Google claims their site automatically removed the search listing because of perceived malware threats, and had nothing to do with what People’s Daily actually published. People’s daily, though, feels as though they were the victim of an unfair attack, calling the event “malicious”.

Pot. Kettle. Black. [The Register]

According to Fudzilla, the 1.83GHz N470 processor will be the first to support more RAM, and will run between $US300-$US350. And if the rumour holds true, there will also be a 1.66GHz Atom processor that will cost as little as $US250. [Fudzilla via Electronista]

Designed by renowned French Designer Alain Silberstein, the dual-dialled watch has a body crafted from a single piece of titanium, tells the time on the right and the date/current phase of the moon on the left. The hour is displayed using a jumping mechanism, which is under the minute dial, which resembles a speedometer.

Only eight of these limited edition pieces will be produced, so if you have an obsession with watches (and presumably, alot of disposable income), you might want to start plotting ways to get your hands around this watch — or rather, this watch around your wrist. [MB&F via Watchismo via Dvice]

There’s a painstaking amount of detail inside the scene, including intricate housewares such as a vase, flowers, the newspaper and a gumball machine (?!). Anyone with this much time on their hands must also spend hours thinking of the perfect way to get away with murder.

But I do love how the circuit board nearly blends in as wallpaper if you don’t pay close attention. I’d like to see this turn into a trend…I think. [Modding.ru via Technabob]

Designed by Andy Kurovets, this concept uses a laser mounted inside the wrist band and angled over the flat part of the wrist to reveal digital time. Very slick, undeniably futuristic. [Yanko Design]

The phone has floated around under the names “Sholes”, “Tao” and “Droid”, the last of which seems to be the name most people are betting on. Phonedog says the Android device also packs a second 430MHz C64x+ DSP + ISP (Image Signal Processor), plus a PowerVR SGX 530 GPU, giving this thing a bit of muscle. The phone is rounded out with a sliding keyboard under its surface, 16 gigs of storage space (with MicroSD for even more room), and a 3.5mm audio jack, all in an enclosure that’s just 13.7 mm thick.

The device is rumoured for a December 1 launch, meaning we probably won’t see it until the new year, but this seems like a promising smartphone contender in the Verizon lineup (BGR also seems to think a keyboard-free version will be announced next year as well). [PhoneDog via Android Central]

NPR says that NASA has not made any new Plutonium-238 since the 1980s, instead opting to borrow from Mother Russia. And because they use up to 5kg of the material each year, it would take eight years worth of production to begin satisfying demand again. But the requested $US30 million from Congress is only a start — the full Plutonium-238 production program could cost up to $US150 million.

Because it gets so cold in deep space (reaching absolute zero), spacecraft travelling out that far need a fuel generating a lot of heat, so they can convert that energy to electricity. Plutonium-238 naturally generates a serious amount of heat as it goes through radioactive decay, so it’s often the fuel of choice for these NASA adventures, such as voyages to Saturn and beyond.

According to a Johns Hopkins planetary scientist, NASA has enough Plutonium left to fuel the next Mars Rover mission, and maybe enough to test out some new power generators. After that, they need more scratch for more fuel. [NPR via MIT Tech Review]

Designed by Greg Wolos, the Emily alarm clock is both wall-mountable and sideways oriented so that it is by your bed and easily readable when you’re in a prone position. It mixes retro looks with some modern styling, but will make your pockets $US130 lighter. It still might be worth it. [Generate Design via Oh Gizmo via Gadget Lab]

Apple Insider says this multitouch interface is designed to recognise specific user hands touching the device (personalised profiles!), and could differentiate between actions such as typing, or hands just resting on the surface. There’s also talk of scrollwheel elements for basic OS X control and tactile feedback that wouldn’t disrupt movement across the device surface.

Obviously, this seems like a fit for a tablet-based keyboard interface. But maybe it could work as a standalone as well. Many of the functions described revolve mostly around keyboard/tablet like functions, and substitution gestures for direct object manipulation. And in the patent flowchart, the display seems to be listed as an entirely different component. Then again, it could just be a Red Herring. [Apple Insider via Electronista]

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