August 2005

Gadget phenomenon creates home insurance risk

Fair Investment Company The increasing popularity of hi-tech goods is having a huge impact on the value of home contents, according to a new study. Esure estimates that the value of hi-tech contents in UK homes will increase by 60 per cent in the next ten years. For pensioner households the value of these products [...]

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Dimension XPS Gen 5

Taking advantage of the latest high-performance technology, the Dimension XPS gives you total power for all your gaming needs. Designed for serious gamers, XPS was built to handle demanding games and applications with ease, making it an ideal solution for extreme users. The Dimension XPS utilizes the power of the NEW Intel 8xx sequence Dual [...]

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Google Decks Out the Desktop

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – August 22, 2005 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced Google Desktop 2 (beta), a free downloadable application that changes the way users access information – whether it’s on the web or stored on their computers. By combining desktop search with an intelligent sidebar that learns the user’s habits and interests, [...]

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Computer Repair Toolkit

I know what you’re thinking: what an underwhelming Gimzo! Sure, that’s true, but this is a really well-priced toolkit that will help you every time you crack open that computer or electronic gadget to tinker around. Screwdrivers, hex keys, wrench, pliers, driver bits and even a crimping tool are among the nice variety of tools [...]

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Running Apple OS X on PCs

By Mark Baard Hackers have found a way to bypass a chip designed to prevent the Mac OS from running on non-Apple PCs, which are often cheaper than Macs. Some of the hackers are running the tweaked version of the operating system on their PCs natively. Others are using the system with VMware, which allows [...]

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Dual-action, Dual Wheel Pizza Cutter

Geeks sometimes venture into the kitchen, and when they do, they like gadgets there too. And what better than a gadget to deal with pizza? The ubiquitous pizza cutter gets an upgrade. Two wheels once again prove to be better than one as the double-action cutting wheels cut quickly and easily through any dough. One [...]

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Carbon Nanotubes May Heal Broken Bones

By Aaron Dalton Human bones can shatter in accidents, or they can disintegrate when ravaged by disease and time. But scientists may have a new weapon in the battle against forces that damage the human skeleton. Carbon nanotubes, incredibly strong molecules just billionths of a meter wide, can function as scaffolds for bone regrowth, according [...]

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Gyration GO 2.4 Series Optical Air Mouse

The Gyration GO 2.4 Series Optical Air mouse frees you of wires and desks! Hold this mouse in your hand up to 30 feet away from your computer and manipulate your cursor just like before. Perfect for giving presentations, or surfing the Net while reclined in your chair. And when you’re tired of holding the [...]

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Orbit The Moon: $100M

NEW YORK — The company that pioneered commercial space travel by sending “tourists” up to the International Space Station is planning a new mission: rocketing people around the far side of the moon. The price of a round-trip ticket: $100 million. The first mission by Space Adventures could happen in 2008 or 2009 and is [...]

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Logitech Delivers Cordless Desktop With Media Remote

FREMONT, Calif. — Aug. 16, 2005 — Logitech (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI), creator of the first cordless keyboard-plus-mouse desktop set, and market leader in cordless mice and keyboards, today unveiled a sleek, stylish keyboard-and-mouse-combination that ships with a remote control for the PC. The Logitech® Cordless Desktop® S 510 Media Remote breaks new ground with [...]

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