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First spinoff of Philips ink invention

The Sony reader which was presented at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas is the result of an invention by the Dutch firm Philips. The reader uses a display technology which is called ‘Electronic Paper Display’.
Looks like a cool gadget and I think it can be used in more ways then just for reading books. What about combining a bigger version with an online subscribtion to your newspaper(s). This is a solution which the company iRex Technologies is proposing. See this link here.
You can read more about the Electronic Paper Display at this link from Philips.

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Great Photo website

Check out a great website with stunning pictures. Pictures are sorted by Studio material, National Parks, Countries, Areas and Mountain areas. The pictures are made by Quang-Tuan Luong and I cannot understand how he finds the time to take all these great shots.

Terra Galleria .

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Startrek warp are engine reality?

AN EXTRAORDINARY “hyperspace” engine that could make interstellar space travel a reality by flying into other dimensions is being investigated by the United States government.

The hypothetical device, which has been outlined in principle but is based on a controversial theory about the fabric of the universe, could potentially allow a spacecraft to travel to Mars in three hours and journey to a star 11 light years away in just 80 days, according to a report in today’s New Scientist magazine.

The theoretical engine works by creating an intense magnetic field that, according to ideas first developed by the late scientist Burkhard Heim in the 1950s, would produce a gravitational field and result in thrust for a spacecraft.

Also, if a large enough magnetic field was created, the craft would slip into a different dimension, where the speed of light is faster, allowing incredible speeds to be reached. Switching off the magnetic field would result in the engine reappearing in our current dimension.

Read about this Startrek development in the Scotsman article.

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Laptop with detachable display

Today Toshiba unveiled a brand new laptop with a detachable display. The detachable display works as normal notebook display when attached to the laptop. Separated, it’s light and ultra-portable.


More on this site.

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New gadget from Parrot

Parrot 3200 LS-COLOR, Bluetooth® color hands-free car kitThe firm Parrot has introduced a new handsfree Bluetooth model. The new model is the Parrot 3200 LS-Color. It is basically the same model as the Parrot 3100CK which is the monochrome version. I have that model in my car and it works great. Voice control, pairing with multiple phones, good sound, you can upgrade the firmware and it is easy to install.

TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS

Bluetooth hands-free kit with large color screen
LCD color screen
TFT 160 x 128 pixels with 262,144 colors
Adjustable brightness
Customizable color interface with wallpapers
Caller photo display
Display of the last numbers dialed, missed calls and calls received
Color themes for choosing the graphical interface

Pairing
Up to five mobile phones registered
Address phonebook synchronization

Audio
Echo cancellation
Full duplex
Voice recognition up to 150 names
Hi-Fi polyphonic ringtones

Dimensions and Weight
Screen / Keypad 64 x 58 x 20 mm Weight: 62 g
Parrot universal radio mute unit (installed under the dashboard):
54 x 104 x 20 mm Weight: 52 g

I can’t help it but I love it.

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Where is Benjamen Walker?

I’ve been listening to the shows of Benjamen Walker since a year and a half. His shows are transmitted in the US by Chicago Public Radio but also by a number, as he calls it, enlightened radio stations. But you can also listen to him on the internet.

He travels around the world, recently he was in the UK, before that in Tunisia, China and Jamaica. On regular basis he is asked to appear to speak at conferences like the International Audio festival.
If you are interested in good different and independent podcast/radio goto his site on http://www.toeradio.org.

There is one problem and I’m worried; I haven’t heared the guy since Okctober last year. Where is Bejamen? Does anybody knwo know, please let me know.