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  • Dell and Goodwill add more free computer recycling drop off sites

    Dell and Goodwill add more free computer recycling drop off sites

    Ever tried to get rid of an old, sack o’ crap computer? It's not as easy as it sounds. You can't just throw it in the garbage (legally), charitable organizations have finally realized that it takes more time and effort than it's worth to refurbish a 486 DX2/66 machine that nobody’s going to use anyway, and dumping the computer at your municipal recycling center often costs a pretty penny.

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  • Review: The GBoard keyboard for GMail

    Review: The GBoard keyboard for GMail

    Short Version: The GBoard costs $19.99. It’s a USB keypad that has nineteen specially labeled keys for specific GMail actions: search, reply, reply all, star, archive, etc. The back of the unit has an adjustable lever so you can change the angle of the keypad. I’m left wondering what problem this accessory solves. Review: Keyboards and [...]

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  • This could be the ultimate HTPC controller

    This could be the ultimate HTPC controller

    This little controller is butt-ugly and crude, but I still want one really bad. Maybe Santa will bring me one.

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  • Motorola’s MT710 OPhone for China makes us dream of Droids without keyboards

    Motorola’s MT710 OPhone for China makes us dream of Droids without keyboards

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    While it's busy trying to rebuild market share on the backs of Android-powered devices in North America and Europe, Motorola's already got a bustling business in China, so it makes sense that they'd want to contribute some Google juice over there as well. That dovetails nicely with China Mobile's Android-based Open Mobile System -- which runs those so-called OPhones -- and Motorola has yet to bring an OPhone to market, so that's where this little beast appears poised to come into play. The MT710 is said to feature an 854 x 480 display clocking in at 3.7 inches and 3G support (using China Mobile's up-and-coming TD-SCDMA network), but beyond that, little is known; it's said that Motorola will intro a total of seven Android models in China over the next year, though, and this is clearly one of them. Shave three or four millimeters off the Droid's girth with this puppy, and count us in.

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    Motorola's MT710 OPhone for China makes us dream of Droids without keyboards originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2

    Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2

    My inbox is in pain. Almost immediately after I hit the publish button on last week’s iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Smartphone Showdown, a torrential blast of comments and questions has been barraging just about every communication inlet I’ve got. Phone calls. Twitter DMs. Lots, and lots, and lots of emails. Across the board, it [...]

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  • Verizon’s BlackBerry 8530 and LG Chocolate Touch go hands-on

    Verizon’s BlackBerry 8530 and LG Chocolate Touch go hands-on

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    Rounding out the flurry of interesting Verizon Wireless launches today are the BlackBerry Curve 8530 and LG Chocolate Touch (pictured). The 8530 is pretty much just the Verizon edition of T-Mobile's 8520, but the LG Chocolate Touch bears closer examination. Basically it's just a war on the eyeballs of anyone who's ever seen the BL40, with the front, back, materials and interface of the device all falling incredibly short of aesthetic pleasure. However, the $80 phone does have a relatively responsive and usable touchscreen interface for a "dumbphone," and we've used worse touchscreen keyboards on Windows Mobile. So it's not a complete tragedy, but we really feel sorry for someone who skips over the DROID ERIS for this just handset just to save $20.

    Verizon's BlackBerry 8530 and LG Chocolate Touch go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • DIY – A wooden hand crank iPhone dock

    DIY – A wooden hand crank iPhone dock

    So you're finally decided that you have too much finely shaped plastic, aluminum, and steel in your life. You've got a woodworking shop in your garage that would make the amish cry, and you just can't figure out where to put your iPhone when you're not using. Worry no more friend, you can make a hand crank-able wooden iPhone dock, just like this man did.

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  • Palm Pre gets a virtual keyboard, but not from Palm

    Palm Pre gets a virtual keyboard, but not from Palm

    When it comes to keyboards, you just can’t make everyone happy. Provide a virtual keyboard, and people complain of inaccuracy and difficult of use. Provide a physical keyboard, and people complain because their dainty hands only have enough strength to slide out the keyboard three times a day. You’ve gotta provide both, or you’ve just [...]

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  • Review: Yubz MAGNUM Bluetooth speaker

    Review: Yubz MAGNUM Bluetooth speaker

    yubz magnumBluetooth is one of those funny technologies that has an awful lot of potential, but with very few actually useful implementations. Bluetooth headsets are no longer cool. Bluetooth mice and keyboards are quickly becoming the de facto devices for this technology. What else is there? Well, friends, I'm here to tell you that the YUBZ MAGNUM is nearly perfect Bluetooth gadget.

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  • Nokia 5130 coming to T-Mobile in September, no one notices

    Nokia 5130 coming to T-Mobile in September, no one notices

    Dear T-Mo faithful, are you being overstimulated by flashy phones like the myTouch 3G? Does the Touch Pro2 pack too much power under the hood for you? Do keyboards on phones like the Blackberry Curve 8520 completely flummox you? Well, fret no longer, because T-Mobile has an unremarkable candybar that’s just right for you! That [...]

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  • LG survey shows netbooks, “blooming” keyboards, and ultra-dumb phones

    LG survey shows netbooks, “blooming” keyboards, and ultra-dumb phones

    Surveys are fun. Some ask you your favorite color, purely for the sake of science. Others help you determine which Twilight character you are. Our favorites are the ones that reveal all of the awesome concepts handset manufacturers are cracking away at behind closed doors. Take this latest one from LG, as spotted by an EngadgetMobile [...]

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  • HTC Touch Pro 2 to be T-Mobile’s most expensive phone?

    HTC Touch Pro 2 to be T-Mobile’s most expensive phone?

    Look - we love the Touch Pro 2, if only because the slide-out QWERTY keyboard is one of the most comfortable and usable keyboards we’ve ever used. We loved it even more once HTC started sneaking 3.5mm jacks into it. But hot damn, T-Mobile wants a lot of money for this thing. According to a pricing [...]

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  • Review: Gateway NV5214u 15.6-inch notebook

    Review: Gateway NV5214u 15.6-inch notebook

    Quick Version: Gateway’s new student-oriented NV series packs a lot of bang for the buck, although the machine is almost too heavy and bulky to function as a truly portable computer. If it’s going to spend most of its time on a desk, though, you get a fully-featured computer at roughly the price of an [...]

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  • Netbook Fight! Gateway LT3103 versus Acer Aspire One 751h

    Netbook Fight! Gateway LT3103 versus Acer Aspire One 751h

    acergatewayIn the search for affordable 11.6-inch netbooks, you have a couple of enticing choices in the Acer Aspire One 751h and the Gateway LT3103. Both pretty much come from the same company, as Acer owns Gateway, and while the outward look and feel of each system is pretty similar, there are some notable internal differences.

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  • Wonderful Collection of Dead Computer Logos

    Wonderful Collection of Dead Computer Logos

    Univac is a nerd’s nerd, a collector of objects so odd that even we are somewhat shocked. Shocked, but also very impressed. What does Univac collect? He pries plastic parts from the cold corpses of dead computers. Above, you see his collection of cadaverous key-caps, along with logos from pretty much everything Steve Jobs ever [...]

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