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Pearls And The Puzzle of How They Form Perfect Spheres
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on April 18, 2013
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China, U.S. to form working group on cyberspying issue
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on April 14, 2013
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After a meeting with China Foreign Minister Wang Yi, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the two countries have agreed to work toward cybersecurity for both nations. [Read more]
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Batteries: Cheapest Form of Grid Power?
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on April 13, 2013
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Using a wind energy and expensive lithium-ion batteries, AES Energy Storage is making money by stabilizing the grid.
The conventional wisdom is that batteries, particularly lithium-ion batteries, are way too expensive to be used on the electricity grid in a financially viable way. Chris Shelton begs to differ and he has two years of data to make his case.
White House signals it won’t support CISPA in present form
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on April 12, 2013
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In what’s quickly turning out to be a replay of events from last year, the White House today signaled that it would not support the recently reintroduced Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in its present form.
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LED quadrotors form ‘Star Trek’ logo over London
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on March 25, 2013
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30 micro UAVs flying in Star Fleet formation take the city “Into Darkness” to mark Earth Hour. [Read more]
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Watching Fish Thoughts Form
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on February 2, 2013
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Scientists record the neuronal activity of a fish brain as the animal watches its prey.
Scientists in Japan have recorded the neuronal activity of a fish as it eyes its dinner, the first live recording of the brain processes behind a natural behavior. The study was published online in Current Biology on Thursday.
Pebble: A Transitional Form of Wearable Computer
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on January 11, 2013
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The e-ink wristwatch is useful precisely because it DOESN’T try to be a full computer–just a screen.
Late last year I wondered who would solve “the jetpack problem” for wearable computers: namely, who will present a use case for them that doesn’t presume sci-fi coolness for coolness’s sake? Pebble, the Kickstarter-funded e-ink wristwatch that was finally unveiled at CES this week, is as close to an answer as I’ve seen yet. Why? Because it’s not really a wearable computer at all, and doesn’t try to be.
Mysterious ‘Nazca Lines’ in desert form labyrinth, archaeologist says
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on December 28, 2012
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Back to the Future DeLorean reaches Lego form in mid-2013, likely won’t reach 88MPH (video)
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on December 22, 2012
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Team BTTF has been pushing for months to get a Lego rendition of Back to the Future‘s AMC DeLorean as an official kit. Persistence pays off: Lego’s Summer Review has approved the two-person group’s project as its next Cuusoo set, both for its realistically affordable design and in response to the “massive appeal” fostered when geek culture took notice. While we don’t know how closely the design will follow the templates created by M. Togami and Sakuretsu, it’s safe to say there will be a brick-based (and sadly non-functional) Mr. Fusion in the mix. We’ll have to wait until mid-2013 to buy a set for ourselves; that’s arguably early when Back to the Future II won’t take place for another two years.
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Large Hadron Collider may have produced a previously undetected form of matter
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on November 28, 2012
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Teams at the Large Hadron Collider must be developing a knack for producing tangible evidence of theoretical particles. After orchestrating 2 million collisions between lead nuclei and protons, like the sort you see above, the collider’s Compact Muon Solenoid group and researchers at MIT suspect that stray, linked pairs of gluon particles in the mix were signs of color-glass condensate, a currently theory-only form of matter that sees gluons travel in liquid-like, quantum-entangled waves. The clues aren’t definitive, but they were also caught unexpectedly as part of a more routine collision run; the team is curious enough that it’s looking for more evidence during weeks of similar tests in January. Any conclusive proof of the condensate would have an impact both on how we understand particle production in collisions as well as the ways gluons and quarks are arranged inside protons. If so, the CMS and MIT teams may well answer a raft of questions about subatomic physics while further justifying CERN’s giant underground rings.
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T-Mobile HTC One S re-issued for free (and in its true form)
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on November 8, 2012
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The original HTC One S has finally made its way to T-Mobile from overseas, replacing the paint-covered Blue edition that’s been in stores since the launch. The international coverings for this machine are the same as we’d seen in the international edition of the machine here in Matte Black with Micro Arc Oxidation. This process,
Village Voice Media Execs Acquire The Company’s Famed Alt Weeklies, Form New Holding Company
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on September 24, 2012
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A group of long-running alternative weekly newspapers is changing hands. Village Voice Media Holdings — whose titles include the LA Weekly, Westword, and, yes, the Village Voice — is selling its publications (and their associated web properties) to a new holding company, the similarly named Voice Media Group.
The financial terms are not being disclosed. The deal includes all 13 of VVMH’s alt-weeklies, but not the online classified site Backpage.com, which will operate as its own company.
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Rare Form of Autism Could Be Curable With Protein Supplements
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on September 7, 2012
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ananyo writes “A rare, hereditary form of autism has been found — and it may be treatable with protein supplements. Genome sequencing of six children with autism has revealed mutations in a gene that stops several essential amino acids being depleted. Mice lacking this gene developed neurological problems related to autism that were reversed by dietary changes (abstract). According to Joseph Gleeson, a child neurologist at the University of California, San Diego, who led the study, ‘This might represent the first treatable form of autism.’ It is possible that some other forms of autism may also be linked to uncommon metabolic disorders — and so treatable through dietary changes, according to the scientists quoted in the piece.”
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BlackBerry 10 L-Series smartphone leaks in video and photo form
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on September 4, 2012
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If you’re waiting for the next generation of RIM‘s software-toting smartphone, you’ll be glad to see the BlackBerry 10 L-Series appearing tonight in a single leaked photo and a hands-on video that’ll have you freaking out. You’ll be seeing a Battery, a SIM card, and more all-touch interface action than you can handle. The battery
Apple v Samsung jury to face 700+ questions on verdict form
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on August 21, 2012
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Imagine the longest, most complex government form you've ever had to fill out and you start to have an idea what jurors will face as they begin to consider their verdict in the patent infringement case between Apple and Samsung.
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Maxthon web browser arrives in bite-sized form for iPhone
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on August 21, 2012
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Maxthon has long since escaped the days when it was chiefly a customized version of Internet Explorer on the desktop, and nowhere is that more apparent than its just-launched version of the normally WebKit-based browser for the iPhone and iPod touch. All the core features of the app carry over from earlier Android and iPad versions, such as an Opera-like grid of favorite pages, a download manager and a unified address bar, but it’s arguably more useful than the iPad edition: conventional browser tabs aren’t coming to smaller-screened iOS devices in a future mobile Safari build anytime soon. Bookmark syncing and an optimized reading mode also persist to reduce the chance that Maxthon users drift back towards the official Apple browser, even after iOS 6 rolls around. With that all-important “free” price tag, there’s every reason to give it a try — let others know in the comments if Maxthon is enough to take precedence over comparable iOS alternatives like Chrome.
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Samsung August 15th event teases new Galaxy Note form factor
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on August 4, 2012
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Fujitsu, NTT DoCoMo and NEC to form smartphone chip venture
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on August 1, 2012
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Japanese electronics heavyweights Fujitsu and NEC, together with the country's largest mobile operator NTT DoCoMo, said Wednesday they will form a new joint venture to build and sell wireless chips for smartphones.
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Web Giants Form US Internet Lobby Group
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on July 27, 2012
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judgecorp writes “Google, Facebook, eBay and Amazon have apparently set up the Internet Association to lobby the US government on issues relating to online business. From the article: ‘The Internet Association, which will open its doors in September, will act as a unified voice for major Internet companies, said President Michael Beckerman, a former adviser to the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee.’”
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Aussie Network Engineers Form Members-Only ISP
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on July 21, 2012
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schliz writes “A group of Australian network engineers is planning to launch a not-for-profit internet service provider that will provide access to the nation’s high-speed NBN fibre network for like-minded people. The cooperative, dubbed ‘No ISP,’ has no staff or add-on services to keep costs down. Members will be able to ‘trade’ excess download quota for a market-based price, depending on supply and demand.”
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Enyo 2.0 released in finished form, shares webOS’ web app legacy with everyone
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on July 18, 2012
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HP’s plans to open-source webOS included mention of Enyo 2.0, a framework designed to spread webOS’ learnings to other platforms — to spread the love around, so to speak. The code foundation, while behind schedule, has just left beta: any developer with a mind to producing web apps can now create interface elements and whole apps using the technology derived from Palm’s legacy. Any reasonably modern browser will run the end result, whether it’s running Android, iOS or a full-fledged desktop release. We may never recreate the exact feeling of using an HP TouchPad on our iPads and Galaxy Tabs, but we know that some of its software design heritage will carry on.
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D-Link unveils Cloud Router 1200 and 2000, dishes out WiFi in tube form
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on June 23, 2012
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We’ll admit: one of the biggest appeals for us in D-Link’s new Cloud Router 1200 and 2000 is that tube shape, which is a nice break from the amorphous blobs we’re used to as our WiFi routers. Not to say that there aren’t convincing technical reasons to like them. Both will let you remotely administrate the 802.11n router’s devices from an Android or iOS app, and they both carry four gigabit Ethernet jacks as well as a USB port for some network media storage. The differences lay exclusively in the wireless support, where the single-band 1200 caters to the frugal set at 300Mbps and the simultaneous dual-band 2000 hums along at 600Mbps. Thankfully, the prices of the just-shipping access points are both about right for what you get: the Cloud Router 1200 is a cheap and cheerful $ 60, and the 2000 won’t strain the wallet much more at $ 100. You can catch the full details of our new cylindrical overlords friends after the break.
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Verizon, BMW, Toyota and others form 4G car alliance
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on June 11, 2012
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Verizon is hoping to get your next car online, launching the 4G Venture Forum for Connected Cars to push LTE integration – along with the cloud, mobile content and more – into dashboards. A partnership with BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and Toyota, along with links to MIT, the 4G Venture Forum for Connected Cars “will collaborate
PayPal, Softbank to form Japan joint venture, launch PayPal Here service
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on May 9, 2012
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PayPal and Softbank said Wednesday they will form a new joint venture to pursue online transactions business in the country.
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WIMM Android smart box breaks out of form
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on April 19, 2012
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The folks responsible for the WIMM Android-based device are fully conscious of the fact that they’re not the only smart watch manufacturer on the block, so this week they’re showing the future. The future in this case is a set of conceptual works surrounding their 1 x 1 miniature computer that show that the WIMM
Fisker Nina / Atlantic gets unofficially pictured in official form
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on April 2, 2012
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We got a quick glimpse of Fisker’s once-halted Project Nina the other day courtesy of Autoblog, and we now have our best look at the car to date thanks to some seemingly official press photos that have turned up on Autoforum.cz. Now being dubbed the Atlantic, the car promises to be a smaller and more affordable version of Fisker’s Karma sedan and, as those earlier shots indicated, we should soon be seeing plenty more of it at this week’s New York Auto Show. Apart from an expected BMW-sourced four-cylinder engine, though, details on the car itself remain decidedly light — including any indication of a possible price tag or rollout date. In the meantime, you can find more photos where this one came from at the links below.
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Has Dating Site Badoo Found A Love Match In The Form Of Hotornot?
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on April 2, 2012
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Maybe even dating sites deserve to find a special someone at one point in their lives… it looks like Badoo, the UK-based dating site, has joined forces with rival Hotornot.
The two have yet to issue a formal release of any kind, but Hotornot now boasts the same amount of registered users as Badoo (146 million+), and Hotornot now directly refers users to Badoo’s terms and conditions (pictured below). There have been a few observed signs from users, too…
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Physicists Propose Yet Another Form of Superhard Carbon
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on March 29, 2012
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The battle amongst theorists to predict the structure of a new form of carbon is hotting up
Last month, we looked at an emerging debate amongst materials scientists over the nature of a new form of carbon that was recently discovered by compressing graphite at room temperature to pressures in excess of 10 GigaPascals.
NITDroid now available in alpha form, brings Android 4.0.3 to Nokia N9 (video)
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on March 23, 2012
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It’s hardly the first time we’ve seen Ice Cream Sandwich parading around on a phone that shipped with MeeGo, but for those waiting for a proper, (semi) stable release to try it on their own N9, heads-up. NITDroid forum administration e-yes has laid out alpha release numero uno, dubbed Project Mayhem, which brings Android 4.0.3 to one of the most beautiful pieces of handset hardware to ever exist. As for things “expected” to work? Dual-boot operation without reflashing, 3D drivers, multitouch, USB networking, Bluetooth, charging and a whole host of other niceties. There’s a demo after the break for the nonbelievers, and those with plenty of time (and wits) can get to cracking down in the source link.
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New iPad lines form outside Apple Stores
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on March 10, 2012
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Apple’s new iPad doesn’t arrive in stores for a week, but the queues are already starting to form outside the company’s flagship stores. SlashGear stumbled across Ali and Zohaib kicking off the line at Apple’s Regent Street store in London today, the first lonely iPad fanatics desperate to get their hands on the Retina Display
Switched On: Think form factors, not PCs
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on February 19, 2012
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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.
The iPad, launched in 2010, kicked off the post-PC era. The combination of a multitouch display and keyboard-less design enabled mobile computing in a way not done before. On the other hand, maybe the IBM Simon, launched in 1982, kicked off the post-PC era. Widely considered to be the first smartphone, it enabled mobile computing in a way that was not done before. Then again, maybe the Osborne I, launched in 1981, marked the beginning of the post-PC era. After all, it was widely considered to be the first portable computer, enabling mobile computing in a way that was not done before.
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Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Stealing Someone’s Design: HipChat vs Messages
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on February 17, 2012
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Clearly there needs to be a workshop or CBT or something on trademark in Cupertino because Apple simply cannot stop infringing! As you see here, the handsome icon for the Messages app looks a lot like a reversed version of the icon for HipChat’s group chat service. HipChat CEO Pete Hurley took it in stride, assuming that they would be the ones who would have to change their logo in order to appease the great Moloch of West Coast.
“We’re So So Sorry”: An Apology Form Letter For Startups
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on February 13, 2012
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Sometimes it really does seem like we live in the Wild West of the digital age, the rules of the Internet get made up as we go along.
Due to the newness, it seems like there’s a scandal per week in tech startup land, and, because of social media, the default way of dealing with it for startups has become the grand public apology — tweetable on Twitter!
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How Earth’s next supercontinent (Amasia?) will form
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on February 10, 2012
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Teens Share Passwords As a Form of Intimacy
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on January 19, 2012
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nonprofiteer writes “The New York Times claims that the hot new trend among teenagers in love is to share passwords to their email and Facebook accounts, as the ultimate form of trust. According to Pew, 33% of teens surveyed say they do this. One expert says the pressure to share passwords is akin to the pressure to have sex. Forbes says don’t do it! ‘There is something pure and romantic about the idea of sharing everything, and having no secrets from one another. But it’s romantic the same way that Romeo and Juliet is romantic, in a tragic, horrible, everyone-is-miserable-and-dies-at-the-end kind of way.’ Sam Biddle at Gizmodo writes about which passwords are okay to share (like Netflix), but says to stay away from handing over email or Facebook passwords. ‘We all need whatever scraps of privacy we have left, and your email is just that.’”
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Alienware announces X51 small form factor gaming PC, starting at $699
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on January 18, 2012
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Alienware may have just upgraded its Aurora gaming rig, but that’s not to keep the company from giving more diminutive form factors some love. Just this evening, the subsidiary of Dell announced the X51, a slim gaming PC that’s designed to orient itself either vertically or horizontally on the desktop — complete with an Alienware logo that properly rotates depending on positioning. The system includes both Core i3 and i5 options, and features a slot-loading optical drive with an option for Blu-ray. While it’s no shocker, the X51 can be upgraded to 8GB of RAM and a full 1TB of storage. Further, the case accommodates a single, full size NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 graphics card, (with the GTX 555 available as an upgrade), and features an external power supply that’s available in 240W or 330W versions. Users can also expect HDMI 1.4, on-board WiFi, USB 3.0 and digital 7.1 surround sound. As a nifty trick, the computer’s accent colors can be conveniently modified with the Alienware Command Center software. Touting immediate availability, customers can place orders for the X51 right away, with configurations starting as low as $ 699. For the complete set of specs that make up this Mini-ITX gamer, just follow the break.
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Blog – Gaming Tablet Suggests New Form Factor
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on January 11, 2012
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Fotopedia Brings Brand Advertising To The iPad In Magazine Form (First Stop: Japan)
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on November 15, 2011
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As Erick wrote in September, over the course of the last year, Fotopedia has been hard at work at trying to reinvent the photo book for the iPad. To date, the so-called “Wikipedia for photos” has launched seven apps, two of which have been in partnership with National Geographic, and has racked up 5.2 million downloads since August of last year.
In September, as part of turning its attention to creating more magazine-like experiences, it launched the Fotopedia Magazine on Flipboard, which highlights five photo essays each day of the week from the company’s impressive bullpen of high-end photographers. And, today, Fotopedia is launching its eighth app and, in turn, is embarking on a new initiative that aims to leverage its photographic talent to begin creating branded experiences in magazine form, combining advertising with “premium content”.
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Strange Form of Life Discovered in Ocean’s Blackest Depths
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on October 21, 2011
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Lytro Makes Its Debut: Unique Form Factor, $400 Price Tag
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on October 19, 2011
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The Lytro camera has created a lot of interesting discussion on the web. With photography still in many ways the same as it was a century ago, this new way of capturing images has certainly struck a nerve. I’ve voiced my skepticism, but I wouldn’t want to pour cold water on this truly innovative device on its big debut.
At an event in San Francisco today, CEO and originator of the Lytro’s light-field technology Ren Ng showed off the device, which only resembles traditional cameras in that it has a lens and LCD screen. It’s really more like a kaleidoscope than anything else.
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