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Enlarge Firefox For Living Roo...

| April 13, 2010 | 487 Views |

Set-top boxes, media centers and TV’s with built-in Internet capabilities are bringing the worldwide web to comfort of your living room. And although many of these devices offer great GUI solutions and remote controls to make surfing from your sofa easier, viewing standard web pages remain difficult to see from a distance. Luckily there are a couple of tweaks you can employ to maximize your Firefox...

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ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series GPU...

| April 10, 2010 | 418 Views |

The new line of ATI Radeon HD graphics cards is here, and boy do they pack some punch. Featuring some of the most “technologically advanced and feature rich GPUs AMD has ever created,” the ATI Radeon 5000 graphics series unlocks a world of crisp graphics for your movies and games. From the flagship ATI Radeon HD 5970 which scored the highest benchmark (as of Oct, 2009) in excess of X10000, to...

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US Navy Drone Captures Drug Sm...

| April 7, 2010 | 433 Views |

Drones are taking over aviation warfare and defense, and it’s not surprising, these unmanned aerial vehicles are proving so effective that they just can’t help doing the job, even during training. On the 3rd of April, whilst on a routine test flight a U.S. Navy Fire Scout spotted a go-fast boat suspected of carrying narcotics. Maintain a stealthy tail for three hours; the drone captured the journey...

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Wireless Touch Free Interface...

| April 4, 2010 | 287 Views |

The delightful Apple iPad may be to TV and books what video was to the radio star – a killer. But there’s one problem that seems to be overlooked, my books and TV don’t have dirty smudges and smear marks all over them; my touchscreen devices do. So what would the solution be if you’re an augmented reality geek, a Minority report fan, and a MIT student? You build a touch-free interface that...

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Digital Easter Eggs Hidden You...

| April 2, 2010 | 183 Views |

Easter eggs come in many shapes and sizes, as well as in many form factors. So if you’ve had enough of the traditional chocolate Easter eggs this weekend, perhaps it’s time to dig through your DVD collection and treat yourself to some digital Easter eggs that are hidden away on disks you may already own. A digital Easter egg is simply a little treat, or secret feature, that has been cleverly hidden...

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PlayStation Move Motion Contro...

| March 29, 2010 | 218 Views |

Sony’s answer to the motion control gaming trend is upon us. The company first unveiled the device at last year’s Game Developers Conference. Back it didn’t have a name, but now following its official launch at this year’s GDC held last month, not only do we have a name but an estimated release date too. The aptly name PlayStation Move will be available this fall, and will ship as part of...

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BrainPort Gives Sight To Blind...

| March 26, 2010 | 371 Views |

A British soldier who lost his sight to a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq, 2007, has become the first to use a technology that allows him to see using his tongue. Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg, 24, from Walton, Merseyside, can now read words, make out shapes and walk unaided thanks to the new device. BrainPort The sight-giving gadget, known as BrainPort, consists of two video-equipped sunglasses...

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Less Lethal LVVWS Rifle...

| March 23, 2010 | 780 Views |

A popular toy manufacturer has developed a new rifle that can deliver both lethal and non-lethal rounds. Developed by Lund Technologies (yes that’s right folks, the same company that brought to our stores the likes of Tickle Me Elmo and Honey My Baby Pony), the Lund Variable Velocity Weapons System or LVVWS, is an all-in-one weapon, meaning it can be lethal when used at high velocity or less-lethal...

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F-35 Lighting First Vertical L...

| March 21, 2010 | 618 Views | 1 Comment

Earlier this month, the greatly-hyped and highly anticipated F-35 Lighting stealth fighter made its first vertical landing. During tests at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, 2nd March, the F-35 successfully descended vertically from a 150 ft hover to touch down on the tarmac with exceptional aviation grace. F-35 Lightning First Vertical Landing With overrun costs and numerous setbacks slowing...

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Carbon Nanotubes Store Data Fo...

| March 19, 2010 | 374 Views |

Carbon nanotubes have shown the potential to help further the development in a wide range of technologies. Boasting structural, thermal and electrical properties like no other material on earth, carbon nanotubes could theoretically be used for building super strong architectural structures, vehicles, armor, clothing, and lighting speed electronics. Carbon nanotubes could also become the solution in...

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FEATURED ARTICLES iPhone 4G Unveiled

| June 9, 2010 | 256 Views

So it’s finally here. After all the hype, creative PR (mistake my a**), and law suits that have become entwined to the saga, it didn’t come as much of a surprise to see Steve Jobs unveil Apples new iPhone 4G at the WWDC Keynote, June 7th. So what does the new iPhone – set for...

FEATURED ARTICLES Computer Keyboards Pose Security Risk

| May 4, 2010 | 271 Views

A new study has shown that the microbes left behind on a computer keyboard form a bacterial fingerprint that can be analyzed to identify the user. While the findings may one day lead to effective new forensic techniques, they also impose further security risks on typists dealing with...

FEATURED ARTICLES JavaRa Speeds Up Boot Times

| April 22, 2010 | 450 Views

Quick boot up times are paramount for any computer geek, I mean, who wouldn’t want their machine to boot up fully ready for operation within seconds instead of minutes? While there are several ways you can tweak you system to boot up quickly – namely disabling the automatic start...

FEATURED ARTICLES Multitoe Multitouch Touch Interactive Floor

| April 17, 2010 | 383 Views

A group of German researchers are taking multitouch interfaces the next level. But believe it or not, the next level is the ground. Multitoe does exactly as it suggests, enabling a multi-touch screen surface on any floor, controlled and triggered by the movements of your toes (well pretty...

FEATURED ARTICLES Enlarge Firefox For Living Room Viewing

| April 13, 2010 | 487 Views

FEATURED ARTICLES Testing Bulletproof Vests

| March 3, 2010 | 1,039 Views

Only the most effective bulletproof vests are worthy of being certified by the National Institute of Justice. But the question is – which vest stops bullets with the least pain? Over at the Oregon Ballistics Lab, one of six NIJ-certified facilities in the US, testing is carried out...