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To Answer the Phone, Scratch Your Jeans

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The sound of a fingernail raking across a table or a board may be enough to drive most people crazy. But get past that annoyance and it could become a way to answer your phone, silence a call or turn up the volume.

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A weekend with FireWire

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Filed under: How-tos, Troubleshooting, LeopardMy MacBook Pro and I had a bit of a rendezvous this past weekend. She's a 15 inch Core Duo with 2gb ram.

Stefan Beutler

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The portrait photograph by Stefan Beutler. And Happy weekend!

Will the real Coca-Cola logo story please stand up?

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The brand-sensitive among us (you know who you are) have been gleefully passing a certain image back and forth among themselves over the past week or so, skewering Pepsi for its constant attempts to improve upon its logo by dramatically altering it, as compared to Coke's steady hand.

Motorola MOTO W562 CDMA phones

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Another Motorola’s phone goes to China Telecom. This time is a candybar phone called MOTO W562.This CDMA phone sport a 2.4 inch TFT display with 176 x 220 resolution, Bluetooth 2.0 support and an MP3 player with dedicated external music control buttons.

Off Again

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I’m just about out the door on my way to babysit for the night, so I’ll not babble and get right to it. Have a great weekend!

World of Warcraft is back in China, but censored (cue ominous music)

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Rest easy, friends, since the World of Warcraft-in-China saga has come to an end. Yes, the game is now up and running once again. Unfortunately, I guess, there’s a bit of censorship to contend with. Just take a look at these two pictures. The circled bits are the censored parts.

Dutch Master Bicycle at Summer Streets Festival, New York

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Core77's Dutch Master bicycle will be on show tomorrow as part of Summer Streets, an initiative organized by NYC DOT to temporarily close Park Avenue and all the connecting streets between the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park to cars for three consecutive Saturdays in August (8, 15, & 22).

Gaiser High End computers start at $7k

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Think Apple has a luxury tax? psst. These computers from Gaiser High End are the epitome of luxury and are taxed as such. Prices start out at $7,820 and can climb to $26,400.

Good Ideas Glow in The Dark

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Adris Group's Annual Report 2008 is Glowing In The Dark! I love this idea!During difficult times, on..(more...

Who’s on Crack in Tech: 08.07.09

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Section: Communications, Computers, Gadgets / Other, Web, Features, Originals, Columns, Who's On Crack Summer is in full swing as are the companies making moves that make Katherine Heigl movies look good. This week: the world went nuts without twitter, the spammers are back, Google goes...

Aptly-named ‘Mozart’ media player looks like a piano

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Hey guys. Having some popcorn while watching digital video files from an enclosure that looks like a piano? Cool. Thanks for getting your hair all put together, too. Lookin’ good my main man. You too, other guy. Chinavasion offers the “Mozart HDD Enclosure” for $68.

Dell Mini 12 Discontinued

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It appears that the Dell Mini 12 and Mini 9 have been discontinued. I am guessing the Mini 9 might have just been a tad too small while the Mini 12 was a tad too large for a netbook. Of course I might be completely wrong there.

China Report: The Street Astronomers of Xi’an

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On my eclipse tour's last night in Xi'an, an ancient capitol of China that was once the world's largest city, our leader told us that he had come across a man with a telescope showing people the planet Jupiter near the Drum Tower, a few blocks from our hotel.

45 Nano Cases

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The 45 Nano Cases($45 CAD) for the 4th generation iPod Nano. Designed by Contexture Design, a creati..(more...

10 Hot Refurbished Tech Deals

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If you're looking to save money, you don't always have to buy new. That's where refurbishment comes in. "Refurbished," according to Wikipedia, means "that the equipment was returned to the manufacturer either because the customer simply didn't want it or a minor problem was found.

Slacker Offering Free BlackBerry Curves

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Well, Slacker certainly got our attention with this one: the popular streaming Internet radio service has announced that it is covering the up-front cost of BlackBerry Curves--essentially, making them free--for all four major carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile).AT&T subscribers...

Motorola working on Android skin, Blur

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Motorola appears to be investing in Android pretty heavily, but we haven’t seen anything definitive yet. But BGR has been tipped off that Moto is hard at work on skinning Android like HTC has done with Sense on the Hero.

Review: Two Weeks W/Spotify [Verdict: It Just Works]

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Music should live in the cloud. That's obvious. Even a vinyl-loving audiophile with super-powered, magical eardrums would likely agree that most semi-casual listeners mdash which is most of us mdash shouldn't have to manage jewel cases or migrate tracks from disc to computer to thumb or hard drive...

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Rocking chair looks like a purple hot dog

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This piece of furniture designed by Jamie Hayon is called The Rockin' Hot Dog. [Hayon Studio via...

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Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T

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The Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T is starting to show up around a few places. The Aspire 1810T measures from 22mm at it’s thinnest upto 30mm thick and has an 11.6″ screen that has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels as well as an LED backlight.

New Wi-Fi Standard Promises Blazing Fast Data Speeds

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After nearly five years in draft, the next-generation Wi-Fi standard is set to be finalized in September. Officially known as 802.11n and often referred to as “Wireless N,” the new standard paves the way for blazing fast high definition video and data at home.

Mujik for the iPhone. I’m scratching my head but enjoying it

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Filed under: Odds and ends, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App Review, MusicEvery so often something hits the App Store that is interesting but difficult to explain.

CrunchDeals: Scosche solar charger for $25, plus an extra 15% off

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Scosche has dropped the price of its solar battery charger from $40 down to $25, plus you can get an extra 15% off by using promo code back2school until October 1st. The “sunVOLT” is a five-volt solar battery that holds a 500mAh charge and features little suction cups for use in the car.

Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T shows up in wild

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Acer’s Aspire Timeline 1810T ultraportable has begun to show up in the wild, with at least two sites – ITC.ua and PCHome.net – getting their hands on the CULV ultraportable.

Camp Stove Burn Wood, Fire Make Hot

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GearJunkie has the goods on the StoveTec, a small wood-burning cook top that costs $35 and would make a caveman proud: Aprovecho has created a simple wood-burning stove with a clay elbow that focuses the heat and fire in the combustion chamber directly toward a cooking pot.

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