Logitech’s Quickcam Orbit Disappoints

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By David Johnston, Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
This is Logitech’s top-of-the-line webcam. It has the capability of taking still images at over 1 megapixel and video at 640×480 and a microphone positioned in the base which is alright if there’s not a lot of background noise (it picks my typing up quite well though) It also [...]

X-Plane with Digital Camera

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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

This little remote plane does the usual stuff like fly, but it can also take panoramic pictures using a digital camera(included) that you snap under the belly of the plane. To take pictures simply press the remote’s RELEASE button to activate the camera to get digital aerial shots of anything you [...]

Oil at $60 a Barrel? How About Fuel From Pig Manure

ShareSome time ago, reader Rick Markey insisted we share this tidbit about a technology that aims to turn pig manure into fuel. With oil going through the roof, we thought the info was timely.
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, “Manure from 25 sewer lagoons at Circle Four will be piped into one of four [...]

Waterex, Making Water out of Air

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Vic DaSilva
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
For the Gadget that keeps on giving, comes a water cooler that makes water from air(think of it as a dehumidifier with a filter). The Waterex is capable of producing 30 liters of water in 24 hours and has 2 water compartments that can store up to 18 L of water [...]

It’s a Bad Day for File Sharing Networks

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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

Today the Supreme Court of the United States decided the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster case in which MGM was suing the Grokster network claiming that it was responsible for the content shared over its network. Lower courts had ruled in favor of Grokster because of the lack of centralization and [...]

Book-Shaped Media Player Ideal for Stashing Porn er Files

ShareI must be out of it, because when I saw pictures of this book-shaped media player, I thought it was cute in a geeky sort of retro old-fashioned way. Like for those wealthy older people who buy realistic looking $200 1940s radios that hold $15 CD players inside.
Turns out, one guy’s vision over at dapreview.net [...]

Military Might Draft XM Satellite Radio

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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

XM Satellite Radio may be getting a new customer, the U.S. military. The military is thinking of using XM’s services for homeland security purposes. XM and Raytheon Co., a defense contractor, have jointly built a communications system that would use XM’s satellites to transmit information to soldiers and emergency responders during [...]

Flo control; Pet Recognition System

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By Vic DaSilva
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
You’re a cat person, but not a lover of disease carrying wild animals especially ones with white stripes on their tales(aka Pepe le Pew). So here is the situation, you want your little fur ball to go in and out of the house but you want to keep Pepe le Pew [...]