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New CBS Show: Genius Bar
Yes, the Genius Bar pilot is being created by the two producers of That 70's Show. And the original concept was by Krishnan Menon, the brains behind many Apple marketing campaigns, so it is "that" genius bar CBS is referring to. More »
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Japanese Retailers: Wii Wish You a Merry Xmas
Our "aren't we cool because we don't snort whipped cream" friends at Kotaku posted that Famitsu (video game magazine) polled major Japanese retailers about the market this holiday season. Here are the results: More »
Robots
Suspicious Looking Device from Junkfunnel Labs: We Don't Trust Its Irony
"The only function of the Suspicious Looking device is to appear as suspicious as possible, whether carried in hand or placed indiscrimately in public places." - Junkfunnel Product Page More »
Announcements
JVC 110-inch Rear Projection TV: Sorta Big
JVC is joining Panasonic and LG in the elephantiasis-of-the-television market, announcing their development of the largest rear projection (yes, rear projection) display in the world: this 110-inch beast. Using their D-ILA technology, the television supports 1080p resolutions while sucking down 220w of power (which is actually not that bad for rear projection). More »
Cellphones
Big Wooden Cellphones
Here are some hot new phones fresh off the streets of Pemba, Mozambique. Hopefully we don't get anyone sued for use of the "Scony" branding. More »
Announcements
Classmate PC: Intel's "Sub-$400" Laptop
This week Intel announced "Classmate PC" - a budget computer for emerging markets (translation: for the poor and destitute with more discriminating tastes than the MIT OLPC model). The laptop features the Celeron "eduwise" processor with 915GMS chipset, 7-inch WVXGA (800x600) screen, 256MB DDR2 SO-DIMM memory and 1gb of flash memory for storage. The system will run Windows XP and have a standard Lithium Ion battery. More »
11:44 AM on Sat Sep 30 2006
By Mark Wilson
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Latest by blaerk: There's nothing really revolutionary about the Classmate. Same old screen, same old battery, crappy Windows OS... How, again, is this even more »
Announcements
Confirmed: SED TVs in 2008
A new update in our Where the Hell is SED coverage - Canon and Toshiba reps confirmed plans to construct a 180 billion yen plant in Taishi, with the groundbreaking within the year. More »
Announcements
•Apple swaps iPod suppliers [Moreover]
•Pittsburgh's Carnegie Science Center's planetarium upgraded to high-def [HD Beat]
•Solar flares will disrupt GPS in 2011 [TG Daily]
•GPS Fails On Police 'Bait Car' — Still Missing [The Raw Feed]
Other Bits and Bytes
•First female space tourist safely back on Earth [New Scientist]•Apple swaps iPod suppliers [Moreover]
•Pittsburgh's Carnegie Science Center's planetarium upgraded to high-def [HD Beat]
•Solar flares will disrupt GPS in 2011 [TG Daily]
•GPS Fails On Police 'Bait Car' — Still Missing [The Raw Feed]
Announcements
Thanks to everyone who entered out HD DVD Giveaway. We received an overwhelming amount of entries and we have a winner. More »
High-Def Haiku Giveaway: We Have A Winner
Thanks to everyone who entered out HD DVD Giveaway. We received an overwhelming amount of entries and we have a winner. More »
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