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Japanese researchers devise method for cramming 42GB on a DVD {Engadget}
Jun 27th 2008 2:33PM The other problem is that you can't really make a master for CD mass producing with V-shaped hills. Ridges are fine to electroplate, but metal doesn't electroplate into a hill shape by its self
Second Galileo GPS satellite goes into orbit {Engadget}
Apr 27th 2008 6:22PM at schmitty338 ...
Although I do believe that the US went to the moon. I have yet to find a telescope image of the landing site.
It's just too small. There hasn't been a telescope with enough resolution to make out 1 feet squares. But if you know of any, please post any.
There was a fly-bye by Smart-1, (a satelite from ESA) it did make pictures of the landing spot, but with (I think) 200 yard resolution. So no tracks that we can see.
Nokia N96 gets in-depth review months ahead of release {Engadget}
Mar 28th 2008 11:51AM I wonder if anybody ever returned a Steinman piano because it picked up dust.
Come on, are we still whining about things that pick up dust and grease? My mp3 player from 3 years ago apparently had this 'problem'. But for me (and I think many others) it just isn't a problem.
I want my screen to be integrated in the package because it is sturdier and doesn't have a rim around the screen. This rim will inevitably get dirty, and really hard to clean. Remember, a smooth surface will attract dust, but, a rough surface is much harder to clean. Look at your keyboard! That's an example of how dirty it gets when you have a rough surface. Your fingers are greasy, every time you touch something you put grease on that device, if you don't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there, on a smooth surface, at least you can get it off easily with a wipe cloth, try to do that with your keyboard.
So please, no more complaining about greasy smooth surfaces.
iPhone launching in Ireland on March 14th? {Engadget}
Feb 28th 2008 6:45AM This will never change, and has always been the case. Inflation is currently really high in Ireland, so that's one. Things are more expensive here, because it is an island, and is a very small market (3.8 Million or so). Further, ever heard of 21% VAT?
Sony's PlayTV for PS3 gets shown off, still only for Europe {Engadget}
Feb 14th 2008 6:08PM Don't forget the Zune, that didn't make it over here yet....
Sony, Fuji, and Maxell fined $110M for videotape cartel {Engadget}
Nov 20th 2007 12:11PM It's just entertainment, no in sheep changin' going on.
And books don't turn you in to sheep?
ugh, ugh, bible, koran, torah, ugh, cough, ugh
:)
Pioneer cranks out slew of AVIC in-car navigation systems {Engadget}
Oct 2nd 2007 5:44AM The 3D view is nice for when you're flying a helikopter.
Newman MP4P E350 3.6-inch PMP {Engadget}
Sep 30th 2007 9:37AM I also think that the ability to attract smudges is overrated. To me it is really not a big deal. Everything with a big screen will get smudges, no doubt about that.
Some pmp's put the screen, buttons, everything, in one transparent package, which is smooth. For that reason they will get smudges much easier.
But this transparant, smooth, cover-all package is also much stronger, no edges that can get dirty, no buttons that can break, and so on.
How many pmp owners put them in a protective casing anyway....
French newspaper goes electronic {Engadget}
Sep 14th 2007 7:07AM How much it cost 'including' eReader?
Purdue researchers "perfecting" new hydrogen-generating technology {Engadget}
Aug 28th 2007 6:20PM 'But wait an aluminum alloy? Aluminum is extracted using electrolysis, where will we get the electricity to do this - oil :p'
Indeed, this is actually the whole problem. Making aluminum back from aluminum oxide costs a lot of energy and is in fact very dirty. I've seen this news-item on physics.org a couple months ago.
Aluminum is a very stable and easy to handle energy carrier, but it is also very heavy. It doesn't do much better then batteries.
