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Top 10 Pervasive Tech Myths That Are Only Wasting Your Time Moller International, creators of that stunning red flyingcar prototype seen web-wide, has started production on the M200G, the consumer-ready derivative of the M200X volantor, and is readying the machine for the open market. Depending on engine costs, the M200G will cost between $90,000-$125,000.
galleryPost('LGTrax', 4, 'LG Trax'); Although AT&T hasn’t officially launched the LG Trax, the 3G musicphone, sure enough there it was on display tonight at LG’s holiday showcase at Christie’s Auction House in Manhattan. There were no press photos, so luckily I snapped a few shots.
The problem with many of the more promising [read: cool]GPS systems is that they are released in Europe only, but the LG LN790 takes exception to the trend. Sporting a 4.3″ touchscreen and Bluetooth pairing, the LN790 has all the North American maps preloaded, streaming live traffic data from 50 US cities. An SD slot supports music, video and photos (ohhh, photos!), meaning that when Mom and Dad find their way, Timmy and Tammy can watch the porn Dad forgot was loaded in the back seat.
Otto Bock Healthcare may sound like a boring medical company, but they have just announced an update to their C-Leg, a microprocessor-controlled hydraulic limb, complete with wireless remote control, making it quite possibly the most badass, military-grade prosthetic limb on the planet.
The Deal: LG’s new Super Multi Blue drives include lightscribe for etching on discs, and HD disc compatibility on both HD DVD and Blu-ray, along with read/write for DVD, CD, and read only for HD-DVD-ROM. The GGW drive is ~$500 and can also do 6x recording on Blu-ray discs, which is about 32 minutes for a 50GB double layer BD-R. DVD+/-RW is at 16x. The non blu-burning GGC is ~$400.
Today at Christie’s Auction House in Manhattan, LG unveiled a new line of premium LCD TVs, the LBX series. The line will also be referred to as “Opus,” with absolutely no intentional reference to the accidental hero of Bloom County. All three will be 1080p sets, planned to roll out in September and priced just above the fray of Chinese-built LCDs: 42″ for $2,499, 47″ for $3,299, and 57″ for $4,499. They will offer such step-up features as 120Hz motion enhancement, a wider color gamut capability and a glossy piano-black finish—sounds a lot like the like many LCD TVs made by a certain Korean arch-nemesis. During the unveiling, LG execs commented on the fact that some consumers still believe that plasma has a better picture, and announced the addition of a 50″ 1080p plasma (50PY3D) to its high-end plasma lineup. (It’s the one on the left in the picture above.) galleryPost('LGLBXLCD', 8, 'LG LBX LCD');
Today is the 15th anniversary of the Thinkpad, and the first model was the the IBM 2521, a pen operated tablet that shipped on July 19th 1992. Reg Hardware, who researched this history, says it had a 20MHz 386SX proc, 4-8MB of memory, a 10-inch 640 x 480 monochrome screen, and a 2.4Kbps modem. OMG, this article is making me feel so old. [Reg Hardware via JKOnTheRun]
Microsoft posted earnings for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year: Up 7%, based on Office products, and a fair PC market.
$100 million will buy you a ride on the Russian Space Federation’s Soyuz TMA Spacecraft in 2008/2009. [SpaceAdventures]
