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  • Samsung, T-Mobile announce :), Gravity 3, and Gravity T — yes, we said :)

    Samsung, T-Mobile announce :), Gravity 3, and Gravity T — yes, we said :)

    Posted on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
    After bizarre names like Rant, Corby, and Clubby, it appears the phone industry has finally buckled into a state of chaos -- a state where words no longer exist at all. Samsung has brought a new trio of midrange text-centric devices to T-Mobile today, starting on the left with the :) (we're told "Smiley" is an acceptable substitute, thank goodness) that features a portrait QWERTY slide, Exchange support, and a 1.3 megapixel camera; it goes for just $19.99 on contract. Moving up the ladder a rung, the Gravity 3 naturally replaces the Gravity 2 with both a numeric keypad and slide-out landscape QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel cam, and full HTML browsing for $49.99 on contract. Finally, the Gravity T is basically a touchscreen version of the Gravity 3 with basically identical specs other than the 2.8-inch full touchscreen; it goes for $74.99 on contract. All three are available today.

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    Samsung, T-Mobile announce :), Gravity 3, and Gravity T -- yes, we said :) originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Mobilicity gets the green light from CRTC, looks to launch in Toronto soon

    Mobilicity gets the green light from CRTC, looks to launch in Toronto soon

    Posted on May 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Right on cue, the artist formerly known as DAVE Wireless has been given approval to begin operations in Canada. Just as we heard earlier in the year, Mobilicity is looking to add some much-needed competition in the mobile operator space up north, and as predicted, the CRTC has given the initial stamp of approval needed for it to move forward with business operations. The company has to make a few minor changes up the ladder in order to appease the Canadian overlords that regulate this stuff, but the outfit's top brass have stated that they have "no issues" whatsoever in complying. If all goes well, the carrier plans to start up service in Toronto before the summer swings in, with Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa to get covered later in the year. Here's hoping those blasted three-year contracts vanish for good, eh?

    [Thanks, Adam]

    Mobilicity gets the green light from CRTC, looks to launch in Toronto soon originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 May 2010 03:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Review: iRobot Looj

    Review: iRobot Looj

    Posted on April 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Let it be said that I do not like heights. I also do not like cleaning out gutters. Add those two “dislikes” together and you get the iRobot Looj. The Looj, unlike iRobot’s Roomba, is slightly less intelligent than a broom on the end of a large stick, but it serves a very important purpose: [...]

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  • DIY: The Ikea camera dolly

    DIY: The Ikea camera dolly

    Posted on January 14, 2010 | No Comments
    Here's one of the easier projects I've seen on Make in a while. Take an Ikea "Ivar" ladder, lay it on the floor, and use it as a camera dolly. Just the thing for shooting video, I could have used one of these while we were in Vegas. The best part about this project? It's cheap. You're looking at roughly $30 worth of parts to build this.

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  • There I Fixed It: Gallery of Dangerous, Hilarious Hacks

    There I Fixed It: Gallery of Dangerous, Hilarious Hacks

    Posted on July 1, 2009 | No Comments
    There isn’t much to say about the blog “There I Fixed It”, other than that you should add it to your RSS reader immediately. It’s a gallery of user-submitted hacks, the twist being that these hacks are disastrous, usually dangerously so, and many of them could quite possibly end in death. The new car lock above [...]

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