World Of Gadget

BenQ recently announced the V2200 Eco and V2400 Eco , both LED displays, with the V2200 declared as the first in the 21.5″ category. So what’s the importance of changing the C to E in LCD ? Well, compared to LCD technology, LED displays consume less power and last longer

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First 21.5″ LED (Not LCD) Display is From BenQ

According to the source, here are the specs you should expect from Dell’s rumored Android smartphone, the so-called “Benzine” which is rumored as ready for launch: Courtesy Boy Genius Report Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE class 12 Size: 68.6cc 103g grams weight Dimensions: 58 x 122 x 11.7mm Display: 3.5″ nHD 640×360 LCD, 18-bit, 262K colors OTA capable Microsoft Exchange support Google, AIM, Yahoo and MSN IM support 3 megapixel auto-focus, flash, 8x digital zoom camera with 30fps video shooting mode, built in photo editor USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR A-GPS On-screen QWERTY keyboard, hardwriting recognition, multi touch UI MicroSD slot Pretty thin and full-featured, if you ask me. And unless the version of Android to run on this gadget was changed significantly, future buyers should expect a responsive experience . Given the intentionally blurriness of the product pic, I’m calling this an intentional leak.

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Rumored Dell Benzine Android Smartphone Specs

At below $300 unlocked, the Nokia 6600i Slide seems to be the manufacturer’s to offer stylishness for the budget-conscious consumer (or at least in the case of the US, buyers who are willing to spend a bit more on unlocked phones, but not too much ).

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Nokia 6600i Slide Promises Affordable Stylishness

Nothing reminds us of how insignificant we are in the universe more than pointing a space telescope to a seemingly dark area and finding over 10,000 galaxies! Source

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Hell Yeah Indeed Hubble Telescope, Hell Yeah!

Everyone’s buzzing over the Chevy Volt, which is basically a hybrid car (runs on an electric and gasoline engine) with ginormous batteries. Eyes have bulged over the claimed 230 miles per gallon mileage

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Realistic Mileage Figures for the Chevy Volt are Still Impressive, But Not 230 mpg

Tech-heads know Hitachi’s Deskstar hard disk line for its 1TB variant, but that may soon change, as the company recently rolled out a 2 terabyte variant. Courtesy Hitachi The Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 is the first of its capacity that runs at 7200 RPM

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Hitachi Comes Out With World’s First 2TB 7200 Hard Disk

I saw this video (produced circa 1930s) way back in 2006 (on archive.org). If you’ve somehow missed out on its awesomeness, here it is: Share and Enjoy:

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How a Differential Gear Works

C’mon, I dare you, watch the two online videos below: So, without thinking whatsoever, which one did you funny (if at all)?

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An Experiment on Acceptable Racism

You’ve probably heard of botnets, those unsuspectingly evil tools of hackers, basically hijacked computers spread throughout the world used for nefarious purposes. A bit of a sensationalist exaggeration there (and just to be clear, not all botnets are evil , or used for such).

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So How Do You Determine if Your Computer’s Part of a Botnet?

Quite simply: take advantage of the current fascination with cloud gaming ! At least one company promises fantastic gaming on practically any platform, with servers that take care of all the complicated hardware stuff in exchange for a monthly fee.

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Hey Valve, Here’s How You Can One-Up Your Competitors