD screens that boosts picture contrast by more than an order of magnitude.

www.crunchgear.com

Lenovo IdeaPad U150 gets reviewed: disappointing keyboard

January 26th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

You know what could be the kiss of death for any Lenovo laptop review? Someone saying it has a “mushy keyboard”.

www.slashgear.com

More Badness Revealed by Google Street View

January 26th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Remember the supposedly dead (well at least unconscious) guy on display through Google Street View? As a comment to that post, reader Peter Condes shares the following (thanks man!)

www.everyjoe.com

Juniper Systems TK6000 Rugged Handheld PC

January 26th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

If you are looking for a new rugged handheld computer, then check out the Juniper Systems TK6000. This rugged computer is specially designed to withstand multiple 5-foot drops on concrete. It is also waterproof, dustproof and works in extreme temperatures.

www.techfresh.net/juniper-systems-tk6000-rugg

Video demo: Cowon V5 HD portable media player

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Section: Audio, Portable Audio, Video, Portable Video We have seen plenty of details in regards to the Cowon V5 HD portable media player, but at the same time there is little that will make a geek happier than seeing the device in action.

www.gadgetell.com

Sony Battles Myth of Hardware ‘Kill Switch’

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Are Sony products ticking “fail” bombs just waiting to go off? Many consumers in Japan still subscribe to the belief that the tech titan purposely designed its devices to break immediately after their warranty expires, according to a report.

Graphene Scientifically Obscene

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Sorry, couldn’t resist the grabby title. Speaking of resistance (duh duh), graphene is a sheet of carbon that has remarkably low resistance that will become the future of (no, not rock n roll) – electronics. Basically, graphene is a single sheet of graphite.

Acer Plans a Million Chrome OS Netbooks, New E-Reader

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Google is yet to release its Chrome operating system for netbooks but already Acer is betting big on it. Acer says it plans to ship about one million netbooks this year running Chrome OS.

In Photos: Charlie Brown TIE Fighter

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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Question: Why make a TIE Fighter out of Charlie Brown’s head? Answer: Because it’s possible. The photo’s caption reads as follows: “This is a kit bash sculpture I did with an old school mpc vader tie model kit and some other plastic stuff I had.

www.crunchgear.com

Steorn to show off overunity Saturday: Where will you be when we discover limitless free energy?

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

This Saturday I’m probably going to wake up a little later (we have kids so that means like 8am) and maybe make some breakfast. Then maybe we’ll go for a walk in town here or the wife will take the kids to the Children’s Museum and I’ll do some writing.

www.crunchgear.com

Palm’s Pre Plus and Pixi Plus Now Available

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Palm fanatics who have been waiting for upgraded versions of the Pre and Pixi can finally get their hands on the nifty new smartphones today from Verizon.

www.gearlog.com

Review: Seagate’s USB 3.0 BlackArmor PS110 portable hard drive kit

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

The future is here, everyone. Let’s check out the just-announced Seagate BlackArmor PS110 Performance kit.

www.crunchgear.com

Upgrade your netbook to a 128GB 1.8-Inch PATA ZIF SSD

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops, Netbooks, Peripherals, StorageActive Media Products announced a new SSD to their line up, a 128GB member of the SaberTooth ZX family. Quieter and faster than a HDD, the Active Media Products drive will add more storage and speed to...

www.gadgetell.com

Contest: Show us your remote office

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Are you a road warrior? A coffeeshop telecommuter? A co-working aficionado? If so, today is your lucky day. We want to see photos of your home away from home!

www.crunchgear.com

Leaked: HTC Bravo looks like a Nexus One with more Sense

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Considering that the much heralded Nexus One is being sold as a pure Android experience by Google themselves, it wasn't at all surprising to see that it didn't sport HTC's oh-so-awesome Android interface overhaul, Sense. Surprising? No. Disappointing? A bit.

www.crunchgear.com

Frog Design releases 1983 tablet prototypes

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Filed under: Hardware, Peripherals, Odds and ends, Apple, Apple History It's this week! It's almost a sure bet that we'll finally, after all of these years, see the Apple tablet unveiled this week, and to celebrate, Frog Design (the company responsible for many of Apple's designs back in the day)...

Did you notice the big HP strike the other day?

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Trouble at HP. The Public and Commercial Services Union in the UK called for a one-day strike at HP’s Enterprise Service division. The union didn’t like that, despite record profits, the division has seen some pretty significant job cuts, as well as a pay freeze. So, strike.

www.crunchgear.com

Hands-on: Manfrotto 732CY Low-Cost Carbon Fiber Tripod

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

. Carbon fiber makes for the ultimate tripod: light weight, good at damping vibrations. But some cost $500-plus. The Manfrotto 732CY is an exception: It's just $200 street, $230 with a ball head (a variant sold by Best Buy). It's small (17 inches closed) and light (2.1 pounds).

www.gearlog.com

LEGO CNC Machines

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

There are tons of cool LEGO CNC machines that have been made. The one pictured above can be seen in operation here (unfortunately we can’t embed the video here).

hackedgadgets.com

“Living with Robots” DOES NOT star R2-D2

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Section: Gadgets / Other, Robots/AIHonda debuted it’s new short film, “Living with Robots” at the Sundance Film Festival as part of Honda’s Dream the Impossible series. Honda’s new film focuses on ASIMO, (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) and Honda’s...

www.gadgetell.com

Jobs On Q1 2010 Results: Apple Now A $50+ Billion Company — Major New Product This Week

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Apple has just announced its Q1 2010 earnings, and as expected, they’re very good. I’ll get to the numbers in a second, but perhaps more notable are two Steve Jobs quotes in the release: “If you annualize our quarterly revenue, it’s surprising that Apple is now a $50+ billion company.

www.crunchgear.com

iPhone app helps you set up your home theater

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Are you totally one of those home theater geeks? Do you have $29.99 to burn? Then get yourself to the appery and buy the SIM2Calc app. The app allows you to tune your high-end projector for ultimate picture quality. This also assumes that your projector is one of the expensive ones from SIM2.

www.crunchgear.com

A Thousand Great Ideas from Thomas Valcke

January 25th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Thomas Valcke, a designer living in Belgium, has decided to put his entire inspirational library online, under the title athousandgreatideas. The blog already has over 100+ products that pertain to the ins and outs of product development.

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