Not so long ago we covered an article about the 28-wheeler antenna transporter, which turns on a dime, to build the 66 radio telescopes to build a radio telescope like no other. The project called ALMA is based 16,500 ft. above sea level. The Chajnantor Plain in the Chilean Andes was chosen following a worldwide search due to its cloudless skies and razor-thin atmosphere, which will allow the antennas' super-sensitive receivers to detect electromagnetic wavelengths of less than a...

Samsung has introduced two new music centric phones in its very new Beat Edition series, the BEAT-b M3510 and BEAT-s M3200. Drawing on Samsung's own media experience, the phones sport a candybar and slider designs respectively. Both phones are equipped with dedicated music controls and motion-sensitive functions. So you can now shake the phones iPod nano-style to skip tracks and tap them to play or pause along with an option to put the phone on full mute by placing it...

Introducing the Rika, a G705 clone that Sony Ericsson is all set to announce soon. From these first images, it looks like this one is an all chrome steel finish device. The walkman brand logo on the device speaks of a serious MP3 player. There is no word on the specs of the phone or the capacity of the device. Let's just hope it will be at least 3G enabled, with some serious storage space for digital content. So...

Flickr user LuisDS peeked into the metadata on the video for Microsoft's new "I'm a PC" commercial and learned that they were produced using Macs running Adobe Creative Suite 3. Oh Bill you never fail to amaze us. [Boingboing]...

The $300million ad push is now working its magic, after dumping Seinfeld the new ad is now on the air. Microsoft took to the airwaves again with a new spot meant to reclaim the image of its most important product from rival Apple. The 60-second spot, which will see heavy rotation on prime-time network television and on the Web, continues with a series of testimonials by Microsoft employees (including Bill Gates), ordinary people and celebrities in diverse settings around...

The Lyra name is being revived with the Lyra Slider, a basic portable media player that uses the same concept as behind slider phones to shrink the size of the device without sacrificing controls. The device, which bears more than a passing resemblance to the latest slew of sliding mobile phones, can do the usual trick of playing all files and formats on its diminutive screen. The black and chrome look improves on earlier designs, and is matched by...

Regular exercise is essential to preventing heart attacks, strokes and countless other ailments, but a new invention helps multi-tasking office workers get exercise as they work. The Walkstation co developed by Dr. Levine is turning into somewhat of a rage. For some of us it may seem impossible to concentrate while we walk, but advocates say that most people can concentrate as well -- if not better -- while walking 1 to 2 MPH than they can while sitting....

The Voyager 835 is not Plantronics’ first noise-canceling headset, but it is the first to sport dual microphones, which in addition to other technologies are meant to deliver clearer sound to callers on both ends of the line. The Voyager 835 offers up something called Dual-Mic AudioIQ, “a combination of its proprietary DSP algorithm which intelligently optimizes audio levels and fidelity on both sides of a conversation, with precisely configured dual microphones to significantly reduce background noise.” The dual...

Steve from PanoCamera decided that tagging around a laptop, to accurately control his camera shootings, was just too much effort, so he had to find a better way of doing his work. Steve realized that the time it took for his laptop to load then perform just took precious time out of his tight schedules. By hacking the Nintendo DS that he loved playing around with, and with his high end Canon camera, Steve was able to cut his...

So far, the cheapest Blu-ray player has been the PS3, and even that comes at a cost as eye-popping as the visuals it churns out. Memorex, best known for its blank media products has introduced the MVBD-2510 Blu-ray Disc Player. The MVBD-2510 supports playback of all the standard disc formats including BD-ROM, DVD+ROM, DVD-R/DVD-RW, DVD+R/DVD+RW, CD-ROM, CD-R/CD-RW and JPEG on DVD/CD recordable media, but no SACD nor DVD-A playback. This is not surprising at this point, as no Blu-ray...

Asus knows a thing or two about creating world class Windows Mobile smartphones. This makes one wonder how this company can go so wrong, the company that gave us the Eee PC has now brought the Asus AiGuru SV1. This Ugly looking device is a Skype-enabled videophone that works without the aid of a computer. It is a standalone device that lets you do the Skype video thing over a Wi-Fi connection. Naturally, Skype-based voice calls work just fine...

Navevo will soon be launching the BBNav, which the company is claiming to be the first satellite-navigation system for disabled drivers and those who take care of the disabled. It is aimed in particular to help Blue Badge holders find suitable parking locations as well as including 20,000 points of interest tailored specifically for people with disabilities, the BBNav covers 150 major cities and towns, including all the London boroughs. This unique feature can save not only time but...

The Samsung M8800 Bresson features an 8 megapixel camera with autofocus (perhaps similar to the Samsung i8510), a 3.2" touchscreen display in 16 million colors, GPS and HSDPA data. Sources say that the M8800 is capable of full HDTV quality viewing, which would most likely imply an 800 x 480 pixel (WVGA) widescreen display, similar in resolution to the 3.8" display on the HTC Touch HD, but quite a lot smaller. The M8800 is more compact than the Nokia...

The Shuttle D10 PC has a 7 inch touchscreen display that allows users to monitor their home security system feeds as well as control their entertainment, such as watching TV (left), listening to music, or surf the Internet. The Taiwan-based manufacturer that invented this "small form factor" computer called the D10, the device is intended specifically for the home. The company is highlighting the D10´s usefulness as an entertainment center and home security system that is simple enough for...

You would have probably seen Mercury Thiocyanide burning with those 'Snake' fireworks. It does look pretty cool and with some nice video-shooting you can create the next Aliens movie in your backyard. [Source]...