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Images emerge of Microsoft’s own phones

September 23rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

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A handful of images have leaked of what are widely believed to be the first Microsoft-branded phones. The renderings slipped out by Gizmodo appear to confirm the Turtle, a vertical QWERTY slider that also appears to have a touchscreen, as well as the Pure, a more conventional touchscreen with a…

2009 PC business better than hoped; Win 7 a non-factor

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Computer sales will fare much better than feared but won't get any help from Windows 7, according to revamped estimates from Gartner. The analyst firm had recently predicted a 6 percent drop in shipments for all of 2009 but now believes the numbers will only drop 2 percent compared to 2008.

USB-IF rebukes Palm for iTunes workaround

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By means of an official letter, the USB Implementers Forum has criticized Palm for using a workaround to sync the Pre with Apple's iTunes software.

Atlona steps up to the plate, produces DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter

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Apple left out a large customer base when it released the Mini DisplayPort only 24-inch Cinema Display. Suddenly computers with only a DVI output couldn’t play nicely with Apple’s top monitor.

HTC: Only Android phones will rock the chin.

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Oh, the infamous chin of many HTC Android phones - how controversial it is. At least, it's about as controversial as things get in the geeky little world of the phone-obsessed. Done one way (as with the G1), it finds itself on the wrong end of an endless train of mockery.

Daily Crunch: The Thumb Wrestler Edition

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Pro Thumb Wrestling toyJames May’s Lego House has been demolished, try not to cryIR technology would prevent in-theater video recordingIlluminated keyboards too expensive?

Best Buy to sell ebook reader powered by iRex and Verizon

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Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks, LifestyleThe idea behind ebook readers is to create less clutter and keep your bag light while still being able to read lots of books.  Best Buy will be selling the $399 iRex DR800SG that has Verizon 3G access in October 2009.  The device has an 8.1-inch...

Best Buy Internal Memo Confirms Wii $199 Price Drop

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An internal memo floating around from the good folks at Best Buy seems to confirm all of those upcoming rumors about a Wii price drop.

Alienware Core i7 M15x Laptop

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Alienware has launched the M15x Laptop which is powered by an Intel quad core Core i7 processor. The Alienware M15x comes with a 2GHz Core i7 920XM processor, a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260m graphics card, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM and a 500GB SATA hard drive or a 256GB SSD.

Airplane USB HUb with Fan

September 23rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Some of you GeekAlerts readers might remember last year’s USB Airplane Fan. Now you get your hands on a new and improved model which also features a 4-port USB hub. But not only that, it also comes with built-in sound effects.

21% of people keen to buy Apple’s unannounced tablet

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We may well laugh about Apple addicts and their long-queueing ways, but when a survey finds more than a fifth of those asked would happily pay between $500 and $700 for an Apple tablet, sight-unseen, you have to admire the company’s hype machine.

The HourGrass – Living Grass Wall Clock

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DIY Grass Clock (via Yanko Design)Researching for this article I came across the Treehugger post on Ustatic’s Wall Grass Concept. You must understand this concept before you can digest the Hour///Gras Living Wall Clock.

One Hour Design Challenge: The Trapper Kindle

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We wanted to take a moment to commend Core-toonist, lunchbreath, on his awesome (and accidental) entry to the latest One Hour Design Challenge, The Future of Digital Reading (based on research from Portigal Consulting).

CPUs for Scrap Gold Recovery

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15 years ago
"There's even a bunch of white ceramic DIPPs and some RISC processors."

Watch Porn (Wait, that sounds like an order–we meant “Wristwatch Porn”)

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Said it before, I'll say it again: These days there's a blog for everything. Case in point is Hodinkee, which is "all about finding the most interesting, most unique watches around for its readers each day."

Top Gear to finally be shot and produced in HD

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Top Gear is a CrunchGear staff favorite. Even Nicholas who always proclaims he knows nothing about cars and Devin, our resident, van-driving hipster, watches the show regularly. High definition was the only thing missing from the broadcast. But that’s set to change for season 14.

SundaySky automates the multimedia e-commerce experience

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When I was in Israel two weeks ago I sat down with the guys at SundaySky. I need you to bear with me here because the service doesn’t sound cool outright but once you realize the power for commerce sites it becomes amazing. Here’s how it works: e-commerce sites have lots of products.

Target Clock by Simon Lumb

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Target Clock by designer Simon Lumb. It uses the boundaries of the colours to indicate the hand posi..(more...

Xbox 360 WiFi 802.11n adapter to be $100 says tipster

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Microsoft’s Xbox 360 WiFi 802.11n adapter, tipped in another leaky FCC filing, will apparently be priced at around $100 when it lands later this year.

Maingear add ATI Radeon HD 5870 to gaming line-up

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It’ll come as little to no surprise that, with the new ATI Radeon HD 5870 video cards fresh on the scene, gaming PC manufacturers are already updating their wares to include the DirectX 11 capable GPU.

Unfortunatley, by telling you this…

September 23rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

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Unfortunatley, by telling you this wonderful antique mechanical calculator is only $5 heading into the final day of its auction, I probably ensure it won't remain so for long.

Ask TUAW: Target disk mode, energy saver prefs, iTunes sharing and more

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Filed under: Software, iTunes, iWork, Ask TUAWWelcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about target disk mode, energy saver prefs, Safari file issues, iTunes album artwork, iTunes sharing and more.

Toshiba unveils Core i7-based Qosmio X500 for the UK

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Toshiba UK on Wednesday announced it has added a new flagship gaming notebook, the 18.4-inch Qosmio X500. The system is just the second notebook driven by Intel's mobile Core i7 CPU, which normally runs at 1.6GHz but can operate at 2.8GHz when in Turbo Boost mode.

Palm overwhelmed with app submissions

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Palm's decision to open development to everyone has left it facing more webOS app submissions than it can take, the company's Developer Community Manager Chuq Von Rospach admitted this week.

Alienware intros first Core i7 notebook, new desktops [U]

September 23rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

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(Updated with more specs and links) Alienware this morning touted a symbolic milestone as the first company to ship a notebook with Intel's mobile Core i7 processor.

Rare Nintendo Othello game

September 23rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Described by its seller, Nat, as "awesomeness incarnate," this ancient and evil example of arcade tech does not, regrettably, boot up. it boots sorta, red led's power up etc, but no image or sound. I suspect there is a problem in the interface to the 1970s era b/w tv that is inside as a monitor.

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