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Samsung shows 55-inch, 240Hz 3D TV

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Samsung recently showed off a prototype 3D HDTV sized at 55 inches. The set uses a 240Hz speed panel for reproducing traditional two-dimensional images at up to 1080p resolution, and sends out 120Hz images to each eye when in 3D mode.

Sony Ericsson ships Aino with PS3 Remote Play

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Sony Ericsson has begun shipping the Aino, the first handset to support Remote Play on Sony's own PS3 game console. The Aino is a touchscreen slider, another first for the company, and was introduced alongside the Satio this spring.

Win a Copy of William Kamkwamba’s Book!

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If you’ve been reading AfriGadget for a while, you know of a name that keeps popping up over and over – William Kamkwamba. He was first written about by another blogger friend Mike McKay and then subsequently covered here on AfriGadget a good 3 years ago.

Man builds Vespa rocking horse for grandchild, jealousy for everyone else

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Here is a photo of the luckiest kid in the world. Look at that cute little face. He seems to be saying “I have a Vespa rocking horse. Do you have a Vespa rocking horse? Where do you keep your Vespa rocking horse?

Comcast to begin alerting customers that they may have a virus

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Section: Computers, SecurityComcast has announced a new program that will alert customers when suspicious activity is detected coming from their computers.  The alerts will pop up on the homepage and be triggered by such things a sudden and sharp spike in traffic coming from a customer’s IP,...

Best Buy Opens First 24-Hour Location in New York City

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Today Best Buy announced plans to open its first 24-hour retail location in New York City’s Union Square. Opening Friday, November 13, 2009, the 48,000 square foot store will be located on the corner of 14th Street and 4th Avenue, in the heart of historic downtown Manhattan’s Union Square.

Samsung Announces Amazon Video On Demand Coming to Select Samsung HDTVs

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Samsung today announced that Amazon Video On Demand will be available on select Samsung HDTVs via a downloadable widget, offering consumers access to Amazon’s huge selection of over 50,000 titles from leading movie studios and networks.

Motorola roadmap suggests touch-only Droid, more

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A leaked roadmap from Motorola may have detailed upcoming Android smartphones from the manufacturer. According to a Wednesday Dialaphone slip, the image shows a version of the Droid handset will ship early next year, but with a touchscreen only instead of carrying the Droid's QWERTY sliding...

Toshiba launched Windows 7 ready touchable Satellite laptops

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Toshiba today unveiled several enhancements to its line of Satellite® laptops that take advantage of new capabilities in Windows 7. Two new Satellite laptops will feature touch screens, the Satellite U505 Touch and Satellite M505 Touch models.

Color Screen Barnes & Noble E-Book Reader Revealed! Maybe!

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Is this the forthcoming Barnes and Noble e-book reader? Gizmodo thinks so. The site claims to have gotten its bloggy paws on leaked pictures of the Plastic Logic designed device, which is set to finally be made official a week from yesterday.

Apple Store opening this Saturday in Manhasset, NY

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Filed under: Retail, AppleThe population of Apple Stores in the state of New York will grow by one this Saturday, October 17th. Apple is opening the new Manhasset location on Long Island, about 15 miles east of La Guardia International Airport.

Augmented Reality Browser Meets the iPhone

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Layar, which has been the poster child for augmented reality smartphone apps, just arrived in the iPhone’s App Store.

Dell founder attacks netbooks, Vista

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Dell's namesake Michael Dell in a talk late Tuesday criticized both his own products and Microsoft. Despite his company offering multiple netbooks, including the Mini 10, the CEO largely dismissed the category and said a "fair amount" of buyers are unhappy with them for both their smaller screens...

Acer outs Aspire Z5610 desktop with multitouch display

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Acer today prepped for the upcoming release of the Aspire Z5610, its first all-in-one desktop with multi-touch input support. The system draws on Windows 7 for its extra touch features and has a relatively large 23-inch, 1080p display to work with.

Software Update Alert! Performance Update 1.0 available for download

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Filed under: iMac, Software Update, Mac mini, Macbook Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air Our sharp-eyed iPhone goddess, Erica Sadun, alerted us to the fact that there's a small, but potentially important, update that has just shown up in Software Update.

San Francisco Confab update: One week to go, 1st workshop SOLD OUT

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The one week that stands between now and the fourth installment of the Coroflot Creative Confab looks to be a busy one, if we extrapolate from recent trends.

“Family Guy” goes wild for Windows – at least for a night

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Section: Video, Content, Computers, Software / Applications, Gadgets / Other, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, Web, Online Music/Video You’d have to be blind not to see Microsoft trying to shove Windows 7 into the living rooms of America through TV commercials.  The most recent—the gaggy...

Michael Dell Reportedly Confirms U.S. Phone Plans

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Michael Dell has confirmed plans to bring a smartphone to the U.S. market in 2010, according to a report by TechPulse 360. While the article itself is vague and contains no direct quotes, it's authored by Jean-Baptiste Su, a reporter for the site and for The French News Agency.

Nooka ZAZ Watch Translucent See-Thru Display – Your Skin Provides the Contrast To Read the Time!

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Bars and blocks of liquid crystal line up over your skin with the Zaz, Nooka's latest alternative display binary wristwatch. And if in darkness, there is also the option to light up the see-through display in beautiful bright colors.

Phone Fingers

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The Phone Fingers($9.9) are designed to prevent your iPhone from finger prints and smudges. Phone Fi..(more...

Pear Note: note taking for the best of us

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Filed under: Software, Productivity, EducationThough I graduated from college (Go Bears!) not so long ago, in computer years it seems like ages: notebook computers have almost completely replaced spiral-bound notebooks, and PowerPoint and Keynote are increasingly supplanting the chalkboard.

Maxim proves Cylons can be kinda sexy

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Battlestar Galactica nerds, Maxim is counting on you to buy its latest mag. Photoshopped and chopped versions of Tricia Helfer and Grace Park are gracing the November cover.

UV LED Illuminated Halloween Skull Room

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If you are looking for a way to convert a regular room into a scary Halloween room have a look at this UV LED Illuminated Halloween Skull Room idea. Flashing UV LEDs are used to illuminate skulls that have been painted on black fabric walls.

Sonos S5 Rocks the House

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Sonos has done a really good job of taking features music lovers want and including them.  So, what you are getting is not just a decent speaker set, you are getting a system that works really well with your iPhone (or iPod Touch).

Apple Unresponsive to iPhone IM App ‘Trillian’

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The makers of Trillian, a popular desktop instant-messaging client, say their iPhone app is stuck in limbo with Apple’s App Store reviewers. The developers submitted the Trillian app two months ago and have not received notice of approval or rejection.

GlideTV Navigator HTPC Remote Control

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GlideTV announced today the release of its first product, the GlideTV Navigator. This award-winning and stylish device, which fits in the palm of a hand, combines the functionality of a keyboard, mouse and AV remote and makes it a breeze to access digital content stored on a home theater PC (HTPC)...

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