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PhoneSuit is bringing you their latest Android-powered pico projector, the Lightplay. Running on Android 2.3 OS, this LCoS-based projector provides 1024 x 600 native resolution, 50 ANSI lumens brightness and up to 30,000 hours of RGB LED lamp life. What’s more, it also comes with an 8GB of internal storage, a USB port, a mini-USB port, an HDMI port, a built-in 2100mAh rechargeable battery and WiFi connectivity. The Lightplay will begin shipping from November 1st for $399. [PhoneSuit]

I love sci-fi, but I just never understood all of the hype about the Stargate franchise. I’m more a Star Trek or Babylon 5 kind of guy. Sure, it’s ok. I don’t think it’s great sci-fi. (No throwing stuff at me.) That’s probably why I wasn’t invited to any Stargate themed weddings.

The Chapa’ai ring you see here was conceived by Seattle-based company Wedding Band Designs. The coolest feature is that the inner ring spins like a real stargate, without the need for visual effects. If you still have Flash running on your computer, you can even check it out in action below:

It’s made from 14K white gold with the chevrons made from 18K yellow gold. The Chapa’ai ring is available as a custom piece only, and you’ll need to contact Wedding Band Designs for a price quote.

It’s an appropriate ring for marriage since you are certainly stepping into a strange new world.

[via When Geeks Wed via Neatorama]

PC Koubou is about to launch their newest desktop PC for the mass market. Called the Lesance DT S6544-SSD, the system is packed with a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-3770 processor, an Intel B75 Express Chipset, an Intel HD graphics 4000, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 120GB SSD (Intel 330), a 1TB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 450W power supply and runs on Windows 8 64-bit OS. The Lesance DT S6544-SSD will start shipping from October 26th for 79,980 Yen (about $1,020). [Product Page]

Nearly six months ago, Facebook launched the AV Marketplace, offering users access to antivirus applications. This morning, the company announced a deal with seven new partners: avast!, AVG, Avira, Panda, Kaspersky, Webroot, and Total Defense. In addition, Facebook’s existing partners McAfree, Norton, TrendMicro, Microsoft, and Sophos, are also now providing antivirus apps for mobile devices.

For PC users, the AV Marketplace offers Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2013 (free), avast! Free Edition, Avira (free), a 6-month subscription to McAfee Internet Security, a free trial of Norton AntiVirus, Total Defense Free with Free Cloud-Based Security Assessment, AVG Free 2013, Microsoft Security Essentials, a free 6-month subscription to Webroot SecureAnywhere 2013, a free subscription to Kaspersky PURE Total Security, and a 6-month subscription for Panda Internet Security 2013. Mac users can download Kaspersky Security for Mac, avast! Free Edition, Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2013, a free trial of Norton, Avira (free), and Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition (free). Android users can grab either McAfee Mobile Security or Norton Mobile Security Lite for Android.

This is the latest move from Facebook on increasing user security. The company recently implemented a series of phishing protection mechanisms, as well as the launch of phish@fb.com, where users can report phishing attempts. In July, the company also launched malware checkpoints, and is using a URL blacklist system, which scans links and compares them with their partners’ databases to verify that they aren’t malicious.

According to Facebook’s announcement, “Effective security must be a cooperative effort; by adding these new partners to the Facebook Security family we are sure we can keep our community even better protected from threats both on Facebook and elsewhere on the web.” The company plans to announce new tools in the future. The products from these seven new partners, plus the new mobile apps, are available for download now.

[via Facebook]

Facebook expands AV Marketplace with 7 new partners is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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