Day: September 2, 2011

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Rebels searching Libyan tunnels for Gaddafi – an annotated graphic

E&T magazine

They seek him here, they seek him there, apparently they’re seeking him in tunnels everywhere. That damned, elusive Gaddafi may be hiding in the largest irrigation project in the world, Libya’s Great Man-Made River, which the errant Colonel – with nifty prescience – approved the construction of back in 1984. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Rebels searching Libyan tunnels for Gaddafi – an annotated graphic

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Sony Tablet S and Tablet P vs the Apple iPad – an annotated graphic

E&T magazine

Sony has announced its first tablet computers, destined to go head-to-head with Apple’s super soaraway market leader, the iPad2. Sony’s Tablet S is a full-screen wedge-shaped design, like a folded magazine. Tablet P is a dual-screen device, kind of like a posh Nintendo Game and Watch. They look nice, but they’re no iPad, eh? Good thing/bad thing: discuss, using one side of the paper only. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Sony Tablet S and Tablet P vs the Apple iPad – an annotated graphic