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  • iPad helps couple get engaged

    iPad helps couple get engaged

    We just got a cute story from a reader named Zach. Apparently he found a new way to propose to your best girl, using Apple’s new wunder-device. I’ll let him tell his own story after the jump. This weekend I brought my girlfriend to a local ice cream shop where we had our first date. I [...]

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  • Don’t worry: The Halo movie is still gonna happen

    Don’t worry: The Halo movie is still gonna happen

    Whew, I was worried there for a minute. Microsoft has confirmed that the Halo movie is still in development, putting at ease dozens of people around the world.

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  • Toshiba’s UX600 TV line is certified as Windows 7 compatible

    Toshiba’s UX600 TV line is certified as Windows 7 compatible

    Toshiba’s new UX600 Cinema Series line of LED TVs is the first of its kind to receive a compatible with the Windows 7 operating system certification. What this means is that the UX600s have the ability to use Window 7’s “Play To” feature to play music, pictures, and videos by connecting to your home network through Ethernet or wireless connectivity.

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  • Build a better mousetrap

    Build a better mousetrap

    So the saying goes, "Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat down your door". If that is true, Mark Fuller is about to be a really busy guy. Check out the mousetrap that Mark created using CAD, and a 3D printer.

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  • TokyoFlash Escape C: Make Kisai Kisai with me!

    TokyoFlash Escape C: Make Kisai Kisai with me!

    Yo, what's up. You need to do your Skyping and your phoning and your music? Yeah? I got something for you. Come over here. Look at this. This is the TokyoFlash Escape C Kisai, a little Bluetooth thinger that connects to almost any device and routes audio and controls wirelessly.

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  • Sony’s new clock radio shines (on the wall)

    Sony’s new clock radio shines (on the wall)

    Sony announced a new clock radio today, the enticing named ICF-C717PJ, the latest in a long line of consumer electronics. The ICF-C717PJ has a few tricks up it's proverbial sleeve however, including a thermometer and the ability to project the time on the wall or ceiling.

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  • Of course there’s a leather couch with an iPod dock

    Of course there’s a leather couch with an iPod dock

    iPod docks are in everything these days, but this leather sectional from Natuzzi actually makes a bit of sense. Think about it. You and yours are chillaxing on the couch after a hard day working for the man. You want nothing more than some relaxing tunes from the Manilow, but the music is stuck on [...]

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  • Upgrade the UI on your shuffle button for $1

    Upgrade the UI on your shuffle button for $1

    Do you keep music on your iPhone you don’t listen to anymore? Did you ever wish the shuffle button looked prettier? With Taptivate’s new app, Attic, you get exactly that. The premise of this app is all of those boxes of albums you have collecting dust in your attic. And this brilliantly attractive interface from across [...]

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  • Be careful where you upload your data, you might not get it back

    Be careful where you upload your data, you might not get it back

    Wired has a neat little article that talks about something I really don't see mentioned on all those "social media" Web sites: what happens when you want to move your data from Site A to Site B? It's a by-product of moving more and more of our data to cloud-based services:do we retain ownership of our data, and if so, what's the best way to take that data back?

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  • Official Nexus One desktop dock now available

    Official Nexus One desktop dock now available

    Straight from the source, you can now get the official $45 desktop dock for your shiny new Nexus One. When you dock your phone, the clock automatically launches. Behold the future!

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  • Thanko’s Micro Sport MP3 Player weighs just 8g (video)

    Thanko’s Micro Sport MP3 Player weighs just 8g (video)

    Thanko, the Tokyo-based maker of all things USB, sometimes produces gadgets that aren't silly. Today, the company announced the Micro Sport MP3 Player [JP] that's supposed to be especially suitable for people who want to listen to music while doing sports. The only drawback is that the thing doesn't look to be designed for this purpose at all (but maybe that's just me). Integrating one earbud into the main unit might lead to problems.

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  • Rhapsody for Android Beta goes live

    Rhapsody for Android Beta goes live

    If you’re an Android handset owner who happens to double as a Rhapsody customer, you might have spent the last few months feeling like you’ve been left out in the cold; more specifically, you might be a bit chuffed that the iPhone has a Rhapsody application while Android phones don’t. We’d heard tales that Rhapsody was [...]

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  • The most ridiculous cars of CES [gallery]

    The most ridiculous cars of CES [gallery]

    I decided to take a gander through the car audio section of the show and was met with quite possibly some of the most grandiose automobiles I have ever been within 5 feet of. Despite the purpose of these vehicles being to showcase the audio systems these companies can create, flashing lights and bright colors seemed to be the attention getting method of choice. Although, more often than not, I heard Soulja Boy being passed as music. Gross. Anyway, the image descriptions will tell you exactly why these constructs made the most ridiculous list.

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  • iLuv Launches New Speaker/Charging Station

    iLuv Launches New Speaker/Charging Station

    iluv iLuv has launched a new speaker and charging station, that corresponds with an iPhone app that iLuv has developed. The iLuv iMM190 features a dual dock alarm clock with NOA/S.A.M.E Weather Hazard Alert. Also, it comes with pre-programmed NOAA-supported channels, and can store up to 10 alert messages, as well as a LED warning indicator.And, if you don't have reception for 10 days, the iMM190 will warn you. The iMM190 is also a CES 2009 Best of Innovations Honoree.

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  • The Known Universe by the AMHN put to the music of Muse

    The Known Universe by the AMHN put to the music of Muse

    It’s New Year’s Eve and you’re stuck in front of a computer. Sorry, bub. You might as well turn your speakers on and zen out to the American Museum of Natural History’s The Known Universe video put to Exogenesis by Muse. The somewhat boring, but also high-def, original video is after the jump if you [...]

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