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Video Review: Acoustibuds Earphone Adapters

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Short Version: Promising to stay in better, sound better, and feel better than the earpieces on your standard inexpensive headphones, Acoustibuds do indeed work as advertised.

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Cat Tail USB Flash Drive

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Here is a unique USB flash drive. The Cat Tail USB flash drive is not made out of a real Cat’s tail. The device offers 2GB of storage space. If you are a collector of unique gadgets, then you should buy these flash drives. Watch the video after the jump to get more details.

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A-DATA XPG 2.5-inch SSD

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A-DATA showed off its 512GB XPG 2.5 inch SSD at the current CeBIT exhibition. It is able to offer read and write speeds of 230MB/s and 160MB/s, respectively. The device connects through a standard high speed SATA II interface.

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This transparent OLED lighting is really, really transparent

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Philips has created a totally transparent OLED display that essentially becomes opaque when it’s powered. I don’t think I need to tell you the implications of a material which can have its transparency level changed dynamically like this.

Core i7 laptop weighs 12 pounds, has a one-hour battery

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Remember that Phantom i7 laptop from Eurocom we heard about last month — the one sporting a non-mobile Core i7 processor? Well, there’s a little more info on it now, and it’s even better/worse than you imagined. Check out these ridiculous specs. Remember, this is a laptop.

RIOE and Philips Show Transparent OLED Prototypes at Tokyo Fair

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Philips Electronics and other companies researching future display technologies got together this week at the Big Sight lighting fair in Tokyo to unveiled cool new OLED prototypes, including the latest builds of transparent displays.

Sharp AQUOS DH77 Full HD LCD TV Series

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Sharp’s new AQUOS DH77 LCD TV features full High Definition support and 100Hz technology. Available in 32 inch, 42 inch, 46 inch and 52 inch models, all these HDTVs have a “green eco-button” on the remote control allowing viewers to lower the energy consumption of the TV when in...

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Big Picture Gallery: Robots

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Yesterday's Boston.com "Big Picture" gallery was robots. I think you might enjoy it. (AP Photo/Shizuo...

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FYI: It’s free Unreal Tournament 3 Black weekend

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Attention! Those of you with a gaming-worthy, Steam-equipped Windows PC might want to know that this weekend is Free Unreal Tournament 3 Weekend. You can play Unreal Tournament 3 Black totally for free. And, if you’re keen to play the game beyond the free weekend, the game is only $11.99.

JVC’s New Hybrid Camcorder Takes 9-Megapixel Stills

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This week at the PMA camera conference in Las Vegas, JVC announced a high-def hybrid camcorder, the Everio X, which appears to be a symbolic push-back against the recent video breakthroughs in cameras.

New site for gadgets shopping

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If you live in UK you will be happy there is a new shopping comparison store with millions of products and several thousands of merchants, so if you want to locate and buy the cheapest gadgets possible this site will be very helpful. Of course there is a category called Electronic Gadgets.

Nokia confirms that the 5800 XpressMusic is ready to return to the shelves

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Calling the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic’s North American launch a rough start would be a bit of an understatement. After inventory issues, faulty speakers, and reports of connectivity woes, it looks like the 5800 might be returning to the shelves soon.

Facebook to roll out new homepage design next week

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Section: Web, Web 2.0, WebsitesFacebook has announced it will roll out a newly designed homepage for its users next month. Gone is the Newsfeed, it will now be replaced with “Stream,“ which sends real time updates to your page, letting you in on what your friends are doing in...

TUAW Faceoff: MovieWedge vs. MiniRizer

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Filed under: iPod Family, Reviews, TUAW FaceoffMovieWedge and MiniRizer essentially do the same thing: they provide a stand for your iPhone, iPod, or other teensy portable device (BlackBerry Storm?).

NTIA to Clear DTV Coupon Backlog in 2.5 Weeks

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Households on the DTV converter box coupon waiting list should have their coupons in less than three weeks, according to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Fujifilm F200EXR starts shipping this weekend

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Booyah! Amazon just updated their Fujiflim F200EXR page with an availability date. The most promising and probably the best point and shoot available will start shipping March 7th. We can’t wait to see what that EXR sensor can do.

Fox to strip special features from rental DVDs

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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment will now start selling two versions of its regular DVDS, one with all the standard special features we've come to expect, and one with just the movie and trailers to be sold to rental shops like Blockbuster. Variety explains: The configurations vary by title.

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Beta Beat: TweetDeck ripe with potential

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Filed under: Software, Internet Tools, Beta BeatSince it's turned into Twitter Thursday around here... In a moment of sheer frustration with Twitterrific, I sent out a call on my Twitter feed for recommendations of a desktop Twitter client.

Nokia Fixes Faulty U.S. 5800 XpressMusic Phones

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Nokia has found a fix for the 5800 XpressMusic phones that made their debut two weeks ago to a slew of customer complaints regarding connectivity to some 3G networks.

Aromatherapy – Does it Really Work?

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Odd title for a tech news feed, I know, but I’ve been burning this new candle all afternoon that’s supposed to relieve stress. It’s eucalyptus or something like that. I can’t say that it’s doing anything for me other than helping get rid of the smell of burned PSU.

Mobile Tool Chest

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If you have many expensive tools, maybe you need a Pelican's Mobile Tool Chest($500). It looks Cool, but at $500, it is expensive for a toolbox."The 0450 Mobile Tool Chest survives rough handling and transport in extreme environments. It can hold over 150 lbs.

The ASUS N50Vn-B1B: A Laptop Family Value

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The ASUS N50Vn-B1B is a 15.4-inch general-purpose laptop that our laptops expert, Cisco Cheng, sees as a good, versatile system that can serve the whole family. I tried it too and was impressed with what I saw, as well as by some unseen things--like its relatively modest price tag.

Urban Camouflage: for retail-based close combat

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“We shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight in the Best Buys, we shall fight in the Land’s Ends, we shall fight in the Abercrombies and in the Staples, we shall fight in the Costcos.” -Paraphrased from Winston Churchill When they come, will you be ready?

Press shots of the Moto RUSH 2 leak out

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The Moto RUSH 2 confuses us a bit. It’s not exactly gorgeous, but it’s not terribly ugly. It doesn’t look dirt cheap, but it doesn’t look like something we’d expect to pay more than $99 bucks out the door for.

Well now, IKEA makes solar-powered lights

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What’s that dumb joke, something about “why do you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway”? That logic doesn’t really hold up when you’re looking at something like these solar-powered garden lights.

Leaked shots of new Instinct hit the webs

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What could this be? Spy shots of the new Instinct? It seems that brave forum-goer Phonetec got his hands on Samsung’s latest and took a few snaps with his Blackberry. He says it’s smaller, more lightweight, and that the interface is the same. Well! How exciting!

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