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Filed under: Steve Jobs, AppleToday is the 54th birthday of Steven Paul Jobs. Please join all of us here at TUAW in wishing Mr. Jobs a very happy birthday!

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Samsung TL320 Digital Camera in Retro Look

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Samsung TL320 digitl camera is launched by the company. Comes in a retro-look design, Samsung TL320 is a 12MP camera packs a 24mm Schneider Kreuznach wide angle lens with 5x optical zoom capability. Its electronic viewfinder is a 3-inch AMOLED display which has 10,000:1 contrast ratio.

BERTI: Friendly robot for a game of rock, paper and scissors

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Body gestures are a much debated element of the study of human communication. Now scientists are seeking the help of their beloved old friends, robots of course, to explore the area of gestures and their importance.

Laser-propelled spacecrafts by 2020?

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After almost 10 years of research, Leik Myrabo has claimed that his vision of building a laser beam-propelled “LightCraft” will be a reality by 2020.

A good looking Android phone?

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers Looking forward to new Android phones in 2009 for the U.S. market can be disappointing. We have the G1, and maybe the HTC Magic if it ever comes around here. Other than that, there’s not too much that we know about. ...

Should Capcom reboot Resident Evil starting with Resident Evil 6?

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The Milkman delivers! 1UP’s just-launched, comprehensive Resident Evil 5 section includes a note from the site’s editor, one James Mielke, that caught our eye: “In what is destined to be the first genuinely epic game of 2009, Resident Evil 5 is practically guaranteed to be the last of...

Gresso Skeleton Gold costs $4,400 ridiculous dollars

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Hah! And we thought the LG watch phone was expensive at the paltry price of $1,400. Showing how absurd pricing should really be done, Gresso has announced the Skeleton Gold, a sub-par spec’d candybar they’re looking to peddle for a cool $4,400.

Exclusive: CrunchGear’s Kindle 2 unboxing

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Kindle 2 unboxing Welcome to KrunchGear’s Kindle 2 Dekontainment, a video in which we unbox the Kindle 2 and show off some of its various and sundry features.

What’s next for netbooks?

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Currently, if you want a netbook, you’re going to get an Intel atom chipset. This is just understood. They are fast, have low heat and power consumption, and are the de facto standard. But AMD is looking to get in on some of that action, and they could be a serious threat to Intel.

SanDisk unleashes faster, newer memory card readers

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I call poppycock, good sir. SanDisk is claiming that their ImageMate memory card readers have wicked fast transfer speeds.

iTunes Pass debuts with Depeche Mode: Exclusive content automatically downloaded to your account

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Apple and EMI have devised another way to pry precious dollars from your wallet. It’s called iTunes Pass [iTunes link], and it’s available right now. With it, music fans will gain access to exclusive songs, remixes, etc. that are automatically downloaded to your account. First band up?

Canon has a new compact photo printer at a price to match – just $99

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Section: Imaging, Accessories, Peripherals, Printers / Scanners Anyone that knows photography knows the name Canon. So it is only logical that the company that brings us great cameras also brings us printers to print the photos we shoot. Adding to their compact printer line; Canon is...

Concealed drawers in leather bench hide billiards accessories

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You do have billiards accessories, don't you? Leather Cue Bench hides away all your billiards accessories [Born...

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Windows 95 on a Nokia N95

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The hidden secret of Nokia's naming scheme, finally revealed! Can't wait for the NXP! Or, indeed, the Nokia NOSX.

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Olympus E-620 flips out and shoots people

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Olympus's E-620 DSLR camera has a flip-out LCD display, four-thirds sensor, and a compact body. Hardware image stabilization aims to make low-light shooting particularly sharp, and it'll ship with a 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 lens.

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Steve Jobs is 54

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Happy happy! Safari is 4 and Steve Jobs is 54. The beloved head of Apple is eleven years away from retirement (hang in there!) and hopefully he’s going to make it through to another 54 years - he’s probably got a great health plan, after all.

ThinkPads pass mil spec test for rugged computing

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We all know ThinkPads are pretty great. They’re rugged, easily upgradable, and fully-featured. Now you can even freeze the buggers or push them around in the dust.

New Microsoft SideWinder X8 with BlueTrack technology available this week

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The Microsoft SideWinder X8 Mouse, available on store shelves this week, offers a best-in-class tracking engine with Microsoft BlueTrack Technology and wireless freedom built for lag-free play.

ON Semiconductor Launches 6-Watt LED Driver with Integrated DC-DC Boost Converter for Larger LCD Panel Backlighting

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ON Semiconductor has introduced the CAT4106 - a new 6-watt (W) LED driver with an integrated, high-power DC-DC boost converter and on-chip diagnostics to maximize efficiency in larger, general purpose LCD panel backlighting applications.

Dell’s Mini 10 in stores this Thursday

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Ever since we got the whiff of a slick new notebook from Dell we were counting the days. The wait is over (or will be on Thursday) since the tech giant has announced that the latest model in Inspiron series, the Mini 10, will hit UK shelves on Thursday.

Geeky Clothing – A Simple Plan – Space Invaders T-Shirt

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Here’s another fun geek t-shirt to add to your geeky wardrobe, ‘A Simple Plan’ Space Invaders T-Shirt. As you can see from the photos, the Space Invaders have obviously gone to school for the day, and are receiving instructions on how to take over the World.

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Q&A: What Happens If My Automaker Goes Bankrupt?

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Should you buy a car from an automaker facing bankruptcy? What if you're looking at a car loaded with technology features?

Yo Ho Ho – Ye Pirate Bay is under attack!

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Section: Audio, Video, Computers, Gaming, Web, Downloads, Web Apps, Websites, Online Music/Video Apparently it isn’t only pirates that do the attacking. At least not when it comes to Pirate Bay. They’ve found themselves under attack quite a bit as of late, and it...

The human vending machine

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A man with a fixed grin vends Kit Kats to passers-by at London's Victoria station. NEWS FROM KITKAT [Frank PR News Blog via Shiny...

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Personal energy harnesser designed for rural Africa

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Yesterday we showed you one design firm's efforts to wring energy out of all sorts of doors, revolving, sliding and standard. Now take a look at the invention of Dr. Cedrick Ngalande, who wants to capture energy in a region that doesn't have as many doors--rural Africa.

Up to $1000 of Cell Phone Bill Credit Up For Grabs

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Just got this in via email: CellPhones.Org recently started its 2009 Blogger Appreciation Awards. What’s interesting about the contest are the three promised prizes: The website promises to pay one year’s worth of the first prize winner’s cell phone bills—or a thousand dollars...

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