“Building your own high-resolution XGA projector with 3,500 ANSI lumens is not very difficult. This article and the accompanying video take you through it step by step.”
Also see part II for a list of suitable TFT monitors.
Author: Jani
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Build Your Own XGA Projector!
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J!NX: BitTorrent Baby-T
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OpenSUSE Linux 10.0 OSS Beta 1 Screenshots by OSDir.com
“OSDir.com provides an excellent screenshot slideshow of OpenSUSE Linux 10.0. As per their usual manner, they provide screenshots of booting, the installation, the desktop, taskbar, menus, and configuration. It’s more than enough to give you a great feel for this new version of the platform.”Novell via Juha
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Bicycles from the future
“Cycling manufacturer giant Specialized has announced that it is working on prototypes for revolutionary new bikes, set to be released in 2006. The new line of bikes is being dubbed the Venom Line. The bikes feature aerodynamic design and revolutionary technology that was pioneered by a special research team in Japan.”They’re from the future all right – April 1st of 2006, to be exact ;)
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NES Controller TV Remote
“Ever wanted to control your TV with an old school Nintendo controller? No? Well, I have and now I do. A few weeks ago I picked up an old school Nintendo controller from eBay and began thinking of a project for it – then it hit me! Controlling the basic functions of my TV through a NES pad would not only be awesome, but it would make me one step closer to that darned Captain-N.”
I think that’s a way better use for it than as an optical mouse (via /.).
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Acrobat and Adobe Reader plug-in buffer overflow
“Products: Adobe Reader 5.1, 6.0-6.0.3, 7.0-7.0.2, Adobe Acrobat 5.0-5.0.5, 6.0-6.0.3, 7.0-7.0.2
Platform : Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Solaris
Vulnerability Identifier: CVE-2005-2470
Overview: Adobe has discovered a buffer overflow in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. This issue has been addressed and a product update is available to proactively mitigate potential malicious activity. Adobe always recommends that users keep their systems up to date, and install the latest update of these applications. “
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"EU online music deal closer"
“Anyone interested in offering paid-for downloads currently has to deal with 16 different licensing bodies in the EU. […] Proposals for an EU-wide licensing system for online music were first put forward by the European Commission, the EU’s executive body. The Commission has threatened to sue the music industry on competition grounds if national bodies did not change the way they enforced online copyright restrictions. […] Now the Dutch music copyright agency BUMA, and the Belgian agency SABAM, have said that they will not enforce the so-called “economic residency” clause in the case of online music.”
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Windows worms knocking out computers
“Network worms are shutting down computers running Microsoft’s Windows 2000 operating system, security experts warned Tuesday. Computers across the United States are being hit, including those at cable news station CNN, television network ABC and The New York Times. Tokyo-based antivirus company Trend Micro blames the havoc on various worms, including the Zotob worm that hit the Internet over the weekend and new variants of the Rbot worm.”
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SS-KB-NT Stainless Steel K/B with Raised Keys
“The SS-KB-NT stainless-steel keyboard has been specifically designed for harsh kiosk environments where a compact width is needed to suit applications where space is limited. […] The construction is virtually vandal proof and weather proof, with wipe-clean fascias and key tops.”The linking page provides better pictures of it. Also showed me they have a store called Akiba in Japan, like we have.
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Hard-drive track seeking demonstration
…among other mechatronics videos at David Alciatore’s high speed videos site (via Baby Grandpa).