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There are so many technologies on the internet and different names it behooves me to name them all. Some of them you may be familiar like Google, Yahoo, AskJeeves which are the better known search engines. While these play important roles in our lives where the internet is concerned, there are others that are not so popular and relatively unheard of.

You may be wondering what Ma.gnolia is. To understand Ma.gnolia completely, let’s begin with a story called “And on the First Day, There was Search.” Really, on the first day there was just one web page. Then there were two, and a link was made between them. Before long, there were lots of web pages, with many links between them, and suddenly we needed specialized web sites to help us find other web sites. And the term ‘search engine’ became part of our new web vocabulary. What an impact those search engines made.

But things are different now. Even the best search engines can’t always be sure of what you want to find in the thousands of pages it finds on every search. And with so many pages, searching has been getting tough. Websites can be misleading about what content they really hold or how good they are. Search engines are just software. What if a person could look at every page on the internet and make sure it showed up only in the right searches? Sounds nice, but wouldn’t we all have to pay hundreds of dollars a month just to search?

But that’s exactly what Ma.gnolia does. This is the place where members save websites as bookmarks, just like in their browser. Except with a twist - they also “tag” them and assign labels that make them easy to find again. So when you search for something, you use words that people choose and look only at websites that people think are worth saving. Suddenly you have access to a human-organized bookmark collection that numbers in the millions, but is as easy to use as a search engine.

With Ma.gnolia, that’s really all the work you have to do. Finding by tags makes organizing bookmarks a thing of the past. Since it’s a website, your Ma.gnolia bookmark collection can be reached by you and your friends from anywhere, any time. Also, Ma.gnolia can import bookmark collections from popular browsers like Firefox, Safari, Opera 9 and Internet Explorer, as well as from Del.icio.us. However, bookmark importing and exporting can only work for signed-in members.

There are some support and useful tools in this site. You can find the The Ma.gnolia Tutorial, Community Wiki, FAQ, Bookmarklets for marking new sites from your browser, Add-Ons Directory, Ma.gnolia API Documentation and Mirrored API Documentation. In summary, Ma.gnolia is just another new search engine with other features for bookmarking, tagging and labeling. If you find the features interesting, why not check it out and you may find yourself using Ma.gnolia soon. Different strokes for different folks.

Recently a relative got a new Walker digital MP4/MP3 player with slim design. Its weight is only 30g and dimension is 90 x 40 x 7mm. The functions include voice recorder, USB flash disc and FM tuner. Above is the snap shot. Here are the features listed below:

My computer optical mouse was spoilt yesterday, and I had it replaced with a Disney character on it of Winnie The Pooh holding purple flowers. It was the last one left, so I bought it. The optical mouse comes with both PS2 and USB connections. The features are:

No need any mouse pad and sharp characterised appearance.

Modern and cute shape, comfortable ergonomic design.

With wheel, decorated with blue aurora light, elegant and modern.

800 dpi, PS/2 and USB ports are available.

Can be used for Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT/XP operating system.

The Mechanical Performance includes below:

Electric life : 100,000 hours

Key Life : 3,000,000 times

Speed of scan :1,500 - 3,000/s

In terms of Web 2.0 the in-thing for web technology for today, OriginalSignal actually is a site displaying the latest in 15 different blogs featuring Mashable, TechCrunch, Solution Watch, 37 signals, GigaOM, eHub, Museum of Modern Betas, ProgrammableWeb, BuzzShout, Web 2.0 List and The Web 2.0 Show. As an aside, Michael Arrington of TechCrunch had some tiff with PayPerPost, with mud slinging but finally admitted that there is something that PayPerPost did right by making it compulsory to make bloggers disclose in their blogs of paid posts and to add in the Disclosure Policy.

By the way, the guys behind OriginalSignal are Peter van der Noord, Patrick Huisinga, Tako Steinz, Gert Goet and the headquarters is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Rafe Needleman from CNet wrote about it and also Brian Benzinger from Solutionwatch: How should they call sites like Original Signal? So far these are the names hitting the Web at the moment such as

With no software to download, OriginalSignal is like a site of the different technology webs or blogs put together. As stated in the acknowledgement at the bottom, “All credits go to the authors of these sites. Without their hard work OriginalSignal would not exist.” Well, basically that statement speaks for what OriginalSignal is all about. Under the “Web” tab, it has fuchsia funky pink header color for “Web 2.0” sub-topics, to navy blue header for “Digg”, autumn green for “Buzz”, maroon red for “15 blogs” and forest green for “Search”. The various colors certainly make OriginalSignal site interesting. For your information, the search text box is powered by Yahoo! Many people have thought of Yahoo! as a search engine, but it is more of a search directory.

As for the “Technology” tab, you can find sub-topics for non other than Tech, Apple and Gadgets. Original Signal also has the “World” tab with sub-topics for News Headlines, Politics, Sports and finally Science. This caters to a wider range of readers especially those who wish to be updated with the latest news. For the business men, the “Business “ tab at the top has sub-topics for Finance, Marketing and Jobs. And lastly, the Entertainment tab has sub-topics for Movies, Games and Videos. In a nutshell, OriginalSignal caters to readers from all walks of life, from the young to the matured, from students to working professionals and even retirees.

There are several features that I like at the top left corner of icons such as view the most popular signals in the last 24 hours, change the order of the weblogs, grab the rss-feed for this signal, share this signal with others, get the widget for this signal, view this signal on your mobile phone, view more headlines and change the font size. With so many interesting features, I guess during my free time, I will certainly check this site out for more information as OriginalSignal looks inviting.

Just released by Verizon are the new Fire KRZR and Strawberry Chocolate mobile phones. These two phones are timed perfectly, and ideal for Valentines day. Wives and girlfriends should love these phones due to the slim style, music features, and the fuschia pink colors. Expect these to be a huge hit over Valentines day, especially paired against the “old news” Motorola RAZR phone.There are no changes to the phones other than their glossy new colors. They both cost the same price, $99 under a two-year contract agreement.

Most of us will probably never be able to afford an exotic Italian sports car - but we can at least buy licensed merchandise, it is the closest most os us will ever get. Clad in either a glossy yellow magnesium alloy or a black carbon fibre skin, the VX2 looks like it came off Lamborghini’s production line in Bologna.

The Asus Lamborghini VX2 is a nice alternative to spending upwards of RM1 million and does look rather like the actual car themselves. Except that it hasn’t got wheels. The VX2 even has leather-bound palm rests with yellow stitching that mimics the interior of the actual car. Unfortunately, we have no idea how much the Asus Lamborghini VX2 costs nor what sort of specs it’ll have - Asus hasn’t confirmed them yet.

What we do know is that it’ll come with Windows Vista and it’ll use the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and will have all the benefits of the Centrino Duo platform. (i.e. built-in WiFi and efficient power management).

Hafnium, a metal used in manufacture of nuclear reactors, could soon replace silicon in the technology lexicon following claims that it will revolutionise computer-chip technology.

Competing breakthroughs announced over the weekend by Intel and IBM, two of the biggest names in the industry, should enable the speed and power of computer chips to keep accelerating for at least the next decade.

The development, described by Intel as “the biggest change to computer chips in 40 years”, will not only push personal computers and laptop speeds to unprecedented levels but it should also allow people to do more on their mobile phones.

Intel, the world’s biggest chip maker, said that the density of transistors on a chip could be doubled, making computers faster and reducing the cost of powering transistors by almost of third.

Hours after Intel’s announcement, IBM rushed out a statement claiming that it, too, was working on new technology based on hafnium. It said that it was collaborating with Advanced Micro Devices, Intel’s main chip-making rival, and would start using it in computers next year.

Here is a device that will definitely send shivers down your spine when you look at it - a diamond-studded optical mouse that retails for a whopping US$24,180 (RM89,630)! Other than buying this as an investment, you can either use it as an ordinary optical mouse although I doubt any owner would be insane enough to do that.

As an optical device, it features 800 dots per inch resolution and three buttons. In terms of opulence, this amazing mouse is cast from 18-carat white gold and boasts 59 brilliant cut diamonds, where you can choose the Diamond Flower design or the Scattered Diamond one.

I’m not sure if anyone is willing to put down some serious ringgit for such a gift, but if there wasn’t any demand, there wouldn’t be any supply, right?

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Eten Glofiish M700 puts sexiness back into PDAs!

Packing a full QWERTY keyboard that slides out under the main phone, it redefines how you will use your Eten. Work on the go more efficiently with the EL backlit keys where you can even work in the dark! Connectivity is provided by the Wireless-G adaptor, and it is able to connect to most mobile networks via its Quadband GSM module. It even packs a built-in GPS module that lets you check your position anywhere on the planet!

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The revolutionary S6 Leather Notebook collection is now available in fabulous pink for Asus notebooks. To enjoy powerful computing with sensational luxury - Think Pink! S6F is powered by Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology with Intel Core Duo Processor L2400. S6 leather ASUS notebook is installed with genuine Windows XP with either Home or Professional version. This gadget has 11.1″ WXGA Color Shine and Crystal Shine LCD. Now what more can a lady ask for?