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ESA is showing off its new “ExoMars” bots, Bruno and Bradley, who are being prepped for a 2015 mission to the red planet. The six-wheeled bots are being designed to carry a significant scientific payload, oriented around the search for life, but won’t slouch in the maneuverability department, with six independently rotating wheels. In addition to independent movement, the wheels can also be locked into “wheel walking mode,” where treacherous terrain can be traversed by crawling instead of rolling over it. On the AI front, Bruno and Bradley have Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Miscellaneous, Computers |
13
Aug
Today Logitech is unveiling its V550 Nano cordless laser mouse. This $60 mouse packs a few tricks including that itty bitty 2.4GHz USB nano receiver, 18-month life off 2x AA batteries, and “Clip-and-Go Dock” which affixes to your laptop. the 3.91 x 2.28 x 1.34-inch V550 also features Logitech’s superb hyperfast scrolling. Expect it to ship sometime later this month in the US and Europe.
This innovative speaker disguised as a white wheel can be rolled around anywhere. The Freewheeler cordless stereo speaker producing high quality stereo sound is apt for indoor as well as outdoor.
The Freewheeler speaker offers 52 - 21,000 Hz of frequency response, battery life up to 8 hours, 112dB output and an in-built FM receiver. It equips a pair of coaxial speakers that are mounted inside the lacquered wood enclosure providing true stereo sound.
The receiver inside the wheel picks up the signal and filters it. This signal Read more… »
Maybe I’m not a slope-wise skier, but when I’m hurtling down a mountain I love to hear wind sounds—not music from my iPod. Other people are different, and this waterproof MP3 player from Lancer certainly fits the “rugged enough for big snowboard crashes” bill. The Laqa3’s design is a plain metal tube. And… well, that’s it. There’s a headphone connector, and presumably controls somewhere, but other than that it’s a plain metal tube. You may dig its industrial-look, or not, but it weighs just 25g, has IPX7 waterproofing so it’s good for swimming, and comes with IPX7 silicon ear Read more… »
Revive your memories on the HDTV with the new Kodak Theatre HD Player. You can wirelessly access your favorite videos, music and pictures from your PC, camera as well as online sharing sites.
The Kodak Theatre HD Player uses Wi-Fi to access online content and navigate through the content with its wireless remote. You can easily insert a memory card as well as plug in your USB storage device or Kodak EasyShare Digital Camera. Connect it to your PC and download your favorite music, images or videos.
It is compact Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Digital News, Miscellaneous |
11
Jul
In the UK we have been using 3G networks for several years and 4G (or 4th generation) networks are still a good 3 or 4 years away with a planned release date of 2012 - 2015.4th Gen networks will again, require a complete change of hardware across the country as well as a bunch of new phones. From Wikipedia we find that 4th Gen networks are described as…
4G will be a fully IP-based integrated system. This will be achieved after wired and wireless technologies converge and will be capable of providing between 100 Mbit/s and 1 Gbit/s speeds both indoors and outdoors, with premium quality and high security 4G will offer all types of services at an affordable cost
Not bad eh! But hang on a second… Korea have just announced that they are planning 5G Read more… »
obody needs lecture on Global Warning and the fight against it, but important thing to be considered is the contribution of many companies, including Buffalo to combat the same.
In order to save a negligible amount of power from your monthly electric usage, Buffalo has come up with a perfect solution – the solar-powered Japan-based Buffalo Wireless Keyboard, named BSKBW01SB.
Placed on the upper right portion of the keyboard, an adjustable solar panel captures to capture sunrays for charging. It is said that even a cubical rays will keep the keyboard charge. Read more… »
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