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GPS panic button is perfect for important people

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If you’re actually an important person in real life, the Spark Nano GPS Tracker looks like a pretty cool doodad to keep in the pockets of your very-expensive pants.

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Infectious sponsors “Cut to the Core” design contest for new laptop skins

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Filed under: Accessories, Cult of Mac, Macbook Pro, MacBook, Graphic Design If you'd like to see your design on a laptop and earn a little extra money to boot, head over to Infectious and check out their Cut to the Core design contest.

TechSaver Test: Sears Electronics Deals

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There was a time when my family and I bought everything from Sears: refrigerators, stoves, clothes, even computers. But since there are dedicated electronics stores like Best Buy and TigerDirect, no one really thinks of shopping at Sears for electronics anymore.

Permanent Makeup = Barf

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An average women supposedly spend 30 minutes every day applying makeup, which smudges, flakes, fades and runs if exposed to water and other elements. So, in that sense, I get why we've created permanent makeup. Then again, no I don't!

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Leica’s S2 medium-format DSLR up close and personal

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For those pros out there working in print, medium format is king. Portable yet powerful, they can be deployed anywhere. With large but not crowded sensors, they provide excellent sharpness and color fidelity with reasonable exposure times. Of course, they do cost upwards of twenty grand.

Tesla shows off the new Roadster Sport

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Maybe the 0-60 mph in 3.9-second Tesla Roadster isn’t quick enough for some folks. Maybe some trust fund babies want to spend an extra $20k to improve that time to only 3.7-seconds. Well, Tesla unvealed the Roadster Sport today at the companies first NYC dealership just for them.

No more electro-shock treatment for ‘Internet addiction’ in China

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Electro-shock therapy, made famous by The Simpsons so many years ago, is now banned in China as a treatment for “Internet addiction.” Apparently there were concerns over the safety of such a treatment. Go figure.

WooAudio WES Electrostatic AMP reviewed: superlative sound

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So far, most of the headphone amplifiers that have graced these pages have been portable, budget items; the same very definitely can’t be said for this brushed-steel behemoth, the WooAudio WES Electrostatic Headphone Amp and, dangling insouciantly next to it, Stax’s SR-008 Mk2...

Photographs take from International Space Station

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The photographs take by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Have a college degree, 250 Twitter followers and a blog? Then you can be a senior manager at Best Buy!

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Well, could have been a senior manager—the job seems to have already been filled. Still, let’s talk about it.

CBS latest to join Comcast OnDemand Online lineup

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Well, I don’t think it’s a stretch anymore to say that Comcast’s latest venture into online video is a off to a good start. CBS is the latest network to join the impressive lineup which also includes HBO and Cinemax as of yesterday.

eMachines EZ1601-01 all-in-one: N270 in a desktop casing

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Acer subsidiary eMachines have released another all-in-one desktop PC, the EZ1601-01, promising “high-style” for a budget price of just $399.99.

Purplesn0w iPhone 3GS Unlock

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George Hotz the guy who brought us the purplera1n iPhone jailbreak software has now revealed a new unlocking solution for the iPhone 3GS called Purplesn0w, which does sound very similar to the iPhone Dev Teams solution Redsn0w.

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Mobile version of Fosfor

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If you surf to Fosfor.com with an iPhone or iPod touch you should now get a new, mobile version instead of the standard web page.

Sony releases two new Walkmens

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So the first one is the Walkman E. Pretty hot. LCD screen, video playback, two-tone design. No pricing or storage sizing. Just 9.3mm thin and available in black and red, the super-compact WALKMAN® E Series slips easily into a pocket or bag.

Vacuum Tube Thumb Drive

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We have seen lots of interesting thumb drives such as the Hard Drive thumb drive array, and the VHS Thumb Drive. Now thanks to CF14 Industries we have a Vacuum Tube Thumb Drive. It takes a bit of trial and error to build one so I would have a few tubes on hand before you try to build your own.

Study: Size Matters (With Cell Phones)

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Wirefly's latest cell phone survey reveals that, at least when it comes to mobile phones, size matters.

ioSafe Solo Review – Rugged Disaster Proof External Hard Drive

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We’ve covered numerous backup systems here on SlashGear, ranging from simple USB hard-drives through network-attached media boxes and full-on RAID arrays, but bar individual drive failure we’ve never really considered the impact of physical damage.

Help Wired Pimp Our Kegerator, Win Free Beer

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Wired.com is building a kegerator, and we need your help to pimp it out, Wired style. We’re going to pit our machine, which we affectionately call Beer Robot, against two store-bought models we have in house for review.

Two song Digital 45s now available in iTunes

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Filed under: iTunesApple today added new "D45s" to the Music section in the iTunes Store [iTunes link]. This package includes two songs, just like many of the old 45 RPM records back in the day. Their prices range from $1.49 - $1.99, with over 20 different artists to choose from.

Fujifilm 3D Camera Sounds Familiar

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A little while ago I posted about the Loreo MKII 3D camera and how that seemed novel. Well, it seems Fujifilm is gonna give it a try as well. They are also planning on doing a 3D photo frame. Now, that may be interesting.

EGG Mouse mini: Japanese company sells extra-compact PC mouse

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There are quite a few mini PC mice coming out of Japan, but today Tokyo-based Elecom announced a model, which doesn’t seem very ergonomic to me.

DIY cup holder laptop tray costs about $30

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If you’ve ever priced laptop mounts for your car, you’ll have undoubtedly realized that they’re expensive. Luckily, you can build your own for about $30 using some PVC pipe, plywood, and velcro.

Roger Borg’s killer neon works

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Artist and glassworker Roger Borg, who runs the New-Jersey-based 419 Neon, pushes the boundaries of neon lighting in ways we've not seen before.

Samsung announces two SyncMaster 80 Series LCD displays

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Samsung announced they will be releasing two brand new SyncMaster 80 Series LCD monitors in Korea today that include the F2080 and F2380 which clock in at 20-inches and 23-inches, respectively.