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FinalPrice shopping app released

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Filed under: Software, iPhone, iPod touch, App ReviewFor those of you who still frequent brick and mortar stores, Jimmi Rehman has released the new FinalPrice 1.0 shopping app for the iPhone/iPod Touch at 99 cents. It requires 3.0 software to run.This app is a useful one-trick-pony.

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TechSaver Test: Frys.com’s Weekly Specials

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Fry's is an electronics retailer with 34 stores scattered around the United States. The store has certainly had its share of ups and downs throughout the years, from frustrated customers and questionable security tactics to Fry's vice president being charged with defrauding the company.

Valve on Left 4 Dead 1-2 cross-play: “That’s something we’re trying to work out”

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It seems like Valve is hitting on some unexpected obstacles with its sequel to last year’s smash zombie hit, Left 4 Dead.

Wife of British spy chief makes Facebook blunder

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Section: Computers, Security, Web, Web 2.0 This sounds almost unbelievable but it’s true. Lady Shelly Sawers created a Facebook account for herself and filled it with family photos, info about her children and where her family lived, and other assorted tidbits of personal information.

Watching Other People Work is Fun

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There is definitely something to be said for paying someone else to do something you don’t want (or know) how to do. Today the guys got almost our entire fence done, and while they were here the other guys came to mow the lawn.

Car interior design tricks

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Never mind cupholders. In an article called "Vehicle Features That Keep You Organized," Edmunds writer Holly Reich takes a comprehensive look at the techniques designers use to add utility to automotive interiors: (Lincoln MKX) While center consoles holding iPods is no big whoop... ...

Universal Buys Movie Rights to Asteroids

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Universal has bought the movie rights to the arcade game Asteroids, according to The Hollywood Reporter--and apparently it's not a joke.

Atari USB Flash Drive for the 80s Lover

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With so many USB flash drives coming along these days, we thought we’d give a little shout-out to the 80s lover in all of us. This Atari USB Flash Drive is just what you need to wear your 80s flair with pride.

Mitsubishi drops the price on LaserVue HDTVs

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Anyone seen a Mitsubishi LaserVue HDTV in person? They are among the best quality HDTVs available and it seems that they are finally dropping in price. Too bad you still can’t afford one. Amazon has dropped the price on the 65-inch by 500 bones bringing the total price to $6,455.

Bmorn BM-888 Portable Media Player

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Straight from Ubergizmo, the Bmorn BM-888 Portable Media Player has been unveiled. This new 7” touchscreen displaymedia player comes with everything from a 8GB internal memory to a SDHC memory card slot and AM/FM tuner, with the upside of a very reasonable price.

White iPhone discoloration: Not just heat

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Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Odds and ends, iPhoneLast week, several readers were pointing out stories of white iPhones that had taken on a yellowish hue. It was assumed that heat was the issue.

Thermaltake PW880i liquid-cooling system

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A new liquid-cooling setup from Thermaltake has been announced, the PW880i, offering more flexibility than the company’s all-in-one systems.

Nokia Making Android Touchscreen Phone

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London’s Guardian is reporting that none other then Nokia is currently making an Android touchscreen phone that will be set to unveil in September. Although Nokia is currently denying these reports, the idea of a Nokia Android touchscreen is far too exciting to not explore.

Darth Vader clock: Know when it’s time to wake up alone

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It’s only $32.99, it includes an auxiliary jack for your iPod, MP3, or CD player, and runs off wall power o one 9-volt battery. Sadly it’s only available for pre-order right now, but heck, you’re not doing anything until August anyway. Just order it and wait.

Magellan Maestro 4700 PND navigates onto shelves

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Magellan have officially launched their latest PND, the Maestro 4700, a little over a month since it was spotted clearing the FCC. The 4700 has a 4.7-inch touchscreen together with voice command and Bluetooth with a noise-canceling microphone.

Goodbye

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This is my last week at Boing Boing. I've several projects that I've been dying to do for several years, and as much as working with everyone here is a dream job, there comes a point when you have to take a leap and commit to those ideas. I'm bummed, of course.

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Prediction of the Automotive Future [UPDATE]

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The cover of the May 1956 issue of Chilton's Motor Age touted its "prediction of the automotive future." What could it have been? I went ahead and bought a copy. In short, they were wrong.

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Best Buy to start selling electric vehicles

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Section: Business News, Gadgets / Other, Transportation Best Buy has now entered into the electric vehicle market by offering customers the chance to buy electric motorcycles, scooters, and Segways. These products have slowly been introduced into various Best Buy locations since the...

Samsung debuts the eco-friendly “finger-slim” XL2370 LED HD monitor

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Today in Korea, Samsung announced an eco-friendly full HD LED monitor, the XL2370. It’s said to have a “finger-slim” design, but the press release makes no mention of how thick it actually is.

And now Germany bans the public display of Counter-Strike

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Another ban hammer has fallen on Germany. Now it looks like the country, in its various Länder, has passed a law banning the public display, at LAN parties and the like, of the game Counter-Strike, effecting the closure of a tournament there.

Yup, a bunch of old LucasArts games, including Loom, will be on Steam

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The rumors were swirling, swirling! But they’re no longer rumors, now are they? I’m talking, of course, about LucasArts’ huge announcement that they just made: a whole bunch of their old games will be available on Steam beginning on Wednesday.

Samsung Link Heading to Bell Canada

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Samsung Link is a qwerty smartphone from Samsungwhich will be released by Bell Csanada. Got the same specs with Samsung C6625, Samsung Link works on CDMA network. The Link sport a QVGA display, 2MP camera, Bluetooth and GPS.

Ubald Klug’s precision slicing adds dimension to plywood

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Designer Ubald Klug's deceptively simple-looking Shell cupboard has a beautiful, materials-capabilities-pushing detail: A series of thin grooves cut into the plywood enables the wood to turn a 90-degree corner.

Tiffany Burnette’s NYC Metro Cuff, and problems with Wonder Woman’s Invisible Jet

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If Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet ever broke down (or if she simply couldn't find it) and, God forbid, she had to ride the New York subway, these are surely the bracelets she'd wear to navigate: They were designed by Tiffany Burnette, the woman behind Designhype.

USA by Andrew Bird

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The USA by Andrew Bird, available in Brandon Knowlden for $25."andrew bird is from illinois which is..(more...

Claro Huawei E226 Wireless Modem Unboxing

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Yesterday we announced Claro Jamaica’s Unlimited Wireless Internet, well today we got one of the Huawei E226 Wireless Modem to unbox. After the unboxing I gave it a test because I am in Jamaica at the present moment, I must say it can be matched to T-Mobile’s.

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