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  • HTC Legend spotted in the flesh, looks exactly as expected

    HTC Legend spotted in the flesh, looks exactly as expected

    Posted on February 8, 2010 | No Comments
    There isn’t much to be said about a few in-the-flesh images leaked about a device we’ve all heard of other than the confirmation of a few things. To start, it looks identical to renders seen in the past, and the images depicted in HTC’s handset line-up which was leaked back in early December. The form factor [...]

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  • Twas the night before the Creation event, and all through the internet..

    Twas the night before the Creation event, and all through the internet..

    Posted on January 27, 2010 | No Comments
    Fair warning, this is probably a fake - we all know that people love to prank the night before an Apple event. Some suspected pictures of the iPad have shown up on the net, but it looks fishy to me.

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  • TMT wallets look strange, should show up on 24

    TMT wallets look strange, should show up on 24

    Posted on January 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Wallets are becoming more and more functional these days. We told you about the Flipside wallet before, but here's one that takes it to a whole new level of ridiculousness.

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  • Awesome Sega Genesis and Space Invaders business card cases

    Awesome Sega Genesis and Space Invaders business card cases

    Posted on January 12, 2010 | No Comments
    If you're an old-school gamer, the Sega Genesis (known as Sega Mega Drive outside North America) sure does have a special place in your heart. And if your current job requires you to give away business cards from time to time, this new business card holder that's shaped like Sega's legendary 16-bit console might be the right thing for you. In case you want to go even more retro, there's also a Space Invaders business card case in red and another one in black now.

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  • Live at the CES10 Asus Event

    Live at the CES10 Asus Event

    Posted on January 5, 2010 | No Comments
    We’re now live at the ASUS event at CES10. Right now the CEO is just talking about the current financial climate. Please hold. 1:45PM – ASUS won 3,000 awards including a reddot design award. 1:47PM – Still talking about awards. 1:48PM – OK. New stuff. 1:50PM – Shows off new GF73. Looks like the stealth bomber. 1:53PM – 1GB ATI [...]

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  • Mad Hurricane: Japan’s new mini assault robot destroys stuff (video)

    Mad Hurricane: Japan’s new mini assault robot destroys stuff (video)

    Posted on December 4, 2009 | No Comments
    Japan's robot otaku can soon lay their hands on yet another of those electro-mechanical marvels, but this time the robot isn't cute. No, this new model, made by Tokyo-based robot venture Poseidon, is supposed to be mean for a change. And its name (Mad Hurricane) is pretty bad ass, too. Mad Hurricane can perform a number of motions: walk in four directions, swirl to the right or left, stand up by himself when he's on his back or face and, most importantly, kick and punch in six variations. Powered by a battery, the robot stands 40cm tall and weighs 2.4kg. It's made of aluminum, has six built-in gyro sensors and a total of 20 joints.

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  • The fitPC2i: a baby computer for almost anywhere

    The fitPC2i: a baby computer for almost anywhere

    Posted on December 3, 2009 | No Comments
    fit-pc2-artHere's another option from the ultra small computer crowd; the fit-PC2i is the latest version of these systems, and it's an interesting bit of technology.

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  • Review: Alesis DM6 Drum Kit

    Review: Alesis DM6 Drum Kit

    Posted on November 13, 2009 | 1 Comment
    Short Version: The Alesis DM6 drum kit is a full set of electronic drums that is extremely accessible, yet just as difficult to master as the real thing. In un-packing the box it came in, one thing was immediately clear; this is no kid’s toy. This is a nine-piece set (10, if you include the [...]

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  • The HyperMac will charge your Mac notebook and iPhone off the grid

    The HyperMac will charge your Mac notebook and iPhone off the grid

    Posted on November 3, 2009 | No Comments
    The HyperMac from Koyono aims to keep your notebook and iPhone charged when you don't have access to a power outlet. If they had swappable batteries, this wouldn't be an issue. Apple, however, decided that no one actually wants to change batteries on the go anymore; that's a last gen feature. That's fine. The HyperMac looks like it should get the job done.

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  • Yesterday’s Macs are today’s bargains

    Yesterday’s Macs are today’s bargains

    Posted on October 21, 2009 | No Comments
    You have to love the game that Apple plays. The company never puts anything on sale and all its products generally stay at their MSRP until new models are available to replace them. Well, because of yesterday's new products, today is lucky day. (if you're in the market for a new Mac, that is)

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  • Review: mStand by Rain Design

    Review: mStand by Rain Design

    Posted on October 5, 2009 | No Comments
    Here at TechCrunch HQ, almost all of us have laptops, with some connecting their laptops to an external display. In my case, I use a 15" Unibody MacBook Pro connected to a 22" Gateway display. I have always gone by the theory that the more real estate space you have, the more productive you are. To keep both displays level, I've been trying out number laptop stands; anywhere from paper stacked on top of each other, to cardboard, but it seems like the best laptop stand for my Mac is the mStand from Rain Design. The mStand is designed for the MacBook and MacBook Pro, yet it works with all laptops. The mStand is made of a single solid piece of aluminum that matches MacBook Pro's silver anodized finish.

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  • Rumor: Apple tablet to run full OS X 10.5? Three screen sizes, too?

    Rumor: Apple tablet to run full OS X 10.5? Three screen sizes, too?

    Posted on August 28, 2009 | No Comments
    tabletAnd here we have yet another Apple tablet rumor to be bandied about all the livelong day. According to Gizmodo, "a source that has always been 100% reliable" says that Apple may be working on 13- and 15-inch tablets (aside from just the rumored 10-inch one) and that one of those tablets was seen running a full-fledged version of OS X 10.5.

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  • Daily Crunch: Twin Cinema Edition

    Daily Crunch: Twin Cinema Edition

    Posted on August 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Geek Weekend: Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN LEDSAUR: Dinosaur-shaped desk lamps Ninja Star Coat Hook strikes a death blow to clutter

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  • Aluminum MacBook Pro, iPhone turned into cake

    Aluminum MacBook Pro, iPhone turned into cake

    Posted on July 31, 2009 | No Comments
    cakeLook at that photo. All of that is edible, and likely delicious. The mouse, the iPhone, the MacBook Pro, all of it. The pens, the Post-It notes, the mouse pad, all made of sweet, sweet cake.

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  • Review: Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoom

    Review: Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoom

    Posted on July 25, 2009 | No Comments
    We actually have two reviews in one in this case; the Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoom, and the optional ballhead mount. Do I recommend you trust your expensive camera gear to this device? Simply put, yes. I have a Nikon D300, and I put my precious on the Gorillapod with it's 18-200mm lens on it, and it didn't buckle.

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