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Geeks strap Nexus One/Arduino SmallSat to rocket and launch miles into atmosphere
Jul 29th
Geeks and scientists are getting closer and closer to being able to launch personal satellites each year and eventually we will be able to put our own satellites into orbit.
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Geeks strap Nexus One/Arduino SmallSat to rocket and launch miles into atmosphere
Toshiba Portégé R700 hands-on [Video]
Jun 21st
Toshiba has unveiled their latest ultraportable, the Toshiba Portégé R700, and while it may look like your average thin-and-light in some key ways it’s actually pretty unique. The 13.3-inch R700 – which will also go on sale as the consumer-focussed Satellite R630 – uses a new airflow cooling system that, by pulling in cool air over the hotter components, rather than pushing out hot air, means Toshiba can not only use regular Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors rather than their less-powerful ULV counterparts, but do so in a machine that stays cool to the touch. First impressions & hands-on video after the cut It’s also the thinnest and lightest ODD-equipped laptop in Europe, with a magnesium chassis, honeycomb palm-rest and a motherboard that, thanks to collaboration with Intel, is one-third the size of what you’d find in rival machines.
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Toshiba Portégé R700 hands-on [Video]
Owner: U.S. cable service unhurt by rogue satellite
May 24th
The owner of a satellite that transmits programming to all U.S. cable systems says it avoided interference from another, out-of-control satellite that was drifting into its path.
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Owner: U.S. cable service unhurt by rogue satellite
Toshiba ships Core i7-equipped Satellite P505 gaming laptop, all 18.4-inches of it
May 22nd
Looking for the most gargantuan laptop money can buy? How’s about the biggest laptop that the least amount of money can buy? Toshiba’s Satellite P505 — a machine we spotted briefly at CES this year — has now been put on sale over at Microsoft’s own webstore, complete with an 18.4-inch LCD (1,680 x 945), a 1.6GHz Core i7-720QM processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory, 500GB SATA hard drive, Windows 7 Home Premium, a DVD SuperMulti drive, ExpressCard slot, integrated memory card reader, NVIDIA’s GeForce 310M (512MB), four USB 2.0 sockets and a beastly 12-cell Li-ion battery
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Toshiba ships Core i7-equipped Satellite P505 gaming laptop, all 18.4-inches of it
New ‘microlens’ could lead to ultra-powerful satellite cameras and night-vision devices
May 20th
Anyone who likes to get their gear off for a spot of naked sunbathing in the backyard may have to think twice in the future. Researchers have developed a new nanotechnology-based “microlens” that could lead to a new generation of ultra-powerful satellite cameras and night-vision devices
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New ‘microlens’ could lead to ultra-powerful satellite cameras and night-vision devices
Appeals court gives Dish a chance in TiVo case (AP)
May 14th
AP – A federal appeals court Friday granted Dish Network Corp. a full-court review of a ruling that threatened to force the satellite TV company to disable millions of its customers’ digital video recorders because of a patent dispute with TiVo Inc.
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Appeals court gives Dish a chance in TiVo case
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Satellites spot world’s biggest beaver dam
May 8th
A Canadian-based ecologist says he has located the world’s largest beaver dam in northwestern Canada using Google satellite technology.
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Satellites spot world’s biggest beaver dam
Hollywood studios gain approval to block analog hole for new releases
May 8th
Hollywood was granted a major victory by the FCC this past week in a decision that gives the studios permission to shut down the analog ports on home entertainment equipment such as televisions, cable boxes, and satellite receivers.
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Toshiba Satellite A660, L670, L650 and C650 debut
Apr 16th
Toshiba have announced a refresh to their Satellite notebook range, including four new models each with a multimedia bent. Top end is the Toshiba Satellite A660, with a choice of Core i3, i5 or i7 processors, a 16-inch LED-backlit 1366 x 768 display and up to 640GB HDD/8GB RAM. However there are also Satellite L670, L650 and C650 models which offer more affordable computing.
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Toshiba Satellite A660, L670, L650 and C650 debut
Dish Network’s SlingLoaded ViP922 DVR to hit store shelves tomorrow (finally!)
Apr 6th
We saw it at CES 2009 — and then we waited. And waited
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Dish Network’s SlingLoaded ViP922 DVR to hit store shelves tomorrow (finally!)
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