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  • Hong Kong Meet-up is Friday at 6pm

    Hong Kong Meet-up is Friday at 6pm

    We’ll have a nice, old timey meet-up in Hong Kong this Friday, December 4 at 6pm at the California Bar 30 D’Aguilar Street Hong Kong. I’ve set up a Plancast event for us so watch that for any changes. If anything changes at the last minute, check my Twitter feed. Hope to see you dudes and [...]

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  • Why the CrunchPad mattered

    Why the CrunchPad mattered

    There’s already been quite a bit of ink spilled over the demise of the CrunchPad but I thought I’d add a few drops. My opinion is this: the CrunchPad was a testament to the power of online media and a fascinating study in the ability of new media to enact real changes on the real [...]

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  • Engadget’s Black Friday giveaway, part nine: win a Dualshock 3 Wireless controller for PS3!

    Engadget’s Black Friday giveaway, part nine: win a Dualshock 3 Wireless controller for PS3!

    Black Friday is one of those days you wish you could skip right over sometimes. The long lines, the disappointing deals, the stampedes and the arguments over Cabbage Patch Kids. We can sympathize. That's why we're hanging out here all day, with you! And we decided to pull out some things we stocked up on just to give away to you, our devoted readers. Read the full rules after the break and get commenting to win. Up now we have a Dualshock 3 Wireless controller for PS3 to give away. Just admit it: you want one (we can tell you that our dog really digs those little dudes).

    Keep checking back all day -- we're doing a giveaway every hour or so.

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  • Engadget’s Black Friday giveaway, part seven: win a copy of Squeeballs Party for Nintendo Wii!

    Engadget’s Black Friday giveaway, part seven: win a copy of Squeeballs Party for Nintendo Wii!

    Black Friday is one of those days you wish you could skip right over sometimes. The long lines, the disappointing deals, the stampedes and the arguments over Cabbage Patch Kids. We can sympathize. That's why we're hanging out here all day, with you! And we decided to pull out some things we stocked up on just to give away to you, our devoted readers. Read the full rules after the break and get commenting to win. Up now we have a copy of Squeeballs Party for Nintendo Wii to give away. Just admit it: you want one (we can tell you that our dog really digs those little dudes).

    Keep checking back all day -- we're doing a giveaway each hour!

    Continue reading Engadget's Black Friday giveaway, part seven: win a copy of Squeeballs Party for Nintendo Wii!

    Engadget's Black Friday giveaway, part seven: win a copy of Squeeballs Party for Nintendo Wii! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • The smartbook patent trolls are selling a $3000 netbook

    The smartbook patent trolls are selling a $3000 netbook

    Remember those dudes who are trying to troll on their “smartbook” trademark and are asking bloggers and media not to use the term? Well, they’re selling a 2001 euro netbook. Granted it’s studed in crystals and comes with a bottle of champers, but WTF? Apparently not content in leading as the world most reviled netbook maker, [...]

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  • Big Dog, now with more killing power

    Big Dog, now with more killing power

    So the dudes at Boston Dynamics have finally added weapons to the Big Dog, America’s favorite scary striding robot. What does this mean? More fun when you run naked and bleeding from your home, your left kidney stolen from you as you slept, as the robots rise up and begin preparing our organs for harvest! OK, [...]

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  • Court sides with Apple, those dudes at Psystar are hosed

    Court sides with Apple, those dudes at Psystar are hosed

    Apple's charges of copyright infringement and DMCA violation against Psystar have stuck and, friends, things ain't pretty for the two brothers in Miami. The problem with Psystar's approach wasn't that they were crazy for trying it. It's that the were selling a counterfeit unit.
    Apple contends that Psystar has violated its distribution right by offering and selling Mac OS X on Psystar computers to the public. Psystar admits that it has distributed Mac OS X (Chung Exh. 17 at 4). But Psystar responds that its conduct is protected by the Section 109 first-sale doctrine. Section 109 provides that "the owner of a particular copy or phonorecord lawfully made under this title, or any person authorized by such owner, is entitled, without the authority of the copyright owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of the possession of that copy or phonorecord." 17 U.S.C. 109. This provision is a limitation on the distribution right. It applies only to an owner of a copy.

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  • iPhone + Lab Coats + Ghostriding = SCIENCE

    iPhone + Lab Coats + Ghostriding = SCIENCE

    This is by no means the first time we’ve seen someone drive a car with an iPhone – but it is the first time we’ve seen it done by a bunch of dudes (and one cute chick) in lab coats using wrenches as robotic feet. Plus, they surf on the car and crash through boxes all [...]

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  • News Flash: Psystar is not a faceless corporation, it’s two dudes in Miami

    News Flash: Psystar is not a faceless corporation, it’s two dudes in Miami

    For some reason I always imagined Psystar differently. The company has been making Hackintoshes - against Apple's wishes - for nigh on a year and their various lawsuits and machinations have given lazy Hackintoshers everywhere the opportunity to buy OS X hardware for a fraction of the cost of a new Mac and, more recently, the ability to Hackintosh almost anything. Well, it turns out this hive of industry is actually just two dudes, Robert Pedraza and his brother Rudy. Yes, the company that has been making Apple cry for the past year consists of the kids you knew down the street who were really good at computers.

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  • Buongiorno, vi presento un video del Sony Ericsson Experia X10

    Buongiorno, vi presento un video del Sony Ericsson Experia X10

    Long-suffering handset maker Sony Ericsson is all about the UX, people, and they’ve got the screens to prove it. The new system does basically what everyone else is doing and it brings all of your friend’s content into something called TimeScape (there’s another one for media called Media Scape.) Their new UX UI looks pretty amazing [...]

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  • Instructions for creating an autonomous sentry gun

    Instructions for creating an autonomous sentry gun

    I wanted to make one of these for a long time. The problem was that there were no reasonable tutorials or guides on how to proceed. Additionally I am not a programmer by a long shot so the software was also a problem. This was actually the biggest problem, there was no type of software [...]

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  • Man threatens to shoot his iPhone in the middle of the Apple Store

    Man threatens to shoot his iPhone in the middle of the Apple Store

    kitty Okay, everyone. Time for a pop quiz! Lets say your iPhone is totally ruining your day. Maybe the battery is flaking out; maybe you dumped a gallon of soda on it just to see what would happen. Regardless, you pop into the Apple Store to try and get things worked out. Now, what would you do next? Do you: A) Calmly ask for assistance, spend some time at the Genius Bar, and most likely walk away with your questions answered? B) Skip over those smug Genius Bar dudes, and go straight to a manager? C) Threaten to shoot your iPhone, and show the 9mm you have concealed?

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  • Nokia Booklet 3G to be a Best Buy exclusive in the U.S.

    Nokia Booklet 3G to be a Best Buy exclusive in the U.S.

    While we’re still in the dark as to when it’ll launch or how much damage it’ll do to our wallets, we just got word of where future owners will be picking up their new Nokia-made netbook. You want one? You’ll have to talk to the dudes in the blue polos. At their holiday gift guide event, [...]

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