If you’re a student at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, you don’t just go outside and look at the Swiss Alps —you build a continuous 720-degree spiral viewing platform out of which to view them. More
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A Never-Ending Viewing Platform Nestled in the Swiss Alps [Video]
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MAX11209/MAX11211 18-Bit, ultra-low power, delta-sigma ADCs
rsdio presents: MAX11209/MAX11211, ultra-low-power, high-resolution, serial-output ADCs. [ via ] Pin-compatible versions of the 24-/20-/16-bit family Low 150µA supply current is ideal for portable sensors Includes four GPIOs that can be used for external mux control When used with the specified data rates, the internal digital filter provides more than 100dB rejection of 50Hz or 60Hz line noise MAX11209/MAX11211 18-Bit, ultra-low power, delta-sigma ADCs – [ Link ]
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“Wise Clock 3″ – PONG CLOCK! –
Wise time with Arduino: First release of the Wise Clock 3 software: [ via ] The routine work of porting the “Wise Clock 2″ code to the new “platform” (namely the new 3216 bicolor display) went well. Most of features worked right off the bat. Some coordinates had to be adjusted in order to center the text (time etc) on the larger display
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Editorial: Engadget on Nokia’s Friday announcement
No matter how you measure it — be it in terms of smartphone market share , consumer mindshare , review scores , or profits — Nokia is in trouble. Even its CEO seems to think so
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Sony announces A700 replacement, the A77, will ship this year
We’ve been hearing rumors about a mystical, magical A700 replacement since last year , and now Sony’s gone ahead and made things more official. The teaser image shows a transparent case, but the bigger news here is the transparent mirror, the same as found last year on the A55 and A33 .
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Nokia Aborts First MeeGo Phone Before Launch [Unconfirmed]
Poor Nokia; yesterday their new boss sends a scathingly honest state-of-the-union email , today Reuters reports that the company has killed off the first phone that was going to harness the power of its MeeGo platform. We hardly knew ye, N9-00. In fact, we didn’t know you at all.
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Item-level RFIDs get support from big retailers, track your every purchase
Toilets , cows , and Germans have all been tagged by RFIDs , but according to a new study, it’s footwear and fashion that top the demand for radio-enabled tracking. In a report released yesterday, ABI Research said more than three-quarters of a billion RFID tags will be used in global apparel markets in 2011, with retailers like Walmart, Macy’s, and JC Penney leading the way.
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Burn The Rope Burns Brighter With Retina Display Support [Apps]
iPhone game Burn The Rope was December 29′s App of the Day . It’s now marginally better, thanks to an update that adds Retina Display support and redesigns most of the visuals. And there are 16 new levels.
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No more Adamo: Dell discontinues gorgeous but underpowered laptop
You had to know this day was coming. After aggressively discounting the Adamo 13 over the holidays and then again in the new year, Dell has finally given up on its eye-grabbing ultraportable and is instead focusing on getting you to buy its new gear .
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