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IFO 3000 Levitating Objects

By Satsuki Then on Thursday, Jul 26th 2007 No Comments

You do not need Harry Houdini to make an object float on the mid-air. All you need is the IFO 3000, a magnetic field powered device controlled by microprocessor that makes it to levitates objects (IFO 3000 accessories).

IFO 3000

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Darth Vader Hologram Bobble-head – Seriously, WTF?

By Chris on Monday, Jul 23rd 2007 No Comments

There are so many things that one can’t hope to ever understand. This Darth Vader Hologram Bobble-head would be one such object.

Darth Vader Hologram Bobblehead

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Toshiba announces a new battery recall

By Chris on Thursday, Jul 19th 2007 No Comments

I’m beginning to wonder if Sony has made any batteries in the past few years that don’t have the chance of exploding. Toshiba has just announced a recall of around 5,100 Sony-made laptop batteries that affect 10 laptop models.

5 of the laptop models were sold only in Japan, while the others were sold in other parts of the world. The notebooks were made in December of 2005 and sold between January and April of 2006. As of now there have been no reports of injuries related to the batteries, however, they have the potential to cause burns and damage the computers.

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Vostro Line is No Longer the Only Crapware Free PC’s

By James Allan Brady on Thursday, Jul 19th 2007 No Comments

Wal-Mart will soon be selling the Everex IMPACT GC3502. The box includes the CPU, keyboard, mouse, and speakers. Best part, it only costs $300.

Everex Wal-Mart PC

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PSP TV Tuner from Sony – Works in Japan Only!

By Satsuki Then on Tuesday, Jul 17th 2007 8 Comments

The Japanese PSP will be able to use their PSP to watch TV with Sony’s new PSP TV tuner. The PSP-S310 uses the cartridge port as connector to the PSP. The new thin PSP (PSP-2000) will be the only PSP model that is compatible with this TV tuner.

PSP Tuner

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New study shows HD-DVD players outselling Blu-ray 3:1 in Europe

By Chris on Thursday, Jul 12th 2007 2 Comments

According to a new study, Blu-ray is not faring well over in the European market. The study found that HD-DVD players are outselling their Blu-ray competitors 3:1.

HD-DVD

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Dell EC280 Mini-ITX PC – low cost Mini-ITX based PC

By Ewdison Then on Thursday, Jul 12th 2007 No Comments

Dell unveiled the EC280, a Mini-ITX based PC that uses low power consumption. It is powered by Intel’s Celeron M205 running at 1.2Ghz and uses SiSM661GX chipset.

Dell EC280 Mini-ITX PC - low cost Mini-ITX PC

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E3 Game lineup revealed

By Chris on Wednesday, Jul 11th 2007 3 Comments

E3 logo There’s a lot going on over at E3, not just Nintendo and Microsoft showing off their wares, but plenty of other people are showing of new games.

There are dozens of announcements that have already been made thus far, and the guys over at tgdaily have compiled these into a nice, manageable list. Check it out:

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Sick of Buying a New Phone Every Two Years?

By James Allan Brady on Tuesday, Jul 10th 2007 No Comments

The chairman of the FCC is too. Wireless services providers are generally the first in line to purchase new wireless spectrum’s when they come up for sale. Well guess what, with TV going digital the 700 MHz band is about to become very empty.

FCC Logo

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New Pioneer Laptop Has Quad Core Inside

By James Allan Brady on Monday, Jul 9th 2007 2 Comments

The DreamBook Power D90 SLI is a 17” laptop with a 1920×1680 WUXGA display. The processors range from a Core 2 Duo E4300 at 1.8Ghz all the way up to the Core 2 Extreme X6800 2.93Ghz quad core processor.

DreamBook