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LaCie Minimus And Rikiki USB 3.0 External Hard Drives

September 9th, 2010 link to (permalink)

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LaCie has entered the portable USB 3.0 hard drive market by releasing the LaCie Minimus and Rikiki. Both hard drives are encased in sturdy brushed aluminum for an elegant aesthetic appeal. This aluminum case offers resilience from blunders, improved heat dissipation, and is fully recyclable.

Mozilla Labs Launches New Gaming Development Project

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In a bid to help the game developer community Mozilla Labs has launched a new project called Mozilla Labs Gaming. The project has been designed to provide developers with the tools and platform they need to create innovative games on the open web.

Apple loosens reigns, allows 3rd party iOS dev tools with caveat

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Here's a surprise we didn't expect this morning -- or ever, for that matter -- Apple has changed its stance on iOS app development, now allowing all tools "...as long as the resulting apps do not download any code."

Google logo clickthrough helps company make $250,000

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Section: Web, Google Google has been making some rather eye catching Doodle logos as of late. Apparently the logos created some serious waves for a specific toy manufacturer. Google threw up an homage for the 25th anniversary of the Buckminsterfullerene molecule on September 4th.

Rechargeable iPhone 4 Case Now Shipping

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SaFPWR (pronounced "safe power) has announced the availability of its new line of iPhone 4 battery cases. The Milano line comes with a rechargeable 2200mAh smart battery integrated into the case. Getting one will set you back $99.95.

LaCie Intros Compact USB 3.0 Hard Drives

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Carry all your data with you. LaCie has just introduced Minimus and the Rikiki, both small USB 3.0 drives. The Rikiki transfers data at 5GB per second, proving that you don't have to sacrifice performance for mobility. The Minimus is larger, but offers more storage.

Augmented Reality Wars: Projected Versus On-screen

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A Japanese research group recently created a prototype for a "gaming system" utilizing a camera synced with a portable projector. The gizmo projects an adorable little cartoon character (it is Japanese after all) who reacts with the 2D world he is projected on to.

New Innovation Brings Film to Point-and-Shoot Cameras

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I've seen a lot of technological advances in my lifetime, but I never thought I'd live to see the day that a company managed to bring film--you know, that stuff they make Hollywood blockbusters on--to an affordable point-and-shoot camera. $10? Are you kidding me?

Amazon To Sell Kindle At Best Buy

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Amazon is attempting to increase sales of its popular e-book readers, the Amazon Kindle, as well as being able to buy the Kindle from Amazon’s website, and stores like Target which started selling the Kindle in June, you will now be able to purchase it from Best Buy.

Apple Lifts App-Store Flash Ban, Publishes App Review Rules

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Apple has opened up the App Store review process, dropping its harsh restrictions on the tools developers are allowed to use and at the same time actually publishing the App Store Review Guidelines, a previously secret set of rules that governed whether or not your app would be approved.

ARM’s New Chip Leaves Everyone Else in the Dust, Again

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ARM Cortex A-15 MPCore image via ARM Almost all high-profile mobile devices use a version of ARM’s microprocessor. Samsung, Texas Instruments, and Qualcomm compete to get their chips on different devices, and Apple now makes their own, but all of them license their tech from ARM.

Apple Becoming More Transparent About App Store

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Apple has constantly been under scrutiny regarding their App store approval policy and today they took a solid first step in becoming more transparent with developers about that process.

Pentax Optio RS1000 gets LEGO-style skin

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We have to admit, we weren’t particularly convinced by the Pentax Optio RS1000 earlier on today, with its somewhat superfluous adhesive skins, but that’s because the camera company didn’t show us the really geeky options.

App Store Review Guidelines Now On-line

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Engadget has uploaded the App Store Review guidelines for you to peruse through. The guidelines are very specific in what will and will not be accepted in to the app store. Some of the specifics are as follows although the list is far longer than what we put below.

Rackspace Pulls The Plug On ‘Burn A Koran Day’ Church’s Web Site

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Surely by now you’ve heard of the Dove World Outreach Center, the Florida church that plans to hold a “Koran burning day” on September 11, the nine year anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Pretty much nobody think it’s a good idea, from Palin to Obama, from Gen. Petraeus to the FBI.

Amazon Kindle To Arrive at Best Buy Stores this Fall

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The Amazon Kindle should be showing up soon over at Best Buy stores in the US. Crunch Gear is reporting that Amazon's best selling item will be made available in store allowing users to have a look at the screen before purchasing the ebook reader.

BridgeCo partners with Apple to deploy AirPlay feature

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Apple has reportedly entered into a rare partnership with third-party vendor BridgeCo to help showcase its new AirPlay feature. At the companyís...

iPhone Mini Microscope Mod (video)

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If you are the inquisitive sort and like to see the details in the world then this quick little mod to convert your iPhone into a mini microscope is definitely worth a look, and all for under $11 or just around £3 on eBay UK.

Sirius XM’s XM Snap satellite radio with FM transmitter hits FCC

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A new Sirius XM device, the XM Snap, has shown up at the FCC.  According to the test report, the XM Snap is a digital satellite receiver for in-vehicle use, complete with “a transmitter operating in the 88 – 108 MHz FM band.

Ben Heck Show Goes On-Line Next Week

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Ben Heck has created a new internet TV show called The Ben Heck Show. The first episode will be available on-line from Monday 13th September. More details of the show can be found at the Ben Heck website. The show is being sponsored by element14.

ARM Eagle becomes Cortex-A15, promises up to 2.5GHz

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ARM today gave a name and details to its future Eagle mobile architecture. The Cortex-A15 can scale up to 1.5GHz in a dual-core format and can even work in quad-core versions up to 2.5GHz, although this is more likely to reach larger or server-like devices.

Nook For Android Gets Third Update: Some UI Cleanup Here & There

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A small update for nook for Android has been released. Most of the changes affect various UI elements—you can now turn on and off text justification, for example. Let’s see, what else is in here…

Qualcomm CEO: “Netbooks are dead.” Me: “Duh.”

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How sweet it is to have your madness vindicated. The niche that netbooks once controlled – namely the “cheap portable computer” market – is now being filled with tablets and netbooks, those horrible, horrible little computers, are dying. And this isn’t just me ranting.

It’s a Robot Lego Sloth World, We Just Live In It (video)

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Since the beginning of time, mankind has remained in awe of the three-toed sloth. By all accounts, the humble sloth, which moves so slow it actually has moss growing on it, shouldn't be alive.

CUPP hybrid PC pairs always-on ARM chip with Core 2 Duo [Video]

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Instant-on OSes aren’t unusual these days on laptop computers, generally offering a fast-booting Linux based environment for basic multimedia playback, internet browsing and email that’s separate from the core OS.

Apple App Store Review Guidelines Published

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Apple has today announced that it is lifting the restrictions on third part developer tools for creating applications for iOS devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

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