Archive for March, 2008

This device does (well, conceptually) one thing: electronically turn sheet music. You simply tap the little foot pedal when you’re ready for the next page and that’s that. Never having played an instrument, save for strumming along to a couple of Sleater-Kinney songs in the halcyon days of my youth, I don’t personally know how annoying […]

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This device does (well, conceptually) one thing: electronically turn sheet music. You simply tap the tiny foot pedal when you’re ready for the next page and that’s that.

Never having played an instrument, save for strumming along to a couple of Sleater-Kinney songs in the halcyon days of my youth, I don’t personally know how annoying it is to have to quickly turn the page as you’re playing scales or whatever.

And might I add, vertically aligned images have no place on the World wide web. How awkward does that picture look? Any larger and it’s do a number on your vertical scroll bar.

Via [crunchgear]

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Notice the sound of my macbook pro



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Whatever upgrade is being done to Xbox Live on April Fools is anyone’s guess, but recent surveys and speculation might lead some to believe Netflix is coming. Was Monday’s meltdown a result of this? Hmm…

Whatever upgrade is being done to Xbox Live on April Fools is anyone’s guess, but current surveys and speculation might lead some to believe Netflix is coming. Was Monday’s meltdown a result of this? Hmm…

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Regrettably, there’s not a whole lot of deets on Vivitar’s latest camcorder just yet, but we do know that this ultra-compact unit will log clips in beautiful 720p. The DVR565HD is said to capture in H.264 / MPEG-4 at 30fps, while it can pipe that video back out in 1080i via the HDMI output. Also of note, it should be available in black and silver motifs, and while the 3-inch flip-out LCD monitor is a nice touch, the apparent inability for it to accept anything more capacious than a 4GB SD card is somewhat disappointing. Then again, it is rocking the Vivitar logo, and if history tells any story whatsoever, we’d bet this one comes in well under most budgets.

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Hawking this day has announced a new compact USB 802.11n device with upgradable hi-gain antennas. The HWUN1A can boost your range by up to four times, and boost throughput up to N-spec levels. If you’re in an area with a lot of interference, then the Hi-Gain antennas are what you want. If you really want to cover […]

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Hawking this day has announced a new compact USB 802.11n device with upgradable hi-gain antennas. The HWUN1A can boost your range by up to four times, and boost throughput up to N-spec levels.

If you’re in an area with a lot of interference, then the Hi-Gain antennas are what you want. If you really want to cover a lot of area, there are outdoor options as well. Either way, this is an adapter and booster in one, perfect for those with a lot of property to cover like schools or paramilitary anti-government training compounds.

Via [crunchgear]

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Testing on BMW’s Hydrogen 7 Mono-Fuel prototype by the U.S. DOE has concluded that the hydrogen-powered engine surpasses the most rigorous of emissions performance standards. The BMW finds itself beyond the super-ultra low-emission vehicle (SULEV) level. “The BMW Hydrogen 7’s emissions were only a fraction of SULEV level, making it one of the lowest emitting […]

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Testing on BMW’s Hydrogen 7 Mono-Fuel prototype by the U.S. DOE has concluded that the hydrogen-powered engine surpasses the most rigorous of emissions performance standards. The BMW finds itself beyond the super-ultra low-emission vehicle (SULEV) level.

“The BMW Hydrogen 7’s emissions were only a fraction of SULEV level, making it one of the lowest emitting combustion engine automobiles that have been manufactured,” said Thomas Wallner, a mechanical engineer who leads Argonne’s hydrogen automobile testing activities. “Moreover, the car’s engine actively cleans the air. Argonne’s testing shows that the Hydrogen 7’s 12-cylinder engine actually shows emissions levels that, for certain components, are cleaner than the ambient air that comes into the car’s engine.”

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Pen Wielding Ninja (PWN) makes his first appearance by stealing my iPod (but not for long) and doing a quick, pointless review about all of its features. More amazing; is he wearing the same mask as Meester Stalko? IDK, but enjoy (I know I’ll beat the daylights out of him for stealing my iPod…)



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Bug Labs, those guys making the open-source hardware we’ve been speaking about, are blowing up. The first batch of “Bug”, the wireless device core to many Bug configurations, is sold out, with new supplies at least two months away. We like the idea behind Bug Labs and the BugBASE. Let’s hope this is a good omen.

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Bug Labs, those guys making the open-source hardware we’ve been talking about, are blowing up. The first batch of “Bug”, the wireless device core to many Bug configurations, is sold out, with new supplies at least two months away.

We like the idea behind Bug Labs and the BugBASE. Let’s hope this is a good omen.

Via [crunchgear]

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