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Chinese MacBook Air Knockoffs Actually Look Awesome

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Chinese knockoffs of the MacBook Air could actually be a compelling option for those desiring the razor-thin form factor of the subnote without paying the premium. Pictured above and below, clones of the MacBook Air are appearing for sale everywhere in Shenzhen, China, according to MIC Gadget.

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Remote coded door opener uses TI hack-watch [Video]

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Texas Instruments aren’t perhaps a name you’d associate with watches, but the TI MSP430 is no regular timepiece.

27-inch iMac shipping delays extended 3 more weeks

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Filed under: Retail, iMac, AppleDid you order one of those sweet 27-inch iMacs from the Apple online store recently? Well, if you did, expect to see a delay in getting it. AppleInsider is reporting that the 27-inch models currently have a three-week shipping time.

Apple meeting with “nearly all 6” largest trade publishers

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Filed under: Apple Corporate, RumorsElectronista is reporting today that Apple is in talks with "probably all six" of the largest publishers in preparation for the tablet's release (I think it's safe to officially call it real now).

Touchscreen BlackBerry Bold-esque handset prototype caught on camera, possibly scrapped

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Ever since RIM got their act together with the BlackBerry Storm 2, we've been pretty excited about their new-found interest in touchscreens.

Hold your Bad Idea Jeans up with this Playboy spy camera belt

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Free dating tip: If the girl you’re talking to isn’t impressed by your Playboy belt, make sure to mention that it’s got a built-in spy camera capable of recording DVD-resolution video footage. If that doesn’t work, then clearly she’ll never be impressed by anything. Time to move on.

Digital music up 12%, yet to offset CD slump

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Online sales of music were up significantly in 2009 but still weren't enough to compensate for dropping CD sales, the IFPI said today in its annual overview.

Urbanears Headphones Ideal for Lovers of Solid Colors

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In a world of boldly patterned audio devices, one company is making a stand for simplicity of design. Well, there's Apple. Okay, two companies.Anyway, Scandinavian design collective Urbanears has just introduced two new headphone styles for people who want their music to look good and sound good.

iVictrola iPod Dock Melds Old and New

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There is something really cool about doing mashups of really new technology with the old. This is especially true of mechanical ones like steampunk designs and so forth. Well, the iVictrola does that with your iPod. And I bet the sound is “vintage” as well.

Future Tech: LG Unfolds Flexible Electronic Paper

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LG has revealed the World’s first 14.1 inch flexible e-paper, that is almost like a traditional paper, as you can turn pages like you do on normal paper, the images remain crisp and text readable while you bend it 180 degrees and you don’t have to discard it daily, thanks to the…

Apple releases new, slimmer European power adapter for iPod/iPhone

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Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family, Peripherals, iPhoneA quick note to our European readers. Apple has released a new, slimmer USB power adapter for iPods and iPhone.

HP to put out a notebook with built-in pico-projector

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Before year's end, HP will release a tablet PC and a notebook with an integrated projector, said the company's VP and manager of PC systems in Taiwan, Digitimes reported on Thursday.

Here’s Earth, but with Saturn-like rings

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Oh man. Imagine if the Earth had rings like Saturn. It’d be so cool! Instead of fighting traffic on your way to work every morning, you’d fight traffic on your way to work every morning while looking at the rings out your window!

Dyson unveils small City DC26 vacuum

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I never thought vacuums were cool or particularly wanted a vacuum for any reason. In fact, I didn’t like using the vacuums I had. Once I bought a house with lots of hard floors and had messy kids the vacuum was suddenly a more important device.

Viking modular solutions enters SSD storage market

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The SSD market is one that is growing today. SSDs were too expensive for most consumers when they first debuted, but the prices are coming down to the point now where some consumers are willing to purchase. As more companies enter the SSD market prices will be driven down by competition as well.

Alltel customers get Blackberry Curve 8530

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The iPhone may be the device that grabs many of the headlines around the country, but it’s also strapped with the worst 3G network in the country according to some users and customer surveys.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz brings 720p capture to US phones

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After a premature reveal on Wednesday, Sony Ericsson today officially took the wraps from one of the first phones to provide HD video capture in a US-ready form.

Rumors: Apple iPhone OS 4.0 out in June, and the iPhone 4G goes to Verizon

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One analyst (Peter Misek) has some bold predictions on what Steve Jobs will announce next week (in addition to the much anticipated Apple Tablet, supposedly called the iTablet – no surprise there).

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No Thanks, You’re Not My iType: iPhone Keyboard Accessory Disappears

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Ion audio, a company “known” for producing glowing drumsticks and electronic drums (and also the terrible Twin Video camera) has bent its ample skills to making a huge add-on keyboard for the tiny iPhone.

Apple 27-inch iMac orders face three week delay

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Apple have unexpectedly delayed shipments of new 27-inch iMac orders, extending the anticipated wait-time to three weeks. Earlier this week, the company had been fulfilling new orders in under a week; similarly, the 21.5-inch iMac is shipping in just 24hrs.

Garmin-ASUS to show Android nuvifone next month

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The Garmin-ASUS alliance will unveil its first Android-powered handset at the upcoming Mobile World Congress trade show, ASUS handheld division president Benson Lin said.

Conan O’Brien, NBC reach deal: Conan leaves Tonight Show with $45 million, can start a new show later this year

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Game over, friends. NBC just released a statement saying it had reached a deal with Conan O’Brien that sees him bumped off The Tonight Show and bumped into a large sack of money worth $45 million.

YouTube experiments with HTML5 video

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YouTube this morning branched out beyond just movie rentals to begin an HTML5 beta. The opt-in test avoids Flash entirely and uses the new web standard's built-in video plugin to stream H.264 video directly to the browser.

Hello, Moshi: a voice controlled alarm clock

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I’ve been wondering how long it’ll be before we start talking to all our appliances and gadgets, just like the gang on Star Trek talks to their computers. Typing, pressing buttons, waving wands around in the air: it’s all so inefficient!

DigiFi Digital Opera S2 wireless headphones review

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We’ve made no bones about our love for Kleer’s lossless wireless audio system here on SlashGear, far preferring its audiophile-pleasing quality versus Bluetooth A2DP.