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Motion blur is a big fat lie

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Ever since Area 51 and the grassy knoll, we’ve all known the government was hiding something. What, exactly? Was it that Spain is really France? That hemp makes great rope? No. It’s that motion blur in LCDs isn’t that big a deal. And it’s time to blow this cover-up wide open.

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Netbooks are forcing YouTube to conform to their twisted will

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I’ve been down on netbooks because a) they suck and b) they’re underpowered. Now, however, if your $299 kleinewunderbuk is too slow, the Internet has a fix. YouTube, for example, can be a big resource hog on many netbooks. Streaming video through a Flash player? As if!

TechFresh Giveaway: Win A Tokyoflash Watch This Christmas

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Here’s a great chance to win yourself an early Christmas present! Tokyoflash is giving 3 TechFresh readers the chance to win the watch of their choice from the current range.

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Droid ad calls iPhone a “pageant queen”

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Verizon tonight cut deep by launching a new ad (seen below) for the Motorola Droid. The new spot directly attacks the iPhone and calls Apple's handset a "digitally clueless pageant queen," making fun of its focus on style and even mocking the glass case Apple used to display the phone at its...

Google confirms Android 2.0.1 update

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Google has confirmed plans to release an Android update, v2.0.1, sometime later this month. The new version could be the rumored v2.1 update claimed to be ready for launch after December 11th. The company claims v2.0.1 will contain a number of bug fixes and behavior changes.

Samsung Corby S3650W Wifi Phone

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Samsung will be release the new Samsung Corby S3650W now include Wi-Fi on the mobile phone. This new wifi phone is an upgrade version from previous Corby S3650 has 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display with 320×240 pixel, 2M pixel camera, TouchWIZ user interface and bluetooth v2.1 with EDR.

Uxsight releases portable speaker system for mobile phones

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Uxsight has released a new mobile speaker system, complete with an SD card slot and support for USB drives. The device works with any audio player that has a 3.5mm audio jack, such as MP3 players or a PC, as well as any mobile phone with a 2.5mm connector.

Dell took a beating in Q3

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While the rest of the PC-making world – Acer, Lenovo, HP – were up at least 7 percent this year, poor old dell dropped 5.9 percent and to third place. And, as we all know, being third place means you’re the second loser.

Optoma HD66 – 3D Ready Home Theater Projector

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The HD66 is the first 3D ready home theater projector from Optoma that is targeted towards gamers and movie enthusiasts.

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OWC launches new line of portable hard drives

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Section: Computers, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage OWC has launched a new line of portable hard drives. The Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini line sports the same brushed aluminum case as the Mercury Elite-AI Pro line but in a smaller package.

Hourtime Episode 5 – Bell & Ross

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Wearable ContourHD cam gets lens kit and waterproof housing accessories

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Devin recently reviewed the ContourHD 1080p, a wearable HD camcorder designed to be worn during activities that would cause other camcorders to self-destruct. One thing it couldn’t do, however, was go into the water (though it resisted some splashing).

5 Christmas gifts for the foodie

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Filed under: Odds and ends, HolidaysYou know the foodie in your life. He or she is that person who will drag you miles away from your home to try out a new restaurant that they've heard about, or will spend hours cooking up an "experiment" in the kitchen, only to decide at the last minute to go out...

Gadget Lab Is Looking for an Intern

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Want to hone your journalism skills on the front lines of new media? Wired.com is looking for an intern. We’re the news and online branch of Wired magazine, and we’ve been pushing the boundaries of online publishing since we launched one of the first news websites in 1995.

Apple updates Java for Snow Leopard and Leopard

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Filed under: Software Update Apple just released a Java update today, bring improvements to Java in Mac OS X. Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 1 for Snow Leopard updates Java SE 6, while Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 updates J2SE 5.0 and Java SE 6.

Luckily, only 500 of these ridiculous Pac-Man watches will be made

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As a fan of retro game stuff in general, I’m always on the lookout for cool Pac-Man/Space Invaders/Robotron 2084 stuff. Unfortunately, retro game gear isn’t usually very understated.

School estimates $1m to remove SETI@home software

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One overzealous IT worker. One school. One chance to run up your ratings on the SETI@Home scoreboard. Estimated cost to remove the software (according to the school): one… MILLION DOLLARS!!!!

Motorola finds all generations like to be connected

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Section: Communications, Mobile Surveys of any kind regarding technology are always tough to prove, though that doesn’t make them any less interesting. In a Motorola-commissioned survey, it looks as if the generational gap regarding “being connected” via technology is...

First Look: Interview with Tim Haines, creator of Favit for iPhone

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Filed under: Cool tools, App StoreIf you read Twitter for laughs, you might be familiar with Favstar, a website which compiles the funniest Twitter posts each day, as determined by the number of 'stars' (which Twitter calls 'favorites'). The developer behind Favstar, Tim Haines, has released a new...

Massive Star Explosion Breaks Records

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Astronomers have discovered a new kind of cosmic explosion that seems to have originated from an exceptionally massive star--one that's over 200 times the size of our own sun, according to Space.com.Scientists first discovered SN2007bi, the supernova in question, in 2007, and were immediately...

Medal of Honor reboot marks the end of an era

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Look at that beard. That beard screams freedom. It also screams “we’re in Afghanistan with zero idea of how to win or how to get out.”

Google, Microsoft help judge phone camera quality

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Google and Microsoft have simultaneously joined the Camera Phone Image Quality Initiative in a bid to drive up the quality of handsets.

There’s Snow Out There!

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Gah. I mean, I know I live in the north and it happens every year, and that we’ve been very lucky to avoid it thus far. But I truly hate looking out my window and seeing white fluffy ick falling from the sky. Time to start hitting up my friends who live in the south for a visit!

Public Service Announcement: Holiday Shipping Deadlines

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The fine folks over at dealnews and Dealhack have put together a list of shipping deadlines for popular online retailers so you can make sure to get that special gift sent out on time. Here are some of the more gadget-oriented retailers for your reference.

i360 fuses iPod and headband – sweet gym solution

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Section: Audio, HeadphonesBilled as music-infused headwear for those who hate wires, the i360 headbands and beanies provide wireless listening enjoyment. Could this be a Bluetooth A2DP solution we’ve all been waiting for? Anyone who has exercised around swinging headphone wires...

Eye Tracking Micro Display

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In the latest AV Technology magazine there is a great article about the latest technology in eye tracking and micro displays. Fraunhofer is developing some interesting technology that we are sure to see incorporated into all of our gadgets in the next 5 or 10 years.

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