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SPAM: Xbox 360 Star Wars Bundle is available for Pre-Ord 0

Submitted by i4u on Friday July 22 2011, @07:44AM

i4u writes "Microsoft unveiled at the Comic-Con the must have Xbox 360 Console for all Star Wars fans. It actually looks so cool that people without the Force will love it too. The Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Bundle consists of a R2-D2 inspired Xbox 360 console, a golden C-3PO inspired wireless remote controller, a white Kinect controller and the Kinect Star Wars Game."
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SPAM: This Cube is Straight out of Minority Report 0

Submitted by i4u on Thursday July 21 2011, @02:48PM

i4u writes "German SENSORY-MINDS GmbH, in cooperation with "Montfort Werbung", has developed the Multitouch Experience Cube. Inside the cube 23 LCD displays form an estimated 14 meter long multitouch wall. Custom designed LED ceiling enhances the experience with 3D visualizations as users interact with the multitouch LCD displays."
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SPAM: Samsung NC220 Monitor needs only Ethernet Cable 0

Submitted by i4u on Tuesday July 19 2011, @02:55AM

i4u writes "The new Samsung NC220 Monitor just needs an Ethernet Cable to work.
The Cisco UPOE technology integrated in the NC220 is designed to enable that both data and power can be supplied through a single Ethernet cable, allowing for easier installation and more flexibility when configuring an office space. Cisco UPOE can supply up to 60 watts of power—twice as much as existing power-over-Ethernet technologies, which is currently restricted to 30 watts."
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SPAM: 3DS Only Selling At Half The Rate Of DS 0

Submitted by i4u on Friday July 15 2011, @02:32PM

i4u writes "Glasses-free 3D not a killer feature?

When you don't have any stellar games for a system, it's not going to do that well in the marketplace. That's the lesson Nintendo is learning with the 3DS.

After weeks of analysts talking about poor sales and an overwhelming lack of interest in the new glasses-free 3D handheld, Nintendo confessed in its own press release that the DS is still outselling the 3DS at a rate of two-to-one, but instead of treating it as a failure for the 3DS, you can probably guess how they spun it."
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SPAM: Netflix Customers do not Like new Plans 0

Submitted by i4u on Wednesday July 13 2011, @07:16AM

i4u writes "Netflix announced yesterday a new pricing for their offerings. This announcement did not go over well with Netflix customers. The announcement triggered over 27,000 comments on the Netflix Facebook page. I could not find a positive comment in this stream of anger and announcements of service cancellations. So what did Netflix do?"
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SPAM: LG unveils Glasses-free 3D 20-inch Monitor 1

Submitted by i4u on Tuesday July 12 2011, @10:31AM

i4u writes "LG unveiled the DX2000 Cinema 3D monitor. It will start shipping in South Korea within the next two weeks. The LG DX2000 3D Display uses eye tracking to enhance the 3D viewing experience. The DX2000 monitor has a webcam on top that tracks the users eyes. This gives users of the DX2000 the freedom to move their head around and still maintain a good 3D display. Glasses-Free displays without eye tracking require you to stay in the sweet spot to see the optimal 3D effect."
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SPAM: Samsung "smuggled" Nexus S onto Space Shuttle 0

Submitted by i4u on Monday July 11 2011, @02:46AM

i4u writes "The NASA Space Shuttle is on its final mission. Samsung and Google announced today that there is actually a Nexus S Android phone aboard the shuttle. The phone is of course not used to make calls, but it is part of a robotics experiment. The Nexus S is the first commercial smartphone certified by NASA to fly on the space shuttle and to be cleared for use on the International Space Station (ISS)."

SPAM: LG Cinema 3D TV get Full HD Certification from VDE 0

Submitted by i4u on Sunday July 10 2011, @01:57PM

i4u writes "LG announced today that the German VDE, one of the largest technical and scientific associations in Europe, has certified the LG Cinema 3D TVs to be full HD in 3D-mode. LG’s Film Patterned Retarder (FPR) technology, used on the CINEMA 3D TVs, creates the perception of 3D depth by delivering two 540 line images, one for each eye, that are then combined via the glasses to create a unified 1080p image. The ruling from the VDE lets LG carry the full HD badge. There is no explanation one how the VDE arrives at this ruling.
My personal experience shows a rather big resolution difference between FPR and shutter glass based 3D TVs. What is your take?"
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SPAM: Living Well on Solar Power. 0

Submitted by i4u on Monday June 27 2011, @07:30AM

i4u writes "So, you've decided it's time to go off the grid. Time to disconnect yourself from fossil fuels and really get lost somewhere peaceful and isolated. But there's one problem: you're still a nerd. And still addicted to the shiny gadgets that make life in our bustling, noisy concrete swaps so hard to give up. It's time to start looking into solar power.

I've spent almost every weekend of the last several months out camping or working far away from power sockets and gasoline. Two panel kits- the Sherpa 50 and Sherpa 120 from Goal Zero, have accompanied me. Here's what I've learned about living off the sun."
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New App turns iPhone into a Satellite Communicator-> 0

Submitted by i4u on Tuesday May 24 2011, @07:06AM

i4u writes "Spot LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc., today
announced its SPOT Connect App is now available on the App Store. The
SPOT Connect App pairs iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with SPOT Connect, a little satellite communications device, to allow users to
transmit messages via satellite from virtually anywhere in the world."
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