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To combat air pollution, noise pollution, and the constant rise of gas and oil prices everywhere, a little-known company called Pipistrel started work on possibly the world’s first commercial electric powered light aircraft, and they’re calling it the Taurus Electro. It’s a kick-butt two-seat ultralight aircraft with a 15 meter wing-span and is also intended for glider pilots. Right now, they’re still few steps behind completing the project but if they keep on it, the Taurus Electro just might start hitting runways everywhere by the end of 2008. Tine Tomazic, the company’s test pilot, has confirmed that Pipistrel indeed has the technology to create such a thing already in their hands. (Read the full post about ‘Electric-powered airplane charges fast as a cellphone, flies’…)

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The IdeaPad U110 from Lenovo is now officially available. The U110 pricing begins at $1,899 and comes in either black or red. Aside from the difference in color which is appropriately named either the U110 - Black or U110 - Red, both models will offer the same specs. The IdeaPad U110 will come standard with a 1.60GHz Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 processor, 11.1-inch widescreen display, built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, 2GB of RAM, 120 GB hard drive, external dual-layer DVD burner, Wi-Fi, a 4-cell and 7-cell battery and will be running Windows Vista Home Premium. In addition the U110 also has the standard variety or ports to include three USB, FireWire, VGA-out, Express Card slot, headphone jack, microphone jack and a 6-in-1 card reader. (Read the full post about ‘Lenovo’s IdeaPad U110, now available’…)

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Kensington SlimBlade Trackball MouseNo, the SlimBlade is not some vampire movie with Wesley Snipes (he’s going to jail anyhow) but this aerodynamic, sleekly designed, periphreal is decidedly sharp. It’s also a tad schizoid. And that’s a good thing. What I am crazy about is that with the touch of a button on top of this mini-sized travel mouse its smooth-gliding scroll wheel transforms into a responsive trackball. Finally there’s a pointing device for your notebook that works in tight spaces – you know, like the miniscule drop-down tables on airplanes — and is as comfortable to use as the larger desktop mice I’m more accustomed to. (Read the full post about ‘Review: Freakishly Slim Mouse Goes Where Other Peripherals Can’t’…)

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Sony’s SRSZX1 2.0 Speaker System targets the average desktop computer that does not need tubthumping bass, but claims to entertain people with “an enriched sound range and fuller bass sound reproduction”. Meant for casual use where PC gaming, audio and DVD playback are concerned. It comes in an aluminum finish and is accompanied by a compact wireless remote controller. Technological advances include Mobius Duct technology which ‘minimizes wind noise’, Turbo Shift technology for extended bass range and a Sigma-Type magnetic circuit for upgraded sound reproduction. There is no word on pricing, but it shouldn’t be too expensive. (Read the full post about ‘Sony SRSZX1 2.0 Speaker System’…)

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While some other wireless carriers struggle to remain competitive, Verizon Wireless is riding a wave a success. Earlier this week the company reported their first quarter results of this year. The biggest news was that the company had the highest net adds in the industry, ending the quarter with 1.5 million net customer additions. That gives Verizon Wireless a customer base of 67.2 million customers with 65.2 million being retail customers.

The company’s net customer additions for the quarter were up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. The company also saw double digit growth in revenue.

(Read the full post about ‘Verizon Wireless continues growth in 1Q08′…)

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As one of the mainstays in supercomputing, Cray has been cozying up to AMD in recent years and increasingly relying on the chipmaker’s Opteron server processors to power its latest supercomputers. But if a new partnership between Cray and AMD’s main rival is any indication, that chummy relationship may now be in jeopardy. Intel and Cray have announced a new multi-year agreement where the chipmaker will provide both chips and “silicon expertise” to Cray, which will in turn design a new line of supercomputers and servers based on the Intel’s Xeon chips. (Read the full post about ‘Intel and Cray to Collaborate on a New Line of Supercomputers’…)

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Dell has made the XPS M1530 and M1330 in pink officially. Check out the infomercial after the break. [ Source ] Tags: camera, wi-fi, Ogg, TV (Read the full post about ‘Dell XPS M1530 and M1330 Pink Video’…)

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Sony is giving one of our readers the chance to win the fantastic new NWZ-A829 Walkman Video mp3 player. Packed with features and weighing a mere 58 grams this new arrival will store up to 16GB of music, video and snaps. It even has built in Bluetooth® stereo, so you can listen to your music without the hassle of getting tangled up in those pesky headphone wires. To be in with a chance just follow this link to the Sony Style site to find the answer to these simple questions: Question 1: What is the ‘special blue’ key feature of the NWZ-A829 Walkman? Question 2: What is the LCD screen size of the NWZ-A829Walkman? Question 3: How light is the NWZ-A829 Walkman? (Read the full post about ‘Competition Time - Win a shiny new Bluetooth Sony Walkman!’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Apr 29th 2008 at 9:44AM Those looking for another good reason to set up camp in Sweden have just found it. Okay, so maybe Manodo’s oh-so-informative display isn’t that astonishing, but it certainly gives a select few apartment residents in the country access to an enviable amount of information. Reportedly, the screen is being installed in several Swedish cities as part of a larger pilot project, and aside from dishing out details about the next available train, who exactly is standing outside their building and how much energy folks are currently consuming, it also serves up data on how many pounds of CO2 you’re responsible for releasing while kicking back in your pad. (Read the full post about ‘Manodo’s screen gives apartment dwellers the 411′…)

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Samsung Techwin has rolled out a couple of new digital cameras known as the i100 and the i80 to its VLUU i Series lineup. Meant for beginners as well as entry-level shutterbugs nicknamed as a ‘Digital Nomad’ by Samsung, both the VLUU i100 and i80 support a multi-charging function which allows data transmission and battery charging through USB without the need and hassle for an adapter. In addition to capturing pixel perfect pictures with its 10.2 megapixel sensor and 3x optical zoom lens, other shared features include a video recording capability, MP3 playback, a text viewer and voice recording. The VLUI i100 will come in silver, dark gray, brown and red colors while the VLUU i80 has only black and silver as your choices. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung Techwin launches new VLUU i Series’…)

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