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Dec 31 2008

Slegoon Is The Ultimate Sled

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By Luke Anderson

I always enjoyed sledding as a kid, but as an adult you tend to lose interest in it quickly. Sure, those few seconds you’re going down the giant hill are fun and all, but lets face it, it’s not as good as you remember it. So how do you put the fun back in sledding? You get yourself a new sled.

This Slegoon is designed to go twice as fast as a normal sled, which sounds pretty fun to me. Twice as fast means twice as perilous, so they’ve added in some roll bars to protect you. Those bars to more than prevent you from landing head-first into the snow too. If you take a nasty turn too fast and flip, they’ll act as extra runners so you can keep going. Now all you need to do is find a massive enough hill, that and find someone to actually make one of these for you.

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Dec 30 2008

PlayStation 3 used to hack SSL, Xbox used to play Boogie Bunnies

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Between the juvenile delinquent hordes of PlayStation Home and some lackluster holiday figures, the PlayStation has been sort of a bummer lately, for reasons that have nothing to do with its raison d’etre — gaming. That doesn’t mean that the machine is anything less than a powerhouse — as was made clear today when a group of hackers announced that they’d beaten SSL, using a cluster of 200 PS3s. By exploiting a flaw in the MD5 cryptographic algorithm (used in certain digital signatures and certificates), the group managed to create a rogue Certification Authority (CA) which grants them to create their own SSL certificates — meaning those authenticated web sites you’re visiting could be counterfeit, and you’d have no way of knowing. Sure, this is all pretty obscure stuff, and the children who managed the hack stated it would take others at least six months to duplicate the procedure, but eventually vendors are going to have to upgrade all their CAs to use a more robust algorithm. It is assumed that the Wii could perform the operation just as well, if the hackers had enough room to spread out all their Balance Boards.

[Via ZD Net]

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PlayStation 3 used to hack SSL, Xbox used to play Boogie Bunnies originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 30 2008

LG plugs YouTube, CinemaNow into next year’s Blu-ray players

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Never satisfied with offering only a Blu-ray disc player (see 2007’s BH100 Blu-ray + HD DVD combo and 2008’s Netflix-streaming BD300), LG is upping the ante for ‘09, promising support for YouTube and CinemaNow videos on its next gen decks. Along with the now-standard Netflix, owners can browse CinemaNow pay-per-view offerings (or other stores powered by the service) abd thumb through YouTube’s catalog directly from the device. Unmentioned in the PR fluff is additional info like price and more detailed specs, but expect all to become (hopefully) clear January 7 in Las Vegas.

Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment

LG plugs YouTube, CinemaNow into next year’s Blu-ray players originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 30 2008

LG to debut world’s slimmest LED-backlit LCD TV (LH95) at CES

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Not content with just making soap opera hair look like watery strands of gold, LG is also planning to trump last year’s round of ultrathin LCD Televisions by bringing the planet’s slimmest LED-backlit LCD TV to Las Vegas. Expected to garner fingerprints from every nationality at CES 2009, the LH95 will check in at just 24.8-millimeters thick (0.976-inches) and boast a 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and the outfit’s 240Hz TrueMotion Drive dejudder technology. No word on a price or release date (or panel size, oddly enough), but hopefully we’ll find out more in just under a fortnight.

[Via Boy Genius Report]

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LG to debut world’s slimmest LED-backlit LCD Television (LH95) at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 30 2008

Romain Jerome Day & Night Watch Doesn’t Actually Tell Time

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Romain Jerome Day & Night Watch (Image courtesy Romain Jerome)
By Andrew Liszewski

While Romain Jerome isn’t exactly the first company that springs to mind when you think of luxury watches, they’ve made a name for themselves with their Titanic DNA watch that includes salvaged materials from the infamous luxury liner. Apparently the watches sold quite well, and they seemed to have inspired Romain Jerome to stick with the ‘gimmick’ approach when it comes to their designs. How else would you explain the Day & Night watch which doesn’t have any hands on the face, and is only able to tell you if it’s… well… day or night. And it’s not like the company is trying to keep the fact that the watch can’t tell time a secret.

World First – An exceptional timepiece that does not indicate the time!

With no display for the hours, minutes or seconds the Day&Night offers a new way of measuring time, splitting the universe of time into two fundamentally opposing sections: day versus night.

A new interpretation of Time based around two Tourbillons operating sequentially. The Day Tourbillon operates during the day, defining the wearer’s period of activity, and stops after twelve hours, handing over to the Night Tourbillon dedicated to man’s own private sphere.

It kind of reminds me of P.T. Barnum’s ‘Fiji Mermaid’. A genuine fake! Anyways, apparently the Day & Night watch was an extremely limited edition of just 9 pieces that instantly sold out, even though they each had a price tag of $300,000. Sigh.

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Dec 30 2008

LG Display plans to melt eyes with Trumotion 480Hz LCD TV

Posted by: in HDTV Industry

Seriously, there’s only so much picture improving you can do before the law of diminishing returns demands some recognition. While Sony just spent boatloads creating an over-the-top advertisement for its largely unimpressive 240Hz Motionflow technology, LG Display is laughing all the way to Vegas with its Trumotion 480Hz LCD TV. Set to debut at CES 2009, stated panel will boast a four-millisecond response time and an unprecedented 480 refresh rate per second. Curiously, we’re not informed of the screen size nor the resolution, so we could theoretically run into a 9-inch 320 x 240 display and be absolutely underwhelmed. On the real, the outfit is expected to launch the world’s first Trumotion 480Hz LCD Television panel in the second half of next year, but we’re just about to lay down good money that Sony or Samsung accelerates development in order to beat it to the punch. Full release is after the break.

Filed under: Displays, HDTV

LG Display plans to melt eyes with Trumotion 480Hz LCD Television originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 30 2008

Panasonic set to unveil powerline networking prototypes aplenty at CES

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Panasonic already has a few powerline networking products to call its own (including the adapters pictured at right), but it looks like it’s going to be expanding things in a fairly large way at CES next month, with it even set to bring some electric cars into the mix. That latter bit comes in the form of a prototype networking system that promises to let a variety of devices connect to an electric vehicle as it charges in the garage, letting you ensure that everything is set just right for when you drive out the next day. Other devices apparently on tap include an HD-PLC adapter for a security camera, and an electrical monitoring system of some sort. As you might anticipate, however, details on any of them are pretty light at the moment, but you can be sure that we’ll be digging up what we can as soon as Panasonic officially takes the wraps off ‘em.

[Via Digg]

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Panasonic set to unveil powerline networking prototypes aplenty at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 29 2008

Jukebox Is A Stylish Addition For The Millionaire iPod Lover

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By Jonathan Kimak

There are probably more iPod docks in the world than there are iPods. So the fact that there is another dock on the market isn’t surprising. Yet this one looks rather nice. The Xi jukebox was created specifically for housing the iPod in a full scale 1950’s inspired jukebox.

The jukebox contains the traditional numbered buttons, some nice speakers(Mk7 Twin channel amplifier, 150w per channel, 2 x tweeter 2 x mid range and 1 x 12 twin cone bass speaker), an LCD display screen for viewing the videos on your iPod and a remote control.

Each jukebox is hand built to order and also features LED lights throughout that can be changed depending on your preferences.

The price? Close to $11,000.

[ Xi Jukebox ] VIA [ Born Rich ]

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