Hightech tracking system being built in Shenzen, China

13Aug07

 
The New York Times reports about a security/tracking system which is being built in Shenzen, China. Some 20′000+  surveilance cameras are being installed and will be guided by US-financed software to keep track of the 12.4 million population. To make this work the Chinese came up with an idea George Orwell would have loved: Every citizen [...]

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First Live Pictures of Samsungs SGH-P520 Touchscreen Phone

09Aug07

The so far unknown Samsung SGH-P520 is going to be a direct answer to Apples iPhone. Equipped with a touchscreen display and no keypad, it might successfully compete with the iPhone in functionality and the LG Prada in styles.

The device features GSM/EDGE networks, a 2.3” QVGA-display, 50 MB of internal memory, a microSD slot, a [...]

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Apple’s new iMac and iLife 08

07Aug07

So here comes the latest incarnation of Apples all-in-one computer. Even slimmer, all brushed alluminium and nice specs.

$1,199
20-inch, 1680 x 1050 LCD
2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB RAM
250GB SATA
8x SuperDrive
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT

 

$1,499
20-inch, 1680 x 1050 LCD
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB RAM
320GB SATA
8x SuperDrive
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro

 

$1,799
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Update: NES emulator for iPhone released (with Video)

07Aug07

UPDATE:
A rewritten version has been releases by nervegas. The new version promises to be fast and ads multitouch capability. File repository is here or download directly.
Even though no one realy complained about the lack of games, what could be cooler than having games on your iPhone? Especially old-school NES titles like Mario, Zelda or Final [...]

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