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AT&T adds eco-friendly Samsung Evergreen messager phone

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AT&T has launched Samsung's Evergreen, a messaging handset geared for environmentally conscious consumers. The device utilizes 70 percent recycled post-consumer plastics, while the packaging is assembled with 80 percent recycled post-consumer paper....

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This Just Inbox: Studio Ve’s Clever Bookshelves Reposition Convention

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Shay Carmon and Ben Klinger, of Israel-based Studio Ve, have designed a new series of clever shelves that preserve the material convention of wooden planks and steel bookends while proposing new shelving arrangements.

Carbon Disclosure Project Looks To Reveal Carbon Footprint Of Big Cities

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Just how how much pollution do large cities produce? That's what the Carbon Disclosure Project aims to find out. The CDP is hoping to determine the carbon footprint of over 50 of the world's largest urban centers, and already three major cities have signed up: Toronto, New York City, and London.

While store customers get Halloween patches, Apple’s retail VP cleans up

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File under "Awww": Children visiting the Bellevue, WA Apple Store on Halloween were treated to collectible instant-stick logo patches, says iPhone Savior. The patches ran out pretty quickly, but they were popular while they lasted.

Galaxy Tab meta-review: promising, disappointing iPad rival

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Samsung's Galaxy Tab has been given its first wave of early reviews and has met with mixed reactions. Most have compliments about the hardware but have warned that Android's known lack of optimization has hurt the interface.

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Hackable Atari Controller For Your MAME Pleasure

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While I wouldn’t say that the Atari controller is particularly ergonomic, it’s a classic of the form and brings back all sorts of happy, fuzzy memories. This $25 controller connects to a Mac or PC via USB and supports all major game emulators including Stella and MAME.

Nexus Two – bogus?

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile Last week, we passed on info that Samsung had possibly built the Nexus Two, a top-of-the-line Android phone that was tipped to be the first Gingerbread Android phone. Now, a Samsung official is debunking that info. The mock up...

Nexus Two – bogus?

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile Last week, we passed on info that Samsung had possibly built the Nexus Two, a top-of-the-line Android phone that was tipped to be the first Gingerbread Android phone. Now, a Samsung official is debunking that info. The mock up...

HyperMac to Rebrand to HyperJuice, Stop Selling Batteries Today

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An e-mail from Sanho Corporation CEO Daniel Chin announced this morning that HyperMac, the embattled external battery company sued by Apple in September, would be rebranding itself as "HyperJuice" as part of that ongoing legal wrangling with Apple.

HyperMac to Rebrand to HyperJuice, Stop Selling Batteries Today

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An e-mail from Sanho Corporation CEO Daniel Chin announced this morning that HyperMac, the embattled external battery company sued by Apple in September, would be rebranding itself as "HyperJuice" as part of that ongoing legal wrangling with Apple.

Azio Unveils New Line of Wired and Wireless Keyboards

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Azio, a manufacturer of computer peripherals like USB hubs, hard drive docks and external drive enclosures, and home networking peripherals, is getting into the keyboard game with five new wireless and wired keyboard models the company will release tomorrow.

Spout TPot

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This Spout TPot from paigerussell, is simple and beautiful!"When the tallest member o..(Read...

Nissan Unveils Two-seater Electric Concept

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While the Leaf may be Nissan's current EV priority, that hasn't stopped the company from looking towards the future. The automotive giant recently unveiled a brand new concept that resembles a golf cart and could be the future of electric vehicles.

Space Shuttle Discovery Launching for Last Time November 3rd

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For NASA, the next couple of days will be historical, as the organization, and all those tied to it in one way or another, count down the days until the space shuttle Discovery launches into space for the last time.

HTC 7 Pro for Sprint Preorder Date Begins December 8th, According to Rumor

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At the launch of Windows Phone 7, when Microsoft took time out of their busy schedule to show off plenty of new handsets, and let carriers around the world announce when they’d be getting in on the Windows Phone goodness, it also became brutally clear that there wouldn’t be a single...

Amazon Kindle dodges China’s censorship firewall

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Amazon's Kindle reader reportedly skirts China's Internet censorship system, according to an AFP report. The 3G model is said to enable users to access a wide range of content that is typically blocked by the government, such as Facebook and Twitter....

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Amazon Kindle dodges China’s censorship firewall

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Amazon's Kindle reader reportedly skirts China's Internet censorship system, according to an AFP report. The 3G model is said to enable users to access a wide range of content that is typically blocked by the government, such as Facebook and Twitter....

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Twitter’s Top Trending Topics of the Week: Chaplin, Octopus, and More

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Many important things happened last week: Paul the Octopus sadly passed away, Glee did Rocky Horror, and some people thought that time travel was real. How do I know all this? Why, Twitter of course! Gearlog rounded up some of last week's top trending Twitter posts.

Classic USB Joystick – Now in Stores

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Remember that cool Classic USB Joystick Controller that we wrote about here at GeekAlerts a couple of years ago. Well, a very similar product is now available in stores. The iconic 80s joystick now plugs into your PC. Plays old games. Plays new games.

Bloom Laptop Created For Easy Recycling (video)

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Currently recycling laptops and electronic equipment can be a difficult and costly process but graduate students at Stanford hope to lead the way in designing easily recyclable laptops.

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Starship Enterprise Model Flies Through Water (video)

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A highly detailed remote control model of the Starship enterprise has been created that can fly not through space but water. Watch the video after the break to see it in action.

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58-Inch Multi-Touch iPhone Desk

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This giant 58-inch multi-touch iPhone table is designed to be a 58-inch working iPhone. The 58-..(Read...

Bloom notebook concept dismantles in 120 seconds [Video]

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It’s a sad fact of life that, while we give plenty of thought to our gadgets when they’re shiny and new, we don’t tend to consider what happens at the other end of their life-cycle.

HyperMac to return as HyperJuice

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As of tomorrow, November 2nd, HyperMac will stop selling MagSafe-Compatible charging cables, in compliance with a lawsuit filed by Apple. Now, the company has announced its intentions to re-brand itself "HyperJuice," though what that will entail other than a name change is unknown.