July 29, 2005

The Self-Chilling Beer Can

The world's first self-chilling can is finally here. It works. It's safe. The advanced design utilizes the latest breakthroughs in thermal, insulating and vacuum heat pump technology.

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The Definitive Guide to Speeding Tickets

When I got a ticket last april, this helped me out quite a bit. This site goes over how to avoid getting caught in the first place, and also gives a good overview of some defenses that may apply to you, should you want to take it to court. Fun Read.

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Amazing CG Images!

These images are breathtakingly realistic. The Persistence Of Vision Raytracer ('POV-Ray') is a freely downloadable cross-platform application that implements the raytracing algorithm, which is a technique for simulating the physical behavior of light utilizing software-based mathematical models.

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July 27, 2005

The most human robot ever created "comes to life" in Japan

Japanese scientists have unveiled the most human-looking robot yet devised - a "female" android called Repliee Q1.

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You Don't Know Jack About Firefox

An in-depth, 6 page, look at firefox with explanations of the many features and neat tricks accompanied with pictures.

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UNIX Tutorial for Beginners

An introduction to the Unix operating system.

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Really Cheap Ipods

The title says it all. I ordered mine today.

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Using Gmail for Music Sharing

Everybody knows that gmail accounts come with over two gigabytes (and counting) of space. I know that sound awesome, but who can use all that space for just emails?

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Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 1 Released + Screenshots

For the first time in its history of Windows Betas, Microsoft has approved images which show the progress of its new Windows version dubbed 'Vista'. In the screenshots various tasks are shown, including the interface for the highly anticipated update for Internet Explorer.

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DIY Portable MP3 Player

Follow designs and instructions to make your own mp3 player using a MMC/SD card as memory.

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July 26, 2005

Japan to Build Fastest Supercomputer

The Japanese government said on Monday that plans were underway to develop a computer that would operate at a speed that is 73 times faster than the current fastest supercomputer.

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Apple Releases New ibooks and mac minis

Apple has finally released their new ibooks and mac minis

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Rockstar Faces Federal Investigation

The US House of Representatives voted today to launch an FTC investigation into Rockstar Games over the "hot coffee" modification.

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Five Skype Enhancers

Five skype add-ons that are a must have

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RIAA Shuts Down MMORPG Movie Site

The RIAA is at it again! Now they managed to shut down RPGFilms.net, a game movie hosting site for World of Warcraft, Dark Age of Camelot, Everquest II, and other MMORPG game movies! ...all because there was music in the videos!

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Multiple live feeds of Shuttle Discovery

NASA has a page with near-real-time feeds of Shuttle Discovery and a counting clock on the same page. Bookmark this for tomorrow(hopefully) if NasaTV is sluggish...or if you just want multiple views of the launch.

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July 25, 2005

FIBER HARD DRIVES FATA! (will reach 120TB)

ENOUGH SAID!

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Intel Plans 'Fab'-ulous $3 Billion Factory

In a sign that demand for computer chips isn't slowing, Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) said today it will spend US$3 billion to build a factory in Arizona and another $105 million to convert an inactive New Mexico plant into a temporary test facility.

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Xbox 360 Confirmed for Holiday 05. Total Games List

"1up.com has a preliminary English translation of the full games list for the Xbox 360, including new announcements from the Xbox Summit. So far, beyond the confirmation that the Ridge Racer 6 is coming to the platform, there are several untitled projects yet to be named. " SOURCE: Joystiq

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