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Panasonic launches PT-AE3000 1080p home cinema projector {Engadget}
Sep 3rd 2008 5:33PM I like my Mitsubishi, but this one could be a big improvement in contrast, black levels, and color pallet. 1600 lumens is pretty bright, but still won't be used by most people watching it in the dark.
Luxul's Pro-WAV 100 booster promises to whip your home WiFi into shape {Engadget}
Sep 3rd 2008 10:49AM Will it whip my neighbor's wi-fi connection into shape? It looks like I need to run some power up to the attic...
Japanese firms to partially propel cargo ship via solar panels {Engadget}
Aug 28th 2008 10:02AM They should look into nuclear powered cargo ships. Similar to an aircraft carrier and about the same size. It may reduce the number of ports it can go to, but it could carry a lot more containers and not incur too much expense each trip.
Picwing intros social digital picture frame {Engadget}
Aug 25th 2008 2:00PM It looks nice, but my eStarling frame does that already. And it is 8". But, e-mailing pictures to the photoframe either at my house or my parents house is the only way to go.
ASUS N10 netbook forgets the streets, ditches Eee moniker {Engadget}
Aug 22nd 2008 5:37PM HDMI/DVI out... It's about time. :) I'm excited about this laptop.
Panasonic reveals DMC-FZ28 megazoom, DMC-LX3 and DMC-FX37 {Engadget}
Jul 21st 2008 2:51PM I have a 5MP Panasonic with 6x zoom. It has been abused by me for 3 or 4 years and taken over 11,000 pictures and still works. It doesn't like sandy environments like the beach anymore, but the pictures are worth taking it there.
Akron, Ohio to provide free citywide WiFi, inevitably fail within a few years {Engadget}
Jul 2nd 2008 2:09PM The free alternatives would be better than expensive ones if they provide
the same service and are funded by local businesses and power users. The problem is once something is free, it is perceived to have no value and you can't show it off to your friends and neighbors because anybody can have it. Linux is free and it isn't worried about going under anytime soon. Then again, they don't
have to buy stuff like bandwidth from telcos. But, not everyone is smart enough to setup and use something like Linux with no corporate limits imposed.
The problems come when they have to buy bandwidth or expand. This
project has a grant and the interest earned on that money may be
enough to cover it.
I am viewing this like the library, dorm and campus setup at my
college. Anybody could get on, nothing was logged if you used public
computers and nothing was filtered. Costs were paid out of tuition,
but the initial network setup fee would be the biggest cost. Since
the network hasn't changed much in the past 5 years, there is no
reason to think that the costs would be that bad. The routers and
switches and cat 5 cable don't go bad.
I would like to see the private companies do yearly billing and see
how many people would spend $480/year for internet access instead of
$40/month. I think the local coffee shop would see an increase in
business, or a local non-profit would setup a WiMax setup where
individuals would buy their own network card and pay only for the
bandwidth and administration costs.
Akron, Ohio to provide free citywide WiFi, inevitably fail within a few years {Engadget}
Jul 1st 2008 4:16PM Akron, Ohio to provide free citywide WiFi...I bet it will be free, like it should be. And if this non-profit manages it right and it doesn't get taken down by Cable/Phone ISPs that are going to lose $500/year per customer in inet fees, it will work.
"First" US WiMAX deployment goes live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming {Engadget}
Jul 1st 2008 12:49PM Is it free, local business financed WiMax run by a non-profit organization of Linux like tech volunteers who won't sell your data, shape packets, remove anonymity, or monitor traffic? If not, I'll just use my neighbors WiFi that works for the little Internet time I use.
Microsoft, then and now {Engadget}
Jun 26th 2008 2:06PM That's what I was thinking also. How hard would it be to use a good flash and a real photographer?
I would also like to see how much money they are worth next to them...
Apple and them advanced computing much faster than it would have gone if they weren't around though.
