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Submission + - iPhone release date confirmed for 29 June (apple.com)

Submitted by

willith

on Sunday June 03, 2007 @09:37PM

willith writes: "Apple has placed three iPhone commercials on their web site today, and each of them end with a tag: "Coming June 29". This puts to rest the question of when the thing will hit the streets, but there are still worries about allocation — some sites are reporting that the allocation of iPhones to Cingular/AT&T stores will be relatively tight. The adverts do however shed light on another previously-unanswered question — the iPhone will only be available with a new two-year contract."

Submission + - New Fuel Cell 2x as Efficient as Genererators (ecogeek.org)

Submitted by

Hank Green

on Sunday June 03, 2007 @08:31PM

Hank Green writes: "A new kind of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell has been developed that can consume any kind of fuel (from hydrogen to bio-diesel) that is over two times more efficient than traditional generators. Acumentrics is attempting to market the technology both to off-grid applications (like National Parks) and also for home use as personal Combined Heat and Power plants that are extremely efficient (up to two times less carbon-intensive than grid power.)"

Journal Journal: working with the blind

Journal by S2ANGEL.COM on Sunday June 03, 2007 @08:20PM

Recently I have discovered the world of blind people. found a whole world of people who use M$ with out seeing the screen. with talking programs that allow them to tab or move arrows to hear what and where they are! (windows-eyes ,JAWs...). And for very basic operation it seems fine but you would not believe the trouble they have to go through just to move around. just to play audio streams is not fun!
It makes me angry when its such a small thing to do to make moving ar

Comment Fixation on Canadians? (Score 1, Interesting) 1435

by the_lp on Tuesday November 22, 2005 @11:50AM (#14090863) Attached to: Ask The Mythbusters

Just a quick question... In the slingshot episode, why would Canadians try to fly over a fence when there is no fence on much of the border? (if there is any) That couldn't have been the myth In the pilot with the hair cream... well that might have been the myth... And Yes we have stronger beer :)

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