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The Athlon-powered M5030 from Dell hardly looked like a machine that would be bearing an “industry first” label when it launched in September of last year, but now it’s doing exactly that thanks to an intriguing new mod from its maker. The 15.6-incher is being released with its keyboard and Windows 7 installation customized in Spanish, neither of which would be unusual were it not for the fact that it’s going to be on sale in the US. It’s not exactly a vast overhaul, as only a couple of physical keys are swapped out and switching Win 7 into and out of Spanish mode can be done in the time it takes to click a mouse, but still, it’s significant in that it services the speakers of the States’ second most commonly used language. Pricing for the M5030 en español is set at $499 and includes a 320GB HDD and 4GB of RAM. For an entirely free video of an excitable Dell employee telling you about it, jump past the break.

Continue reading Dell freshens up Inspiron M5030 with Spanish-language keyboard, claims it’s first of its kind in US

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If you are waiting for iPhone 5, now you have a solid target day: Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference will start on June 6. The iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPhone 4 were all launched at previous WWDCs. In the words of Phil Schiller: More »

MIC Gadget’s CF card reader does away with pesky cables

If you own an iPad and a DSLR, it’s likely that you have already sprung for Apple’s camera connection kit. And if your camera uses compact flash cards, then it is equally likely you own a card reader.

But if you don’t have any way to get pictures into you iPad, or you’re sick of stringing cables between otherwise convenient and portable accessories, then you might pick up the iPad CF Card Reader from MIC Gadget.

It’s a 2-in-1 reader which plugs straight into your iPad’s dock port and has CF and USB slots on the other side. Just plug it in and the images on the card will show up in the iPad’s Photos app, ready to be imported. The USB slot will read video and image files from a thumb drive as long as they are in a folder with a camera-y sounding directory name, such as “DCIM”.

The CF card reader will cost you $30, the same as Apple’s SD and USB camera connection kit. For space-conscious pro SLR users, it’s probably an easy decision.

CF Card Reader for iPad & iPad 2 [MIC Gadget]

See Also:

• Four-Slot SD Card-Reader Looks Like Miniature Toaster
• ZoomIt: An SD Card-Reader for iPhone
• IPad Camera Connection Kit Supports External Hard Drives
• Dongle Adds USB, SD and MicroSD to iPad

Look, sometimes, not often, but sometimes we’ll miss a truly spectacular and mind bending story that requires a double-back. The SWITL robotic hand is just such a case. The patent-pending technology looks to have been revealed on video back in late October showing the Furukawa Kikou robot deftly lifting a ketchup and mayonnaise mess from a table and then replacing it unchanged from its original shape. The tech was developed for bakeries with the intention of automating the handling of soft substances that were either too malleable or too icky for human hands. Unfortunately, Furukawa Kikou isn’t providing any details about the science behind SWITL so we’ll just assume that it’s Satan’s work until otherwise informed. See what we mean in the video after the break.

Continue reading SWITL scoops oozy goop with amazing robotic precision (video)

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If you fancy using Twitter as much as we do, you’ll probably scream like a pre-teen when you lay your eyeballs on what toy maker Takara Tomy has conjured up in Japan. Dubbed Twimal, this loveable Pokemon-esque desk companion plugs into your Windows machine via USB and has one reason for its existence — to read your tweets. Available in blue or white (male or female voice, respectively), these little bots are able to read all sorts of tweets (replies, lists, user-specific, etc.), in what appears to be Japanese only. If you’re interested in getting your 140-character messages read in the cutest way possible, look for these toys on digital shelves in Japan on March 31 for ¥2,480 (around 30 bucks). And do yourself a favor; watch the video after the break. You’ll thank us later.

Continue reading Twimal the Twitter reader reads your tweets, looks adorable while doing so (video)

Twimal the Twitter reader reads your tweets, looks adorable while doing so (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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