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microwave zaps fleeing cars in their tracks

future tech

general lee pulled over

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…

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

high speed camera snaps 1000 pictures per second

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

pogoalert keeps speed traps at bay

gadgets

PogoAlert GPS Traffic Alert System

This wondrous little auto gadget uses GPS satellite tracking, radar and laser detection technologies to alert you to the presence of speed traps and traffic cameras.

The PogoAlert features a compact 1.8-inch LCD screen that mounts on your car’s dashboard or windshield, and lets you know when you’re approaching a speed trap or traffic camera…

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March 5th, 2007 6 comments stumble it! author: technabob

nike speed+ watch details leaked

mobile tech | timepieces

Nike Speed+ LCD Watch

Apparently, Nike is getting ready to release a new digital watch that can record and upload data from their Nike+ shoe sensors without the use of an iPod. The new watch, called the Nike Speed+ appeared for just a few minutes on Nike’s European website before vanishing. Luckily, an enterprising visitor managed to grab a screenshot of the new watch and its details before the page went away…

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January 17th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

ps3 faster load times eat up hard disk space

home entertainment | video games

PS3 Hard Drive Montage

While using a small amount of hard disk space to cache a portion of game content is a trick long used by the Xbox 360 and pretty much all PC games, it’s been revealed that some PS3 games would be using a very significant portion of the console’s hard drive to speed performance…

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October 31st, 2006 7 comments stumble it! author: technabob

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