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Colorful Japanese alarm clock that talks

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These colorful, slightly nipple-like gadgets are called Good Egg Talking Clocks mdash they're alarm clocks that tell you what time it is in a Japanese human voice when you push the little nob. Also, to wake you up, it says "Kokekkoko!!" Which is the sound roosters make in the morning.

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FastTrack Schedule 10 for Mac ships this fall from AEC Software

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Filed under: Software, Odds and ends In the mid-1980s I was first earning my stripes as a project manager, and I was fortunate enough to have Apple's MacProject application to help me out.

Sharp AQUOS LC52LE700UN LED HDTV Reasonably Priced and Available

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Sharp just released another excellent 52-inch HDTV, which adds another phenomenal set to their AQUOS line. It supports full high definition at 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, and it pushes out a 120Hz refresh rate for smoother on-screen motion.

Clickfree Transformer for iPod Review – Turns your iPod into a Backup Storage

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Backup remains a guilty chore many people avoid, and yet plenty of us are already carrying around a potential backup device. Most people don’t think of it that way, but your iPod is a huge chunk of storage just waiting to be repurposed as a portable hard-drive.

Sean Denham and Renovo’s hi-tech wood frame bicycles

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You can't get much greener than Portland-based Renovo Hardwood Bicycles' R4 Pursuit, made from two CNC'd halves of wood bonded together lengthwise (yielding a hollow core).

Apple Shoots Ad for Mystery Product at Indie Diner

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Apple’s secretive M.O. can get pretty annoying to us journalists, but we have to admit sometimes it makes things more fun. Take for example a report today claiming Apple shot a TV ad at Jax at the Tracks, a 1940s-style diner in Truckee, Calif.

Samsung Plans on Targeting PC Gamers With 256GB SSD

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In an announcement made by Samsung today, plans are brewing for the company to start focusing its efforts toward the PC gaming market, and they plan on doing just that by providing their 256GB solid state drives (SSD), which provide lightning-fast processing power for even the most feature-heavy...

myTouch 3G gets rooted

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After a few false starts and a handful of hoaxes, the T-Mobile myTouch 3G has been rooted. For those a bit behind the times on their lingo, "rooting" an Android phone is similar to the concept of "jailbreaking" an iPhone, in that it gives you full access and control of your system files.

Judge: RealDVD is totally illegal as per the DMCA

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Yesterday, August 11, wasn’t just Joe Rogan’s birthday. Nope, it was also the date when a judge in San Francisco ruled that RealDVD was illegal, and reiterated that it was illegal to manufacture or traffic software that makes it possible to copy DVDs.

Stealth NW-2000 Hybrid Laptop

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Stealth released its new hybrid Rugged Notebook / Tablet PC NW-2000, which can easily transform from a rugged laptop in a rugged Tablet PC.

The Flash Drive Lock: a solution looking for a problem

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Marketed as great for civil servants, the Flash Drive Lock is a combination lock for your flash drives. Yes, you read that correctly: you place this thing over your flash drive and lock it! Now your precious data will be safe from thieves, hackers, and the TSA.

DORYU 2-16 Pistol Camera

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This is definitely one of the coolest cameras we have seen on geeky gadgets, the DORYU 2-16 Pistol Camera. The DORYU 2-16 Pistol Camera was apparently issued to police in Japan and it has the same C mount as the 16mm movie camera, and the one in the photo features a Cine-Nikkor 25mm F1.4 lens.

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New Handheld Communication Device DynaVox Xpress

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The newest and the greatest handheld communication device has just been unveiled. The new DynaVox Xpress is in a class of its own with a 5″ touchscreen display and built-in MP3 player. This new gadget comes with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, along with handy dandy speakers.

Logitech S315i iPod / iPhone Dock

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Say hello to the new Logitech S315i iPod / iPhone Dock. While iPod docks are pretty much becoming a dime a dozen, Logitech always manages to stay on top with the best reliable sound.

The Asteroid Lamp

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Here is a fun geeky lamp for all the Atari fans out there, the Asteroid Lamp. As you can see from the photos, this geeky lamp is shaped like an asteroid from the classic Atari game Asteroids, and each lamp features 24 irregular sides which can be used to stand the lamp on a desk or on your floor.

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Microsoft Zune HD Release Date

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According to ReleaseDates.com, Microsoft has finally revealed the release date and pricing for the Zune HD. The multimedia player was unveiled several weeks ago but until now we didn’t know both the release date or pricing.

Tron-Watch ’09: Blue-Green LEDS!

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Behold, the Cobra XRS R10G radar detector. The design should look sort of familiar mdash; it's copping Tron. Maybe not as much as this concept bike we spotted, but close enough, no?

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Wolfenstein RPG out now on iPhone and iPod touch

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Filed under: Gaming, Software, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch Electronic Arts has released the Wolfenstein RPG for the iPhone and iPod touch -- the game is available on the App Store for $4.99 right now. It's based in the world of Wolfenstein, but it's not your normal first-person shooter.

Mini Street Fighter Joystick

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Japanese phone strap retailer StrapyaNext has annoucned a series of awesome cell phone accessories, ..(more...

Dell to Ship Nickelodeon-Branded Mini

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Dell will ship a Nickelodeon-branded version of its Inspiron Mini 10v netbook, preloaded with some kid-friendly technologies and Nickelodeon's trademark slime motif, or an optional SpongeBob SquarePants or iCarly logo.The Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition will be available online in the United...

Huawei C7300 and T550+ Touchscreen Phones

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China will receive two new touchscreen phones from Huawei called Huawei C7300 and T550+. Huawei C7300 comes in a 109.4 x 57.6 x 14.2 and 110 grams weight to sport a 2.5 inch touchscreen display with QVGA resolution.

Kohjinsha SK3 7-inch touchscreen netbook gets video unboxing

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Kohjinsha’s SK3 UMPC landed quietly in Japan back in June, and since then we’ve heard little about the 7-inch touchscreen convertible. Happily the team over at Conics have been able to source at least one SK3, and they’ve shared the video unboxing with us.

Boxee secures Series B round, plans for more features and more developers

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Filed under: Software, Apple TVJust eight-months after closing a Series A round of financing, media center startup Boxee has just closed another round of financing. The Boxee team has secured another $6 million in funding, led by Boston-based General Catalyst.

World ranking: New Yorkers pay lowest cell phone charges

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I'm aware studies comparing cell phone charges generally have to be taken with a grain of salt (especially cross-country studies like the following one), but this one coming from the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is pretty interesting.

Unboxing HTC Touch Pro 2

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Click to see the video Testing started.. more soon.jkk's smart phone hunt sponsored by DynamismDetails, News and Links for HTC Touch Pro 2...

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Redesign your Farmer’s Market

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Co-produced by The Architect's Newspaper, Good Magazine, The Urban & Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College and the LA Good Food Network, Project: Redesign Your Farmer's Market is a competition that seeks improvements on the current model for farmer's markets.

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