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Study: MIDs to be overwhelmed by smartphones

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Intel's mobile Internet device (MID) platform is unlikely to get any significant traction versus smartphones even years into its life, a study from the Information Network says on Monday.

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Woot! Loaded Gateway desktop PC for $480

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Remember desktop PCs? People used to use them before laptops were powerful. Some people still use them today, believe it or not! I have one – ha! If you want to see what all the fuss is about in regards to desktop PCs, then Woot!

Japanese company demos hydrogen-powered electric bike

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One thing is clear: Japan loves electric bikes. And now Tokyo-based Iwatani is presenting a model [JP] that’s powered by hydrogen. It isn’t exactly the prettiest vehicle out there, but the so-called Hydrogen Bicycle is ecological (it doesn’t emit any CO2).

HTC HD2 set for Vodafone Spain launch in December

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Vodafone Spain have announced that they will be offering the HTC HD2, with the Snapdragon-based Windows Phone expected to arrive in December 2009. No pricing for the HD2 has been revealed, but Vodafone Spain have said that it will be aimed at their business customers rather than mainstream users.

Japanese Pop-Up Slippers Are Ingeniously Simple

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Granted, the winter is coming upon us (in the populous northern part of the planet at least), so your thoughts may be turning more to toasty woolen slippers and scarves than open, flip-flop style footwear, but these Japanese slippers are both ingenious and probably easy to make yourself.

ASUS Eee Keyboard shows in FCC filing

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ASUS' Eee Keyboard is nearing production status, as it has been spotted in an FCC filing recently. The Eee PC is a fully functional PC into the form factor of a large wireless keyboard and integrates a 5-inch, 800x480 resolution touchscreen.

Updated Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player sneaks into Best Buy

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Section: Audio, Home Audio, Video, HDTV Much like when the original Western Digital WD TV Media Player was released last November, the new and updated version has also quietly slipped into Best Buy. The updated model has been dubbed the WD TV Live Media Player and is now priced 10 bucks less...

BMW SIMPLE Concept

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BWM has introduced a leaning trike concept vehicle at the company's museum in Munich, the Simple con..(more...

Hands-on: 1TB Seagate FreeAgent Go Portable Drive

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The Seagate FreeAgent Go is a 1TB, USB-powered hard drive that works. What more do you wanna know? I just got the 1TB FreeAgent Go Portable Drive from Seagate and I’m impressed. First off, it’s not that large.

Sidekick pulled; Microsoft may have had no backup

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A major, avoidable error by Microsoft caused the permanent Sidekick data loss from over a week ago, sources said this weekend.

Design at Work 09: Product development, design and innovation

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Design at Work 09 is coming up on December 9 and 10 in Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium, featuring exhibitions, workshops, and lectures including Oxylane Design from Lille, France (the creative team behind sports retailer Decathlon), Kemo from Eindhoven, Netherlands (who specialise in prototyping), and...

LG’s Solar Powered E-Book Reader

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E-Book readers are already inherently green, right? After all, using one reduces the number of trees that have to be chopped down to satisfy your reading habits. Still, there's the whole issue of electricity--you don't need a lithium ion battery for that paperback.

Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android Platform

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Remember the Archos 5 Internet Tablet? Well Archos has finally announced the Archos 5 Internet Tablet and its running the Android Operating System.

Sprint HTC Hero Now Available

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Some of our readers will remember the Sprint HTC Hero that we mentioned last month, the good news is that the HTC is now available from Sprint.

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Japanese Pop Up Slippers

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The Japanese Pop Up Slippers($35) by Japanese designers Genta and Chie Kanayama. I like this design...(more...

$150 Rubik’s Touchcube Worth It?

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If you are old enough, you will remember what a sensation the original Rubik’s cube ushered. I remember people bringing them to school. I can still see people pulling the stickers off to “solve” their cubes. And how about those keychains?

Lisse Q10 PMP

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If you are looking for a portable media player that features a different design than some of the models available, then you may want to check out the Lisse Q10 PMP. The Lisse Q10 features a unique retro design, together with up to date functions to produce a stylish looking PMP.

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Comb USB Drive

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We have seen quite a few different fun USB drives here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is shaped like a comb, the Comb USB Drive. Remember the cool kids who carried their combs in the back pocket of their blue jeans? Hair repair was high priority.

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Cassette Tape Measure: Punniest Retro-Tool Ever?

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How long is a piece of string? If you measure it with the Cassette Tape Measure it is anywhere form zero to 120 minutes long. As the blurb advises, “Measure twice, rock once.” In fact, you can measure real distances, in both inches and centimeters, with this $8 tape.

ASUS Eee Keyboard manual, photos, UWB details arrive on FCC site

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We’ve been waiting for the ASUS Eee Keyboard for a very long time, at least that’s how it feels, so it’s good to see some movement happening over at the FCC.

Emerge Technologies unveils ETCHGNBW90 universal 90W notebook charger

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Emerge Technologies has launched a new line of universal notebook chargers with up to 90w of power that are aimed at users not only needing a new charger, but those wanting to charge multiple devices at once. The new charger promises to work with over 7,000 different notebooks.

FleXpeaker – Thin Flexible Audio Speaker

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FleXpeaker is a flexible speaker that can be bent to a certain point without distorting the audio being produced by it.

LG unveils a solar powered ebook reader

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Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks, GreenEbook readers are becoming more and more commonplace and it seems that just like everything else that trends, it eventually moves over to being able to function with an alternate power source. The latest in the lineup of solar powered devices is the...

Nokia N900 video unboxing

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The Nokia N900 was the stand-out device from Nokia World back in September, and we’ve been tracking the Maemo 5 smartphone ever since.

TomTom Car Kit for iPhone hits European stores today

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TomTom has been talking up its Car kit for the iPhone for a while now. Navigation fans in Europe can starting today pick the car kit up on the TomTom web store and from the Apple online store.