MobiBlu has a new music player, the DHA-1900. The 1620mA battery delivers a respectable 150 hours of play. The DHA-1900 has a 2-color 128×64 OLED display, and is sized at 65×44.5×21.3 mm.
DAH1900 – Aving News, 2005-12-21
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Nanotech company ApNano Materials is working on some new body and vehicle armor that is expected to be about twice as strong as what is now available. This new armor will be made from Tungsten Disulfide (WS2) that is formed as nanotubes as depicted in the image. The layering process produces excellent shock absorbing properties and should withstand a steel projectile with a velocity of 1.5 km/second.
This new armor will be a positive development for those who are in harm’s way, however, from a mathematical perspective, the Lotka-Volterra equations suggest that it may also have an unintended consequence in that will upset the predator-prey population dynamics via an increase the number of potential victims (by virtue of the fact that they will now be more likely to survive), and so should paradoxically lead to an increase in the number of predators.
NANO-ARMOR: Protecting the Soldiers of Tomorrow – IsraCast, December 9th, 2005
C6 Manufacturing has a new case for the Apple iPod nano. This one is made from carbon fiber, aluminum, and stainless steel.
The case somes with a belt clip & a screen protector.
C6 Manufacturing – website
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Many have described the Mona Lisa smile as being enigmatic. And now, emotion recognition software at the University of Amsterdam, has indeed declared that famous smile to be only 83% happy.
The enigmatic-ness must stem from the remaining 17% — the software deemed the subject to be 9% disgusted, 6% fearful and 2% angry. Interesting about Mona being 9% disgusted – that’s not immediately obvious from her face.
Mona Lisa ‘happy’, computer finds – BBC, 15 December 2005
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Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, now has his own weblog. You can read what he has to say here.
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Trusted Reviews has just reviewed the Sony Walkman NW-A1000. They liked it, even a lot, giving the music player an 8 out of 10 – but they continue to prefer the Apple iPod.
Trusted gave the A1000 high marks for the sound quality, nice design and battery life. They dinged it for being slow and cumbersome and conclude by saying that “The nano not only looks as good, it also beats the Sony in virtually every other category”.
Sony Walkman NW-A1000 – Trusted Reviews, 15 Dec 2005
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More pix & specs for the new Samsung SPH-V8200 8 megapixel cameraphone.
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S4 Styles Co. (we’ve never heard of them either) released their new MMR1 MP3 player last month. Sized at 32×35x14mm and weighing in at 23 grams, it’s meant to be worn on the nape of the neck. The MMR1 has an ok battery life of 12 hours and accepts SD flash cards. Here are some new pix of it …
S4 MMRI MP3 – Minivian, 05/12/14
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VKMobile has just announced a new slim phone, the 8.8 mm VK-X100. CDMA with an OLED screen.
VK-X100, the 8.8mm and 53g phone – Akihabara, 13/12/2005
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Archaeologists have just reported the recent discovery of an ancient masterpiece of Mayan art. 
The 30×3 ft mural was found in Guatemala a few years ago, and is estimated to date to 100 BCE. The scene above depicts the maize god crowning himself king.
Earliest Known Maya Painting Found – NYT, December 14, 2005
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