Crystal Acoustics releases MediaMatchbox to outdo the PicoHD 5.1 PMP

Adding a lot more support to other media formats besides those that its predecessor already supported, the Crystal Acoustics MediaMatchbox is all set to thrill you in every form. The added functionality and support for formats extends to Blu-ray as well. Additionally, you get increased video bandwidth, HD Audio passthrough and downmix. There are navigation keys on the device to make it easier to use and enhanced video controls. The compactness of the MediaMatchbox is what gets to you. That tiny space is all that is needed to make HD TV possible. So, you can pump out 1080p HD video with 5.1 multichannel surround sound and support for DivX, BD-ISO, WMV, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD, AAC and FLAC.
The MediaMatchbox is also compatible with Hard Disks, USB Flash Drives as well as SD and MMC media cards. What more could you ask from a 8.5cm x 5.4cm x 1.6cm device? £50/$81.
MediaMatchbox

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Lian Li PC-6 Mid-tower Case is for graphics hogs

There weren’t, or should I say, aren’t too many graphic card houses that take in giant GPUs that you would like, under a single hood. That’s where the Lian Li PC-6 mid-tower case comes into play. With dimensions of 210 x 475 x 498 mm, the cabinet is made to accommodate. It can take in some really elaborately done up graphic cards that would not fit into regular cabinets. The 5 kilogram housing for your PC entrails has eight ventilated PCI brackets. It can hold three 3.5-inch hard drives, one 2.5 inch hard drive, and three externally mounted 2.5-inch optical drives.
The front has a Super USB 3.0 port, a USB 2.0 port and HD audio ports. It is compatible with ATC, micro-ATX and mini-ITX motherboards.
TechFresh

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Huawei lifts veil of the much hyped MediaPad with teaser video

The MediaPad tablet by Huawei is considered to be among one of the finer releases this year. The elusive device has had its fair share of publicity in the last few weeks but has now come in to visible range for us. The video hither will tell you just what the MediaPad might be like. Though it isn't all enlightening and though there's nothing to really yell or gasp about, we must take comfort from the fact there there are more prospective tablet manufacturers planning a whole new world for us. Video after jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB1Aw-cUudo&feature=player_embedded
The MediaPad is expected to release in Singapore by June 20th. We hope for some specifications from there.
Geeky-Gadgets

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The ultimate rugged phone meets the most brutal blender

The most ancient analogy for a situation such as this is the story of some blacksmith who sold spears and shields. His claim was that both his spears and shields were unbeatable; and the irony of his claim came forward when his goods met each other. Such is the case of the toughest phone in the world from Sonim and the Blendtec blender that is the toughest ever, coming head on. The phone used is the Sonim XP3300. Well, the video will tell you the tale of a phone that did take some beating but managed to prevail with some notable damage, mainly, as scratches. Video after the jump.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt1fNKhQdKk&feature=player_embedded


Have fun watching the video and make sure you do not try this at home. At the end of the day it's a bloody battery in between this mess that will cause nasty occurrences.
Wired

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Huge paintball machine with 840 guns blasts images in seconds

At the first instance, this apparatus looks more lethal than any fun. As of matter of fact, it is actually a gigantic paintball machine with 840 guns that can blast images onto a wall. V energy drink earlier came up with a commercial which had this contraption mounted on the back of truck. When the operator pushes the button, all the paint balls fly out at one time and thus a portrait with a color splash is made. It does nothing more than making a giant art project in one messy go. The gun weighs 3.1tonne and is presently kept at Auckland's Aotea Square in New Zealand.
[Le Journal Du Geek And TheEdge]

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Android working on an app to compete with BBM and iMessage

Google is rumored to be working on its own messenger service, just like that of BlackBerry and Apple, but details are very sparse right now. It is expected that Google will offer more than its existing Google Talk or other IM services. As of now, its mobile operating system, Android only relies on third-party apps like Whatsapp and Liveprofile and this new project might lure away BBM users. Google is yet to give out an official word on the same.

[Electronista]

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Hello Kitty GPS guides and entertains you

Seiwa Japan has announced the Hello Kitty GPS. Shaped like the Kitty's head it comes with an onboard digital TV tuner which lets you watch TV on the move. It has a 7 inch touchscreen which supports a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels It has two input jacks via which you can connect a DVD player, video game or a reverse camera. You can playback video and audio files via a SD card. The GPS comes complete with a bow shaped remote control. A Japan only device this one will sell from July 31.

[Seiwa]

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Chrome browser with Touch UI images leaked

As Google’s Chrome OS is steadily easing into the notebook market with the one made available by Kogan race, rumors about tablet-friendly Chrome versions have began to surface recently. Here are some leaked images of the browser’s touch version which definitely backs the tablet story. There is an onscreen keyboard with extra large buttons and also support for landscape/portrait rotation- all of which are quite essential for smartphone or tablet applications. If at all these renditions are genuine, you’ll soon be able to use Chrome with touchscreen devices. Google is yet to dish out an official word so your best bet would be to wait and watch.

[Ubergizmo]

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You would agree that this one’s a perfectly functional Italian Job star

The Italian Job is a renowned movie based on a crime scene on the narrow streets of Italy. The highlight of the movie lies in the Mini Cooper that escapes cop-trap by trashing the garbage cans on the side-walk. This feature of the Cooper being petite and fast has been brought to life in the new edition by the Bulgarian design company Vilner. The outside of the bespoke “Italian Job” is a sleek silver paint that shimmers when the car speeds up. The top and trim are a magnificent contrast to the silver in matte black. The new interiors of this Cooper S conversion are seats of diamond-quilted Nappa leather, two-tone Alcantara coverings for the inner roof and pillar that offer oomph for the driver.


The cost is not yet unveiled but abiding by the theme of the Italian Job, the buyers might have to rob a bank. 
Stupiddope

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The Sony SLT-A35 Alpha Digital SLR Camera is set to own Panasonic on most counts

Here’s good news for all the lovers of Sony DSLR. Sony has announced A35, a DSLR combined with the features of the beloved A33 and A55 that gives a knock in the face to its previous models. This model has been designed keeping both the generations of photographers in mind i.e. amateurs and professionals. The ultra small built loaded with features like that of Translucent Mirror Technology and a splendid 7fps steals the cake. This feature is quite paradoxical to the professionals that use larger lenses as getting a grip becomes an issue. Compared to the biggies in the market like Canon Rebel edition and Panasonic Lumix, Sony A35 is a deal that not only fits the budget but also offers the same or more features than that of the competitors. Sony’s A35 offers 16.2megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor with an extremely detailed picture. This doesn’t amplify noise reduction while shooting HD videos. Tele zoom high speed shooting makes it debut in A35 that allows for a small portion magnification of 1.4x while shooting at 7fps. An indistinctive ISO expands from 100 -12800 offered by the rest of the competitors. The rapid 5.5fps drive mode offers full-resolution continues shooting with an image range of 18 jpeg to 6 Raw. Sony A35 offers a high contrast image with full 100% field coverage on the LCD. Accurate composition of landscapes, architecture and other scenes is enhanced by 3 selectable grid line patterns


The A35 camera with Sony's Translucent Mirror Technology allows responsive, accurate continuous autofocus - whether shooting high-speed still photos or recording full HD movies. It is at 15-pt phase-detection and 3 cross-type.A35 speeds up to 1/4000 to 30secs and bulb; 1/160 x-sync. With 49 zone metering is quite disappointing as compared to the A55 that offers 1200 zone. It shoots videos of AVCHD 1080/60i @ 17Mbps; H.264 MPEG-4 1440x1080 /30p at 12Mbps. With a battery life that lasts 420 shots it surely is a win from A55 that offers 330 shots. In the body operating weight category, the Lumix wins here with 11.8 (est) while A35 is 16.1. The cost with kit is $700 and without it, $600.

Photographyblog

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Acer introduces TimelineX laptop with Sandy Bridge power for $178

Acer knows that those who would make the most of Intel's Sandy Bridge processor-powered systems, needn't necessarily have to be those who can juggle four digit price tags as if they tea bags. So, they've given us the TimelineX series of laptops that can help bring in the agility of the awesome processor without spending much. The 13.3-inch model packs Nvidia GT540M graphics driver, and Dolby audio. The best part is that all this can be run with the powerful Intel Core i5 processor. If you want to save even more then you can go in for less powerful ones that give you size options of 14- and 15.6-inch variants.
The 13.3-inch model could cost you $780, while the 14-inch and 15.6-inch models would cost $700 and $600 respectively. The cheaper they go the bigger the screens get.
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Japanese astronaut sets out to grow space cucumbers

The idea of ‘moving-out’ to the space has been enough toyed around by people, either through movies like Wall-E or creative writing. The Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa wants to see how feasible this could be by attempting to grow cucumbers. He would do this right when is on board the International Space Station and believes that this would make him learn about the possibility of harvesting food when in space. He’d begin to experiment with cucumber first.

The scientist wants to study what effect the absence of gravity has on growing food. With his colleagues Russian Sergei Volkov and American Michael Fossum, the Japanese will be taking the trip skywards on Wednesday for his 6-month long mission. Apart from cucumbers, they’ll also grow some tomatoes. These men also were excited with the idea of being able to eat a cucumber tomato salad made from the veggies harvested by them for they are otherwise not allowed to eat them onboard. I wonder how these veggies are going to taste and what price will the rich guys cough up to actually have them as a souvenir.

[DigitalTrends]

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Microsoft unveils wireless Xbox 360 steering wheel

Here’s yet another peripheral bound to have you stuck on to your seat, as you lose interest in driving cars, instead opting to vroom around in some pretty asphalt burners with Forza Motorsport 4. By Microsoft, this pretty wheel keeps away the limitations of being hooked on with a wire, instead going the cable-less way. Reminiscent more of a space-craft joystick than a car’s steering wheel, the wireless Xbox 360 wheel is sure to keep you seated for considerably long amounts of time, steering your way around race tracks. Microsoft has clearly meant this one to go well with Forza 4, and claim that the wheel is entirely capable of working well with current driving games, though a few limitations might occur.

Burning a $60 hole in your pocket, this one lacks motion-control though it can hook on to just about any surface you need it to.

[Kotaku]

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Sony launches 3D pack for three-dimensional gaming

For all those who’ve been drooling around 3D technology and have been held back simply because of the astronomical price tags these screens come with, Sony has come up with a package that includes all that’s required to give you a true-to-blood 3D experience, for $499. Complete with a 3D monitor, one pair of 3D glasses, a copy of Resistance 3 and a six foot HDMI cable, this one will fit right into your bachelor pad and is sure to have your beer guzzling mates piling around it, waiting to have a go at it.

And the best part, Sony has cleverly had this one enable two-player game play without splitting the screen. Using 3D tech, the monitor makes sure player one see’s just his screen while player two sees his own, without catching a glimpse of player one’s screen and vice versa! Beat that!

[Ubergizmo]

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Apple’s iMessage push message service to vie BBM

And just when BlackBerry lovers begin giggling away at Nokia’s lame attempt at a messenger that should’ve, though failed to, give the BBM service a run for its money, Apple decided to step in and shoulder RIM too, with its iMessage service. Capable to function smoothly on just about any iOS device, this one enables users to send pictures, messages, videos and contacts too, just like the good old indispensible BlackBerry Messenger. That’s not all. Kicking RIM square in the place where it hurts the most, the iMessage also works with WiFi and 3G and also includes the delivery and read confirmations, just like BBM.  [Engadget]

But then again, those who swear by BBM like myself, will live with it, and just hope RIM comes up with something good enough in the future to push the Apple messenger service back where it belongs!

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Samsung may bring Exhibit 4G and Gravity Smart by June 22nd

Samsung is getting something good for us to relish this June. It's a pair of phones that seem to be good, new buys for those looking for more options in the Froyo and Gingerbread space. The Exhibit 4G will pack Android 2.3 and give us some good HSPA+ action above 21 Mbps. The Gravity will sport the running into void Android 2.2 and will serve as your typical entry-level QWERTY slider. We've now got some word on the release date of both phones (after the jump) and we're torn into believing it to be true or just a rumor.


The date says this month, in fact, 22nd June. We're excited to see Samsung keeping the flame alive on phones that are not flagships as well.
PocketNow

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Nintendo 3DS upgraded with web browser and access to eShop

Nintendo 3DS sales aren’t panning out the way it was expected. The company is now pushing in a firmware update which will give the handheld extra ups like web browser and access to the eShop for downloading games. This will be the first significant fix since it first occupied the US retail shelves. The company has also added Excitebike and Pokedex 3D with other features. With Sony’s NGP PS Vita too releasing this fall with a 3D display, Nintendo will have to do better than this to improve its count in the market.

[Electronista]

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Mercedes-Benz celebrates 60 years of Unimog with a terrific design concept

Mercedes-Benz wanted to do something exceptionally grand to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their iconic large utility vehicle. The German automobile maker created a futuristic design concept with a promise that some of the features will be replicated into commericial production. So primarily, the concept vehicle here is just to put mark its 60 years of existence since it was first unveiled after World-War II. The muscular chassis here wears bright and shiny paint but under the hood it packs the rugged capabilities of the U 5000 model. For the choice of bright green color, the designers were inspired by the poison dart frog, an amphibian who’s colors convey the warning of its toxic skin to the predators. Unimog, just like the frog, can adept to both water rand terrestrial environments.
Unimog is the German acronym for Universal Motor Machine. They are peculiarly known for its off-road capabilities and are usually used for a variety of purposes including military, civilian, motorsport, adventure sport, off-roading, and many more.


[LeftLaneNews]

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Sony PS3 combo with Recorder relaunched in Japan with a Bluetooth keyboard

Sony Japan has unveiled the updated PS3 HDD 320GB Recorder Pack which comprises of a 320GB Sony PS3 console and a TORNE digital terrestrial tuner and application. This bundle pack will hit retail shelves again on June 30th this year for a price of around US$480. Other accessories include one wireless controller (DUALSHOCK3), Power cord, AV cable and USB cable. With this, the company also introduced the PS3-compatible Bluetooth keyboard which comes with a dedicated PS3 button for all the syncing functions. It also features HID Bluetooth profile support and can be used for surfing the web. It will be available from 30th June this year for a price of 5000 yen i.e. about US$63.

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Sony's NGP officially hailed as PS Vita, will ship next year for $249

Much in line with the popular rumors, Sony finally confirmed details about its NGP at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Hailed as PS Vita, the handheld device will sell for $250 when it touches shores of US next year. This is the price for the Wi-Fi only version whereas the $300 3G PlayStation Vita will be doled out in partnership with AT&T sometime in this year’s holiday season. Specs include a 5-inch OLED touchscreen, front and rear touch pads, a quad-core processor and dual analog sticks. It’s also more camera-ier with one on both front and back sides.

Sony will soon throw a hi-def 3D display too which will hike the price of this NGP to $499 that will come with Resistance 3, some nifty glasses and a six-foot HDMI cable among other things. With this, the company also demoed certain games during its keynote including LittleBigPlanet, Street Fighter vs. Tekken, Ruin, Wipeout 2048 and Uncharted.

[Digital Trends]

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Halo 4 coming in 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=deGwykkr2z8

Along with the Star Wars Kinect game Microsoft also took the wraps off Halo 4. Although not much is known about the story - the teaser shows Master Chief waking from suspended animation only to find his ship being ripped apart and being pulled into a huge Death Star sized alien ship via tractor beam.

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Kinect Star Wars lets you jump, run, slice Droids and use the force

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ka82UzX0Mpo

At the E3, Kinect Star Wars gives a demonstration of the gameplay using the Kinect. As seen in the demo, the light saber is activated using a voice command which is then put to use using full hand moments. The player can also channel the force with hand gestures to move objects. Although looking at the demo a lag is easily visible The full game will definitely have much more moves, There is a certain amount of lag visible but it can be because the video is being split and sent to the projector and the game is still under development.

[Kotaku]

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V-MODA True Blood Headphones don't bite your ears

Whatever happened to all the movie merchandise and action series merchandise that we used to frequently find at local stores? No more of them, eh? People have gone in for sleek. Even these True Blood headphones that are sleek and awesome, lack the awesome retro gaudiness that the good old ones had. What they have for them, are numbers. These will be a series of devices that will comprise of headphones and earphones. What's also good is that these are military tested for toughness and have V-MODA's guarantee of being tough.


Its immortality is ensured by metal plates, Kevlar-reinforced cables and luxurious fabrics. We can expect a pocket-friendly price tag tied to this one.
V-Moda

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Sharp will grace Japan with AQUOS R5 LED TV

The feature-stuffed AQUOS R5 LED TV from Sharp will be making its debut in Japan. When I say 'featurorgy' I mean it with this one. You can find a DBXL/DVD burner, a digital TV tuner, USB recording and support for Ethernet connectivity and YouTube. It contains both, 26-inch and 32-inch variants with support for 1366x768 pixels resolution and 720p HD with the 40-inch model. That's a beauty in various sizes. What more could a man ask for?

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ZionEyez's Eyez glasses record your world in HD, for the world to see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsd8uAL7IG8&feature=player_embedded

Recording your line of sight and vision is something that few have thought about. I had a glimpsing thought of such a possibility when I wondered 'what could my spectacles be witness to'. So it occurred with the geniuses who thought of the Eyez glasses. These are a good pair from one, ZionEyez, a company that does make some visual dreams come true. Their glasses, called Eyez, capture video, as you wear them, and record the same in 720p HD quality. The power and 8GB memory accommodates up to three hours of your lifetime. What you have to do is switch on the glasses and then switch on the app in your Android or iOS device. Videos can also be carted to your devices and PC via microUSB and Bluetooth.

It also provides support for Qik, LiveStream that can stream it live on social sites like Facebook. It can also be customized for those who have visual correction glasses and spectacles to deal with. $199. Asia.CNet

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HTC ChaCha to get processor upgrade

It took some brainstorming to come up with the name ChaCha. It's not the dance really, since that has a third Cha. Yet, the phone that was first on our hit list at MWC where it made its gracious presence felt, is treated with utmost respect by HTC. Apparently, the Gingerbread-powered Facebook-centric phone seems to have a recent upgrade, in the form of a CPU. The current Qualcomm processor is an 800MHz one as against the previous 600MHz installation that we heard of. News for you? I doubt.
The dedicated Facebook key seems to be the answer to the specialty of the phone. Now, this report from ITProPortal means it's got a 33% performance upping.
UnwiredView

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LG and Samsung shine out in the list of top lowest radiation emitting cellphones

Even the word lifeblood is too little to explain the importance of cell phones in our lives. You don’t have to be a big shot business magnate or the president to justify the use of cell phone. You just have to be a part of this mad digital world where technology defines everything. Just last week a panel of experts at WHO reported that ubiquitous hand-held phones are pretty carcinogenic to humans. They emit radio-frequency waves which when absorbed by the human body prove harmful for they can lead to brain cancer. Obviously the absorption is directly proportional to your phone usage. Other factor that have a direct nexus with absorption rates include the model of the phone used, using the hands-free device, distance and path to the nearest cell phone tower and the volume of cell phone traffic.

The authorities have also come up with a standard called Specific absorption rate (SAR) and FCC now requires cell phone makers to report the SAR level of their devices. The upper cap on acceptable levels is less than or equal to 1.6 watts per kilogram (W/kg). We know it’s impossible to give up mobile phone use entirely, but a list of top 10 lowest radiation emitting cell phones that will help you in making a good choice for your health.

1. LG Quantum (AT&T): 0.35 W/kg
2. Casio EXILIM (Verizon Wireless): 0.53 W/kg
3. Pantech Breeze II (AT&T, AT&T GoPhone): 0.55 W/kg
4. Sanyo Katana II (Kajeet): 0.55 W/kg
5. Samsung Fascinate (Verizon Wireless): 0.57 W/kg
6. Samsung Mesmerize (Galaxy S) (CellularONE, U.S. Cellular): 0.57 W/kg
7. Samsung SGH-a197 (AT&T GoPhone): 0.59 W/kg
8. Samsung Contour (MetroPCS): 0.60 W/kg
9. Samsung Gravity T (SGH-T669) (T-Mobile): 0.62 W/kg
10. Samsung SGH-T249 (T-Mobile): 0.63 W/kg

With the peak position donned by LG, we mostly have another Korean giant, Samsung, crowding the list here. What happened to the much-hyped iPhone series?

[IBTimes]

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Windows logo shows up on soon-to-open Apple store

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-DwKYcy7cQ&feature=player_embedded

Microsoft fans sure know how to tickle Apple’s patience and have probably gone a step ahead with that too. In an act of could-be vandalism, a bunch of “pranksters” as pro-Microsoft have termed them, propped up a Microsoft Windows logo outside a soon-to-open Apple store in Hamburg, Germany. Luckily for the Store, this act of playfulness didn’t including a bunch of spray paint cans that could’ve led to be a lot more disastrous. The pinned up logo however is enough to have the Apple guys out there red-faced for some time now!

[Geekwire]

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Danish Non-Profit Makes and Demo-es $69,000 Worth One-Man Rocket

Whenever you might have fancied going on the moon, the scenery would normally include a lot of other people on your rocket or spaceship. But what if you were given a choice to go all by yourself in a one-seater rocket? The sound of this might make you feel that I am probably having delusions. No, I am not. Here comes the Heat-1X, the rocket built by Danish nonprofit Copenhagen Suborbitals and can carry just one person aboard.
for video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmGmymAWI4E&feature=player_embedded

One thing that had a jaw-dropping effect on me is the fact that it just took $69,000 to make this one. If you were to really think, this is hell lot cheaper than a plethora of those jazzy convertibles on earth. The makers have already demonstrated that this could really fly and there is going to be a hair dryer like apparatus to provide the heat inside the rocket. The demonstration wasn’t exactly bang-on. There were a few cracks like the rocket didn’t go too far into the sky. As reported this one toured only 2 kilometers as against the target of 14 Km. Ouch! But I still have a very good feeling about this one. Will it be too whimsical to have a rocket besides your coupe in the driveway?

[Cnet]

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Master Yoda Cake - Have I must

These are exactly the kind of cakes which put you in a predicament, of why would you cut the perfect cake. The shape, coloring, everything is just perfect. Not much is known about the Yoda cake, but in case you know who baked this masterpiece then please shoot us a line.

[Geeksaresexy]

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Kogan to ship World's First Chromium OS Notebook from June 7 for $442

Those who have been long raring for a Chromebook could have frowned when Toshiba dropped it off its roadmap. But other tech giants didn’t budge and continued to maintain the “very soon” status for their versions of Chrome OS laptops. And here we are with Australian big wig Kogan putting shipping dates for their factory fresh Agora Chromium notebooks. The specs of this 11.6” notebook aren’t exactly charming but it’s still good enough to get things rolling.


Under the hood we have a 1.3GHz Celeron M ULV (ultra-low voltage) CPU, 1GB of DDR2 RAM in the basic version ( upgradeable to 4GB), Intel GS40 chipset (GMA 4500MHD) with 256MB of shared memory and also 30GB SSD storage. It can stream both 720p and 1080p videos and other features include 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, 3 USB ports, 1 HDMI port, a memory card reader, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. One of the biggest let-down here is the 3.5 hour battery life. The notebook’s biggest USP would be the fact its slick and fast for it can boot in under 5 seconds and apps, documents, and settings are all stored in the cloud. It would begin shipping tomorrow and is currently available for pre-order for Australian and UK folks for a price of AUD349 or £269 i.e. around US$442.
[Gizmag]

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Motorola H17 Bluetooth headset launched

Motorola is also joining the bandwagon of introducing fun and funky Bluetooth headset – the Motorola H17. It is very small and has a small flip boom mic. It also features CrystalTalk noise-cancellation, voice prompts, several ear bud options, multipoint technology, up to five hours of talk time, and the capability to toggle the power by flipping the boom. No details have been given about prices or when it will be available etc.

[Cnet]

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Xbox 360 Kinect-based Star Wars game to launch this winter

Ever dreamed of fighting an epic inter-galactic war with a light saber? Terminal Reality is now working on turning that dream of yours true, with LucasArts and the Xbox 360 Kinect game controller! Soon, you’ll be able to fight your way through the period between The Phantom Menace and the Revenge of the Sith, armed with a light saber and your hands too, allowing you to throw in-game objects with the help of the Kinect motion controller camera.

To surface around winter this year, this game promises hours of saber fights and firing lasers from star fighters. And if the game’s just what the trailer suggests, you might just have to deal with Darth Vader himself.

[Neowin]

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Fiat 500 POP-BI for Japan only

Fiat Japan has announced a limited edition of its popular Fiat 500 hatchback. Only 50 of the yellow and black POP-BI's will be made available to the Japanese. Like the base model it will come with a 1.2 litre 8 valve engine and automatic transmission. Starting today it is available for 2.1 million Yen in Japan ($ 26,250).
[Fiat Japan]

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