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You know, we should have paid a little closer attention to Microsoft’s decision yesterday to extend Windows XP sales to “June 2010 or one year after the general availability of Windows 7″ — if the company was really planning on shipping Windows 7 in 2010, that first date doesn’t make a lot of sense unless the plan is to ship Windows 7 much, much earlier. And hey — what’s Bill Gates doing telling investors this afternoon that Windows 7 will come “in the next year” and that he’s “super-enthused” about it? As far as we know, the official Windows 7 timeline hasn’t changed, so Bill might just talking about beta versions, but something’s clearly up Windows-wise in Redmond — perhaps Vista’s wow is not long for this now.

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Laptop LoJack’s number might be up, Intel’s apparently gearing up to start pushing its so-called Anti-Theft Technology for laptops. Details are still sparse, but apparently it provides boot-time lockout of unauthorized users (presumably among other things) upon occasion of theft, and is being picked up by partner companies like Lenovo, Fujitsu, Phoenix, and McAffee for release later this year. It’d be really nice if we could get some connected GPS to phone home when your laptop takes off without you, but it’s nice to know the industry’s finally starting to take this stuff on instead of leaving hapless theft victims to fend for themselves.

[Via Ars Technica]

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Samsung unveils the “Luce” (SHS-5200), a digital door lock that measures just 2.1cm-thick and includes an integrated touchscreen. No word yet on pricing or availability. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Made of aluminum, its tempered-glass, touchscreen pad only lights up when you press the start button and there’s a built-in fire alarm that goes off when the temperature hits 55C.

[via Gizmodo - AVing]

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In this Fifth Gear segment, Tom Ford takes the all-new Jaguar XF out for a road test. Continue reading to watch.

The suspension and mountings are the same as that used on the XK, while the engine line-up is basically as that used in the S-Type, even though the supercharged SV8 model is fitted with the XK’s 420 bhp unit instead of the 400 bhp standard version

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Aside from freshening your breath, Altoids, or at least the case they come in, can be used for much more — including the optical mouse (above). Continue reading to see some creative uses for these minty tins. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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Haze for the PS3 / Xbox 360 / PC will “feature a four-player split screen co-op mode as well as a four-player online co-op mode.” Videos after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

At Ubidays, it was revealed that all four squad members were player enabled and could be played co-operatively by joining the game. Multiplayer can be played with one to three extra players through combinations of online, split-screen, or LAN

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What sets the Gateshead Millennium Bridge apart from the others is that it “tilts to let ships pass under it instead of parting at the middle.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The Gateshead Millennium Bridge has two live webcams which overlook it from the north and south, and since its completion it’s enjoyed status as a landmark, and will even appear on the back of British pound coins

[via Dvice]

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The first manned, hydrogen-powered airplane took flight yesterday, and “cruised for 20 minutes at 62mph using only hydrogen cells.” Video after the break.

A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts hydrogen directly into electricity and heat with none of the products of combustion such as carbon dioxide. Other than heat, water is its only exhaust

[via Gizmodo]

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Ok, so it’s not a rideable motorcycle, but rather a fully functional Personal computer. The “SLI Machine” features a custom built chassis, liquid cooling, and plent of LEDs. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Perhaps inspired by last year’s SLI-Machine wheel Computer, The personal cycle was built by Russian casemodder Dennis Ilyin in a recent NVIDIA-sponsored case building contest

[via Technabob - Topmods]

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GT provides us with a first look at Halo 3’s Legendary map pack, in which “two of the three maps are remakes.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The trailer reminds us of the mid-autumn media frenzy that was the Halo 3 launch, with all its glitz and splendor

[via Joystiq]

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