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The Necky Laptop Cooling Station Takes All

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These days, a device with only one function simply has no place in the tech world. That is why we like this new Necky Laptop Cooling Station. Most other cooling stations simply offer a flat station with a fan to keep your laptop running nice and cool, which is good, but it still isn’t enough.

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Report: Android 2.2 now running on HTC Desire

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones In case you don’t want to wait until Q3 (at the earliest) to run Android 2.2 on your HTC Desire, you may want to use the latest Android 2.2 Build from udK_dev. It supposedly works very well even with the tricky HTC…

Study shows reading on tablets is slower vs. books

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Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks According to a recent study conducted by Dr. Jakob Nielsen of the Nielsen Norman Group (no relation to the Nielsen fametrics company), it will take longer to read a book on the Kindle or an iPad when compared to an actual book.

iPhone 4 Jailbreak Teased by Geohot

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Another iPhone 4 jailbreak is being teased. This time it’s done by Geohot who has provided jailbreaks in the past.The downside right now is that the iPhone 4 jailbreak probably wont come from Geohot for some reason that we are not sure of.The picture above simply had an opening line of text…

Ballistic HC Series iPhone 4 Case

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Ballistic unveils its new HC Series rugged iPhone 4 Case. The Ballistic HC Series was engineered with FOUR layers of protection and a built in screen protector, this case offers security from drops, fingerprints, scratches, dust and life in general.

Buffalo SHD-NHPU2 PSATA Solid State Drive

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Buffalo announces its new SHD-NHPU2 PSATA Solid State Drive in Japan that uses the PSATA interface and based on MLC NAND flash technology. The SHD-NHPU2 SSD uses a USB 2.0 connector and comes with 64MB cache memory.

Name the Thing Contest – 139

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Thanks to Dangerous Prototypes and Gadget Factory for sponsoring the contest this week. They will be providing a project that they jointly collaborated on. The Open Logic Sniffer logic analyzer is sure to make quick work out of troubleshooting your most complex circuit on your bench.

iPhone 4 jailbroken, but not for you

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A bit of bittersweet news for all you crazy cats and kittens. GeoHot has jailbroken the iPhone 4 but, as he says in his comments, don’t ask him for it. He won’t give it to you. What does this mean?

Sony launches the DSC-T99 Cyber-shot Digital Camera

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Sony launched the 14.1 megapixel DSC-T99 camera–an affordable T-series Cyber-shot model that will be available for about $250. With a CCD image sensor, the camera offers Sweep Panorama mode, a 3-inch touch screen and a 25mm-wide Carl Zeiss® lens.

Sneijder and Dutch have ‘Power band’ to deny Paul’s Spain the World Cup glory

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Relying on superstition is one thing and banking upon tried and tested formulas another, while Octopus Paul and the football pundits have Spain lined up for the coveted title, Wesley Sneijder and his orange squad, besides their individual skills and coach Bert van Marwijk, have ‘Power Balance’…

Microsoft’s display for the future reacts to your needs

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We have all stylized our environment with all sorts of wonderful and high-def displays available, but Microsoft’s Applied Sciences R&D-team thinks this isn’t the future, as such display are blank when it comes to interaction.

Chumby tech to reach tablets, TVs

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Chumby software may soon extend its reach beyond the Chumby One, Sony Dash, and Insignia's Infocast picture frame to include tablet computers, TVs and home energy control monitors.

Hyper Realistic Paintings by Hilo Chen

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By New York based photo-realist artist Hilo Chen...(Read...)

BlackBerry Pearl 3G part hints at impending AT&T launch

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Yet another indication that the BlackBerry...

HIPITouch Tablet For Kids

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Shanghai-based gadget manufacturer HIPIKids has announced a brand new tablet device that is aimed at children. Dubbed as the HIPITouch, the tablet features a 10.1-inch multitouch screen and a custom designed HIPICUBE OS that is specially created for discerning young Internet natives.

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My trip through Time Capsule Hell leads to a different backup approach

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Filed under: HardwareI bought a one terabyte Time Capsule shortly after it hit the market, along with an external 1.5TB drive. I use the Time Capsule's internal drive to back up two smaller capacity Macs, while the external disk backs up my two larger capacity Macs.

Panasonic making Lumix L1 sequel?

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A new rumor from Italian site PMStudioNews maintains that a new Panasonic digital camera is about to be released. It would be based on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1, and share its design and simple controls.

NEC NP115 Affordable Projector

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NEC has recently announced the addition of the NP115 projector to its NP Value series as a successor to the successful NP110. The new NP115 is perfect for mobile applications such as classrooms with portable carts or conference rooms where ultra-affordable and lightweight units are a must.

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Apple sues three MagSafe adapter clone sellers

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Apple on Thursday sued three US resellers for allegedly infringing on the patents behind the MagSafe power adapters for the MacBook and MacBook Pro.

Sony Europe exec: 3D Blu-ray on PS3 in September, lots more to come

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Sony has been pushing for 3D more and more, and this E3 was kind of a turning point for them. The combination of the Move and 3D gaming means they actually have a unique angle on gaming now, instead of just a different controller and hardware.

Could I interest the gentleman in a bespoke toy car?

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If you have $65 to spend and you want a Pinewood Derby racer that will literally outlive you and most of your descendants, drop over to this website and press the Buy Now button.

Verizon concedes an error allowed customers to receive Droid X early

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones Two days ago we reported that a few lucky customers happened to receive the Motorola Droid X ahead of time because the customer service rep placed an order when he/she was not supposed to. A Verizon customer (name unknown)...

Judge says $675,000 verdict for RIAA is unconstitutional

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Boston Judge Nancy Gertner today ruled that the $675,000 in damages levied in the Joel Tenenbaum piracy case was illegal. An order from the legislator called the penalty "unconstitutionally excessive" and cut the penalty to $67,500.

Barnes and Noble eReader app updated

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Filed under: iPadI've been watching the e-reader competition with great interest lately -- after the iPad entered the market with such a splash, Amazon and Barnes & Noble have been trying to position their own devices in a place where they'll at least be profitable.

Panasonic KX-PW821 Paperless Fax Machine

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The Panasonic KX-PW821 is not your ordinary fax machine because it doesn’t use paper. The KX-PW821 uses a touchscreen display to generate something and then hit a send button to have it transmitted. What’s more, this new fax machine allows for sent material to be placed in SDHC cards.

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Samsung Vibrant’s launch bumped up to July 15

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T-Mobile in a surprise for subscribers this afternoon moved up the launch of the Samsung Vibrant to July 15. Originally slated for July 21, the Android phone should ship both to T-Mobile's stores and third parties a week earlier. It didn't explain the reasoning for the early release....

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