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In what is a great first, Rock Port, Missouri became the first US town to be completely powered by wind energy. They now have 4 wind turbines generating 16 Gigawatts of power annually (they require about 13). Granted that Rock Port is a relatively small town with a population of under 1400, this move demonstrates that alternative energies are not just talk and dreams.

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Mirror reviews the Samsung F110 miCoach and writes, “The phone itself boasts a 2MP camera, GPRS, EDGE and Bluetooth connectivity (but no 3G), 1GB of storage and an FM radio. And, while it’s no substitute for a flesh-and-blood personal trainer, the shameful stats the miCoach provided this reviewer with certainly helped motivate him to start working out more regularly…Relatively easy to use, the fitness features are certainly no gimmick, and anyone looking to get in shape should find it useful.”

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by Darren Murph, posted May 6th 2008 at 7:50AM Alright, so maybe the recently announced Ultimate WALL-E robot doesn’t actually get down and dirty on video, but he does maintain a pretty positive attitude after being poked, prodded and generally invaded for a full five minutes. (Read the full post about ‘Disney / Thinkway Toys’ Ultimate WALL-E robot cleans up on camera’…)

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by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted May 6th 2008 at 9:57AM We had a little thumb-print orgy with the new HTC Touch Diamond immediately following its launch. Light and small, the Touch Diamond comes off as a unit with promise. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a while to get our hands on this via a US carrier, but Orange users in the UK will no doubt be pretty happy with this new handset, the first of its kind to use Windows Mobile 6.1.Check out the gallery below, complete with comments and interface walk-through. (Read the full post about ‘HTC Touch Diamond hands-on’…)

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Poor little Winter got her tail caught in a crab trap which got her dolphin tail cut off, leaving Winter swimming around with a stump for a rear.

While many would think it’s nothing (after all, the dolphin CAN still swim and humans can stay alive without a lim or two), vets fear that Winter might damage her spinal cord with the way she’s able to develop her own swimming style which doesn’t involve a tail. So, they called in Kevin Carroll, a prosthetics designer which has done bionic limbs for other animals. It took him one a half year to come up with the perfect tail, but now Winter is swimming just like any other dolphin. You can see the 30-inch silicon prosthetic below.

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Yesterday, the mighty (or once mighty) Jerry Yang, CEO of Yahoo! wrote a blog post entitled, “Ok, so now what?”.  The post was what you would think a CEO might write about his actions under the Microsoft microscope and hopes for a bright future.  One of the fun thing about blogging is the response it invites.  The response Mr. Yang got is rather interesting: No wonder Yahoo has crumbled as much and as fast as it has. You’ve all been “Yanged.” Yahoo is now a case study Internet misleadership. Jerry Yang is out of touch with the real world You should have sold. You still don’t have a solid plan for competing with Google Millions of shareholders and their investment have been destroyed by your incompetent choices and greed. (Read the full post about ‘World to Jerry Yang, “you did what?”’…)

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The T12 is the second model of the T series of tributaries power strips. This model is similar to the previously available T10 model. The T12 power strip was designed to give easy accessibility to any wall wart power supply. T12 models have twelve different outlets in which eight of the outlets rotate 90 degrees. This makes it easier when plugging in from different directions and angles. The remaining four outlets are equipped with safety shutters. The T12 also features a built in resettable circuit breaker that is set with the power push button. The model has two led lights to show that the power strip is working properly. The red light shows that the power strip is working correctly, and the blue light shows that the outlets that are connected are grounded. The T12 also comes with a cord management design so that all the cords will stay organized. T12 models are setup to protect all three legs of the AC line. The models are rated at 1875 watts and 125VAV/ 15A 60 Hz. The power strip is also made to with stand a voltage spike of 6KV and has a clamping voltage of 330V. Energy levels of 4320 joules can easily be dissipated by the T12 models. The power strip also has surge protection for the telephone/modem, and the f connectors. T12 is produced with a wide band line filter that will prevent EMI/RFI noise from interfering with connected equipment. It can reduce noise levels from around 150 KHz to somewhere around 100 KHz. The T12 models have been rated with 8 separate listings from the Underwriters Laboratory ranging from the Standard Surge Protection Device (UL1449) to Standard Electromagnetic Interference Filters (UL1283). It also meets the requirements of California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003. This means that the T12 is RoHs (Restricted and Hazardous Substance) compliant. Gimme! More info from the manufacturer Price: $120.00 (Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting) Posted in Audio/Video, Home Theater, Computers, Gizmo of the Day Tags: players, DVD, M4A, high definition TV (Read the full post about ‘T12 Surge Protector’…)

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We recently saw the leaked images for the upcoming Motorola ZN5, however those came with very few details. Well the details are still limited, but now we have some more official looking images to offer up. These latest images appear to be authentic press style images would could indicate that we will be seeing an official announcement soon. Hopefully so, then we will be able to learn all the specs the ZN5 will be offering. Keep reading for some more pics of the Motorola ZN5… Via [Just Another mobile phone Blog] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Press photo’s: Motorola ZN5; Is the official announcement coming soon?’…)

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The rumors have been circulating on this handset for a while, we even had some ‘semi-official’ press images that were leaked, and it turns out that it was indeed accurate. While the official announcement has not come from Verizon, LG has made it official. LG has officially announced that the VX9100 will land with Verizon Wireless here in the US. The VX9100 will feature a flip style design with an outer display and numeric keypad with a full QWERTY keyboard with a larger display on the inside. In addition the VX9100 will offer a 2-megapixel camera and 8GB of internal memory. While we have the official details, we are still waiting to hear a few key items, such as the price and actual release date. (Read the full post about ‘LG officially announces the VX9100 for Verizon’…)

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