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- 2009 Dodge Avenger SXT
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- Product reviews 2009-03-16
- Free antenna experiment…any takers?
- Free antenna experiment…any takers?This is old...I found an article on this about 3 years ago in either Science Digest or Discover Magazine. I didn't need to try it because my wireless router is only about 20 feet my my living room PC, so I can't offer up any proof...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-24
- 2008 Toyota Prius
- Photo gallery:2008 Toyota PriusThe 2008 Toyota Prius comes near the end of a model cycle for a car that popularized hybrids in the U.S., becoming an icon during a time when the public's passion for SUVs waned due to increasing environmental concerns and skyrocketing gas prices. Although it had hybrid...
- Product reviews 2008-12-15
- NASA IG: Scientists were muzzled
- NASA IG: Scientists were muzzledI don't think so!If this administration is writting his pay check, than they can control what the researcher is doing and saying.As for global warming, it seems to be limited to glaciers in the mountains and at the poles. The temperature did not changed much in...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- Hip Hop Radio 1 (Windows)
- Get direct links to 27 of the Best Hip Hop & Rap Radio Stations, streaming music 24 Hrs a day. And if that's not enough we threw in the Hip Hop slide show by amazon.com 400 + cd covers. Listen to these hot stations online : Hot 95.5, AR USA...
- Software downloads 2008-04-10
- MWSF08: 'Something in the air' banner spotted
- MWSF08: 'Something in the air' banner spottedMy girlfriend thinks its scented cellphonesAny takers on this bet?RE: MWSF08: 'Something in the air' banner spottedFinally, an anti-gravity machine!The iRadio with AM *AND* FM!!Hold on to your hats ladies and gentlemen, Apple just invented the portable radio player. Is there anything that Apple...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-11
- Universita La Sapienza's Wi-Art Project Uses RFID Technology to Personalize the Museum Experience
- Located in Rome, Universita La Sapienza is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious universities. Universita La Sapienza wanted to create a single archive of all university artifacts, with Radio Frequency Identification RFID cataloguing to ensure advanced access and security methods. The challenge was to offer high added value...
- Case studies 2007-12-01
- Wi-Ex's signal boosters designed to give your cell phone more 'bars' while indoors
- Wi-Ex's signal boosters designed to give your cell phone more 'bars' while indoorsCarriersI was looking at products similar to this a few years ago, but decided against it for a variety of reasons, including pricing.I will never undersand why carriers don't offer such products, even at a discounted rate. ...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-03
- Thoughts on Windows Media Center
- Thoughts on Windows Media CenterSo you are saying......HBO doesn't have a business model. Sorry, facts on the ground say you are wrong."premium"These so-called premium channels are rarely worth it, and the few programs that are, you can simply purchase the DVD's of those shows, or rent them. I have...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- Cable companies lose round in CableCard battle
- Cable companies lose round in CableCard battleBullcan my brand new cable card ready device utilize the download service? i doubt it, so we wont see adoption rates enmasse unitl what 2011 or later?screw them, they are already 7 years late.Card? that's ring a bell?Satellite services who have to deal with...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-18
- iPod phone - Myth or reality?
- iPod phone - Myth or reality?"iPhone" : the keys to successFor me, complementing all your arguments, there are actually TWO critical and industry changing points for Apple to succeed ie survive :First, NAME : Apple needs to prevent itself to call this a phone and move to Nokia high end...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-31
- Power line broadband gets popular with tech firms
- Power line broadband gets popular with tech firmsThey will eventually make this work ...And it will further reduce the price of broadband as increased competition forces prices down.BPL will never workThe "interference problems" that this article refers to so glibly, should be read as "violations of physics rules". If you...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-24
- DIY kit to power Tokyo WiMax rollout
- DIY kit to power Tokyo WiMax rolloutAnd people wonder why Telcos are TERRIFIED.Hmmm, now all I need is a VoIP enbled device and it's good bye to the telco's and their monthly biil for a 30 year old twisted pair. Come USA, let's get on with it.The real story...
- Discussion threads 2005-03-15
- 4G - The Future of Mobile Applications
- This document recommends that rather than choose a single radio technology for information retrieval and dissemination, all possible radio networks should be used to the customer's best advantage. This document predicts that future mobile voice, video and data devices will act as service agents in the interest of the customer...
- White papers 2004-04-27
- Satellite seeks broadband re-entry
- Satellite seeks broadband re-entryKa band problemsWhen satellite TV went from the big dish (C-Band) to the little dish (Ku-Band) we got rain fade. The equation between the refractive index of water and the Ku frequency transmitted from the satellite is what causes it. The higher the frequency, the higher the...
- Discussion threads 2004-03-11
- Napster sidesteps credit cards
- Napster sidesteps credit cardsStill don't get it, do they?Basically a buck a song?They still don't have a clus in music industry...ZDNN, Isn't This A Better P2P Story?With Cable TV at M.I.T., Who Needs Napster?posted by DudeAsInCool on October 26, 2003 @ 11:57pmTwo students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have...
- Discussion threads 2003-10-27
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