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Evolta robot climbs Grand Canyon cliff, turns off competition

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2008-05-26 10:13:34 by HASH0x8c0dfd4 in Newlaunches.com
...cliff at the Grand Canyon. The 17-centimeter tall, 130-gram bot tried to prove its prowess and the endurance level of the Evolta AA alkaline battery. The Guinness Book of World Records recently recognized it as the longest-lasting of its kind. A pair of Evoltas powered the robot to climb up a 530-meter length of rope suspended next to the...
 
Tags: evolta robot, robot, evolta, cliff, grand canyon, panasonic evolta battery, world records recently, 500-meter cliff, alkaline battery
 
 
 
 
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Cliff Bleszinski Says PC Gaming In "Disarray"

2008-02-28 08:44:00 by alex martin in Gadget Reviews - World of Gadgets and Gizmos
 
Cliff Bleszinski, also known as "CliffyB," of Epic Games and a major figure in the PC gaming world, has made some controversial comments about the state of the PC gaming industry. Bleszinski is quoted in Gamasutra as saying "I think the PC is just in disarray." He further comments that "what's driving the PC right now is Sims-type games and...
 
Tags: console, console games, bleszinski, cliff bleszinski, comments, comments simply, controversial comments, brothers named mario, systems
 
 
 
 
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Evolta Robot scales Grand Canyon cliff

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2008-05-26 04:08:22 by Conner Flynn in SlipperyBrick
...cliff at the Grand Canyon It was a publicity stunt of course, to show-off the endurance of the Evolta AA alkaline batteries. The Guinness Book of World Records already recognizes the batteries as the longest-lasting of their kind. The robot, powered by just a pair of Evoltas, pulled itself up 530 meters of rope, finally reaching the top after...
 
Tags: robot, grand canyon, alkaline batteries, batteries, cool robot, 17-centimeter tall super-hero, world records, 21st century, guinness book
 
 
 
 
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Panasonic robot climbs Grand Canyon cliff

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2008-05-26 16:31:16 by Serkan Toto in CrunchGear
...cliff at Grand Canyon on Saturday. The Atomboy look-a-like weighs 134 grams and is 17 cm tall It took the robot precisely 6 hours and 46 minutes to pull off the PR stunt. The little guy was powered by just 2 Panasonic Evolta AA cells while hoisting himself up a rope
 
Tags: panasonic, grand canyon, panasonic evolta, atomboy look-a-like weighs, robot climb, robot precisely, evolta batteries, tall, guy
 
 
 
 
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Creative makes the X-Fi official, drops it with Red Cliff special edition

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2008-07-09 22:39:00 by Joshua Fruhlinger in Engadget
...Cliff editions (pictured above). Along with the player's launch, Creative announced several accessories, including the TravelSound Zen X-Fi Docking Speaker System, Armband, Silicone case, and leather case. Still no word when we'll get our hands on the X-Fi here, but Singapore prices come in at S$229 ($145US), S$329 ($209US), and S$399...
 
Tags: x-fi, creative, x-fi crystalizer technology, singapore, singapore prices, nice ep-830 earbuds, wi-fi-capable player, player, voice recorder
 
 
 
 
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EVOLTA Robot Cliffhanger Channels Sly Stallone, Scales Grand Canyon [Robots]

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2008-05-25 20:30:00 by Jack Loftus in Gizmodo
...cliff on Saturday. The 4.5-ounce, 6.7-inch robo climber was scaling the cliff as a publicity stunt/demonstration for the Panasonic EVOLTA battery , which according to the Guinness Book of World Records is longest-lasting of its kind. The robot was powered by a pair of EVOLTA batteries, and used a tiny rope to ascend the cliff face. From the...
 
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EVOLTA Robot Cliffhanger Channels Sly Stallone, Scales Grand Canyon [Robots]

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2008-05-26 00:30:00 by posted by Pantha in
...cliff on Saturday. The 4.5-ounce, 6.7-inch robo climber was scaling the cliff as a publicity stunt/demonstration for the Panasonic EVOLTA battery , which according to the Guinness Book of World Records is longest-lasting of its kind. The robot was powered by a pair of EVOLTA batteries, and used a tiny rope to ascend the cliff face. From the...
 
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52-Inch Sharp Aquos HDTV for $38.45 (Or Not Really) [Dealzmodo Of The Century?]

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2008-09-06 22:12:51 by Jesus Diaz in Gizmodo
...Cliff, who gave us the heads up, actually bought the 52-inch Aquos and got a confirmation email from Amazon in which they say his order will arrive in mid-september. Update: One reader is giving a word of caution, so proceed with caution because this may be a scam They charged him exactly what the catalog says. Nevertheless, this must be a...
 
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Blindingly Fast Touchscreen Text Entry System Gets a Push By Creator of T9 [Cellphones]

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2008-09-10 09:45:00 by John Mahoney in Gizmodo
...Cliff Kushler, one of the inventors of the T9 text entry system that knows you mean "DONKEY" when you type 366539 in an SMS. Now Cliff is smartly shifting his focus on touchscreens with Swypea way to type blindingly fast on a touchscreen by tracing your finger or stylus over the letters you want without lifting up, connect-the-dots style. It...
 
Tags: system, android, android version, text entry system, android text editor, input system, writingpad android app, writingpad, type blindingly fast