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Daily Archives: August 29, 2008

LG KC910: 8MP camera phone

Intended to replace the LG KU990 Viewty, the KC910 measures only 14mm thick. LG decided to jump the touchscreen bandwagon (iPhone) and equip the KC910 with a 3-inch WVGA touchscreen display. Interface-wise, the GSM quad-band phone maintains a minimalistic form with only three face buttons available. However, the touchscreen isn’t what LG is highlighting, it’s the KC910’s 8 megapixel camera with Xenon flash.

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Samsung X360: lighter than a MacBook Air

Not related in any fashion to Microsoft’s Xbox 360, is the Samsung X360 — Samsung’s latest counter offering to Apple’s MacBook Air. In fact, the X360 is lighter than the MacBook Air weighing in at only 1.27 kg (or 2.8 lbs — 0.2 pounds lighter than the MBA). It even packs more features than the Air; its got a 13.3-inch display, 1GB of RAM (4GB max), Centrino ULV processor, 64GB or 128GB SSD or 64GB or a 5400RPM 120GB HDD, Intel integrated X4500 graphics, a 34mm PCI ExpressCard, built-in HDMI, VGA out, LAN, docking port, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR, and a 1.3 megapixel camera.

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The Rolling Bridge: retracts ‘rollie pollie’ style

The Rolling Bridge is an award winning design by Thomas Heatherwick that uses hydrolics to retract and extend similar to the way a Rollie Pollie curls and uncurls. Completely retracted it takes the shape of an octagon. It’s an interesting design, but I sure hope they speed up the uncurling process. It retracts and extends at such a snail’s pace, it should have been called The Slow Rolling Bridge.

Video demonstration of the bridge unfolding after the jump.

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