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We need nuclear power to fuel the low carbon age in Europe, says the president of the European Commission, but not all countries agree
Submission + - Sharp's tiny LCD doubles up as a scanner
morpheus83 writes: It's all of 3.5-inches but this LCD screen from Sharp features an integrated optical scanner that could be used to scan business cards, but also be used as a method for multi-touch input. The prototype was seen at the Ceatec exhibition. Possible uses include the ability to recognize fingers or other objects and as biometric lock on your phone. And since each pixel has a scanner it may as well be a multi-touch screen.
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Comment Re:Runner up? (Score 1) 587
We demand a signed photograph of CmdrTaco as a runner up prize.
Third prize: two signed photographs.
Comment Re:On the plus side... (Score 2, Funny) 442
Let's take a more direct approach: Let people subscribe to this for six months, then have a cull of all community members, preferably with something large and blunt.
Result: The base level of stupidity is removed from the gene pool. Rejoice!
Result: The base level of stupidity is removed from the gene pool. Rejoice!
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