Filed under: Gaming As expected , Nintendo has announced the new DSi at its Fall presentation in Japan. The device features a dual touchscreen layout almost identical to the DS Lite, though the company is calling it a “third platform,” which means it’s complementing the existing system, not necessarily replacing it.

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Nintendo announces DSi with dual cameras, "DSi Shop" content store [update]

As expected, Nintendo has announced a new version of its DS, called the Nintendo Dsi. While the machine no longer has a GBA slot, it’s added a 3 megapixel camera, “audio enhancements” (like the ability to adjust pitch and playback), a 17% bigger screen (measuring in at 3.25 inches), and an SD memory card slot for storing games and easy picture uploading.

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Nintendo DSi Adds 3MP Camera, Larger Screen [Nintendo DSi]

Filed under: Desktops Acer’s wild Aspire Predator gaming rig and matching 24-inch G24 monitor were announced back in May and July, but it’s taken them forever to ship Stateside — we’re guessing the delay was due to Acer’s insistence that the case look as much like a ski binding as physically possible. Specs are basically the same as the preview systems we’ve seen : the low-end $1,649 config has a liquid-cooled 2.5GHz Q9300 Core 2 Quad, GeForce 9600GT graphics, 4GB RAM and dual 640GB drives, while the $2,199 edition bumps things up to a 2.83GHz Q9550 Core 2 Quad, GeForce 9800GTX graphics, and three 640GB drives. Nothing’s changed with the $399 G24, either — it’s still a 2ms 1920 x 1200 LCD with a 160-degree viewing angle, a 50,000:1 contrast ratio, and a bright orange bezel

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Acer Aspire Predator and matching G24 LCD hit the States

University of Calgary scientists are working on a machine that would pull carbon dioxide from the air in an attempt to scrub out emissions from diffuse sources, such as car exhaust and home heating. These “diffuse emissions” account for roughly half of the CO2 that goes up into the sky every day, contributing to global warming. The scrubber takes in air and binds the CO2 to sodium hydroxide.

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CO2 Scrubber Sucks Up Emissions From Cars, Home Heating [I Can See The Air]

Filed under: Transportation If that homebrew rocket you’ve been building in your backyard isn’t working out, maybe SpaceX will have some room for you on one of its many upcoming Falcon 9 missions.

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SpaceX slated to transport cargo and crew on Falcon 9

Sling Media , the creators of a hardware device that lets users stream their home television signal to an Internet connected device anywhere (with a software download), is preparing to launch their new video portal, Sling.com . The company first mentioned the new portal earlier this year but has been quiet since then.

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SlingMedia Prepares To Launch Their Video Portal At Sling.com

Last week, I announced (in conjunction with Dash and Trulia) that we would give away a Dash GPS car navigation device to whoever could come up with the best new app for it. Readers came up with more than 300 suggestions, including the sketch at left (which I have no idea what it is supposed to be). But many of the ideas were pretty solid.

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And The Winner Of Our Dash GPS Contest Is . . .

Ah, video games and casual drug use.

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NES Bong is One Third Party Nintendo Accessory You Won’t Find at Gamestop [Duuuuuuude]

Digital tech has reinvigorated the 3D dream since the cardboard glasses and headaches of yesteryear. JVC showed off a nifty prototype TV at CEATEC outside Tokyo that converts high-def 2D video into what it calls “pseudo 3D” in real time. With the eyewear on, it takes a few moments for your brain to adjust, and then footage of the Alps in spring starts taking on eye-popping depth

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JVC Pseudo 3D Glasses Don’t Cause Headaches, Still Look Dorky [Ceatec 2008]

Yeah I know, it isn’t even September any more, and we’ve already said Happy Birthday to Google twice . But this video comment left on the first post is just too good not to post

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Happy Birthday Google (Again) (The Video Version)