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Tech NewsFacebook Picks an iPod
After weighing all of the GB options and touchscreens versus scroll wheels, we’re still not completely sure which iPod or iPhone to get yet, but those profile-happy kids over at Facebook seem to know. With a commanding 31% of the votes the iPod touch is the victor this time around. Although that doesn’t tell you … Continued
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Apple’s Stock Drops 5.15%, Low Boom Count to Blame?
Wall Street can be such a fickle beast sometimes. Today, Apple revealed what could only be referred to as a monstrous unveiling of iPod-related material, and how do the investors repay them? With a 5.15% drop in the stock price. (Although we’ve done a few of our own calculations and have come to a striking … Continued
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The iPhoney Award
Judging by the fact that the new Nano looks a bit like an iPod knockoff itself, we thought it would only be fitting to show off the iPhoneys, a contest for those who create the most blatant iPod/iPhone ripoffs of all. Current front runners include the Meizu m8, Microsoft Zune and Teclast t59. They always … Continued
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The White iPod Has Gone Extinct
Click to view We all saw it coming, but now it’s official, white iPods have become extinct. May we all bow our heads, and take a trip down memory lane. The white iPod might have started it all off, but sure enough, it has been moved out of the spotlight. Obviously there were the colorful … Continued
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Mercedes First Car With Google/Yahoo Maps “Search & Send” (Video)
Here’s a video by Mercedes-Benz detailing how their new Search & Send system works with Yahoo Local (It also functions similarly with Google Maps). Although we’re not too sure what they’re smoking over there in Germany, because in one of the other videos they claim the old way of getting directions into your car was … Continued
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California Bans Mandatory Subdermal RFID Tagging
Paranoid California readers, you can now relax thanks to Senate Bill 362. No longer can employers require you and your coworkers to have RFID chips embedded in your skin. If they are caught doing so the State of California will slap them with an initial $10,000 fine, followed by a subsequent $1,000 fine for each … Continued
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The Lobster is One Modular Crustacean
While many of the wrist/arm based multimedia devices are improving, none of them can hold a candle to Danillo Mangini’s Lobster. This oddly named prototype involves an LCD base unit about the size of an iPod Shuffle (or presumably a lobster tail) that straps on to your arm or wrist, but what sets the Lobster … Continued
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Nokia Set to Release a Whole Slew of New Phones
It looks like the Nokia press conference tomorrow is going to be more like Phone-a-Palooza. According to Gearfuse and their “official” press images, Nokia will be launching at the very least five models tomorrow inlcuding: the N81 (Gaming Phone), N95-8GB edition (Music Phone), 5700, 5610 and the 5310 (XpressMusic). Not much else is really known … Continued
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Flash Padlock: For the Paranoid Delusional On the Go
The Flash Padlock, available in 1 or 2gb models, is made for people who think that their data is far too important to be kept on any ol’ unsecured thumb drive. When you remove your thumb drive from the USB port it automatically goes into lock-down mode. However all you have to do is enter … Continued
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Crimson & Black DS Lite Unboxing
Remember that Crimson & Black Nintendo DS Lite that was supposed to be packaged with Brain Age 2? Well they actually went through with it and Gamepro got their hands on one for an unboxing session. [Gamepro via Kotaku] http://kotaku.com/gaming/gallery/a-good-look-at-the-blackred-ds-lite-290503.php
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Q&A With Crazy Tokyo Watch Genius Yasushi Kimura
PingMag got a one-on-one interview with Yasushi Kimura, founder of the Japanese design firm Sea Hope. And for as awesomely insane as their watches are, his responses were interesting and and not crazy at all. When questioned about peoples fascination with LED’s he responded “Simply put, people like light and illuminations – it just enhances … Continued
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Tyco Tri-clops R/C Car, Gets You In Laser Sight Then Pelts You Mercilessly With Discs
Generally we try to be pretty skeptical of R/C cars, what with so many of them being completely worthless, but the Tri-clops is anything but. We got our hands on this little beast earlier today, and it literally attacked us. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves, first off it has three arms complete with omni-directional … Continued
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Ars Benches the New iMac, Predictably Decent Performance
While we poked and prodded our new iMac trying to answer all of your questions, Ars Technicha went their traditional route and benchmarked the hell out of the poor iMac. The 20-inch, 2.4GHz machine with 2GB or RAM ” outdid a MacBook Pro with an identical CPU and FSB in my testing, and it was … Continued
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Wii Gets a Firmware Update, #1 Feature is a Clock…
The Wii Firmware Update 3.0u is here. Notice any differences in this picture? No? Read the complete list of changes after the jump. [Warning: Do not install this update if you have modded your Wii] Main Menu Revisions &bull Clock Display &bull The Disc turns 180-degrees on the Disc Channel icon &bull News Channel icon … Continued
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Nintendo Patent Hints at Wii Portable
With the success of the Wii being primarily due to its motion sensing controls, it would seem pretty logical for Nintendo to try it out on their portable line up as well. And it looks like they might do just that with the discovery of an updated patent filing by the big N themselves that … Continued
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