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Pegatron shows Ubuntu-based smartbook

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A 10-inch smartbook from Pegatron was spotted at the Connected Community Technical Symposium on Friday. It runs on Linux Ubuntu and is powered by an ARM processor, though other details are scarce.

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Why Google Should Cool It With Chrome OS

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Sometimes you have to take a step down to step up. That’s what Google should’ve done with its open-source PC operating system Chrome OS, which the corporation demonstrated Thursday.

Android Version of Foursquare Combines Function and Fun

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It’s surprising that Yelp, the go-to site for finding restaurants, bars and other venues, has no presence in the Android Market. But that’s okay. Foursquare does the job with a social incentive to boot.

Time to trade up to a new GPS unit

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TomTom wants you to buy a new PND (personal navigation device) this holiday season. So much so, that they will buy your old device from you via a mail in rebate. How does it work? Well, you buy a TomTom PND, then go to this website to complete the process.

Black Friday 2009: Radio Shack’s Black Friday deals leaked

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Section: Gadgets / Other Radio Shack’s Black Friday deals have been leaked and here’s what you can expect. There are no Early Bird deals, but I still recommend you get to the store early as quantities will likely be limited!

Vacuum Tube Prototyping Design Board

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Prototyping circuit designs are usually needed even after a circuit design has been developed in conjunction with a circuit simulator. Bruce Heran built this Vacuum Tube Prototyping Design Board to allow to test designs quickly and easily.

Asus EEE Top ET2002T All-in-One Desktop PC

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Asus release the new all-in-one desktop PC called Asus EEE Top ET2002T with 20-inch touchscreen LCD display (1600×900 pixel) and will be available in Japan this November.

WebStation 7-inch Android tablet coming in December

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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Gadgets / Other With everyone busy speculating about Apple’s rumored tablet, it might make sense that every other company would try to get their tablets out before Apple will allegedly swoop in and take the market. With no Apple Tablet in sight,...

Tesla Motors preparing to go public “soon”

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Tesla Motors is planning an IPO soon according to a Reuter’s report. However at this point it’s still not clear when that will be although the company had previously stated it won’t happen in 2009.

Uh-Oh: Gameloft moves away from Android development

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The sudden surge in interest in Android (largely due to all of the hype surrounding the Droid) has caused a lot of developers to reconsider the platform. Atleast one major development house, however, isn’t impressed.

The Serio speakers from Waterfall Audio are stunning (and expensive)

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I’ve never heard of Waterfall Audio before. I think they qualify for one of my rules in the audio world though: if you’ve never heard of an audio company and they cost more than products from a familiar brand, it’s probably good stuff.

PS3 to support stereoscopic 3D

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Sony recently announced to its investors that it will add 3D stereoscopic capability to the games on its PS3 gaming console via a future firmware update.

Motorola confirms Droid camera fix coming

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Motorola today confirmed it will soon fix the problems with its Droid phone's camera by releasing an automatic over-the-air update to the handset. The Android handset's 5-megapixel camera has been said to have trouble focusing and producing red corners in images when photos are being taken.

Sony shows 280-inch commercial 3D display, more

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Sony is showing off a 280-inch 3D display at the currently ongoing International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition in Japan. The 3D LED Wall is 21 feet wide by 11 feet tall and can show both 2D and 3D video. It is made up of 70 LED displays, each 28 inches in size....

Google Chrome OS source code and VMWare version are available

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Finally Chromium OS gets its source code opened and right today you can run the first rough version of the Google Chrome OS using VMWare. That's all great apart from poor compatibility and other childhood diseases which I'm sure Google will cure in about a year.

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Review: ReTrak Universal 90W Notebook Wall Charger

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Short Version: A universal notebook adapter with retractable cabling that extends to almost ten feet in length, comes with nine adapter tips, and features two USB charging ports.

Wagan Heated Magnetic Massage Cushion for your Car or Home

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The mercury has already started to drop across most of the North American continent and you may be dreading another winter of getting into your cold car every morning to go to work.

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Microsoft roadmap puts Windows 8 in 2012

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Microsoft should once again release its next mainstream version of Windows about three years after the last, a roadmap obtained this week reveals. The schedule has the major revision, tentatively titled "Windows 8," launching in 2012 or about three years after Windows 7.

New Barnes & Noble Nook pre-orders now shipping after the new year

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Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks I guess this should not be all that much of a surprise, after all we have seen the shipping dates get pushed up little by little thus far. However, Barnes & Noble have announced that moving forward any new pre-orders for the Nook will ship next year.

Reverce Mortgage Calculator

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There are two interest rates available for mortgage loans: One is called “expected rate” and it consists of 10 year index plus the borrower’s margin. The higher the rates are the less money the borrower can get.

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Multi-carrier iPhone in France doubles sales

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The elimination of the iPhone's exclusivity to Orange in France has resulted in "more than double" the sales of the device and dealt a blow to the BlackBerry, according to research notes issued recently.

Funky teapots

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I just stumbled across this post with some funky teapots over at the lovely Trendey blog. My personal favorite is the vintage toaster teapot. Check them out at Trendey.com.

Cisco launch iPhone Security App

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Cisco have launched a new application for both the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application deals with security threats and provides information to keep your network secure.

Packard Bell Viseo 200T Touch Monitor and iMedia XS Nettop

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Packard Bell release a new nettop PC iMedia XS include the monitor Viseo 200T Touch Edition support touch input. The nettop PC using nVidia ION platform with Intel Atom 330 dual core (1.6 GHz) processor and nVidia GeForce 9400M GPU with support DirectX 10 API.

The Voddler Mac client

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The Voddler client for Mac has been out for a few weeks, and initially they got a bunch of negative reviews because of the root installed Voddler tray that shared your bandwidth with other users without any power to control it.

5 Nifty Apps That Turn Your Android Into A Universal Remote

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With all the gadgets, remotes, and thingamajigs piling up on your coffee table, finding the right remote can sometimes be a real pain. But thanks to a few heroic Android developers, there are tools to consolidate some of those pesky remotes … into your Android phone.

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