Holy crap, is this an awesome looking computer. The Edelweiss, created by Pius Giger in Switzerland, is one of the coolest custom rigs I've ever seen.
I don't have any details as to the components in this thing, but really, who cares? This is more of a piece of art than anything you'd sully by playing Solitaire on. [MDPC via TechEBlog]
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Schematic's Cannes touchwall identifies users via RFID, almost escapes gimmick status originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Philips debuts PowerSensor-equipped Brilliance monitor originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Currently a Google Labs project, City Tours helps "identify points of interest and plan multi-day trips to most major-cities." To build your tour, just enter the destination city, and City Tours automatically maps out a three-day plan with around 10 activity suggestions per day. The site also suggests how long to spend at each place and clocks the walking distance between destinations. You can then manually add and remove sights, and change the date and length of your visit (up to a maximum of five days).
Given its Labs status, City Tours is still very much a work-in-progress. For example, though the site is decent at finding locations for large cities like London, it has a more difficult time doing the same for smaller cities. Also, estimated walking times aren't always accurate, which doesn't help if, say, you're trying to figure out whether to keep walking, pace yourself by grabbing a cab, or might actually need a rental car.
Check out the below link to test out City Tours for yourself, then let us know what else you'd like to see it (or any travel site) help you with.
It's a single input, stereo output device, offering 24-bit audio between 44.1 and 48KHz sample rates in a package around the same size (though thicker) than an iPhone. Apogee's putting emphasis on the built-in mic (they even offer a stand so you can treat the whole thing like a handheld mic), though it's got one input for instruments or your own mic. That input is coupled with a preamp, customizable using the ONE's controls.
The ONE is designed to work with Apple's range of audio software, including iTunes, Garage Band, Logic, and Final Cut, though we don't imagine it would have trouble working with non-Apple software as well. It remains to be seen whether the built-in mic is everything Apogee claims; on such a small device, we're skeptical but remain hopeful. It'll be available sometime in "late July" at a pretty reasonable $250. [Apogee]
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