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iphone 2 [3g] price and release date announced

filed under: media players | mobile tech

iPhone 3G

As anticipated, Apple today took the lid off the iPhone 3G, the latest and greatest models in the iPhone series. Highlights of the new phones include high speed wireless data capabilities, a built-in GPS system, and a substantial price cut…

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posted: June 9th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

magicwheel: 20 mph on a single wheel

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Magic Wheel

This dramatic looking mode of transportation is said to be the modern day replacement for the skateboard.

Using a single large bicycle (or I guess that would be unicycle) wheel in front and a smaller caster in the rear for steering, it lets you achieve speeds up to 20 miles per hour, simply using your own leg strength to kick off…

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posted: July 23rd, 2007 stumble it! 7 comments author: technabob

high speed camera snaps 1000 pictures per second

filed under: digital imaging | strange and wonderful

Phantom Miro 3 Digital Camera

Need to take photos in really, really slow motion? Look no further than Vision Research’s Phantom Miro high speed digital camera series.
These cameras can shoot close up images at an insane rate of speed. They can take as many as a thousand 800×600 (SVGA) resolution photos every second…

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posted: June 26th, 2007 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

slurpr: fast free wi-fi access, with a (big) catch

filed under: computing | gadgets

Slurpr

Slurpr may sound like another “Web 2.0″ site, but it’s actually a piece of networking hardware. The beastly device, designed by Dutch hacker Mark Hoekstra, is designed to aggregate a bunch of Wi-Fi access points into one big fat high speed connection…

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posted: May 29th, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

mac pro 8-core monster officially revealed

filed under: computing

Mac Pro

Apple today revealed new Mac Pro workstation models which features up to a whopping EIGHT CPU cores.

Fully maxed out, the systems can have two Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3.0GHz processors, up to 3TB of hard disk storage and up to 16 GB of RAM. Designed with graphics, video and multimedia professionals in mind, the new Mac is one serious machine…

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posted: April 4th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

memjet confirmed: get ready for superfast printing

filed under: Uncategorized

Memjet Printing Technology

The other day, I reported on a suspicious, but promising new technology that claimed to print up to 60 pages per minute. Well I’m happy to inform you that Memjet technology is for real…

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posted: March 20th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

printer claims 60 pages per minute

filed under: computing | future tech

Memjet High Speed Inkjet Printer

A company that has spent the last thirteen years researching inkjet printing technologies (yet never released a product) claims they have developed a technology which will allow desktop printers to print at ridiculously fast speeds…

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posted: March 19th, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

can lcd monitor response rates get any faster?

filed under: computing

Hyundai S90D LCD 19-inch Monitor

Back in the day, LCD monitors were known for their flicker and image tearing issues as a result of abysmally slow response times. Decent quality gaming and television was a rarity on LCD screens…

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posted: September 21st, 2006 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

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