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MotoGP Calendar 2007

There has ben some changes to the MotoGP calendar for 2007, this is the latest version (events in italic take place on Saturday):

• March 10 Losail, Qatar    


• March 25 Jerez, Spain    


• April 22 Istanbul, Turkey 


• May 6 Shanghai, China    


• May 20 Le Mans, France


• June 3 Mugello, Italy


• June 10 Catalunya,  Spain


• June 24 Donington,  Great Britain


• June 30 Assen,  Holland


• July 15 Sachsenring,  Germany


• July 22 Laguna Seca, USA    


• August 19 Brno, Czech Republic    


• September 2 Misano, San Marino & Riviera di Rimini


• September 16 Estoril, Portugal    


• September 23 Motegi, Japan    


• October 14 Phillip Island, Australia    


• October 21 Sepang, Malaysia    


• November 4 Ricardo Torma, Valencia

Two events “close“ to home. Cool Or What?

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Kensington Notebook Universal DC Power Adapter

The Kensington Notebook Universal DC Power Adapter comes in different flavors (120 Watt, 70 Watt, 30 Watt) and packs a lot of power:

It it a lot slimmer than the standard power supply that comes with most laptops as it is just slightly larger than my external 3 1/2 external HD. But the really cool features are all the things that you do not get with a standard power supply:

• it can charge a wide range of devices (including laptops, phones, PDAs, iPods, …) using SmartTips


• it charges several devices at the same time


• it lets you charge from a wall outlet as well as power outlets in cars and air plane

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Xoro Freeview DVD tablet

A must have gadget if you spend time on the road; the Freeview DVD tablet:

It is only slightly larger than a normal a DVD case but it comes with:

• A super slim, portable mega multimedia machine, a DVD player and Freeview TV in one.


• It can play DVD, VCD, SVCD, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Video, MPEG-4 Video, AUDIO-CD, JPEG, and Kodak Picture CDs.


• A DVB-T receiver module with an Automatic Channel Scan, Electronic Programme Guide and Teletext.


• A Multi-Regional System.


• An integrated card reader for SD, MMC and MS memories.


• It can be used as a digital photo frame.


• USB port connections which can be used for external devices such as MP3 players, hard drives and digital cameras.


• Video In and Out cables.


• An in-car charger to plug into your cigarette lighter.

The really cool feature is that it supports DVB-T. It has way better quality than the DBV-H signals you can watch on some mobile phones and a it is completely free :-)

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Max Biaggi will be back on bike #3

Max Biaggi is back on bike #3, but this time in the World Superbike championship with team Alstare Suzuki

Max was stuck without a MotoGP team this year as he upset most of the bike manufacturers and teams. He has signed a 2 year contract with the team that won the championship in 2005. It will be interesting to see how it goes as no Italian has ever won the SBK World  Championship.

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Hipi-2200: Windows Mobible 5.0 dual mode SIP and GSM

The hipi-2200 is the world’s first SIP-based Windows Mobile 5.0 dual-mode handset:

The hipi-2200 allows transparent transitions from WiFi networks to GSM and between WiFi Access Points. A great solution for companies as employees can make free internal VoIP calls to colleagues when they have WiFi coverage and use GSM otherwise.

The device has all the usual Windows Mobile 5.0 features as well as:

• 2.0 mega pixel camera


• Support for quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900) and Class-10 GPRS;


• Support for 802.11g WLAN and comprehensive SIP-based VoIP functionality over WLAN;


• Greater than 4 hour talk time, 3-4 hours for VoIP call and 6-7 hours for GSM;


• Up to 100 hour standby time with both GSM and WLAN radios active;


• Seamless WLAN AP-to-AP roaming in both active talking mode and idle mode;


• Seamless handover between GSM and VoIP;


• Always-on WLAN and support for seamless handover between WLAN and GPRS for data applications such as email and internet browsing;


• Comprehensive security support such as VPN, VoIP over VPN, 802.1x, WPA and WEP; For example the hipi-2200 supports logging on to a corporate internal IP-PBX from a hotspot or home over VPN, essentially allowing users to take their company phone with them on the road with the same call features and number; 

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Mini Bluetooth Keyboard

The foldable Mini Bluetooth Keyboard keyboard is only 95x70x13mm when folded:

It works with most devices:

• Pocket PC(Pocket PC 2003 / Windows Mobile 5.0)


• Plam OS


• Symbian 6.0/UIQ


• Windows 2000/XP

Usefull but not as cool as the Bluetooth virtual keyboard

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Tea Cube & Space Cube

The Tea Cube  (left) is slightly smaller than its predecessor, the Space Cube (right):

The SEMC5701A (Tea Cube) has a 333Mhz CPU, 16MB of flash memory and 64MB of RAM. It is tiny: 52mm x 52mm x 45mm but it still manages to pack a lot of ports including 100Mbit Ethernet, USB 2.0, speaker, microphone and serial port. The video port supports up to 1208x1024 resolution with 65K colors.

Any smaller and you can start wearing your PC as jewelery.

Via Epic Empire