ACLU Demands Stats About Laptop Border Searches
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How many laptops have border officials searched at U.S. borders? The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wants to know.
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LEGO Launching New Blox Gagdets
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LEGO announced a new product line, which includes a stop-animation video camera, MP3 player ($40), still camera ($50), alarm clock, walkie-takie, and a "boomblox" (get it? ...blox!). The gadgets won't be available till the fall, but DVICE got to check 'em out.
iPod touch: Always a bridesmaid …
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Filed under: Other Events, WWDC, iPod touchWith all the fanfare this week surrounding the iPhone, let's not forget the famed handset's red-headed stepchild: the iPod touch. Hardware updates to the line weren't exactly expected just now.
Color-changing objects possible with chLCD
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Now this is pretty cool. Apparently, gadgets that can change their color just by pressing a button are on the horizon for tech geeks everywhere. Yes, that means you can make your handheld any color you want on the go. Can you sense the anticipation?
Is that… a Wii-powered endoscope?
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You thought the Wii Vitality Sensor was the last of it? Oh, no. Nintendo prototype or legitimate medical device? I think the controller is just a little too nunchuk-like for comfort.
Philips Xenium X830 Phone
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Philips introducing another model of Xenium X800 phone series called Xenium X830. Sport a touchscreen display with 400 x 240 pixel resolution, Xenium X830 comes in 105 x 53 x 15.5 mm dimension and has 120 grams weight.The X830 will be the first 5MP camera phone from Philips.
1 KB music files thanks to a clarinet?
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Section: Audio, Portable Audio, Gadgets / OtherMany of us carry around easily pocketable personal music devices that carry upwards of tens of thousands of songs. Even the smaller devices can hold a few hundred songs. You no longer have to worry about variety with these kind of...
WWDC Live: Dan Wood, Karelia Software
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Filed under: Software, WWDC, DeveloperOne of the first developers I got a chance to sit down with at WWDC was Dan Wood of Karelia Software, makers of the website-building app, Sandvox. I got his thoughts on the Keynote and the state of Mac software development.
Review: Logitech G19 keyboard
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The keyboard everyone in the world drooled over for months and months is out there on the market. It’s got its own LCD screen, it looks slick as hell, and it costs a mint. You know you want it, but should you really buy it?
LaCie d2 Network File Server
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LaCie have long been a provider of top hard drive solutions and the d2 is no exception - this is a professional file server built for office use as it allows up to 50 users to be connected, with a maximum of 15 being able to use it at any one time.
Apple selling off old laptop models, special price for you my friend
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What with the spec bump and the white MacBook likely to get the hook soon, Apple is trying to work through their stock of old laptops as fast as they can.
Sasquatch Lives!
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Remember those holograms we saw during the presidential election? It was just like the hologram of Princess Leia that R2D2 shows to old Ben Kenobi, except suckier. I bet you wished, like I did, that you could make your own cool holograms, but with Sasquatch, right?
Devs at WWDC: Show us your apps!
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Filed under: Software, WWDCAre you attending WWDC? Do you have a Mac desktop or iPhone app you'd like to show the world? Well join TUAW on June 11 at the Metreon (the big silver building right next door to the Moscone, where Jillian's is housed), where we'll have a camera ready for your close-up.
Apple invites iPhone devs to test AIM/push notification
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Filed under: Software, iPhoneWe're getting tips from multiple sources that Apple has invited a group of iPhone developers to test drive AOL's updated Instant Messenger app for the iPhone -- complete with push notification -- in an effort to see how Apple's servers will handle the traffic.
Inside the iPhone 3G S
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T-Mobile.nl has a detailed spec list for the new iPhone 3G S and shows that it has 256 MB RAM - up from 128 MB - and 600 MHz, up from 412 MHz. As GadgetLab notes, OS X loves memory more than clock speed.
Remote Control Titanic lets you be the king of the 1:150 scale world
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RC helicopters are fun, and RC Pro-Am is really fun, but neither of them are quite as epic as your very own RC Titanic. Just imagine all the dark, dark fun you could have with this. Got a pond that freezes over in the Winter? Stage a reproduction. Got a potato cannon?
SF Samurai exhibit showcases vintage swords and armor
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Miyamoto Musashi is a famous swordsman and philosopher who lived in Edo period Japan. He founded the Niten Ichi style of swordsmanship, which entails the use of two wooden swords, long and short, at the same time.
Portland Creative Confab preview: 2 Questions for Kirk James of Cinco Design
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Cinco Design isn't like a lot of other design firms; but a lot of design firms are starting to look more and more like Cinco.
Today on the CrunchGear Live Podcast
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Here are some of the topics from today’s podcast… Apple’s WWDC announcements: new iPhone, Snow Leopard, Safari 4, new MacBook Pros and much, much moreNicholas gets threatened for posting torrent newsPalm Pre versus iPhone versus Android LISTEN: Show Link | RSS Feed | iTunes...
T-Mobile Accidentally Posts Secret iPhone 3G S Specs
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Apple has flatly refused to tell anyone just what chips lie inside the iPhone 3G S. In fact, while Apple insists that the “s” in 3G S stands for speed, it could equally well stand for secrecy.
Tablo Turns Your Notebook into a Tablet
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Want tablet functionality on your PC, but don't want to shell out the cash for a devoted system? The Tablo is a cheap little gadget that promises to turn your notebook into a tablet.
MacBook Pro 13-inch teardown AS IT HAPPENS
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Our buddies at iFixIt are tearing down a 13-inch MacBook Pro as we speak, adding images throughout the day as they tear out her delicate innards. You can follow iFixIt on Twitter to see what they’re up to right now. It appears they have opened the box and looked at the battery.
OS 10.6: PowerPC officially left behind
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Filed under: Desktops, Software, Apple, Snow LeopardIt's not news. It was just less than a year ago that we initially announced that Snow Leopard would likely be Intel-only.
2.8 million homes still not ready for DTV switch
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The DTV transition happens this Friday and there are still a bunch of households not ready according to a Nielson survey. It’s good to see that my grandparents aren’t the only old folks that get it as that segment is the most ready for the switch.
French English UFO Files Released
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It’s interesting with all the denials about the existence of UFOs from governmental bodies that they have these groups. Anyway, seems like there is a body of growing evidence that needs more investigation.
Zero MX: electric motocross track bike
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Now that it’s summer and time to frolic outside, it’s time to ride dirt bikes, right? Of course it is, but let’s try and keep the environment clean and quiet this summer. Zero Motorcycles announced their latest electric motorcycle yesterday, the Zero MX.
