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31 Jul 2007

Patent number US 2004/0112055 A1 is entitled “Atmospheric Vortex Engine.” The name sounds interesting. The concept is mind blowing; to harness the energy producing potential of a tornado. It involves creating a vortex of air and holding it in a fixed position. Simply put, the tornado would be created to harness the energy that is [...]

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A Weather Forecasting Umbrella

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31 Jul 2007

The umbrella is the most often forgotten item on earth. Sure, people forget to take an umbrella with them when they leave the house, but it is more likely to be left on a bus or train than any other thing that you own. Cheap and expensive umbrellas alike are often misplaced. It might [...]

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HannStar to display its 19-inch wide LCD monitor

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31 Jul 2007

BANGKOK, Thailand (AVING Special Report on ‘TAITRONICS BANGKOK 2007′) — HannStar displayed its 19-inch wide LCD monitor ‘Hanns.G HG192’ during Taitronics Bangkok 2007, which features simple black design with high-gloss finish. It supports 1440×900 resolution, 5ms response time and 600:1 contrast ratio.

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Inglesina to launch its table chair for toddler

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31 Jul 2007

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Inglesina(www.inglesina.co.kr) announced the launch of its table chair for toddler ‘ZUMA’ in Korea market. It is expected to be available in August for 348,000(KRW).

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Sharp attracts female user with pink TV phone

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31 Jul 2007

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — NTT DoCoMo rolls out a pink version of ‘SH903iTV’, Sharp’s mobile TV phone supporting 1-SEG. It features rotating display, which adopted high resolution LCD panel of Sharp. (Picture: the SH903iTV displayed during 3GSM 2007)

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Shuttle’s glamorous barebone pc ‘XPC SG33G5’

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31 Jul 2007

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Shuttle(www.shuttle.com) launched its barebone pc ‘Glamor XPC SG33G5’ in Korea market. Including Intel Clear Video technology for high-definition MPEG2 playback, it supports HDMI output at 720p, 1080i, and 1080p resolutions. The graphics core appears to be identical to the GMA X3000 integrated graphics in Intel G965 Express chipset.

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Kensington Notebook Dock with Adjustable Base

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31 Jul 2007

Your life just got simpler!! Tired of reconnecting all your PC peripherals every time you return to your home or office with your notebook computer? Your life just got simpler!! With one simple USB connection, the Kensington Notebook Dock connects you instantly to your printer, network, speakers, serial port and USB device. Just connect one [...]

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Haier WasH2O Cleans Clothes Without Detergent

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31 Jul 2007

By Evan Ackerman I’m not really sure what detergent is, but I guess it’s a big deal that the new WasH2O washing machine from Haier doesn’t use any of it. Instead, it uses dihydrogen monoxide, a dangerous chemical that corrodes metal and can be deadly if inhaled. The dihydrogen monoxide is separated into two ions [...]

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Fuwapica Furniture Devours Your Self-Esteem

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31 Jul 2007

By Ryan Nill Fuwapica Furniture glows! …based on how much you weigh. The Fuwapica project was unveiled at the SIGGRAPH 2007 in San Diego; the glowing cube-shaped furniture comes in two varieties, Honeycomb and Ice. Upon sitting down, the furniture will assign you a color based upon weight. The Ice types are inflatable and display [...]

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500-In-One Electronic Science Lab

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31 Jul 2007

By Andrew Liszewski Before it became crappy, Radio Shack was an oasis for DIY electronics types and I remember the various kits they sold when I was younger for making things like lie detectors and crystal radios. Of course today’s kids most likely never even listen to radio and since everything they own is already [...]

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Initial D Arcade Setup Uses Full Sized Cars

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31 Jul 2007

By Andrew Liszewski I’ll admit I’m pretty ignorant at what the anime series Initial D is actually about but I do know it involves cars and is ridiculously popular. So popular in fact that the Initial D arcade game apparently warrants the use of full sized cars mounted on motion simulators instead of a standard [...]

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Links for 2007-07-30 [del.icio.us]

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31 Jul 2007

Scientists breed world’s first mentally ill mouse – Times Online World’s first schizophrenic mice in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the illness. Until now they have been bred only for research into physical conditions such as heart disease. Lead us not into cyber-temptation as missionaries enter Second Life -Times Online Father Spadaro [...]

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N=1=NPK=KIMCHI=N

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31 Jul 2007

N=1=NPK=KIMCHI=N, a project by visual and performance artist Jae Rhim Lee, is a mobile living unit which consists of a urinal, urine processing system, hydroponic napa cabbage garden (which uses mineral nutrient solutions instead of soil), seedling growing area, a foam bed in the shape of her body, and a kitchen table. The artist undertook [...]

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Tees announced on July 30

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31 Jul 2007

Nerds 2² Ever by Chris Broll Human Nature by Gianbattista Bonavita See You At The Show by Eli Horn Dinner In The Sky by Chalermphol Harnchakkham Wanted by Jean-sébastien Deheeger Pretty World Inferno by Attila Szamosi Hidden by Jessica Walsh Living In Harmony by Josh Perkins Marshmallow Factory by Dave E. Phillips

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Sailing the oceans on HMS Feature Bloat?

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31 Jul 2007

The other day Lifehacker wrote about Caffeine, a tiny 48KB piece of freeware that does just one thing: it stops my Mac from dimming the screen and falling asleep. It puts a Zzz icon in the menu bar and it functions like a light switch. To turn it on, you click it. To turn it [...]