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  • Kickster iPod nano case designed by users

    Kickster iPod nano case designed by users

    Posted on September 14, 2009 | No Comments
    This is a pretty impressive feat of design work by a community of iPod nano users over at Quirky.com. The Kickster is a $14.35 iPod nano case that features a hard shell, cord wrap, and a kickstand that bends outward for use on a tabletop or swings downward to double as a hand grip while using the iPod nano to shoot video footage.

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  • And now, a plethora of new iPod cases from Belkin

    And now, a plethora of new iPod cases from Belkin

    Posted on September 10, 2009 | No Comments
    The introduction of new iPod models means new iPod cases as far as the eye can see. One of the bigger players in the cutthroat game of portable device protection is Belkin and, true to form, the company’s announced about a skillion upcoming products for your perusal.

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  • Scratch-n-Scroll mousepad

    Scratch-n-Scroll mousepad

    Posted on September 7, 2009 | No Comments
    scratch-n-sniffWe've been hearing for what feels like decades about the "paperless" revolution, wherein everything will be written on computers. The problem is that computers -- even smartphones and tablet PCs -- still make it unnecessarily complicated to jot down a quick note. You know, the kind of thing that doesn't have any lasting permanence but something you're going to forget in the next five minutes before you need to use it. Sure, you could use a Post-It note, but that involves the killing of trees and who really needs that on their conscience? The quirky Scratch-n-Scroll mousepad may be worth your consideration.

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  • Review: In Your Face iPhone holder

    Review: In Your Face iPhone holder

    Posted on August 18, 2009 | No Comments
    Short Version: The In Your Face viewbase is everything you’d want from a phone stand and then some. With an 8-inch adjustable neck, swiveling head and adjustable clip, the IYF is perfect for flights or long car rides. Unlike the $25 iZel, we think the IYF is worth the $30 price tag.

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  • Robot OS paves the way for army of standardized robo-assassins

    Robot OS paves the way for army of standardized robo-assassins

    Posted on August 11, 2009 | No Comments
    You know how it is: you go down to your secret lair to work on the prototype for your armada of deathbots, and you get paralyzed by the sheer enormity of the project you've undertaken. Not only do you need to find the raw materials, you need to design the bodies and weapons systems, build in failsafes so they don't attack you, and basically write a complete operating system from scratch. That's a lot of work for a busy tyrant-to-be, and frankly such details distract from the big picture of global domination. Thankfully, there's a crew of people working to standardize and abstract robot operating systems to reduce the time-to-market for your electronic henchmen.

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  • Crazy scratch UI to create cheap, unpowered touch surfaces

    Crazy scratch UI to create cheap, unpowered touch surfaces

    Posted on August 10, 2009 | No Comments
    The same guys who brought you the bubble input have created a crazy scratch UI that allows you to scratch and tap almost any surface. By sensing the sound and the finding the peaks and valleys in the waveform the system can tell if you’re scratching a shape or tapping on the surface. The UI can [...]

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  • Five Things Google’s Chrome OS Will Do for Your Netbook

    Five Things Google’s Chrome OS Will Do for Your Netbook

    Posted on July 8, 2009 | No Comments
    Chrome OS, Google’s newly announced computer operating system, is coming this autumn and promises to revolutionize netbooks and other underpowered machines. Essentially, the OS is a small, fast-booting platform whose purpose is to run a browser, and from there all the Google apps and other web services you know and love. But why bother? Your [...]

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  • Slow Backups Return with iPhone v3.0 Update

    Slow Backups Return with iPhone v3.0 Update

    Posted on June 29, 2009 | No Comments
    The iPhone 3.0 software update brought some great new features: search, cut and paste (at last) and background notifications. It also, for many users, brought a return to the bad old days of long, slow backups. Everyone who upgrades their iPhone to a new OS will have a slow first backup, as the entire thing is [...]

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  • The Olympus E-P1 is now available for pre-order

    The Olympus E-P1 is now available for pre-order

    Posted on June 22, 2009 | No Comments
    The Olympus E-P1 is shaping up to be one of the must have cameras of 2009. The camera was just announced last week after months of speculation, but it's finally available for pre-order from numerous retailers. The prices are just what we thought they would be with the body running $750 and a 3x zoom kit costing $799. The rest of the options go up from there.

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  • MGS4 engine tweaked for MGS: Rising because the Xbox 360 can’t handle it

    MGS4 engine tweaked for MGS: Rising because the Xbox 360 can’t handle it

    Posted on June 13, 2009 | No Comments
    Kojima made it very clear from day 1 that the Xbox 360 could not handle the MGS4 engine. When it was announced at E3 that the MGS franchise would be coming to the Microsoft platform I wondered if Kojima had made progress in making the MGS4 engine compatible with the Xbox 360, but that appears to be untrue. During the latest Kojima podcast, Sean Eyestone stated that Kojima has reworked the “engine from scratch” to make MGS: Rising compatible with all three major platforms.

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  • HP’s MediaSmart Server LX195 reviewed: impressive, but flawed

    HP’s MediaSmart Server LX195 reviewed: impressive, but flawed

    Posted on May 26, 2009 | No Comments

    After being introduced to the world late last month, we've heard little else about HP's lower-end MediaSmart Server LX195... until now, obviously. This little media streamer made its way into the HotHardware labs for a little Q&A, and it managed to escape with lots of praise, a mild amount of criticism and a price tag that'll likely be too steep for most to swallow. As for performance and features, the LX195 was found to shine; the Media Collector, iTunes server and Time Machine backup functionality all worked great. Unfortunately, the "endless loop of updates" seen during the initial setup and the lack of an April update -- which was sent out to the EX series last month -- left somewhat of a bitter taste in reviewers mouths. Overall, the system delivered and worked as advertised, but the $360 to $400 street price is apt to turn all but the hardest of hardcore HP fans away, not to mention that the aforesaid EX update (which will hit the LX195 this fall) will require users to completely wipe their HDD and start over from scratch. Check the read link for the full writeup.

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