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Garmin rolls two upgraded touchscreen Oregon GPS units

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Garmin wrapped up its year today with two new Oregon GPS mappers for the outdoors. The Oregon 450 and 450t both replace the older 400 models with a more visible and responsive touchscreen for its navigation.

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Garmin unveils new Oregon 450t and 450 outdoor GPS units

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There are lots of different GPS devices that are aimed at different uses. In the car, we have GPS devices that help us drive from one place to another around town or across the country. Outdoors active types can get GPS devices that help them find their way in the wild outdoors.

Battle brewing over 3D glasses for home and theater

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Format wars are not uncommon in the technology world. We had format wars with Betamax versus VHS in the 80’s and more recently the Blu-ray versus HD DVD format wars. Another format war is brewing in the movie theater industry that could spill over into the home as well.

NorhTec Gecko Edubook gets hands on treatment

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Computer makers have been trying for a long time to get netbooks for the education environment and developing nations to the sub-$100 price range. One of the most recent machines to aim at the magic price point is the NorhTec Gecko Edubook.

McAfee: Boogada boogada! HTML5 and Chrome OS will steal your preciouses!

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This doesn’t look dangerous As more people move away from lucrative Windows desktops (OK, more is a relative term, but it’s definitely a countable number) folks like McAfee have to find new threats for us to fear in order to ensure that we purchase their products. The latest scare?

Huntkey unveils X7 900 PSU with five +12V rails

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Gamers and enthusiasts who build powerful gaming computers with fast CPUs and multiple video cards know that you need lots of power to make the systems run stably. Huntkey has a new PSU called the X7 that promises to provide enough power for high-end machines.

Tim Cook gets $12.3M for watching Apple while Jobs was out

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Filed under: Apple Corporate, Apple FinancialApple COO Tim Cook has received $12.3 million in Apple stock for stepping in as CEO during Steve Jobs absence earlier this year.

Apple drops MacBook to $899 for students

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Filed under: Hardware, Education, MacBookJust a quick note that the online Apple Store has quietly dropped their white MacBook from $949 to $899 for students, teachers, and faculty members.

G.S.M. encryption hacked

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Karsten Nohl, a PhD from the University of Virginia, looking dreamy above, has broken A5/1, an algorithm to encrypt G.S.M. cellphone conversation.

Refurb box hints at 8GB iPhone 3GS

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Rumors of an 8GB iPhone 3GS gained credibility late yesterday with a post from a German shopper. After buying a refurbished 8GB iPhone 3G, the Hamburg resident received the promised device but with a label on the back pointing to an "iPhone 3GS v2.2, 8GB."

E&K’s bags from recycled firehoses

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"Industrial waste is the cornerstone of our company," proclaims Dutch fashion accessory company Elvis & Kresse, which manufactures products from a host of recycled materials ranging from old furniture upholstery to eyeglass cases.

Paradigm Shift to out color e-book reader at CES

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A relatively unknown company called Paradigm Shift Sourcing and Manufacturing will introduce two full-color e-book readers that use 5- and 7-inch color displays at next month's CES show in Las Vegas.

LG shows first devices with mobile US TV

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LG today teased some of its plans for CES by showing the first two devices to use the new Mobile DTV standard for free over-the-air broadcasts in the US. Headlining these is a modified version of the LG Lotus messaging phone that adds an antenna and tuner to pick up live TV.

Saab mentality

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After Pontiac's death earlier this year, we ran a photo retrospective of the once-legendary car brand featuring a model of each year from 1948 to 1971.

The PQI Cool Drive U366 USB 3.0 flash drive can transfer files at 5Gbps/sec

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Get ready for the USB 3.0 flash drive enslaught. PQI has launched its first salvo and it looks mighty strong. The Cool Drive U366 comes equipped with a 64GB capacity and speeds up to 5Gbps/sec. That’s ten times faster than USB 2.0, kiddies.

The Geek Squad does remote support, and makes an entertaining commercial to show it off

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Section: Web I rarely watch television that is not recorded, but sometime I have a channel on while surfing the web and a commercial will come on and catch my attention.

AquaNotes Waterproof Notepad for Shower

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Do you get your geart ideas in the shower? This AquaNotes($TBA) is a waterproof notepad that allows ..(more...

Ford to offer HD Radio in vehicles with iTunes tagging

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It used to be that if you wanted the latest in electronics inside your car you would be looking to the aftermarket for things like Bluetooth, iTunes tagging, and MP3 playback. Today many of the new vehicles cruising the streets have a myriad of electronics built right in.

Consumer groups ask FTC to block Google’s AdMob purchase

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Online advertising is a huge business and has helped to turn Google into one of the biggest companies in the technology industry. Google is looking to expand its advertising empire and is now targeting the mobile advertising market that is in its infancy.

MITZY – The Rolling Robot Dog made in recycled materials

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Honestly speaking, artists have become accustomed to creating sculptures from everything we regard scrap. And what they create is actually impeccable. The Rolling Robot Dog, better known as the MITZY by Will Wagenaar, is just an example of how beautifully-real scrap artists can create sculptures.

Karl Marx – Merry Christmas

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By Ben Heine.

Researchers create first ever 3D map of the brain

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Brain has been the most complicated organ to figure out. Even when technology has reached a level where it intends to simulate the brain, researchers and scientists aren’t too comfortable with the brain.

Sheng T108 netbook has aluminum body

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Even today, a netbook with aluminum chassis is still special. Not every maker got aluminum netbook on their product list. So its a little bit surprising to see an aluminum netbook called Sheng T108 sold in China with price at just around $300.

WebOS 1.3.5 update supports Pre gaming video authenticity

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I mentioned yesterday that update 1.3.5 for WebOS on the Palm Pre was inbound. Prior to the update coming in there was a video floating around that showed the Need for Speed game being played on the Pre.

Only 600k Pixis shipping due to Verizon scrutiny?

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Palm's smartphone sales this year will be hurt by bugs in the Pixi but should be shored up by a Verizon model, a report in Taiwan's Commercial Times newspaper said on Tuesday.