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From what we’ve seen thus far, Intel’s Netbook isn’t exactly the prettiest piece of kit. But apparently, the unit we’ve been shown looks nothing like the Netbooks of the future. At the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai, the company was showing off an upcoming design that looked awfully thin (and awfully attractive). As it stands, all we truly know about the lappie was that Linux was under the hood and the Atom will likely power things whenever it escapes the trade show floor and ships en masse. Still, if the price is right, we have the ability to certainly see this slab being desired by more than just schoolkids in various corners of the world.

[Image courtesy of Impress]

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There’s been no shortage of fantasmical ideas to speed up our everyday personal, but a team of researchers from a variety of universities are working to do just that not by encouraging gamers to slap NOS stickers on their cases, but by combining magnetic and semiconductor components. Respectively, each of the aforesaid parts handle memory and logic functions, but this team is purporting that processes could be completed quicker and in a more power efficient manner if a hybrid material — which combined both functions — were created. The team has already received a $6.5 million grant from the Department of Defense with the overriding goal being to “explore new ways to integrate magnetism and magnetic materials with emerging electronic materials such as organic semiconductors,” and while it’s recommended that these so-called hybrid devices would be fairly inexpensive to produce in the future, it’s too early to determine how close we are to seeing any breakthroughs slip out to consumerland.

[Via Gearlog, image courtesy of University of Missouri]

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Pretty much anything that’s predictably repetitive can be automated. As such, we expect corporate lawyers to be replaced by shiny dull robots just as soon as AI advances sufficiently beyond Japanese pet translators. Robots… lawyers… oh wait. Anyway, ASUS has mechanically responded to IBM’s patent lawsuit with a scripted suit all its own. ASUS claims that IBM is violating two of its patents related to server technology and storage on the Internet. That’s two claimed violations against IBM vs. three against ASUS — if this were a playground, IBM would win and ASUS would have to hand over its lunch money. Instead, this is big time patent law so it’ll cost somebody millions and create months of distraction.

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LG has just unveiled a new “Black Label” slider phone. Featuring carbon fiber accents and a 5.0-megapixel camera. Other technical specifications haven’t yet been announced. Click here for one more picture.

Similar to the previous LG Black Label Series handsets, the latest model also carries a product concept derived from todayÂ’s trend leaders. This new concept of ‘Style that Lasts’ reflects the timeless and elegant design of the phone enhanced by stylish materials such as carbon fiber and tempered glass

[via Gizmodo - AVing]

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For the fastest go-kart possible, look into building your own like these speed freaks have. Your homemade creation will surely “move” if its powered by an MK101 Solent Gas Turbine Starter. Continue reading to see them all. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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In this Fifth Gear segment, Tom Ford wants to find out if the smaller Hummer H3 is just as good as its off-road capable big brothers. Video after the break.

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The fashion-friendly LG Glimmer has a sleek body combined with multimedia features. Its 2.8-inch touchscreen display is bright and sharp. Plus, it sports a 2.0-megapixel camera, 128MB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, Bluetooth, and USB 2.0 connectivity. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

This has to be because of the slider form factor. Despite its size and weight, it isn’t uncomfortable to hold by any stretch of the imagination. The slider mechanism feels very solid and ‘thonks’ open and closed

[via Phonescoop - Phonearena]

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This LED cube, consisting of a 16 x 16 x 16 grid of interconnected color LEDs, is “capable of displaying animations at up to 30 frames per second and each dot can be individually addressed for both color and intensity.” Video after the break.

Now that the prototype is complete, Seekway is gearing up to produce versions with grids as large as 48×48×48, which will require more than 110,000 LEDs

[via Technabob]

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Unlike other software offerings, the “Hi Volt Antivirus” uses electricity to protect your laptop from nasty infections or unwanted snoopers. You won’t be seeing this in stores anytime soon, as it was built for just demonstration purposes. Click here for first picture in gallery. Here’s how it works:

The electrode in the pic above was attached to a rotating apex, once turned on, the revolving surface was fed by an electricity supply, which gave rise to the effect above via a multiplier. Using various photography techniques, the images above were captured

[via Gizmodo - Tesladownunder]

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Stuttering Craig of ScrewAttack counts down the top 20 SNES games of all-time — includes Yoshi’s Island, Mega Man X, and Super Mario World. Continue reading for part 2.

Some call the SNES the ideal console ever made. How does it get that reputation? The games. Here are the ideal of the ideal of the 16 bit megapower

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