After months on the market, Windows 8 tablets have yet to rack up the sales Microsoft and PC vendors were originally hoping for. But on Monday Taiwanese PC maker Acer showed what could be the first of many Windows 8 tablets to come in ...
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Japan's public television broadcaster, NHK, is working on technology that will allow people to watch TV with their fingers. NHK is developing a system that maps objects shown on the TV screen in 3D space. "Viewers" place their index ...
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New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) announced the second class of New York City-based fashion companies selected for Design Entrepreneurs NYC, a free, intensive ...
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It’s reported that the Korean steel giant Posco announced that it has commissioned Posco Thailand Steel Processing (Pos-TSPC), a new service center for stainless cold rolled products in eastern Thailand on May 28th. The new ...
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As a first time mum, toys are a daunting prospect. While contending with a shrieking, nipple-destroying turd-ninja your attention isn't on stacking cups and xylophones... you're more focused on managing mascara on both eyes and finding a ...
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Iconic construction toy brand LEGO has not one but two massive outdoor marketing campaigns underway across the UK. The first Yoda Chronicles experiential tour took place during the Easter period, at Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent, ...
As the PC desktop and laptop market slumps and the tablet market grows, it might seem obvious to tablet users why that's so. However, details shared by analysts dramatically highlight three reasons behind robust tablet growth. Tablets are ...
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US-based retail chain 7-Eleven has introduced Breakfast Empanada Bites - its new miniature, crescent-shaped pastries. The launch builds on the success of the company's first Latin-inspired hot foods snack introduced last year. The new ...
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Magellan has just introduced its latest connected device to the world of portable navigation with their new SmartGPS, and we're already well into testing this creative new device in our lab and on the road. So far, we're impressed with the ...
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Microsoft has poked fun at Apple in a new 30-second advert, in which it mocks the iPad. The advert, dubbed "Windows 8: Less calling, more doing", pits the iPad against the Asus VivoTab Smart tablet, which runs on Windows 8, with Siri ...
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A range of fully loaded action vehicle toys are screeching to retail this summer. ToyNews takes a look at some of the coolest R/C and die-cast products to command land, water and air. Mattel - 01628 500 000 Mattel unveils a ...
Tags: Toys, Turbo Toys, Vehicles with Velocity
A Mini Paceman designed by Italian fashion icon Roberto Cavalli has been auctioned at the 21st Life Ball charity event in Vienna. Marking the 13th consecutive year Mini has donated a model to the Life Ball organisation, the Mini Paceman ...
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The 235kW, rear-wheel-drive Renault Twin’Run city car concept has been unveiled at the weekend’s Monaco Formula One Grand Prix in Monte Carlo. Paying homage to two iconic Renault sports cars, the R5 Turbo and Clio V6, the ...
Know someone who's collecting a degree this year? All graduates deserve a reward for making it through school (and before they have to face the rather scary job market that awaits them). Here are some electronics suggestions that should put ...
Tags: Geeky Gifts, Consumer Electronics, Graduates
In their earliest medieval incarnation, chandeliers were little more than two wooden cross beams with stakes on the ends for mounting candles. As they evolved, chandeliers became grandiose and opulent works of art displayed by the wealthy ...
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