More than just a Nokia N900 SNES emulator, Konttori managed to hack this one “to accept Wiimote controls and even connected it to his TV for a staggeringly authentic gameplay experience.” Video after the break.

We’ve already seen Nokia’s Maemo 5-powered N900 pull off some pretty fanciful tricks, but without qualification this is the one most dear to our hearts.

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Developed by researchers at ActiveLink, a Panasonic subsidiary, the Power Loader exoskeleton utilizes “18 electromagnetic motors that let the wearer lift 220lbs without blinking.” Video after the break.

..the Power Loader’s simple, intuitive control system employs direct force feedback, allowing the operator to directly feel the movement of the robot while controlling it.

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To help specialist food company Honeytop speed up its pancake production while maintaining high health standards, ABB Robots installed a FlexPicker inside their plant. Continue reading to see it in-action.

A software reconfig allows for quick production changes from pancakes to pretty much anything the robot can grasp. The video starts slow, but delivers with an impressive 400 pancakes per minute sorting routine.

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For one day only, you can land an Asus Eee PC 900-BK090X 16GB Netbook on eBay for just $177.99 shipped, originally priced at $279.99. At 2.2-pounds, it features “a 900MHz Intel Celeron M processor, a 16GB Solid State Drive (SSD), and comes with 1GB of DDR2 memory.” Product page.

This attractive little Galaxy Black Netbook also features a 1.3-Megapixel webcam, 802.11b/g WiFi, and 3 USB 2.0 ports. Perfect for e-mailing, updating your social network pages, and video chatting with your friends.

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A FIFTH of all Australians are victims of credit card fraud or computer hackers, a crime report said.

RESULTS of a federal government trial show that live ISP-level content filtering doesn’t have a negative impact on network performance.

NO more will Darryl Kerrigan be able to leaf through the Trading Post looking for reasonably priced jousting sticks.

JUST four days after unveiling the name of its new Vegemite spin-off, iSnack2.0 is toast.

Alright, so we’re going to go ahead and caution against buying anything that claims to have a “dual Bluetooth” module, but if you’re feeling froggy, the planet’s first (and probably last) dual CPU netbook has just been launched. Not dual core, mind you, but dual processor. The admittedly chintzy looking Swordfish Net 102 Dual claims to have a pair of 1.6GHz Atom N270s within, not to mention 2GB of DDR2 RAM, optional WWAN, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, 10.2-inch display (1,024 x 600 resolution), a 160GB hard drive and Windows XP runnin’ the show. It’s available to order for the low, low price of $449, though we wouldn’t expect the stock 3-cell battery to last very long (read: an hour) with a pair of CPUs sucking down juice.

[Via Wired]

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Perfect for Star Wars fans looking to spruce up their collection, these twelve R2-D2 gadgets keep things interesting. From the R2-D2 mailbox and tissue box, to a custom PC, you’ll find it here. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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