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Nikon rumored for mirrorless in April, P500 in February

January 19th, 2011 link to (permalink)

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Two leaks in the past day may have given clues as to Nikon's camera strategy year, including the first more tangible details of its mirrorless interchangeable lens camera.

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T-Mobile Launches Service To Block Texting While Driving

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I’m not usually one to preach, but texting while driving is really, really stupid. Yes, steering a 3,000+ pound metal missile while staring down at a tiny screen to blast out short, generally forgettable sentences is stupid.

Starbucks Now Letting You Pay For Your Coffee Fix By Phone In 7,800+ Locations

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Back in 2009, Starbucks revealed the third step in their world domination process (after “Put a Starbucks on every other corner” and “Put a disguised Starbucks on remaining corners“): they would let people pay for their coffee with their phones.

Acer: Just Kidding, We’re Not Phasing Out Netbooks In Favor Of Tablets After All

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Yesterday, Acer’s Taiwan Sales Manager said of their tablet lineup, “They are aimed at phasing out netbooks… That’s the direction of the market.” Today, Acer has amended that statement, saying “According to recent statement from Sales Manager based in Taiwan, Acer...

iPad 2 May Feature a Proximity Sensor

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Thanks to BlogDoiPhone, another little detail about the second generation iPad may have just been discovered. While it’s not as breathtaking as some other leaks, or rumors, this new snippet is a sure sign that Apple is continuing their focus on the details.

Dear Aunt TUAW: Why would an iPad have a proximity sensor?

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Dear Aunt TUAW, I've been hearing rumors that the next generation iPad might include a proximity sensor. Now call me dim, but I just don't get it. Proximity sensor? What the fudge? Are we supposed to be holding our iPads to our ears while we chat over Skype VoIP?

Meet Max Mathews, Inventor of the First Music App

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When we’re jamming to fast beats like Lady Gaga or Daft Punk, it’s hard to believe that 50 years ago, it would take hours for a computer to record just a few seconds of music. Max Mathews would know.

HP files for Touchpad trademark at USPTO

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HP has filed a USPTO trademark for HP Touchpad on January 14. Such a name would likely refer to an upcoming tablet, though whether it's connected to the Opal and Topaz webOS tablets or something else isn't known.

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Boxee Box’s Vudu update goes live along with fixes

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Slightly later than planned, Boxee on Wednesday rolled out Vudu access on the Boxee Box. The firmware upgrade gives the media hub its first access to top-tier, commercial movies in the US, with many purchases and rentals coming the same day as they do on DVD.

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Palm Topaz lands in March

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Just recently we have covered the information on Palm Topaz and Opal tablets were we suggested that while Opal is planned to launch on September 11, the Topaz might appear some time earlier. And we were right! As of today it is clear that Topaz will come round earlier, much earlier in fact.

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Palp webOS Topaz and Opal tablets show up, disclose launch event

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The Palm Topaz we have seen earlier last month makes another appearance this time. Well, strictly speaking we were only luck to its peripheral, but anyway, Topaz has shown itself and it haven’t come alone.

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Samsung S52600 Star II will be launched in February

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The original widely spread Samsung Star is now aging seriously. To fix this, Samsung has prepared a successor. Samsung Star II has been leaving leakages here and there at the recent times and now we finally have an official word on its specifications and availability.

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Toshiba Qosmio update for 2011

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Toshiba has released some updates to its Qosmio notebook lineup. Quite a lot of updates actually. The newcomers include all-in-one PCs, high- and mid-range laptops and a netbook. The updates are based on either Intel Core i-series processors or driven by good old Pentiums.

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Fujitsu Esprimo FH99/CM all-in-one desktop PC – 3D free of glasses

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Glasses-free 3D is a reality after all. Or at least it is by Fujitsu. Their recently unveiled Esprimo FH99/CM all-in-one desktop PC claims to deliver 3D experience without any side effects like head aches, eye strain, etc. There are very few existing examples of 3D gaming or movie experience of...

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Green House USB 2.0 15.6″ secondary monitor appears for $214

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The reason why USB 2.0 monitors have never really caught on is because the port’s bandwidth was never high enough for decent gaming frame rates and/or high resolutions. So with USB 3.0 gaining momentum I expected a lot of monitors to appear with support of the technology.

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RIM news: 1,000,000 BlackBerry PlayBooks will be sold in Q1

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RIM and their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet they have recently previewed at CES 2011 has reportedly gone into volume production. Quanta Computer, the company to which production was outsourced, is planning on providing first shipment by the end of first quarter of current year.

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BlackBerry Dakota picture and specifications

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Forget the CES 2011. BlackBerry moves on with its Dakota flagship. Anticipated since mid summer this full QWERTY touchscreen has been dropping leaks sporadically while RIM was developing OS 6.1 and other sorts of things Dakota features.

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Nexus S i9023 running Android 2.4 Ice Cream spotted in the wild

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I shall make a confession: the latest Android news have distracted our attention from where we actually are on the timeline. A sneak peek of Honeycomb which is version 3.0 has distracted us from the short-coming Android 2.4 Ice Cream.

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iCapsule – a bigger and better iPad clamshell

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Tablet cases and keyboards (those for iPad in particular) is a deeply abundant market niche. Even today when second generation iPad is just around the band we still stumble upon new and better clamshells for the current iPad. Here is one.

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Microsoft Surface 2 has AMD internals, bright future

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2007’s Microsoft Surface was in a class of its own. A first properly designed and built massively multitouch, if you allow me, 30-inch surface (sensitive to 52 simultaneous gestures compared to industry’s average 10) has now met its successor.

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Dell invites press to February 8 business PC event

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Dell on Wednesday sent out a media invitation to an event in San Francisco on February 8. It promises to showcase the "new generation of business computing solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of IT and end users."

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Acer backtracks, says tablets not part of a netbook phaseout

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Acer quickly stepped in with a response to a Taiwan sales manager's claims that Acer's tablet line was part of a strategy to phase out netbooks. The company claimed that its new slates were an expansion as the industry shifted. Both netbooks and tablets would exist side-by-side, it said....

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AT&T To Launch New Text Plans Next Week?

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The gents over at GearLive just finagled this screenshot out of a Best Buy employee, purportedly detailing a new text messaging plan AT&T plans to launch next week. Read the rest at MobileCrunch, because OMG LOL JUZ R33D IT OKAY ROFL! JK!

USB Classic Joystick

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Over at ThinkGeek you can get ahold of a classic Atari joystick with a modern USB connector. It works with console and arcade emulators including Stella, VICE and MAME and is compatible both with Mac and PC (no drivers needed). More info inside. It also works as a standard USB joystick.

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Portable Gaming: A Brief History

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Nintendo's North America President Reggie Fils-Aime held a press conference today to show off the company's upcoming portable console, the Nintendo 3DS. Before the event started, however, news hit the wire that Sony is set to take the wraps off of its own handhelds.

LivingSocial Offers $20 Amazon Gift Card for $10 Today Only

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LivingSocial, one of Groupon's largest competitors, is taking advantage of its relationship with Amazon for today's deal. Amazon, who invested $175 million in LivingSocial, isn't technically a sponsor of this promotion.

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