Mini-projector in a wedding ring is so geeky

Soon-to-be-husband Luke Jerram designed a unique wedding ring for his wife. He partnered with a local jewelry store to create this wedding band that functions as a mini-projector. The ring includes a small photographic slide and less that shows photos of couple when illuminated. This is one geeky wedding ring I’m not sure all brides [...]

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HP Slate 500 specs leaked

Specs of the HP Slate 500 have leaked. The HP tablet is expected to run Windows 7 Premium, 1GB RAM, a pair of cameras, 1.6 GHz processor, and an 8.9-inch touch screen. HP Slate 500 is also Energy Star certified. No details on battery life, pricing, and release date though. [Link]

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Canon working on a smaller, high-quality DSLR

Canon is set to work on a smaller DSLR. It’s not gonna be a hybrid or a micro four thirds camera but Canon will just make it smaller and hopefully, lighter. It was Canon’s Image Communication Products division head Masaya Maeda who said they will meet the need for a smaller but high-quality digital camera. [...]

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China Trade Surplus Soars

China’s trade surplus rose 140% in June from a year earlier, to $20.02 billion, primarily due to an increase in exports. That set off rumbling in Congress about the need to do something about China’s currency, kept artificially low to boost its exports.

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Octopus Has 1-in-128 Chance of Getting 7 World Cup Matches Right

Spain and the Netherlands are competing in the World Cup final

So should gamblers take their cue from Paul the Octopus? It seems highly likely that many will. And why not? Paul has been right in six of the last matches where he’s made a prediction. Many bettors will wager that his past success boosts his chances of correctly predicting Sunday’s outcome.

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2010 Mercedes-Benz R-Class Car Review

If your need for utility is equal to your need for luxury and the thought of driving a vehicle that may be perceived (well, perhaps) as a modern day station wagon doesn’t bother you, the 2010 Mercedes-Benz R-Class is a vehicle worthy of consideration.

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The Wired Repo Man: He’s Not ‘As Seen on TV’

The auto repossession business is booming during the recession, making use of new technologies to improve efficiency and reduce the need for legwork.




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Panasonic Toughbook CF-H1 now runs Windows 7

The Toughbook CF-H1 from Panasonic was recently upgraded to support Windows 7. Nothing much has changed on the specs except this one now runs 2GB of DDR2 SDRAM and the new OS from Microsoft.

Windows 7 version of the Panasonic Toughbook CF-H1 will be out this April …

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Who’s ready to glow in a dark bathroom?

Who wants to have some Glow in the Dark wipes? Who needs one when you could just umm, turn on the light? It’s just a cool way to wipe those hard to reach areas the need to be cleaned. No, it won’t clean better because of the luminescent feature, it …

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Literary Oddities

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An interesting collection of really bizarre books.