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The unique watch with mechanical ‘digital’ displayApr 17, 2008
If you consider that Di Grisogono Meccanica DG is a hybrid mechanical-digital watch, then you are wrong. This is a limited-edition line of the watch that includes just 177 amazing models.

It is remarkable, that the watch consists of 651 pieces and there are no digital parts or LEDs. The gadget was presented as the world’s most complicated digital-analog watch. Anyway, the digital display is mechanical and is made of rolling tubes that form the digital segments.

This is the description of the work of the watch:
The gadget’s digital display is mechanically operated, it shows tens of hours, single hours, tens of minutes and, of course, single minutes. (Read the full post about ‘The unique watch with mechanical ‘digital’ display’…)

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by Donald Melanson, posted Apr 16th 2008 at 2:25PM While there’s of course nothing to stop you from doing a fresh install of Windows XP on your brand new HP 2133 Mini-Note yourself (assuming you’re actually able to get your hands on one), those looking for a simpler solution will apparently be able to get their fix in mid-May, which is when the company will reportedly start to offer XP pre-installed on the ultraportable. What’s more, according to Laptop Magazine, there could also be a fully configurable version available “in the coming weeks or months,” although exact details on that possibility apparently haven’t quite firmed up yet. ReadPermalinkEmail this29 CommentsFiled under: Laptops (Read the full post about ‘HP 2133 Mini-Note getting XP install option in mid-May’…)

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I Lit Wave Colour Changing Speakers These small translucent spheres pack a serious punch when it comes to illuminating your music. They look fabulous in the daylight. And rather gorgeous in the dark. Simply hook them up to your ubiquitous ipod See price (Read the full post about ‘I Lit Wave Colour Changing Speakers’…)

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Chinese developer iPhone Cake has added handwriting recognition to the iPhone. HWPen works in both Chinese and Latin alphabets, and it works pretty well. The native application (for jailbroken iPhones only), adds an extra button to the keyboard screen. Tap it and you get the screen above, which lets you write on the screen with your finger. Because it integrates with the native text input of the iphone, HWPen is available anywhere you would normally use the keyboard. It even works with the iPhone’s auto-complete function, so you can start to type a word and hit the spacebar to pick spelling suggestions. The application tries it’s best with full words, but works better if you enter a letter at a time. (Read the full post about ‘Handwriting Recognition Comes To The iPhone’…)

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by Nilay Patel, posted Apr 16th 2008 at 4:31PM With all the Psystar-related drama going on in the OSx86 scene this week, it’s easy to overlook the fact that people are doing some pretty wild things with the community-led project — we’ve already seen OS X boot on a Sony Vaio UX, and now the crew at jkOnTheRun have managed to shoehorn it on to a Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC. The Q1’s 1.33GHz Core Solo and upgraded 2GB of RAM are enough to run Leopard smoothly, it seems — Apple sold Mac Minis with similar specs a while back, after all — and while not everything works exactly right, it appears the digitizer is recognized, allowing Ink to work. (Read the full post about ‘OS X made to run on a Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Apr 16th 2008 at 4:00PM We applaud the effort, we really do, but even $499 for a projector touting a lowly 800 x 600 native resolution, 2,000:1 contrast ratio and 2,200 lumens is a tad steep in our eyes. Then again, you’ll likely find ViewSonic’s 5-pound PJ513DB marginally cheaper on the street, and of course, it’s quite obvious the outfit was aiming this one at those deep-pocketed boardroom bigwigs and district superintendents. Nevertheless, this DLP PJ promises to toss up a visible image even in well-lit rooms, and you’ll find composite / S-Video / component inputs ’round back to go along with the VGA in / out ports and the audio input. (Read the full post about ‘ViewSonic tries real hard with $499 PJ513DB projector’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Apr 16th 2008 at 11:53AM Okay, so maybe millions of Wii-costumed individuals running around wouldn’t be ideal, but the idea at least sparks up a modicum of hilariousness, yeah? The person you see above, dear readers, is WiiMan Superhero. Fully equipped and ever-ready to address any Wii-related issues and / or injuries that you may be enduring. Best of all, this suit (a GarageGeeks project) does way more than make a boy a man — it acts as a fully functional Wiimote, complete with built-in Bluetooth, accelerometers, and an IR cam. (Read the full post about ‘WiiMan Superhero: what we all should aspire to be’…)

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The Parrot Party Black Edition speaker system has just received a minor upgrade that enables it to function with the recently announced Nokia 6212 Classic cell phone, courtesy of integrated Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. This makes it a snap to pair up the Nokia to the Parrot Party as there won’t be any more navigation menus to contend with - all you need to do is touch the phone to the speaker system and you’re good to go. The Parrot Party Black Edition will roll out this summer for £79. (Read the full post about ‘Parrot Party Black Edition Gets NFC’…)

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by Paul Miller, posted Apr 16th 2008 at 10:27AM Homebrew coders over at TehSkeen have manged the near-ultimate hacker achievement of enabling region-free gaming on the Wii via a software hack — no mod chips or Freeloader disc required. Implementation of Gecko Region Free couldn’t be simpler: you just load boot.elf from the chain loader, stick in your Wii game and hit reset. The hack claims to have borrowed zero code from Nintendo or Datel, making this pure homebrew. (Read the full post about ‘New Wii homebrew hack unlocks region-free gaming’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Apr 16th 2008 at 8:57AM Wouldn’t you know it? Just as promised, that strikingly white XV6900 has landed on Verizon Wireless’ website and can be snapped up now by those in need. The pain? $249.99 on contract after all applicable rebates — oh, and knowing the Touch Dual is heading Stateside later this quarter.ReadPermalinkEmail this50 CommentsFiled under: cellphones (Read the full post about ‘Verizon XV6900 finally available for order’…)

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