Recent postsIt is certainly easier to use new and expensive technology in a luxury product package for rich people that are desperately seeking an expensive green image. Hybrid Technologies intends to compete head on with Tesla for sports car fans that are willing to pay a bit extra for startling acceleration and near perfectly quiet motoring.
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So the Canon Rebel XS/1000D seems to be arriving to compete with the cheap lineups of the likes of Olympus, Sony, Nikon and Pentax. I have already written my feeling that going lower than the 450D/XSi is not a necessity for Canon.
But here we are with some indicative spec. So what are we most likely [...]
Wall of sound made from obsolete junk, do people really recycle them? [Source: adw.tumblr via Gizmodo]
Neil Young is to release his previous material on Blu-ray discs. Is that big news for rock music fans? Neil Young is almost always big news, but not this time I am afraid… His fans already own his brilliant albums in vinyl and CD form. The transition from analog to digital took years and [...]
Most SSD proposals had so far a 128GB capacity limit. Samsung is certainly out to impress everybody with a 2.5 inch form factor, 256GB of capacity, read speeds of 200Mbps, write speeds of 160Mbps, MLC technology and SATA 2 connectivity.
Every one of us would love to have one but don’t expect pricing to help much [...]
Imagine working like a dog for months and finally finishing your Friday work to board the plane to your much awaited holiday destination. But while having a peaceful flight with your wife and getting a nap is in your best intentions, people around you are speaking ceaselessly on their telephones. To the point that you [...]
Once more dpreview reviews a DSLR in great detail. It is the turn of the Canon 450D / Digital Rebel XSi, the fourth iteration of Canon’s entry model after the 300D, 350D and 400D. From the review the following points are clear:
The 450D/XSi is an incredibly able “more sorted” camera for its segment that has [...]
Tasteful laptop skin that makes you examine the screen from the wrong side [Skin izi via Boing Boing]
SMS messages are a huge money maker for mobile operators. Despite advances in mobile devices and services -see mobile web- they are so deeply ingrained in user minds that use is automatic in more than one case. And there’s no few people that prefer sending their new year or birthday wishes by SMS, although voice [...]
If you still wonder how to transfer your vinyl to CDs, it doesn’t get any easier than using the LP2CD with integrated CD recorder and USB connection [Source: ION Audio via Red Ferret]
It all looks like great fun and I am sure it is superb stress relief. And it only costs some feathers! I am talking about massive pillow and water fights arranged via Facebook and the Internet in general. But unfortunately such events can cause considerable damage -see thousands of euros- like in the case of [...]
Steven Spielberg walks the Cannes red carpet for the first time after 22 years for the occasion of the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. And guess what! He considers digital cinema inevitable. Really? Here is what he said on digital or not digital:
“The film is being released digitally on a [...]
Kama Sutra for IT people [Source: Digg via Gizmodo]
Super heroes are having a huge comeback this summer, Iron Man has only been the start. Dark Knight, the new much awaited Batman film is arriving on the July 25, but like in the case of the Matrix it will be preceded by a DVD called Batman: Gotham Knight, a collection of six short Batman [...]
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Today Burj Dubai has reached 650m height, officially becoming the highest structure in the world by surpassing the 646m high Warsaw radio mast. Construction started in September 2004 and is expected to finish in September 2009 at a height of 819m.
[SkyscraperCity via Gizmodo]
