Samsung's IFA App shows a new tab of the Galaxy, wave tube

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Samsung's pre-IFA Unpacked app is usually very dry, with regard to the content: there is an event calendar and press releases abound, but some interesting Android fans discovered some juicy new tidbits, deep inside the application inside.

This is my next messages after a little poking around in application content, logos for 7.7 Tab Galaxy Samsung Samsung Galaxy Samsung wave 3 Note and everyone noticed. Galaxy tab is probably the easiest of the bunch: it's the nearest Samsung came to review the initial GalTab pocketable sizes, but I hope works cellular as big brothers.

Wave 3 is supposedly Bada powered handset, and may also be one, spotted the leaked roadmap with a few weeks ago. Wave series were the Samsung flagship device for OS Bada boom probable cause, so the leaked specifications (4 Super AMOLED display, Bada 2.0, 5 MP camera, 3 GB of on-board storage) may hold a really come September.

The most intriguing new note Galaxy; the name seems to imply (at least for me)-based pen La HTC flyer/View 4 G, but it may well be another Smartphone Samsung will be added to its inventory.

Samsung Unpacked recommended that users can update the square Come September 1, most likely, the concretization of these and other upcoming devices with some official details. Here's hoping that even earlier than this is yet another update-who knows what surprises can lay hidden inside?

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Leaked video shows 2 Borderlands and familiar interface, Cannon grenades

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Borderlands 2, you know, the follow-up to the borderlands, on his way. Like most games, the Internet will be blessed with leaks, teasers and full trailers before its official release. Well here is the first of them. It's a tad difficult to watch, he shot some dude in the arm pit? — But if you can suffer through it, you'll get early look at Borderlands 2.

The game itself looks familiar. Clearly the shader cell style was rescheduled from the original as user interaction with cannons. Apparently new, but is exploding, automatic reloading weapons. Kotaku has more on this. Click-through video. This should look for fans of borderland.

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Handroid: Japanese company shows advanced robot hand (video)

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Japan-based technology startup ITK has brought us one step closer to Robocalypse. Roboticists in the world are working on the production of sensitive hands of robots suitable for touching people or breakable objects, a problem that is extremely difficult to solve.

ITK now throwing their hat into the ring with Handroid, new model, which is one of the most advanced robot hands there. Five sport fully movable fingers Handroid looks a lot like the hands, used by Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator 2.

Operators can remotely control each finger (you can simulate motion Handroid operator), for example, in environments where it is too dangerous for use by human hands. 740 g Handroid is very light, prompting ITK to explore possibilities for the development of the prosthetic hand that can be controlled by brain waves or cerebral nerves.

ITK plans to commercialize the Handroid in about two years for about $ 6500 per unit – a very low price for such a device.

Here's the promo video:

Via Robonable [JP]

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Sega Toys dates and prices for his R2-D2 Homestar Planetarium (which shows the death star)

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Back in June of Sega Toys Japan teased Homestar R2-D2, a fully functional Planetarium, which is formed in the form of a robot from Star Wars. Today, the company price ($ 91) to Planetarium and release date (15 September). Scaled replica designs about 10 000 stars on the ceiling in your living room, and as a bonus, it shows the location of the death star, too (see below).

R2-D2 Planetarium uses 1W white led as a light source, works for three hours on four AAA batteries and is 21 cm in height. It has some projection 1.5-2.3 m/4.9-7.5 ft and projection of 1.8 m/5.9 ft circumference.

Here is a planetarium, showing death star:

If you are interested, but live outside Japan, the Japan Trend Shop (website in English) began listing the Planetarium today for pre-order for the same price as in Japan (again, $ 91). They send it anywhere and say that the little guy comes with instructions in English.

IT through the media [JP]

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