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Geek Weekend: Ann Arbor, Michigan

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If you’re craving city life or a university setting, Ann Arbor, Michigan is the place to be. Ann Arbor is the seventh largest city in the state of Michigan, with a population of 114,386, of which more than 30% are college or university students.

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Friday Favorite: Mactracker

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Filed under: Hardware, Software, Freeware, Friday FavoriteAnother Friday Favorite, our weekly opportunity to gush over one of our favorite apps.This week's favorite is a must-have reference for all Apple fans. Mactracker has been around for as long as I can remember and is indispensable.

John Kwan’s phone folds on the other axis

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We're loving Rochester-based Yong-hwan "John" Kwon's Lightningbug cell phone concept, which opens like a fan to reveal the flexible (or is it holographic?) screen. Check it out along with the rest of his rather thick portfolio, which spans product, illustration and fashion, on Coroflot.(more...

Dropped your phone in water? Put it in a bowl of rice!

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Let's say you drop your phone in the sink or pool for whatever reason. You are, in fact, S.O.L., but there's a couple things you can do to minimize the damage. The first, obviously, is to remove the battery from the device...

Panasonic robot runs 24km on two AA batteries, makes it into Guinness Book of World Records

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OK, Panasonic’s Evolta batteries are quite powerful, alright. A robot in a mini car powered by nothing more than two AA Evolta batteries completed five and a half laps on the famous Le Mans 24 Hours circuit in France.

Samsung Will Release Android Phone with Sub $100 Price

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Looking for an affordable Android powered phones ? Well, just keep an eye or ear on Samsung for this one. The company has just said that they will release some Android phones with price just under $100. These affordavble Android phones will be released next year.

Thanko strikes again: Catgirl Earphones

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Tokyo-based crap gadget specialist Thanko is usually known for selling USB stuff nobody needs. Their newest hit product doesn’t feature a USB port, but the target group for their Catgirl Earphones [JP] should be quite small, too.

DIY Battlestar Galactica Rockets

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All things that are great and fun for boys are outlawed. It’s almost impossible to find a place to launch model rockets anymore - all Federal land is off limits and who wants some crazy kids launching rockets in the field next to their house - so this might be a case of too much too late.

The Apple Table

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If Apple made furniture, this is proably what their tables would look like, this fun Apple Table which was made by Flickr user ilovecode.dk. This fun table was made using MDF, I think it looks great, and a smaller version would make a great laptop stand for your MacBook.

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It’s 5 O’Clock. Do You Know Where Your Tools Are?

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Ford trucks now keep a running tally of what construction tools are back on board and which may have been left on the job site. It's part of Tool Link, a $1,500 RFID tag option for Ford trucks.

The Apple on your thigh

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Filed under: Accessories, Odds and ends, iPhone, iPod touchEvery market has its share of "interesting" products in their respective ecosystems. For instance, the hair loss treatment market spawned "hair in a can." In the apparel market, there's the Snuggie fleece.

Schmidt’s salary at Apple

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Former Apple director Eric Schmidt was paid solely in Apple schwag. [Business Week] Photo:...

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James May to rebuild Brooklands race track … with Scalextric

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Top Gear's James May is to build the world's largest Scalextric track, modeled on Brooklands. From the BBC: May will use 20,000 separate sections of track to match the original 2.75 mile (4.42km) circuit and beat the current record of 1.59 miles (2.56km).

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Sony’s EXMOR low-light shots truly stunning

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Need more light? EXMOR goes out and gets it for you! By selectively “culling” ambient photons the Sony WX1 and TX1 CyberShots will make pictures more light-ful.

Friday Discussion: Snake Eyes was a badass and the best G.I. Joe guy, true or false

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By corollary, we also believe that Snake Eyes having a mouth in the new G.I. Joe movie is bull. As we were just discussing in our chat room, it was decided that Snake Eyes, according to original GIJ canon, was an American disfigured by an explosion in a helicopter.

Ford Trucks Offer GPS, In-Dash Computer, Web Access for $1,195

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Say you manage a construction site and need a rugged laptop computer. Rather than spend $3,000-$5,000 for a ruggedized laptop computer and locking pedestal stand for your pickup truck, Ford offers an in-dash computer with Internet access and wireless keyboard for $1,195.

Stealth NW-2000 rugged convertible touchscreen notebook

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Stealth Computer have unveiled their latest notebook, the NW-2000, a ruggedized hybrid laptop/tablet based around Intel’s 1.06GHz Core 2 Duo, a 13.3-inch sunlight viewable resistive touchscreen and MIL-STD-810F, shock & vibration compliance.

“Twist it, roll it, fold it, soak it.”

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Adesso's rugged, silicone keyboard is mega-bendable, and totally water- and dust-proof. Specs: *Connectivity: IBM AT, USB PS/2 compatible *Compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME, 98SE *LED lights for Num-Lock, Caps Lock and Scroll Lock *Key Layout: 109 Keys *Dimensions: 17.5" x 5" x 0.5"...

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The Coolest Gadgets we missed this week – 7th August 2009

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It is almost the end of another week here at geeky gadgets, as usual in our hunt for the geekiest gadgets we can find, we have come across lots of cool stuff.

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CrunchDeals: MSI Wind U120 with six-cell battery for $300

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The MSI Wind U120 with a six-cell battery dips slightly below $300 after a $10 mail-in rebate good until the end of the month. Amazon currently has a $20 price break on the machine, bringing the price to $309.99 before the rebate.

Homemade UFO USB Drive

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We love anything homemade here on geeky gadgets, especially USB drives, this latest one is made by the same person who brought us the Hand Carved Wooden USB Drives we showed you yesterday, the Homemade UFO USB Drive.

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LG BL20 entry-level Black Label Chocolate phone outed

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A third LG BL-series cellphone looks to be on the way, according to data teased out of a leaked XML file on the company’s site.

Sanwa Waterproof iPhone Case

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If you intend taking your iPhone to the beach this summer, then you may want to check out this new iPhone case, the Sanwa Waterproof iPhone Case.

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640GB 2.5-inch, 2.5TB 3.5-inch HDDs in January 2010 says TDK

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A new year usually brings short-lived resolutions and expensive gym membership, but according to TDK Corporation January 2010 will also see 640GB 2.5-inch and 2.5TB 3.5-inch hard-drives.

Underground iPhone App Store Becoming More Popular

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Apple recently rejected the new Google Voice app in it’s app store which caused a bit of a stir in the industry. The FCC jumped in to this last week. All that aside, it has started to annoy developers that Apple have such a heavy hand on this matter.

Patch for Microsoft Office 2008 XML issues now available

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Filed under: Enterprise, Productivity, Software UpdateAs promised, Microsoft has released a patch (dubbed version 12.2.1) to address issues that some Microsoft Office 2008 users have had with opening XML-based documents.

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