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Sony demos 13-inch flexible e-paper

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Sony at a green technology expo has shown a 13-inch flexible e-paper display. The panel would use E Ink and, based on the demo, could show textbooks or other large publications. The company wouldn't tell Tech-On what resolution it used but suggested it could replace paper outright....

Kinect hacked with Mac to allow air guitar jam sessions

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On his website this month, Chris O'Shea revealed he has hacked Microsoft's Xbox Kinect accessory to allow users to engage in air guitar sessions.

Best Buy confirms free iPhone 3GS, BlackBerry Torch

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Best Buy today confirmed that its rumored free iPhone 3GS deal is now live. Apple's 8GB phone is free on Friday for those who both visit in-store and who qualify. Although not mentioned, the deal should include both new two-year contracts, second lines and those eligible for a full upgrade....

UFC.com To Stream GSP-Koscheck 2 Prelims For Free

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A friendly tip to all the UFC fans in the crowd. Spike TV won’t be showing the preliminary fights from tomorrow’s GSP-Koscheck II event. But worry not! UFC itself will show the fights for free on ufc.com.

Kobo tries to make reading books social with it’s latest iPad app

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Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks Trying to stand out in the eBook space is difficult. Amazon seems to be the reigning king, while other big companies like Barnes & Noble and Apple are trying to carve out their place.

Blizzard China Leaks Five Year Plan, Manager Resigns

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Oh dear me, looks like someone screwed up somehow or another. A five year plan for the future of Blizzard Entertainment has been leaked in China, Blizzard China’s manager Ye Weilun is looking to be held responsible, he resigning quietly as Dai Jinhe (aka Alex Tai) takes over.

Skyara Sells Experience

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As it is the holiday season when I write this post, I suggest thinking about something like this for the person who says they want nothing, couldn’t possibly see the value in another gift, that person who you cannot possibly satisfy. How about tea with MC Hammer?

Daily Gift: Polaroid Instant Camera

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This holiday season why not give a retro gift to bring back the good ol' days? What was better than unwrapping your fist instant camera and running around snapping pictures of anything and everything and receiving the instant gratification when the photo...

GelaSkins Launches MacBook Air Skins

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GelaSkins have been around for a while with cool skins that look good and prevent scratches on the top of all sorts of notebooks and smartphones. If you are the power of one of the new MacBook Air ultraportables GelaSkins has announced that it is now supporting the new Apple gear.

Openleaks to be Launched by Former WikiLeaks Staff

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Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter let the world know that former members of the WikiLeaks staff have quit their former jobs (they got paid? weird!) to start a new site next week called Openleaks. Dagens Nyheter reports that their action is to be in protest of their former leader Julian Assange. Why?

dzdock One iPad Stand Designed by an 11-year-old

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At 11, I was not interested in designing anything that didn’t have to do with a snack or a video game. I bet a lot of you were the same way.

Mac App Store won’t support Game Center, in-app purchases

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With the launch of the Mac App Store about a month away, many developers are preparing their apps for distribution in a whole new way. However, they're finding that the store won't offer all of the features of its iOS counterpart, at least in its initial release.

HP unveils Rossignol-edition Pavilion dv6

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HP has teamed up with ski gear maker Rossignol on two special-edition notebooks. Based on the Pavilion dv6, they sport unique designs that complement the styling of the Rossignol ski gear they're named after, with the Attraxion VIII Echo styled for women and the Freeride S7 for men.

MotoPad specs leak with 720p-capable screen, 4G mention

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Motorola's upcoming Android 3.0 tablet, possibly called the MotoPad, has had its specs leak today through a forum post this week in Taiwan.

OH SNAP! That “Exploding” Droid 2 Totally Didn’t “Explode” At All

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Remember last week, when some dude went on FOX4 claiming that his Droid 2 “popped” next to his ear, raining a hellstorm of glass and fury that required a doctor and a sewing needle to patch back up? Remember how dubious we were?

Our Favorite Things: Super Mario All-Stars Special 25th Anniversary Edition

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Super Mario Brothers 25th Anniversary All-Stars MSRP: $29.99Product PageGood For: People who remember when men were men, women were women, and plumbers wore little hats and smashed turtles.Not for: WoW players It’s hard out there for a plumber and for 25 years Mario and his brother have been...

Sylvania HD1Z 720p HD $39 at Woot

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Woot has some pretty odd talk about the whole Julian Assange / WikiLeaks/ DDoS / MasterCard thing. A preemptive strike (or plea, rather) against the folks in Operation Payback who might attempt to take down the deal site once it's down with Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, Amazon, et. al.

Hacked Gingerbread ROMs Begin To Trickle Out For Rooted Handsets

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Want to test out Gingerbread, but don’t want to wait for your carrier/manufacturer to get on the ball and push out an update? We can do that. Or, I should say, the incredibly dedicated Android hacking community can do that, largely thanks to the open-ish nature of Android.

Survey finds iPad negatively affecting print media

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Bad news for members of the newspaper industry that expect to use digital media to save their print editions. A recent survey from the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) shows that iPad owners are more likely to read news on their iPad than a printed newspaper.

UMID said going out of business, stops exporting MIDs to US

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Gadget importer Dynamism today told a potential buyer that UMID was shutting down. The note claimed that the Korean company had "gone out of business" and would stop making its Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), including the mbook BZ, M1 and yet-to-be-launched SE (pictured).

LG’s Wallet Friendly, Android-Powered Optimus One Breaks 2 Million Sales

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After launching around the world and on just about every carrier in the US, it took the LG Optimus One just 40 days to crash through its 1 millionth sale. Less than 25 days after that, it’s gone and kicked things up a notch: according to LG, they’ve just sold their 2 millionth unit.

Planet May Have Diamond Mountains

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All right, we've done pretty much all we'll have do with the moon, right? Walked around it, played some golf--what's next on the space exploration list? Might I suggest thee planet filled with diamonds?

ASUS working on Eee Slate, Transformer devices

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ASUS' South African arm has posted a Twitter update that reveals the company is working on two devices called the Eee Slate and Eee Transformer.

Motorola Tablet Spied And Specced?

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It was just earlier this week that Google’s Andy Rubin decided to show off Android 3.0 on the Motorola Tablet only known as the Motopad, and now it appears that someone else has gotten their hands on the device. But they’re being a little more forthcoming.

Costco confirms, they will no longer be selling Apple goods

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Section: Apple Despite Apple products coming to more and more retail locations, Costco has confirmed that they will no longer be selling any—including iTunes Gift Cards. Yup, those looking for Apple will have to shop elsewhere moving forward.

Dr Dre’s Beats Headphones Go Bieber

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Oh god, why am I reporting on such a terrifying event? The newest artist to collaborate with Dr Dre’s “Beats” line of headphones is none other than everyone’s favorite little haircut, Justin Bieber.

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