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10-Foot Gundam Made from Plastic Model Leftovers [Models]
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What do you do with the runners-the leftover wires that hold together plastic model parts-if you're done building your tiny Gundams? Keep them until you've gotten enough to build an immense 10-foot Gundam. It took 250 man-hours to build this RX-78-2 Gundam. It's not ...
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Nikon’s P7000 to increase the model number but decrease resolution from the P6000?
Nikon\'s P6000 came out swinging at high-end compact competition a couple of years ago, aiming to take down Canon\'s G9 but getting soundly KO\'d inside the review ring. Nikon went back to training, pledging to take the G11 to the ropes, and we have the first indications of what the recent competition will appear to ...
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New Amazon Kindle announced: $139 WiFi-only version and $189 3G model available August 27th in the US and UK
digg_url = \'http://digg.com/tech_news/New_Amazon_Kindle_announced_139_WiFi_only_version_and_189\'; Let\'s be honest -- you saw this one coming, didn\'t you? Today Amazon is introducing a new reading device for e-book aficionados dubbed simply... the Kindle. The new handheld -- slated to be released on August 27th -- is 21 percent smaller and 15 percent lighter than the previous model, has ...
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Honda announces plug-in hybrid & electric car plans for the 2012 model year
Honda isn’t exactly the first Japanese car company that comes to mind when desirous about hybrids. Toyota, attributable to its Prius and hybrid Lexus line-up, won the final populus a number of years back, but Honda is set to make another run with the third generation of Honda Civic Hybrids along side a new line ...
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Bloodhound SuperSonic Car gets a full-scale model ahead of land speed record attempt
If you've been busy wondering what a 1,000mph car might look like, here is your answer. A full-sized model of the Bloodhound SSC has been hammered together and is currently on show at the Farnborough International Air Show. We reckon the reason it's there is because the real deal Bloodhound will be built by aeronatics ...
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Microsoft layoffs: the axeman cometh? (update)
Nothing like rumors of corporate layoffs to throw 89,000 Microsoft employees into unproductive turmoil. This time the rumors are being mongered by the Wall Street Journal and TechFlash, both of whom have been told to expect “far smaller” cuts than th…
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125cc motorcycle + DIY fiberglass fairing = 214mpg, super cool looks
While the quest for alternate fuels goes on, so too other peoples’ search for the ultimate in economy while running on good ‘ol petrol. Allert Jacobs DIY creation reaches near the pinnacle of two-wheeled efficiency, almost doubling the stock Honda Inn…
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FCC approves Verizon femtocell unit
The folks over at the FCC have approved Verizon’s Airave femtocell unit from Samsung which is tipped to be released sometime in the second quarter of the year initially, which means they’re already late. Hopefully there will be a concrete release date…
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FCC approves new T-Mobile Motorola phone
The FCC has taken a look at a new handset from Motorola that resembles the Motorola Motoroi (otherwise known as the Milestone XT720), where it will be made available for T-Mobile’s 3G network. The model number MB710 is all we know of, where the …
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HTC Desire with North American 3G graces FCC with its presence
Rumors of a June 8 launch of Telus’ HTC Triumph — a rebranded version of the Desire, seemingly — came and went without a trace, but now, we’ve got another reason to think that the model’s launch might be just around the corner. Basically, an HTC dev…
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Asus Bamboo notebooks now up for pre-order at Best Buy
If you’re on the lookout for an Asus Bamboo notebook in the US, then you might want to place a pre-order on Best Buy with a couple of 14″ systems appearing already, among them include the U43JC and U43F. The latter will cost $950, where it runs off an…
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DIY electric mountain bike is pretty swift
This mountain bike you see is no ordinary model, as Jennifer Holt decided to give it a jolt of power – to the tune of a 48V motor which is powered by a homemade battery pack that comprises of a dozen dozen 3.3V lithium ion cells (that’s 144 just in ca…
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Walkman Outsold iPod in Japan During August [Apple]It's party time for Sony, as the planets of consumerism aligned to earn it a unprecedented win over Apple's iPod music-playing range. It's the first time Walkman has outsold Apple's music players inside the region since iPod arrived in 2001. Sony had to make a number of sacrifices with the intention to win back musical market share, though, aggressively under-cutting the cost of its rival.![A Dual-Booting Tablet Running Android 1.6 Sounds Barmy, Viewsonic [Tablets]](http://nexgadget.com/images/A-DualBooting-Tablet-Running-Android-Sounds-Barmy-Viewsonic-Tablets_tuTo-_0.jpg)
A Dual-Booting Tablet Running Android 1.6 Sounds Barmy, Viewsonic [Tablets]After warning us last week of their impending dual-booting tablet, ViewSonic has now spilled the beans on the ViewPad 100 's specs. I don't think anyone shall be impressed by the Android 1.6 flavor, even supposing Windows 7 's also there too. I can't consider many the explanation why someone would need a dual-booting tablet, but obviously dual-booting laptops (running something like