Jun 05
The phrase “do not want” doesn’t begin to explain how I feel about wearable fishbowl, no matter how cool and creative it is.
Jun 05
Robot fish demonstrates leadership, could lead real aquatic life to safety (video)
Posted in: robot, Robots, Today's Chili
It may look like a lobotomized coconut and a stray bit of tin foil, but Maurizio Porfiri’s robot fish is something we don’t see often: an attempt to naturally control wildlife. With an electroactive polymer locomotion system designed to mimic the powerful motions of fish leaders, his fake fish can trick schools of real ones to follow. The idea is to one day steer helpless creatures away from dangerous objects like turbines, but there’s still loads of work to do before then — presently, the robot can only swim in two dimensions, and requires a battery to operate. Porfiri’s team at NYU Poly is already researching ways to harvest energy from the water itself, though, and he expects to have his fish powered by waves before long. Watch an early prototype in action after the break.
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Robot fish demonstrates leadership, could lead real aquatic life to safety (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 05
Too busy calculating your monthly smartphone data usage to keep your eyes on Crave this week? Here’s some of what you missed.
Jun 05
If researchers at the University of Leeds, Durham University, and GlaxoSmithKline have their way, some drugs will be custom printed for you at the pharmacy in the near future. Prescription drugs are usually about 99.9 percent filler and 0.1 percent actual medication, so the new method they’re working on would involve printing the active drug onto the surface of a pill in the pharmacy — meaning that drugs could be customized for each person, and multiple drugs could potentially be included in one pill. The process currently only works with about one percent of prescriptions on the market, but they’re moving toward expansion in the near future.
Printable prescription drugs heading to a pharmacy near you? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Jun 2010 06:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jun 05
We’ve seen plenty of novelty cufflinks in the past, but these ones — well, they’re actually kind of useful, in addition to being cool and weird. These ones are a pair of 4GB USB flash drives which are disguised to look like… well, cufflinks. They come in gunmetal, gold and silver finishes, and they’re engravable to boot. They’re not super cheap at $195 a pair, but if your dad’s the kind of guy who needs to have a lot of top secret documents on him at all times, they might not make a bad Father’s Day gift.
4GB USB flash drive cufflinks: wear your nerdery on your sleeve, literally originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 05
Dreamcast boombox: why not?
Posted in: gaming, hack, Hacks, mod, mods, portable, Today's Chili
Just admit it: you want this portable boombox modded Sega Dreamcast, don’t you? If the answer is “no,” you blew it. Hit up the source link for way more images and a video.
Dreamcast boombox: why not? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jun 05
Copy Data from Scratched DVD’s CD’s
Posted in: Freeware, Software, Today's Chili, WindowsThis article was written on August 20, 2008 by CyberNet.
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Have you ever tried to copy a file from a CD or DVD that has been scratched? If so you might have received an error message stating that the file could not be copied because it is corrupt, but there might still be hope if you really need to access the contents.
Copy Cat 2.0 is a free application designed for recovering files from media that has been partially damaged. As long as you can see the file in Windows Explorer this program can attempt to copy it over. What makes this special is that when it comes across an unreadable area it will skip over it and try to copy the remaining portion of the file. Windows Explorer, on the other hand, will stop copying the file once it receives an error.
The great thing about the program is that it works for more than just CD’s or DVD’s. You can actually use it with hard drives, USB drives, floppy disks, and just about anything else you can store data on.
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Note: During installation it will ask if you want to install a toolbar in Internet Explorer. You’ll probably want to uncheck the box to make sure it doesn’t.
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Jun 05
Dell Adamo gets jammed inside another Dell laptop: yes, it’s that thin!
Posted in: laptop, Laptops, mod, mods, Today's Chili
Check this one out — if there was any doubt as to the thinness of the Adamo, just for fun, some young modder removed the innards of a chunky Dell laptop and threw a Dell Adamo inside of it. Pretty thrilling stuff as you can imagine — hit up the source link for the video.
Dell Adamo gets jammed inside another Dell laptop: yes, it’s that thin! originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Jun 04
BlackBerry Bold 9800 gets some glamour shots, OS 6 gets a 16 minute video walkthrough
Posted in: BlackBerry, leak, RIM, slider, Today's Chili, video
The verdict is still out on OS 6, but there’s hardly any doubting the assured design and form factor that RIM has gone with for the BlackBerry Bold 9800 slider. Our latest look at the device comes courtesy of BlackBerry Times in China, who has what appears to be an early version of the device. They expect the smooth plastic back to be replaced by the leather look RIM favors on its higher end devices, but otherwise the unit looks to be pretty solid and far along. The Google-translated Chinese seems to confirm again that the screen is not SurePress. Not a lot of landmark news to be gleaned here, but we’re mostly stoked about these delicious bokeh-filled shots of device — it’s really looking good, and the comparison shot with other recent BlackBerrys (check after the break) is rather helpful for sizing this thing up.
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BlackBerry Bold 9800 gets some glamour shots, OS 6 gets a 16 minute video walkthrough originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jun 04
How would you change Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10?
Posted in: Android, Features, GoogleAndroid, HowWouldYouChange, HWYC, Sony Ericsson, SonyEricsson, Today's Chili, xperia
You may not agree with Sony Ericsson’s time table, nor their decision on what flavor of Android to use, but let’s face it: you were intrigued when SE told you the Xperia X10 would be its first Google-fied smartphone. To date, the X10 has yet to gain the kind of global appreciation shared by the Motorola Droid, Nexus One or iPhone, but that’s not to say quite a few of you haven’t ended up with one. We had our fair share of gripes and grins when reviewing the thing, but as you well know, this is no place for us to rehash what we’ve already explained. Rather, we’re curious to know how exactly you feel about the Xperia X10. In what can only be described as the most competitive smartphone landscape in the history of the world, the X10 is going up against some huge players; do you feel that the product SE has delivered is up to snuff? Would you have rather seen a different version of Android from the start? Any issues with the touch panel, camera, or industrial design? Digging those hard buttons below the display? We have to imaging that the X11 is already floating around in someone’s mind, and chances are high that they’ll be looking in comments for advice on where to turn. No pressure.
How would you change Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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