Thursday, August 9, 2007
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On Jan. 1, Intel’s revamping its branding …
11:59PM Matt Buchanan | On Jan. 1, Intel’s revamping its branding scheme for processors in the name of efficiency and simplicity. But, going by the examples, it looks like they stand to accomplish neither. [Ars] More »
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New Sony Vaio Gets SSD, Hefty Price Hike
11:51PM Adam Frucci | Sony is hopping on the SSD laptop bandwagon, releasing a new Vaio without a platter HDD. The Vaio TZ18GN is an 11.1-inch ultraportable with a 32GB SSD, Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB of RAM, and, unfortunately, Vista preloaded. It weighs in at a svelte 2.5 pounds, which is a bit heftier than Toshiba’s “world’s lightest” SSD lappie at 1.73 pounds, but it’s still pretty damned light. The price for ditching the HDD? $4,300, which is $700 more than the 100GB HDD equivalent. Eesh. AU: We’ve heard these announcements before, and some of the Giz crew got hands on at that Experience More event. Australian pricing is $4,299 for the SSD TZ18. The same as the US price?? Pinch me! Actually I think Adam was looking at the wrong price lists… -SB [Aving] More »
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Philips Aurea, the Luxury Ambilight
11:51PM Mark Wilson | Philips has been cranking out LCD Ambilights for a few years, upgrading the line in relative moderation. But their new Aurea televisions are a more aggressive take on ambient television lighting. Fully LED back-lit, the Aureas will actually glow through the case border, creating a dynamic frame effect. More »
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Comb-Over Expert Scoffs at Baldness Cures
11:35PM Charlie White | Those of us who are follicularly challenged take great fascination in baldness gadgets, such as the HairMax Laser Comb which didn’t impress us much. But why not just learn how to do an elaborate comb-over like this Japanese guy? He must be the world comb over expert. Take a look at what he does with a brush, a blow dryer, long hair on the sides and exquisite skill. Amazing. [Geekologie] More »
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Air-On Virgin America’s Virgin Flight (Verdict: “Pwns”)
11:32PM Matt Buchanan | Boing Boing’s Xeni Jardin took the inaugural mile-high ride on VA’s first flight from LA to SF, and yes, it’s as geeklustworthy as we hoped it would be. Honestly, the super-comfortable coach section alone already has us ready to call our non-existent travel agents. Check out her review for 10 reasons why it pwns (like Google Maps, and incoming EV-DO and intertubes) plus a boatload of iPhone snaps of the flight. [Boing Boing] More »
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Batmobile Tumble Case Mod, Bye Bye Mac
11:11PM Mark Wilson | After finding himself bored by his Wal-mart R/C Tumbler, one modder decided to do the only logical thing: make the toy into a badass case mod. While the specs are a bit on the lame—AMD Sempron 2800+, 40 gig HD, 736 MB of DDR 400 ram, and a CD/DVD drive—we’re still fairly certain this computer could beat the crap out of a more Vista-capable machine without hesitation. And Christian Bale could use a Bat Computer… galleryPost('TumblerMod', 4, 'TumblerMod'); [casemodgod via gearfuse] More »
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Broken iPod 5G Replaces Hard Drive for Compact Flash
11:05PM Jesus Diaz | Tarkan Akdam hated the iPod until his wife demanded one. However, instead of getting a new one he went the cheap way: got a broken one on eBay, a couple of small parts, a 4GB Compact Flash card and ended up with a custom 5.6mm x 51mm x 61mm module to replace its broken hard drive. The result: iPod as new, with less space but more battery life. galleryPost('ipodcfmod', 4, 'iPod 5G with Compact Flash'); [Tarkan Akdam's Bored] More »
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Piano in a Can is Useful in a Strapya Kinda Way
11:00PM Addy Dugdale | Strapya might just have come up with this year’s most useless thingy, the Piano Can. Housed in what looks like a babyfood tin is a polythene keyboard that may or may not have been made out of an old plastic bag. More »
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DARPATech Bots Can Walk, Climb, Hover, Kill and Look Cute at the Same Time
10:53PM Jesus Diaz | DARPATech 2007, the Pentagon CES, always brings all kinds of weird robots ready to help kill people and defend the troops. galleryPost('botsdarpatech2007', 4, 'DARPATech Bots'); More »
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