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  • The first video demo of the Nintendo 3DS

    The first video demo of the Nintendo 3DS

    Even with the 3DS Nintendo is always moving forward with one foot in the past. [via Reddit]

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  • Slingplayer going HD on the iPad, Silverlight devices

    Slingplayer going HD on the iPad, Silverlight devices

    Sling-fan Dave Zatz has some information about their upcoming iPad plans. The company is moving towards H.264 and Silverlight for future versions of the software, increasing potential resolution over the current 320×240. They basically said: When it makes a noticeable difference in quality, we will definitely provide higher resolution streaming. The iPad is a good example [...]

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  • The Twist Alarm Clock forces you to activate your brain in the morning

    The Twist Alarm Clock forces you to activate your brain in the morning

    Japan and its alarm clocks. Most of these devices force you to wake up through an extra-annoying noise (or by moving away from you), but this new one, the so-called Twist Alarm Clock [JP], makes you solve (simple) math problems.

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  • Even as tiny blocks, you’ll recognize Super Mario Bros. in this Arduino project

    Even as tiny blocks, you’ll recognize Super Mario Bros. in this Arduino project

    Funny thing, isn’t it? That you can watch some little blocks moving on an 8×8 LED matrix and recognize the first level of Super Mario Bros. buried in the squares? Developed by a Carnegie Mellon student named Chloe for an Arduino class, the project is “a simple version of Super Mario Bros using an 8×8 LED [...]

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  • Beating hotel locks using a “government” tool

    Beating hotel locks using a “government” tool

    Destined to become a local news hit this week ("Next, something you don't know about hotel room doors could shock your... or get you killed. But now, sports!"), this video of a portly, if happy, man named Barry Wels unlocking a hotel room with what amounts to a weird slim jim is just outrageous enough to scare most of America for at least two news cycles. Appearing on Black Bag, the trick involves moving a long piece of wire under and up along a door to pop the door handle. You could feasibly do this with a wire hanger, were it long enough, and as you notice it's loud as heck when he slides in and tries to grab the handle.

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  • Blip gets reverse-engineered. Proves that the computer was cheating.

    Blip gets reverse-engineered. Proves that the computer was cheating.

    Hand-held electronics are marvels of miniaturization. The ones that existed before I was born, even more so. Anyone who played Blip might be interested to know two things. First, despite being titled “The Digital Game”, it was in fact 100% mechanically driven. Second, the game was, as you may have claimed many times, actually impossible [...]

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  • Cellphones will be able play intense 3D games and 1080p video.. at the same time.

    Cellphones will be able play intense 3D games and 1080p video.. at the same time.

    Much of what is coming out of the MWC is still in the concept stage and not available yet, but that doesn't make it any less fun. Take for example the latest Armada chipset from Marvell; it's an ARM based graphic processing package that has enough power to handle hi-res 3D gaming, and 1080p video at the same time.

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  • Afilias buys “.mobi” domain, but will it help?

    Afilias buys “.mobi” domain, but will it help?

    Alright kids, it’s time for a little game. Raise your hand if you’ve visited a website with a .com TLD today. Alright, good! Now raise your hand if you’ve been to a .net site today. Great! Here’s the last one: raise your hand if you’ve been to a .mobi site. That’s what we thought. And that [...]

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  • AT&T starts LTE field trials later this year, commercial deployment in 2011

    AT&T starts LTE field trials later this year, commercial deployment in 2011

    Are you as excited as I am about LTE and the blazing fast data speeds it promises? Sure you are. And while you’re undoubtedly holding your breath waiting for 4G service and handsets, AT&T is moving forward with field trials after announcing that Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson will be providing its equipment. What’s in store for [...]

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  • Samsung sold 2.6 million LED LCD TVs in 2009, expects 10 million in 2010

    Samsung sold 2.6 million LED LCD TVs in 2009, expects 10 million in 2010

    If you read the headline, then you already know that Samsung pushed out 2.6 million LED TVs in 2009. That's nearly equal to the population of San Diego. But the company also expects 2010 to be bigger -- a lot bigger. Samsung plans on moving 10 million LED LCD TVs in 2010, which would be one to every person living in Beijing. That's a lot, folks.

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  • Bag Week: Crumpler King Single

    Bag Week: Crumpler King Single

    The Crumpler King Single is a laptop backpack with a low profile. That's not to say it won't draw attention; the color and styling is hard to miss, but the design holds your laptop and your stuff close to your center mass.

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  • Twitter App for the Zune HD: It works, but it’s buggy and censors tweets (not any more)

    Twitter App for the Zune HD: It works, but it’s buggy and censors tweets (not any more)

    Update: The app no longer censors tweets. Good, because that was the most ridiculous thing ever. Oh now this is exciting. Microsoft released a Twitter application for the Zune HD a few moments ago, and I’ve been tasked with testing it out for your edification. Spoiler: it works, it’s buggy, and I can’t see the sense [...]

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  • iPhone 3GS emulates N64, blows minds in the process (Update: is it a fake?)

    iPhone 3GS emulates N64, blows minds in the process (Update: is it a fake?)

    Look what we have here -- a preview of 3G4, a N64 emulator developed by NWorksDev. Compatible with the iPhone 3GS and the iPod Touch 3G, this bad boy appears to be rendering down the graphics (as one would expect) but all in all it seems to be running pretty smoothly. Of course, this is a work in progress: the developer (who claims to be 14 years old) says that he has to overcome duplicate button registers, delayed presses, and some crashing -- and he has yet to implement the L, R, and Z keys. That said, this thing is pretty sweet! Hit up the YouTube links for info on becoming a beta tester -- but not before you see the thing in action after the break.

    Update: Engadget reader and fellow Twitterati @kankuroukun brought a third video to our attention, this one purportedly showing the so-called "beta test" to be a fake. Or, as they say in Latin class, a phonus balonus. Well, it sure seems like this guy is just playing a video on his iPhone and moving his hands in time with Mario. Get a closer look for yourself after the break.

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  • CEA & NAB: TVs could be interfering with antenna reception

    CEA & NAB: TVs could be interfering with antenna reception

    Here's a public service announcement from the friendly Consumer Electronics Association and National Association of Broadcasters: Move your TV antenna way from the TV for prime DTV reception.

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