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Copia Plans Low-Cost 7″ And 10″ Tablets As Well As E-Ink Devices

Just a couple hours ago, news broke of the $99 Copia Wave5 e-reader, or tablet, or whatever you want to call a 5″ LCD-based device focused on reading. That isn’t the extent of the lineup, however: Copia has two more LCD-based tablets coming... about 1 hour ago From TechCrunch

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Sprint set to release 3G-enabling "case" for iPod touch

Recently released FCC documents reveal that Sprint is set to launch what appears to be a new case for the iPod touch that would enable 3G networking on the WiFi-only device. Manufactured by ZTE and called the "Peel," the case is essentially a... about 1 hour ago From Ars Technica

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New Breitling Chronospace Watch Hands-On

First thing I thought of when I saw these new watches from Breitling was "wow, these are pretty big." They even wear larger than their 'mere' 45mm wide steel case would suggest. Probably because the case is on the flatter, broader side of... 37 minutes ago From TechCrunch

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Motorola Droid 2 user manual spills out for your pre-release perusal

You know how we’ll know when we’re living in the future? When user manuals for gadgets start leaking out before that gadget even officially exists. Oh, that’s now. Welcome to the future! If you’re just itchin’ to know all the right... 38 minutes ago From TechCrunch

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Hitachi shows off new gesture-based interface, touts grand plans

Hitachi's already dipped its toes (or hands, as it were) into the gesture-based waters before, but it looks to have refined things quite a bit for its latest Minority Report-esque demo, which the company is showing off as part of its 100th... about 2 hours ago From Engadget

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Want anti-aliasing in StarCraft II? Hope you have an Nvidia GPU.

How long did Blizzard spend developing StarCraft II? Since 2003, give or take some time here and there when the company needed all hands on deck for World of Warcraft. So you’d think that would be enough time to figure out how to implement... about 2 hours ago From TechCrunch

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Major Corporations Are Downloading Those 100 Million Facebook Profiles off Bi...

#bittorrent Remember that torrent yesterday that contained the personal information off of 100 million scraped Facebook profiles? I thought it was strange that the guy didn't sell this information,... about 1 hour ago From Gizmodo

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Steve Ballmer On iPad Sales: Not Happy [Blockquote]

#blockquote Asked by analysts about the 3 million magical iPads sold in 80 days, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer wasn't very happy. I'm not surprised: They only sold 1.32 million Tablet PCs in 2008, with... about 1 hour ago From Gizmodo

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Merseyside Fire Service trials fire-fighting motorcycles

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service will be joined by a couple of new recruits from next month. For the first time in the UK, two specially-kitted-out firefighting motorcycles will begin attending small rubbish fires as part of a six month... about 2 hours ago From Gizmag

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How many trees must die for iWave's Earth-friendly headphones, iPhone cases?

We're not experts or anything, but cutting down trees to manufacture your headphones ($30), ear buds ($20), and iPhone cases ($25) does not really seem all that "green" to us. But what good is selling stuff made from "reusable, environmentally... about 2 hours ago From Engadget

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Jailbreak Matrix Matches Your iOS Device to the Right Jailbreak Tool [Jailbr...

#jailbreak Confused on what you need to jailbreak your iOS device? Whether you've got a brand new iPad or a first-generation iPod Touch, Jailbreak Matrix dishes the dirt on what you need to jailbreak... about 2 hours ago From Gizmodo

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App Genome Project Reveals Spyware Capabilities of Smartphone Apps

After combatting many years of desktop spyware, users must be more cognizant now of the apps, webpages, and content they put on their mobile devices as smartphones are gaining more potential. At the Black Hat security conference, Lookout, which... about 2 hours ago From Ubergizmo

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Apple “looking into” poor iPhone 3G performance under iOS 4

Apple has finally admitted that upgrading your iPhone 3G to iOS 4 results in sluggish performance and general unresponsiveness. According to an Apple spokeswoman who chatted with the Wall Street Journal’s Digit blog, Cupertino is aware of those... about 2 hours ago From Geek.com

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Duplo-Dinamico Rotating Ceiling Fan

Sometimes you need a fan in a tight spot. Sometimes your room doesn’t warrant a Big Ass Fan. Sometimes you just want something to look at and either laugh or fondly admire. The Duplo-Dinamico ($1,000+) and its smaller, single brother Bianca... about 3 hours ago From Gear Patrol

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StarCraft 2 Collector’s Edition removed from box, examined

The Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector’s Edition currently sells for $99, making it a $40 premium over the standard Wings of Liberty package. Both are on sale right now, and if you are reading this, you’re probably planning on buy one... about 2 hours ago From Geek.com

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Android App’s Data Collection Raises Mobile-Security Questions

An Android app that offers free wallpapers is allegedly gathering data about its users, including their phone numbers, carrier subscriber identifiers and phone number of their voicemail accounts. The app then sends this data to a website based in... about 4 hours ago From Wired: Gadget Lab

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NEWS: 3D: Not bad for your eyesight

Producer of Beowulf tells Pocket-lint "no health risks with 3D" There are several fallacies about 3D, not least its effect on the eyes. Many believe that prolonged exposure to, and viewing of, three-dimensional content through... about 8 hours ago From Pocket-lint

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CIA and Google's Joint Investment Raising Eyebrows [Google]

#google Cambridge startup Recorded Future trawls the internet for raw data that it uses in an attempt to predict world events—understandably interesting stuff. But what do both Google and the CIA... 39 minutes ago From Gizmodo

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EVO 4G's Android 2.2 update starts trickling out tomorrow, loads of new featu...

We're not certain that this date is going to hold -- things like this have an uncanny tendency to slip at the last possible moment -- but we're at least hopeful to see some internal Sprint communication that they're trying to get the EVO 4G... about 3 hours ago From Engadget

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Motorola's Sales Jump 600% Since Last Year [Motorola]

Selling 8.3 million mobile phones, 2.7 of which were smart phones, provided Motorola with earnings of $162 million this quarter, compared to $26 million this time last year. Motorola's success is largely due to the Droid, which was dropped late... about 1 hour ago From Gizmodo

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HTC EVO 4G to Get Android 2.2 Froyo Tomorrow

It looks like Sprint's finalizing details with HTC as we speak to rollout Froyo as early as tomorrow on the EVO 4G according to the carrier's plans, which were leaked. According to Engadget, which obtained the plans, the firmware update could be... about 2 hours ago From Ubergizmo

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If You Want a Second Drive in Your iMac, You Better Get It From Apple

According to a new report by One World Computing, it will be extremely difficult, though not impossible, to install a secondary solid state drive (SSD) to the new 27-inch iMacintroduced earlier this week as part of Apple's desktop upgrades. While... about 2 hours ago From Ubergizmo

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Russian Show Off His Highly Organized CPU Collection

We know he's been missing some of Intel's powerful processors like the latest hexa-core Core-i7 and an octa-core Nehalem-based processors. But sure you'll be amaze with his wide collection of ultimately all known/unknown processors from the... about 17 hours ago From TechGeeze

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Canadian iPhone 4 Gets iPad Sharing Data Option

Canadian users will be the envy of many American iOS consumers as the Canadian iPhone 4 will get a 6 GB iPhone plan from wireless carrier Rogers--compared to the $25 2 GB on AT&T--as well as an option for iPad sharing. That's right, you can share... about 2 hours ago From Ubergizmo

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Camelbak M.U.L.E.

If you’re a gear enthusiast, then hydration packs are likely no stranger. There’s even a good chance you’ve got one (or two) sitting in your closet. If you live in a warm climate it’s doubtful you’ll find a better hydration back for day... about 4 hours ago From Gear Patrol

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Steampunk USB Drive inspired by narrow bridge road sign

I can’t say that I see much resemblance between a narrow bridge sign and this USB drive, but if that’s what it takes to create this kind of art then that’s fine by me.  Actually I think it looks a bit more like the robot off of The... about 3 hours ago From Coolest Gadgets

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Possible new fuel sources: Urine, bad butter

Leftovers and cast aways could soon be used for clean energy with new strides in energy conversion. About 2 hours ago From CNet: Crave

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X Prize Offers $1 Million For Oil Clean Up Solutions [XPrize]

#xprize The X Prize Foundation, which spurs scientific and technological innovation with the greatest of incentives, a big pile of money, hopes we'll have a significantly improved method for cleaning... about 2 hours ago From Gizmodo

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Apple Patents Suggest You'll Soon Rely On Apps To Get Dressed Or Travel [Apple]

#apple As if some of us aren't already too attached to our iOS devices, Apple seems to be working on ways to add to our addictions: Recent patent applications show that Apple may be creating virtual... 25 minutes ago From Gizmodo

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Amazon Tote Hand Delivers Your Orders Weekly, In a Bag, To Your Door [Amazon ...

#amazontote As an (greener) alternative to Amazon Prime's free two-day shipping, there's Amazon Tote, which gives you all your orders from the last week delivered once a week in a snazzy reusable tote... 39 minutes ago From Gizmodo

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Blow-Up GoCrib

The first thing you have to learn to do as a parent is to blow up random objects.  Actually, you might want to start practicing before you have kids to work those lungs out a little.  You can’t afford to not be prepared for these sorts of... about 2 hours ago From Coolest Gadgets

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New Amazon Kindle

After the recent announcement of the new graphite Kindle DX, you had to figure its smaller e-reader brother would get a refresh soon. Announced yesterday, some welcome changes are hitting the new Kindle like a 21% decrease in size and 15%... about 2 hours ago From Gear Patrol

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DIY Project makes it easier to scan your library

Looking for a way to take your home or work library and scan it into a digital format? Certainly there are flatbed scanners and copiers on the market that can help you with this. But if you have ever tried to copy a book on a flat piece of glass,... about 2 hours ago From Geek.com

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Hacker Develops Program To Make ATMs Spit Out Free Cash [Atm]

#atm ATMs use computers. Computers have weaknesses. Hackers exploit weaknesses. See where this is going? A hacker developed software that can force an ATM's computer to give free cash. Luckily for... about 2 hours ago From Gizmodo

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Internet Explorer 9 Beta Coming September

Speaking at its Financial Analyst Meeting, Microsoft told investors that Internet Explorer 9, also known as IE 9, will enter beta this fall. According to Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner, IE9 is slated for beta in September, though... about 2 hours ago From Ubergizmo

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Parrot AR.Drone now available for pre-order, shipping September 3rd

Been itching to get your hands on the Parrot AR.Drone ever since it first took flight at CES way back in January? Well, you can now finally get your $299 pre-order in to ensure it ships to you on the September 3rd launch date. What's more, Parrot... about 3 hours ago From Engadget

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Giant Light-Up Snowflake iPhone Dock Will Really Tie the Room Together [IPhone]

#iphone Earlier this week we called on industrial designers to bring consumer electronics back to an age of handsome, dignified character. Designer Sylvain Gerber begs to differ, unveiling an enormous... about 2 hours ago From Gizmodo

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Amazon Introduces the New Kindle

Amazon has now introduced a new design for Kindle in the market. The device is now simply dubbed as “Kindle” and bears a price tag of $139 and $189. The new Kindle is 21 percent smaller and 15 percent lighter than the previous model,... about 2 hours ago From The Gadgets

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Canadian iPhone 4 launch details emerge: Rogers offers 6GB for $30, iPad shar...

The iPhone 4 may be launching on all the major Canadian carriers tomorrow, but we're only just now starting to get the actual details on what they'll be offering. Rogers is the first out of the gate and, for a change, it looks like folks in the... about 3 hours ago From Engadget

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Android tablet from LG coming this Christmas

LG Electronics is joining the tablet party and it’s bringing along its buddy Google. Despite the fact that LG Electronics previously announced plans to debut its Android-powered device by the end of the year, the company didn’t commit to an... about 2 hours ago From Geek.com

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Asus 1001PQ gets official

Asus has officially launched the 1001PQ netbook today. Available in Flame Purple or Vibrant Gold colors, it has typical netbook innards. This means it comes with Atom N450 processor, 10.1-inch... Read more by clicking on the link above.. About 2 hours ago From Gadgetmix