The 18.4-inch Qosmio X500-128 is as fast as it is big — and it’s pretty flippin’ big. Its outpaced by the very fastest gaming rigs, but not by much, so, if you’re looking for laptop with an enormous screen and high-speed graphics, you should think seriously about adding it to your shopping list
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Toshiba Qosmio X500 (X500-128) review
Lamps offering a huge variety in form and functionality not only allows designers to let their imagination loose but also provides a wide range of options to the users to illuminate as well as decorate their place. Conceived by designer Matthias Ries, the Switchpoint is an innovative lamp that integrates the bulb into the lever that also functions as light controller. All you need to do is move the lever to right and left to increase and reduce the amount of light.
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Switchpoint lamp provides an intuitive way of controlling the light
With the huge development in mobile device technology in the past few years coupled with the ever-increasing media business sector, isn’t it time we, as web designers, started taking advantage of some of the fantastic mobile applications to make our job a bit easier? From cheat sheets to running servers, here’s a list of the 10 most useful iPhone apps for people who make websites.
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10 iPhone Apps Every Web Designer Should Know About
Computer Desk designed by Nanjing based Home Quality Co., Ltd. is a light weight, durable laptop desk meant for homes confronting space issues and even for carriage in transit. Made from high quality aluminium alloy and ABS engineering plastic the table makes a statement of convenience both in terms work and handling given its practical features
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Foldable computer desk is a statement of convenience
Tata Motor ‘s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) called the Light Specialist Vehicle (LSV) has been spotted in Leh. Tata’s new tactical high mobility vehicle would be on the lines of India’s first HMMWV, the Mahindra Axe. The vehicle was first showcased at the 2008 Defence Expo in New Delhi.
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Spotted – Tata Light Specialist Vehicle, Mahindra Axe’s rival (with extra images)
Developed by young Austrian designer Alexander Knoor, the “Knoko Couch” is essentially a bunch of modules that the users can arrange to form a sofa with easy configurations. Connected by a plug-in system, the modules features demountable cushions, which when damaged can be replaced with another cushion. Each module comprises four cushions, which come in a variety of color and material that the users can select according to the interior of their living place
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Knoko Couch combines different modules to form a seating
Mobile wheelchairs are perhaps the only means to ensure independence for people incapacitated by illness or injury. Joule Flow Designs has manufactured a collapsible revolutionary wheel chair in order to ensure movability with enduring comfort and ease. The wheel chair made out of mostly anodized aluminum and stainless steel has fully adjustable backrest with automatic locks to hold the chair in both upright and closed positions without swinging open.
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Collapsible wheelchair ensures mobility with comfort and ease
Fiat will be launching a new variant of its Punto hatchback in the Portuguese market. The new variant has been dubbed the Adventure and it is powered by a 1.6 litre, 16-valve, E.torQ Petrol engine, which can also run on a blend of Petrol and Ethanol.
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Fiat to launch Punto Adventure in Portugal
Laptop computers have gradually improved to become an indispensable part of our everyday lives. With technological advancements this portable device initially designed to keep us connected anywhere and everywhere in transit is fast replacing its desktop counterpart
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Vincent Liew’s redesigned laptop satisfies ergonomic needs
Hyundai has announced that it will launch the Verna Transform (Verna facelift) in Mumbai on the 23rd of June (day after tomorrow). The Hyundai Verna Transform is a mid-life facelift which went on sale in Korea in 2009.
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Official – Hyundai to launch Verna Transform on 23rd June
Spied while undergoing testing on the outskirts of Bangalore by our reader Tarun Kumar Tripathy, this Reva NXR is a Left Hand Drive model. The car was traveling at a very moderate speed (you can’t expect an EV to take you on the inside on a sharp right-hander, can you?) and was on one of its routine test runs. The car is a two-door, four seater, all-electric car just like the current Reva city car.
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Spied – Reva NXR in Bangalore
We go hands on with Toshiba’s newest creation — a Frankenstein hybrid of a tablet PC and a regular old laptop. Read on for early photos and our first impressions of the Libretto W100
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Toshiba Libretto W100 review: Hands-on with the first dual-screen Windows 7 laptop
Mountaineering may let your adventurous spirit loose, but it also poses some serious challenges that at times put the trekkers in difficult situations. Designed by Matthew Hardman, the Compact Alpine Rescue Vehicle (CARV) is a transportation concept to rescue victims in Alpine region. Powered by a hybrid diesel engine, the rescue vehicle runs on a steel-banded rubber track system, with a comfortable air suspension to smooth out the terrain, on the ground
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Compact Alpine Rescue Vehicle allows nonstop rescue in all seasons
Dre Parker and his mom packs to board a plane to China and after leaving his old friends and old lifestyle, he is definitely not too thrilled to move. He finds a friend who invites him for basketball and after a few chats, his friend sees him wanting to talk to the girl sitting across the park – Meiying. He finally gets the courage and while he tries to impress her with his dance moves, Cheng – the village bully shows up
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Mediafreaks Movie Reviews: Karate Kid
PandaLabs, the anti-malware laboratory of Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, has reported the proliferation of scams hijacking the Facebook “Like” option. The attack uses eye-catching messages related to the popular social media game Farmville, the “Sex and the City 2″ movie or the keyword sex to grab the attention of logged-in Facebook users as they browse Web pages with the “Like” button, the Facebook wall feature or messaging system. Clicking the link brings the user to a Web page containing photos and videos of the relevant topic.
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Farmville and ‘Sex and the City 2′ Used as Bait to Hijack Facebook’s ‘Like’ Button, According to PandaLabs
A brief look on How Java-based web chat clients are made There are many websites using chat clients, either for the use of customer support, or just to provide entertainment. These chat clients are based on Java , the most preferred programming language, especially because it is very easy to be deployed on the web
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A brief look on How Java-based web chat clients are made
“Around that time, I attended an offsite of a larger private equity firm and there was a organizational psychologist who gave a talk on work life balance. He said something I’ll never forget
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Hot off the back of their recent Webby award , two members of the team from 99designs were instrumental in winning gold for Australia, as the Codaroos took out this year’s annual FullCodePress international website-in-a-day competition. In the Wellington Town Hall at 4pm this afternoon, the FullCodePress judging panel announced that the website the Codaroos had built for their client, Lions Hearing Dogs , had been unanimously voted to be the winner, beating out Team USA’s Timaru Mental Health Support Trust website and the Te Hua Rangatahi website built by New Zealand’s CodeBlacks
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99designs Champions Win Gold for Australia
I’ve adapted my ZFKit for an upcoming Twilio presentation (codestock next weekend!) and created a new project on github for it under the project name ‘ twiliokit ‘. ZFKit was updated a little bit (a basic menu/navigation was added with Zend_Navigation, some example unit tests added) and used as the basis for this.
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twilioKit php starter kit – Michael Kimsal
User experience advocate James Mansfield and developer Lachlan Donald are both flying the flag for Australia in this year’s FullCodePress event. They also both happen to be employees of 99designs (SitePoint’s sister company), along with fellow team-mate and former colleague, Adam Schilling
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FullCodePress: Team 99designs Do Australia Proud