Though Apple hasn’t officially released the iPhone 1.13 firmware, Nate Tru of GearLive managed to get an early preview copy. Video preview after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Quite a few people think the images in our iPhone 1.1.3 image gallery were fake, so we figured, why not put up a video? Here is our video proof that iPhone 1.1.3 firmware is, in fact, real

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A robot that crawls through your innards? Yeah, we’ve been there, done that on a number of occasions, but a new alternative being developed by a team at Imperial College London could reportedly “revolutionize keyhole surgery.” The aforementioned crew has been granted some £2.1 million ($4.19 million) in order to further develop the i-Snake, which is a “long tube housing special motors, sensors and imaging tools.” Apparently, the creation would be used in heart bypass surgeries, to “diagnose problems in the gut and bowel” and to generally act as a surgeon’s hands / eyes in hard to reach locales within the body. Per usual, we’ve no idea when it’ll be ready for mainstream use, but hopefully the i-Snake will be slithering through citizens sooner rather than later.

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Generally we’re a little too, um, preoccupied on New Year’s Day to bother with such trifles as opening our eyes and watching the annual Rose Parade from Pasadena, but with Honda planning an ambitious float for 2008 that will feature a gigantic ASIMO replica riding a transforming Honda Ridgeline, well, at the very least we’ll be setting our DVR. According to American Honda, which provides the Tournament of Roses with hundreds of vehicles and has won numerous awards for its entries in the past, its generators will cause “the hood of the truck to fold forward to become an aircraft cockpit, the doors and sides of the truck to unfold outward to become wings, the wheels to tuck under the body, and the bed of the truck to open and take on the form of an aircraft tail section, complete with rocket engines - and even real fire.” Giant robots piloting huge fire-breathing truck-planes? If this truly is a “Passport to the Future” as Honda claims, you can sign us up! Lots more pics in the gallery below, and a full seven-part, behind-the-scenes mini-documentary after the break.

[Via The Raw Feed, photos and videos courtesy of Honda]

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At $999 and 4.4-pounds, the Cintiq 12WX is aimed at graphic designers. It basically “combines the advantages of a wide-format LCD monitor with Wacom’s patented, professional pen technology to give you the perfect companion for your Mac or PC.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery. Here’s the bottom line:

For some people, the price for natural hands-on drawing and photo/video retouch would look excessive, however. If you are an amateur, the $999 price tag is hard to justify. However, if you have the money and you enjoy working on your images and digital paintings, I can tell you that it’s worth every cent, if only for the joy

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Measuring in at 96 x 46 x 19mm, the Samsung FlipShot (aka SCH-U900) features a 240 x 320 TFT display, 3.0-megapixel camera, microSD card slot, Bluetooth connectivity, and EV-DO support. Video review after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

You can watch as we show you the FlipShot and what it’s like to take a picture with this high-end cameraphone. While new software makes taking a good picture easy, viewing your masterpiece isn’t as fast or fun

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One quick way to add more excitement to dull conferences is with this holographic display system — used above at a Windows Vista press conference. According to its manufacturer, it can be setup just about anywhere, fixed on the ground or recessed from ceiling structures, with “revolving video images, that can be seen 360-degrees in all ambient light conditions.” Video demonstration after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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College students from the University of Washington have created a brain-controlled humanoid robot. Users put on an electrode cap to command the robot. Standing 2-feet tall, it’s capable of picking up and carrying objects short distances. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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This is what happens when researchers get bored in space: popping water balloons and trying to catch them in bags before ruining any electronics. Video after the break.

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The upcoming 552bhp Lexus LF-A is already setting lap records at Nurburgring, posting a time of 7 minutes, 24 seconds — Porsche 911 GT2 clocked in at 7 minutes, 32 seconds. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Its 4.8L V10 churns out a reported 552bhp while slapping the needle against a 9,000 rpm redline. A 210 mph top speed is said to be the car’s upper bound, which makes us shake our heads. This is, after all, the brand that brought us the sarcophagus of a car that is the LS sedan

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If what you really want is a robot that draws your portrait, and quite decently might I add, then check out HOAP-3 by Sylvain Calinon. Its creator paid all kinds of attention to the pre-drawing phase by first taking a snapshot of the face and then extracting the relevant features / contours characterizing it. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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