PATNA: If BJP MP from Patna Saheb set tongues wagging with his unbridled praise of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday he went a step further and took on Gujarat CM Narendra Modi for describing the Gandhi scion as an “aquarium fish” saying he disagreed with the Hindutva hardliner. “Different people may have…
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THE new Broadway drama A Steady Rain, starring Hollywood stars Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, has set the record for the highest weekly ticket sales of a non-musical play. The play about two Chicago…
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Mmm, pancakes. While moms might be responsible for giving us our first taste, it’s the humble robot that makes these golden-brown discs of battered splendor available for mass market binging. A promotional video from ABB Robotics shows how its FlexPicker robots installed at a HoneyTop foods facility can accelerate production while simultaneously improving hygienic conditions. Four gigabit Ethernet cameras are mounted in front of each robot to locate the pancakes running down the conveyor belt. Software allows the bots to recognize and grab overlapping pancakes and then stack the ‘cakes for easy packing. A software reconfig allows for quick production changes from pancakes to pretty much anything the robot can grasp including Soylent Green ration wafers. The video starts slow, but delivers with an impressive 400 pancakes per minute sorting routine — see it after the break.
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Video: ABB FlexPicker replaces human pancake pickers with amazing effect originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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When the covers were slipped off the HD 5870 last week, what emerged was the new champ in graphics performance that could also boast a pretty aggressive price to performance ratio. The only question left for many was whether the slightly hamstrung version of the same Cypress chip, the HD 5850, would be able to offer even better value for money. With a suggested retail price of $259, lower power consumption under load and a shorter circuit board to cram into your case, the 5850 certainly appeals to the more sensible end of the graphics card market. All we really need to say is that Editor’s Choice awards rained down upon this thing like they were going out of style — so take a deep breath and hit the links below to plunge into the bar chart-intensive analysis.
Read – HardOCP review
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Read – Hot Hardware review
Read – PC Perspective review
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 provides scorching performance for a relative pittance originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We last wrote about Mafia MoFo.nbsp; Today wersquo;re looking at a a free online game called Algadon. It is similar to Mafia MoFo in some ways, though it seems to take the best features from numerous online games and add in its own unique features to comprise an excellent new creation. Algadon is medieval fantasy themed, which is an excellent alternative to all the mafia style games.
When you begin playing, you can choose between 14 different character classes (two more options become available to you after you have logged in).nbsp; They all have different characteristics and benefits. The main differences are the energy gained every 5 minutes, the energy cap, and gold income. The sorcerer and sorceress can use spells, while the other character classes use weapons and armor.
In Algadon, not only can you battle other players, but you can also battle bosses. New bosses become available as you level up, and you get more gold and increasingly better item drops from the newer bosses. You also receive an experience bonus when defeating a boss. If no other players are attacking a boss, it can be a challenge to beat them since they have high HP, but it is certainly a worthwhile option, especially with the item drops.
You can also place bounties on other players and perform quests (where you can also get item drops).
When playing Algadon, new weapons, armor, and spells become available as you level up. It’s important to always get the best equipment possible as they’re a great help in defeating bosses and other players.
In Algadon, you can join up and play with other members in a clan, or go on your own. If you decide to join a clan, you can interact with other players in the clan through a private message board, gain access to clan gold, etc.
When you deposit gold into a bank account, you can earn interest on the banked gold, and clan gold also gains interest.
Players can send private messages to one another, post messages on another player’s public profile, and more.
A very important thing to remember when playing Algadon is to search for treasure every day. You will receive free royal credits, which you can use to refill energy or save up to obtain special items.
Check it out! If you enjoy the type of online game, we’re certain you’ll enjoy Algadon, even more so if you’re a fan of the medieval fantasy genre.
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This week’s edition of “Keeping Up with the Donaires” gets a wake-up call from mother nature. Typhoon Ondoy hit the Philippines this past weekend and the effects of the flooding has put thousands of lives in danger from all walks of life. The effects of the flood will definitely haunt the nation for years the way it did the Gulf Coast when it was struck by Hurricane Katrina. Nonito shares his first hand encounter with the typhoon and the flooding back home in his latest blog. This incident is definitely an eye-opener for a lot of people to look inside themselves and value the environment and life in general.
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DUBAI ‘ The annual conference of the Travel Agents Association of India, India’s largest and oldest travel industry group, is to open tomorrow in Dubai. The association, or TAAI, is meeting here for the first time, and organisers of the four-day event expect it to contribute to making Dubai and India more popular destinations for conferences and holidays alike. The conference marks an important step in the UAE’s effort to attract more…
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Well well, turns out rumors sometimes do come true. The widely speculated end to O2′s exclusivity of the iPhone is now upon us and Orange is the first competitor to throw its hat into the ring. The company has not yet released tariff pricing, but there’s a tantalizingly small release window, as availability is promised “later this year.” At least there’s finally some competition when it comes to the iPhone in the UK, and we can also probably look forward to T-Mobile joining in on the fun. Let the price war begin!
[Via iPhone Bang; Thanks, Gears]
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iPhone 3G and 3GS to be offered by Orange UK — official originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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While the iPhone got an official announce for China last month, its retail pricing and delivery date have remained a mystery. That’s going to change later today when China Unicom is expected to announce an October 1st launch for Cupertino’s darling. Eight service packages ranging in price from 126 yuan (about $18) to 886 yuan (about $130) per month will be available to Unicom’s 141 million subscribers from a pool of 700 million cellphone toting Chinese. How much will it cost? 5,000 yuan or a steep $733 green retail. Subsidies of about 893 yuan (about $131) to 4,253 yuan (about $623) will be offered for those signing to long-term plans on Unicom’s fledgling 3G network. Looks like somebody’s standard of living is on the rise.
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China Unicom prices iPhone for October 1st launch originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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A handout photo from WWF shows a rough-coated tree frog discovered in Vietnam’s Truong Son mountain range. Scientists discovered 163 new species in Southeast Asia’s Greater Mekong region last year, but all are at risk of extinction due to climate change, the WWF said in a report released Friday. Photograph by: Lee Grismer, AFP/Getty Images BANGKOK – Scientists discovered 163 new species in Southeast Asia’s Greater Mekong region last year, but all are at risk of extinction due to climate change, the WWF said in a report released Friday. The newly discovered creatures include a bird-eating frog with fangs, a bird that would rather walk than fly and a gecko whose alien appearance inspired the…
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