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Archive for December, 2008

High competition in telecommunications sector brings great deal opportunities for customers. All had started with the free mobile phone offers, now it is very popular to get the laptop or netbook of your choice when you buy a mobile broadband package. Before going into the details and comparison of such free laptop packages, I would like to tell some of the advantages of having a laptop with a good broadband internet connection for me. As an owner of blog network, it is extremely important to have a high quality mobile connection to Internet to check the status of my blogs, write new articles etc. Many students, businessmen also need it and such environment fast replaces the traditional desktop and home broadband connections.

Mobile Broadband Free Laptop Offers

The best website to compare broadband offers with free laptop deals is Broadband Expert website. You can see the package connection speed, download limits, monthly price, setup fee, minimum contract duration, first year cost, customer ratings and other details about the package. The most important thing is that you get the laptop for free. If you do the needed price calculations, you will see that comparison of such deals is the perfect way for those who want to have a new laptop as well. Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange, 3 Broadband are some of the providers who have free laptops in the packages.

I think a free HP 550 laptop offer from 3 broadband provider (which is sold in the market around £330) with a 5GB data for £30 monthly is quite satisfactory for most mobile connection enthusiasts. Free USB Modem stick is shipped together in the package. It includes 14 days money back guarantee and free daytime shipping.

If you didn’t like my choice, I am sure you will find a suitable mobile broadband deal from many free netbook and laptop offers. Many people also prefer netbooks over laptops in the latest years mainly because of the lightness of the device. Do not miss the excellent broadband connection deals before the new year increase in the prices.

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Manufactured in Japan, Motoman SDA10, the dexterous robot can cook several recipes or assemble a camera with nice programming and thanks to precise arms. On the following video from a Japanese TV, it assembles complicated pieces less than two minutes. Obviously, such industrial robots are already widely used but the amount of precision in recognition of objects and error reduction is the important part in advanced robotics.

The following photos show the same robot while cooking a Japanese dish Okonomiyaki. (Cook what you want in English). The customer gives the order by saying ingredients (I guess) and it knows what to cook by voice recognition. Unfortunately, there is no video yet but I will update the article as soon as one appears.

Motoman Robot Cooking Okonomiyaki

Seen on Engadget and Pink Tentacle

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USB hubs are popular nowadays because of heavy connectivity needs of people on latest years for a variety of USB devices. Especially 4 and 7 ports USB hubs are trendy but I would prefer 7 ports because 4 is a really small number for a busy computing environment.

Cables To Go 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub
Cables to Go 7 Port USB HubCables to Go USB Hub in actionIt is really a slim one if you consider space is an important factor and travel much. There is a sliding metal base to keep the hub in place when devices are added to the ports. You can get the power directly from USB port or use the included power supply. Up to 127 devices can be supported adding extra hubs.

Transfer rate is up to 480 Mbps which is certificated by USB-IF. There is no installation, everything is automatically recognized. So, a combination of external hard drive, webcam, several flash drives, a wireless mouse, a laptop cooler and a printer connection to your notebook is not a dream. Top customer ratings at Amazon, plus cheaper than its rivals.

Belkin USB 2.0 Plus Hub (7 Port) F5U307-WHT

Belkin 7 Port USB HUB F5U307-WHTIt is the same functionality but in a more stylish way. And 2 of the ports are on the top for easier, quick access.

There is an over-current protection functionality embedded into the device. It doesn’t need any external power supply for most devices.

One of the Amazon user comments is interesting as a negative side. If you connect even one USB 1.1 device, all other ports will be forced to work according to its speed limitations. He stated that it is a common situation for most USB Hubs except Cables-To-Go USB hub which we reviewed at the beginning of this post.

Kensington PocketHub USB 7 Ports Portable USB Hub K33366

Kensington USB Hub 7 ports
and
CyberPower High-Speed 7-Port USB Hub
CyberPower high speed USB hub
are also other recommended gadgets with the same functionality and similar high customer ratings.

If you are looking for something original, not for functionality but mostly for style, read about Smart EZ YEGO USB drive hub as well.

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