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And Now For Something Completely Underwhelming – Dancing Robots
What’s worse than the fact that I actually stood there and filmed the entire routine is that it was one of the highlights of the Australian CeBit show. Seriously – for the average gadget fan, there was not a lot more than cheap, ugly electronics that you wouldn’t even buy cheap in China. If you…
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CeBIT: Hey kid, that car simulator is not a game
Seriously, this was exactly what this guy (also on the Made in Germany stand) was saying to the kid in the picture. “No, no, it isn’t a game, it is a driving simulator.” Doesn’t that just mean it is a BORING version of a driving game? But the kid just wouldn’t be dismissed so easily.…
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CeBIT: Netcomm outdoor bucket of Wi-Fi
Just across the way from D-Link was the Netcomm stand. I mentioned their NB12WD update on Monday, but outside that most of their range on show was best serving bigger infrastructure needs. There was this rather weird looking outdoor 802.11g access point, though, which looks like some kind of small planter box for a midget…
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CeBIT: PPC’s ID printer – ultimate fake ID kit?
PPC was an exhibitor in the ‘Supply Chain Management’ area of the show. Not exactly where I expected to find anything of interest, but the darker parts of the mind leapt into action when I saw this machine. These guys do all-in-one ID card printers. Every part of the process ” magnetic stripes, photos, ID…