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16.02.2008 24:00 Uhr
Humanoid acts out your dreams, encourages insomnia
Filed under: Robots
Forget controlling your dreams -- after all, isn't the idea of having a mechanical buddy act out whatever your off-kilter brain thought up last night much more appealing? In an interesting endeavor, Fernando Orellana and Brendan Burns have teamed up to design a humanoid that actually takes sophisticated dream interpretation results (garnered by analyzing data from a variety of sensors) and acts out whatever was going on in one's mind. Quite frankly, we're not even sure we'd like to remember some of those overnight journeys -- let alone see some bot play it back -- but if y
16.02.2008 23:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 23:00 Uhr
Concept Alienware Android phone makes our brain, hands hurt
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
There's a reason phones don't remotely resemble PC cases, and we think this mockup does a fabulous job demonstrating why that is. Okay, look, we're totally cool with Dell and Alienware producing an Alienware-branded handset -- especially if it runs Android, a platform Dell has been rumored to be very, very interested in -- we just really don't want this (or anything like this) to be it. The morphing keypad and user interface look awesome, but we have a very simple rule when we purchase a
16.02.2008 22:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 22:00 Uhr
SmoothKit 2 adds new blur techniques, more
RE:Vision Effects recently unveiled SmoothKit 2, a set of plug-ins designed to smooth images with user-directed controls, and feature-sensitive methods. The kit consists of nine filters which allow the user to blur images without blurring edges, sharpen with less ringing, reduce image defects, reduce jaggies, and more. A newly added Z-Blur filter p
16.02.2008 21:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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ClickFree HD700 removes the "one-touch" from one-touch backups
Filed under: Storage
We'll be honest with you -- it can't get a whole lot easier than one-touch backup, but that hasn't stopped ClickFree from serving up an alternative that quite literally removes the whole "one-touch" requirement from backing up your data. Similar to other devices we've seen in the past, the HD700 arrives in a 4.52- x 0.67- x 2.99-inch enclosure and houses a 120GB 5400RPM SATA drive. Additionally, the unit is USB 2.0-compliant, requires no additional power source and immediately starts duping your data as soon as it's plugged in to your Windows-based computer. So, how do you put a price on simplicity? Ask
16.02.2008 21:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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Europaweit 2,4 Millionen Blu-ray-Filme verkauft
Nach Angaben der Marktforscher von GfK International sind mittlerweile 2,4 Millionen Blu-ray-Filme verkauft worden, wobei insbesondere zum Ende des letzten Jahres ein sprunghafter Anstieg zu verzeichnen war. Erfolgreichster Film war der dritte Teil der Piraten-Trilogie „Fluch der Karibik: Am Ende der Welt“.
16.02.2008 21:05 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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SSD mit 64 GB und SATA II von Samsung
Samsung hat mit der Massenproduktion der im November 2007 erstmals in Kleinserien an Unternehmen ausgelieferten Solide State Disks (SSD) mit 64 GB Kapazität und Serial-ATA-II-Interface begonnen. Erste Exemplare sollen in Kürze in Notebooks von Alienware und Dell zu haben sein.
16.02.2008 21:05 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Japan press: Toshiba to end HD DVD
Previous reports that Toshiba will end its efforts in HD DVD are accurate, according to a report by Japanese broadcaster NHK as well as additional sources. The electronics maker is poised to both stop future development as well as ramp down manufacturing of HD DVD players, recorders, and PC drives. The move will be one of Toshiba's costliest to d
16.02.2008 21:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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16.02.2008 21:00 Uhr
Aether logs ham radio sessions, QSOs, QHTs
Open Reel Software recently unveiled Aether, a new application designed to log ham radio sessions. Aether provides tools to quickly and easily log contacts while on the air, as well as organize, search and track contacts after the fact. Features include instant search, automatic callbook lookup, serial rig control, cocoaModem integration and more.
16.02.2008 20:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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HD DVD - Toshiba gibt angeblich auf
Toshiba, der bislang größte Verfechter der HD DVD, gibt im Kampf um den DVD-Nachfolger angeblich auf. Der japanische Fernsehsender NHK meldet, Toshiba stelle die Produktion und Entwicklung von HD-DVD-Produkten ein. (Storage, HDTV)
16.02.2008 20:35 Uhr, golem,
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Streit um Gesetz zur Netzneutralität in den USA
Ist das Netz demokratisch? Oder dürfen die Netzbetreiber Dienste bevorzugen oder sogar ganz unterdürcken? Um diese Frage ist in den USA ein heftiger Streit entbrannt. Er hat sich an einem Gesetzesvorhaben zweier Abgeodneter des Repäsentantenhauses entzündet.
16.02.2008 20:35 Uhr, golem,
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Hydrogen fuel cell-powered MOTOSLVR L7 prototype gets pictured
Filed under: Cellphones
Right around a month ago, we heard that Angstrom Power had managed to stuff some of its sophisticated hydrogen fuel cells into a MOTOSLVR L7. That prototype, friends, is what you see about. Unfortunately, we're no closer to realizing when this stuff will actually escape the proverbial beta stage, and for whatever it's worth, we're also no closer to feeling absolutely safe with one of these
16.02.2008 20:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 20:00 Uhr
First Look: Speed Download 5, download manager
Nothing is more frustrating than finding a file on the Internet and then having trouble downloading it to your computer. Sometimes downloading slows to a crawl and other times a web server may be down, forcing you to return repeatedly to a web site to download a file again. Fortunately, Speed Download 5 overcomes these problems by offering multiple
16.02.2008 19:50 Uhr, MacNN,
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Briefly: Valentina ADK giveaway, new reviews
In brief: MacNN has posted reviews of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 and several iPod accessories from Grandmax, while Paradigma Software and Mirye Software Publishing are giving away licenses of Valentina 2.5.8 ADK Standard Edition to software developers. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 has finally come to the Mac, with the help of Transgaming's Cider software,
16.02.2008 19:35 Uhr, MacNN,
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Aldi-Notebook mit 3 GByte und GeForce 9300M für 700 Euro
Kurz bevor die neue Intel-Prozessorgeneration zum Must-Have wird, bringt Aldi-Süd noch einmal am 21. Februar 2008 ein Notebook mit Intels älterem Dual-Core-Pentium T2330 mit 1,6 GHz und 1 MByte L2-Cache sowie einem FSB mit 533 MHz auf den Markt. Die sonstige Ausstattung ist hingegen recht üppig - 3 GByte Arbeitsspeicher, ein 15,4 Zoll großes Display und WLAN mit 802.11n-Draft. (Computer, Aldi-PC)
16.02.2008 19:20 Uhr, golem,
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So, what are you HD DVD early adopters going to do?
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It didn't take too terribly long after Warner chose Blu-ray as its new best friend for every single wagon wheel to fall of the HD DVD carriage, and now that the funeral has been set, we're quite curious as to what the HD DVD early adopters plan on doing. Head over to
16.02.2008 19:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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BitTorrent wehrt sich gegen Provider-Sperren
Einige Provider gehen gezielt gegen BitTorrent vor und unterbrechen Datentransporte über das Protokoll um ihre Netze zu entlasten. Mit einer als "Tracker Peer Obfuscation" getauften Erweiterung des BitTorrent-Protokolls wollen Unternehmen die das P2P-Protokoll nutzen, Sperren durch Provider umgehen.
16.02.2008 19:05 Uhr, golem,
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16.02.2008 19:00 Uhr
Article: Ask iLounge 2-15-08
This week's Ask iLounge topics: Setting up an AirTunes network, Shuffling music, Playing podcasts sequentially, Firewire support on modern iPods, Recovering Mac-formatted iPods on Windows, Recovering iTunes library from a virus
16.02.2008 18:20 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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Activision cranks up Wii Guitar Hero III disc replacement program
Filed under: Gaming
Select owners of Guitar Hero III for Wii have been moshing uncontrollably as best they can in mono for months on end, but it seems as if Activision has finally got its interconnects sorted and will start issuing replacement discs. According to direct end-user reports and the (admittedly blurry) shots in the gallery below, the firm is now dishing out pre-paid envelopes in which customers have to ship back their faulty GH III disc and wait "3 to 4 weeks" before getting a new, stereo-enabled one free of charge. Live sans your favorite game for a month, or keep rockin' in the monaural world? Tough call, indeed.[Thanks, Sam K.]
16.02.2008 18:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 18:00 Uhr
Office 2008 für Mac in deutsch erhältlich
Nachdem Windows-Nutzer bereits vor gut einem Jahr mit einer neuen Version von Microsoft Office versorgt wurden, gibt es seit dieser Woche mit „Office 2008 für Mac“ auch eine aktualisierte Version von Microsofts Büro-Suite für Besitzer von Apple-Computern. Wie bereits im September angekündigt, stehen drei Versionen zur Wahl.
16.02.2008 17:20 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Inoffizielle Screenshots zum 3DMark Vantage
Am 31. Januar 2008 erfolgte die offizielle Ankündigung des 3DMark Vantage, die mit ersten offiziellen Screenshots einher ging. Nun sind weitere Screenshots und Ergebnisse einer Vorabversion (Release Candidate 0) des Benchmarks aufgetaucht.
16.02.2008 17:20 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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First impressions of the Cloudbook: rough around the edges
Filed under: LaptopsThe folks over at Laptop already hooked us up with some unboxing pics of Everex's Cloudbook, and now they've posted up some quickie first impressions of the would-be Eee killer -- and it looks like Everex could use that extra delay time to polish things up. The Cloudbook's gOS build was found to be reasonably speedy and the minuscule trackpad designed for thumb usage actually
16.02.2008 17:09 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 17:00 Uhr
iPhone-Nutzer stellen eifrig Suchanfragen
In Sachen mobiler Internetnutzung stellen iPhone-Besitzer, wohl nicht zuletzt auf Grund der in den Verträgen enthaltenen Datenflatrates, allem Anschein nach Besitzer anderer Mobiltelefone bei weitem in den Schatten. Dies lässt sich zumindest aus einer nun von Google veröffentlichten Statistik schließen.
16.02.2008 16:20 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Toshiba stellt Produktion von HD-DVD ein?
Einem Bericht der Nachrichtenagentur AFP zufolge berichten japanische Medien derzeit von einem Produktionsstopp von HD-DVD-Playern seitens Toshiba. Der Stopp, sofern die Meldungen zutreffen, käme einer Kapitulation des HD-DVD-Entwicklers nach dem im Januar entbrannten Formatkrieg zwischen Blu-ray und HD-DVD gleich.
16.02.2008 16:20 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Cost of shooting down a spy satellite: $60m. Look on Alien's face when the missile hits: priceless.
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Sure, it seemed like the Pentagon had things wrapped up when they told us that they'd be aiming their rockets skyward and blasting that pesky zombie-spore and / or Alien-carrying satellite out of the sky. Of course, they failed to tell us the price: sixty million dollars. What seemed at first to be a simple game of Missile Command has become an extensive military operation, involving modified rockets and control systems, hundreds of industry experts and scientists,
16.02.2008 16:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 16:00 Uhr
Samsung startet Massenfertigung von S-ATA-II-SSDs
Zum Erstauen vieler arbeitet im MacBook Air "nur" eine optional erhältliche SSD mit P-ATA-Schnittstelle, nicht jedoch mit Serial-ATA-Anbindung. Schon im November 2007 wurde klar, dass Samsung an neuen Solid State Drives arbeitet, die bereits die S-ATA-II-Spezifikationen unterstützen. Jetzt hat der Hersteller damit begonnen, diese 64GB Flash-Laufwerke in die Massenfertigung zu schicken.
16.02.2008 15:36 Uhr, Maclife,
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Bodo Wartkes neue Mac-Kolumne online
Der Berliner Klavierkabarettist Bodo Wartke ist von Apple-Produkten überzeugt, sieht im Mac-Umfeld aber auch Dinge, die grotesk und kritikwürdig sind – und dadurch in kabarettistischer Form erwähnenswert. So entstand die Mac-Kolumne Bodo Wartkes bei maclife.de, deren neueste Folge "Lebensqualität" jetzt zu sehen ist und der auch eine Frau eine wichtige Rolle spielt. Getreu dem Motto: Dank meines Macs habe ich immer guten Internetzugang.
16.02.2008 15:05 Uhr, Maclife,
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16.02.2008 15:00 Uhr
Toshiba pulling the plug on HD DVD already?
Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentJapan's NHK has followed up The Hollywood Reporter's earlier indications Toshiba was ready to dump its money-losing HD DVD business, with news that the company is prepared to cease manufacturing software and hardware, at a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars. This caps the worst week ever for red in the format war, when HD DVD was dumped by Netflix and Wal-mart, pushed to the background by Best Buy and put on -- an apparently incredibly s
16.02.2008 14:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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ESA-konformes Netzteil von Tagan
Im vergangenen November hat Nvidia zusammen mit diversen Partnern die Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) als offenen Standard zur Überwachung und lastabhängigen Steuerung von Hardwarekomponenten in Echtzeit vorgestellt. Tagan präsentiert nun auf der in gut zwei Wochen beginnenden CeBIT ein erstes entsprechendes Netzteil.
16.02.2008 14:35 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Samsung's See'N'Search set-top TV / Internet box demo video
Filed under: Home EntertainmentSamsung's See'N'Search set-top box that intelligently and automatically pulls content from the internet to match whatever TV show is on sounded nice enough, but we wanted to see it in action. Apparently the good people at Samsung have also perfected their wish-granting technology to match the the unit's metadata scrapers, because here's a demo video. Check it out after the break, and be mindful of your thoughts, wouldn't want to distract Samsung's R&D from preparing that sandwich we just telepathically requested.
16.02.2008 14:20 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 14:00 Uhr
Is Apple building 4th Manhattan store on 34th St.?
Watch out Macy's, Apple is moving into 21 West 34th St! Or will it sublease the space to another tenant? According to today's New York Observer, the on-again off-again plans may have finally broken through. Apple has applied for a building permit at 21 West 34th Street, listing plans for a two-story 19,000-square-foot retail structure on the site, owned by SL Green..
The New York Observer went on to say:
..(Apple) signed a lease with SL Green over a year ago, though in a conference call with investors last year, SL Green executive Andrew Mathias said that Apple is mandated to build something there by the lease, but it m
16.02.2008 13:51 Uhr, 9to5Mac,
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Auch Wal-Mart wirft die HD DVD aus Regalen
Warner Bros. hat mit seiner Ankündigung, ab Mai nur noch Filme auf Blu-ray zu veröffentlichen, den Stein letztendlich ins Rollen gebracht. Dies war der entscheidende Schritt im jahrelang andauernden Streit um die offizielle DVD-Nachfolge. Dem großen Filmstudio folgten daraufhin weitere Unternehmen. So nun auch die Supermarktkette Wal-Mart.
16.02.2008 13:21 Uhr, Maclife,
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16.02.2008 13:00 Uhr
Cocktail nun fit für Leopard
Neben Onyx ist Cocktail ein beliebtes Systempflegeprogramm für Mac OS X. Bisher war die letztgenannte Software vor allem für Tiger optimiert. Entwickler Maintain machte Cocktail gestern nun für Leopard fit.
16.02.2008 12:51 Uhr, Maclife,
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PSP super-hack hits the internet
Filed under: Gaming
Well you knew it was coming. That PSP hack we told you about a few weeks ago has hit the interblogs, and we predict all hell will be breaking loose any moment. Un-retired homebrew mastermind Dark_AleX has come up with a little number called Timemachine, which is capable of spinning your PSP back to all sorts of crazy firmwares at the touch of a button. We know you can hardly stand finishing this post due to excitement, so get out of here and grab it![Thanks, Craig]
16.02.2008 12:35 Uhr, Engadget,
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Die Hälfte der freigeschalteten iPhones sind in China
Im ersten Anlauf scheiterten die Gespräche über einen Vertrieb des iPhones in China. Apple brach vor kurzem die Verhandlungen mit Anbieter China Mobile ab und sucht derzeit noch einem neuen Partner. Interessant ist da das pikante Detail, dass sich im Land bereits rund 400.000 freigeschaltete Geräte im Umlauf befinden sollen. Und das im Netz des ehemaligen Gesprächspartners China Mobile.
16.02.2008 12:21 Uhr, Maclife,
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16.02.2008 12:00 Uhr
Weitere Hinweise auf neues MacBook Pro
Nachdem das Update des MacBook Pro aufgrund des MacBook Air nicht auf der Macworld Expo im Januar durchgeführt wurde, kann es nahezu jeden Dienstag soweit sein. Dass wir nahe an einer baldigen Vorstellung überarbeiteter Profi-Geräte sind, belegen auch Hinweise auf ausverkaufte Modelle der aktuellen Serie beim großen US-Versandhaus BestBuy.
16.02.2008 11:51 Uhr, Maclife,
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16.02.2008 11:00 Uhr
Lederetuis für iPhone und iPod touch
Der deutsche Hersteller Artwizz liefert mit der Leather Pouch für den iPod touch und für das iPhone ein schonend mit Samt ausgekleidetes, handgefertigtes Lederetui mit stabilen vernähten Kanten zum Schutz vor Stößen. Das Etui ist für beide Geräte in Schwarz und kräftigem Pink erhältlich, die Preisempfehlung des Herstellers liegt bei 19.90 Euro.
> Artwizz Leather Pouch bei Amazon.de
16.02.2008 10:50 Uhr, iFun.de,
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Onkyo unveils another audiophile PC, the APX-2 HD
Filed under: Media PCs
Onyko's cranked out a couple slick little audio-oriented desktops and media PCs, and its latest carries the tradition on in fine form -- the new APX-2 HD audiophile PC actually looks more like a high-end shelf system than a PC, if you ask us. The compact unit houses a 1.66GHz T5500 Core 2 Duo, 1GB of RAM, a vibration-isolated 500GB disk and the same digital amplifier found in the PCI-200 sound card, which bypasses Vista's sound mixe
16.02.2008 10:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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Privacy Film iPhone/Touch-Bildschirm
Die Entwicklungsabteilungen der Displayhersteller geben ihr Letztes, um Bildschirme mit einem möglichst großen Betrachtungswinkel herzustellen und dann kommen irgendwelche Geheimniskrämer, die nicht wollen, dass ihr S-Bahn-Nachbar sieht was sie sehen.Wer also die Bildqualität seines iPod touch oder iPhone entsprechend reduzieren und immer genau von vorne draufschauen will, kann sich bei Case-mate jetzt den Universal Privacy Screen Pro bestellen und sich ganz ohne Mitgucker dem täglichen Schweinkram oder vertraulichen Geschäften widmen.
16.02.2008 10:20 Uhr, iFun.de,
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Mac Rewind - Ausgabe 106 erschienen
Ab sofort steht die 105. Ausgabe unseres Wochenrückblicks "Mac Rewind" zum Download bereit. In dieser Ausgabe werden folgende Themen behandelt:
Tools, Utilities & Stuff
Neuheiten und Tipps rund um Mac, iPod, Foto & Co.
Life.Blog
Art & Design im Web
Bilder der
16.02.2008 10:20 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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Umfrage: Wie hören Sie Ihre MP3s?
Haben Sie auch jede Menge Musik auf Ihrem PC oder Notebook? Wir würden gerne wissen, wie Sie die hören, ob Sie einen Streaming-Client besitzen und in welchem Format die Muisk vorliegt.
16.02.2008 10:05 Uhr, CHIP,
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16.02.2008 10:00 Uhr
macnews.de Wochenend-Quiz: Die wichtigsten Themen der Woche
Wochenende, wieder Zeit für einen Schnelldurchlauf durch vergangene News mit unserem regelmäßig erscheinenden Wochenend-Quiz. Wir fassen die wichtigsten Meldungen noch einmal in zehn Fragen für Sie zusammen, die Sie herausfordern. Klicken Sie sich durch technische Highlights, Neuigkeiten und Anekdoten der letzten Tage: Auch falsche Antworten
16.02.2008 09:35 Uhr, MacNews,
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Kota the Triceratops makes our childhood toys look like wooden blocks
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Robots
As if there weren't enough toys out there already to make us grown-ups incredibly envious of kids today, Playskool's now taken the wraps off its new Kota the Triceratops "toy," which looks to be the closest thing to a Pleo that you (or, rather, your kids) can actually ride. While we're guessing Kota's few notches below Pleo on the robo-evolutionary ladder, the 40-inch tall toy at least has movement sensors on nine areas of its body, and is able to react to you by moving its head, tail, mouth, and horns, not to mention play "adventure-
16.02.2008 09:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 9:00 Uhr
1,65 kg leichtes Sub-Notebook von LG
LG hat mit dem P300 ein Sub-Notebook vorgestellt, das nach Herstellerangaben lediglich 1,65 Kilogramm auf die Waage bringt. Durch die verbaute GeForce 8600M GS mit 256 MB VRAM ist es sogar durchaus für Spieler einen Blick wert.
16.02.2008 08:35 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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16.02.2008 8:00 Uhr
Everex's Cloudbook delayed again, again
Filed under: LaptopsOh Cloudbook -- it's like you just keep floating off on us. We all thought Everex's little Eee competitor was going to drop today (the 15th), but since that turned out to be a bust, we started to get curious. As you might have guessed, the $399 UMPC has been ever-so-slightly delayed, again, this time until February 21st (or so they say). We've covered an unboxing if you're really jonesing for a look at the
16.02.2008 07:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 7:00 Uhr
Chumby gets big firmware update, general public now invited to buy
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Following a so-called "insider's release" last year that targeted early adopters with beta software running on final-spec hardware, Chumby has finally completed and rolled out a somewhat massive firmware update for the plush lil' buggers that adds significant functionality -- significant enough, in fact, that they're now being sold disclaimer-free to all comers. Besides a long, what's-what list of bug fixes, the real draw in the new firmware is fairly comprehensive support for a variety of internet radio services, a feature that previous builds technically support
16.02.2008 06:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 6:00 Uhr
Lenovo's X300 gets splayed in detail
Filed under: Laptops
Sure, you probably caught a brief glimpse of the X300's innards earlier this morning, but the photos waiting for you in the read link below are what we nerds really crave. Some lucky cat in Los Angeles managed to wrap his paws around Lenovo's forthcoming machine, and rather than booting it up and keeping it a secret, he whipped out the pliers and went to work. You know the drill -- tap that link below for all the guts 'n bolts you can handle.[Thanks, Loran M.]
16.02.2008 05:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 5:00 Uhr
Movie Gadget Friday: Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Filed under: Features, Misc. GadgetsAriel Waldman contributes Movie Gadget Friday, where she highlights the lovable and lame gadgets from the world of cinema.Last time on Movie Gadget Friday, we entered the 8th dimension with The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, but this week, we're setting the dial back to the 1978 version of the Seventh Millenia in the original Battlestar Galactica. Filled with feathered 70's haircuts, insect Ovion aliens, and, of course, Cylons, the movie is an underrated, campy classic.
16.02.2008 04:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 4:00 Uhr
GeForce 8 GPUs to acquire PhysX support via software download
Filed under: Gaming
Good news for folks with a GeForce 8 GPU and lots of questions about how the recent Ageia acquisition would affect them: your current card will be receiving PhysX support. When NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang was questioned in a recent conference call, he noted that the firm was currently "working towards the physics-engine-to-CUDA port," and it could be delivered as "a software update" to every card that's CUDA-enabled (read: all of the GeForce 8 GPUs). Sadly, the bigwig still wouldn't say when to expect the release of the first PhysX port, but we really can't imagin
16.02.2008 03:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 3:00 Uhr
Deliver2Mac: Metris IV, MangaJongg for download
Deliver2Mac today unveiled two Runesoft game titles for download, Metris IV and MangaJongg. Metris IV is a Japanese art-inspired game that offers several different game modes to fans of Tetris-style games. Classic mode offers traditional game play, while New Art adds Jokers and other tile types to the mix. Colors challenges players to arrange tiles
16.02.2008 02:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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Insignia photo frame virus much nastier than originally thought
Filed under: Displays
Ugh, we were already sick of digital photo frames -- and now it looks those now-discontinued virus-ridden Insignia units from Best Buy and several other models produced in China were carrying a much nastier trojan that we'd originally heard. According to an analyst form Computer Associates, the trojan, called Mocmex, is able to block more than 100 types of security and anti-virus software from killing it, and bypasses the Windows firewall
16.02.2008 02:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 2:00 Uhr
Sans Digital unveils 3.5"-sized RAID enclosures
Sans Digital today unveiled the InstaRAID IR12TB and InstaSTOR IS12TB 2-bay RAID/JBOD systems for 2.5-inch laptop hard drives. The enclosures measure the same as a single 3.5-inch internal drive, allowing for a reduced overall size for a redundant disk system. The InstaRAID IR12TB connects to the system through SATA, and offers built-in RAID capabi
16.02.2008 01:50 Uhr, MacNN,
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How would you change the Apple TV (take 2)?
Filed under: Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Yeah, the Apple TV (take 2) update took a bit longer than promised to actually arrive on the scene, but now that it's available for existing ATV owners to chew on, we're interested in hearing from its toughest critics. Rumors of Apple finally enabling some sort of HD movie / television show download service had been making the rounds for what seeme
16.02.2008 01:05 Uhr, Engadget,
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16.02.2008 1:00 Uhr
Digital TV upgrade vouchers to go out soon
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The digital TV transition might be confusing sales clerks nationwide, but if there's anything that most people understand, it's cold, hard cash -- and if you applied for one of the FCC's switchover coupons, you might want to start checking that mailbox: the
16.02.2008 00:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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Norman Security Suite 7
Norman Data Defense Systems has been in the antivirus business forever, but its latest security suite doesn't measure up to modern expectations.
16.02.2008 00:20 Uhr, PCMagazine,
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Yahoo board torn over proposed MS takeover
Yahoo's board of directors is torn between those seeking profit and others who would make an emotional decision to reject Microsoft's buyout attempt, according to sources cited by a report from the New York Post online. Yahoo chief Jerry Yang and several followers are allegedly seeking an alternative to Microsoft's takeover bid of $44.6 million, an
16.02.2008 00:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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News: Still time to register for PDO 50 Cases Giveaway
There’s still time to enter the PDO 50 Cases Giveaway, in which fifty of PDO’s TopSkin silicone cases will be awarded to lucky iLounge readers. Each winner will receive one case in the color of their choice. Eligible prizes include TopSkin cases for iPhone, iPod touch, iPod classic, fifth-generation iPod, first-, second-, and third-generation iPod nano, and second-generation iPod shuffle. In addition, each case (except for the shuffle model) will…
16.02.2008 00:20 Uhr, iPodlounge,
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Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs
Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsIt's not the first time it's dabbled in subscription-based PCs, but Microsoft looks to be taking things up another notch, with it now making a fairly big push into Russia. To that end, the company's teamed up with Russian cellphone operator Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, which will be offering the subscription-based PCs to all 85 million of its customers as part of Microsoft's Unlimited Potential program, although there's no word on exactly what the PC's will cost just yet. Details on the PCs them
16.02.2008 00:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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