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Man, you know the app store mania is getting out of hand when Verizon's planning on launching one for the Hub connected home phone -- a move we're guessing spells the end of the term "widgets" for devices like this. Specifics are pretty light right now, but things are scheduled to go live later this year, along with a sleeker new Hub 2 that was demoed for Yahoo. Watch yourself, Chumby.
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Consolidation is the Japanese answer to the current economic crisis, especially in the technology sector. The Nikkei, basically Nippon's Wall Street Journal, today reports that electronics giant NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology are currently negotiating a merger with the aim of closing talks by the end of this month. The result would be a real heavyweight: The biggest chip maker in Japan and the No. 3 in the world, worth $12 billion.Via CrunchGear - 7 months 17 days ago
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Android 1.5 "Cupcake", which brings video recording, an onscreen keyboard, new browser features and plenty more to the OS, has been compiled for G1 users by a kindly XDA forums contributor. Despite...Via Gizmodo - 7 months 17 days ago
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I doubt there are still many music cassettes around but if you happen to own some and want to save your childhood memories on your computer for eternity, you might like the MV-CM001U. The retro-style device was announced by a Japan-based company called Novac today [JP].Via CrunchGear - 7 months 17 days ago
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LG's X110 netbook has been floating about Europe since last year, but it is apparently still headed this way, and it's now once step closer to availability now that it's passed through the FCC. Not surprisingly, the netbook itself appears to remain unchanged, with it still packing the usual 10-inch display, an unspecified Intel Atom processor, up to 1GB of RAM, a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive, built-in Bluetooth, a 1.3 megapixel webcam and, apparently, your choice of a three-cell or six-cell...Via Engadget - 7 months 17 days ago
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Filed under: Reviews, Blu-ray, Receivers, Speakers, LG
Although pricing info for LG's HB354BS Blu-ray HTIB wasn't available by the time it hit the internet, TrustedReview's impressions of the all-in-one sound pretty favorable. Whether it's because LG chose to focus on quality over quantity by delivering "only" a 2.1-channel system or Mark Levinson sprinkled some audiophile-approved fairy dust over the pieces, it all came together pretty nicely. Once things were set up, the the slick UI...Via Engadget HD - 7 months 17 days ago -
The EXACTO (EXtreme ACcuracy Tasked Ordnance) rifle will conceivably be able to fire accurately at far longer distances than are possible now by combating weather with self-guiding bullets. Yes, you...Via Gizmodo - 7 months 17 days ago
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But we wonder: Does South Illinois Avenue in Carbondale, IL really need such thorough documentation? [Google, thanks eerickson!]Via Gizmodo - 7 months 17 days ago
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Those who live rock and roll lifestyles need accessories that look the part, accessories like the Ion Audio Tailgater. It's a $199 iPod dock that, with a few scuffs and scratches and stickers, wouldn't look too out of place getting kicked around on-stage at the club. It works with any iPod (first- and second-gen users will have to made do with playback via the headphone jack) including the iPhone and Touch, has inputs for mics or other instruments, and even has an integrated battery for up to...Via Engadget - 7 months 17 days ago
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If you consider yourself to be a Final Fantasy fan, this one is for you. Awarded as the grand prize for a cosplay competition, it's a custom PC with the artwork from the Chains of Promathia expansion printed directly on the side panels. Can you say "chick magnet"?Via CrunchGear - 7 months 17 days ago