A Dual-Booting Android/Windows Tablet Could Make ViewSonic Less Boring [Tablets]

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ViewSonic is one of those companies that makes my eyes droop and dribble escape from my mouth, but according to a press release they just issued, they’ll be showing off a 10-inch dual-booting Android/Windows tablet at IFA. More »







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The Freewheelin’ Blogger’s Ideal Mode of Transport [Concepts]

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The only things I can see missing from this Bufalino camper concept are a toilet and shower—but as your average blogger only showers monthly (if it’s a particularly sweaty month), it’s just the loo that’s of concern here. More »







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"Experiment #1 Is Over Now" for Chatroulette [Chatroulette]

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What happens when Chatroulette goes down? Does the snake eat the chicken? Does the Exorcist girl go to bed? Or does anyone even notice? That could be why Chatroulette is busy rolling out the “renewed and updated version” later today. More »







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Latest Texting World Record Shaves 10 Seconds Off Previous Swype Record [Texting]

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Crazy texting app Swype has broken its previous record for the world’s fastest texting, with a British woman texting the Guinness Book of World Record’s tricky phrase in just 25.94 seconds on a Samsung Galaxy S phone. More »







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Science Fiction Dioramas Created Using Recycled Ink Cartridges [Republished]

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Artist Faith Pearson took empty ink cartridges and used them as the building blocks for these wonderfully demented scenes from Star Trek, Godzilla, and King Kong. It’s incredible how futuristic our 21st century garbage can appear. More »







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This Kodak Playtouch Might Be the Flip-Like Camcorder You Were Looking For [Camcorders]

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Not sounding like a world of difference from Kodak’s Zi8, this Playtouch pocket-camcorder has a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen, and shoots 1080p video from its tiny plastic body. The best part? It could just be that external microphone input. More »







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Amateur Astronomer Witnesses Jupiter Getting Smacked Around By Another Meteor [Astronomy]

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Jupiter, our colorfully spotted gas giant neighbor was hit, again, by a meteor on Friday. The brief flash, which astronomers now think may happen a bit more frequently than previously thought, was captured on film by amatuer astronomer Masayuki Tashikawa: More »







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$50 Allgo STAMP Prototype Continues the March of the Ultra Cheap Tablet [Tablets]

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The $35 Android tablet we talked about the other day is only the beginning, it would seem, as yet another Indian tablet maker is preparing to unleash a purportedly low-cost, full featured device on the masses. Meet Allgo: More »







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Cleveland "Smart Bins" Will Fine Non-Recyclers $100 [Garbage]

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Armed with RFID chips and a disdain for those residents who simply refuse to put out their recyclables in a timely manner, an army of “smart” recycling bins will soon descend on Cleveland to enact their green environmental goodness. More »







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The Leatherman-Like Messograf Multi-pen [Pens]

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This handy, flashy piece of writing kit is called the Messograf. It loves writing and tires. More »







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