Archive for November 2nd, 2007
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentThe nations declining discount retailer has decided to not carry Blu-ray players, citing the price. They say that they aren't choosing sides and that no one's bought an end-cap, but they feel that Blu-ray players are more focused on home theater enthusiasts and they recognize that ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Filed under: Robots, Transportation
Oh man, can you taste it? That oily titanium tang is the smack of robotic cars set for release Saturday in the DARPA Urban Challenge. The final event pits 11 vehicles in competition for a $2 million first, $1M second, and $500k third place prizes. The 60-mile ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Filed under: LaptopsEverex -- riding high on the semi-propulsive steam that is currently buoying the company into the public eye (due to its Ubuntu-based, $198, "gOS" Wal-Mart desktop) -- is about to take things to the next sub-level. According to reports, the company plans to launch a line of ultra-cheap ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Filed under: Desktops
Not a moment too soon, Apple has apparently delivered on its intentions to squash that annoying freezing bug that plagued some of its latest iMacs. Available now for Leopard (iMac Software Update 1.3) and Tiger (iMac Software Update 1.2), the update reportedly "provides important bug fixes and is ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsIBM is looking to save around $1.5 million per year and be a kinder citizen to the environment by instituting a greener method for recycling silicon. Previously, IBM would sandblast defunct wafers to make sure no trade secrets left the premises when they were sold off to ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Filed under: GamingWe'll be straight with you: we're far from ready to etch this one in stone, but considering that Sony has already trimmed down the PlayStation 2 (twice), it's not unfathomable to think that an even smaller iteration could be in the pipeline. According to MCV, Sony is aiming ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Filed under: Storage
Tranquil sure looks to be serious about its Windows Home Server devices, with it now following up its recently-released T7-HSA model with its new T2-WHS-A2 Harmony Home Server. As before, you'll get fanless and near-silent operation, but with a larger casing that allows for more storage and expansion ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Filed under: Transportation
Sure, we know you love actually owning a car, but let's be honest -- in large cities with condensed layouts, your H3 doesn't make a lot of sense. A group of researchers at MIT have been hard at work developing a solution that's kind on the planet and ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Filed under: Announcements
Well it's that time of year again, when thousands of internet users come together and vote on their favorite blogs in the myriad of categories that compose the 2007 Weblog Awards. And wouldn't you know it, apparently our little site has been honored by being put up against ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Filed under: CellphonesWe're not sure what took 'em so long -- reports of unhappy customers who traveled abroad with their surreptitiously email-checking iPhones returning home to bills totaling in the thousands of dollars -- have been de rigueur for AT&T since June's launch. Well, today that changes. Despite Apple's addition ...
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