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  • Apple CDMA iPhone 4 rumor given new wings

    Apple CDMA iPhone 4 rumor given new wings

    Posted on June 17, 2010 | No Comments
    With the iPad unicorn now slain, what other beast can DigiTimes shackle its rumor mongering machine to? How about Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology (and inspiration for the ASUS company name), galloping forth with promises of a CDMA iPhone. According to the Taiwanese rumor rag, Pegatron (ASUStek's OEM manufacturing arm) will begin shipping a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 from its Shanghai plants to Apple in Q4. Right, just in time for the holiday shopping season and perfectly alligned with Apple's annual September iPod event... you know, should Apple want to announce a deal with Verizon.

    Apple CDMA iPhone 4 rumor given new wings originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Ceramic seed grenade calls chia pet a wuss

    Ceramic seed grenade calls chia pet a wuss

    Posted on June 2, 2010 | No Comments
    My wife loves to grow flowers. It's difficult here in Nevada, and I'm usually a little less then supportive of her projects (I get really tired of trays of plants strewn throughout the house in the early spring). Here however, is a seed distribution device I can get behind.

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  • Is this your new iWatch?

    Is this your new iWatch?

    Posted on May 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Wouldn’t it be great if this thing were real? You could do all kinds of great stuff on your iWatch like slide to unlock and tell the time. Presumably apps would be a pretty limited – 2 inches by 1 inch won’t be a good battleground for Plants vs. Zombies – but a girl can [...]

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  • Official iPad “HD” apps leaked

    Official iPad “HD” apps leaked

    Posted on March 26, 2010 | No Comments
    A list of “HD” or “XL” apps is appearing on the iTunes web interface including a number of person favorites like Flight Control and Plants vs. Zombies. The new apps will look better on the iPad’s larger screen. You can see some of the apps here but here’s a very short list [...]

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  • BBC Wildlife magazine shares secrets online

    BBC Wildlife magazine shares secrets online

    Posted on March 22, 2010 | No Comments
    One great thing about the internet is the number of people offering advice. Of course, sometimes you need to take that advice with a grain of salt, but photography advice is usually safe. Case in point; BBC’s Wildlife Magazine published a series of Photo Masterclasses in 2006/2007. The information still holds true now (theory rarely [...]

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  • Better LCD TVs? New CCFL backlights to compete with LEDs

    Better LCD TVs? New CCFL backlights to compete with LEDs

    Posted on February 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Japan's Sanken Electric has developed a new type of cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlight for LCD TVs that's as power-efficient as LED backlights but is supposedly up to 60% cheaper to mass-produce. Approximately 90% of all LCD TVs currently on the market have CCFL backlights. A 32-inch LCD TV usually requires six CCFL tubes, but Sanken says their new lamps are so efficient that only two of them are enough (one at the top and another one at the bottom of the device).

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  • Feel free to drink your shower water, kids

    Feel free to drink your shower water, kids

    Posted on August 26, 2009 | No Comments
    Normally, you probably wouldn't consider drinking your own shower water after you had used it, but throw a couple of plants in there and you may well reconsider. Or, perhaps you'll react like the Drudge-ushered Daily Mail commenters and say stuff like “WHAT IS THIS GARBAGE, I EARN THE RIGHT TO WASTE WATER AND I'LL BE DAMNED IF SOME EGGHEAD SCIENTIST SAYS OTHERWISE.”

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  • They’re making robotic sunflowers now (video)

    They’re making robotic sunflowers now (video)

    Posted on August 14, 2009 | No Comments
    It's no secret Japan is totally obsessed with robots, rolling out awesome humanoids, robotic cars, pets and toys on a regular basis. But robo-plants, such as the newly developed Himawari (sunflower in Japanese), can be considered quite unique, even by Japanese standards.

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  • Uh Oh: The Toshiba TG01 is diseased

    Uh Oh: The Toshiba TG01 is diseased

    Posted on July 15, 2009 | No Comments
    If you're part of the very, very, very small segment of Crunch readers who happens to live in Germany, and you're an O2 customer, and you bought a TG01 - look out! Your new toy might make your computer feel a bit woozy inside.

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