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Awesome Steampunk USB Drive

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We have seen quite a few different Steampunk USB drives here on geeky gadgets, but the latest one created by a Russian modder from Modnews is by far the coolest we have seen so far.

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Waze iPhone GPS app uses crowd-sourcing for real time traffic

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Real-time crowd-sourcing navigation app Waze has cleared Apple’s App Store approval team and appeared for download, promising not only free turn-by-turn directions but peer-based traffic and road-condition updates.

Woot! Battery-powered lawn mower for $350

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Today only, over at Woot.com, you can get the Neuton CE 6 battery-powered lawnmower for $350. It’s refurbished but carries a two-year warranty. The price of a new model direct from Neuton is $499.

MicroSD reader smaller than its own USB plug

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via Akihabara News.

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Panasonic Micro Four Thirds camera design pops up

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Panasonic is rumored, thanks to this shot spotted at China's Xitek photography forum, to be making a micro Four Thirds camera. Point-and-shoot with interchangeable lenses: all the rage!

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Sony shows off “simulated” Exmor low-light shots

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Sony's WX1 and TX1 CyberShots will be unusually expensive for point-and-shoot cameras, thanks to new sensor technology. This pic explains what you'll get for your $400. Spot the small sprint!

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So How Do You Determine if Your Computer’s Part of a Botnet?

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You’ve probably heard of botnets, those unsuspectingly evil tools of hackers, basically hijacked computers spread throughout the world used for nefarious purposes. A bit of a sensationalist exaggeration there (and just to be clear, not all botnets are evil, or used for such).

Gaiser’s gold-leaf PCs start at $7k

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Gaiser's shiny gold-trimmed computers cost $7,820 and up. [via Born Rich]

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Emergency iPhone charger measures just 1cm thick

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This thing’s slim, I tell you. Slim. At just one centimeter thick, the “Ultra Slim (Card Type) Emergency Charger for iPod / iPhone” over at USB Fever might find its way into a few pockets when it’s released on August 23rd.

Five…no, Six useful Mac apps from Thoughtful Tree

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Filed under: OS, Software, Odds and ends, Freeware, iTunes, LeopardTUAW receives a lot of app submissions for review, both for Mac and iPhone. But it's unusual when a developer sends us individual press releases for a relatively large number of apps.

Atlona Technologies announces the new AT-HD530; down-converts HD video and audio

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Section: Audio, Accessories, Home Audio, Video, Accessories, HDTV, Gadgets / Other, Household Atlona Technologies has recently come out with a pretty interesting, although I am not sure how practical it is. Atlona Technologies is known for their products pertaining to audio and video, and...

Space Invaders Notepad

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Check out this fun Space Invaders notepad which is made from Perler beads, it was created by Etsy seller lostmitten who has brought us some cool video game themed accessories before.

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Cronograph Spy Camera Watch

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The Chronograph Spy Camera Watch looks just like a standard chronograph watch, and would be ideal for all the James Bond types out there.

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Samsung, Sprint Bringing More Eco-Phones to Market

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Sprint's first phone made partially of corn-based plastic, the Samsung Reclaim was announced yesterday, but the manufacturer and carrier aren't stopping there, executives told Gearlog.Samsung announced a flagship eco-phone called "Blue Earth" at Mobile World Congress back in February.

Nokia N86 8MP NAM tipped for August 22nd US launch

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According to The Nokia Blog’s sources, the Nokia N86 8MP NAM will land in US stores come August 22nd.

iriver E200 PMP officially launches

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iriver’s latest PMP, the E200, has been detailed on the company’s site, and while it may lack a terribly-fashionable OLED display or support for Bluetooth headphones, it does look a solid, serviceable little chap.

Getting Back On Track

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Having had a day for it to sink in, I’m a little better now. Just not in the mood to talk much, so I’ll get right to the reviews.

CrunchDeals: Reserve Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360) at Micro Center this weekend, get it for $30 when it comes out

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Oh boy, here’s a pretty good deal provided you live near a Micro Center store. Head in between today and Sunday, plop down a $5 deposit for Madden NFL 10, and you’ll get it for $29.99 when it comes out next Friday. This is for the Xbox 360 version only.

Sony Camera Robot: You’ll Always Find Him On The Table at Parties

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Put your Sony camera onto the Party Shot and it will, Sony says, “act as your personal photographer.” The little mount is controlled by the camera and will tilt and zoom, seeking out any people in the room using the face detection in the camera.

One external hard drive connector to rule them all

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The trouble with conventional hard drive enclosures is that if you just want to hook up a particular drive to quickly grab some files off of it, you have to go through the hassle of unscrewing the enclosure, taking out the old drive, making sure you’ve got the right adapter to fit the new...

First Impressions: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra movie

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I just got back from a screening of G.I. Joe and I’m afraid to report that it was pretty disappointing. However, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow are totally worth it even though Storm Shadow speaks Korean in the movie when he’s supposed to be Japanese.

16GB and a MicroSD card reader, the size of your thumbnail

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This is the tiniest and most awesome thumbdrive ever. I made a big deal about Maxell’s new drives having a MicroSD reader, but will you look at this thing? The little plastic bit is practically ornamental; the whole thing is contained within the actual USB connector.

Two Wallet-friendly Compact Digicams From Pentax

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Pentax has announced the availability of the Optio P80 and E80 wallet-friendly compact digital cameras.

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Maingear eX-L 15 Gaming Laptop Shipped

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Maingear today rolled out their latest 15-inch notebook for gamers, which is known as the eX-L 15. The laptop supports up to a 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Quad CPU, a 1GB nVidia GeForce GTX 260M, a 1680×1050 display resolution, up to 8GB of RAM, a Blu-ray drive, and either a 500GB conventional hard...

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Take a virtual trip on a Russian sub

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EnglishRussia has a fantastic photo set showing the inards of a Russian sub. I burned a good amount of time pursuing the set. The sub is a B-413 that once was part of the Soviet Northern Fleet, but is now hosting tourists at the Museum of World Ocean in Kalinigrad.

Dell UltraSharp U2410 24-Inch LCD Monitor With IPS

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Dell has rolled out its new 24-inch LCD monitor for the Japanese market. Dubbed as the UltraSharp U2410, this widescreen monitor boasts an IPS panel, providing 96% coverage of the Adobe RGB color space and 100% coverage of the sRGB color space.

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