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Battle Robot Controlled in Real Time Via Motion Capture: Real Real Steel
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The evidence that Japan is working on making giant robots real continues to pile up. Naoki Maru is known in Japan for his King Kizer series of robots, has developed a motion-controlled version that he calls Real King Kizer. We’re one step closer to Daimos and G Gundam! Or at… |
March 11th, 2012
Transformers v. Transformers: Hasbro Sues Asus Over Transformer Prime Name
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Hasbro owns the Transformers brand, and they are now suing Asus over the name of its latest tablet, the Transformer Prime, which clearly has nothing to do with the franchise. Crappy movies are okay, just don’t use two words in the English dictionary that we have previously used, because we … |
December 24th, 2011
Asus Transformer Prime Gets a Fancy Sleeve, Like a Smart Cover, But Not
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Actually, I would not call this a sleeve at all. It’s more like a flip cover to protect the screen of the Asus Transformer Prime from scratches. In my mind, a sleeve is something that goes all the way around a tablet. Still, the Transformer Prime Sleeve is pretty cool… |
December 5th, 2011
ASUS Eee Pad Slider Tablet Grows a Keyboard. Say, Isn’t that Called a Netbook?
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Information about this tablet was originally released back in January during CES, but I haven’t heard much about it until this week. It’s set to launch in September with two different models. Do you think it make sense to have an integrated keyboard on your tablet? If the answer is… |
August 16th, 2011
ASUS Padfone: Hey, You Got Your Smartphone in My Tablet!
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This weekend, ASUS unveiled the Padfone, a smartphone-tablet hybrid, during this year’s Computex. This new hybrid device will allow users to easily keep data and apps in sync between their mobile devices and switching between then when the need arises.… |
May 31st, 2011
Asus BW-12D12-U External Blu-ray Drive is a Diamond in the Rough
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It’s common today for ultraportable notebooks and netbooks to come without an optical drive of any kind. The notebooks and desktops that do come with optical drives often lack the latest features like support for 3D Blu-ray. If you need an external optical drive to add to your rig that… |
April 12th, 2011
Lamborghini Hard Drive Won’t Make Your Computer Run Faster
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After Asus released some Lamborghini laptops, it’s time to make more money off the Lambo name by releasing some USB hard drives. While the enclosure looks nice enough, it’s by no means the fastest or biggest drive out there.… |
February 1st, 2011
ASUS’ EEE Pads to Quadruple-Team the Tablet Market
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I’m sure Technabob himself will have more information on ASUS’ new tablet offerings when he goes to CES next week, but for now we’ll just have to be content with these pics, specs and speculation from Tech in Style and Engadget. It seems like the company that popularized netbooks will… |
December 31st, 2010
Asus Plans Netbook With Slot-in Mobile Phone, Gives New Meaning to ‘Phonebook’
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After what I imagine must have been a booze-riddled, yet awesome brainstorming session, the folks at ASUS came up with the idea of a netbook with a slot for a specially-made mobile phone, giving users “an easy way to use the same SIM card and data account for both a … |
May 17th, 2010
Asus Eee Pad Tablet Pc Announced: Price and Release Date Speculated
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Not one to let all the other computer manufacturers have all the fun, ASUS has announced that they will be releasing their own tablet PC to compete with the iPad. The ASUS Eee Pad might look something like the decapitated head of one of their Eee netbooks (shown above), but… |
April 24th, 2010
