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Keep Flash Videos in Full Scre...

| December 8, 2009 | 1,275 Views | 2 Comments

If you’re running a dual monitor set-up, you’ll have noticed that flash videos streamed from sites such as Youtube and Hulu, won’t stay maximized on one screen while you try to work on the other – as soon as you click, the full screen video returns to normal size. If you’re a video junkie like myself, you’ll no doubt find this very annoying. But, thanks to blogger/browser...

USAF Confirm News Skunk Works ...

| December 6, 2009 | 562 Views |

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed the existence of the “Beast of Kandahar” UAV spotted flying out of Afghanistan in late 2007. The confirmation comes after more pictures came to light on several military and aviation blogs. The jet aircraft known as the RQ-170 Sentinel, developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, is a tailless flying wing with sensor pods faired into the upper surface of each...

Fring Free Video Calls...

| December 4, 2009 | 219 Views |

I love to feature quirky useful applications that can be used by everyone, on an everyday basis. That’s why I posted about the increasingly popular Fring application that allows free Voice over Internet Protocol calls cross-platform , on pretty much any smartphone handset. Well it seems there was good reason for me to jump on the Fring bandwagon, as the company have just announced that video...

Sea Lions Enlisted In U.S. Nav...

| December 2, 2009 | 238 Views |

Californian sea lions have become the U.S. Navy’s newest animal recruits alongside dolphins and a Beluga whale. The sea lions are trained to help disarm underwater mines by swimming down and placing a clamp on to the device,handlers from the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific are then able to reel it in. U.S. Navy Sealion The sea lions have also learned to attach...

The Best Slower Shutter Photog...

| November 28, 2009 | 1,024 Views |

The recent shooting challenge from popular tech-site Gizmodo, had its readers send in some of the best slow shutter (long exposure?) shots I’ve ever seen. Coupled with these mind-blowing pics were some pretty cool explanations on how the shots were taken. Here’s our pick of the bunch. 1: Smoke Signal – Brad Bogle Smoke Signal was taken with an Olympus sp350 set to night scene. This...

Sony PSPs To Train Britains Ma...

| November 26, 2009 | 317 Views |

Britain’s Royal Navy have called upon the help of Sony’s new PlayStation Portable to help troops brush up on their cognitive skills and academic achievements. Preloaded with eight to twelve minute study packages, comprising of slides and commentary prepared by instructors, the £120 portable device provides a practical solution for sailors needing to revise subjects such as Math and Physics....

Intel Reader Photographs Text ...

| November 24, 2009 | 326 Views |

A new wave of e-readers is lurking on the horizon. And Intel seem to be one of the first pushing the wave. After being tested on more than 400 visually-impaired and blind users, Intel’s ‘Reader for the Visually Impaired’ has surpassed it’s concept stages and is now on sale. Using an Atom processor, 5-megapixel camera, and Intel’s Linux-based Moblin OS, Intel’s new...

Black Box For Guns...

| November 22, 2009 | 350 Views |

A new device ,developed by FN Herstal, could help military and police trace the exact actions performed by a gunman. The black box aims record ammo usage, weapon jamming, as well as who shot who at what time. The new gadget could possibly record details such as where shots were fired and the intended target, and even indirectly pinpoint the identity of the gunman by using GPS and an ID specific to...

Pistol To Rifle Converter...

| November 20, 2009 | 1,140 Views | 2 Comments

The CAA Tactical RONI: Pistol-Rifle converter transforms almost any standard pistol into a deadly accurate assault rifle. The pistol-rifle converter adds a stock, front grip, picatinny rails, sight/scope and extra mag holder, to various Glock, SIG, Springfield and H&K pistols, while still being compatible with a silencer. The #RONI (pat-pending) provides you a better grip, stability &...

Fring Free VoIP Application...

| November 18, 2009 | 417 Views |

Fring is an easy-to-use, cross platform application that enables users to make Free VoIP on iPhone/Windows Mobile/Android and Symbian cell phones. Fring features support for the most popular VoIP applications including AIM, MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo, ICQ, Twitter, and Skype and SIP setups and of course, it works over EDGE, 3G, or Wi-Fi wireless networks. Making free calls over a wireless connection...