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Details are a bit hazy on this one, but it looks like Hitachi is readying a new “small sized stereoscopic vision display technology.” Measuring in at 7.9- x 7.9- x 3.9-inches and weighing 2.2-pounds, the mysterious device apparently utilizes an array of mirrors and projects imagery in a manner than gives off a three-dimensional illusion. Reportedly, the new “synthetic image” device is similar in design to its larger “Transpost,” and Hitachi hopes to implement the technology in locales such as schools, exhibitions, museums, etc. Nevertheless, the outfit is slated to show off the unit at SIGGRAPH 2007, so if anyone happens to drop in, do let us know how impressive / unflattering it really is in person.

[Via Impress]

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MediaWhiz, a holding company for a number of advertising networks, may be shopping itself to private equity firms. We are hearing that they are looking for $400- $450 million, which is 2.5 - 3 times estimated 2007 revenues.

MediaWhiz owns a number of ad networks, including two that are long time sponsors of this site (Text Link Ads and Auction Ads). Both were recently acquired by MediaWhiz.

I have an email in to the company for comment.

Ad networks are the hot commodity this year, with AOL, Yahoo, Google and Microsoft all making big acquisitions. The size of those deals combined is nearly $10 billion.

Crunch Network: CrunchGear drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware.

Source: Michael Arrington

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Everyone loves Google. They want to be everything to everyone, and they’re getting pretty damn good at it. Once you start using their services it gets easier and easier to migrate more of your life to them. But there’s a slight problem. Google, like any other legitimate service provider, encrypts login traffic, but not your content…

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Only catch is there’s a Ford attached to it. But with text messaging and the ability to select songs and playlists by voice recognition, the Microsoft/Ford Sync system is still the best in-car MP3 player/cell phone integration system on the market and now here’s the pricing information. It’s actually cheaper than an iPhone at just $395!

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AFP - Australia will provide a free Internet filtering service and access to a hotline in a bid to thwart perverts seeking to contact children, Prime Minister John Howard said Friday.

Source: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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[PICTURE] This has never happened to me, but now I know what to do!

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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

The seesaw match between DirecTV and Time Warner (parent company of AOL, which owns Engadget) over those blasted “superior HD” spots has reached another milestone, as a US appeals court has “upheld a lower court’s decision that prohibits the satellite television operator from airing advertisements that claim superior service in markets where Time Warner Cable operates.” Notably, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit did, however, “set aside part of the lower court’s order, saying the way it had been worded could be construed to prohibit the unfavorable comparison of even Time Warner Cable’s analog programming.” Ah well, it’s not like those ads were exceedingly enthralling to begin with, right?

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The Omni-Directional Treadmill (ODT) is a revolutionary device for locomotion in large-scale virtual environments. The device allows its user to walk or jog in any direction of travel.

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