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Novelty Crash-Helmets Suggest Pulpy, Soft Contents

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While cyclists can choose whether or not to protect their heads, a helmet is mandatory for motorcyclists pretty much everywhere in the western world (except Naples in Italy, if the amount of lid-less kids on scooters is anything to go by). But what if you could make the helmets even safer?

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HTC Sense UI Could Land on Windows Phone 7

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Several weeks ago, Microsoft [MSFT] announced that there would be no third party UI enhancements to Windows Phone 7 which in turn, would give every Windows Phone 7 user the same experience in terms of the UI regardless of what smartphone they are using.We heard today though that HTC still plans on...

Nokia N8 on T-Mobile UK is Coming Soon

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Nokia is launching the N8 soon. Vodafone already has a coming soon page up for the N8 from about 2 months ago and yet, it still hasn't arrived on their network.T-Mobile has now also put up a coming soon page for the N8 and just as the Vodafone page, it mentions no specific release date.Previously...

BBC iPad and iPhone News App Launched

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The BBC has launched a new iPad and iPhone app for BBC News that brings current news to the devices.With the app being created by/for the BBC, it has no ads and is free to download. The application it's self works well.

New Bond gadget? A tiny pen paper shredder with “invisible letters writing”

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New from some Chinese company: a manual paper shredder inside a pen. It also has a secret ink feature and the manufacturer describes it thuswise: 1:White led flash light on top 2:Writing ballpen 3:Write out invisible letters. 4:Light the letters with LED light on top and read your secrets.

Give the new Mac Mini your own color scheme curiosity of Colorware

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Colorware’s latest victim is the new twist-off Mac Mini. This means you can finally give it a proper Apple color scheme rather than the stale aluminum look. Personally I enjoy color combo of a smoke white body and a steel logo. Although I’m not sure I’d spend $250 for the service.

Apple to offer iPad engraving for the holidays?

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Want to kill the resale value of an iPad or iPod? Get it engraved. It’s like an electronic tattoo that seemed like an awesome idea at the time, but six months from now you’re going to look like an Internet douche paying homage to double rainbows on the back of your iDevice.

iPhone 4 Ships To Another 17 Countries On Friday

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Apples new iPhone 4 will be available in 17 additional countries beginning July 30th : Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

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Facebook Says Zuckerberg Signature In Ceglia Lawsuit Was Forged

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We told you a while back that a man called Paul D. Ceglia was suing Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg in a lawsuit where he claims that he owns 84 percent of the worlds largest social networking site.

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ColorWare gets our favorite colors to the Apple Mac Mini

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After the Xbox 360 S and the iPhone 4, most of you may have thought Mac Mini to be next on the king of gadget coloring – ColorWare. But if you trust me, I never thought so. Yet they have done it and the Apple Mac Mini is the latest entrant to the list of ‘have it in any color list’.

Onkyo LPF10M01 10-Inch Digital Frame

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Onkyo has announced its new 10-Inch Digital Photo Frame namely the LPF10M01 that comes with an HDMI input port that allows it to show content from HDMI source such as Blu-ray Player and HD Media Players as well.

Mac mini gets the Colorware treatment

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Colorware has been splashing its paint about again, and come up with this: a custom version of Apple’s Mac mini.

Acer brings slim S1 desktop LCDs to the US

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Acer this morning brought its thinnest desktop displays to a US audience. The S1 series is built on minimalism and has both thin bezels as well as a slim frame: the screen is never thicker than 0.6 inches.

Media tracking group to use iPhones for research

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The Coalition for Innovative Media today said it would be one of the first to use smartphones to conduct market research [sub. required]. About 1,000 people are being promised a free iPhone in return for reporting their usage habits in half-hour blocks.

Video (maybe): Top Gear breaks production car speed record with Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (but then that record is broken)

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A few days ago we learned that the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is now the fastest production car on the planet. Pretty exciting, yes.

Polaroid 300 Instant Analogue Camera

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Do you remember the Polaroid cameras? They were fun and they were considered an amazing thing when they appeared. For the nostalgics we have good news: the Polaroid 300 Instant Analogue Camera is available.

iPhone 4 Arrives in 17 More Countries This Friday

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Despite the lack of iPhone 4 units around the world Apple will start distributing the phone to 17 more countries this Friday (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland).

Acer P1100C and P1200B DLP Projectors

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Acer has announced two new DLP Projectors in Japan, they are the P1100C and the P1200B. The Acer P1100C features 800×600 resolution, 4000:1 contrast ratio while the P1200B offers 1024×768 resolution, 3700:1 contrast ratio.

MIT’s camera app puts historical images on new pictures of the place

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Visiting historic places and clicking pictures at those places where important events took place in time is just everyone’s passion. But adjusting the new photograph to superimpose on the old photograph of the place with same zoom etc is very difficult.

Onkyo CS-545 Audiophile-grade Micro Hi-Fi System

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In addition to the LPF10M01 Digital Frame, Onkyo also announced its CS-545 Audiophile-grade Micro Hi-Fi System.

Riskternatives: Conquist and Strategery

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Filed under: iPad I looked at two world conquest-style games that follow from the original Risk board game: Strategy and Conquist. Admittedly, I'm not a big Risk fan. I much prefer games that involve more building and planning and less random dice rolling.

IPhone 4 Available (Almost) Worldwide this Friday

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Despite delays, production troubles and having to deal with the whole antennagate non-issue, Apple has managed to gather enough iPhone 4s together to launch the handset in 17 more countries this Friday (the 6th).

Qi Wireless Power Consortium Could be the Start of Something Great

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One of the technologies that has people getting the most excited about is wireless charging. The technology is still far from perfect but this Qi Wireless Consortium Device is the closest so far.

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Flash: The Strobist’s Guide to Slaves

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David Hobby, the man responsible for re-lighting the enthusiasm for off-camera flash (and driving up second-hand prices of the same) has turned his lens on slavery. Not the unpaid servant kind, but the flash-triggering kind.

Android User Interface Stencil Kit

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We have featured a few of these stencil kits before on Geeky Gadgets, like the iPhone stencil kit and the iPad stencil kit, now there is a version which is designed to help you with you Android app designs, the Android User Interface Stencil Kit.

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Sony likely returned to profitability in past quarter

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Financially speaking, Sony had to go through some rough patches in the last few years. But if The Nikkei, Japan’s largest business daily, is to be believed, things are beginning to look brighter.

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