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Butane Gas Fuel Cell

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Samsung SDI has developed a fuel cell that can generate up to 100 watts of electricity for five hours with butane gas.

Apparently Matsushita has already shown a butane fuel cell, but Samsung plans to commercialize theirs already in 2007.
Wonder if the final product still allows you to warm up a can of chili while charging a Sony PSP.
More details on ChoSun.

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Posted on Mon, 18 Jul 2005 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Siemens Gigaset M740 AV Digital Tuner and Media Streamer

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Siemens offers an interesting device in Germany that combines digital terrestrial TV receiver with media streaming capabilities and PVR features.

The Siemens Gigaset M740 AV features 2 DVB-T tuners, WLAN and USB 2.0 interface. The M740 AV can record TV programming either on a connected USB hard-drive or on a PC in the network. The Siemens box also can stream music, video and photos onto connected TVs or Hi-fi systems.
The Siemens Gigaset M740 AV sells for about 300 Euros. More details on Siemens product page.

See also our review of the Hauppauge MediaMVP.

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Posted on Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:33:37 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pegasus Mobile NoteTaker

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ATrueReview reviews the Pegasus Mobile NoteTaker.

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"Some time ago, I reviewed a product called PC Notes Taker from Pegasus. In essence, the PC Notes Taker is a product that allows you to have a digital copy of all your hand written notes. The PC NoteTaker's biggest drawback is that it needed to be hooked to a computer during use. This, in turn, severely limited its usability. With that in mind, Pegasus introduces the Mobile NoteTaker."
Read the full review. Compare Prices.

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Posted on Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Megastick 256MB MP3 Player Review

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DesignTechnica Reviews MSI Megastick 256MB MP3 Player.

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"While they lack the extra polish we like to see to make a common product like a digital audio player stand out amongst the rest, both of the MSI Megastick MP3 players are good solid products for their price.
We do not know what MSI was thinking when they decided to ditch the ear buds in favor of the external headphones on the 256MB version of the player and that hurt its score significantly. The backlight display and menu is easy to see and use, and because the player is seen as a hard drive on your computer, it's very easy to transfer files over to the player.

Those looking for iRiver or Apple quality might be a bit disappointed and audiophiles will want to look elsewhere. All-in-all the performance and sound quality of both players is average and what we expected considering the price range they fall in. We recommend that you purchase an extra set of ear buds to use with the 256MB version since the headphones packaged with this player are of poor quality. The Megastick series MP3 player from MSI would make a good gift for any teenager or those that do not want to pay an arm and a leg for a multi-purpose digital audio player."
Full Review.

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