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  • Getaround Unveils First All-In-One Car Sharing Solution at TechCrunch Disrupt; Announces Insurance Agreement with Berkshire Hathaway

    Posted on May 24, 2011 | No Comments
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  • iPhone 4 is unlocked in Canada, too

    iPhone 4 is unlocked in Canada, too

    Posted on June 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Americans: gaze upon your neighbors around you if you want to see what a healthy GSM ecosystem looks like. Okay, we're sure many of our Canadian friends would disagree that the Rogers / Bell / Telus oligopoly is anything close to "healthy," but nonetheless, we're still envious of the fully-unlocked option Apple is offering for all iPhones in the online store -- just like the UK -- along with a promise that a "reduced initial price with a contract directly from your wireless carrier" if you're still interested in getting tied up in a contract. That's a lot closer to the European phone sales model, and it's a model American carriers have never even come close to touching. Now if you'll excuse us, we need to get back to refreshing our connection to this utterly dead upgrade eligibility server.

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  • DeHood Launches a Foursquare meets Twitter meets Yelp meets Ning for iPhone

    DeHood Launches a Foursquare meets Twitter meets Yelp meets Ning for iPhone

    Posted on May 26, 2010 | No Comments
    When I was a kid, we used to play on the street in front of my house. Yeah, I know – seems like years ago. Nowadays, with children and families spending more time inside watching TV or playing video games; I feel like there’s nobody outside in my neighborhood anymore. In fact, most people don’t [...]

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  • Would America support a national broadband tax or is that too ‘big government’?

    Would America support a national broadband tax or is that too ‘big government’?

    Posted on May 20, 2010 | No Comments
    The Cousins were mulling over a broadband tax, but the new Government has put a stop to that. (Now they're considering using some of the BBC license fee to fund broadband development.) The idea was to charge people 50p (around $0.70) per month to fund the expansion of broadband into rural areas. Would such a move work here in the U.S.? Would you be willing to pay, say, $1 per month, paying toward some sort of Broadband Fund, to ensure that people in the middle of nowhere have access to reliable broadband? What's more American than wanting to help your neighbors?

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  • Use Linux to water your lawn

    Use Linux to water your lawn

    Posted on May 14, 2010 | No Comments
    So you bought the EasyBloom to take precise soil moisture readings. You have a spreadsheet plotting plant growth over time. But you're still schelpping out to water the lawn like all your Luddite neighbors. Where's your sense of pride? You're a geek! You should be using technology to make your life better. Here, we'll help get you started with this Instructable on using Linux to water your lawn!

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  • DIY: Stereo Cooler

    DIY: Stereo Cooler

    Posted on March 13, 2010 | No Comments
    Here's a clever yet simple DIY project for you, just in time for the weekend. You could probably even through this thing together before the next camping trip, even if you are heading out tonight. It's that simple.

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  • Logitech outs new clip-on USB speaker

    Logitech outs new clip-on USB speaker

    Posted on March 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Logitech promises that “Your built-in speakers just can’t compete with the stereo sound from this lightweight, portable speaker.” Whether or not that’s true will be up to you to decide, I suppose, but the single-cable operation of the “Logitech Laptop Speaker Z205” that’s “tiny enough to toss in your bag” may appeal to those of you looking for a bit more oomph.

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  • Fake security camera moves, pretends to keep you safe

    Fake security camera moves, pretends to keep you safe

    Posted on February 19, 2010 | No Comments
    So you want your neighbors to think that your house is an impenetrable fortress, but you don't really feel like shelling out the hundreds of dollars needed to buy actual security cameras? Maybe you're seen those other fake surveillance cameras in stores, but you want something that moves, damnit. Well here you go: the Hammacher Schlemmer panning Faux Security camera set.

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  • Unemployed Ohioan builds 4-room igloo complete with flat-screen TV equipped man cave

    Unemployed Ohioan builds 4-room igloo complete with flat-screen TV equipped man cave

    Posted on February 16, 2010 | No Comments
    What’s a guy supposed to do when he’s out of work and forced to shovel his parents driveway? Build a huge igloo of course. The whole 25×25 structure took over two months to build and required extra truck loads of snow from neighbors. But it was totally worth it. After all it got him featured [...]

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  • Sharp goes its own way, doesn’t lose its mind promoting 3D TV (like everyone else has)

    Sharp goes its own way, doesn’t lose its mind promoting 3D TV (like everyone else has)

    Posted on January 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Let's have a round of applause for Sharp, which could be the only TV manufacturer here that isn't freaking out over 3D. (Not that it, too, doesn't have 3D TVs on its roster, but it doesn't treat them as the be-all, end-all.) Instead, Sharp made the brave decision to try something different, which, you'll recall, adds yellow to the usual threesome of red, green, and blue pixels.

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  • Vox amPlug headphone amps

    Vox amPlug headphone amps

    Posted on December 20, 2009 | No Comments
    It's a well known fact of life that creativity flows better when the sun is down. The best essays are written the night before class, the best coding is done at 2 AM, and the best music is written when everyone else would rather sleep. VOX's series of headphone amps allow you to rock out without your neighbors calling the police.

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  • iPhone 3G and 3GS coming to Virgin Mobile Canada

    iPhone 3G and 3GS coming to Virgin Mobile Canada

    Posted on November 19, 2009 | No Comments
    compare-iphones Virgin Mobile Canada has announced that it will begin to sell the iPhone 3G and 3GS in Virgin Mobile Retail Stores and online in Canada in the "coming months." VMC joins fellow Canadian carriers Telus, Bell Canada, Fido, and Rogers in becoming an authorized iThing dealer.

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  • Spotlight GPS is Big Brother for your pets (in a good way!)

    Spotlight GPS is Big Brother for your pets (in a good way!)

    Posted on July 21, 2009 | No Comments
    spotlight-gpsDo you have a dog that constantly gets away from you? Do you hate chasing your dog through your neighborhood, your cheeks burning with shame as your neighbors watch you yet again running down the street in your socks? If so, a new GPS-based pet location service may be worth your time.

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  • The making of Pitfall! for the Atari 2600

    The making of Pitfall! for the Atari 2600

    Posted on June 29, 2009 | No Comments
    PitfallThe first video game system in the Aamoth household was the Atari 2600. My parents bought it used from our next door neighbors, wrapped it up, and put it under the Christmas tree. Pitfall! was one of the handful of games that accompanied our new-to-us Atari. If you're over the age of 30, you may have played the game more than a few times. Even if you're under 30, you've likely heard of Pitfall! or played one of the many remakes.

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  • Roland TU-88: Everything you need not to piss of the neighbors with your rendition of Sweet Home Alabama

    Roland TU-88: Everything you need not to piss of the neighbors with your rendition of Sweet Home Alabama

    Posted on June 13, 2009 | No Comments
    This small device is a Roland tuner - chromatic, guitar, and bass - with a needle pointed and pitch verification as well as a monitor. This means you can tune your electric instrument and then run it through this box to listen to how things sound on your headphones. It also supports effects pedals chained from the guitar the the monitor and includes a built-in metronome.

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