Cube-Kun robot can solve Rubik’s Cube faster than you can

We were impressed recently by student Daniele Benedettelli’s Lego Mindstorms robot that could solve Rubik’s Cubes. But it pales in comparison to Cube-Kun, a bot created by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
  

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Xbox 360’s HD DVD drive has over a third of the US HD DVD player market

Uh-oh! Time for another update on the relative successes and/or failures of the new HD movie formats - this time as seen through the eyes of impartial American stat-compiler NPD. According to NPD, 750,000 HD DVD players have been sold in America - and the cheap old Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on has been responsible […]

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German university makes a nanosized advent calendar

God bless scientists. While the rest of us are feverishly trying to finish off our work by Christmas, they’re messing around in a festive stylee and making nano advent calendars. Well, that’s what researchers at the University of Regensburg have been doing, anyway.
  

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Sno-Baller: huge tongs for making perfectly spherical snowballs

Unless you’re in the highlands of Scotland, our British winters are rubbish enough that this low-tech gadget really won’t be much use. However, if you’re anywhere that enjoys deep, crisp, even snow, these Sno-Baller “tongs” could be just what you need.It will produce perfectly spherical snowballs, great for lobbing at your mates, though it would […]

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Revo Mondo Wi-fi Internet radio adapter for your Hi-Fi system

Internet radio doesn’t have to be a desk-bound affair - there are plenty of portables to choose from or you can convert your existing Hi-Fi with something like the Revo Mondo.
  

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M-Toy MP3 player makes kids puzzle over playing music

I’m all for technology being used to help kids to learn, but sometimes, a basic device should just do one thing. Take an MP3…
  

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Cheap Call To Singapore

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) liberalised Voice-over-IP service in 2005 to move in tandem with the worldwide shift in business paradigm to deliver voice services using Internet Protocol. The liberalisation had since introduced keen competition among major Service Provider in
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Boy given detention for using Firefox in class

Man, the browser wars are getting out of hand. Now teachers are getting involved, handing out detentions for using the wrong application to surf the internetweb. At least, that’s what’s happening at the Big Spring High School in the US. Some poor kid was handed a detention for using Firefox in class. Here’s the teacher’s […]

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Taito launches Space Invaders 30th anniversary luggage collection

Amazingly, it’s It’s 30 years since the the world’s teens gave up on pinball and slots, replacing it with that arcade classic Space Invaders. And manufacturer Taito isn’t going to let that memorable anniversary pass it by - producing a Space Invaders 30th anniversary luggage collection.
  

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Gun purse takes aim at stylish women

Look, I can see the appeal of having a purse shaped like an automatic weapon - if nothing else, it’ll scare off potential muggers. And the punning hack in me appreciates the fact that it’s called The Pursuader too.
  

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