I am not a number!

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"Well, the most used bar code, based on the Universal Product Code (UPC) standard, first appeared in 1974 on a pack of Wrigley's chewing gum in Ohio. - However, isn't RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) going to replace bar codes?"

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Intel P965 Showdown - Abit vs. GIGABYTE

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"Gigabyte's GA-965P-DQ6 and Abit's AB9 Pro are both aimed squarely at the enthusiast crowd. Companies with wildly different pasts are now vying for the same piece of the enthusiast pie. Gigabyte coming from the high-end with the DQ6, packed with features galore, Abit coming from the budget segment with the AB9 Pro, a no-nonsense overclocker."

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Linux Computer About the Size of a French Fry

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"The GumStix NetStix 400xm-cf is Linux based and has a 400MHz Intel processor coupled with 64MB of RAM. And that slash you see there is a CompactFlash slot for expanding memory. As far as mini PCs go, this one wins hands down."

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Yikes!! Photos showing Scary Civilian Aircraft Landings in Hong Kong

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"No autopilot stuff here...hand-fly that sucker, and don't screw up...!!!"

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AMD Quad-Father 4X4 Update - Configurations Come Into Focus

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"Recently we spent some time in private conference with AMD down in the lovely city of New York and learned of a few more details with respect to their upcoming "4X4" platform offering and a two-chip, dual-core CPU bundle affectionately dubbed the "Quad Father"."

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VIDEO - Invisible Forcefield System for Military Vehicles

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"General Dynamics has just released a new video demonstrating its Trophy Active Defense System, which is basically an invisible force field for military vehicles that disables incoming RPG rounds. Direct youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62jzAupr044"

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The Ultimate Linux Lunchbox!

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"In this article, we describe the construction of the Ultimate Linux Lunchbox, a 16-node cluster that runs from a single IBM ThinkPad power supply but can, as well, run from an N-charge or similar battery. The lunchbox has an Ethernet switch built-in and has only three external connections: one AC plug, one battery connector and one Ethernet cable."

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The clockwork computer

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"An ancient piece of clockwork shows the deep roots of modern technology"

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Computers and Cat Litter

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"You may think computers and cat litter have absolutely nothing in common, but using the wrong litter in the vicinity of an air-sucking computer can have devastating effects! See which litter works the best in a high-tech envinronment."

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GeForce Go 7950 GTX, Great Graphics for the Gamers on the Go

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"NVIDIA has officially announced their latest high-end killer mobile GPU, branded the GeForce Go 7950 GTX. With 24 pixel shader engines, core speeds of 575MHz, memory speeds up to 1.4GHz with 512MB on board. This preview of the technology goes through features, specifications and performance expectations in detail. Can be configured in SLI."

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Sony to Ship First 50GB Blu-ray Movies This Week

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"Sony has announced that Click, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and Black Hawk Down will be the first Sony films released on 50GB dual-layer Blu-ray disc. Although Blu-ray discs have been available on the market for several months now, these are 50GB dual-layer discs as opposed to the current discs being only 25GB."

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Laser TV unveiled

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"Laser vision... Australian Dr Larry Marshall and France's Jean-Michel Pelaprat pose before the world's first laser television, which they say uses less power, has more colour range and costs half the price of LCD and plasma screens"

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NVIDIA Not a Good Fit for Intel Say Analysts

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"Joe Osha, an analyst for Merril Lynch stated ?We don't think there's a solid rationale for a deal and we don't think it's going to happen." According to sources it would appear other industry players were interested in NVIDIA, though no formal negotiations have occurred."

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Top 10 ways Best Buy/Geek Squad fix computers. Your dog can do better

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"Every day, people flock to Geek Squad in Best Buy looking for help with their computer problems. Here are the top 10 fixes that they are offered by their under payed, under trained staff."

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Apple prepares for Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro ramp

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"Apple has begun this month to slow production of its existing Core Duo MacBook Pro professional notebooks ahead of refreshed models that will sport Intel's higher-performance Core 2 Duo microprocessors"

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The Strangest Speakers I've Ever Seen

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"A picture is truly worth a thousand words here. I can't even begin to explain these."

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A Nationwide, Fiber Optic Network for Gamers Only

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"GameRail is the first of its kind with a nationwide, fiber optic network dedicated exclusively for gamers. Will it work and will it be worth the money? Check out GotFrag's writeup on the service and their verdict on this brand new company and service."

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Wii Kiosks Exclusively at GameStop

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"In stark contrast to an announcement made by Sony committing to have 15,000 PS3 kiosks at retailers in time for this years holiday season, an article in the Dallas Morning News quotes Steve Morgan, president of Gamestop, as saying the Nintendo Wii demo kiosks will be exclusive to Gamestop stores."

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Hilarious beginners guide to RAID

Ever have trouble explaining RAID technologies to new clients? Well if they can't figure this out then nothing will help them!

You can read more about it here.