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Samsung Claims DVD Speed Record
October 30th, 2007 by iDunzo
Samsung just released what it says is the fastest DVD burner on the market.
The Super-WriteMaster SH-S203N internal drive can write dual-layer DVD discs at 16x, compared with current drives that top out at 12x. Speeds for other formats range from 20x for DVD+ to 6x for DVD-RW.
The drive is $80.00 USD and includes SATA interface and label-design software for decorating LightScribe discs.
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How To Survive A Zombie Attack
October 28th, 2007 by iDunzo
With Halloween just around the corner, here’s an informative video on how you can protect yourself in the event of a zombie attack.
Who knew COSTCO could be so helpful during a zombie attack?
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CSI:NY Crosses Over Into Second Life Tonight
October 24th, 2007 by iDunzo
Set your TiVos–tonight’s episode of CSI: NY ventures into the world of Second Life.
CSI:NY will be maintaining a permanent presence in Second Life, allowing visitors to take a crack at solving a crime based on evidence found at in-game crime scenes.
Ok, that part actually sounds pretty cool.
The CSI:NY area will be geared more for CSI fans than Second Life enthusiast, and will apparently be far easier to use as a result.
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Yabafo: Amusement Ride or World’s Fastest Elevator?
October 22nd, 2007 by iDunzo
It’s said that Japan has some of the fastest elevators in the world.
Apparently it has something to do with different cultures having differing comfort and tolerance levels.
Even so, the Yabafo might test the mettle of even the craziest of our Eastern speed loving friends.
Designed by Shin Takamatsu, the Yabafo is part of a new amusement complex in Osaka, called NamBa HIPS, and is the first freefall ride to be built into a building.
During the 74 meter (243 feet) drop, the six person casket will hit 22 meters per second (50 MPH).
The crazy part of this is that the world’s fastest real elevator isn’t far off this speed at 17 meters per second (38 MPH), and that’s on the way up.
The park is due to open in December 2007. If you visit, I suggest not eating beforehand.
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CSI: New York – Second Life Episode
October 20th, 2007 by iDunzo
The crime scene investigators of CSI: New York go into Second Life to catch a killer next week, and the preview is up on YouTube:
The video shows Detective Mac Taylor as he reinvents himself in Second Life customizing his avatar and then goes into some kind of gladiator battle in-world.
It does look cool and geeky, so I’ll be watching.
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Napster Overhaul Adds Web-Based Music Client
October 16th, 2007 by iDunzo
Napster is re-inventing itself yet again as it attempts to compete with iTunes and others in the online music business.
The new Napster 4.0 sees the company ditching its desktop application in favor of an browser-based client in an effort to expand its market.
That should be good news for Mac and Linux users who have, until 4.0, been locked out of Napster’s Windows-only model.
Napster’s service will remain subscription-based, with prices at $10 to $15 a month. You can still listen to samples for free, but you’ll only get 30 seconds worth.
The new web-based player sits in a pop-up window and behaves more or less like clients from Last.fm or Pandora.
The web-based client means you can access your music from a wider range of devices — at the very least you can fire it up from any computer.
Christopher Allen, chief operating officer at Napster, tells Reuters:
“with this new platform Napster can easily be integrated into consumer electronics devices or integrated into other Web sites such as social networking sites.”
Is Napster headed for your Facebook page? Certainly sounds like it, though no further details have been announced.
Napster claims around 770,000 subscribers, but lags far behind industry leader iTunes and with Amazon now in the digital downloads game, the market is increasingly crowded.
Napster tries to offer the best of both worlds — allowing streaming audio in the new web-client and subscription-based downloads but clearly most people seem to prefer the iTunes/Amazon buy-single-tracks model.
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