Tag Archives: systems

Lockheed Martin HULC Exoskeleton

By admin | Published: July 16, 2010
This is the HULC exoskeleton that Lockheed Martin is building for the military. The company just got a new, $1.1 million contract for a fresh round of testing at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center.
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Top 10 USB Thumb Drive Tricks [Lifehacker Top 10]

By admin | Published: July 10, 2010
What can you do with a few gigabytes and a USB port? Quite a lot, with the right software. Learn how to encrypt your work, run whole systems, rescue Windows, and customize your thumb drive with these USB-geared tricks. More
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Barnes & Noble iPad App Adds Blessed Brightness Controls [Ipad]

By admin | Published: July 9, 2010
Users of the B&N iPad app, your day just got .07% better. A new version is out that includes brightness controls within the app so you no longer have to close out to settings to adjust the display. Other improvements include a smaller "small" font, tweaked two-page display, faster syncing and the ability to delete book samples from within the app. [ B&N ] More
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Solid-State Systems Could Sequence a Genome For $100 [Genome]

By admin | Published: July 7, 2010
Drawing individual strands of DNA through nanoscopic pores in a chip could do in a matter of minutes what the human genome project took more than a decade to achieve – sequence an entire human genome. More
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USB Bike Generator Charges USB Devices with the Power of Your Pedals [DIY]

By anthony | Published: July 6, 2010
Sure, pedaling your bike can get you from one place to another, but a user at DIY web site Instructables details how you can really put all that effort to good use by charging up your USB devices. More
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Remains of the Day: Android Business Tablets [For What It's Worth]

By anthony | Published: June 29, 2010
Gadget company Cisco announces their own business tablet built on Android, Android 2.2 starts its rollout to Nexus One owners, and Verizon is rumored, yet again, to start offering iPhones. More
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Uh Oh, Adobe: Porn Industry Prepping to Ditch Flash [Adobe]

By melissa | Published: June 28, 2010
When the porn industry gets behind a tech, it tends to be a good sign. When it deserts a tech? Yeah, that's a bad sign. More
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Use a Single-Use Code to Securely Sign Into Windows Live [Windows Live]

By admin | Published: June 28, 2010
If you find yourself at a remote computer, or unsure of your net connection, you can sign into Live.com, Hotmail, and other Windows Live services using a single-use code, which Microsoft will send via SMS to your phone. More
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The Optimum Desktop [Featured Desktop]

By anthony | Published: June 25, 2010
Reader nitzua's pixel-perfect desktop customizes pretty much every single element of the display down to the finest level of detail, with a custom theme, LiteStep configuration, and a ton of resource hacks. More
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Shutdown Timer Triggers Windows Lockdown, Shutdown, and More [Downloads]

By admin | Published: June 25, 2010
Windows: If you're looking for a way to shut down your Windows machine—or lock it, hibernate it, and more—when certain triggers are activated such as CPU and memory usage, bandwidth saturation, or at a specified time, Shutdown Timer can help. More
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