By all accounts getting your hands on a PS3 in North America has been quite difficult, and here’s the reason why. While Sony orginally planned to ship 300,000 to 400,000 PS3s during the launch weekend, according to statements by American Technology Research, Sony actually shipped somewhere between 125,000 and 175,000 units. It’s unlikely that Sony will meet its 2006 (calender year) North American/Japanese target of 2 million units.
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In the 1984 film Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the role of an invincible human-like cyborg. Until recently most real robots looked more like toasters than people, but now researchers are developing robots that act and look more like humans.
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A stereogram is a two dimensional image that has a three dimensional image hidden in it. The image gives the illusion of depth when the viewer focuses their eyes behind the Image. The Magic Eye series of images is an excellent example of this, and played a big role in making stereograms popular. 
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You probably already despise your computer Luddite acquaintances, with their fantasies of a world that was a better before computers, and their chronic, stubborn stupidity that stops from them learning how to use a computer without assistance.
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Could piracy be a thing of the past with Microsoft leading a new attack on an old problem?
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The researchers of Carnegie Mellon University have managed to create software that will turn a completely two dimensional image into a three dimensional image.  The effect is stunning, and very realistic. 
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A new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project reports that 12 per cent of Internet users had downloaded a podcast in the past year, and that 1 per cent download a podcast every day.
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While Internet-based delivery of movies and TV shows is nothing new, Microsoft is bringing this concept to the mainstream, with the launch of downloadable TV and movie content for the XBox 360.

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It’s becoming more clear that Sony’s new Playstation 3 is not just a toy for gamers, but a toy for hackers as well. We’ve seen it with past consoles. Hackers always manage to create “hacks” and “mods”, despite the claims by gaming console manufacturers that their new system is resistant to piracy. What makes the PS3 vulnerable to attacks?
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The scumbags behind those fake bank web sites and annoying “your bank is upgrading its security, please come and give us your pin number” emails have long thought they were untouchable. Now this is no longer true, with Microsoft filing 129 lawsuits as part of its antiphishing initiative in Europe and the Middle East. 
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Every millimetre counts in the relentless pursuit of ever slimmer gadgets, with Samsung demonstrating what it claims to be the world’s slimmest LCD display.

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Sqirlz Morph is a free application I use to create stunning morphs for personal use, and on the web. In my opinion, it is the best freeware morphing software available. 
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The long expected iPod phone – dubbed iPhone -  will be launched early next year, according to analyst Shaw Wu at American Technology Research (reported by Reuters). This prediction is supported by the Taiwanese newspaper, Commercial Times, which this week reported that the 12 million handsets are being built for Apple by Taiwan-based Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd.
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TECH.BLORGE.com has started to make an impact in the blogosphere and on various sites. Unfortunately, yesterday the traffic fried our hosting company’s servers, AND to rub salt into the wound, the company decided to cut us off without notice. Needless to say, it’s been a stressful 24 hours.
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Is hydrogen the future of car engines, as BMW and other car manufacturers think it is? With hydrogen taking more energy to produce than it delivers, why the ridiculous distraction from creating clean electric cars with hundreds fewer parts than combustion engines?Forget about a hydrogen car, you’ll never be driving one.
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British web based telephone company Babble has unveiled the Babble Stick, a small USB flash drive with a built in telephone. This is not new technology, but check out its distinct features that makes this product stand out above the rest. 
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