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  • Innpu solves a problem you never had, introduces the ‘wired phone’ with built-in hands-free

    Innpu solves a problem you never had, introduces the ‘wired phone’ with built-in hands-free

    Posted on June 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Ok, so I'm not one of those guys that goes around holding their phone in one hand, and a hands-free microphone (irony duly noted) in the other in an effort to lose friends. In fact, I'm not even one of those guys that unwraps their included hands-free kit when they get a new phone. I just don't use handsfree kits. If you call me when I'm driving, I let it ring out. So I may not be in the best position to talk about Innpu's new phone. You know, the one that has a permanently attached hands-free kit.

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  • WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player plays just about everything

    WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player plays just about everything

    Posted on June 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Not to be outdone, Western Digital just released the Live Plus HD Media Player with Netflix streaming. The $149 box will stream just about anything to any TV and includes a direct storage access system, allowing you to stream video right off of a hard drive. The device outputs 1080p video over HDMI 1.3. It [...]

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  • Polar tears down the Nike+ dongle hegemony

    Polar tears down the Nike+ dongle hegemony

    Posted on June 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Nike and Polar (the heart rate monitor people) have just introduced the Polar WearLink+ that connects your Polar gear to the Nike+ iPod pedometer. The heartrate band sends data to the same program that controls the distance and speed data sent from the Nike+ footpod. Obviously Polar makes all sorts of running and walking gear already, [...]

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  • WinMo-6.5-powered LG Fathom launch date officially announced, world shrugs

    WinMo-6.5-powered LG Fathom launch date officially announced, world shrugs

    Posted on May 31, 2010 | No Comments
    I dedicate this next post to all the budget-minded Windows Mobile fans out there. Here's looking at you, kids. We just got word that the LG Fathom will be released on June 3rd. For those not in the know, the Fathom is the last of its kind: a 1GHz Windows Mobile 6.5 powered handset. Other features include a dazzling 3.2MP autofocus camera (sans flash, it seems), QWERTY keypad, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, and a 3.2" screen of unknown resolution.

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  • Do you play video games? Are you agoraphobic? Have we got a job for you

    Do you play video games? Are you agoraphobic? Have we got a job for you

    Posted on May 17, 2010 | No Comments
    A "market-leading gaming console company" hired (probably Microsoft) a contact center provider, Alpine Access in Denver, to provide phone support. But they can't find 200 or so video gamers who are willing to walk parents through how to pull a grilled cheese sandwich out of the optical drive near Denver so they're going to that hotbed of excellent and stable talent: housebound Internet fans. Their site, www.alpineaccess.com/superhero/, offers the opportunity to apply to a work-from-home job with benefits, competitive wages, and the opportunity to talk about video games. Anyway, if you're out of a job and you think about Bayonetta when you spend alone time, this may work. Give it a go.

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  • Huzzah! WWDC 2010 is happening on June 7

    Huzzah! WWDC 2010 is happening on June 7

    Posted on April 28, 2010 | No Comments
    Could this day get any better? The annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is happening on June 7. I suspect the iPhone HD or whatever it will be called will be there and it will be protected by robots and ninjas. Apple Worldwide Developers Conference Kicks Off June 7 in San Francisco CUPERTINO, Calif., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — [...]

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  • Western Digital is now shipping the Scorpio Blue 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive directly to our hearts

    Western Digital is now shipping the Scorpio Blue 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive directly to our hearts

    Posted on March 30, 2010 | No Comments
    Western Digital here, While other companies are just announcing their large 2.5-inch drives, we've started shipping ours and wanted to thank everyone involved with the industry-leading Scorpio Blue 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive: the engineers for crafting the drive, the bean counters for pricing it well at $149, but most importantly, you, the consumer. It was you that pushed us to stuff even more storage capacity in the small 2.5-inch form factor and demanded a quiet and battery-efficient drive. Thank you.

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  • iPad to be released on April 3, pre-orders on March 12

    iPad to be released on April 3, pre-orders on March 12

    Posted on March 5, 2010 | No Comments
    You’ll have to make do with this until April Get thee to the clickery! The iPad is hitting the streets on April 3 and you can start pre-ordering on March 12. As far as we can tell there was no real “delay” here, per se. As we discussed this week there was no month delay as promised [...]

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  • Test Drive Unlimited 2 promises to seamlessly blend online and offline play

    Test Drive Unlimited 2 promises to seamlessly blend online and offline play

    Posted on March 3, 2010 | No Comments
    Atari has announced Test Drive Unlimited 2, coming in the Fall to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. While the first version of the game contained both online and offline modes, this new version “is ‘always live,’ with automatic updates and seamless online/offline integration. A revamped single player narrative mode can be played offline or as part of the multiplayer experience.”

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  • The InFocus DisplayLink Wireless system cuts the cord between Macs and InFocus projectors

    The InFocus DisplayLink Wireless system cuts the cord between Macs and InFocus projectors

    Posted on February 8, 2010 | No Comments
    One of the most frustrating things about using a projector is setting up all the cords. You have to connect the video, probably the audio (at least in a business setting) and get the whole thing up and running. If you have a Mac, life gets even more complicated due to the lack of an HDMI or DVI port, which is the industry standard for projectors. InFocus is fixing all that with their new DisplayLink wireless technology.

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  • HTC Smart revealed, runs dumbphone OS

    HTC Smart revealed, runs dumbphone OS

    Posted on January 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Remember the HTC Touch.B, the slick Touch2 lookalike that surfaced last month? The one running that nifty, minimalist interface over Qualcomm’s BREW operating system? Well, it looks like it’s finally ready for primetime with a brand-new (if not the most accurate) moniker. The HTC Smart is gunning for the budget-minded phone nerd, and for a lower-end [...]

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  • Verizon jumps on prepaid data bandwagon

    Verizon jumps on prepaid data bandwagon

    Posted on November 5, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh pretty netbook lady, you go about your daily life with your face buried in the goings-on of your hectic corporate lifestyle, unwilling to avert your gaze from the tiny 10.1-inch screen that dictates your graceful movements for even a mere moment in time.

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  • Verizon DROID ERIS officially announced for $99 after $100 rebate and contract

    Verizon DROID ERIS officially announced for $99 after $100 rebate and contract

    Posted on November 5, 2009 | 1 Comment
    The HTC-built DROID ERIS will go on sale tomorrow at Verizon stores for $99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and two-year contract agreement. Equipped with HTC’s “Sense” user interface, the ERIS “offers customers the opportunity to customize a seven-panel wide home screen with a wide variety of widgets designed to bring the most important information to the surface.” On sale tomorrow at Verizon’s retail stores and website.

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  • AppleTV firmware 3.0 just launched

    AppleTV firmware 3.0 just launched

    Posted on October 29, 2009 | No Comments
    The new Apple TV firmware just dropped with Genius Mixes, iTunes LP data, and iTunes Extras. As you see this is a quite a departure from the original firmware. I’ll stick it on and report back how it feels. Interestingly, since I hacked 2.x, I don’t really want to do this update. If you guys [...]

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  • T-Mobile to launch the Sony Ericsson Equinox on Oct. 28th

    T-Mobile to launch the Sony Ericsson Equinox on Oct. 28th

    Posted on October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
    Earlier today, Sony Ericsson announced the launch of its newest flip phone, the Equinox. The new clamshell that “encourage[s] individualism through unique pulsating night effects that enable users to never miss a call or text message” will be available exclusively from T-Mobile. Among other things, the “unique” flipper features 3G and quad-band GSM/Edge radios, user-defined lighting [...]

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