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Brain-Reading Headset to Sell for $299

(AP) — Hands cramping up from too many video games? How about controlling games with your thoughts instead? Later this year, Emotiv Systems Inc. plans to start selling the $299 EPOC neuroheadset to let you do just that.
The headset’s sensors are designed to detect conscious thoughts and expressions as [...]

22Feb2008 | Jim | 1 comment | Continued
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people love a free TV!

I posted this ad late last night on craigslist, and i have already gotten over 50 responses:
Sharp Aquos LCD HDTV LC-45GX6U
Reply to: sale-528898894@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-01-04, 11:12PM CST
I got this in several boxes and bubble wrap from a friend who works for a refurb warehouse. It was pretty much like putting together a puzzle. It is [...]

5Jan2008 | Jim | 1 comment | Continued
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Adobe onAir Event

I’ll be leaving this evening for the Adobe onAir event in Atlanta. I’ll be there all day tomorrow. onAir is Adobe’s 18 stop bus tour where they code while on the bus, and stop in these cities and show off what they’ve done while on the road. It’s all about Apollo and Flex (Apollo is [...]

13Aug2007 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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M-Audio Keystation Pro 88

 
I’ve been thinking of getting back into music again. It’s been several years (read that as ‘decade’) since I’ve played piano. I’ve been playing around with B4-II by Native Instruments… which is a pretty cool Hammond B4 emulator. Anyhow… I’ve been looking around at the different options for Midi controllers, and the M-Audio Keystation Pro-88 [...]

11Aug2007 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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Jim’s Recommended Mac Applications

Seems there are a bunch of these lists online… but I figured I’d go ahead and have my own available. I’ve had this machine for about a week now, and I’m well on the way to filling up that 120 GB hard drive! Since my biggest concern with making the switch was that I [...]

11Aug2007 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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New MacBook Pro!

 
Well folks… I finally broke down and made the switch! I’ve replaced my Dell Lattitude D800 with a refurb Apple MacBook Pro Intel Duo Core 2.33ghz with 2GB of ram and a 120GB HDD. Keep in mind that I’ve been using windows based machines since 1995. My initial experience with this machine has been [...]

11Aug2007 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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Onkyo TXSR674 already broken!

This is the receiver I got about 3 months ago for my home theater. It’s actually a really nice sounding unit, and I’ve always enjoyed the simplicity of Onkyo equipment. The fact that it is not THX certified really does not hurt it because honestly the only reason it wasn’t certified is because of [...]

9Aug2007 | Jim | 4 comments | Continued