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Zinnet’s Brite-View LinkE Streams Content To Four Devices Over Powerline Networks
By Hong Kiat at 10 March, 2010, 10:20 am
Sometimes Wi-Fi just doesn’t do the trick when streaming something to several devices. Zinnet’s Brite-View LinkE system will cover you there by allowing you to stream things over a powerline network to four ethernet devices and at up to 200Mbps. (more…)
Read More >>Live Coverage: Google App Marketplace
By Hong Kiat at 10 March, 2010, 10:12 am
We’re currently watching Google’s live announcement of the launch of the Google App Marketplace. Keep reading for information on what they’re offering users and developers. (more…)
Read More >>Garmin Launches EcoRoute HD In Australia
By Hong Kiat at 10 March, 2010, 9:33 am
Car nuts like to look at all the complicated details that go on under the hood, and Garmin announced last year they were going to let their Nüvi lineup of satnavs display that info with the ecoRoute HD. Well, now Garmin has announced that Aussie rev-heads can enjoy the same technical info displayed as well. (more…)
Read More >>A Rarely Unobstructed View Of A Solar Eclipse
By Hong Kiat at 10 March, 2010, 5:40 am
newVideoPlayer( {”type”:”video”,”player”:”http://www.youtube.com/v/eOvWioz4PoQ&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22″,”customParams”:[],”width”:570,”height”:412,”ratio”:0.824,”flashData”:”",”embedName”:null,”objectId”:null,”noEmbed”:false,”source”:”youtube”} ); From the new BBC program Wonders of The Solar System , this clip of a solar eclipse over Varanasi is something you really must watch. The view sure beats staring through a pinhole reflection in a cardboard box. [ BBC ]
Read More >>Apple Warned The Industry Before Suing HTC?
By Hong Kiat at 10 March, 2010, 12:06 am
According to Oppenheimer’s Yair Reiner, Apple’s lawsuit against HTC didn’t come out of left field as most of us thought. Really, Apple had warned handset manufacturers that they were going to be stricter about enforcing their patents . (more…)
Read More >>Record Live HD TV With The Updated Elgato EyeTV Hybrid
By Hong Kiat at 9 March, 2010, 11:29 pm
The German company’s released a few tuner sticks here and there in the US, but like cheese, David Hasselhoff and soccer, Elgato’s far bigger in Europe. Having said that, their latest EyeTV Hybrid dongle could change their situation. (more…)
Read More >>MIT Media Lab Extension: New Home Of Face-Melting Research
By Hong Kiat at 9 March, 2010, 11:00 pm
The world-renown MIT Media Lab is a place where every project is an amazing, unbelievable glimpse into humanity’s technological future. Now, thanks to a massive $US90 million extension, the architecture can match the wondrous excitement created within. (more…)
Read More >>Mobile Phone Overshare
By Hong Kiat at 9 March, 2010, 9:18 pm
In Taiwan, there are more mobile phones than people. About 7 per cent of all mobile data goes to movie information. Google owns nearly 100 per cent of the mobile search market. These, and more fun facts in this handy infographic! (more…)
Read More >>Turn Your Old Computer Into A Brand New Hookah
By Hong Kiat at 9 March, 2010, 9:13 am
What, you’ve got a broken, old computer, but what you really want is a shiny, new hookah? Well, with a little bit of effort you can turn that old gadget into some peculiar-looking smoking paraphernalia. [ Instructables via Nerd Approved ]
Read More >>Centrifuge Tests ‘Would A Lava Lamp Work On Jupiter?’
By Hong Kiat at 9 March, 2010, 7:00 am
newVideoPlayer( {”type”:”video”,”player”:”http://www.youtube.com/v/8-i9iI0ZA4M&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22″,”customParams”:[],”width”:570,”height”:412,”ratio”:0.824,”flashData”:”",”embedName”:null,”objectId”:null,”noEmbed”:false,”source”:”youtube”} ); “A strong wind is produced as the centrifuge induces a cyclone…The smell of boiling insulation emanates from the overloaded 25 amp cables. If not perfectly adjusted and lubricated, it will shred the teeth off brass gears in under a second.” (more…)
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