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Netflix Streaming Could Cost Company Up to $2 Billion

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Netflix's transition into the cloud comes with a hefty price tag. Those royalties don't come free, after all. According to estimates, Netflix's big push toward its Watch Instantly service has cost the company more than $1.2 million.

ASUS WX-DL Touch-sensitive Optical Wireless Mouse

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ASUS has unveiled its latest product in the form of the ASUS WX-DL. It is actually a touch-sensitive optical wireless mouse that has multimedia buttons located on its top. The mouse also uses a touch sensitivity to allow gesture controls.

The MacBook Air’s unique display

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The folks at TechRestore have taken it upon themselves to remove the gloss from Apple's MacBook Airs. In the process, they've discovered that the laptop's multi-layered display is truly a thing to behold.

Leg Lamp

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With Halloween looming ever closer I think this Leg Lamp would be the perfect item to light your end table to get you in the spooky spirit of Halloween. Pete must have felt quite brave when he purchased the woman’s leg, some stockings and a pair of high heels.

Razer Anansi MMO Gaming Keyboard

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Razer comes back with its newest gaming peripheral, the Anansi gaming MMO keyboard. Designed and engineered especially for the MMO gamer, the Razer Anansi provides gamers the power to instantly use up to seven times more commands and abilities over the current 12 ability keys normally accessible on...

Palm Pre 2 for Rogers confirmed through device shots

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A version of the Palm Pre 2 for Rogers was confirmed today through a scoop showing it in action. HP's webOS slider has both an official Rogers box and connects to the Canadian provider's 3G network, indicating that it's the destination for the North American HSPA model spotted at the FCC just a...

Spotify rumored giving out advance cash to rush US launch

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Spotify may finally be edging closer to its promised US launch as a...

eBooks for kids take a step backward in 3-Little Pigs

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The field of interactive children's eBooks has become quite sophisticated over the last number of months.

Another hardware keyboard solution for iPhone

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There are many iPhone detractors who still won't let go of the fact that the iPhone doesn't have a physical keyboard.

BJs fires off pre-Black Friday deals

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Section: Video, HDTV, Computers, Laptops, NetbooksBJ’s is running some decent specials in the run up to Black Friday.  From HDTVs to 3D, BJs got some good prices for those looking to jump the Black Friday gun.  The debate on the quality of Black Friday deals rages on as the economy...

Sceptre New Galaxy Series 42-inch 120Hz LED HDTV

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Sceptre has just announced the addition of its new 42-inch 120Hz LED HDTV to its contemporary Galaxy Series. The wall mountable 42-inch LED HDTV boasts a 120Hz refresh rate, allowing this LED HDTV to produce crisper/ cleaner images.

BlackBerry maker’s shares spike on rumors of takeover

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Research in Motion shares have jumped almost eight percent in the past two days over rumors that the BlackBerry creator may be a takeover target. The possible buyer hasn't been named, but Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu speculated that Cisco would make the most sense were the rumor to be true.

Barnes & Noble intros Nook Color: the worst of all worlds

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Barnes & Noble introduced a new color version of its Nook eBook reader on Tuesday and as expected, it features a color touch screen. Unfortunately for B&N, this new device is unlikely to pose a significant challenge to either Apple's iPad or Amazon's Kindle.

Was the $188 Android Tablet from CherryPal a scam?

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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers Back in October we learned of the CherryPad, which was an Android tablet that was coming with a $188 price tag. In terms of the specs, they were nothing over the top, but at the same time the seemed more than fair for a sub-$200 price point.

PlayStation Phone gaming platform to be named Z-System?

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The upcoming PlayStation Phone maybe tied to a new gaming platform dubbed "Z-System," according to several details that have recently surfaced. The name has been placed on the status bar of the prototype device that was pictured earlier today.

ILong Gpad Android Tablet

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Shenzhen ILong’s Gpad is a new Android tablet from China. Powered by a 720Mhz Telechips TCC8902 chip, the gadget features a 7-inch (800 x 480) resistive touchscreen, a 256MB RAM, a 4GB flash storage, a camera and a 3200mAh battery. The ILong Gpad runs on the Google Android 2.1 OS.

Instead Of Booth Babes, Northrop Grumman Has Gun Bots

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It’s a well-established tradition at tech conventions, where nerds like us abound, to stock one’s booth with beautiful women — “come for the girls, stay for the iPod cases” seems to be the idea, and in general it works.

Some Apple execs exercise stock options

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Several Apple executives took advantage of the fact that Apple stock hit an all-time high recently to cash out some stock options for extra christmas spending money.

Amazon And Best Buy Sell Out Of Kinect Pre-Orders

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I got taken to task yesterday by some humorless fanboys for what was clearly satire, so I’m going to play this one straight. It seems that both Best Buy and Amazon have ceased to issue pre-orders for the Kinect, although you can still buy a bundle with a new 360.

T-Mobile myTouch 4G gets official Nov. 3 date, $200 price

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Following quickly on the heels of leaks, T-Mobile tonight locked down the shipping details for the myTouch 4G. The full-touch Android phone should ship on November 3 and will have an official price of $200 on a contract. Wirefly and a handful of other retailers are already selling it for $150….

Extra! Extra! app may be scraping news museum’s feed of front pages

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TUAW came across the US$3.99 app Extra! Extra! when developer Finbarr Brady solicited a review. Extra! Extra! bills itself as an app that will supply you with the daily front pages of more than 800 newspapers from around the globe.

Acer Plans to Launch Tablets In November

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It’s the year of the tablets as electronics makers rush to get one of the hottest gadgets of the year into the hands of users. Acer is the latest to announce it will launch a new line of tablets.

Count The Beats: Moog Filtatron – a closer look

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Last week, Moog Music released Filtatron, an iPhone app modeled after Moog's own analogue hardware. If you're not familiar, and you're wondering what the heck a Moog is anyway, you may be surprised to find you've probably heard one dozens of times before, performed on countless albums.

Google: buying Android was “best deal ever”

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Google's decision to buy Android in 2005 was its "best deal ever," corporate development VP David Lawee remarked at the Stanford Accel Symposium today. The executive admitted that he didn't see the launch panning out but pointed to Android's success as a platform as proof.

Sprint plans to phase out iDEN

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Sprint will gradually phase out its iDEN network, the carrier's CEO Dan Hesse said in an interview with FierceWireless. As customers sign up for Sprint's CDMA network rather than iDEN, the closure of the latter will free up the 800MHz iDEN frequency.

Lomography Sprocket Rocket Is A Micro-Sized 35mm Lomo Camera

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Lomography’s latest camera is a bite-sized guy with a panoramic lens and, of course, manual film advance. It’s called the Sprocket Rocket, and it’s about as simple as cameras get these days.

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