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Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 Reviewed

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For a rugged laptop that’s built to last, look no furthur than Panasonic’s Toughbook CF-74 ($4,169USD). It features an Intel Core Duo T2400 (1.83GHz) processor, 80GB shock-mounted hard drive, 512MB of DDR2 memory, Bluetooth, and EV-DO support. A biometric fingerprint scanner and Trusted Platform Module (TPM v.1.2) keep the laptop secure. Here’s the verdict:

Unless you really do need to use your notebook in the most extreme environments, the CF-74 should suit your needs, while giving that piece of mind that only a truly rugged notebook can. The lack of a touch screen is a little disappointing, and the price is, of course, very high

[TrustedReviews]

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Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth

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Microsoft Live Labs has just unveiled a new product called “Photosynth”. This application “analyzes a group of images and looks for similar distinctive features across photos” — “when a particular feature is found in multiple images the 3D positional data can be calculated and the photos can be arranged in an interactive manner.” Unfortunately, it’s not avaliable for download at this time, a public beta is reportedly in the works. Video demonstration after the jump. [via OhGizmo!]

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Google Vision

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Designed by Callum Peden, “Google Vision” is basically a “gadget about the size of a cell phone with built-in GPS that scrolls out to reveal a flexible screen — purpose would be to use image recognition and GPS data to tell you what you’re looking at.”

The image would be compared against a database of objects known to be near the physical location identified by the GPS electronics

[via PersonalTechPipeline]

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Google: Behind the Screen

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LifeHacker provides us with a short excerpt from an Australian documentary on Google. What are your thoughts? Video after the jump.

My favorite parts are when the documentary makers dig in their heels about the privacy implications of Google storing its users’ search history for an indefinite amount of time. The clip I included above, a bit of the interview with Google VP Marissa Mayer, is a taste of how that goes

[via LifeHacker]

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YouTube Gets Additional $8 Million

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Sequoia Capital has just invested another $8 million — aside from the $3.5 million 5 months ago — in online video site YouTube. They serve up a whopping 100 million page views and 6 million unique visitors per day. All this capital will go towards new data centers and improvements to the website.

“We are pushing the boundaries of the Internet in ways that are unparalleled. By accelerating the build-out of our data centers around the world, we are poised to continue to serve up billions of videos in the most scalable and cost-effective way,” says Steve Chen, CTO and co-founder of YouTube.

[via DailyTech]

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Facebook on the Market

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Founded two years ago by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook is already the seventh most trafficked website online — according to Media Metrix — and received nearly 5.5 billion pageviews in the month of February alone. Now, the owners are looking to cash in for around $2 billion.

From the article: “Zuckerberg founded his company, originally known as The Facebook, as a way for classmates at Harvard to communicate. It was named after the books that colleges typically provide students, listing profiles and pictures of classmates.”

[BusinessWeek]

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PayPal Goes Mobile

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Finally, the world’s largest online payment processor has gone mobile. Simply register your phone with PayPal, create a PIN number, and start paying for items. There are two ways to do this: text message PayPal with the payment amount, along with your recipient’s phone number, or just call a toll-free 1800 number. Find out more info here. [TechCrunch]

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