Message date: 2010-02-05

PrePeat printer uses no ink, erases paper for reuse

If you are looking for an eco-friendly printer then the PrePeat from Sanwa Newtec may be the most environmentally friendly we’ve seen so far. It requires no ink cartidges or toner and can erase paper to be reused over and over again. It manages to do this by adding a thermal head to the printer and [...]
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Japanese company improves Lithium-Ion batteries: now up to 10,000 charges, 20 year lifespan

About the entire tech industry — consumers and manufacturers alike — are holding their breath for a big leap forward in battery technology. We’re seemingly up against the limit of what we can expect from good old lithium ions, but devices become ever more juice hungry, and there’s not really a good replacement for Li-Ion [...]
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Panasonic explains why their Viera plasmas have lighter black levels

Last month, Panasonic was hit by a bit of a controversy when it was widely reported that they had lightened black levels in their lines of plasma displays. Now, deep, lurid blacks are a prime reason why people still opt for plasma displays over LCDs, so this is quite a knock against buying a Panasonic. Now, [...]
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Kindle display maker promises flexible, color e-ink touch displays in 2010

Clearly, the Kindle is in trouble now that the iPad is on the horizon. Although the Kindle is still a great device, and it’s especially impressive from the perspective of its built-in Whispernet 3G and its long battery life, Apple’s basically made the black-and-white e-ink reader a thing of the past. Amazon knows this damn well. [...]
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How To: Install a solid-state drive in your laptop

Upgrading your laptop’s storage device from a hard disk drive to a solid-state drive is one of the best things you can to do increase performance. With SSD prices dropping and capacities on the rise, it might finally be time to make the move. This guide runs through a painless way to upgrade your [...]
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Zune Pass users stricken by disappearing music

There’s a very big trade-off involved when you sign up for any sort of online music service. Sure, you get access to a lot of music for an affordable price, but if the music industry yawns and stretches, as it is wont to do, it can sometimes pull the rights to songs that you like [...]
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Boxee: We

Boxee’s a fantastic little program, and the recent beta release saw the re-introduction of Hulu into the service. That was great news for users, but the entertainment industry wasn’t happy. Earlier this week, Jeff Zucker, President and CEO of the Conan-killing NBC, accused Boxee of “illegally taking” Hulu content for use in its software, but [...]
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Sanyo unveils three new one-handed 1080p video cams

Sanyo’s back with a trio of new Dual Cameras: the VPC-GH2 BPC-CG102 and VPC-CG20. The main addition? The ubiquitous 1080p HD support. All three cameras will shoot video in full high definition at a resolution of 1,920 x 1080, while simultaneously being capable of shooting 14-megapixel still shots. Otherwise, the new feature in the GH2 and [...]
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U.S. Air Force wants secure cloud computing, selects IBM to prove it can be done

Cloud computing services are becoming ever more common and chances are, you probably use one in some form or another while surfing the web, checking your e-mail, or backing up some files. One area that still remains unproven is just how secure these cloud-based services are. We rely on the companies running them to keep [...]
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Sony is still losing 6 cents on the dollar for every PS3 sold

In a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, it was announced that Sony Corp has finally managed to get back into the black. But there was one interesting detail in the article worthy of particular note: “Sony loses about six cents for every dollar of PlayStation 3 hardware sales.” It’s worth reflecting on. When Sony [...]
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Spawn Labs

Thin clients are all the rage these days, with all the recent hubbub about OnLive, which promises to allow you to stream technical demanding games to underspecced computers live-as-you-play over the Internet. Unfortunately, lag has proven to be a major issue. Spawn Labs’ Spawn HD-720 is similar, but probably less lag sensitive solution to OnLive’s thin [...]
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Microsoft discontinue Xbox Live for Xbox games April 15th

Microsoft has announced that on April 15th it is closing down Xbox Live for original Xbox games. That includes any bought through the Xbox Live service on your 360 (Xbox Originals). Mark Whitton, general manager of Xbox Live, explained that: I want to start by saying this isn
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John Gruber parody site taken down, back to the comment-less Daring Fireball

A social experiment that was briefly parodying the famed Daring Fireball blog belonging to John Gruber, arguably the most vocal Apple pundit, was taken down late Thursday after just a few days of operation. As Geek  reported, John Casasanta, the brains behind the MacHeist software bundle, made headlines with an amusing site called DaringFireballWithComments.net. The site [...]
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IDC: Nokia owned the global smartphone space in 2009

According to IDC’s survey of the global smartphone market in 2009, released Thursday, worldwide smartphone shipments grew 39 percent annually in the fourth quarter of 2009, totalling 54.5 million units. Smartphone makers shipped a total of 174.2 million phone units throughout 2009, a 15.1 percent increase over the 151.4 million units shipped in 2008. Smartphones accounted [...]
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Google Nexus One: The Story video series

Google has started uploading a series of new videos to the GoogleNexusOne YouTube account that all come under the title of “The Story”. They are a high-level look at the development of the Nexus One smartphone working with HTC. The first two videos in the series are already available and we’ve included the first one [...]
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