LCD : How LCD Display Works (1)
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LCD screens are unique and modern in style, and the liquid crystals that make them work have allowed us to create slimmer, more portable technology than we ever before. From wrist watch to laptop are all only possible because of their thin, light LCD display screens. Liquid crystal display (LCD) technology still has some bumpers in its path that can make it unreliable at times, but on the whole, the invention of the LCD screen ...
HDTV : Read Before You Buy (1)
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HDTV: High-definition televisionis a digital television broadcasting system with higher resolution than the traditional television systems. It Offers crystal-clear picture and sound.In order to experience real high-definition televisionat your home, you need a source of HDTV signals, a tuner to receive and decodethose signals, and a high-performance display screen that can reproduce thedetaisl and color of HDTV images.How to get HD signals?There are three basic ways to receive high-definition programs. Once you know what type(s) ...
DVICE: Snow Mobile concept offers compact portable PC cinema (3)
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Korean designer Jin Woo Han recently worked up a brilliant concept design for what he calls the Snow Mobile Portable PC Theater. The all-in-one device would allow you to easily carry your desktop PC with you anywhere and then project computer-to-screen information onto any surface by simply detaching the unit's projector hood casing. Han goes on to detail the computer's various ergonomic marvels including an artfully concealed keyboard, speaker set, CD/DVD player and docking port. ...
Wireless Roaming Wi-Fi 802.11r Standard Beats 11n to Completion [Wi-Fi] (6)
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The 802.11n standard for Wi-Fi may still be technically a draft specification, but the IEEE has now completed the 802.11r specs, making a new standard for Wi-Fi roaming. Why should you care about this? It's designed for those moments when a Wi-Fi-connected device moves between hotspots, something the original 802.11 specs didn't have in mind. Typically a transition between spots involves a drop and re-associate delay of around 0.1 seconds, which is enough to drop ...
Video: TrekStor's Wireless SoundBox is wireless sound in a box (11)
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Filed under: Portable Audio, Wireless TrekStor has this interesting piece of kit on display at IFA, the Wireless SoundBox. It all starts with a USB stick attached to the computer. From there, your music is streamed wirelessly at a distance up to 25-meters to up to 20 of the boxy, 2.4GHz speakers. The 4x battery (AA, presumably) speakers feature a nice to touch, "softtouch" coating, individual volume controls, and line-in for connecting audio sources directly. ...
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Alex Lomas said:
I like this, but wish they made a much cheaper Sonos.
Copy a Single File to Avoid Re-Activating Windows XP [Tutorial] (137)
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The Online Tech Tips site offers up a great tip for anyone reinstalling XP off something other than their original CD—such as a slipstreamed and automated installation—or lacking a net connection to run the activation. Before wiping your system clean, grab a file named WPA.DBL from the System32 directory and save it to a thumb drive or other external media. When you load up your new system, skip registration, enter "Safe Mode" from the boot ...
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Simon said:
send a copy of this note - with the wpa.dbl file attached - to your online email account...and you'll have a copy available with instructions should you find yourself needing it sometime in the future.
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Derick Valadao said:
That good advice for reference. I've been contemplating a wipe down prior to the new term starting.
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Bwana said:
This is good to know
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Alex Leonard said:
That's a pretty handy little tip right there. Definitely useful for those that are frequent reinstallers of XP
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Dedalus said:
A must!
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Gatewayy said:
This is a good tip for anyone using windows that has ever had to go through the annoying activation process!
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sinisterff said:
LOL
Robo-One's Robot Boxing Champion Reveals Combat Secrets (3)
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Naoki Maru may live in Hikone, north of Kyoto, down the road from a samurai castle full of katana swords and armor, but for him, the ancient Japanese art of bushido is best carried out with robots, not people. King Kizer, the Maru family robot, has dominated the Robo-One tourney over the past three years, collecting $50,000 in prize money. Maru, a factory engineer by day, is trying to perfect a way to make Kizer ...
Bathtub with TV doesn't sound very safe on paper (1)
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When I was a kid, my Mother would warn me about the dangers of mixing electricity and water, so a bathtub where you lie in water while watching an LCD TV seems like something Mom would have a problem with. This isn't the first tub with a built in TV we've come across, but it does let you step up from peering at a puny 8 inch screen to a 17 inch model, plenty big ...
Nyko's Wing Wii controller floats into your waiting hands (4)
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Filed under: Gaming Love your Wii but tiring of your standard control options? Looking for something that involves less arm swinging, feels a little bit more like an Xbox or PS3 experience, and loses that Classic Controller cable? Well the folks from Nyko are here for you, and they want to hold you all night long... and they brought the Wing. What's the Wing you ask? It's essentially a standard gamepad on highly concentrated crack-cocaine. ...
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JVChuy said:
This is a good addition to the Wii and will make it easier to play Virtual Console truly wirelessly!
Pirelli Cyber Tire adds some smarts to your slicks (4)
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Filed under: TransportationTire monitors are nothing new, but Pirelli's taking the idea a step farther by inserting sensors and microchips directly into the tires themselves. The Cyber Tire and Cyber Tire Lean can measure pressure, temperature and vehicle load, sending the information along using RFID. The self-powered Cyber Tire Lean, which will hit the market first in 2010, embeds the sensors in strip glued to the inner lining of the tire and communicates in one ...
802.11r WiFi roaming standard approved (41)
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Filed under: WirelessWhile 802.11n has been stuck in endless certification hell for years, the IEEE keeps cranking out additional wireless standards -- the latest is 802.11r, which allows devices to move from access point to access point with less than 50ms in downtime, even for authenticated connections. That's quick enough to keep a voice call alive, which should make the next generation of VoIP phones and other devices that much more flexible when support arrives ...
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Ed said:
Hey, r would actually make a municipal network useful! Too bad they're all being built with g and n equipment.
MythBusters Build a 1100-Barrel Paintball Gun Mona Lisa (64)
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In a presentation made at Nvidia's NVISION show this week, Adam and Jamie unveiled a 1100 barrel paintball gun and—in an instant—painted a pretty convincing (if not slightly drippy) Mona Lisa. In typical MythBusters fashion, the incredibly elaborate experiment was only tenuously linked to their hypothesis. The presentation was intended to represent the difference in operation between single and multicore processors, referring to current gen CPUs versus GPUs, respectively. Of course, the reality of parallel ...
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Andrey Petrov said:
Always pleases me when Adam and Jamie don't waste time making poorly planned scientific studies. And the CPU/GPU comparison is cute. Very impressive work.
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nonameplayer said:
Wow, now I want to see one of the Myth-terns stand in front of it.
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Randy said:
the best paintball gun i've ever seen...
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James B said:
In case you've never seen an 1100-barrel paintball gun in action.
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Nvidianat said:
They r the best. Jammy and Adam
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Jeremiah said:
I love MythBusters...
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Lee said:
Incredible. I almost never share video, but this video is the only way to do this justice.
Graff Luna: The Samurai Sword of Faucets [Sinks] (8)
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We are in the midst of a sink design Renaissance folks—crazy new designs seem to pop up all the time. The latest comes to us via Graff in a form that bears more than a passing resemblance to a samurai sword. Plus, the faucet itself is 3 feet tall, so I wouldn't be surprised if visitors to your bathroom linger a bit admiring this masterpiece of plumbing. You even have the option of wall mounting ...
Drivable Replica of Star Wars Landspeeder (32)
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This Star Wars Landspeeder is a full-sized, drivable, Jedi-approved replica built by Daniel Deutsch, who designed his version from the ground up. Neatorama dug up this 1:1 scale speeder, which has a custom aluminum chassis, fiberglass body, and an electric drive system that hits lightspeed at 25 mph (UPDATED: with gallery). The art detail is also pretty amazing (and reeks of authenticity), with body work and fake damage consistent with the landspeeder in the film. ...
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Kagnar said:
These aren't the droids you are looking for
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chris said:
I want!!
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James said:
Ok, this is way too cool!
SHIFT: How the music industry is destroying Internet radio (3)
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Internet radio — remember that? It's still around, and after years of being an also-ran in the digital-media arena, it's recently started to offer some services worth listening to and could, God willing, completely reinvigorate the music industry. That is, unless the music industry has its way. Not content to just kill Internet radio, it's also committing professional suicide. Internet radio is poised to pump new blood into the music biz, but instead that biz ...
MythBusters Claims the Moon Landings Actually Happened (7)
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On their show last night, MythBusters sought to debunk one of the biggest myths of all, that NASA's "moon landings" were shot on a Hollywood backlot. And, spoiler alert, it looks like all that space exploration actually happened. So I guess that's it. Everyone can now remove their tinfoil hats and crack open a bag of freeze dried ice cream. Unless...of course...MythBusters is in on the whole thing...
Star Wars: Emperor Throne Only Lacks Button to Fire Death Star Laser (14)
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From the guys who created the Han Solo Carbonite Desk, here comes the Galactic Emperor Throne. It's a limited edition of five units, which means it's almost expensive as the Carbonite Desk itself. The chair will set you back a whopping $5,000, but that's the price you pay to rule the Galaxy and say classic, unforgettable phrases like "Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational PowerPoint presentation!", "Everything is proceeding as I ...
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David said:
Damn... That would make a sweet gaming chair
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AMD roadmap leaked, dual core Phenoms could be around the corner (1)
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Filed under: DesktopsIf it's Thursday, then it must be time for more AMD rumors - this time a few different sources report the chipmaker's given its channel partners the high sign indicating "Kuma" dual-core Phenom-based processors will finally see the light of day. For those too shy to indulge in triple- or even quad-core action, El Reg says Phenom X2 dual core chips will range from 2.3GHz to 1.90 Ghz, sporting 1MB L2 cache and ...
EcoSaber Shirt: The Kinder, Eco-Friendlier Lightsaber [Hippie Lightsaber] (26)
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If there was ever a Jedi hippie, this is the lightsaber he would use. Let's face it, CFLs last a lot longer than energy blades and they are much cheaper to operate. Plus, they help protect the galaxy. Think about it. Available for $26. [Redbubble via Geekologie]
