The big US broadcasters are primarily leaning on legal action to shut down Aereo’s antenna-based streaming TV service, but what if the startup prevails in court? Apparently, the media giants aren’t too worried; they have some backup plans. The Wall…
Following some recent leaks, Ricoh has taken the wraps off its latest offering, the Pentax 645Z medium-format camera. With the camera comes a 51.4-megapixel CMOS sensor, as well as a … Continue reading
Want to be able to charge your phone wherever you go? If that prospect sounds appealing to you but you don’t want to have to lug around a huge external battery pack, you might be interested in the LithiumCard. The charger was originally an Indiegogo project but it has since surpassed its original goal of $30,000 and has managed to rack up almost $170,000 in pledges, so safe to say that this project is good to go.
For those unfamiliar with the LithiumCard, it’s essentially a charger you can bring around with you relatively easily, thanks to its small nature and thin profile which measures 5.5mm thin, allowing you to easily slip it into your pocket or bag without it taking up too much space. But not only is the LithiumCard thin and easy to bring around, it is also fast. (more…)
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When a semi-trailer truck carrying a rig filled with toilet paper crashes into a bridge, what happens? A giant mess. A giant mess that someone has to clean up. This timelapse shows a city clean up crew picking up all the crap, repackaging it for another truck and getting the streets clean so that no one would know what’s going on. This is six and a half hours of work shrunken down to two minutes. It’s kind of like seeing SimCity characters go to work, only they’re real people.
Check out this newly launched medical LCD monitor from NEC, the MultiSync MD302C4. Designed specially for the demanding needs of healthcare professionals in medical imaging and PACS, this new 30-inch IPS GB-R LED-backlight monitor provides 2560 x 1600 (4MP) native resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 340 cd/m2 brightness, 7ms response time and 178/178 degree viewing angles, and has 3-port USB 2.0 hub, DVI-D, HDMI, mini DisplayPort and DisplayPort connectors. The MultiSync MD302C4 sells for $3,699. [NEC]
Storm System Technology hits back by bringing you their latest slim tower desktop PC, the Storm Book Tower AM1. Adopting In Win’s IW-BL631 Black/Silver PC case, this space-saving system is equipped with a 2.05GHz AMD Athlon 5350 processor, an AMD Radeon R3 graphics card, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 300W 80PLUS BRONZE power supply and runs on either Windows 7 or 8.1 OS (customizable). The Storm Book Tower AM1 is available now for 38,880 Yen (about $382). [Product Page]
If you’re in the market for a new 3G Android tablet, I recommend you to check out this CVYF-74106 from Chinavasion. Priced at just $95.05, the tablet offers a 7.0-inch 800 x 480 5-point capacitive multi-touch display, a 1GHz MTK6577 dual-core processor, a PowerVR SGX531 GPU, a 1GB RAM, a 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), dual SIM card slots (WCDMA+GSM), dual cameras (0.3MP front & 2MP rear), an FM radio, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 3000mAh battery and runs on Android 4.1 OS. [Product Page]
Spire has recently showed off a new wired mouse to its line-up, the Archer II. Coming in an arched, vertical design to prevent the tendonitis, this ergonomically designed mouse is equipped with a large palm rest for better arm position, a 5D optical sensor for better accuracy and a USB 2.0 connector (cable length: 1.5m). Backed by a 2-year warranty, the Archer II has a retail price of $41.95. [Spire]
Buffalo has also unveiled their newest wireless LAN repeater, the WEX-300. Designed to extend the radio range of the wireless LAN into out-of-reach areas of the home, the WEX-300 supports for single-band WiFi access point (2.4GHz – 300Mbps), has a WPS button and four LAN ports on the back, and provides security through encryption using WPA2-PSK (AES), WPA-PSK (AES), WPA/WPA2 mixed PSK (AES) and WEP (128/64bit). The WEX-300 will go on sale from late April for 5,000 Yen (about $49). [Buffalo]
Today, we’ve been given a glimpse into the future of the workplace. Not surprisingly, it involves robots. Microsoft’s Situated Interaction Project is a near-fully automated, robotic workplace, designed to show that robots and humans can interact – and work together – on a meaningful level.
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