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The iPhone is still hands-down one of the best 5 tech purchases I’ve made over the past decade — actually, it’s probably the best. I use it every day to do a variety of things that I still find incredible that I’m able to do in something so portable. That said, over the past few months, I’ve been getting frustrated at the speed of the device. Some of the applications built for it, notably the

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More evidence of the Apple Tablet surfaced today. We first wrote about the device at the end of last year when OEMs in China started hearing about the device. Details are still thin, although probably not because of a lack of leaks. Rather, Apple may still be locking down important specs like screen size.We’d heard 7 - 9 inch screen size late last year, but today’s reports range up to 10 inches,

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Sony Ericsson's finance team may figure that it needs a wheelbarrow full of cold, hard cash in order to steamroll through the next decade, but we know better than that. What it needs, friends, is Android, and in the worst possible way. At a launch event over in Taiwan this week, SE Asia-Pacific's vice president of marketing Peter Ang was quoted as saying that the outfit's first Android-based

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We already knew MSI's Atom N280-powered Wind U123 netbook was grabbing placeholders at e-tailers across the web, but now we're assured that they're actually shipping to eager Americans. Unfortunately, the altogether more exciting U123T (which packs a TV tuner) and U123H (which includes a 3.5G HSDPA WWAN module) are still nowhere to be found, but we don't expect 'em to be too far behind. Hop on

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After selling more than 100 million iPods, Apple could slack off a little. The digital media players would probably still fly off the shelves if the company just altered their shape or color once a year.That's how most companies go about their business in the consumer-electronics industry.Instead, Apple keeps tearing up the iPod blueprint, replacing popular models with designs that owe little to

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It's been rumored for ages, but Amazon has finally launched its MP3 download store, hyping up the fact that it's DRM-free. Amazon had gone back and forth on this idea for a while, at one point apparently considering teaming up with Apple on iTunes, only to later plan to go it alone. At one point, the rumor making the rounds was that Amazon felt it would be too difficult to compete with iTunes

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Google has plugged the Google Web ToolKit demonstrating an iPhone specific version of Google Reader. The iPhone Reader combines the Google AJAX Feed API with a user interface geared for use on the iPhone. Google's Research Actualization Engineer Bob Vawter said that the primary take-away from this project is to say " The Google Web Toolkit can be used to create applications that, in the same

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Canon launched two new additions to its Selphy range of dye-sublimation printers, offering up to 6x4" prints with the minimum of hassle. The Canon Selphy E2 replaces the previous ES1 and sports an articulated 3.0" LCD, wireless printing via IrDA (Bluetooth with an optional adaptor) and may be powered from an optional battery pack. The Selphy E20 meanwhile features a fixed 2.5" screen and does

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If you thought Monster Cable was bad with its $80 HDMI cables, check out these Pear Anjou Speaker Cables, ringing up the cash register at an astonishing $7,250 for a couple of 12-footers. The most entertaining aspect of this sucker bait is the way the company got some gullible snob to gush about how he thinks he can actually hear a difference between these and the other presumably high-end wiring

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Usually, I hate the unnecessary swag. But this Xbox 360, Halo 3 Edition bag, is pretty much the best set of press junk I have ever seen. The duffel bag is printed with Halo 3 logos, my gamer tag, and the slogan "finish the fight." There are two limited controllers with figurines, dog tags that say Spartan "Ordnance," UNSC, with my gamer tag. MREs (Meatloaf and manicotti), gold subscription cards,

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Some MIT gamers, stoked about the release of Halo 3, decided to prank Harvard. They dressed up the John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard with an assault rifle and Spartan helmet. Making him infinitely cooler in everyone's eyes. I'm glad they didn't change his shoes though, because they're sweet. I need a pair of those. This is pretty much the opposite of what happened here, which I continue to be

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Advanced Micro Devices has launched its second "Black Edition" microprocessor, the AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor 5000+ Black Edition, an AMD spokeswoman said Tuesday.The 5000+ is considerably cheaper than the 6400+ edition AMD launched in August. The price for the 5000+ model is $136, although AMD only quoted a price in distributor-volume 1,000-unit quantities.The latest Black Edition is the first

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Evidently, loosing the DSM-750 Extender for Windows Media Center just wasn't enough for D-Link, as the firm seemingly felt the need to give loyal (and to-be) owners of the DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Player a nice bonus. Starting today, buyers of the aforementioned digital media adapter will have access to "more than 200 online channels," as the unit can now take advantage of active-TV technology.

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Apparently, releasing one external hard drive with 500GB of storage isn't enough for one week, as LaCie has now introduced its half terabyte Ethernet Disk mini Home Edition Personal Media Server. As with previous iterations, this drive is meant to "save, show, sync and share" your media, and it boasts the ability to "stream multimedia files through DLNA-compatible UPnP media players and act as an

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The kids over at Yanko Design have done it again with a design for SONY of a Vaio holographic laptop straight out of the future. The concept design is wrapped around sheets of ultra thin transparent glass which works in a touch screen fashion.When turned off, the screen becomes transparent again while the keyboard is more opaque. When you turn it on the screen and keyboard come to live

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The Ultreo ultrasound toothbrush is positioned against the popular Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush. Unlike its rival, the Ultreo actually uses ultrasonic waves to loosen plaque and kill bacteria. The Sonicare, on the other hand, simply moves its bristles at a very quick pace.I've been using an Ultreo for a few weeks in addition to my Sonicare Elite—"in addition to" because I have yet to

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Sony Electronics new VAIO NR laptops, described as fashionable entry-level PCs, are Sony's lowest priced laptops to date, with prices startng at $750. The Vaio NR series are vailable in three unique colors including Wenge (a rich brown with copper accents) silk (a bright white with a matte finish) and granite (a silver hue with natural tones) and they also feature a textured chassis with a smooth

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If you can't immediately tell that it's 3:34 on the brushed-gunmetal watch shown above, then your childhood education has served you well. Of course you can't tell it's 3:34. Only the creators and owners of the Geomesh can do that!They know that the 27 LEDs lighting up the mirrored grid are more than just something bright and sparkling to look at. They know that the vertical lights correspond to

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Two weeks ago, we saw AMD's big announcement of its "Barcelona" quad-core chip. This week, it was mostly Intel's turn. Although its new chips won't ship until November 12, the Intel Developer Forum was filled with news of the upcoming Penryn server and desktop chips, next year's "Nehalem" chips and the move to the 32nm process. And Intel provided chips to several enthusiasts sites for review, so

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As with most late-Septembers, we're beginning to see a few pinked gizmos roll out in support of the impending National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This go 'round, we've got a special edition of ATP's Petito USB flash drive that touts a "Pink Ribbon" motif and comes in 512MB, 1GB and 2GB flavors. Aside from being fairly tiny, each drive sold will help fund breast cancer research and support "

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Thomas Miller has come up with the IEye concept that was submitted as an entry to the "Create the Future Contest", and this concept touches on extending the life of personal media players by featuring the added functionalities of both a digital video still camera and a microphone. Granted, consumer electronics move at such a fast pace that the only �new� thing you have is always in the pipeline

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These Food Color Markers from Ateco are perfect for the baker who likes to decorate. The food-safe colors allow you to write on fondant, royal icing and many other foods. Yum!Source Cooking-gadgets

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Connectland's USB powered rechargeable shaver is just that, a damn USB shaver. Now I buy everything that has USB in the title, so of course I own one, and I've got to say it is not awesome. It is the opposite of awesome. If awesome were a supermodel, this thing would be my girlfriend. It costs $20, and doesn't even have a damn beard trimmer. Now I like shaving at the office as much as the next

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Infiniti looks to be upping the ante in in-car cameras considerably with its new Around View Monitor system, which makes its first appearance in the company's new Infinti EX35 SUV. As you can probably guess, the system includes cameras at the front, rear, and sides of the vehicle, which are apparently intended primarily to help with parking, but we're sure will also find plenty of use for

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Every little kid would like a go-kart. There’s something so enticing about being able to drive your own powered vehicle and become the envy of the neighborhood. Here’s a ready-to-buy go-kart that’s parent friendly, inexpensive, and easy for kids to operate.The long-standing issue with most go-karts is that they’re usually powered with a gasoline/petrol engine. They can be messy, noisy, and

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