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  • MobileCrunch Memorial Day Weekend Roundup

    MobileCrunch Memorial Day Weekend Roundup

    Just because we’re taking a short break from the Internets to enjoy this fine three-day weekend doesn’t mean the news stopped. If you’re outside of the US, stuck at some job that doesn’t acknowledge today as a holiday, or just got a good ol’ fashion case of the boreds.. this one’s for you. Skype for iPhone [...]

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  • EasyBloom Plus allows nerds to garden like a pro

    EasyBloom Plus allows nerds to garden like a pro

    Hidden in the picture above is a fake plant. Not only is it a fake plant, but it's a high tech fake plant, complete with USB port and soil sampling technology like that used in the Mars rover! The EasyBloom Plus is the fancy successor to the EasyBloom not plus, which allows gardeners to collect sunlight, temperature and moisture data from their lawn or garden and track that data over time. The Plus model introduces a fertilizer subscription service to help make sure you don't over- or under-fertilize your plants.

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  • Garmin hops on the satellite imagery bus

    Garmin hops on the satellite imagery bus

    Newsflash: birds see a LOT of stuff thanks to the fact that they can fly. Garmin wants to give you the same sensation (minus the flying part) with its new “BirdsEye Satellite and Aerial Imagery” feature, “an annual subscription service that gives users the option of loading highly-detailed photo-based maps to select Garmin handheld navigators,” according to a recent press release.

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  • Outside Puts The iPhone Weather App To Shame

    Outside Puts The iPhone Weather App To Shame

    Outside iPhone I typically use the Weather iPhone app maybe once a week, if not even ever. The only reason I would ever use the application is if a friend asked me the weather for a certain day of the week. Outside is trying to change the way we see weather applications on the iPhone with their new iPhone app developed by Robocat.

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  • Hands-on: BlockBuster On Demand on TiVo

    Hands-on: BlockBuster On Demand on TiVo

    TiVo users have known that Blockbuster On Demand was coming to TiVo for a while, but the service just went live. So, does it have the goods to put up a fight against Netflix or Amazon On Demand that have been streaming content on TiVos for months already? Nope, not at all.

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