September 2004

Africa seeks gadget lovers’ cash

A global fund designed to shrink the technology gap between rich and poor nations is to be launched in November, said one of its key advocates. Technology is seen by many as a way of helping developing nations educate their people, make them healthier and escape poverty.

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Fogging Skull

Draw the attention of the trick-or-treaters with this mist-making skull, the ultimate Halloween greeting for your ghoulish guests.

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Halloween Gizmos all week!

The Geeks are featuring Halloween-themed Gizmos twice a day all week long!

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Gesturing Skeleton with Microphone

You’ve heard of people putting words in your mouth. So why not turn the tables with an animated skeleton that speaks your words! Just speak into the microphone and watch his mouth move and eyes light in sync with your words.

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Books on Computers: format combines text and audio narration

By MEGAN LEACH If you think of how DVDs have transformed the movie-watching experience over the past few years, it’s little wonder that other media are turning to technology to breathe new life into existing products. Take books as an example – more specifically, audio books. Audio recordings of books on cassette or CD are [...]

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Retirees keep up on new technology

By Pat Sherman RANCHO BERNARDO – Members of ACES may be advanced in age, but they’re hip to the latest innovations in computer technology. The Advanced Computer Engineers Society meets for camaraderie and computer-related discussion monthly at the Remington Club I in Rancho Bernardo. The group of mostly retired men decide upon a particular topic [...]

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Core LEGO MINDSTORMS Programming: Unleash the Power of the Java Platform

LEGO Mindstorms robots can do more than you ever imagined! The secret: go beyond the built-in tools and leverage the power of Java. In Core LEGO Mindstorms, author Brian Bagnall shows you how, step by step. Working from beautifully rendered 3-D plans and photographs, you’ll construct five unique robots. You’ll master advanced proximity and compass [...]

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Human machinations

By Ong Soh Chin Trying to make sense of one’s gadgets can be exasperating. Still, technology is a good thing, but not for the reasons you think. Show me a lot of cables and wires and my eyes start to cross. Swamp me with geek talk on RAMs and bits and bytes and watch me [...]

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Shure E3c Sound Isolating Earphone Stereo Headphone

Enjoy an audiophile listening experience when music matters. The E3c combines precision components and remarkable sound isolation to provide studio quality sound everywhere you go. High energy micro-speakers deliver great tonal balance across the entire frequency range. Flexible sleeves produce remarkable isolation, revealing the subtle details of original recordings. The small compact earphone design fits [...]

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Mexican churches jam cellphones

By Chris Hawley, The Arizona Republic MEXICO CITY – Fed up with cellphones ringing during Mass, four Catholic churches in Monterrey, Mexico, are taking extreme measures to silence them. And no, it doesn’t involve lightning bolts from heaven. The four churches are illegally jamming cellphone signals with Israeli-made transmitters, the same kind used to protect [...]

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