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(hx) 01:23 AM CEST - Jun,07 2012
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- Asus Taichi Laptop Has Dual Screens - Do
you want more than a glowing piece of produce on the back of your
laptop? Asus sure thinks so and it has just introduced the Asus Taichi
to the world. It has a second display that covers the entire back
cover. This is certainly the first time I've seen this. To be available
in 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch variants, the Asus Taichi has a double-sided
IPS display so that you can still use the computer when the lid is
closed. Presumably, when the lid is open, you do your computing on the
regular screen and share your work with everyone else at the coffee
shop with the display on the back. The two displays are independent.
And yes, the back display is a touchscreen, so you can use it like a
tablet when the notebook is closed. There is stylus support and we can
only assume that they're going with Windows 8 for this creation. The
Taichi is said to be "as light and thin as the Asus Zenbook" and it'll
come powered by 3rd-gen Intel Core processors, SSD storage, and
dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi.
- DosPara Prime Note Altair F-5E UltraBook is a
bundle of goodness - Say hello to the DosPara Prime Note Altair F-5E UltraBook.
It packs a 14-inch display with an Intel Core i7-3517U processor,
resolutions of 1366×768 pixels, Intel HD 4000 graphics, 8GB RAM, a DVD
Super Multi drive, 64GB SSD for storage, 500GB HDD, Wi-Fi, USB 3.0, and
HDMI. The DosPara Prime Note Altair F-5E UltraBook with the i7
processor will cost you 89,900 Yen ($1,152) and with an i5 downgrade
the price comes down to 79,800 Yen ($1,022).
- World IPv6 Launch Day - Wednesday marks
World IPv6 Launch Day, when many
major websites such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft turn on IPv6 on
their homepages. On 6th June 2011, we saw a 24-hour trial of IPv6 on
the main website addresses of these sites to test for any problems, but
this year IPv6 will stay enabled for good.
- Sony Windows Phone Prototype Video Leaked -
The Windows Phone prototype,
referred to as the Sony Ericsson 'Julie', actually looks quite
attractive from a design standpoint.
- Miami Zombie Attack Prank! - Very
Dangerous Prank! Almost Got Shot at 2:00! DO NOT TRY IT!
- Kinect + DSLR = The Future Of Films? - This
is a preview of a documentary that features hackers and media
artists talking about coding, culture and the future of visualization
- Turn Everyday Objects into a Touchpad - The
device is called a MaKey MaKey and can turn practically any
object into a touchpad with some very interesting variations :-o
- Texas Thundercloud Caught on Video - May 21
& 22, 2012 - The
saucer-shaped cloud that formed over Texas last week created
one of the most severe kinds of storms.
- The Phantom Eye: The Eye in the Sky - Boeing's
Phantom Eye
is an unmanned airborne vehicle (UAV) that serves as an eye in the sky
for surveillance, disaster relief, search and rescue, and a multitude
of other uses. Program manager Drew Mallow talks about the innovations
that made it possible.
- Joggobot, Your Flying Robot Running Friend (video)
- The concept comes by way of Exertion Games
Lab
at RMIT University in Melbourne. What they've done is taken the
standard Parrot AR.Drone quadracopter and loaded it with some
specialized software. By doing so, the drone will lock in on the user
(you) and follow you around as you go for your run around the
neighborhood. It's also designed to help you maintain a certain pace,
so if you start to lag behind, it'll fly on ahead and 'motivate' you to
keep up. Because you wouldn't want to lose your $300+ toy.
- C-1 prototype - self-balancing electric motorcycle
- Governed to 10 mph (16 km/h)
and dual gyros scaled down to 650 lbs of torque, half of what the
production version will run at, Lit Motors is on their way to making
the C-1 a reality. They hope to bring the new class of vehicle to
market with a 120 mph top speed, getting 200 miles per charge on an 8
kWh battery pack all for $16,000 USD.
- HUBO 2 has articulated hands, can walk 2 km on a
charge! - The robot can walk 2 km on a charge,
and it looks like it's a little less of a slow poke now, too: KAIST
increased its running speed to 4 kph from 3 kph. Check out the source
link and video below to see the HUBO 2 in action -- if you're
impressed, it can be yours for a cool $400,000.
- Tokyo Jungle - Commerical - You
had me at two elephants humping.
- The Bourne Legacy - Trailer - The
narrative architect behind the Bourne film series, Tony Gilroy, takes
the helm in the next chapter of the hugely popular espionage
franchise that has earned almost $1 billion at the global box office:
The Bourne Legacy.
- This is exactly how I unload groceries...every
time! - check it out
- Kendall Jenner for FLAVOR magazine at the
Goldstein house - check
it out
- Julianne Hough's Hottest Ballerina Ever!!! - Julianne
Houghin some photoshoot all done up as what has to be the
hottest ballerina ever!
Nvidia announced that they'll be releasing a new Dawn Tech demo to showcase the power of their high-end SLI flagship card, the GeForce GTX 690:
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