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by Darren Murph, posted Apr 28th 2008 at 6:19PM Those tried-and-true hands definitely get the job done, but glancing over to find out what time of the day it is should be an adventure. Singaporean Hans Tan has crafted quite the atypical timepiece with his Idea of a Clock (revision 2), which utilizes a LED bulletin board to spell out the time in text rather than using symbols, numbers or long sticks. Best of all, those interested in making the act of watching time go by somewhat enjoyable can order one from the artist himself, but considering the limited edition nature of the piece, we wouldn’t waste too much time waffling over pulling the trigger.[Via technabob]ReadPermalinkEmail this52 CommentsFiled under: Displays, Misc. (Read the full post about ‘Hans Tan’s LED clock spells out time in text’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Apr 28th 2008 at 9:22AM Remember those AMD Business Class desktops we told you about, oh, just hours ago? Looks like the first of the family are starting to roll out, beginning with the HP Compaq dc5850 and dx2450 Business Desktop PCs. Both rigs support “next-generation AMD Business Class processors” (that’s the Athlon X2, Phenom X3 and Phenom X4) along with the usual complement of slots / ports, and while the former gets integrated ATI Radeon 3100 graphics, AMD’s Cool’n'Quiet 2.0 technology, up to 8GB of RAM, an optional dual-drive RAID setup and a dual-layer DVD writer, the latter boasts NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE graphics, room for 4GB of RAM and up to 500GB of SATA HDD space. (Read the full post about ‘HP Compaq announces dc5850 and dx2450 Business Desktops’…)

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If Tom Cruise had this gizmo when Katie was preggars with Suri, she never would have made it out of the house. Remember how he bought the fetal ultrasound machine for use at home and took photos almost every hour? (According to National Enquirer, and you know how they fact-check all their stories.) KickTrak does just what you think it does. The non-invasive handheld device counts your baby’s kicks to track his movement and assure you that he’s doing well. Ultimately, its real goal is to prevent the risk of stillbirth. Starting at 24 weeks, the kickTrak records and stores the time it takes for your baby to complete 10 movements, including kicks, rolls, jabs, and turns– once a day, at the same time, when your baby is usually most active. (Read the full post about ‘kickTrak - baby kick counting’…)

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I’m a huge, huge Flip camera fan, but if I had money to spend and a really serendipitous life where there was good stuff to record more often than not, I’d invest in Sony’s Handycam camcorder, HDR-TG1. This hot little device will be available on May 30, 2008, in time for summer fun, the wedding season, vacations, and all your sun-filled adventures. The HDR-TG1 is a small and slim titanium encased camcorder that delivers full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution video recording. In spite of this device being enormously sexy, expensive, and seemingly fragile, it’s actually built for taking everywhere and for the fumble fingers in all of us. The titanium body is protected with Premium Hard Coating to provide resistance to even the smallest scratches. (Read the full post about ‘HD in the palm of your hand - Sony Handycam HDR-TG1′…)

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by Paul Miller, posted Apr 28th 2008 at 9:40AM The last thing you want to do in a combat situation is bust out a keyboard and mouse and start clicking away just to send some simple commands via your embedded computer. Now RallyPoint, a Cambridge, MA-based startup, is building a new computer interface glove so that soldiers can operate their computers in the field without taking their hands off their gun. The Handwear Computer Input Device (HCID) has a whole mess of sensors built-in, including push-button sensors in the pinky, fourth finger and index, finger, a mouse-like sensor in the index finger and a trio of accelerometers on the back of the hand. (Read the full post about ‘RallyPoint Handwear Computer Input Device gives soldiers a hand’…)

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I don’t know if it’s because I didn’t grow up admiring him, but Batman doesn’t impress me for some reason. The Batmobile, the Batcave, the Bat Signal, the bat-shaped gadgets . . . it’s all a bit much. I mean, we get it already. Bruce Wayne really has a thing for bats. You know, it’s one thing to take a theme and run with it, but it’s quite another to beat everyone over the head with it whenever possible. Bearing that in mind, you can be sure that when the 1GB Batman mp3 player from PopBox Collectibles is released this summer, I’ll have found something bearing a different likeness to buy for $80. Via CrunchGear. ………………………………. Shop for toys and gadgets in the Popgadget Shop. (Read the full post about ‘Batman MP3 player with batsuit ear headset’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Apr 28th 2008 at 8:58AMRemember that mention that Gigabyte was looking to dole out some sort of low-cost PC later this year? Can’t discern that from the hordes of other similar notices from nearly every other computer maker out there? Fret not, as DigiTimes has it that the aforesaid firm will indeed be rolling out a budget-priced subnote as early as June. More specifically, the M912 will feature an 8.9-inch panel (resolution still unknown) with an Intel Atom CPU, and according to “sources,” it’ll support either Linux or Windows XP and could come stocked with Bluetooth. (Read the full post about ‘Gigabyte M912 low-cost laptop to feature Intel’s Atom CPU’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Apr 28th 2008 at 8:01AM Solar-powered dresses are so two years ago. These days, dames in the know are all about that piezoelectric material, evidenced by the incredibly flashy Piezing. Dreamed up and designed by Amanda Parkes, this piece of garb is all set to steal the show at the 2ndSkin expo in San Francisco, and according to CNET, it features electricity-generating fabrics around the joints of the elbows and hips. When the wearer walks, bends or gets downright nasty on the dance floor, the mechanical stress conjures up energy which is stored as voltage in a built-in battery where it can presumably be used later for charging your favorite handheld gizmo. (Read the full post about ‘Piezing dress generates power, attracts nerds as wearer moves’…)

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by Thomas Ricker, posted Apr 28th 2008 at 8:29AM Yup, another Apple store outage reveals yet another bump in product specs. This time, it’s the iMac getting the treatment just as Geeksugar and our own sources predicted — on a Monday though instead of Apple’s customary Tuesday morning approach. So what’s new? Well, for starters you’re now looking at the latest Core 2 Duo Penryn processors. For the same starting price of $1,199, you now get a 20-inch iMac with 2.4GHz proc, 128MB of ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics, 1GB of memory and a 250GB 7200RPM disk. The top of the line 24-inch model now sports a 3.06GHz processor, 512MB of NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics, 2GB of memory, and a 320GB 7200rpm disk for $2,199. (Read the full post about ‘Apple updates iMac as expected’…)

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Watches are suppose to display information about the time, right? Not this one… The Meteo has the capability of working as a weather forecast watch.

The weather information is displayed by 4 different weather icons: sunny, rainy, cloudy, and partly cloudy. You won’t have exact details about the temperature, but at least you’ll have an idea of the upcoming weather.

The Meteo Watch also boasts a calendar, alarm, and the obvious digital clock.

(Read the full post about ‘Meteo - Weather Forecast Watch from Oregon Scientific’…)

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