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Something big is happening at Pacifico Yokohama, Japan. I’m talking about the FPD (Flat Panel Displays) International 2009 event and here’s something strange that had just happened there. Samsung is a little too shy to show off their latest LCD TV that they proudly claimed as the world’s slimmest LCD TV couple of days ago!Samsung is too shy to show off the world’s slimmest LCD TVThe shocking news

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Samsung is mad, absolutely mad! They kept on pushing and pushing the envelope and today I discovered that they have pushed the envelope even further after they revealed their latest LCD TV, touted as the world’s slimmest LCD TV that’s only 3.9mm thick! Delicious photos included.Samsung has the world’s slimmest LCD TV, only 3.9mm thick!As you can from the last photo, the LCD TV is either thinner

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Imagine a wireless road safety system that has access to your car’s brake system and can automatically stops your car whenever you want to run a red light? If you are a regular red light runner, wouldn’t that be your worst nightmare?Smart Stop: Red light runners’ worst nightmarejmd41280 CCWell, your worst nightmare is almost here! Take note that Mercedes Benz has a road safety system known as

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Imagine a web-based application that allows you to make awesome pictures from hand-drawn sketches and text annotations. Would you like to use it? I’m sure you would, come and get to know PhotoSketch, the real Photoshop for Dummies. :)PhotoSketch: The real Photoshop for DummiesWhen I first heard about this, I was skeptical. I kept asking myself, how in the world can a program makes awesome

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Do you know that you can download Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly known as Microsoft Morro), a completely free antivirus protection from Microsoft starting today?Microsoft Security Essentials: Free antivirus for Windows usersYes, after months of private Beta, Microsoft has finally released Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly known as Microsoft Morro) and the best news is that it is

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Do you know that Nokia now has a brand new mapping toy (Ovi Maps Beta) for proud owners of Nokia N97, N97 mini, 5800 Navigation Edition and 5800 Xpress Music? Delicious video included.Ovi Maps Beta, great new mobile mapping toy from NokiaWhen Nokia introduced Nokia N97 mini a few days ago, a few other new features were also introduced at the very same time. I have covered one of them (check out

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Learn how to make your pet project, your awesome online mapping service be as good and as fast as Google Maps. It may require millions of investments and you have been warned. :)How to make your online mapping service be as good and as fast as Google Mapsqaanaaq CCIf you’re a GIS professional, I’m sure you have wondered at least once or twice about how Google managed to provide a very reliable

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Opera 10.00 is now available for download and do you know that it is so much faster and better than Internet Explorer? [snicker snicker]Opera 10, faster than Internet ExplorerYes, Opera 10 is now available and just like any other new browsers we have today, Opera 10 also boasts of its sleek design, better-placed tabs and of course super fast page loading speed.I gave Opera 10 a quick test drive

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Do you know that outdoor freaks... whoops.. outdoor enthusiasts can now make well-informed outdoor plans simply by printing MapSherpa’s topographic, terrain and street maps of Canada online?MapSherpa’s printable custom maps of Canada for outdoor enthusiastsYes, Canadian outdoor enthusiasts and those outside the country can now print or make digital copies of topographic, terrain and street maps

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Do you know that there is one particular type of video camera that women simply must use (I didn’t say that, some other bloggers did) especially when they're inside fitting/dressing rooms?The video cam that every woman needsLadies, watch out for the arrival of Buttcam, a video camera that take snapshots of your rear and display them on the monitor located right inside your changing room!Why?Well…

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Do you know that Bing Maps, the new online interactive map provider that is giving Google Maps a run for their money, is looking for beta testers?Bing Maps looking for beta testersActually no, it’s not Bing Maps but it is OnTerra Systems that is looking for beta testers right now. OnTerra Systems recently launched a cool beta service that gives users the opportunity to access Bing Maps and its

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Have you ever wondered how the world would look like if we drain every single drop of water from the ocean?What happens when GIS drains the ocean?usoceangov CCWell, wonder no more since GIS has done it (more or less) for you!Burning Gold Productions and their team of oceanographers recently gave us a visual treat, by using GIS and CGI animations, they ‘drained’ every single drop of water from the

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Take a look at the following screenshots and see how Microsoft’s new anti-virus/anti-malware software (Microsoft Morro) looks like.Microsoft Morro: ScreenshotsNews (more like rumors) of Microsoft releasing Morro, a free anti-virus/anti-malware software later this year has been received with mixed feelings by many Windows users. Especially after knowing that Microsoft Morro is a simplified version

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Do you know that Fujitsu has just created the world’s fastest CPU, capable of executing 128 billion calculations/instructions per second?World’s fastest CPU: Clocked an amazing 128 gigaFLOPS!oskay CCYes, 128 billion calculations/instructions per second equals to 128 gigaFLOPS and that is super fast, more or less 2.5 x faster than Intel's! It is quite an achievement for Japan-based Fujitsu and

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Do you know that the new Sony X-series Walkman player has been dubbed as the iPod killer? Delicious video (Japanese unfortunately) included.Sony X-series Walkman: iPod killer?clf CCNot much of a music fan but that’s what some tech geeks and audiophiles are raving about right now. It is an interesting thought; Sony X-series Walkman, the iPod killer. Let’s see what’s under the hood first.Sony

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Do you know that iPod and iTunes, the pride of Apple geeks all round the world can actually make you bankrupt?iPod and iTunes can make you bankrupttanais CCI couldn’t help but smile after watching Microsoft’s latest ad (shown down below). The ad features a Certified Financial Planner (Wes Moss) and he wants blind Apple geeks to know that each of them is spending more or less $30,000 at iTunes

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Do you know that you can download the official Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate) straight from Microsoft today?Windows 7 RC Release Candidate available for downloadthedigitel CCYes, the moment that many impatient Windows geek have been waiting for has arrived and today they can finally download and install the official Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate). Microsoft has released both 32 and 64 bit

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Learn how to create/make ‘diamonds’ with a microwave oven. Amazing how-to/instructional video included.How to make diamonds with a microwave ovenSwamibu CCHey, do you remember that one video that has been placed in YouTube’s Hall of Shameful Stupidity couple of years ago (2007 to be exact)? If not, watch it down below. :)Note:Mythbusters has already busted the above video. There’s no way in hell

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Do you know that you can download and install Windows 7 Build 7106 today, right now? Windows 7 Build 7106 available for downloadthedigitel CCIt was only a few days back when I posted about the availability of Windows 7 Build 7077 for download. Earlier today I learned that it is even possible to download Windows 7 Build 7106!The first leak of Windows 7 Build 7106 was a bit of a disappointment

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Do you know that one day you will be able to buy your very own robotic ‘Iron Man’ suit from Cyberdyne?Robot Suit HAL: Japanese Iron Man suit hits productionjurvetson CCYes, one day you will be able to buy the infamous Japanese Iron Man suit from Cyberdyne. Well, the robotic suit doesn’t really look and functions like the one worn by that fictitious Tony Stark/Iron Man character but we are getting

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Do you know that you can download and install Windows 7 Build 7077 today, right now? Windows 7 Build 7077 video included.Windows 7 Build 7077 available for downloadthedigitel CCYes, Windows 7 Build 7077 (32-bit) is now available for download on some Torrent/BitTorrent sites and news/rumors buzzing around right now say that it is probably the much-anticipated Windows 7 Release Candidate. Many say

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Do you know how a Google’s Container Data Center looks like from the inside? Feast on the following delicious video to find out! :)Tour of Google’s Container Data Centerthedigitel CCEarly this month, hardware geeks were given the opportunity to take a look at the inside of a Google’s custom web server. That once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came during the Google Data Center Efficiency Summit event

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Take a look at the following amazing photo and see the inside of a Google’s custom web server. Delicious video included. :)Inside a Google’s Custom Web Server: Super secrets revealedSomething amazing happened during the Google Data Center Efficiency Summit event held on April 1st 2009 in Mountain View, CA. Much to everyone’s surprise, Google gave attendees the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to

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Do you know that KGB Archiver is one of the world’s most powerful file compression software?Most powerful file compression software: KGB ArchiverHome Biss CCOne of the reasons why users say that KGB Archiver is one of the world’s most powerful file compression software is its ability to turn a 1GB file to a mere 10MB file after compression (just an example). This is made possible with the use of

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Do you know that you can cheat/hack a certain type of vending machine with a dollar that is torn in one corner, allowing you to get free chips and candies?How to cheat/hack vending machinesI find the following video a little hard to believe! The publisher claims that people can cheat/hack a certain type of vending machine (old one perhaps) simply by inserting a torn one dollar bill (torn in one

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