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BlackBerry 9800 hits FCC before today’s launch

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RIM has virtually confirmed the BlackBerry 9800 ahead of today's launch event as the FCC has posted a approval. Although the name is superficially kept secret, the design resembles the touchscreen slider, and multiple references exist to a "9800" model that confirm that it's the new design.

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Sigma released the APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Lens

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Sigma announced its new, optically stabilized APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM lens, which contains the company’s new “F” Low Dispersion (FLD) lens glass, is now available in the United States for the MSRP of $2,470.

Telenoid R1 robot recreates the physical presence of a remote user

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With the advent of technology came telephone calling and video calling facilities, but nothing replaces the feeling of talking to people face to face. Enters Telenoid R1, a child-sized telepresence robot that lets you feel as if an acquaintance in the distance is right next to you.

Pistol Bluetooth Headset

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The Major of Mount Holly in Minnesota hates talking on the telephone and has made his point by creating a DIY pistol Bluetooth headset inside a plastic gun. Every time he answers a call he holds the gun to his head looking more like a suicidal madman than a Mayor on the phone.

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Samsung EcoGreen F4EG 2TB Hard Drives

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Samsung Electronics has introduced its latest member of its desktop series hard drives, namely the Samsung EcoGreen F4EG. The new Samsung Hard Drives are available in 1.5TB and 2TB capacities and according to the manufacturer, the EcoGreen F4EG is world’s highest-density.

Kingston Announces Water Cooling-Ready HyperX H2O DDR3 Memory Kits

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Kingston today announced the release of HyperX ‘H2O’ water-cooled DDR3 dual- and triple-channel memory kits.

Casio unfurls pair of 14-megapixel compact cameras

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Casio today launched two new Exilim point-and-shoots with relatively traditional designs but raising the company's standards for basic cameras. The slimmer EX-S200 and the thicker EX-Z800 both capture at 14 megapixels with 4X optical lenses.

New Denon DHT-1311XP Home Theater in a Box

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Denon announced the DHT-1311XP, a 3D-ready 650-watt 5.1 home theater system. The home cinema in a box solution combines the AVR-1311 A/V receiver (110W x 5-channel) with the SYS-391HT 5.1 speaker system.

Transcend launches the USB 3.0 ExpressCard Adapter

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Transcend today launched a two-port USB 3.0 ExpressCard Adapter, an easy-to-install add-in card that allows users to enhance their notebook with blazing fast USB 3.0 technology.

Bing Maps Calculates Your Cab Fares

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As Bing maps continues to grow and add features the service becomes more and more impressive. The latest addition is the Taxi Fare calculator that calculates your expected fare by factoring in pick-up, time, and distance charges and will even calculate the shortest route making sure your not taken...

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Asus CineVibe Gaming Headset

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Asus unveils its new CineVibe Headset which was designed specially for Gaming Enthusiasts. The CineVibe Gaming Headset offers rumble-feedback vibrators for enhanced bass feeling, head-band with high-density Styrofoam, and breathing, anti-biotic leather cushion.

Casio EX-S200 And EX-Z800 Compact Digital Cameras

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Casio has added two new compact digital cameras to its range with the launch of the Casio EX-S200 and EX-Z800. Both of these new cameras use Casio’s Exilim Engine 5.0 which is designed to produce higher quality photos using digital zoom.

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DIY Secret Knock Detector lock is best use for Steampunk mechanical iris [Video]

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Regular garage door openers are dull; why aren’t you using a knock-controlled mechanical iris to authenticate visitors instead? BFarn has been detailing his beautiful secret-knock detecting door project, which hides a tap-sensitive panel behind a huge Steakpunk-styled iris.

FCC clear BlackBerry 9800 ahead of today’s reveal

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In just under two hours time we’re expecting RIM to announce their new BlackBerry 9800 slider alongside BlackBerry OS 6 in New York – our own Vincent Nguyen will be bringing us all the news from the event – but there’s the thorny issue of FCC approval to be navigated before...

Apple Adds RAW Support for Almost All Mirrorless Cameras

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Apple has another RAW Compatibility update out today. This would not usually be of note (unless a camera I owned was on the list, in which case I would be too excited to keep quiet) but support has been added for many of the most interesting cameras of the last few months.

Magic Eraser magically cleans your Apple products

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Filed under: Odds and ends, AppleBesides its usefulness cleaning walls, tables and shoes, the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is excellent at cleaning many Apple products.

Winestein

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Winestein($22) is a glass mug with wine stem on the inside, from zgallerie, I like it!..(Read...)

Defibrillator-shaped toaster crying out for a Steve Martin film to goof in

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While we wouldn’t argue with some kitchen/hospital crossovers – better food while you’re recuperating would be nice – we can’t help but think designing a toaster to look like a defibrillator opens up all manner of potential pratfalls.

Apple Store iPhone 4 Demo Unit Jailbroken

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The iPhone 4 jailbreak launched yesterday and along with that launch came an even easier way to jailbreak your device.

Ooma Has New Cheap International Calling Plans

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Ooma is stepping up their offering in the international calling game. The VoIP service providers latest plans are about as competitive as can be. Watch out, Vonage, Ooma has your mom’s number.

Android outselling iPhone in the US

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Google [GOOG] Android smartphones are outselling the Apple [AAPL] iPhone in the US according to a recent report by analyst group Nielsen.In terms of percentages, the number of smartphones sold this year using Google Android accounted for 27% of all smartphone sales.

Apple iPad 2 Could Get Camera

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Update: This is probably just a copy/paste error from iPhone documents although it is still believed that an iPad 2 is being worked on and it will likely contain a camera. Original post below...

MeeGo Smartphone Interface Nokia Style

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Meego the Linux-based open source mobile OS that was announced at Mobile World Congress 2010 by Intel and Nokia is aiming to merge the efforts of Intel on Moblin and of Nokia on Maemo into one project.

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Logitech Alert 750i & 750e network video security systems revealed [Video]

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Logitech has been pushing their webcams’ potential for home security for a while now, and with the new Logitech Alert cameras they’ve now got security-specific models to choose from.

Video: Solar-powered Electric Bike

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We’ve covered quite a few electric bikes over the last years, but this new model developed by a Japanese company called Hama Zero (no website) offers a new twist. Their “Solar Bike Fujin” is an electric bike that’s powered by electricity generated by an on-board solar panel.

iPhone 4 Gets Jailbroken With JailbreakMe At Apple Store (Video)

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Since the new JailbreakMe iPhone 4 jailbreak tool was released, it couldn’t be easier to jailbreak your iPhone 4 as the new jailbreak uses the Safari browser on the iPhone 4.

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