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I know lots of people will argue the merits of the iPod vs. some new “iPod killer”, but let’s face it, the iPod is one slick piece of hardware. In my opinion the form factor and input are amazing and it has major sex appeal. The software however, has never seemed to hold it’s own. [...]

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I like my RAZR, but there is only so much that can be accomplished using the phone’s interface itself. I really wanted to take a good look inside and see what makes it tick. While I’m no further along in understanding how it works, I have gained access to it through my Linux desktop. Here’s [...]

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Thin films may only be exciting to me but this news release really caught my attention:

New Research Could Lead to “Invisible” Electronics
EVANSTON, Ill. — Imagine a car windshield that displays a map to your destination, military goggles with targets and instructions displayed right before a soldier’s eyes or a billboard that doubles as a window.
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Researchers Develop Bistable Nanoswitch, From Northwestern University NewsCenter
Northwestern Researchers Develop Bistable Nanoswitch, From Small Times
I group I did research with for a short time at Northwestern University, under Horacio Espinosa, recently demonstrated a bistable nanoswitch.
But what does this mean?
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(via /.)
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must…not…make…lame…joke…about…checking…figs
damn
Several (maybe 2) versions of Amarok have been released since I wrote about the patch that fixes FLAC playback. This got me thinking that I should mention that it is always a good idea to check the date on information you find online. I get a lot of my linux support from blog posts and [...]

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A long, but interesting look at if HIV is the cause of AIDS and why there have been no conclusive studies done to support that hypothesis. It is worth watching.
[googlevideo=http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7392714813681917173&hl=en]
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Slashdot | First Quantum Cryptographic Data Network
Awesome Northwestern related news.
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This could be what I’ve been looking for in a portable media player. I haven’t examined the specs intensely yet but it seems to be right on the money:
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(2057)-SDMX4-8192-Sansa_e280_MP3_Player_8GB.aspx
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from slashdot: http://www.designnews.com/CA6360672.html
be sure to play the movie.
welcome to the free market where independant inventors save people from becoming maimed.
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