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FROM GAMERTELL - Ryan VanMiddlesworth has released GLaGPS, a fan-GPS project which allows Garmin Nuvi GPS units to have a voice which sounds like Portal’s GLaDOS.
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We’ll keep this short, but we just got a tip from a pretty reliable source of ours that claims T-Mobile will be flipping the 3G power switch tomorrow in the Metropolitan Chicago area. 1700MHz goodness for all 7 of you that have 3G-enabled T-Mobile phones, possibly starting tomorrow.

Thanks, K.!

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Section: News, Web, Websites

ICANN has recently announced they will begin allowing for new custom top level domains. While the details are still being worked out, the groups that want to have their own custom top level domain will have to meet some requirements. First and most important the “registrants applying for a top-level domain must prove that they have the ability to manage the sizable technical task of running it” of course that could also be as simple as hiring a group to handle that task for you. Second there will also be a fee involved, and while they are not set in stone yet, they are estimated to begin at around $100,000.

It sounds like that controversial .xxx domain that kept getting shut down will have yet another chance to come into light. However not all domain extensions will be approved, items that have been trademarked, or are close to an existing domain will be denied. For example I could see something like .vom being denied simply because its just one keyboard letter away from .com and could lead to more potential abuse from mistyped domain names.

While this does potentially have some good use, such as for television networks. For example ABC could now have a .abc domain extension and use that for their programs where the domain could be names such as Lost.abc, which would make it simple to find shows.

Of course on the flip side I do see some potential for abuse and just in general getting carried away, I can also see this as just another potential cost for current domain owners who feel the need to always snap up all the major top level formats of their name in order to protect their identity.

Read [USA Today]

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Section: Computers, Desktops, Hardware

Following up its entry into the global notebook market earlier this year, Lenovo this time marked its official entry into the consumer desktop market outside of China. To mark its debut in the global desktop market, Lenovo announced its new IdeaCentre K210 desktop machine boasting of a facial recognition technology called, VeriFace. Lenovo claims that it is the only desktop PC that offers such a feature. In addition, the IdeaCentre K210 also includes an anti-microbial keyboard that inhibits bacterial growth using a special material.

The IdeaCentre K210 also features the Lenovo Vantage Technology (LVT) menu which allows user to recover from system crashes or viruses with just a single touch. For its system specs, this desktop powerhouse machine is packed with Intel Core 2 Quad Processors, Intel GMA 3100 integrated graphics, Blu-ray/HD-DVD combo drive, high-definition 5.1 audio and a 512MB ATI Radeon 2600 XT graphics card will also be available as an optional upgrade.

This new Lenovo machine is now available at Lenovo.com and several US retail stores. Price starts at $379 with two options for the accompanying monitor that is either a 19-inch monitor for an additional $229, or a 22-inch monitor for an additional $299.

Product [Lenovo] Read [Business Wire]

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Section: Gadgets / Other, Transportation

This new concept car is, to say the least, odd. In fact unless you were briefed beforehand it might take you a while to work out what it is; a concept car from Peugot cleverly disguised as a squashed drinks can. Nevertheless this façade is complimented by some very savvy specifications, some of which are given away by its name, the ‘Ozone’.

It’s name derives from the fact that its powered by ‘environmentally friendly’ hydrogen fuel cells which power the two electric motors, and in turn the large wheels which sit either side of the cabin. This two person cabin is both spacious and luxurious, and it goes some way to epitomizing the contemporary world in which we live today, which is only emphasized by the fact that this is controlled by a joystick!

However it is probably a good job that very few concept cars ever make it to mass production because this has many flaws that would make this very impractical. First, although the cabin doesn’t move when the car is moving when you brake hard, surely you would get at least a weird sensation? Also it would be somewhat disconcerting going at 70mph with two massive wheels 20cm away from your head, and these wheels surely also cause a safety issue if you were to hit someone? And also there are very few roads that would be wide enough to accommodate this car.

In conclusion: its a good concept, but little more than that due to its great practical shortfalls.

Via [GearFuse]

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