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Wait, But Why?: The Defibrillator Toaster

Mike — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:39 +0000

Why are there so many conceptual toasters ? Are you folks really having trouble using the ones you have

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Think City electric car gets bigger American batteries for bigger American roads

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:15:00 +0000

The electric Think City has been targeting an American release for well over two years now but, like many EVs , those dates just kept on ‘a slipping. Now the cars are finally starting to hit the colonies and, as a reward for the wait, we’re receiving models with more powerful batteries. The cells are supplied by Indiana-based Ener1, a new lithium-manganese pack that offers 25kWh.

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Pew Pew Pew!: Starcraft LEGO Stop-Motion

Mike — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:57 +0000

As many of you may know because you haven’t slept since its release on Tuesday, Starcraft II was just released. And what better way to celebrate than a stop-motion LEGO homage to the original ? I mean, besides just playing the new one.

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T-Mobile’s apparent myTouch 3G HD gets spied from the rear

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:27:00 +0000

So, how do you feel about the look of this myTouch 3G HD we’ve been seeing this week? Haven’t formed a complete opinion yet? Well, maybe this new shot — seemingly of said phone’s backside — will help

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T-Mobile’s apparent myTouch 3G HD gets spied from the rear

HomePlug Powerline Alliance reveals features of new HomePlug AV2 spec

Mike — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:06:00 +0000

After a few years of teasing and smoke blowing , the HomePlug Powerline Alliance has finally released the skinny on major enhancements we can expect to see integrated into the HomePlug AV2 powerline networking specification that’s scheduled for finalization in Q1 of 2011. Chief among them is MIMO (Multiple-Inputs Multiple-Outputs), which will expand home coverage by increasing the throughput speeds, and transmission ranges, without additional signal power or requiring more spectrum — but you knew already that didn’t you, MacGyver

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HomePlug Powerline Alliance reveals features of new HomePlug AV2 spec

Ewee-PT is how you say ‘Segway’ in German (video)

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:43:00 +0000

Billed as “the Segway ’s little sister,” this self-balancing electro scooter comes from a small German company called Ewee. The idea behind it is pretty simple: file down all the extraneous bits, keep the stuff that keeps you going, and presumably try to sell it to hardy macho types who like the barebones aesthetic

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Ewee-PT is how you say ‘Segway’ in German (video)

Somebody Does Have A Birthday Coming Up: Walking Dinosaur Pencil Sharpeners

Mike — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:30:44 +0000

Now I know what you’re wondering, “Jesus, GW — are you really posting this just so you don’t have to bookmark the product page to find it again?” And yes, that is 110% why I’m posting this. That and I have a birthday coming up and I have yet to receive a single present .

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Somebody Does Have A Birthday Coming Up: Walking Dinosaur Pencil Sharpeners

Some Windows CE-based ATMs especially generous (and vulnerable to hackers)

Mike — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:02:00 +0000

Speaking at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, a fellow named Barnaby Jack (really!) used custom software to hack Windows CE-based ATMs on stage. After using an industry standard key to gain entry to the machines (apparently many ATM owners are too lazy to install new locks on their machines) Jack was able to load a rootkit on the device using a USB thumb drive.

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iMac’s latest 27-inch iteration requires special parts for your own SSD in second drive bay

Mike — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:39:00 +0000

One of the few highlights of the refreshed 27-inch iMac is the new SSD option for its second drive bay. This sure is good news for performance addicts carrying some spare cash, but with the 256GB SSD addition costing from $750, some may prefer the DIY route to save a few pennies for that gold iPad . Sadly, it won’t be as straight forward as sliding in a new drive — e-tailer OWC noticed in its teardown that you’ll be needing a mounting bracket and a couple of cables that are only supplied with Apple’s own SSD

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Yes: Chewbacca On A Squirrel Fighting Nazis

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0000

In this wild world of ours everything can be divided into one of three categories: things that don’t make sense, things that do make sense, and shit that’s magic . And this is one of those magical joints: Chewbacca riding a giant squirrel fighting Nazis with his iconic Bowcaster (full-size version HERE )