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Chumby Sunfury Tablet Computer Platform in the Works

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The guys who make the lovable, hackable Chumby have a little something new up their sleeves. Tucked away in an inconspicuous spot in the Marvell booth at the CES show, I managed to snag a spec-sheet for their upcoming tablet computer platform, currently code-named “Sunfury”.…

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January 11th, 2010 by: Technabob

Play Any NES Game for Free in Firefox With Firenes

Super Mario Bros 3 in FireNes

FireNes is a little Firefox widget that allows you to instantaneously play any NES game in your browser. It’s free and it’s incredibly easy to install and use and it’s probably going to ruin my life because I can’t stop playing with it. It requires only a one-time, 5-second download…

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June 14th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Ybox2: Set Top Box in an Altoids Tin

YBox 2 Set Top Box Altoid Tin

Here’s a fun weekend project for all you hardware hackers out there. The Ybox2 is the latest version of a programmable IP-connected set top box which can fit entirely inside an Altoid box.

The system can be programmed to display widget-like channels on your television, using a library of freely-available…

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January 27th, 2008 by: Technabob

Microsoft Zenzui Aims to Revamp Mobile Surfing

Microsoft ZenZui User Interface

Microsoft today announced a new startup business focused on improving user interfaces for mobile devices called “ZenZui.”

ZenZui’s differentiator is its unique “zooming” user interface which lets you quickly maneuver from one application or website to another. The interface features a grid of customizable “tiles” which provide links directly to…

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March 27th, 2007 by: Technabob

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