PS3 2.50 and PSP 5.00 firmware coming soon, PSP WiFi store included

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Sony's firmware elves haven't gotten a break since the last round of console updates -- PS3 2.50 and PSP 5.00 have just been announced on the PlayStation Blog. Nothing terrifically major for the PS3 apart from support for the SOCOM Bluetooth Headset's High Quality mode, as well as some trophy tweaks and power management options, but the PSP gets a WiFi version of the PlayStation Store, with downloadable games, trailers, and demos. No word on when these will actually become available, but we'd guess it'll be relatively soon.

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Mahru the robot dances to mask its emotional insecurities

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We've enjoyed watching KIST's Hubo do crazy things like wear the face of Albert Einstein and ride a Segway, but we haven't given as much attention to its brother Mahru. Feeling left out, the biped learned to dance with its upper body whilst walking around -- an impressive feat, considering it wasn't all that long ago that scientists first managed to get these things to take five steps without falling flat on their faces. Mahru also releases scents to express its artificial emotions, so you should be able to smell something fishy when it achieves sentience and begins angrily plotting to destroy its creators. Take a gander at a South Korean TV news report after the break.

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癮設計：Energy Seed 用廢電池為未來點亮一盞明燈

雖然 Energy Seed 這個設計看起來還有許多要克服的問題，但它所訴求的理念倒是相當不錯 - 將廢棄的電池當成種子投入這個回收箱，為我們自己種出光明的未來。

這邊指的光明可不只是「精神」層次，而是真正的光明。根據設計師的說法，一般我們以為電力耗盡的電池，實際上裡頭還有不少電力，只不過電壓降到 0.8 ~ 1.2V，所以沒辦法推動較大型 - 像是相機、PMP 這些電器...之類的。然而只要將這些電池串聯起來，用來推動 LED 燈泡則是綽綽有餘。因此所有投入 Energy Seed 裡的廢電池，都會再被拿來點亮上頭的燈光，榨乾電池內所有的電力，絲毫不浪費任何一滴能源，同時也為路人點亮一盞明燈。

相當有趣也相當有理想的設計，引用來源內有更多的圖文說明。

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AO-LAB推出具備eSATA與USB雙介面的隨身碟

這款AO-LAB所出的隨身碟，採用SSD，容量共有8GB、16GB、32GB。最特別的地方，就是採用少見的雙介面設計，同時具備eSATA以及USB。若有eSATA介面的環境，可以有比較快的檔案傳輸速度，若沒有eSATA介面，至少還有USB可以使用。算是在一定程度上，兼顧到效能以及普遍性的使用環境。

至於價格......，有查到同一產品但不同品牌的32GB價位，價格為3890元。

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Ab Solo 讓你投籃還能練出六塊肌

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健身要能持之以恆，保持樂趣是最重要的，要是能一舉數得，那就更棒了。這款Ab Solo讓你邊訓練手眼協調，還能練出六塊肌！

使用這台機器，不需旁人在一旁輔助。剛開始練習的時候，後背的墊子可以保持在高一點的位置，等到習慣後，慢慢把背墊高度往下調整，就好像做仰臥起坐一樣，起身時可以鍛鍊你的腹部肌肉；但這台機器不僅讓你練腹肌，在你上身抬起的時候，手還要持球投籃，這可以訓練你的手眼協調能力，然後球還會很貼心地自動落在前方。

可惜這麼有趣的器材要價不菲，要價3,295美元（約新台幣10萬7千元）。繼續閱讀後有一段影片可以看。

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