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Convertible web surfing loveseat

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The Calypso by designer Brandon Allen takes the concept of the futon, updates it to the year 2009, tweaks it a little bit, and then kicks it square in the nuts.

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Expansys steals Nokia’s thunder, fully outs the E75

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It looks like Expansys is making a habit out of stealing people’s thunder, this being the second product page to go up prior to official announcement in the past week. This time it’s the Nokia E75 which, admittedly, wasn’t much of a secret at this point anyway.

Perhaps pizza vending machines are why America is so fat

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Let’s not split hairs: the United States of America is an awesomely fat country. A full 26 percent of Americans were considered obese in 2007—by 2048 nearly every single American (statistically, at least) will be obese.

Showdown: Kindle 2 vs. Sony Reader

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Amazon's Kindle 2 has undergone a liposuction and is slimmer, sleeker and a has better profile than its predecessor. The new Kindle also sports a 25 percent longer battery life, says Amazon, and has a better keyboard making it easier to flip pages.

Except for AIDS, nothing has changed

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Except for AIDS, nothing has changed! A new AIDS awareness campaign by MTV. Click 2 enlarge!Advertiser: MTV Agency: Loducca São Paulo Creative Director: Guga Ketzer Art Director: Cassio Moron, Andre Nassar...

Plastic Logic Announces E-Reader Content Partners

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As you'd expect, the Amazon Kindle 2 announcement is all over the Web today. In other e-reader news, though, Plastic Logic, the company behind the very promising device we first heard about last year--it's larger than others at 8.5 by 11 inches, very thin and lightweight, and even flexible--has...

Hands on the Kindle 2: First impressions and photos

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Section: Gadgets / Other, Green, Lifestyle We’ve played with the Kindle 2. What’s the verdict? It’s a step in the right direction bit needs more features. The Kindle 2 is what the original Kindle should have been.

Amazon Kindle 2 official: $359 on February 24th

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Amazon have officially announced the Kindle 2 ebook reader this morning, complete with a newly designed - and super-thin 0.36-inch - casing, wireless connectivity for cable-free ebook downloads, and up to two weeks of battery life.

Kingston intros 32GB version Elite pro CF card

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Kingston has recently announced a 32GB addition to its Elite pro CompactFlash line. The card is designed to meet the demands of both amateur professional digital videographers and photographers with its 133x 25MB/s read and 20MB/s write speeds, to enable high speed content recording and...

Luiz ‘just signed a game deal with EA’ Felipe Scolari sacked as Chelsea FC manger

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Who saw this coming? We (well, Portugal’s A Bola) brought news last week that EA had signed a deal with Luiz Felipe Scolari, who is Chelsea FC’s manager. Wait, hold on, was Chelsea FC’s manager! Yup, he was just sacked. Sky Sports is freaking out.

Kindle books on laptops, iPhone coming soon along with international versions

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At one point in Jeff Bezos’ presentation he mentioned WhisperSync, a system for syncing all of your Kindles.

Two more Samsungs sneak out of the oven

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Okay, seriously. Its gotta be intentional at this point. Samsung is a more than a dozen pre-MWC leaks deep, with everything from the lowest of lows to their higher-end stuff out on the table. Two more Samsung phones purported to be getting their announcements next week have now leaked.

Samsung Lapfit secondary monitors are exact height of primary display

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Samsung's latest accessory is the Lapfit, a secondary monitor the exact height of your laptop's display, and seems primarily aimed at the skin-peelingly obsessive compulsive, the sort of people who can only eat apples of a specific grammage and see the entire world overlaid with an invisible...

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Polaroid mirror

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Only $23, but you could probably make your own with an old Polaroid snapshot, some tape and a pocket mirror.

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Sony VAIO P up for pre-order at Best Buy

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BestBuy.com has the Sony VAIO P (don’t call it a netbook!) in a rainbow of fashionable colors up for pre-order. It’s an online-only affair but let’s say, for the sake or argument, you have a Best Buy credit card and you want to take advantage of 18-month interest-free financing.

Archos Android MID coming Q3 2009: HD, HSUPA and just 10mm thick

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Archos have announced plans to launch an Android-based Internet Media Tablet, that would deliver not only the high-definition media playback of the company’s existing range, but offer voice communication, wireless connectivity and access to the Android Market of smartphone applications.

Archos unveils plans for an Android-based Internet Media Tablet mobile “phone”

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Archos, best known for its line of hard drive-based portable media players, has announced plans to “extend its product line with a new ultra-thin Internet Media Tablet combined with a mobile phone, by merging Google’s Android telephony stack and the ARCHOS’ multimedia...

Mac Copycat Psystar Gets Ammo to Countersue Apple

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A federal judge on Friday gave Mac cloner Psystar the greenlight on continuing its countersuit against Apple. The ruling allows Psystar to amend its counterclaim to allege Apple is stretching copyright laws by prohibiting the Mac operating system from being installed on non-Apple PCs.

Cutest Cate

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The cate so so cute! More pics, check out the full flick set(many photos)!

Digi-Mug – A Mug with Digital Photo Frame

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A mug with the digital photo frame inside, if you love this design? This Digi-Mug - Digital Photo Frame Mug($TBA) includes a digital photo frame with 1Mb of memory lets you save about 50 photos.

Fashion Weapons by Massimo Gammacurta

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Fashion Weapons by Massimo Gammacurta. Cool! Massimo Gammacurta is a NY still life photographer, was born in Rome, Italy. I love this project! Click 2 enlarge! Check out see more.

Sony Europe releases new line of XB headphones

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The XB stands for “eXtra Bass,” according to Sony. These new deluxe cans also “recreate the club ambience,” which is not really what I try to get out of my headphones, but a lot of people seem to like clubs, so it’s a worthwhile goal for Sony.

CrunchDeals: Flip Video F230W for $59

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Wanna jump into the world of pocket video cams? This Flip F230W is a great, entry level model but don’t expect stellar recording results. It only records 30 minutes worth of video, but the $59 price might justify it for you. Who knows how long the sale will last for so jump on it Woot-style.

Guess who played Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars at the weekend?

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Rockstar had Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on display at the New York Comicon at the weekend. (Expect a video of the show itself sometime tomorrow; please note that editing video on a plain ol’ MacBook is stupid.)

Sony Ericsson to announce 8-megapixel “Hikaru” Walkman phone at MWC09?

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Take the 8-megapixel shooter and slider form factor from the Sony Ericsson C905, up the screen from 2.4″ to 2.6″, throw in stereo speakers, dedicated music keys and an oh-so-necessary 3.5mm headphone jack, and stamp on the Walkman logo. What do you get? The Hikaru.

New Samsung Phone Joins the Megapixel Race

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It's the attack of the clones. After releasing its 8-megapixel touchscreen phone on T-Mobile last week, Samsung has announced a similar device but with a physical keyboard. The latest Samsung Ultra Touch S8300 phone is a slider that comes with a bright OLED-based display and a 8-megapixel camera.

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