When I think of BMW bikes, honestly they look like old man’s bike, but BMW has introduced a new sportsbike S 1000 RR, that reminds me more of a Yamaha or Suzuki.

Well, if this thing goes to market, I may change my mind on Beemer bikes, seriously consider getting one now.

BMW took the wraps off its upcoming S 1000 RR World Superbike contender as the Motorrad division showed the new bike in its official race colors at the Intermot show in Cologne, Germany. Taking a good look at the photos, we can see that the bike is indeed very compact. Look through the numerous cutouts and vents in the fairing and you’ll see how neat and tidy the new literbike is.

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Here’s a short little camera hack for those of you having trouble with re-charging the flash by adding an external battery.  It might be a hack but it will work if you are shooting photos in long sessions.

If you’ve been shooting with a flash for a while, I’m sure you had some battery problem or another at least once. Like when one of four batteries goes bad and quickly discharges the other three. Or when it’s cold and the batteries don’t hold their charge so well anymore. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have a more reliable source of power? One that virtually lasts for ever (well, not forever, but for a darn long time).

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Oh boy, here’s some leaked photos of the Blackberry Storm.  I do like it because it’s looks just like my Blackberry 8830 except everything is touchscreen.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the Blackberry Storm outperforms iPhones as far as keyboards are concerned. (as they always have, Blackberry still leads iPhones in sales)

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Remember the Peek E-mail device that’s going to replace your Blackberry?  Well, here’s a reader who decided to see what’s “inside”.

Looks really well made - I was impressed by the aluminum backbone that supports the keyboard and the screen. The insides are very simple - just a few highly integrated chips. I haven’t hooked up the micro USB cable yet… I’m sure someone will beat me to it!

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If you happen to be a Sony VAIO laptops lover, you need to check out their new VAIO Wi-Fi Digital Photo Frame that is also capable of reading RSS Feeds with a resolution of 800×480.

Features: 7″ display with 800×480 resolution projecting over 16 million colors, Wi-Fi enabled (802.11b/g), 128MB hard drive, Memory Stick®, Secure Digital™ and Compact Flash slots, projects RSS feeds from the web and built-in MP3 player

What I like most about this Sony WiFi Digital Photo Frame is that it can read online RSS Feeds so you can setup your own RSS Feeds from your photos and websites.  (For how to add RSS Feeds to your digital photo frame, looky here.)

I really think that the next step in digital picture frame resolution is RSS Feeds that will automate the process of uploading any photos.

With WiFi digital photo frames that can read RSS Feeds (I think most Wi-Fi frames do this now), you no longer need any photo storage space, just a good WiFi connection which most homes have these days.

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All-in-One Photo Frame Photo Printer!

Prinics, a company based out of South Korea, has just announced their new All-in-One Photo Frame Photo Printer that lets you view your photos and print them at the same time.

It looks very promising but hard to tell when we will be able to get our hands on one in the States.

Stacking of printed photographs (max. 12 photographs)
Super easy way of cartridge replacement from the side
Convenient use of memory card and memory card cover
CF memory card is supported, simple Push & Push type slot
International standard 6 kinds of ID photograph is supported
(5×7, 5×5 (passport), 5×4, 3.5×4.5, 3×4, 2.5×3 (cm))
GUI which is easy to use
Convenient system, showing the progressing procedure
- marking the request for the cartridge replacement, marking the progressing situation of printing
- three-dimensional rendering icon and marking of total number of printing (after ex-factory)
- adopting the remote controller and navigation key
10 languages supported (English, French, German, Korean, Portuguese, Holland, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Greek)

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Here’s a cool 7-inch digital picture frame in cherrywood from GiiNii.

It features auto-sensing mode so you can have the digital picture frame vertical or horizontal while your picture is automatically adjusted correctly to show the pics right.

• Ready to use. Just plug in and play the three pre-installed photos.
• Ability to play your own digital pictures using any one of five different types of memory cards or USB Flash Drive.
• Program your picture frame in a variety of ways, including single picture viewing or slide show functions..
• Built-in Clock and Calendar.
• How-To-Use video instructions available at www.giinii.com.
• No PC Required!

Order GiiNii 7″ Digital Picture Frame from Amazon here.

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Here’s a cool apple hack on how to replace the cells in your Apple Powerbook G3 if your batteries keep running out of time.

I decided to get new replacement cells from Battery Space instead of surplus cells at a slightly better price elsewhere. There are nine 18650 Li Ion cells in each battery, so I ordered 18 of them at a cost of about $100 with solder tabs. When they arrived, I carefully followed the instructions here to disassemble the first battery. It looked identical to the one in the photos there as you can see below.

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Thinking of making your own box kite?  Here’s a cool set of photos you can refer to making your own box kites!

I’ve been making these [box kites] for few years, and tomorrow I’m getting a bunch of people to make them at gas works park in Seattle. So I figured I would spice up my usual instruction set and put it on flickr.

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