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Though we won’t see products using it until 2007, Intel has become the first company to demonstrate a working 45 nanometer chip. It’s only SRAM, not a fully fledged processor, but it’s still a good step towards the next level of PCs, which Intel believes will have five times less power leakage and cooler running…
Fresh off laying off some 30,000 workers, Ford is trying to curry its fans favor by releasing ringtones (and wallpapers) of its cars. One of which is the Ford Mustang, whose ringtones include that most American of songs, The Star Spangled Banner. Now, it s not just, you know, instruments playing these songs. Nope, Ford…
I don’t know who really uses these pathetic “user-friendly” DJ packages, but here’s yet another one to let any moron mix his own music on the PC. The Hercules DJ Console Mk2 mixing controller looks like the real deal, with two jog wheels emulating two vinyl turntables, a cross fader slider and two volume sliders,…
Manchester Telco Your Communications will be handing out 25,000 bags for their customers. Donate an old cellphone using the bag and Manchester Telco will dedicate a tree to a local Lancashire farm. Additionally you can get a tree dedication for switching to the e-billing system. Manchester Telco Your Comm is working with the CarbonNeutral Company…
If you’ve ever gotten caught in the rain riding your bike, you might have noticed that the most soaked-through part of your body was your knees and thighs. Here’s an answer for that problem: Rainlegs, which are made out of wind and water-repellent parachute cloth. This unusual $43 garment rolls up into a very small…
Here’s more Digital SLR news. The *ist DL2 is an upgrade to the *DS and this one is an even higher end model with 6.1 megapixels and a 2.5-inch LCD. Other features include a .92in x .62in CCD image sensor, user selectable sensitivity limit between 400 and 3200 and a stainless steel chassis. But my…
There were well more than 100 entries in this remix competition—and picking the winner was a tough tough decision. It’s clear that the challenge of making music based on the sound of Hitachi hard drives failing was as much a reason to take part as winning the Tokyoflash Equalizer watch. So before announcing the winner,…
This is it, people. The deadline is coming up fast in our film contest. This is a Lenovo Thinkpad valued at $1,499 that could be yours for free! Check out all of the details here. Remember, one-minute clip, in film noir style, and once you are done upload it over to Youtube and shoot us…
There s been a lot of hullabaloo recently about Google s decision to censor search results in China. The neat thing is, is that you don t need to be in the People s Republic to see for yourself how it works. Why not search for tiananmen on Google China and compare it with the…
Now appearing on Useless Piece of Shit lists all over the world is the Sahara Dry Ear. About as handy as an electric fork, this $100 ear dryer runs at what’s called a comfortable temperature, apparently to evaporate various forms of watery detritus out of your outer ear canal. I guess a towel, piece of…
Certainly not for the claustrophobic, here’s a new idea for a motorcycle body that s supposed to give you more energy efficiency, safety and convenience when you’re riding that crotch rocket of yours. This concept vehicle from design group TECA is made of carbon fiber composite and honeycomb, and with its aerodynamic shape is said…
Sweden has stopped exporting supermodels for just a moment to bring us the MP-500 from Jens of Sweden, a slick-looking portable media player. While it performs well and is sure to turn heads with its visual aesthetic, it s apparently a little complicated to use. That is to say, you probably should read the manual…
Admit it: All the cool kids on the block have a widescreen monitor and now you want one, too. Here s a nice one from NEC: the LCD20WGX . The 20-inch LCD monitor has a 16×10 aspect ratio, 1680×1050 lines of resolution goodness, and a four-port USB 2.0 hub, among other technical niceties. Its OptiClear…
As we mentioned last week, Sony is rumored to release a new HDV camcorder, the sub-$1500 high-definition HDR-HC3. Now further details have surfaced, including what is said to be excerpts of documentation for the European version of the allegedly upcoming camcorder. Sony still hasn’t confirmed any details or even the existence of this product, and…
Living in a city without a car, I tend to forget the importance of the drive-thru. Like, who knew that 70 percent of sales at Burger King comes from the drive-thru window? Not I. So I guess it’s no surprise that companies are trying to speed up the service by finding higher-tech ways to get…
Confirmed word came via Hard OCP that Microsoft will be publishing the first 360 dashboard software update today. The update is supposedly going to fix the lockups that users are experiencing with their 360s. Additionally it will be adding even more features to the dashboard. Whatever, as long as it doesn t interfere with my…
Screw those X10 cameras—this is the real way to go. Jon Curwen has set up a little security/monitoring device in his back yard with a few cheap tools. He uses an iSight camera being powered and run by an old—technicolor G3 iBook old—Apple computer. The camera is placed inside a weatherproof housing with a FireWire…
No, not referring to Data from Star Trek, but referring to physical data. No offense to you, Mr. Lance Armstrong, but whenever there is a trend, there is a money making scheme to exploit said trend. This is the Flash Wristband from Imation. This looks like the popular Livestrong and Co. bracelets. They will be…
Worst-case scenario: Mom decides to check out what you’re up to and somehow works her way into your digital diary to find out you may not be as innocent as you look. For teens, this could be the ultimate horror, especially when you’ve written about where you keep that emergency stash of weed. So make…
Like we didn’t see this one coming. Sure, the Sundance Film Festival looks like a great place to see, be seen and let A,B,C and even D-list celebs grab lots of free swag, but let’s face it, many of the movies shown at the indie festival aren’t exactly huge moneymakers. So it’s no surprise that…