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microwave zaps fleeing cars in their tracks

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Let me start by saying this — I need one of these. A new technology is in the works that can stop moving vehicles cars dead from a distance.

Pasadena’s Eureka Aerospace has developed high-power microwave-based system that can be fired at a specific car and kill its electrical system in an instant. The prototype…

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December 4th, 2007 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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short throw projector: 80-inch pic from 3-inches away

Sanyo LP-XL50 Projector

Sanyo’s breakthrough short throw projector design may well revolutionize the front projector market. By radically altering traditional projection optics, they’ve been able to design a projector capable of filling a wall from as little as 3-inches away.

The LX-XL50 can be hung on a wall to project images directly below or above the location of…

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June 13th, 2007 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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