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3D Printers Drop in Price, Almost Ready to Invade Your Home

3D printers have been around for a while, but in the next two years their prices will drop so fast that you may one day find yourself with one sitting in your home. That’s what the folks at Desktop Factory hope. They’re planning on selling the first consumer 3D printer later this year for $4995.…

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Mac Tablet Concept Puts Other Tablets to Shame

I’m not a tablet fan, but if this existed I’d be all over it. Designed by Yann Le Coroller, the Mactab is a tablet concept that comes in two: the tablet itself and a wireless keyboard. When not in use, the Mactab latches onto the keyboard for protection. The Mactab also has a hinge on…

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Sun’s JavaFX Hopes to Give Cellphones an Extra Kick

Sun Microsystems has its eyes on the iPhone, and in order to beat it has announced a new cellphone technology dubbed JavaFX. The new software is essentially a mobile version of Java meant to provide cellphones with a clean, streamlined interface. The phone on the right is an example of what a cellphone with JavaFX…

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HP First to Add High-def Dual Format Drive in its PCs

HP is breaking new grounds today by becoming the first PC vendor to swing both ways in the high-def DVD wars. The company’s new PCs (which will be part of the Pavilion Media Center m8010y series and d4890y series) will feature a Blu-ray/HD DVD combo drive and also come with a GeForce 8800 video card.…

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Logitech’s Harmony Remotes to get Speech Recognition, Biometrics and Search Function

Just when you thought they couldn’t cram any more features into their Harmony 1000, the folks at Logitech are planning to give their uber remote a trio of features that’ll include speech recognition, biometric security and a built-in search function. https://gizmodo.com/logitech-harmony-1000-touchscreen-remote-reviewed-verd-240744 The news came straight from Logitech’s reps, who confirmed that their next Harmonies will…

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XFX Hits Mach Speeds with Overclocked 8800 Ultra

We all know that Nvidia’s 8800 Ultra is the fastest card on the planet, right? Well, not anymore. XFX has become the first company to overclock an 8800 Ultra and they’re calling their creation the XFX 8800 Ultra XXX. https://gizmodo.com/nvidia-goes-for-the-knockout-punch-with-new-geforce-880-257111 According to the guys at i4U, the new card will have a 675MHz core clock…

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AMD’s Quad-core CPUs Leaked?

AMD has been pretty quiet, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been thinking of ways to put an end to Intel’s desktop dominance. Details have been leaked on the company’s first four-core CPU, dubbed the Phenom X4. The CPU will come in at speeds ranging from 2.2GHz to 2.6GHz, with HyperTransport speeds of 3.2GHz and…

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Scientists Create Sleep On-Demand Machine

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created a sleep machine that’ll let you get eight hours’ worth of sleep in less than half the time. Here’s how it works: A transcranial magnetic stimulation device is strapped to your noggin’ and sends harmless magnetic waves to your brain. In return, the device triggers brainwaves associated…

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How to Replace Your OQO Model 02’s EVDO with HSDPA

There’s no doubt this hack will terminate your warranty, but if you wanna replace your OQO Model 02’s built-in EVDO card with an existing HSDPA card, read on. It’ll take some disassembling and a little soldering, but it’s possible. All you have to do is pop out the Novatel EV620 EVDI mini PCIe card and…

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Intel Gives UMPCs 24-Hour Battery Life with Moorestown Platform

Just when we thought we had seen all the new UMPC platforms, Intel goes and springs another one on us. The Moorestown platform is claimed to let UMPCs last for up to 24 hours with normal/mixed use. It’ll combine the GPU, CPU, and memory controller into one chip. It’ll also support DDR3 memory and come…

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Spanish Tower Draws Solar Energy from 600 Mirrors

It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. Six hundred mirrors reflecting sunlight onto a massive 40-story tall tower out in the Andalusian countryside. Yet as eerie as it looks, this is Europe’s first commercial solar power plant being operated by a company called Solucar. The structure generates 11 Megawatts of electricity—enough power for…

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Microsoft’s Touchscreen DigiDesk is All Work, No Play

It’ll be a long time before anything like this makes it into the mainstream, but Microsoft’s DigiDesk concept is a geek’s dream come true. It’s basically a giant laptop with two touch-sensitive panes. You can re-size windows, scan documents and even perform voice searches with just a few taps of the display. The video after…

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New Acer Gemstone Notebooks are First to be Dolby Surround Certified

Yesterday we gave you the heads-up on Acer’s incoming Gemstone notebooks. Today Acer lifted the veil on its new design, and so far we’re not overly impressed. Okay, so the notebooks have smoother lids and more “opalesque” curves. There’s even a neon blue light (think Tron) that streaks from the DC-in port on the side…

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Lab Rat: HairMax Laser Comb Final Results

Okay, so technically it’s been over a month (6 weeks plus a few days) since I started using the HairMax laser comb. I started back on March 23rd and did my final sweep this past Wed. The results? Well, as you can see there are none. My hair has grown, yes, but only from the…

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BenQ’s Fat-measuring Phone Keeps Your Spare Tire in Check

We’ve seen phones with lots of crazy features, but in my opinion BenQ’s fat-measuring phone beats them all. The alleged phone keeps track of your pudge by shooting out a micro-current that travels through your body. https://gizmodo.com/intel-makes-the-push-for-flexible-screens-255809 When you touch two separate electrodes on the phone, a special chip will measure the electrical signal and…

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AMD’s New Mobile Chipset Gives You 25% More Battery Juice

We know what you’re trying to do, AMD. You’re trying to steal Intel’s thunder by announcing your new M690 mobile chipset before Intel goes live with theirs. You’re tempting us by telling us it’ll deliver a 25% boost in battery life (that’s over 5 hours) and that you’ll be partnering with Nvidia (over your own…

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Veritronix’s Bluetooth Speaker: High in Style, Small in Size

For the most part, speakers this small never sound good, but we won’t judge until we try, and with looks like this, how could we not wanna try? The credit card–sized VX-818 is 0.5 inches thick and it connects to any Bluetooth-enabled gadget doubling as a speaker or a hands-free device. Don’t have a Bluetooth…

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T-Mobile Bringing Wi-Fi Cellphones to its Line up

T-Mobile customers listen up. Starting this summer, T-Mobile will begin rolling out Wi-Fi cellphones that you can use to make calls over the Web from any hotspot. According to the Wall Street Journal, the new service will be called Hotspot at Home. The service was being tested out in Seattle and could begin nationwide as…

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LG Jumps into the GPS Market with Pricey 4-inch Handheld

LG seems to be all over the place nowadays, and pretty soon they’ll be inside your car, too. The LN740, LN735, and LN730 mark the company’s first GPS systems. The top of the line LN740 ($450) will feature a 4-inch screen along with a 90-day trial of Traffic.com (which reports live traffic info to you).…

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Nokia’s New Entry-level Cellphone is also its Thinnest

Dubbed the Barracuda, Nokia’s new 2630 cellphone (right) is the company’s thinnest phone to date, measuring in at approximately 0.4 inches thick. The entry-level phone also comes with Bluetooth, a built-in camera and all your basic media features (including an FM radio and MP3 ringtones). Its sibling, the 2760, ups the stakes by adding GPRS,…

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3D Printers Drop in Price, Almost Ready to Invade Your Home

Mac Tablet Concept Puts Other Tablets to Shame

Sun’s JavaFX Hopes to Give Cellphones an Extra Kick

HP First to Add High-def Dual Format Drive in its PCs

Logitech’s Harmony Remotes to get Speech Recognition, Biometrics and Search Function

XFX Hits Mach Speeds with Overclocked 8800 Ultra

AMD’s Quad-core CPUs Leaked?

Scientists Create Sleep On-Demand Machine

How to Replace Your OQO Model 02’s EVDO with HSDPA

Intel Gives UMPCs 24-Hour Battery Life with Moorestown Platform

Spanish Tower Draws Solar Energy from 600 Mirrors

Microsoft’s Touchscreen DigiDesk is All Work, No Play

New Acer Gemstone Notebooks are First to be Dolby Surround Certified

Lab Rat: HairMax Laser Comb Final Results

BenQ’s Fat-measuring Phone Keeps Your Spare Tire in Check

AMD’s New Mobile Chipset Gives You 25% More Battery Juice

Veritronix’s Bluetooth Speaker: High in Style, Small in Size

T-Mobile Bringing Wi-Fi Cellphones to its Line up

LG Jumps into the GPS Market with Pricey 4-inch Handheld

Nokia’s New Entry-level Cellphone is also its Thinnest

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NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

Disney’s Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026

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This Is the Way to Lego’s April Releases

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI

Amazon Facilities in Bahrain Hit Again as Iran Follows Through on Threat, Report Says

Why the PS6 Handheld Will Matter More Than the PS6

DNA Study Casts Even More Doubt on Shroud of Turin’s True Origin

Sam Witwer Is Ready for Maul’s Moment

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