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CES 2010: Monsoon’s Volcano Box is Audio-Video Swiss Army Knife – DVR, Placeshifter, Internet TV and More

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HAVA maker, Monsoon Multimedia, is still in the gadget game and in particular, the multimedia multi-function types located right at the heart of your AV rig. At CES, they announced and demoed their latest device, the Volcano, which does a slew of things.

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Joy of Tech’s Smartphone/Superphone/Flip phone/Landline/iTablet fight

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If this makes you smile, you’re probably a nerd and there’s nothing wrong with that. [via...

Michael Jackson fan hacks Iranian leader’s website

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Section: Computers, Security, Web, Websites An unknown hacker attacked Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s website last week.

Panasonic debuts new LUMIX FH- and FP-series, DNC-H3 cameras

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Panasonic is set to expand its line of LUMIX digital cameras with several new models in the FH- and FP-series, along with the DMC-F3. The FH cameras are designed with slim profiles and 28mm wide-angle lenses, with 8x optical zoom for the FH20 and 5x optical zoom with the FH3 and FH1.

LG’s UHD TV: 3840×2160 pixels of goodness

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Gigantic TVs aren’t really my area of expertise, but this one was so big and beautiful that I couldn’t help snapping a few shots as I drifted by it on my way to who knows where.

Motorola intros TN700, TN500 series navigators

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Other than focusing on the new Android-powered BackFlip phone at CES, Motorola also outed its latest MotoNav portable navigation devices. The TN700 series is built around a 5.1-inch touchscreen, while the TN500 relies on a 4.3-inch display.

Second Skin Damplifier Pro – Black Foil now Shipping!

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Second Skin Audio is proud to announce the addition of Damplifier Pro BLACK to their line up.Continue reading Second Skin Damplifier Pro - Black Foil now Shipping!

Dragon Dictation and Search now updated and support iPod touch

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Filed under: Developer, iPhone, iPod touchIf you lust after Dragon Dictation [iTunes link] and Dragon Search [iTunes link] and own an iPod touch, your prayers have been answered.

MSI’s two-screen wonder looks a lot like that extinct OLPC 2.0

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Remember that OLPC design that had two touchscreens joined at the hip, kind of like we saw with the Courier later? Yeah, it got canned, but the basic design seems to have lived on in this MSI concept.

Suspension of Disbelief: Cannondale’s ‘Smart’ Bike

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Cannondale has pulled out the old-fashioned mechanical suspension inside its famous Lefty front-fork and stuffed in some electronics. The internal skunkworks project, called Simon, uses accelerometers and electromagnets to give a fast-responding, almost infinitely adjustable suspension.

School district buys 131 iPod touches, for education

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A school district in North Carolina just placed an order for 131 iPod touches to be used to help kids with their readin’ and writin’.

Orange tries to downplay Apple tablet claims

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Orange has quickly tried to backtrack from its deputy chief Stéphane Richard's apparent acknowledgment of an Apple tablet earlier today.

AT&T’s poor service at CES sparks complaints

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Section: Communications, Smartphones AT&T’s iPhone users who attended this year’s CES in Las Vegas last week found much frustration when attempting to use their phones.

Video highlights from CrunchGear’s CES 2010 booth

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CrunchGear had its own booth at a CES event this year and of course we streamed all the interviews live. East Coasters may have missed out due to the late schedule though. So here they are for a second time. Daniel Brusilovsky started out the panel with a demo of mSpot video streaming Android app.

CES 2010 in Pictures: This is why Matt can’t have nice things

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We had to put down newspaper for the boy back at the hotel. It was a mess.

Targus intros new bags, screen protectors, chargers

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Targus at CES introduced a number of new products, including a fingerprint-resistant lineup of screen protectors for a number of smartphones and other handheld electronic devices.

Former Apple engineer: Fingerworks may be a part of the tablet

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Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Software, Apple, Developer The New York Times is the latest big source of tablet rumors today, and they went way back for the latest stab in the dark.

Sony’s Bloggie camcorders might be meant for video blogging

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Time to sweep up after CES. Devin tells me we have a hands-on with these cameras buried somewhere in our live video feed from the show but we’re unable to find it at the moment, so please allow me to paint a picture for you using good old fashioned words.

Cool Phone Watch Spotted at CES

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So going to CES was not in the cards for me this year. Not a problem since I am not all that interested in the mainstream stuff anyway. I am more interested in the far out gadgets and some of the crazy products that may not find it in consumers hands.

Branex intros iTamtam iPod docking stool

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France-based Branex Design had a booth full of unique iPod/iPhone iTamtam docks at CES that users can sit on. While it has other designs and models back in the home market, the first product Branex will offer in the US is the M1. It weighs just under 11.5lbs and is rated at 70W.

Sony VAIO Y detailed, hands-on

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Sony's only completely unique notebook launched at CES was the VAIO Y, and accordingly we took time at CES to both get added details as well as to try it ourselves.

LG X200 Netbook

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LG got another super slim machine like LG X300 but this time its not a laptop but a netbook. Called LG X200, the netbook packs a 10.1 inch display with a 1366 x 768 resolution.

Vote for the Computer Engineer Barbie

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I can’t come up with a good reason why Computer Engineer Barbie is more socially-forward than Environmentalist Barbie, Surgeon Barbie, Architect Barbie, or News Anchor Barbie. It probably has something to do with a fantasy I share with nearly every other computer nerd. Whatever.

Shure shows three noise-isolating headphones at CES

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At the just-concluded CES, Shure revealed three new headphone sets, including a replacement for the SE115m+ set with the new SE115m, as well as a new dual driver SE425 and triple driver SE535 set.

Intel uses iTunes for benchmarking

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Filed under: Hardware, Software, iTunesHere's a bit of interesting for you from the folks over at APC: during a press event at CES 2010, Intel used iTunes to tout its latest processors rather than one of the other oft-used performance-testing suites.