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Geek With Laptop Weekly Roundup 09/08/31

Vlad on 2009-08-31
In News

Every week we will be making a round up of best posts on tech sites around the web.

Best of the tech-web 09/08/31

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Using infra red, these night vision goggles allow you to see up to fifteen meters in absolute darkness and even at full power, the light emitted is barely visible to the naked eye. Perfect for playing hide and seek in the garden, or watching owls and bats of an evening. And yes, you do get to pretend your stalking the bad guy (although I believe it is a prerequisite to hum the ‘Mission Impossible’ theme tune as you do). Read the full post on Gaj-it.

What will happen to your pet when the rapture comes?

Vlad on 2009-08-31
In Offbeat

Isn’t technology amazing! These days all you need is a laptop, a Wi-Fi connection and some creative thinking to find a solution to just about any problem.

Take the rapture as a perfect example. For many animal loving evangelical Christians the problem of who is going to look after their pets when the rapture comes is upsetting to say the least.

Airman uses Laptop, Webcam and Wi-Fi to witness his daughter’s birth!

Vlad on 2009-08-30
In Laptops

The birth of a baby is undoubtedly a momentous occasion in any family but for the Licha family from Spokane, Washington in the USA it was extra special.

Jeremy Licha nearly missed his daughter’s birth altogether but thanks to a couple of laptops, a webcam and the internet, he didn’t.

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Google Earth promised us views of the whole planet from our Laptop so has the Loch Ness Monster been spotted?

Vlad on 2009-08-29
In Offbeat

Occasionally life offers us an interesting insight into some of the mysteries of our planet and one of the latest offerings comes courtesy of Google Earth.

google earth3 Google Earth promised us views of the whole planet from our Laptop so has the Loch Ness Monster been spotted?

Google Earth promised us that we would have views of the whole planet from our laptop and now it may have cast some light into the murky mysterious waters of Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

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T-Mobile Pulse Mobile Phone Specification

McEvoy on 2009-08-28
In Products

Display: TFT capacitive touchscreen – 65K colors, 320 x 480 pixels – 3.5 inches, Multi-touch input method, Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Trackball, Operating System: Android OS, v1.5, Memory: Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields – Photocall, Call records: Practically unlimited, Network: 2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G: HSDPA 900 / 2100, GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps, HSCSD: Yes, EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps

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LG BL40 New Chocolate Mobile Phone Specification

McEvoy on 2009-08-28
In Products

Display: TFT capacitive touchscreen – 16M colors, 345 x 800 pixels – 4.0 inches, Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, S-Class Touch UI, Multi-touch input method, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Gesture controls, Memory: Phonebook: 1000 entries – Photocall, Internal: 1 GB storage, Card slot: microSD (TransFlash) up to 16GB, Network: 2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G: HSDPA 1900 / 2100, GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps, HSCSD: Yes, EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps, 3G: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps

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Geek With Laptop Weekly Roundup 09/08/31

Best of the tech-web 09/08/31

What will happen to your pet when the rapture comes?

Airman uses Laptop, Webcam and Wi-Fi to witness his daughter’s birth!

Google Earth promised us views of the whole planet from our Laptop so has the Loch Ness Monster been spotted?

T-Mobile Pulse Mobile Phone Specification

LG BL40 New Chocolate Mobile Phone Specification

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