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Behold! My Mac mini media center

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Filed under: Multimedia, Tips and tricks, Mac miniFor those of you that haven't heard me tell the beginning of this story on the TUAW talkcast, you might recall that my dad the switcher upgraded his Mac mini to a sweet new Mac Pro. So what could I do with an extra Mac mini? Maybe a server?

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Band Hero for Nintendo DS to feature drum peripheral, won’t work with DSi

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Band Hero is coming to the Nintendo DS this fall and, yes, you’ll be able to play drums and, double yes, there will be an actual drum peripheral for your DS. Nothing too fancy, just something called the “drum grip” that fits over the DS’ buttons and D-pad.

Will your DSLR work with v1.1 of onOne’s DSLR iPhone app?

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onOne is hard at work on v1.1 of their popular DSLR app or so says Mike Wong (the update should be submitted early next week) and while we wait for the update to get pushed out, the boys in Portland have published a list of compatible DSLRs.

Guess who will direct the next Resident Evil movie!

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Paul W.S. Anderson, that’s who! Yes, the same guy who directed the first Resident Evil movie (and who wrote and produced the other two) is back for this latest installment. It stars the same actress from before, Milla Jovovich. Oh, and the movie will be in 3D, like everything else these days.

Gadget Lab Comment of the Week

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For each of the next four weeks, I’m awarding one Leatherman Freestyle CX to the Gadget Lab reader whose comment best contributes to this site. The Freestyle CX (right) is one of the smallest tools Leatherman makes.

Nokia Buys, Kills Cellity Address Book Service

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Nokia has purchased Cellity, a service to manage one's social networks and contacts from a single point."Nokia will acquire the Cellity team to strengthen its competencies in the area of social networking," the company said in a statement.

Google Launches Latitude Web App for iPhone

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The new Google Maps feature Latitude, which debuted six months ago for several smartphones, has arrived for the iPhone. Well, sort of. It’s a web application made to work with the handset, rather than a downloadable, native app.

Soliloquy Super-Green Superyach

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Soliloquy Super-Green Superyach designed by Callender Designs. This 190-foot Soliloquy will be prope..(more...

Linus Torvalds speaks out on the Microsoft GPL code contribution

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Earlier this week MIcrosoft released GPL code to the public. Opinions have varied on this, with some folks thinking it suggests a stark about-face for Microsoft, others thinking it’s simply a marketing ploy to sell more licenses for their Hyper-V virtualization solution.

Apple lift promo-code restrictions on 17+ App Store titles

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SlashGear has heard that the issue affecting promo codes and App Store titles rated 17+ has been fixed, and that developers responsible for such software will indeed be able to pass out free-access trials to reviewers.

Nike+ SportBand Updated

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Nike announces the new Nike+ SportBand which features an easier to read screen and an improved water resistance function. The new Nike+ SportBand is ideal for those who wants to keep track of calories burned, distance, pace and time in real-time.

comiXology launches Comics app at Comic-Con

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Here’s a nifty new app from comiXology for all the comic book geeks to try out on their iPhone. The aptly named Comics app is a digital comic book shop, library and reader for your iPhone and iPod Touch.

ACU’s iPhone initiative: a year later

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Filed under: Education, Interviews, iPhoneIn February of last year I did a two-paragraph writeup on an interesting development in higher education, noting that Abilene Christian University was doling out iPhones and iPod touches to incoming first-year students.

ZTE Xiang and ZTE Raise WinMo’s Smartphone

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Who said that ZTE only made cheap phones ? Although they known as their low-cosat phone, apparenytly ZTE also trying to enter Smartphone market seriously. At Wireless Japan 09 expo thgis year, ZTE showing their smartphones called ZTE Xiang, ZTE Raise and ZTE D820.

Under the Carpet

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The advertising of Legambiente PIM: under the carpet.Advertising Agency: Forchets, Milan, ItalyExecu..(more...

Samsung confirms it’s working on a Tegra phone

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We've gotta admit it: we're pretty dang excited about Nvidia's Tegra chipset. 720p video pumped out of our handsets? Yes please. Gorgeous graphics on the go? Hardware accelerated Flash? Android support? Yes, yes, and yes.

Coffee table with a built-in firepit

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Planika, a European furniture company that specializes in fancy fire pits, sells coffee tables that have built-in fire pits, so you can sit around a cozy flame without being out in the cold. You could also think of it as a fireplace alternative.

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Gadgetell Guide: How to save time by paying your bills online

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Section: Web, Websites, Features, How ToWith today’s hectic schedules, there is less and less time for us to do the important things and still have time for fun. Most of us are also trying to fit more stuff into less space. One way to get back some time for yourself and eliminate...

Bicycle-mounted mobile phone chargers actually improve Kenyan lives

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Two dollars is a princely sum in Kenya. But that's what people there have to pay to charge their mobile phone at a charging station—sometimes just an old car battery on the side of the road.

Best Tech Deals of the Week

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Happy Friday! TechSaver is celebrating the end of the work week with the best deals available on tech products. Here's a taste of what you can get: AmazonThrough July 31, get a free iPod shuffle with the purchase of an ooma Core VoIP phone system.

Announcing the Chilli X giveaway winners!

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Filed under: Multimedia, iPhoneWe started taking entries for a giveaway last week, with 10 copies of Chilli X's Playlist Alarm Clock up for grabs. If you missed the initial coverage, Playlist Alarm Clock is the iPhone app that lets you build custom playlists for falling asleep and waking up.

Nintendo Game and Watch Full Collection

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Nintendo Game and Watch Full Collection Nintendo Game and Watch Full Collection Just this morning we wrote about how some new miniature keyring sized Game & Watch games were available over on Firebox.

Tom Banwell

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Etsy seller Tom Banwell is selling the Unicorn Masks for $50, and in his etsy shop and flickr, I fou..(more...

dreamGEAR Activ3 Workout Kit

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dreamGEAR has recently launched the Activ3 Workout Kit which is to accompany the recently launched EA Sports Active for the Nintendo Wii Console. The EA Sports Active has the features to go on Multiplayer Mode so you can workout with a friend but it only comes with one leg strap.

SteelSeries HD Gaming Mouse and Gaming Surface

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SteelSeries a manufacturer of gaming peripherals today announced the SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse, SteelSeries Kinzu Optical Mouse and the SteelSeries 9HD hard plastic surface.

Split Stick Double-sided USB Drive

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The Split Stick is actually the sixth product designed and developed by the quirky community. Available in orange, blue, pink, red, black, violet, grey, or green, this double-sided USB drive provides 4GB of storage space (2GB for each half).

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