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November 2005
Dynamo® Hand-Powered Flashlight - Lee Valley Tools
by sbrothier
This is one flashlight that will never cause you to worry about batteries going dead, leaking into the casing or being affected by heat or cold. It works based on the dynamo principle that was first discovered by Michael Faraday in 1831.
August 2005
Laptop that Only Boots with a (USB) Key at Forever Geek
by svartling
Sharp has just announced a PC tailored to the needs of the big professional market. They keyword here is security. The NH50K or AK can only boot when a unique protection USB key is inserted, and the HDD is emerged in a magnesium alloy casing with anti-shock gel. Performace-wise, you get a lousy Celeron 373 (1Ghz), 512Mb of RAM and a 40Gb HDD. Wireless b/g is also present, as well as the a(J52) (only compatible in Japan). The screen is 12.1" big with an XGA resolution. Even though the specs are rather limited, it's a very interesting device nevertheless because of the security aspect.
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