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This might've been overlooked during the Christmas / CES / Google v. China period but China launched the world's fastest passenger train, the Harmony Express, at the end of December. The trains go 1069 km (664 miles) from Guangzhou to Wuhan in around three hours with a top speed of 394 km/h (that's 245 mph). For the purposes of comparison,
Edifier Luna5encore audio system isan elegan audio system that provides iPhone, iPod, MP3 player docking station. It also can operate as a standalong FM radio. While their are literally 100's of audio devices available for Apple products the Luna5encore has been designed to be displayed prominently versus hiding the device. Interview by Jeffrey Powers @ Geekazine.com CES 2010 Content Sponsor:
The Sonim XP3 Quest is a mobile handset is designed to be dropped, kicked, bounced, put in water or any other nasty thing you would never consider doing with the normal mobile phone. This thing is tough, during a demo at CES they were pounding nails into wood with these phones. Taking calls in a fish tank and a variety
The 33rd America's Cup yacht race gets under way in a week's time from Valencia in Spain, pitting two of the most hi-tech yachts against in each other in a series of races. The defender is Switzerland's Alinghi catamaran and the challenger is the US's BMW Oracle Racing, a stunning trimaran with the world's largest single wing at over 68m
GoDaddy Grid Hosting is a new product over at GoDaddy that puts the power of multiple servers to work for you. With 3 month introductory pricing they have it priced to move. The have both standard Windows and Linux machines available with adequate bandwidth and disk space. What I was shocked about is that they offering unlimited computer cycles with
Whirlpool is leading the way in energy monitoring and management. Whirlpool is demonstrating energy management panels and device that will track how consumers are using their products and help consumers in the future save energy. While not available today 2011 or 2012 is the target date for Whirlpool Energy monitoring and management introduction. Coordinating various appliances integration will be a
Iomega v.Clone allows you to capture a Virtual Image of your PC, Operating System, Applications and all of your settings. You can access the cloned computer via a iOmega portable device. If you make a change to the files it syncs back to the main PC when you reconnect. You will be able to run applications in a virtual Win
PowerFilm Portable Solar Cells are both consumer and military grade flexible panels. These amorphous silicon solar cells offer an extremely rugged and inexpensive array. A 7 watt panel is about $150. The design compensates for physical damage. Their newest panel is from $80-$100 and charges through a mini-USB connector, suitable for cellphone. In the future, both commercial and residential rooftop
The Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station brings all of you USB storage in the network. All you do is plus any USB drive or thumb drive into the device and they are automatically connected to your network. The Iomega iConnect device allows you to access that data from anyplace in the world. Interview by Andy McCaskey @ SDRNews.com CES 2010
Wink by Shutterfly lets you create photostrips from pictures on your iPhone, Camera and Social Networks. They have a new portal at wink.shutterfly.com. You can use Wink with your iPhone or just go to the website and what is cool is that it is a quick way to get pictures you care about most printied. Have you ever jumped into
The Epson Artisan 810 is an all in one printer - scanner and fax. With a Wireless network, you can connect multiple computers. You can also print duplex and print right on to CD's. With the new Epson iPhone application you can print to your Epson Artisan 810 from your iPhone. Plus Easily charge your cell phone or MP3 Player
Vuezone iPhone Application allows Wireless Home monitoring. Their $299 package system includes a base station and two watch cell powered battery cameras. The system can grow pp to fifty cameras - and can have video or stills directed to YouTube of Flickr. From the iPhone App, you can select individual cameras, and selectively share only certain cameras with other named
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