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Apple offers MacBook battery update and more RAW compatibility

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Filed under: Software Update, MacBookApple released two separate software updates yesterday. The MacBook Battery Update 1.4 "improves the ability of MacBook batteries to maintain a charge when the system is shut down and not used for an extended period of time" and is for all 13" MacBooks.In...

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Cars Getting Older in a Down Economy

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Here's more no-surprises news: The median age of passenger cars is creeping up, to 9.4 years old in 2008 compared to 9.2 years the previous two years, says R.L. Polk, an auto information provider.

MIT Announces 90 MPH Solar Racer

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MIT's venerable Solar Electric Vehicle Team, the oldest solar energy group in the country, just unveiled the $243,000 Eleanor, a carbon-fiber race car that can hit 90 mph without a drop of gasoline, Autopia reports.

PMA: Hands On Sony’s HX1 with Sweep Panorama

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There's a helluva lot more to Sony's new Cyber-shot HX1 than its 20X zoom—though we admit that's nothing to sneeze at. Sony also showed off the HX1's other features at their PMA press conference in Las Vegas.

MacBook Pro speeds up to 2.93GHz

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MacBook aficionados, don't feel left out of today's desktop announcements. The 15-inch MacBook Pro just jumped up to 2.93GHz. The latest MacBook Pro 17-inch (unibody) was introduced with a 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo as a CTO (Configure to Order) upsell, up from 2.66Ghz.

Eye-Fi Intro Wi-Fi Cards With Video Uploading

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Memory-card manufacturer Eye-Fi today announced the release of new wireless SD cards that let users wireless upload video to sites such as Flickr and YouTube.

Roku Adds Amazon On Demand to Netflix Player

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The Netflix Player by Roku that hit the market last year is getting a name change--and a significant upgrade. The $99 set-top box will retain its original price tag, but will henceforth be known as the Roku Digital Video Player.

Alcatel OT-707 Touchscreen Phone

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Alcatel launching its first touchscreen phone called Alcatel OT-707.Come in a slim rounded design with 95 x 53 x 13 mm dimension, Alcatel OT-707 sport a 2.3-inch touchscreen display with QVGA resolution.

Kodak EasyShare Z915

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Kodak has launched a new digital camera, the Kodak EasyShare Z915. The Kodak EasyShare Z915 features a 10 megapixel sensor, and a 10x image stabilized optical zoom lens, it has a built in 2.5 inch LCD display, and it will come in a variety of colours including, red, black, blue and grey.

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Six new Alpha Series lenses coming from Sony

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Aside from the HX1 announcement, Sony sort of announced six new lenses for the Alpha DSLR line at PMA. They’re not official yet, but PB managed to snag a photo during the press conference.

MSI’s 20-inch Wind Top AE2010 built for fun

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MSI is showing off the AE2010 Wind Top at CeBIT in Germany this week. It’s an all-in-one with a 20-inch 1600×900 touchscreen LCD, AMD’s 780G chipset, and a dedicated Universal Video Decoder (UVD) chip that’s capable of handling HD video with the greatest of ease.

ASUS Eee PC Keyboard landing June from $400

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ASUS are planning two versions of the ASUS Eee PC Keyboard, one using wired HDMI and the other featuring Wireless HDMI, according to company chairman Jonney Shih.

PENTAX DA 15mm Lens

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Along with the Pentax X70, they also announced the smc Pentax DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited ultra wide-angle lens for Pentax DSLR cameras. The Pentax DA 15mm F4 ED AL will be launched the same time as the Pentax X70 in April.

Flotspotting: Ernesto Rodriguez

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Never mind A-Rod, check out E-Rod: L.A.-based Ernesto Rodriguez has some serious design and rendering skills, check 'em out here.(more...

Hanko Watch features Japanese Signature Stamp LED Face

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Japanese Watch shop TokyoFlash continuous to crank out cool and cryptic watches. Today we are looking at the new Hanko. The Hanko shows on its face a Japanese Signature Stamp LED display.

Peggle Nights out for Mac, leisure time at risk

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, Humor, SoftwarePeggle Nights is now out for Mac. The game costs $19.95 (there's a 60-min free trial available if you just want to check it out), and is as addictive as crack cocaine covered in sugar, drizzled with chocolate, and floating in original formula...

Core77 Photo Gallery: Transversale 2009

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Transversale 2009 offers a full program on the interface between art and design. Contributions of no less than ten organizations in Dortmund results in a wide range of objects and installations by artists, designers, craftsmen, and students exploring the boundaries where art meets design and design...

Book Review: Design Disasters, edited by Steven Heller

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The wild cover design of Design Disasters: Great Designers, Fabulous Failures, and Lessons Learned forced me look to the back of the book to get the precise wording of the title, commas and all.

Tweetlog: Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

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The HD-capable Canon PowerShot SD780 (http://tinyurl.com/avoxdk): Small, speedy, sharp, and....saweeeeet!

Apple introduces new iMacs: 24″ now $1,500

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Spec bumps across the board, but no surprises on the design and hardware front. The best part is that everything is a bit cheaper than the last-gen stuff: a brand-new 24" iMac now starts at just $1,500.

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New Mac Mini has better specs, same bargain price

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Sorry, folks. It doesn't have 2^ERRORx10 USB ports. What its does have is the same graphics part, Nvidia's 9400M, as used in the latest MacBooks and iMacs.

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But wait, there’s more: MacBook Pro gets a small speed boost

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Filed under: Hardware, Apple, Macbook ProIn all of this morning's hubbub about the new Mac mini, Mac Pro, and iMac, Apple seems to have sneaked in a speed bump to the 15" MacBook Pro.The top standard configuration of the 15" MacBook Pro now has a 2.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, slightly faster...

Four flavors of iMac

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Filed under: iMac, AppleThe iMac has come such a long way from the days when it resembled a very chic lampshade.

Fishbone USB Hub

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If you are looking for a fish inspired USB hub, but you feel that the Fishbowl / LED Crystal Ball USB Hub is a little bit over the top, this new model might be just the ticket.

ASUS debuts community developed dual-screen concept

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Section: Computers, Hardware, Laptops Remember WePC, the development community from ASUS and Intel that asks normal people to design next-generation computers? Yeah, honestly, I forgot about it as well. ASUS hasn’t, however, and at CeBIT it unveiled a concept notebook that takes...