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We know most of you guys would prefer hot booth babes filling up our megapixels, but Panasonic’s above all of that sexyist mess. Instead, they gave us some freerunners hopped up on caffeine, rainbows and Abercrombie cologne running and rebounding like ADD children.

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Original post by matt buchanan

Tucked into a dark and tiny corner of the PMA showfloor is a revolution made by a small Korean company called Wonyun: metal photographs that last for 20,000 years. These images depicting the Democratic US presidential frontrunners (and no Republicans) were chemically etched in a patented, print-like process—probably with stuff that gives improperly masked technicians some horribly debilitating ailment. They’ll last up to 1,000 years under the hot unforgiving sun. Hear that? Screw biodegradability. Put another way, that Hillary card you see in the gallery will outlast her reign by at least 15,000 years.galleryPost(’metalphoto’, 3, ”);

Original post by matt buchanan

Digital photo frames were the spammiest product spam at CES, lurking around every corner with their crappiness so I still have a biley taste in my mouth. SmartParts’ efforts to pile crappy function atop crappy function with a built-in photo printer, unsurprisingly just amounts to one big crapgasm. On the front, it looks like any other generic frame, but peer behind its faux-elegant bezel and you’ll see some serious junk in the trunk. galleryPost(’photoprint’, 6, ”);

I will admit it’s kind of cool watching the printer add layers of dye sublimation to add build one full picture, but the novelty quickly wears off. It takes about a minute to print, and it’s instantly touchable. But the photos suck. This is a pre-production model, so it could get better, but the sample I printed removed all subtlety from the photo—shadow detail lost, whites blown out and noticeable bleed.

The paper stock is mediocre and you can’t even upgrade—you buy proprietary cartridges for $20 that have 36 sheets, with dye cartridge to match. Then you’ve gotta buy a new one. The printer, as you can imagine, adds a little lot of heft. This hunchbacked mess is not the digital photo frame you were looking for. [Giz @ PMA]

Original post by matt buchanan

Digital photo frames were the spammiest product spam at CES, lurking around every corner with their crappiness so I still have a biley taste in my mouth. SmartParts’ efforts to pile crappy function atop crappy function with a built-in photo printer, unsurprisingly just amounts to one big crapgasm. On the front, it looks like any other generic frame, but peer behind its faux-elegant bezel and you’ll see some serious junk in the trunk. galleryPost(’photoprint’, 6, ”);

I will admit it’s kind of cool watching the printer add layers of dye sublimation to add build one full picture, but the novelty quickly wears off. It takes about a minute to print, and it’s instantly touchable. But the photos suck. This is a pre-production model, so it could get better, but the sample I printed removed all subtlety from the photo—shadow detail lost, whites blown out and noticeable bleed.

The paper stock is mediocre and you can’t even upgrade—you buy proprietary cartridges for $20 that have 36 sheets, with dye cartridge to match. Then you’ve gotta buy a new one. The printer, as you can imagine, adds a little lot of heft. This hunchbacked mess is not the digital photo frame you were looking for. [Giz @ PMA]

Original post by matt buchanan

I can’t say for certain how NASA comes up with its designs for lunar rovers, but my guess is that the LEGO Space system plays a big part in it. Today we’re looking at Chariot, a 12-wheeled space SUV designed in 12 short months specifically for a proposed 2020 moon landing.

Lucien Junkin, chief engineer, told ABC News:

“Our mandate was building a truck that could go to the moon…Our crew members will stand up, and we can carry more than two astronauts. The Chariot can move in a crablike motion from side to side as well as forward and reverse. It has six wheels instead of four wheels.”

Speaking of crablike motions, what ever happened to ATHLETE, the other lunar rover that had LEGO influence written all over it? Chariot does look a tad more practical, if not half as fun.

See? LEGO inspired, or I’ll eat my space helmet:
Check out a full gallery and story at the ABC News website. [ABC News]
Thanks Paul!

Original post by Wilson Rothman

Impressive. I didn’t think GE had
it in them to meet the regulars of the camera world with popular
features like smile detection, higher ISO support, and even a
touchscreen, built in GPS and blink detection. There are mew low
end A series, the slim G series, and midrange E series cameras,
too..[BW]

Original post by Brian Lam

Had enough of the heat? How about sitting in a snowy room where it is 10 degrees below zero? Now that is what I call relaxing. As stupid as this concept sounds, the “Snow Room” exists, and it was recently showcased in a Hotel Equipment Fair in Turkey. Plus, it will go on sale to all luxury hotels and spas starting this year.

The Snow Room was developed by MNK—a company that has made a name for themselves developing saunas. While the idea does seem strange, it appears that hot/cold therapy is common in northern European countries. So the idea of sitting in what is essentially a meat locker for relaxation (and to watch your penis die) may not be so far fetched after all. [Trendhunter via DVICE]

Original post by Sean Fallon

It may not be the best compact digital video camera out there, but if looking like a cellphone were a category that any one cared about, the DV300T would be on top of the market. The 2-inch LCD screen, the 3.1 megapixel resolution, and the lack of an optical zoom are certainly drawbacks—but you do get 64MB of memory (with SD card expansion), voice recording, MP3 and eBook functionality. Hmmm, wait. That is still pretty lame. However, when a price is released, it should be fairly cheap. That is a plus! [Mustek via OhGizmo]

Original post by Sean Fallon

That very unlikely joint Dell/Google announcement rumor that popped up yesterday? It’s false, says GearLog, who confirmed with Dell that they wouldn’t even BE at 3GSM this year. [Gearlog]

Original post by Jason Chen

This may not be the smallest or most advanced card reader out there, but the Deskscape sure has the weirdest look. Outside of that, its reading abilities are limited to memory sticks, MMC and SD cards, and it clocks in at $30.77. If you think the unusual design and multiple color options are worth that much cash, knock yourself out. I’ll stick with smaller readers with more functionality— thank you very much. [GeekStuff4U via OhGizmo]

Original post by Sean Fallon