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Adore Your Android: Cover with a Case from OtterBox
10 February 2012 12:01 AM | No Commentsvar AdBrite_Title_Color = '0000FF'; var AdBrite_Text_Color = '000000'; var AdBrite_Background_Color = 'FFFFFF'; var AdBrite_Border_Color = 'CCCCCC'; var AdBrite_URL_Color = '008000'; try{var AdBrite_Iframe=window.top!=window.self?2:1;var AdBrite_Referrer=document.referrer==''?document.location:document.referrer;AdBrite_Referrer=encodeURIComponent(AdBrite_Referrer);}catch(e){var AdBrite_Iframe='';var AdBrite_Referrer='';} document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,83,67,82,73,80,84));document.write(' src="http://ads.adbrite.com/mb/text_group.php?sid=2053203&zs=3436385f3630&ifr='+AdBrite_Iframe+'&ref='+AdBrite_Referrer+'" type="text/javascript">');document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,47,83,67,82,73,80,84,62)); FORT COLLINS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Known as an innovator of protective solutions, OtterBox® introduces cases for newest Android™ smartphones...
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Isobar’s NFC Hackathon Winners Create Applications for Gaming, Gifting and Music Remixing
09 February 2012 5:10 PM | No CommentsBOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Isobar, a global communications agency, announced today the winners of Isobar Create 32, Silicon Valley’s first hackathon exploring Near Field Communication (NFC) technology...
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WeatherBug 2.0 for iPhone Mobile App Launches in iTunes Store
09 February 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsGERMANTOWN, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Earth Networks SM, the owner of WeatherBug® products and services and operator of the largest weather, lightning and climate observation networks, announces...
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Digi-Key’s Android App Listed as a Top App
08 February 2012 9:58 PM | No CommentsTHIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for...
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Infonetics Research: Mobile Broadband, Smartphones, LTE Drive Diameter Signaling Controllers to 106% CAGR to 2016
08 February 2012 4:40 PM | No CommentsCAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Communications market research firm Infonetics Research (www.twitter.com/infonetics) on Friday released its Diameter Signaling Control Worldwide and Regional Market Size and Forecasts ...
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Photo report: CrunchGear digs up Akihabara’s top 10 expensive classic games
Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
Nearly two years have passed since I last went to Akihabara in Tokyo to dig up Japan's most expensive retro games. This time, I made the observation that the general price level has gone down in the past months. Some of the pricey carts and CDs I listed up were simply nowhere to be found, some were considerably cheaper for some reason, and other games became more expensive over time.
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The Altair is back
Posted on March 3, 2010 | No CommentsVince Briel, computer creator, has rebuilt the original Altair 8800, the world’s first home computer, and added a VGA and PS/2 keyboard. The computer emulates Intel’s 8080 processor with an Atmel AVR microcontroller and it has a full complement of exciting lights on the front for you to impress your friends with. Briel will be selling [...] -
Nostalgia week continues with Apple ][, Pascal, and old-fashioned newsletters!
Posted on February 19, 2010 | No Comments
Hot on the heels of our celebration of the BBS, here's a pair of retro stories to ease your transition into the weekend. First up is "Pascal Spoken Here", by Ian Bogost about the subtle shift over the years in how we view computers. Back in 1977 the advertising clearly identified the connection between using, exploring, and learning a computer in ways that you simply don't see any more. Next up is a blast from the past on Slashdot with a wonderful scan of a computing newsletter from the 1980s.
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Blip gets reverse-engineered. Proves that the computer was cheating.
Posted on February 18, 2010 | No CommentsHand-held electronics are marvels of miniaturization. The ones that existed before I was born, even more so. Anyone who played Blip might be interested to know two things. First, despite being titled “The Digital Game”, it was in fact 100% mechanically driven. Second, the game was, as you may have claimed many times, actually impossible [...] -
Wii arcade fighter gamepad good for Hadokens and Shoryukens
Posted on February 3, 2010 | No Comments
At last count, there are something like six Street Fighter games available for download from the Wii’s Virtual Console section. And for that truly old-school experience, you need a truly old-school controller. The $15 dreamGEAR Arcade Fighter Classic Gamepad for Nintendo Wii looks like it may be able to scratch that itch.
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GOG.com inks deal with Activision to sell DRM-free classic adventure games
Posted on January 28, 2010 | No Comments
Hot damn, you guys. Hot damn. Good Old Games -- GOG.com -- is now selling old Activision games for six bucks a pop. And you know what Activision owns? All the old Sierra games.
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Three Words: Garbage… Pail… Kids
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No CommentsYes, Garbage Pail Kids. In 7-foot wall form. If you thought yesterday’s Star Wars Fathead was expensive at $100, then you may balk at the thought of spending $150 on a larger-than-life Garbage Pail Kids poster. If you, yourself, were a kid in the early- to mid-eighties, and you have a big boy job that pays [...] -
Modern movies set adrift as Atari games
Posted on January 12, 2010 | No CommentsAh, nostalgia. Your gentle touch knows no limits. Today you’ve taken modern movies and shown us what they would have looked like as video games from 30 years ago. Graphic designer Robert Penney has a set of images on his blog categorized as “Retro Games With Modern Themes.” There’s The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo [...] -
PyramidTalk: Seiko updates their cult clocks from the 1980s
Posted on December 23, 2009 | No CommentsSome of the older CrunchGear readers will surely remember the Pyramidtalk, a clock that verbally announced the time and other information. Seiko started selling the clock in 1984, and it turned out to be a big worldwide hit, with sales ballooning to 200,000 units per year at its peak. And now, just in time for Christmas, consumers (in Japan, at least) can lay their hands on an updated version [JP].
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Retro: Monocles are making a comeback for some reason
Posted on December 15, 2009 | No CommentsMonocles are back, people! So says Fez from Ron and Fez, the Sirius XM radio program that spent a hot 10 minutes on this news story that says that monocles are back in fashion with young people. Time to get me some monocles!
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Cartel’s CT-2000 in-car Bluetooth handset adds music control, can’t shake the retro
Posted on November 2, 2009 | No CommentsFiled under: Handsets, Peripherals
Cartel's CT-1000 brought about lots of laughs here at Engadget HQ, and frankly, we're shocked and amazed (and glad) these guys are still hanging tough two years later. The newest in-car handset system is the predictably titled CT-2000, which includes a Bluetooth-enabled handset that's meant to be permanently installed within your vehicle and wired to your audio system. Once installed, all of your mobile calls can be routed to this -- because, you know, chatting on a corded phone circa 1992 is entirely more safe than chatting on your mobile or using a handsfree solution. The only difference we can spot between the new guy and the aged sibling is the addition of music control, a "slimmer" (albeit wider) design, room for your phone contacts and one-touch speed dialing. There's no mention of a price, but trust us, you're better off in the dark.
[Thanks, Martin]Cartel's CT-2000 in-car Bluetooth handset adds music control, can't shake the retro originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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How-to guide details PS/2 keyboard-to-iPhone mod, just for you
Posted on October 15, 2009 | No CommentsOh sure, we've seen hacker after hacker brag about their success in connecting some sort of keyboard to Apple's iPhone, but have any of them bothered to take the time to explain the process behind the magic? Exactly. The man behind AwghBlog, however, is a kinder, gentler soul, and he's found the time to detail in quite specific terms how he connected a legacy PS/2 keyboard (you know, the one you're not using any longer) to Apple's cash-cow of a smartphone. Best of all, the guide actually explains how to build a PS/2 keyboard-to-iPhone converter, so you're not necessarily tied to a certain board. Hit the read link if you're down for a weekend project.
[Via MAKE]How-to guide details PS/2 keyboard-to-iPhone mod, just for you originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Very cool Pac-Man business card holder
Posted on September 2, 2009 | No Comments
Remember the business card case shaped like a NES controller that came out in July? Well, that one wasn't too bad, but this new Pac-Man card holder is way cooler.
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The early days of John Madden Football
Posted on August 31, 2009 | No Comments
Great article over at Edge Online for anyone interested in the early days of EA's John Madden Football franchise. Did you know that one of the first versions of the game was initially 7-on-7 due to memory limitations? Madden himself put the kibosh on that one right away, saying, "What’s this seven-on-seven? This isn’t football. If my name’s going to be on something it’s got to be 11-on-11."
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8-bit porn: the women of Leisure Suit Larry
Posted on August 11, 2009 | No Comments
Leisure Suit Larry was one of those game franchises I always saw on the shelf at the local computer games store but never bought. I picked up the box and oggled at the titilating pictures on the back, but I never traded my hard-earned cash for the soft-core bonanza that the games offered. I like to think I'm a better man, as a result. Lots of people must've bought the game, though, because they released something like eleventy billion different installments. That's a lot of 16-color skin to admire.