Playmobil Security Check Point: Toys Get A Reality Check March 11, 2008
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What times we live in. There was time when your kid’s play toys included firehouses, hospitals and police stations but that’s just so 1950s now, which is why Playmobil have released the Security Check Point.
I’m betting that’s one side effect of the War on Terror the experts didn’t predict. The blurb on Amazon – it’s out of stock unfortunately – says:
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The Handbag TV From HANNSpree March 11, 2008
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Those oddballs at HANNSpree, who like nothing more than making wacky TVs, have been a little quiet of late. Sure they’ve launched some displays and TVs, normal by HANNSpree standards, but nothing too off the wall.
Well, they have now. This is the HANNSMilano, the company’s answer to that often asked question: “What Happens If You Cross a TV With An Italian Handbag?”.
Sansa Fuze: iPod nano Challenger Outed March 11, 2008
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Either Amazon is out to really annoy its vendors or it’s just the season for leaks. This is the Sansa Fuze from SanDisk, which doesn’t actually exist yet but now that Amazon has ‘mistakenly’ posted it up on its site, it does.
Yesterday Amazon UK posted the new Xbox 360 price cuts a tad earlier than Microsoft was ready for.
Apple Denies Beatles Buyout March 11, 2008
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Apple is denying reports that it has finalised a massive deal to buyout the Beatles back catalogue for iTunes.
That doesn’t mean it won’t happen, just not right now – that’s the corporate line anyhow and we all know that companies never, ever lie. Some companies hate having their news broken for them, so don’t be surprised if there’s a denial this morning and an ‘official’ confirmation this afternoon.
X-ray Camera Zooms In On Fight Against Terrorism March 11, 2008
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A UK company has cracked making a portable X-ray camera that works.
The T5000 Security Imaging System has just been revealed by ThruVision and it can ‘see’ explosives, liquids, narcotics, weapons, plastics and ceramics hidden under clothing from 25 metres.
No, it will not show people walking around in the buff.
ThruVision describes the camera as the only commercially available camera of its kind in the world. Based on technology developed by the European Space Agency for studying stars, the T5000 can image both metallic and non-metallic threat objects hidden under clothing on still or moving subjects without revealing any body detail. Its compact design makes it easy to carry around and the company claims that it’s completely ‘safe to use’.
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