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2008年4月21日星期一

美國加州考慮課徴線上下載稅

看到這則新聞咱們可一點也不意外，美國加州正在研究對「線上下載」課稅的可能性，沒錯，從音樂到影片、書籍，都在他們考慮的範圍之內，也就是說，將來從iTunes上下載專輯或是在Kindle上買本電子書，都有可能被課稅，這當然不是政府第一次打這種主意。

事實上，美國有些州已經開始課徵「線上下載稅」，只是在預算赤字的年代，看到線上下載所帶來的無限商機，真的不能怪這些立法人員們想為政府多創造點收入。課徴線上下載稅這個議題所牽扯的層面很廣，咱們報導這則新聞也並非要求大家馬上表明立場，不過或許可以在看完閱讀連結的報導後，開始想想自己的意見。

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"tokidoki for MIMOBOT" USB drives come preloaded with mimoZine digital magazine

Mimoco, maker of the popular Mimobot designer USB flash drives, has partnered with tokidoki, the brand created by pop fashion designer Simone Legno, to create the tokidoki for MIMOBOT series. This newest group of flash drives is part of Mimoco's MMOBOT Artist Series, and comes in three different characters, each priced at $39.95: Pirate Nero, Pistaio, and Meletta.

Mimoco has released tokidoki for MIMOBOT preloaded with the second issue if its mimoZine, the first digital magazine delivered via flash drive. This pop culture magazine features interviews with Japanese pop-rock artists, videos of art events, and musical videos.

See a preview of the mimoZine after the jump.

See full press release.

More on MIMOBOT:

New Star Wars Mimobots series

Halo Mimobot series

2008年4月19日星期六

超酷小巧的 Chinavasion 7" Wii LCD

Filed under: 遊戲相關

想要隨時隨地Wii一下，但自製一款Wii筆電並不容易，不過我們還有另外的選擇--等廠家來做。7吋480 x 234螢幕，內建立體聲揚聲器，AV端子，亮度/對比度可調，防止燒機的散熱孔也是必不可少的。順便說一句，比起另一款Wii LCD來說，這款外觀更配Wii一些。似乎是通過揚聲器上方的紅外線埠來接受Wiimote控制的，不失美觀。價格嘛，不含Wii 100美元（新台幣3000元）差不多了，當然量大還有優惠。

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微軟專利申請秀出穿戴式滑鼠操控概念

Filed under: 電腦周邊

現在的滑鼠，無論是光學還是雷射，就算再好，也還是要在一片寬廣的平面使用。而在微軟最近的專利申請文件當中，出現了不需要桌面的周邊裝置，那就是穿戴式滑鼠（或是說穿戴式指向裝置？）。

不過，穿戴式滑鼠並不是一個新的創意，但看來微軟應該是其中可以做得比較好的廠商。從上圖可以看得出來，就算你戴上它，依然可以很正常使用鍵盤打字。游標的移動，看起來應該是依靠手姿。此外，在這指向裝置上，還有個某種迴轉儀感應器，內有加速以及磁力裝置，能夠更進一步使用手勢，以及位置感應。

只是，並沒有這個裝置量產的時程表，看來要等到使用該款產品的這一天是相當困難呀。

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2008年4月18日星期五

Wii Fit to be released May 19th

Nintendo's long awaited Wii Fit is finally set to be released on May 19th. Not surprisingly, demand is expected to be high, and orders are limited to 3 per household. You can pre-order now for $89.99 at Amazon.

More on Nintendo Wii:

Adjustable tv stand for Wii fanatics

Nintendo Wii Gum

Chocolate Mii for you and Wii

Virtual chefs compete in a Wii cooking game

Show off your Mii

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Category: gaming

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Panasonic's flash-based HDC-SD9 HD camcorder gets reviewed

Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV

Although Panasonic's HDC-SD9 is mighty, mighty small, reviewers over at CNET felt that it fell short in a number of key areas. For starters, Panny included a few quirky design choices; for instance, removing the battery requires the LCD cover to be open, but doing so can also turn the camera on unless you place it in a different mode. Granted, the minuscule size didn't leave the outfit too much to work with, but if you're easily flustered by these kinds of niggles, you can run far, far away right now. As for image quality, critics noted that still shots were marginally better than awful, but capturing full motion HD clips was something it did manage to do relatively well. Still, no one handling this critter was enthusiastically shouting for joy when all was said and done, so do yourself a favor and eye the review down there before clicking that order button.

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[地球日 2008]燦坤發表太陽能生活電器 FORA：Bravo CD 播放器 Depot 儲電基座站立式集電板 catach

Filed under: 家電

燦坤發表旗下 FORA 品牌，並同時推出四款太陽能供電產品，兩款為太陽能集電板，一款 CD 播放器，一款LED檯燈。FORA 太陽能產品最有趣的地方在於模組化的概念，四款產品都使用同一個基座模組，讓使用者可以任意組合，擴充彈性更好。

FORA 這個英文字對我來說有些陌生，燦坤總和研究所的成員說明和新聞稿中引述的答案一樣：「『FORA』取自羅馬神話花神FLORA吸收陽光孕育果實之意。FORA四個字代表四大核心概念：未來（Future）、原創（Original）、娛樂（Recreational）、及替代能源（Alternative energy）。秉著對永續未來與原創設計的堅持，FORA將持續提出最貼切市場需求的能源生活提案。」

Gallery: FORA_Solar_Product