Continental Airlines to offer Gogo Internet on flights
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For most of the history of commercial flight, the time spent in the air by business people was lost productivity.
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FTC Challenges Intel’s market dominance
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Intel has found itself in hot water more than once with the FTC over alleged anticompetitive practices. The FTC announced yesterday that it has filed suit against Intel charging that the chipmaker has illegally used its dominant market position to stifle competition for a decade.
ASUS EeeBot – Educational Android Robot
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ASUS have announced that they are working on EeeBot that is an educational robot designed to work with children that uses the Android OS to run.
Google Branded Chrome OS Netbook
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It appears that Google [GOOG] are working with a company to actually build a Google branded netbook. Reasons for this are more than likely to be that they want to get a Chrome OS netbook running with the exact specifications that they want rather that what the manufacturers want.
Belkin Bluetooth Music Receiver
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Belkin has recently unveiled its Bluetooth Music Receiver allowing you to enjoy the music from your iPhone or iPod touch through your home stereo system.
Gadget Gifts – Ideas, Recommendations, Suggestions
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We’ve put together a list of gadget gifts for the gizmo-lover in your life. These aren’t just great for the Christmas holiday season but any time of year.
Create Your Own goo.gl URLs
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The home page of goo.gl, Google’s new URL shortening service, claims that it’s “not for broader consumer use”.
Japanese create motorized knee to let you run with less muscle power
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The researchers at Japan’s famous Tuskuba University, better known for the HAL-5 Robot Suit, have developed a motorized knee, which is a kit weighing almost 5kgs.
Shaimus finally releases a music video for “Like a Fool”
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Look. It’s 1 AM, I’ve had a few too many White Russians, and something out on the street outside of my apartment keeps making a horrible buzzing noise. Don’t bother me with that “WHY IS THIS ON A GADGET BLOG?” nonsense.
Report: Sharp and Philips agree on LCD TV deal
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The consolidation process in the TV business continues and now even becomes international. Just last month, Sharp inked a “historical” joint venture deal with former rival Sony, agreeing to supply LED backlights to Sony for their LCD TVs (which happened this month).
Iron Man 2 Trailer
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The new Iron Man 2 trailer is out, and from the looks of it Iron Man 2 is going to be just as awesome as the original Iron Man. This is going to be one cool movie, with Mick Rourke playing the bad guy, Ivan Vanko (Whiplash), and Gwyneth Paltrow back as Pepper Potts, check out the trailer below.
Barnes & Noble nook gets working browser
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The Barnes & Noble nook continues to show its true colors as a curiously hackable platform rather than a mundane ebook reader, with the artful nookDevs team now having unlocked browser functionality.
Olympus To Launch A New Voice Recorder In Japan
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Olympus is gearing up to launch its latest voice recorder for the Japanese market, the PJ-10. Powered by 2 AAA batteries, this portable device is equipped with a 2GB of storage, an FM radio and provides up to 135 hours of voice recording in mono at 32kbps (WMA format).
Are U.S. Drones Really Being Watched With a Simple “Satellite Internet Downloader?”
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Either the WSJ hasn’t taken their anti-crazy pills or there is something severely wrong with the military industrial complex. I’m betting on both.
Motorola MB300 Backflip/Enzo leaks: MOTOBLUR, odd form-factor and AT&T
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More detail – and some far better photography – has emerged regarding one of Motorola’s next Android devices, the Motorola MB300 variously known as the Motorola Backflip, the Motorola Enzo and the Motorola Motus.
Organic Flash Memory makes flexible electronics more feasible
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Flexible memory devices have a new companion in the Organic Flash Memory developed by the engineers at the University of Tokyo.
E Ink remote control for Rovio demo’d [Video]
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The image isn’t especially clear, we know, but you’re looking at a WowWee Rovio robot webcam being remotely operated by a flexible E Ink controller.
Yahoo! Vietnam to a New Office in 2010
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General director Yahoo! Vietnam, for not merely changes the interface perfectly, new home also has new applications to meet the wants for users. Yahoo!
FreeLoader Portable Solar Charger – Power Your Electronic Gadgets via the Sun
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We recently reviewed the iTech SolarCharger 906, and here’s another similar portable solar charger, the FreeLoader. Like the iTech, the FreeLoader can either be charged up via the Sun’s rays or from a more conventional power source.
Pioneer Computers Australia DreamBook Light U11 CULV notebook arrives
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Down under and looking for a new CULV notebook for the festive season? Pioneer Computers Australia may have just the thing, in the shape of the DreamBook Light U11; an 11.6-inch ultraportable, the U11 packs a choice of Intel dual-core (SU2300 or SU4100), Core 2 Solo (SU7300) or Core 2 Duo (SU9400...
Google-branded Chrome OS netbook planned for late-2010?
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Back in November when Google spilled the beans on Google Chrome OS, their upcoming platform for netbooks, they confirmed that they’d produced a reference design list of suggested hardware for manufacturers to go by.
The Nook gets Pandora, web browser, Facebook apps
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In the proud tradition of the CueCat the street is finding its own use for the Nook, adding Facebook, Pandora, and Browser apps to the ereader.
X-Cool Calculator Looks Like A Games Console Controller
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Here is a fun accessory for your geeky office, the X-Cool Calculator which looks like a games console controller. Most gaming fans will probably find this a lot easier to use than a standard calculator as you will automatically know where all the buttons are.
M1 micro projector is smallest in the world
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You have to project presentations everyday in the office, and the projector in the office always ditches you for some reason, now you have an option to carry along your own micro projector and make each presentation a deal.
LaCie Rikiki Hard Drive is Smaller Than a Monkey
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The “big” selling point of LaCie’s Rikiki hard drive is size: it is tiny, occupying just 110cm3 of precious volume on Spaceship Earth. That’s just 4.3 x 2.9 x 0.5 inches.
CrunchDeals: 25% off Skagen watches
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Our friends at Skagen have offered our readers 25% off their watches from now until December 31 which means you can order even after Christmas and pretend the order was held up at the post office.Pop over here to order and then enter the discount code F09WATCHREV-25. Easy as pie.
