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Technology may have least to do with art, but Edelweiss PC by Million-Dollar-PC is a technically artistic PC casemod that other than presenting functional value also offers a unique design, which is quite different from regular custom made cases that we came across in the past. The Edelweiss PC has got all the wires and cables tucked up neatly within the confines of smoked glass case, so there’s no clutter around the machine, while on the other hand, the other components and the cooling system is left outside for us to see. Check out more images after the jump.

After Native Project, a new very awaited product: play DJ Hero conceived by the Activision company. It is about a new derivative of famous Guitar Hero with this time, an accessory in the platinum shape which will be available on the consoles Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

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Mobile Phone Matryoshka Dolls: Kyle Bean via CR

Even though we're all still digesting the Palm Pre--Apple's WWDC event is sure to bring news of the next iPhone iteration in just about an hour. We'll keep you posted.

Cellphone Russian Dolls: Kyle Bean

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If you've ever watched a hard drive die a slow death, you'll know computer memory isn't forever. So if you'd like to upload your consciousness and live forever, that's a major challenge. Luckily, science has a solution: billion-year nano-data storage.

Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California Berkeley have developed a nanotube technology that can store a bit for 1 billion years — and it has the theoretical capacity to store 1 trillion bits per square inch. Scientists say the technology to create the nanotubes is well within current methods for manufacturing semiconductors.

The only problem with such small and sensitive technology is that, by reading it, you might automatically degrade it. Calculations show that the binary values within the nanotube would change in about a billion years — which is, after all, much longer than human existence to date. And even in a normal human life, people change. So, go for it!

US team create carbon nanotube ultra-memory [The Register]

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A new humanoid robot, certified as the world's smallest, will be released this autumn by Japanese toy manufacturer Tomy Company. On October 25, 2007, the Omnibot 17µ i-SOBOT is scheduled to hit the market—as well as the 2008 edition of Guinness World Records, which will list the product as "the smallest humanoid robot in production." Robotics fans look forward to i-SOBOT as a fun toy to add to their collections, but also as a leap forward in miniaturization of the advanced parts that go into these high-tech tools.

Surprising Size and Price
i-SOBOT stands just 16.5 centimeters tall, and weighs only around 350 grams. While the robot fits in the palm of your hand, it remains a fully outfitted bipedal machine, with 17 moving joints. Used throughout the body are tiny, custom servomotors developed by Tomy. The robot's onboard gyro-sensor allows it to maintain its balance automatically as it goes smoothly through its programmed motions. i-SOBOT comes with an infrared remote-control unit, but users can also use voice commands to control it.

Tomy's i-SOBOT architecture, the control system developed to operate this new robot, makes use of 19 integrated circuit chips that work in tandem to enable the toy's complex actions.

In Final Fantasy XIII, players will embark on a journey through the cityworld of Cocoon and the outerworld of Pulse, encountering and fighting alongside a diverse group of allies. Execute powerful attacks with weapons and magic, and summon the enigmatic Eidolons with an evolved Active Time Battle system. Experience seamless transitions between real-time gameplay and in-game cinematics. Do you have the courage to face your destiny?
Genre: Action RPG
Also Available On: Xbox 360
Release Date: April 30, 2010
MSRP: $59.99

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Manufactured for KDDI (au) by Sharp, this outdoorsy phone should show up in Japan by June. Unlike the unrealistic claims made by other solar phone dabblers like Samsung, KDDI's ambitions here are modest, but practical.

KDDI has taken a pragmatic approach to the solar phone, integrating a waterproof panel onto what sounds like a very low-draw device. They claim that 10 minutes of sun absorption should grant two hours of standby, or a minute or so of talk time—an extreme ratio that suggests that battery life—not a huge feature list—is the main priority here.

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What is Project Natal? Is it a fancy motion controller? Is it an easy way to talk to your TV? Is it a new way to use the 360 or Live? No, to Microsoft, it's much more. It's the goal.

Talking to Marc Whitten, Microsoft's Xbox Live General Manager, he's happy to show you last.fm, Sky, Facebook or Twitter, the latest services to be announced for Xbox Live. But these are just updates, part of Live's slow evolution to...something bigger. And you can see that in Whitten's body language when he hears "Natal." He goes from somewhat stiff and professionally cordial to shifting restlessly in his seat with sparkling eyes, like a kid who just wants to get back to his favorite toy.

As it happens, Natal is precisely what Microsoft's Xbox 360 Live team is and has been working toward since at least the development of NXE (though surely earlier, especially from a pure hardware perspective). And according to Whitten, it's the last step of Live.

You can have an amazing Live experience without Natal and you can have an amazing Natal experience without Live. But the magic, the endgame, the place that we're going in this social world in the living room is [Natal and Live] tied together. We spend a ton of time on how we're going to reimagine the future with this idea of controlerless gaming and Live together.

To be fair, "endgame" was my word originally, but Whitten, a man ever so careful with his diction, couldn't help but to use it. He sees entertainment and communication converging on Live, and he sees Natal as the way to assemble it all in your living room.

Only on its 2nd day and already June is proving to be a busy month as merchandisers vying for spots to mark their product launch. One such is the anticipated N97 Smartphone from Nokia, which begins to roll out of its factories worldwide today. First unveiled during the last December’s Nokia World 2008, the N97 device, as Nokia puts it, is not so much a “smartphone” but more of a “mobile computer”.

Working in conjunction with the newly opened application store from Nokia, Ovi, the N97 boasts a slew of functions, not unlike those found on the iPhone App Store. Designed by Eguchi Shunjiro, its physical properties are impressive as well, including a QWERTY key pad that doesn’t slide out but pivot upward via a “swing brace”. This immediate provide an ideal viewing angle of the 3.5 LCD screen for user while they type.

Though it most likely won’t be able to dethrone the current king of mobile device – Apple iPhone . The new Nokia N97 will certain make the field a bit more crowded, which entails more selection for the consumers at large.

There are many head phones for MP3 or cell phones out in the market but there is a lack of portable speakers that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Yuen’to have produced this clean and simple portable speaker made with a colorful sponge outer to suit both genders. It will plug into most electronic products and is useful for listening to music while riding a bicycle or just chilling outside. Available in black, blue, red, pink or yellow sponge outer with solid white cable plug.

> Yuen’to

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Sony debuted their PSP Go a few days earlier than expected, the PSP Go is the newest portable gaming device from the Japanese based company. The PSP Go features a 3.8-inch display, 16 GB of Flash storage,built-in Bluetooth, Memory Stick Micro slot, integration with the PlayStation 3, and more. The 16 GB of Flash storage will be needed since the hand held console will not offer a UMD Drive instead all games and movies will be available via the PlayStation Network. via PlayStation.com Forums

The 80s icon of self-expression is back. LASONIC i931W Boom-Box features all the knobs, buttons, bells and whistles as on the “original musical instrument of the street”. But beneath the control surfaces is a machine as high-tech as any of today’s audio system. A faux cassette deck up front acts as a cradle for Apple iPod Classic or iPod Video. Analog elements are partially digitize for full iPod control. A set of 2 x 12W speakers pumps out a constant flow of tunes. It even supports input of MP3 music files via USB drives or SD/MMC memory cards when an iPod is not available. An updated version of an urban classic.

> LASONIC

- Supported USB flash disk and SD/MMC card to playback MP3 files
- Full iPod control and charging
- Watch video on your TV if using iPod Video
- AM/FM/RBDS Tuner # FM 20 preset stations and AM 20 preset stations
- Show RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) on LCD display
- Alarm/sleep function
- Independent bass and treble controls
- EQ control
- Volume level indicator
- Aux and headphone input
- Full function remote control
- AC power or batteries for operated

Fusing retro design elements with modern aesthetics is this distinctly unique Alp Horn Headphones by WESC. A fresh new colorway have dropped in warm Chocolate with bright yellow and crisp white accents. Featuring loud 57mm pro drivers, 119db of sensitivity for clarity in highs and deep lows, coupled with full frequecy range (20 - 20 001 Hz) that allows the listener to pick up all the details. Located on the side is the stylish volume control panel and gold plated 3.5 stereo plug that is attached to a 3.5m long cord. Not only is this headphone functional but the square shape is unlike any other headphones available on the current market.

> WESC

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The KDDI AU Design Project bunch over in Japan have stumped up with this latest concept phone for music cellphones of the future. And it blends two things we like a Giz: funky cellphone tech and Transformers. In fact Box To Play is less "robot in disguise," and more "hi-fi in disguise" because when it's a phone, it's a normal phone—keypad, camera and such—but when it transforms it's its own speaker system with a graphical visualizer around its faces. Neat, and exactly the sort of innovative design I'd like to see in future phones. Check out the movie of the concept in action at the KDDI link. [KDDI AU]

Poly Touch Tangible is a synthetizer of sounds with cubes and peripherals. Realized by Mike Neumann, it is acted in fact of a concept equipped with a touchscreen multi-touch which makes it possible to configure real objects dynamically in order to produce sound.