All the stories tagged with: General
MSN Search (beta), did you try it?
11/11/2004, Microsoft is trying to catch up with Google. You can try their MSN search. It’s still in beta for now. I noticed that the search is pretty fast, faster than Google. Their index seems also up to date. It’s too [...]
Voodoo Envy 790, a high-end gaming laptop
11/11/2004, I wanted to get a gaming laptop for some time, and the arrival of upgradeable PCIe graphics might precipitate things. The Voodoo Envy 790 will easily play any game you can throw at it. There’s one issue: the price. Price: [...]
Fresh news of Gran Turismo 4
11/10/2004, TechJapan is reporting about Gran Turismo 4 “Completion Announcement Meeting”. Highlights• 700+ cars• 50 courses• Photo mode• BMW’s Next-Gen 3-series• Upcoming GT game for PSP Gran Turismo 4 is a PlayStation 2 game.
Buffalo TeraStation 1TB Network Storage
11/09/2004, The Buffalo Terastation 1TB is a Network Attached Storage device (NAS). Fortunately, it also connects to USB 2.0 for those who have a “slow” ethernet (non-Gigabit). The Terastation has four 250GB drives (a total of 1024GB = 1TB), and to [...]
The watch that sprays perfume, by Venexx
11/06/2004, Venexx has created this perfume-sprayer watch for the ladies and the gentlemen. It’s unisex. The watch contains a tank of perfume (of you choice) that can be refilled. One refill lasts for about 60 sprays.
Anti-Molestation Jacket
11/06/2004, “A shock treatment is in store for those who try to molest women on streets. Two students of the garment manufacturing technology programme of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) have designed a unique anti-molestation jacket, which comes with [...]
GMail Drive Shell Extension, use your GMail account as a Network Drive (Part 2)
11/05/2004, I keep receiving questions about the GMail Drive Shell Extension since I mentionned it in this Blog. Here’s a short FAQ • This allows you to use GMail as a Network Drive• A new drive icon will show up in [...]
Epson Inkjet Technology Used to Fabricate World´s First Ultra-Thin Multilayer Circuit Board
11/03/2004, Epson wants to revolutionize the way chips are being manufactured. By using its Inkjet technology and 2 types of inks (conductive and insulator), Epson can “print” circuits that would have been otherwise created using a silicon “wafer”. This won’t replace [...]
The MSX will be re-introduced as an ultra low cost PC
11/03/2004, In the 80s The MSX was a really advanced computer. It was hugely popular in Japan and Europe. This computer might be re-introduced under the form of the MSX1 chip. It will not serve any entertainment purposes like its ancestor. [...]
Mazda Hydrogen-powered RX-8 sports car to hit the road
10/28/2004, The Japanese Government has given permission to Mazda to test a Hydrogen-Powered version of their RX-8 sports car. The three months of testing will be used to gather data for further development. Hydrogen is seen by many as the only [...]
Dell Inspiron 9200, a 17" Laptop
10/27/2004, It took Dell more than a year to offer a 17″ Laptop. This is the right size for looking at the (optional) 1600 x 1200 screen. It can be configured in a pretty standard way. The Inspiron 9200 is powered [...]
Fingerprint-based security just got cheaper, thanks to Fujitsu
10/26/2004, Are fingerprints better than password to protect your data? It’s a pretty controversial subject, but what we know for sure is that fingerprint technology just got cheaper. Fujitsu just reduced the cost of its fingerprint reader by using a 1-dimensional [...]
BTX PC-Case format coming to the mainstream
10/25/2004, For a decade, the PC cases were manufactured using the ATX format. The format basically dictates were components such as power supply and connectors go. BTX is the new evolution of PC-Cases. What’s better? The thermal design is better, and [...]
