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PSP2 Already In the Works?

July 7th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
According to some “insider sources”, news of a PSP2 in the works is making rumors sizzle. The source speaks of such things as Xbox-like graphics capabilities but it seems like it’s almost well, maybe way too soon for any new news on the PSP front since it really hasn’t been...

Car Shopping…Again

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15 years ago
Off I go, to look at some in person this time! A friend agreed to take me around town in exchange for buying him lunch, which seemed like more than a fair deal to me, so he’s picking me up in a few minutes. Not that I have a lot of options, but at least I’ll be mobile for a day.

Sony Vaio W Netbook

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15 years ago
Sony announcing its first netbook called Vaio W, after struggling with its Vaio P mini laptop for several months. Come in famous Vaio’s design, Vaio W sport a 10.1 inch display with 1366 x 768 resolution.

Magellan’s Brand New 4700 GPS Coming This Month

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15 years ago
We were completely floored when we looked at the calendar today and saw that it is already the 7th of July and that can only mean one thing, more summer gadget releases!  Woohoo!

Japanese Workers Undergo Daily Smile Scans

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15 years ago
Apparently workers of the Keihin Electric Express Railway have to go through daily smile scans, a routine designed to increase their customer service aptitude.

Nibiru Concept Phone by Andy Kurovets

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15 years ago
Other than the Google G0 Android Concept Phone we also came upon this sci-fi looking smartphone concept. It is the Nibiru Concept Phone which could be added to the Nokia Line-up in the future.

Sprint Offers Compaq 1040DX Netbook for $1!

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15 years ago
So you thought that you could only afford a Big Mac this summer, huh?  Well then, why don’t you take a peek at this Sprint Compaq 1040DX Netbook.  Pretty tempting, isn’t she?

Aux Level speakers look great–how do they sound?

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15 years ago
Outline's designer Aux Level speakers get a little overheated on the marketing front ("This is the future of music we've all been waiting for.") but it's wonderful how they've just splashed paint over the grille.

How Apple’s Remote app ruined remote controls for me

July 7th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Features, Apple TVWay back in what we called "the 80s," my father bought a VCR. Its magic let us record TV shows for later viewing, and we loved it.

Today on Offworld: killing zombies softly, LucasArts Steamed, Devo meets Space Invaders

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15 years ago
In her latest One More Go column, Margaret Robertson argues that Sega's long-underappreciated and entirely absurd Typing of the Dead (above) -- the game which sees players destroying zombies by typing words rather than firing bullets -- is especially brilliant because it lets us do something...

Spherical Eris Watch by Pierre Junod

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15 years ago
This spherical watch was designed and created by Pierre Junod and named after the recently discovered dwarf planet Eris. Being a uniquely spherical shape this innovative watch can be used either as a pocket watch or has a small desktop.

Fickle students fleeing Facebook?  Gram and Gramps show up

July 7th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Section: Web, Web 2.0, WebsitesAccording to Facebook’s estimates, student numbers on the site are declining while parents and grandparents are showing up to the party.  Overall, Facebook’s numbers have grown substantially over the past six months, from 42 million users in January...

Key Holder Spy Camera

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15 years ago
If you need to do any special undercover video recordings then this Key Holder Spy Camera might be the perfect device. It features a small camera in the centre of the black key car alarm controls and has a 4 GB internal memory to record everything safely.

Sony netbook features hi-res screen, costs $500, coming next month

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15 years ago
When Sony launched the VAIO P, the company kept insisting it wasn’t a netbook. Perhaps this is why: Sony has a netbook coming next month. An honest netbook, too, with an Atom CPU, Windows XP, and a maxed-out 160GB hard drive.

Palm Pre Coming to Europe Before the Holidays

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15 years ago
Palm announced plans today to bring its popular new smartphone, the Pre, to Europe. The webOS-powered handset will be available in the UK, Ireland, and Germany on O2.

The Viliv S7, everyone

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15 years ago
Viliv is back again with yet another UMPC for the Korean market. Inside, the hardware is about on par with the X70 that I just reviewed with 1024 x 600 touchscreen, an Intel Atom Z520, 1GB of RAM, a 32GB SSD hard drive, and Windows XP.

Reminder: Motorized ice cream cones exist

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15 years ago
This thing has been around for quite a while but just in case you’ve never seen it before (or just in case you’ve forgotten about it), here it is: a motorized ice cream cone. Can you eat it? No.

Gmail Tips – become a ninja!

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15 years ago
Gmail user? Bet you didn’t know that you could sign out your Gmail session remotely?! If you did, then you might be considered a Gmail master. The Google Gmail team has put together a nice set of tips grouped by ‘belt level’ so that you too can become a Gmail Ninja.

Location of Apple’s North Carolina facility revealed

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15 years ago
Filed under: Apple Corporate, HardwareWe've been following this story for a while. Apple is planning to open a massive data center in North Carolina (NC). Recently, NC offered a nice tax incentive and that sealed the deal.

Synology Disk Station DS409slim ultra-compact 4-drive NAS

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15 years ago
Careful where you pour that hot water: on the right is a 12oz coffee cup, while on the left is Synology’s latest NAS, the 4-bay Disk Station DS409slim.

Next-Gen LG Chocolate promises “disruptive” screen tech, tired teaser campaign

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15 years ago
Don’t you just love a cellphone teaser campaign?  The answer you’re looking for is “No, Chris, we don’t” but sadly news of that fact is yet to reach LG.

Lego Star Wars Magnets

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15 years ago
Check out these cool little Lego Wars magnets which include all your favourites. These authentic LEGO® Star Wars Battle-Damaged Darth Vader… Snowtrooper and Shadow Trooper minifigures include magnetic attachments to stick to refrigerators and other metal surfaces and include lightsabers and...

Felt & Leather Mobile Phone Concept by Matthias Pugin

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15 years ago
This Feutrefon Feltphone concept phone designed by Matthias Pugin is constructed primarily from leather and felt. I’m not sure if there are any other production devices or concepts like this but anything other than a lump of plastic in your hand has got to be a good idea.

CrunchDeals: Native Instruments Komplete 5 for $399

July 7th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Saving $750 on the ultimate software instrument and sound package is a good idea. Komplete 5 usally goes for $1149. The deal is available through July in limited stock so hurry up, don’t miss out on this one. See below a list of the top-notch instruments you get with Komplete 5.

Pico Mini USB Drive

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15 years ago
Today Super Talent has released their new range of colorful Pico Mini USB drives. The Pico Mini USB drive is waterproof and available in sizes from 2 GB to 16 GB of storage and uses a USB 2 interface supporting transfer speeds up to 200X The drives are available in four bold colors that are color...

GPush brings Push GMail to iPhone

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15 years ago
GPush brings Push GMail to iPhone GMail users currently cannot have their email pushed to the iPhone. According to TechCrunch, that is about to change (hopefully). I add the hopefully because the software to do this, named GPush, has not been approved by Apple as of yet.

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