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”Girls On Top For First Time in Siemens Competition's History
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
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. More »In-Wall Coffee Maker Makes Your Kitchen Like Starbucks, Sans the Hobo in the Bathroom
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]
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Brace Yourself, Sheila, Playboy Rumored to be Launching Branded Cell Phone
Whispers abound that Playboy is about to launch itself into the mobile phone market, with LG, Motorola and Siemens (well, whaddaya know?) most likely front-runners to carry the iconic bunny badge on their mobiles. Anyone have any questions? I know I do... More »
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Siemens' Ostar LED: It's On
We have such a hard-on for LEDs that it seems like fate when this announcement comes from a company named Siemens. They have developed Ostar, an LED bulb that despite its 1 square millimeter size can put out 1,000 lumens of angelic light. Siemens explains the significance:A 60-watt light bulb emits 730 lm, while a 50-watt halogen lamp has an output of approximately 900 lmSo LEDs are bright enough to light our houses and last 10 times longer than even halogen technology. We're ready to upgrade. More »
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Siemen's serve@Home - Automation and Management for the House of the Future
As a young child in the late 70's/early 80's I was led to believe that by the time I was all grown up my house would be like "The Jetsons"—completely automated and super cool. I wouldn't have to cook, clean, or dress myself; the super-smart centralized computer in my home would take care of all these pesky tasks for me. Fast forward 25 years and I'm still doing dishes, scrubbing floors and putting my pants on one leg at a time—all by myself. How disappointing. More »
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BenQ-Mobile Being Hocked on Ebay: What Would Gizmodo Do?
If you remember, back in September BenQ canned their German mobile phone division. After months and months of failed attempts of searching for a buyer, BenQ has decided to sell it all on Ebay. Yes, you can own everything from the office plants to computers to furniture and probably a hell of a lot of phones (that may or may not work) if you are the highest bidder. Surely some, young, stupid and rich entrepreneur out there wants to buy it all up and start up a mobile phone manufacturer. This begs the question: what would Gizmodo do with a mobile phone company?More »
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Siemens S5 Automatic Iron: Not Quite Automatic But Looks Cool
At first glance this looks like some sort of supersonic aircraft, but it's the Slider S5 Automatic Iron from Siemens, a precision instrument for those of us to whom ironing is not second nature. It's got three-position automatic shut off, can crank out gobs of steam, and has a three-section hot zone, one for pre-dampening, the second for soaking and the third for the really hot stuff that dries off all that moisture real quick-like. More »
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