Monday, August 27, 2007
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Mil Mi-12 “Homer” Is World’s Biggest Helicopter, Looks as Dumb as Simpson
11:50PM Jesus Diaz | We missed the Mil Mi-12 in our roundup of crazy Soviet aircraft. The “Homer,” as NATO calls it, is the biggest helicopter in the world at 220ft from blade to blade, as wide as a Boeing 747’s. More »
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Sanyo LP-Z2000 Enters Cheap 1080p Projector Battle
11:20PM Charlie White | The battle of the 1080p home theater projectors gets even more rip-roaring today with Sanyo tossing its somewhat clunky looking Sanyo LP-Z2000 projector into the ring, at least in Japan. This 3-LCD $3000-ish monster looks more like an industrial-strength toaster, but still nails the specs with an HDMI 1.3a port, 1200 lumens and a 15,000:1 contrast ratio. More »
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Auction Starts for Airbus A380 First Flight Seats
11:20PM Jesus Diaz | The auction for seats on the first Airbus A380’s flight starts today: Singapore Airlines will fly it from their home city to Sydney. All profits will be shared between different non-governmental charity organizations, so not only will you have the opportunity to be first to fly the biggest passenger aircraft of all time, you will also help children in the process. More »
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Three New EasyShare Cameras from Kodak Leaked before IFA
11:10PM Addy Dugdale | A trio of cameras from Kodak, the Z812 IS Megazoom, the V1233 and the V1253 have shown up on the Let’s Go Digital website, who apparently got it from the Kodak website. More details and pics about the three compacts below. More »
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Made from Apple Wood, Russian Cell is no iPhone
9:37PM Addy Dugdale | Beneath the wood exterior lies an old Ericsson phone, modded by a Russian. There’s another pic after the jump. More »
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Taiwan-based Acer, the third largest PC company …
9:11PM Jesus Diaz | Taiwan-based Acer, the third largest PC company in the world, has acquired US-based Gateway. It will continue to operate with different brands for the time being. [Reuters] More »
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Leopard Introduction Movie Shows Time Machine Theme
8:57PM Addy Dugdale | Leopard is getting closer to launch, and apparently the last-minute touches are starting to trickle out from the Mothership. This looks like its new Welcome movie, centered around the Time Machine theme. More »
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Iomega Launches “Affordable” 320GB and 500GB Home Network Hard Drives
8:30PM Wilson Rothman | This morning, Iomega pushes hard to make network-attached storage more common in the home by launching a couple of Ethernet-equipped drives that are priced close to their USB-only siblings. There’s a 320GB drive that lists for $149, and a 500GB drive going for $199. (A 360GB version should be available next month for $149 as well.) These may not be the very best deals out there, but they’re definitely in the running. More »
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World Record Broken for 5GHz Wi-Fi Distance
7:17PM Gizmodo US Edition | A new world record has been set for 5GHz Wi-Fi transmission distance. One group was based in Italy and one in Sardinia, at a distance of 188.89 miles. The record was broken by the Italian Center for Radio Activities and Ubiquiti Networks, which provided some of the necessary gadgets. More »
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