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Thursday, May 16, 2013

ASUS Transformer Book hybrid PC gets May 21st release date

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/16/asus-transformer-book-may-21st-release-date/

Remember ASUS' Transformer Books? All is forgiven if you don't, as we're already approaching the one-year anniversary of when they were first revealed at Computex in Taipei. You'll get your choice of Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors, and the ability to detach and use the device as a standalone 13.3-inch tablet when the devices finally arrive in the US next week. Sure, Japanese buyers might have picked one up first, but interested hybrid PC shoppers should mark May 21st into their diaries. No official word on pricing, but preorder pages from MacMall earlier this year had the Core i7 model pegged at a hefty $1,479.99.

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Panasonic P51 breaks into the Indian phone market with a 5-inch screen and stylus (updated)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/16/panasonic-p51/

Although Panasonic's cellphones have traveled far from Japan, the company has left the hot Indian market relatively untapped -- until today, that is. The company is staking its first proper claim in the country with the launch of the P51. The Android 4.2-toting smartphone reflects the local market's taste for big-screened yet modest phones between its 5-inch, 720p LCD and quad-core 1.2GHz MediaTek processor, but comes across as a sort of Galaxy Note lite: Panasonic bundles both a capacitive stylus and a magnetic flip cover in the box. The remaining hardware is a slightly unusual mix of budget and premium components, with the so-so 1GB of RAM and 4GB of expandable storage buffered by an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 1.3-megapixel front camera and support for both HSPA+ and dual SIM cards. The P51 will be comparatively expensive for India at 26,900 rupees ($517) contract-free when it's available next week, but it should be a bargain next to its pen-packing Samsung counterpart.

Update: Panasonic is being a bit clever with its Indian foray -- we now know that the P51 shares a TCL-built design template with the Alcatel Scribe Easy, keeping the French phone's basic formula while upgrading the processor, camera and screen resolution. However, the P51 is definitely identical to the TCL Y900 in China.

Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile

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David Beckham Scored A Goal From Behind The Halfway Line When He Was A Little-Known 21-Year-Old

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/david-beckham-goal-half-way-line-2013-5

Before he was one of the most recognizable people on the planet, David Beckham scored a ridiculous goal from behind the halfway line for Manchester United.

It was the first day of the 1996-97 season. United was playing Wimbledon. Beckham — a promising 21-year-old, but hardly an international star — had just broken into the lineup the year before.

He saw Wimbledon's goalie Neil Sullivan off his line, so he fired in a dipping ball toward goal from a hair behind midfield.

It fell over Sullivan's head for a goal:

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Watch Liquid Water Instantly Turn into Ice

Source: http://gizmodo.com/watch-liquid-water-instantly-turn-into-ice-507061373

Turning water into ice usually takes a lot of time. Not for this guy though, he magically turns liquid water into frozen ice. It's instantaneous! Seriously, just watch water get poured from the bottle and then freeze immediately. What kind of sorcery is this?

The trick is getting the water to just about freezing in the freezer. Grant Thompson, the mastermind behind the video, put an unopened bottle of water in the freezer for about an hour and a half to two hours to get the perfect temperature. Then after the water is supercooled, he pours the almost freezing water over ice and watches it immediately transform into ice as it touches the ice cube. It's a fun little trick that'll blow your friends minds. [Grant Thompson via The Awesomer]

Visualized: Google I/O's colorful circle of ChromeBook Pixels

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/15/visualized-google-io-chromebook-circle/

Google loves to use I/O as a platform for sharing its creativity with the world. This year, one of the masterpieces is a circular edifice consisting of two lines of Chromebook Pixels, with each keyboard on the outside. Ultimately, the artistic monument appears to highlight the Pixel's touchscreen and high-def display, as it flashes a wide variety of colorful imagery and music as you interact with each monitor. We have a gallery of images and a brief video below, showing off some of what this clever spheroid of Chrome OS can do.

Gallery: Google IO Chromebook Pixel circle