Entries from January 2008
Berkeley (CA) – Remarkable research findings on energy conversion have been published in the most recent edition of Nature: Scientists believe to have discovered a much more efficient way to use silicon to convert heat into electricity – for use in a variety of products ranging from cars to portable electronics.
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Tags: Tech buzz · Technology
January 12th, 2008 · 5 Comments
It was totally unexpected. As usual, after a long day of writing articles, I decided to spent the rest of my night listening to Purple Rain & The Best of 80s on iTunes (either that or Coldplay). My usual routine before I sleep is to have a last look at my site, check/answer e-mails, check […]
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There are things in life which are in the grey area. You may refer these areas as ambiguous, blur or unclear, especially to an inapt person. One such grey area resides on the meaning/definition of a Geek and a Nerd. Mind you, although these two terms seems to have some overlapping meaning, they are different […]
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Tags: Tech Jokes
During his keynote at CES 2008, Bill was challanged by Mircosoft’s president of entertainment, Robbie Bach on Guitar Hero III. Well, he invited Slash (former guitarist of Guns N’ Roses) on stage and together they totally pawned both Bach & Guitar Hero champion, TipperQueen! Watch the video!
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At CES 2008, we’ve seen several devices that take interactive entertainment to the next level. Gone were the days when you need to push buttons to make things work as they are supposed to. Goodbye wires and goodbye infra-red devices.
When it comes to video games, Wii had set the standards of the future interactive video […]
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Tags: CES 2008 · Hardware
Imagine walking into a room and your phone suddenly beeps with a green LED flashing at the corner indicating a wireless charging source is available in the vicinity. Your handphone/iPod/moblie device then asks you to allow/deny charging. You press “ALLOW” and your phone is wirelessly charging. With wireless power, you can not only eliminate wires […]
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Tags: CES 2008 · Technology
Mobile phones with built-in mini projectors will launch later this year, according to 3M, which gave PC Pro a hands-on demonstration of the the technology at CES 2008.
3M’s LED illuminated projector is currently a prototype handheld device, that displays photos or films stored on the unit’s SD or Mini-SD card.
The projector has a brightness […]
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January 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
When TV/LCD manufacturers are going for thin and wide-screen display, Alienware came out with a sweet looking curved, wide screen display that caught my eye when I first saw it! This thing is amazingly huge and it is probably every gamer’s dream display!
It is capable of going up to a whooping 2800×900 resolution! On top […]
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Tags: CES 2008 · Technology
Intel today unveiled sixteen new processors, but fails to set an actual street date for quad-core offerings
At the International 2008 Consumer Electronics Show Intel today unveiled 16 new processors, all of which are constructed on the company’s 45nm node. The new processor now brings the number of 45nm Intel processors, including server, desktop, and mobile […]
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So the rumours heard a few weeks back was true! After a tip-off from a source, I began posting about the next generation Eee PC that would include WiMax + HSDPA support and a wider 8.9″ screen. These upgrades would really make the Eee PC a true mobile warrior!
It was unveil yesterday that what was […]
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