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Gadgets
Siemens DiscControl Stove Top System Is Ingeniously Childproof
3:00AM Jack Loftus | Siemens discControl nob are perfect for the iPod generation in that they’re completely touch based sliders, as the product’s name suggests. But beyond that they hide a very cool, very safe little feature for households with small children. More »
Networks
Nokia, Siemens Helped Iran Rig Networks For Government Control
4:00AM John Herrman | The role of the internet in Iran’s recent unrest has been stunning; so too have been the regime’s efforts to minimise it. Luckily for the government, Iran’s networks are rigged for suppression, courtesy of Nokia and Siemens. More »
Gadgets
Siemens’ Steamy Kaffeevollautomat Coffee Maker Gets Coffee Lovers Excited
10:20AM Andi Wang | For fancy caffeine, you can’t just use any old espresso machine. The latest coffee maker from Siemens doesn’t only look slick and expensive but has a €1,500 ($US2,050) price tag to match too. More »
Home
Siemens Oven Lifts Your Roast Like a Death Star Hangar Lift
2:30AM Jesus Diaz | The Siemens HB 78P570 oven looks like any other oven until you notice that it has no door, which is precisely when it starts to open automatically from its bottom: The glossy black food platform slides down mechanically until it is at the same level as your kitchen top. Sounds a bit crazy, but it’s extremely convenient to put your suckling pig stuffed with chicken wings, then easily paint it with BBQ honey sauce until it’s done. [More IFA 2008 Coverage] More »
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Girls On Top For First Time in Siemens Competition’s History
9:59PM Addy Dugdale | A trio of girls has scooped the honors in Siemens’ Math, Science and Technology Prize, the first time in the competition’s nine-year history. According to James Whaley, President of the Siemens Foundation, the percentage of girls taking part in the competition has been steadily increasing each year — and this year, 48% of the contestants were female. So, does this double victory dispel the theory that women just don’t have it when it comes to excelling at sciences? More »
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Microsoft And Siemens Bring In-Car Entertainment To Your Buggy
11:45PM Gizmodo US Edition | Microsoft and Siemens are set to collaborate to bring in-car entertainment and navigation products to a vehicle near you. They hope to develop a set of products that will allow for a better integration between mobile phones, music players and other ubiquitous gadgets. An announcement, last Friday, set 2009 as the expected year for the first devices to be made commercially available. Specific details are not available yet, but it’s early days yet. Now, here’s hoping your car’s system does not encounter fatal error 08 around the time you usually take your involuntary—”I think I have narcolepsy, I am too stubborn to see a medical professional”—daily driving nap. [Reuters] More »
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In-Wall Coffee Maker Makes Your Kitchen Like Starbucks, Sans the Hobo in the Bathroom
2:28AM Seamus Byrne | Why waste $4 every morning on a Venti coffee from Starbucks? That sort of thing adds up, you know. You really should be making your coffee at home. I’d like to say that installing this Siemens in-wall coffee maker in your kitchen would be an example of some financial responsibility, but it clearly isn’t. But hey, if being able to stick a mug into a recessed panel above your kitchen counter to get coffee makes you feel like you’re in a coffee shop and not at home, go nuts. Otherwise, I’m pretty sure there are cheaper, more responsible coffee makers available at Target. [Product Page via BornRich] More »
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