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Microsoft demos multi-touch enabled mice concepts

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Microsoft is exploring the concept of multi-touch mice, a new research paper reveals. The paper is being presented today as part of the User Interface Software and Technology conference, and identifies five different prototypes, each based on different sensor technologies.

Active Media shows external SSDs with USB 3.0 speeds

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Solid state and USB storage drive maker Active Media Products recently introduced its Aviator 312 line of USB 3.0 external solid state SSDs. The drives are available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities and support read speeds of as much as 240MBps and write speeds of 160MBps.

What Is Wrong With People?

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So, I’m on Facebook…isn’t everyone? But here’s my question, and maybe this is just me, but WHY does everyone you’ve ever known in your life find it necessary to send a friend request? I just got one from my ex-fiance. We broke up in 1987.

Ghostbusters action figure sets

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I can’t seem to shake the strong resemblance that these “Ghostbusters Minimates” share with LEGO characters. But you don’t need dimpled toy blocks in order to play with these “hyper-articulated” action figures.

Dear Aunt TUAW: Repurposing an old iPhone

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Filed under: iPhone, Jailbreak/pwnageDear Auntie T,My father-in-law (long time reader) has the old original iPhone. He finally made the jump and got himself a brand new shiny 3G S. My mother in law wanted the old phone, and promptly took her SIM card out and popped it in the old phone.

Bugathermo Heated Boot: Don’t do it

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The Internet just pissed itself this morning about these rechargeable boots that warm your feet for up to eight hours. Seriously. Boots with built-in warming devices. By Columbia. For $250. Get out of here. You can buy it here but please don’t. Seriously. Wear some socks.

With Setanta gone, England turns to Internet to broadcast away games

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Once again, the Internet has saved the day. As some of you may know, Setanta, a sports broadcaster, recently went out of business in the UK. The unfortunate thing is that Setanta held the rights to England (football/soccer) away games.

Acer neoTouch and Acer beTouc E100, E101 and E200

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We kmnow that you’re already familoar with Acer’s upcoming smartphones called F1, C1 and E1. Yep, they’re all running Windows Mobile 6.5 OS. But apparently Acer won’t release those smartphones with these names.

Images, specs of Gateway’s Windows 7 tablet leaked

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A number of images and specs for Gateway's upcoming convertible tablet PC, the EC18T, have been revealed ahead of any official news from the system builder. Outside of the new OS, a Monday Engadget leak reveals the 11.6-inch tablet will ship with an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM.

Windows Mobile app store starts with just 34 apps

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Microsoft today surprised Windows Mobile users with an early but low-profile launch for Windows Marketplace for Mobile. The app store is meant as the official gateway for apps on Windows Mobile 6.x devices, including 6.5 models like the HTC Pure.

Case-Real’s paradoxically ultra-modern tube amplifier

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Currently making the blog rounds is this piece of hotness, the Elekit Tube Amplifier by Case-Real, designed by Koichi Futatsumata.

Four things we love about Honda’s Skydeck hybrid concept car

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1. The seats look like they were designed by the Herman Miller of 2020. 2. The way the windshield blends straight into the sunroof in a singular piece of glass, interrupted only by the rearview mirror floating in the middle of it.

First sales reports: PSP Go performing ‘within expectations,’ says Sony

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So the PS3 Slim was an absolute monster at retail (look at us, using superlative adjectives on a Monday!), selling one million systems since its release. (Keep in mind that’s an old number by now.) How’s the PSP Go doing?

Motorola Tao Android Smart Phone

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Motorola will be release smartphone based on Android OS called Motorola Tao. The Verizon Wireless will be sold it on the US market.

Digital Peephole Viewer

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This Digital Peephole Viewer is designed to fit into your existing optical peephole without any exte..(more...

Palm Pre iTune Sync Now Working

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You can now rest easy, people, the Palm Pre iTunes synching has been officially restored. Back when Palm decided that it would be best to sync the Pre with iTunes, we all held our breath, and it looks like that was for good reason.

General Imaging’s First Waterproof G3WP Digital Camera

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From the company General Imaging come their first waterproof point-and-shoot digital camera, the G3WP. With 12.2-megapixels and a handy dandy 4x optical zoom, this digital gadget is the perfect companion for water and theme parks as well as outdoorsy vacations.

Apple’s New Wireless Mouse, Keyboard Submitted to FCC

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A new Apple wireless mouse and keyboard have been submitted to the Federal Communications Commission for approval, a sign that Apple plans to refresh its product line.The new A1314 mouse and A1296 keyboard lack any sort of definitive illustration or description of their function that might hint at...

NetGear Launches Rangemax Wireless-N Gigabit Router

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NetGear comes back with their latest product in the form of the Rangemax Wireless-N Gigabit router (model number: WNR3500L). The wireless router supports full 802.11n speeds with four Gigabit Ethernet ports to provide a high speed wired connection.

What We Missed: Mac OS X Hacked in Less Than Two Minutes

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15 years ago
Now before you wave your flags in victory (if you hate Apple) or hiss disapproval (if otherwise), here are some relevent tidbits related to the following video: The competition (CanSecWest) was held last February; Apple should’ve closed the hole exploited by nowThe exploit became successful...

Novatel MiFi adds Eye-Fi, Cloud backup and VPN apps

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Novatel Wireless have announced the first round of applications which will be offered on its MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, including photo uploads, NAS-style network drive functionality, and VPN support.

Sprint launches 4G service in 10 new markets

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Wireless provider Sprint on Monday announced the expansion of its 4G ultra high speed mobile broadband service to ten new markets. Sprint's 4G network offers download speeds up to 12Mbps in peak conditions and encounters real-world speeds closer to 2-4Mbps.

12% of US homes have Macs; most also have Windows

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Over 12 percent of all US homes have at least one Mac but aren't exclusive to the platform, the NPD Group found in its latest Household Penetration study. The number is a large jump from nine percent just last year, but about 85 percent of these also have at least one Windows PC as well.

HTC Pure and HTC Tilt 2 Smartphones Runs WinMo 6.5

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HTC Pure and HTC Tilt 2 are announced officially by AT&T. Already available with a $149.99 price after a $50 rebate, HTC Pure runs Windows Mobile 6.5 OS and comes in a glossy black plastic casing. Its features including a 3.2″ display with WVGA resolutionand a 5MP camera with autofocus.

Project a Rainbow

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15 years ago
The so-called "rainbow effect," consisting of brief, distracting red, green, and blue flashes in a projected image, is the bane of some projectors using Texas Instruments' DLP (Digital Light Processing) technology combined with a color wheel. Our projectors Lead Analyst, M.

Nokia N97 Mini landing October 23rd

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Nokia’s flagship London store has announced that the Nokia N97 Mini – the compact version of the N97 smartphone – will go on sale there from October 23rd.

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