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PSP now available in even more colors

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You know that a product is nearing its death once it’s available in every color under the rainbow. European gamers will soon be able to pick up the PSP in three new colors just as Japanese gamers now have carnival colors available.

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Get an Acer Aspire One for $239.99 with free shipping

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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops, NetbooksLooking for a nice low price on a netbook and not wanting to hit up the used market? Well, the deals seem to be showing up, and the latest is an Acer Aspire One for just $239.99, and that comes along with free shipping.

The Ark: Mobile hot tub and sauna on a trailer

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This trailer, known as "The Ark", is a sauna and hot tub built by Vernon Albert to be rented as a "mobile Roman bath". He apparently had a hard time getting it insured.

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Pocket Shark: The Pen of Death

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This $7 marker is made of grivory, which is some sort of reinforced plastic. The intention is to create a pen that is also a capable weapon. Adage Fail: The makers failed to get through their pitch without saying "The pen is mightier than the sword."

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LEGO minifig motorcycle helmet

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Supposedly via Design Boom, but I can't find the original.

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Cardboard PC takes quixotic stand against PC cases

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This concept for, essentially, a cardboard box you put your PC components in, is designed to be a replacement for the tower cases that end up sitting in landfills when you upgrade. I appreciate the idea, but I’m afraid they’re tilting at windmills here.

Mission Motors Unveils 150 MPH Electric Motorcycle

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Mission Motors has unveiled the Mission One, a production-ready electric motorcycle that the company claims is the fastest ever, at the TED 2009 conference, according to the The Kneeslider. For the past two years, the company has been working on the project in secret.

LightLane Lasers Create Instant Bike Lanes

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Riding a bicycle at night may have just gotten a bit safer. Designers at Altitude have unveiled Lightlane, a gadget that mounts on a bicycle and shoots two bright red laser beams and the universal symbol for a bicyclist on the pavement below the bike, according to Autopia.

Kyocera Introduces X-TC Texting Phone

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Virgin Mobile and Kyocera have unveiled the X-TC, a text messaging-oriented slider phone that sports a full QWERTY keyboard and a budget price.

Tazzari Unveils Details on Zero Electric City Car

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Italian automaker Tazzari has lifted the covers a bit more on the Zero, the company's stylish electric city car for the masses, AutoblogGreen reports.

Chelsea FC manager Luis Felipe ‘No Plan B’ Scolari to star in EA soccer game

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Ha! The worst coach in the English Premier League, Chelsea’s Luis Felipe Scolari, has signed a deal with Electronic Arts [in Portuguese] to be in a Nintendo DS game. No idea when it’s coming out, but EA shouldn’t have a hard time getting Big Phil to its studios.

Analyst: Amazon Sold 500K Kindles in 2008

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Amazon has been famously coy about how many Kindle e-book readers the company has sold. But Mark Mahaney, an analyst at Citigroup, is estimating that Amazon sold 500,000 of the things in 2008, and that the Kindle is on track to become a $1.2 billion business for Amazon by 2010, according to...

Asus 7-inch Netbook Modded Into Tablet

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Converting a notebook into a tablet is one of the toughest — and most impressive — mods out there. Over in Mobile01forums are some pictures (above) of a 7-inch Asus Eee PC 701 netbook turned into a tablet, and it looks pretty sweet.

We Want to Know: What Do You Think About magicJack?

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It's been more than a year since PCMag.com first tested the magicJack, a clever VoIP device that lets you make very cheap phone calls using your PC. We've now retested magicJack in the Labs, and it works--most of the time. If something goes wrong, however, you are pretty much on your own.

Liquid Immersion Kits Target PC Performance Junkies

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Gaming junkies know the best way to extract high performance from your computer is to have liquid coolant keep it from overheating. While expensive desktops do that, it is difficult for those who want to build their own machines to get that.

Acer DX900 Smartphone is Glofiish DX900 in Acer Suit

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No matter how tight lipped Acer is, one of its ready to launch smartphone is still leaked-out. Its the Acer DX900 smartphone which is already available for pre-order in UK.

Apple Says No to Throwing Shoes at Bush on iPhone

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Many laughed at the sight of a reporter chucking his shoes at former prez George W. Bush — but Apple didn't find it funny enough to approve an iPhone app reenacting the incident.

Video: This is a steam-powered R2D2, your new God

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I dream of electric sheep, or something! Here’s a charming video of a steam-powered R2D2. Too funny! The creation of the robot is far more interesting than the robot itself. (Note: I hate all things Star Wars, so color me biased.)

Duros 8404 Ruggedized Tablet PC from Roper

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This is Roper Duros 8404 Rugged Tablet PC. We are talking about a 8.4-inched ruggedized tablet pc which can be operable in temperature ranged from -4 to 122 deg.F. Duros 8404 also survive after dropped up to 4 feet on to concrete. Its batter is hot swappable.

CrunchDeals: Verizon to go BOGO for BlackBerry

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Any chump can have one BlackBerry. But you, you.. you’ve got bigger dreams. You want to rock the pair, to tote the twins. You want two BlackBerry handsets. Beginning tomorrow, Verizon wants to make that happen - so they’re giving you a second BlackBerry for free. Buy one, get one!

Country Music Day

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Yup, you read that right. Today is a country music concert, so I’m feeling awfully twangy. Luckily, I have the neatest sight for my spotlight, which leads me to the almost blasphemous opinion that sometimes simpler is better.

Panasonic Toughbook Gets a Touchscreen

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Panasonic's Toughbook line of notebooks are the Jason Statham of the PC industry--rugged, action stars that just refuse to give up even when the car goes belly up. Turns out that the Toughbook has some soft corners. Panasonic's Toughbook-52 model will come with a 13.3-inch touchscreen display.

Hands On: Canson’s Papershow Makes Presentations Interactive, Fun

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Compelling presentations can be difficult to produce. Microsoft PowerPoint is so 1995. Apple's Keynote is more interesting, but not that many people own it. Neither tool has quite enough interactivity to make them responsive to real-time changes or questions.

10-inch Acer Aspire One D150 makes an FCC appearance

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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops, Netbooks It was back in late November of last year when we first got word that the 10-inch Acer Aspire One was set for a Q1 2009 release, however we have still been waiting for it to appear in a real world image. Now without any further waiting,...

Lenovo CEO steps down

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Section: Tech News, ComputersThe CEO of Lenovo, William Amelio announced his resignation today as his three year contract with the company comes to a close. Insiders speculate that the resignation stems from the company’s stunning $97 million loss for the third quarter. This number is a...

Samsung N20 advances on U.S.

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Conquering Europe presently with its promises of extravagant battery life, Samsung's NC20 will hit U.S. shores in a few months. The cost is edging skyward, however: $575, converting from the British price.

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