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  • HP Acquires 3Com For $2.7 Billion

    HP Acquires 3Com For $2.7 Billion

    Posted on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
    HP is acquiring network infrastructure manufacturer 3Com for $2.7 billion. 3Com provides networking, switching, routing and security components. HP says the acquisition will further its data center strategy “built on the convergence of servers, storage, networking, management, facilities and services.” The acquisition of 3Com also help to expand HP’s Ethernet switching offerings, add routing solutions and significantly strengthen the company’s position in China thanks to 3Com’s strong presence in China.

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  • GPS device alerts you to red light cameras, doesn’t do turn-by-turn directions

    GPS device alerts you to red light cameras, doesn’t do turn-by-turn directions

    Posted on October 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Raise your hand if you’ve been caught on camera running a red light (I am raising my hand). Depending upon how often you get caught by red light cameras and how much you have to pay per ticket, this $200 “Red Light Camera Detector” may end up saving you some money and insurance headaches in the long run.

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  • HTC Hero soars through the FCC, again – this time for Sprint

    HTC Hero soars through the FCC, again – this time for Sprint

    Posted on August 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Last time we saw the HTC Hero grace the labs of the FCC with its presence, it was swimming chin deep in GSM 850/1900Mhz territory - otherwise known as AT&T's turf. Things got interesting when, just a few weeks later, a product page for a Sprint-branded HTC Hero popped up. Sprint and AT&T use two totally different radio technologies; where was this one's FCC entry?

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  • They’re making robotic sunflowers now (video)

    They’re making robotic sunflowers now (video)

    Posted on August 14, 2009 | No Comments
    It's no secret Japan is totally obsessed with robots, rolling out awesome humanoids, robotic cars, pets and toys on a regular basis. But robo-plants, such as the newly developed Himawari (sunflower in Japanese), can be considered quite unique, even by Japanese standards.

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  • DIY laser-controlled keyboard

    DIY laser-controlled keyboard

    Posted on July 12, 2009 | No Comments
    This is a wacky little project. Basically you train a webcam to follow a spot on a piece of paper. Then you set "hotspots" on the image and assign commands to each hotspot. When you aim at the spot you basically "press" a button. Why would this be useful? You could potentially create a presentation system with this or help a handicapped person type with it. It's also really cool. The whole project includes source code for Linux.

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  • Call without a SIM card with Cherry

    Call without a SIM card with Cherry

    Posted on July 5, 2009 | No Comments
    The chances of me being genuinely amazed at something I see a Belgian tech company achieve are rather slim. But occasionally, it happens. Last week I went to local entrepreneur meetup BetaGroup and saw five startups pitch their stuff to the 200-person audience. The last one to get its five minutes of fame was Cherry, a new mobile operator that promised to "revolutionize the telecom world". Needless to say, I was as curious as I was skeptical. Then the company's CEO got up on stage, introduced himself, took out his Nokia smartphone, called some random guy in the audience and had him call him back on his phone afterwards. Projecting his mobile phone screen on a bigger screen for everyone to see, he demonstrated how he didn't need to launch an application and just browsed his contact list to call the other person. Standard functionality, sure, but the cool part of it was the fact that the phone was lacking the presence of a SIM card, which is supposed to identify you as a subscriber of a telephony service.

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  • Meet Cherry, the unified Wi-Fi / GSM network operator that introduces automatic handover

    Meet Cherry, the unified Wi-Fi / GSM network operator that introduces automatic handover

    Posted on July 5, 2009 | No Comments
    The chances of me being genuinely amazed at something I see a Belgian tech company achieve are rather slim. But occasionally, it happens. Last week I went to local entrepreneur meetup BetaGroup and saw five startups pitch their stuff to the 200-headed audience. The last one to get its five minutes of fame was Cherry, a new mobile operator that promised to "revolutionize the telecom world". Needless to say, I was as curious as I was skeptical. Then the company's CEO got up on stage, introduced himself, took out his Nokia smartphone, called some random guy in the audience and had him call him back on his phone afterwards. Projecting his mobile phone screen on a bigger screen for everyone to see, he demonstrated how he didn't need to launch an application and just browsed his contact list to call the other person. Standard functionality, sure, but the cool part of it was the fact that the phone was lacking the presence of a SIM card, which is supposed to identify you as a subscriber of a telephony service.

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  • WSJ: Steve Jobs had liver transplant 2 months ago, still set to return to work at the end of the month

    WSJ: Steve Jobs had liver transplant 2 months ago, still set to return to work at the end of the month

    Posted on June 20, 2009 | No Comments
    So according to the Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago, in Tennessee. That scary-sounding news aside, it looks like he's still on track to return to Apple, following his six-mouth leave of absence, by the end of the month. And while he may return on schedule, his initial workload should be on the low side. Apparently doctors want him to take it easy for a bit before he returns full-bore.

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  • The Future is Now: Metal detecting sandals

    The Future is Now: Metal detecting sandals

    Posted on June 9, 2009 | No Comments
    76779If you've ever wished to indulge in the fine art of metal detection but you worry that strolling around the beach waving a big magnetic dish back and forth would make you look dumb, might I suggest these metal detecting sandals from Hammacher Schlemmer? They're sandals attached to what looks like a house arrest anklet. Slightly less dumb-looking and nobody will dare talk to you, leaving you to find your treasure in peace.

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  • Microsoft showing off Windows 7-powered Viliv S5 MID at Computex

    Microsoft showing off Windows 7-powered Viliv S5 MID at Computex

    Posted on May 31, 2009 | No Comments

    Being that Release Candidate 1 just hit the tubes, we weren't really expecting a big Windows 7 presence at Computex this year. Much to our surprise, Viliv has announced that it will be showcasing the first official Win7-powered MID at the Taiwan-based show later this week. The heralded S5 will be the lucky device, with a duo of WiMAX-equipped cousins (X70 EX and S7) hanging around to demonstrate live video streaming. Needless to say, we'll be doing everything we can to drop by and see how things are going.

    [Via CNET]

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