Monthly Archives: April 2009

Enough With the Flying Cars Already

Look, the future didn’t happen in 1956, it’s not going to happen this year, and it’s never going to happen, ok? No matter how cool these flying cars may look like.

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System Builders Bypass CableCARD Certification With BIOS Tweaking

Tweakers have finally bypassed the one thing in the way of getting CableCARD tuners working on any old PC by fiddling with the BIOS and entering in certain product IDs. It’s a good start.

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Toughcam Battle: Canon PowerShot D10 vs. Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1

Both Panasonic and Canon announced their first water- and shock-proof compact toughcams earlier this year, and we’ve taken them underwater for a test. Which is better for capturing your summertime antics both wet AND wild?

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Battlestar Galactica’s DRADIS faithfully recreated for Evochron space sim

Click enough links on the internet and you’ll find something interesting. Which is how I came across spelk’s mod for Evochron Legends, a free-form space combat and trading game. Well after being inspired by another players’ (Warsign) customisation efforts, I … Continue reading

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MIT’s new motion capture tech boasts more versatility at a fraction of the cost

What you see up above is a projection sensor, part of MIT’s new motion capture system known as Second Skin. Those green bars you see projected onto the wall is just one of 10,000 different patterns the sensor will spit … Continue reading

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PXP-900 looks like a PSP, but plays only retro games

This may look like a standard-issue Sony PSP handheld gaming console, but it’s not. No, this is the PXP-900, and it is most definitely not made by Sony. But it’s still pretty awesome. You see, the PXP is built as … Continue reading

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In-store GPS coming to confusing grocery stores for old people

Do you think you have a hard time finding your way around in a car? Well, what about when you’re behind the wheels of a shopping cart? These modern grocery stores sure are confusing! Apparently! In the UK, scientists are … Continue reading

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