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  • Say yes to double-sided condiment bottles

    Say yes to double-sided condiment bottles

    Posted on October 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh Balloon Boy, your human interest story mesmerized us and gave us hope. But your misadventures lasted but a few short hours and like all minor celebrities, your fame is fading away like Marty McFly’s family members in that photo from that one movie where his car looks like a bird and they never really reveal how that professor makes money. He doesn't teach any classes, that's for sure, and his frazzled appearance would frighten most students. Wait, he's a doctor. MD or PhD? What's the story on this weirdo? Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that the world still needs something to hold onto. And that something may very likely be this double-sided condiment bottle.

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  • The common peephole finally goes digital

    The common peephole finally goes digital

    Posted on October 5, 2009 | No Comments
    It’s 11:30 PM. You’re all alone. Suddenly!! A knock at the door!! “Who could it be?” you wonder. Oh, two large pizzas just for you. That’s right. You ordered them directly from your TiVo in a fit of self loathing. Better make sure it’s the pizza guy, though. Oh, actually it might be the frozen yogurt you ordered too. Time to use the digital peephole viewer.

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  • Google provides peek at Android marketplace, doesn’t spill release date

    Google provides peek at Android marketplace, doesn’t spill release date

    Posted on September 3, 2009 | No Comments
    Google trickled out some screenshots from the upcoming refresh to the Android marketplace today. They are responding to complaints that the experience is unwieldy to users, and adding subcategories and regional options. While we know that this will be version 1.6 of the marketplace, there's no word on exactly when it's going to be released. See the video after the jump.

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  • Android market going to the light side?

    Android market going to the light side?

    Posted on September 1, 2009 | No Comments
    While we could debate for hours on end on the merits of the Android Marketplace, there's one thing that is simply unarguable: the color scheme is a bit depressing. White text on a black background might look sharp, but ultimately it's still primarily one big black screen. It gets old fast. Seems that someone agrees - though we're not quite sure who.

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  • Windows Mobile 6.5 phones launching October 6th

    Windows Mobile 6.5 phones launching October 6th

    Posted on September 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Which phones, specifically? We don’t have the slightest idea. But come October 6th, ol’ Redmond is saying we’ll have a “bunch” of new Windows Mobile 6.5 phones (known as “Windows phones” from here on out) to choose from. In just a bit over a month, now, WinMo-devouts will be kickin’ around a brand new UI, a [...]

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  • CrunchGear Week in Review: Tools Edition

    CrunchGear Week in Review: Tools Edition

    Posted on August 24, 2009 | No Comments
    8-bit Trip: Stop-motion LEGO + Nostalgia + Chiptune All-purpose BEAR robot rolling to a military engagement near you Back to School: Wide World of Ramen

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  • DiRT 2 demo now live

    DiRT 2 demo now live

    Posted on August 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Trot, no, run to your Xbox 360 now and download Codemasters’ DiRT 2 demo. Queue up the 941MB demo now from the Xbox Marketplace if you’re not at home to do so. You won’t regret it. Trust me. I’ve played it and it rocked my face off.

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  • Daily Crunch: For Your Eyes Only Edition

    Daily Crunch: For Your Eyes Only Edition

    Posted on August 18, 2009 | No Comments
    District 9 loved on IMDb, ranked 8.9 out of 10 DIY: Eco-responsible super fridge Preview: Snow Leopard (10A432)

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  • The big Xbox 360 Dashboard update is waiting for you

    The big Xbox 360 Dashboard update is waiting for you

    Posted on August 11, 2009 | No Comments
    When you get home from work today, or get out of bed, the Xbox 360 Dashboard update will be ready to go. (I'm holding out on updating for a few days; I'm no man's guinea pig!) It's pretty exciting.

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  • Zune marketplace image appears, probably genuine

    Zune marketplace image appears, probably genuine

    Posted on July 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Microsoft still has plans for the Zune brand and the marketplace is probably a big part of it. Details are still light but at least we now have what is suppose to be a screenshot of the service. Who knows if it’s legit, but it at least seems to have all the same visual aspects of [...]

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  • Battlefield 1943 hitting Xbox, PS3 next week, PC in September

    Battlefield 1943 hitting Xbox, PS3 next week, PC in September

    Posted on July 2, 2009 | No Comments
    EA has finally dated Battlefield 1943 and it’s coming to the Xbox 360 Live Marketplace on July 8th with a PlayStation Network launch the following day. The critically acclaimed WWII title will cost $15 on PSN or 1200 MS Points and will only take up 560MB of space. A 24-player online battle royale? Count me in. PC gamers will have to wait until September, though. Hit the jump for the latest trailer.

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  • Major Nelson: Microsoft already working on new Xbox 360 dashboard

    Major Nelson: Microsoft already working on new Xbox 360 dashboard

    Posted on June 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Major Nelson, whose military credentials I suspect, said on his thrilling podcast at the weekend the Microsoft is already hard at work creating the next version of the Xbox 360 dashboard. Don't expect a silly name, like NXE, this time around, though.

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  • Xbox Live still a little funky after those there updates

    Xbox Live still a little funky after those there updates

    Posted on June 17, 2009 | No Comments
    Hey there, amigo. Have you logged onto Xbox Live today? Don't! Well, not unless you're looking forward to dealing with a few post-maintenance glitches.

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  • Google expects 18-20 Android handsets this year

    Google expects 18-20 Android handsets this year

    Posted on May 28, 2009 | No Comments
    G1Google's Andy Rubin, Mr. Android himself, remarked yesterday that we can expect to see 18 Android phones in the US world by the end of the year. That's way, way, way up from "one" last year. We may even see 20 Android phones this year, all coming from eight or nine different companies.

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  • XBox 360 sales top 30 million with 20 million LIVE subscribers

    XBox 360 sales top 30 million with 20 million LIVE subscribers

    Posted on May 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Microsoft just announced sales of Xbox 360 consoles have passed the 30 million mark globally, up 28 percent over last year, which it claims is the highest percentage growth in hardware sales of any console so far in 2009. In addition, the Xbox LIVE community has grown to over 20 million users, coming from 26 countries. And these users spend money, too. In a press release touting the sales numbers, Microsoft claims U.S. consumers alone have spent $14.5 billion across all categories on Xbox 360 at retail, and consumers worldwide have downloaded close to 1 billion pieces of gaming and entertainment content from Xbox LIVE Marketplace to date.

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