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In a recent interview, a representative from Seagate stated that the future of hard drive technology lies in the so-called “hybrid” technology. In this case, “hybrid” refers to the concept of using a flash memory buffer to increase the read/write speed, without increasing the RPM. Seagate actually has developed one of these new hybrid drives, the 2.5-inch Momentus , and the rep from Seagate said that they are already experiencing high demand for the new technology

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Seagate predicts the coming of hybrid hard drives

Make no mistake, we get some weird stuff sent to TCHQ, especially when it’s addressed to our Belgian reporter, Robin Wauters. Which is why I always make a point of opening his mail before it’s sent on. Today, though, was a special day

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Talking about the Barbie Video Girl Doll with Paul Carr (another doll)

Amazon announced today that it had reached an agreement with Andrew Wylie, head of the successful New York agency whose clients include such authors as Oliver Sacks, Salman Rushdie, and Philip Roth, as well the estates of William Burroughs, John Updike, W.H. Auden, and the like. Amazon and the Kindle e-book store will have exclusive rights to publish several books by authors Wylie represents, cutting all other players (such as authors’ paper book distributors) out of the deal

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Amazon strikes sweet exclusive deal – good for them, bad for consumers

Inform Technologies, a New York-based developer and provider of semantic web solutions, this morning announced it has secured $4 million in a Series A funding round led by previous backers Spark Capital, The Stephens Group, and The Oklahoma Publishing Company.

In addition, the startup has announced that Tony Dunaif, former SVP at Internet Broadcasting, has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer. The news of the new hire comes about a month after the company announced that it had recruited Matt Zelesko, former CEO of Internet TV company Joost, as its new technology chief.

We’ve seen how The New York Times became enraged by the audacity of the Pulse iPad application [iTunes] to use it’s RSS feed in one of the best news readers to appear on that device. Controversially, the app was pulled by Apple after the NYT complained, despite being lauded by Steve Jobs. It’s now been reinstated, without the NYT as a default feed. So consider a different scenario: the newspaper that embraces new technology and new ways of reading to the betterment of its audience and the subsquent deep engagement it could garner.

SSDs haven’t found their way into the mass market yet, but a team of Japanese researchers is already trying to make them more worthwhile.

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Coming soon: Postage stamp-sized 1TB SSDs

This is strangely cool. A defense contractor developed a type of steel reinforced armor that could replace the basic sandbag encampment. The armor assembles extremely quickly and is resistant to bullets, grenades, and IED blasts

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Marines buy portable armor that comes in a flat pack

Japan is getting more active in the solar energy field in recent months , and now, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has revealed a plan under which solar photons will be used to propel satellites in outer space [JP, PDF]. The aim is to make satellites in general more energy-efficient. The JAXA says their satellite would be the first object in outer space that’s propelled by particles of light.

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They now use solar technology to propel satellites

Japan-based Sumitomo Electric Industries has developed the world’s first laser that’s able to produce “pure” green light (press release in English), meaning its semiconductor laser doesn’t need to convert light to green via another color. Until now, original semiconductor lasers were only available for the other primary colors of light, red and blue. Sumitomo’s invention does away with the need to pass red laser light through special optical materials to generate green laser light.

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Japanese company develops first original green laser diode

WiTricity is working on a wireless power solution that can send power over short distances, thereby reducing the need for wires and cables. The system uses resonant magnetic coupling - essentially a form of radio trasnmission - that can send enough power to charge cellphones or run a television

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WiTricity to bring wireless power to home, office, public restrooms