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Posted Feb 24th 2008 11:15AM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Transportation
It’s really too bad nanotechnology is so gosh darn morally unacceptable, it could do so much good for humanity! Take this new wiperless windshield, for instance. Designed by Leonardo Fioravanti of Pininfarina, the Hidra features an aerodynamic design, and a bit of a nanotech sandwich (mmm, sandwich) to keep the front glass clear of water and debris. The first layer protects from sun and repels water, the second layer features “nano-dust” to push dirt to the edges of the windshield and is activated by the third layer which senses the dirt, while the whole kit is powered by the fourth layer which conducts electricity to keep it going. The tech could be ready for mass production within 5 years, but there’s already a working prototype in the Hidra concept car.

[Via Sparking Tech]

With the recent demise of HD DVD and all things that surround it, this news from Microsoft comes as no real surprise, they have officially discontinued the Xbox 360 hd dvd player. Current owners need not worry though, because although discontinued the support and warranty will remain in effect.

Actually the only real surprise here is that it took Microsoft this long to make it official. A nice follow up would have been the announcement of a Blu-ray player add-on, but that still has not been mentioned. It would make sense though.

Via [Gizmodo]

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You can’t normally fish and kayak at the same time (unless you enjoy getting wet), however that could change with the new fisherman’s kayak.

This is the only kayak available that uses a patented extendable outrigger system to stabilize the craft, enabling outdoor enthusiasts to fish from a standing position. Made of durable polyethylene with stainless steel and aluminum hardware, the kayak has two independent outriggers that pivot outward 45 to its centerline, yet both swing back into position to form the aft section of the craft to allow for smooth paddling.

The fisherman’s kayak costs $1,899.95 and is available at Hammacher.

Kenwood will be making 50 high-end compact stereo systems for the R-K1 K Series Silver Limited. It features supreme EX tone quality technology, Wolfson D/A conversion unit WM8740, and separate power supplies for key audio elements. The Ultra Limited is so loud, that it might just blow the clothes off your hot neighbor! $1,980.
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Nerf Vortex Mega Howler Ball

It?s touchdown time! Get ready to play football ? NERF style! The Vortex Mega Howler football gives you the ultimate football experience with awesome performance and a cool whistling sound like no other football! Go long and see how far you can throw it!Football howls with whistling action as it spirals through the air!

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Sony has just announced the launch of their latest range of media players. The NW Series, featuring NW-A829 and NW-A828 boast of top quality audio and video reproduction apart from 16GB and 8GB storage respectively. Both the players are compatible with diverse media formats supporting audio files like MP3, WMA, ATRAC, Sony PCM AAA and HE-ACC, as well as H.264/ACV and MPEG-4 video files. The gorgeous players features a 2.4-inch display with 320 x 240 resolution with Bluetooth connectivity for both audio and video along with a 36 hours battery support for audio playback and 10 hours of video play. You can also watch and record your favorite TV shows on the NW Series players by adding a VRC-NW10 dock with EPG support. The new Sony NW-A829 and NW-A828 media players will hit Europe this April and are expected to retail for $ 260 and $ 352 respectively.
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Combining top-level craftsmanship with the most luxurious materials known to man, Bellperre have come up with a range of exotic tailor-made cellphones that are made from leather, steel, sapphire crystal, hardwoods and even 18k precious metals. Customers can choose from crocodile, shark, buffalo and calf skins as well as aircraft aluminum or 18k rose gold with different finishing and personal engravings to adorn their phone. The range will be presented at the CEBIT 2008 in March with the full range being available throughout Europe starting June 2008.
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Electric Shocking Tanks (Twin pack)
Take cover and listen. Future wars against invading aliens won’t be fought with hydrogen bombs, cruise missiles or fuel-air devices. They’ll be fought with Shocking Tanks

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Posted Feb 24th 2008 5:05AM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Desktops
Anybody remember when a gigaflop was a big deal? Oh, how far we’ve come. Researchers are now talking about exascale computing, which means systems that can handle a million trillion calculations per second. To put that in perspective, IBM’s BlueGene/L (pictured), the fastest machine running, has a peak performance of 596 teraflops. A petaflop is 1000 times faster than a teraflop, and an exaflop is 1000 times faster than a petaflop. Yeah, that’s a lot of flops. Right now researchers are sorting out the most preliminary of groundwork, such as how do you get data to tens of thousands of processors at a time for crunching, but we’re sure before a few decades are up they’ll finally have built a machine that is powerful enough to cure all human diseases — or, you know, maybe even play Crysis at 60fps.

If you love HD and you’re a sports fan, then there’s probably not much better than watching your favorite sports in HD. A HD sports event is the second closest you can get to the game, as long as you know when it’s on. This is where HDSportsGuide.Com comes in, they provide you with the very best comprehensive online listing on HDTV sports events.

The site is a great idea, and a great solution for keeping up with all sports in HD.  Their listing are added from a number of different sources, and are all checked for correctness by humans before being published.  They even provide a 14 day guide so you can plan ahead.