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x264 now encodes Blu-ray-compatible video

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Break out a blank DVD and fire up x264! The folks behind x264, the freeware h.264 encoder, have announced Blu-ray compatibility. That means you’ll be able to burn a DVD containing h.264 video that will play on your standard-issue Blu-ray player.

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USB-Powered LED Watch from Tokyoflash

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Broke is the name of this new colorful watch from the famous Japanese watch company Tokyoflash. It’s the first timepiece in the Kisai series to be USB rechargeable, “ensuring enhanced brightness and long lasting battery life”.

The netbook, she is dying

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Dear people who yelled at me when I said netbooks were garbage: I was right. IDC is reporting that sales of netbooks running the Atom platform are flat. Why? Well, first off people have a little cash so they want to buy something nice for themselves instead of a $350 junkbook.

Beta Beat: Dejumble 2

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Filed under: Beta BeatApps like Things and OmniFocus are (still) the big contenders for your task-management dollars, but there are plenty of fresh ideas popping up from "smaller" developers.

Nokia: misguided or misunderstood?

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Of all the mobile device companies out there today, you could make a strong argument for calling Nokia the most misunderstood.

See Better to Learn Better: Fuseproject’s collection of free eyeware

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"See Better to Learn Better" is a program sponsored by the Mexican Government to provide free eyeware to students between the ages of 6 and 18.

AMD ships six-core Phenom II X6

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AMD this morning at last took the wraps from its first mainstream six-core processor, the Phenom II X6.

Spotify adds social networking, user’s own music

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Online music service Spotify has issued its biggest update to date, using Facebook Connect to integrate friends that are also Spotify users. These friends will become visible in the Spotify browser, and activities can be published to Facebook profiles and within Spotify at the same time.

Nokia N8 Packs Every Known Feature into Sleek Slab

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Nokia’s new N8 smartphone has managed to squeeze everything into its slim and sleek aluminum case. And we mean everything. The spec-sheet reads like a laundry-list of all the things missing from (and all those included in) a certain other 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen cellphone.

Chicken Burger USB Hub

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This tasty looking thing is the latest addition to the never ending stream of weird computer accessories. It’s a 4-port USB 2.0 compliant hub designed to look like a chicken burger.

The Archos 5 Internet Tablet gets access to Android Market’s paid apps

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The Archos 5 Internet Tablet just got a bit cooler. It finally has access to paid apps from the Android Market thanks to the latest firmware. This solves one of the biggest gripes we’ve heard about the small Android tablets.

Verizon FiOS TV gets YouTube & web radio access

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With HDTVs, Blu-ray players, DVRs, HTPCs and cable boxes all offering YouTube access, it’s hard to believe there’s a mainstream service out there which hasn’t slapped streaming video into their offering.

Review: Energizer Recharge Smart Charger

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The last time I paid attention to rechargeable batteries was probably back in the early 1990s. We had this huge recharging tech that allowed you to recharge all sorts of batteries – none of which we owned – so we were limited to recharging the D cells we had and used in, as I recall,...

Track your ADD

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Get water, check the mail, step outside, feed the cat, make some tea, look for a snack—these are typical distractions for people (like me) who work at home.

Denon’s New A/V Receivers: Now You Can Afford One

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Denon Electronics is celebrating one hundred years of operation (what kind of A/V gear was it selling in 1910?) with a blowout line of products. It's also hoping that, after a recessionary year of low spending, people are ready to shop again.

Pioneer outs four “Works with iPhone” certified speaker docks

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iPod speaker docks are still big business and Pioneer just announced four solid high-end contenders. Whether you’re looking for an audio-specific model or a feature-packed system, one of these models will likely fit the bill — as long as you can pony up the cash for the high admission...

Minput Multipoint Optical Tracking Device turns Small Devices in to Mice

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Minput is a device that uses a couple of optical sensors to track movement on a device such as an MP3 player. By moving the device around, various menu functions can be accessed.

Voices that Matter iPhone: “From iPhone to iPad” panel

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Filed under: iPad To end the first day of the Voices that Matter iPhone conference in Seattle last weekend, a group of veteran iPhone developers sat down for a roundtable panel and talked about the iPad. August Trometer (Yowza!!)

Off the Wall: Yale MFA Graphic Design Thesis Show 2010

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If you're in the NYC area, don't miss Off The Wall, Yale's MFA Graphic Design Thesis Show 2010—you won't regret the "trek" out to New Haven.

TomTom Go Live 1000 packs capacitive touch, WebKit UI

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TomTom ushered in a newer wave of GPS units today through the Go Live 1000. Like the Garmin nuvi 3700 it's up against, TomTom's GPS switches to a capacitive touchscreen much more naturally suited to finger input.

Ian Lynam’s utopic Tokyo cell phone theme

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Japanese phones will always be cooler than ours in the US. Who wants an iPhone when you can't even download a keitai theme to it?

Don’t shrink my music, just make it invisible

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Question: How small does something have to be before you can lose it? And I'm not talking about leaving your cell phone on the train--I'm talking like I know it is somewhere in this house, I can't find it and it is driving me nuts. One thing I've never lost is an LP.

CrunchGear meetup this Thursday in Lexington, Kentucky

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So a funny thing happened to me the other day. I ran a little contest to give away the Time is Money calculator and clock. A guy named Tim won the TIM clock, which was pretty funny. I asked Tim for his mailing address, and he lives in lovely Lexington, KY.

Japanese government believes in future full of mind-reading devices

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Mind-reading devices are nothing really new, but Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) apparently sees a huge potential for that market in the near future.

Neofonie WePad gets some time in front of the camera [Videos]

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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers The Neofonie WePad was recently shown off during a press event in Germany, and judging from the videos that came out of the event—it looks like this may be a tablet worth considering.

Red Dead Redemption the game

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Red Dead Redemption is an action western game that will be available soon. This game promises to be one of the best of it’s kind. You will be able to use amazing weapons, to explore the Wild West, to be a outlaw or a good guy. Also you can hunt wild animals and start a gang with your friends.

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