John Chan on October 4th, 2008
Street View van in Singapore

For reasons of privacy, we have blurred the faces and license plates in this photo. Google will be doing the same.

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Take note, you heard it first from CNET Asia–Google’s Street View is coming to Singapore. An eagle-eyed CNET Asia reader named Andrew sent us …

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John Chan on October 3rd, 2008
Wood dSLR(Credit: Notcot.org )

Can’t afford a high-end Canon dSLR? Well, if you’re handy, you can pretend to own one by making this wood model. Found on Canon’s Camera Museum site are instructions on how to paste, cut, and shape pieces of balsa wood to make a dSLR …

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John Chan on September 26th, 2008

panasonic medical tablet PC

An Atom-based tablet from Panasonic.

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This product is so new, it doesn’t even have a name. Yet.

During the announcement of the new ToughBook notebooks, Panasonic also took the opportunity to show off one of its upcoming Intel Atom-based tablets. This white unit is meant for use …

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John Chan on September 22nd, 2008
(Credit: POC)

Wearing the Torso Armor Jacket by Swedish company POC will make you look like a Marvel comic hero–and for good reason. The support provided by this product may save a skier from being permanently paralyzed in the event of a bad fall. The white portion protects the spine …

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