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Projector Ring is a Truly Unique One of a Kind Item
Posted by on July 21, 2010 · 0 Comment
When you get married, you want everything to be special for you and your partner. And while the dress may be unique, the wedding itself may be just like someone else’s in the past. Especially when it comes to rings. For the most part, there seem to be only so many different variations you can have out there, unless you start thinking outside of the box, that is. For one man, he definitely thought [...]
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Apple Giving Away Free Bumpers to Compensate for iPhone 4 Antenna Issue
Posted by on July 21, 2010 · 0 Comment
Apple has announced it will give all new and existing iPhone 4 owners a free bumper case to solve the much-hyped “death-grip” problem. And if you’ve already purchased this case, Apple will reimburse you. At a press conference on Friday, Apple’s Steve Jobs pointed out that the iPhone 4 is far from being the only phone that suffers from reception problems when held in a certain way. Jobs [...]
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Apple, Google, and RIM were Looking at the Palm Purchase
Posted by on July 21, 2010 · 0 Comment
According to Business Insider, new details are emerging from the HP/Palm purchase, namely who was in the running prior to HPs winning bid. The Business Insider is reporting that Apple, Google, and RIM all had serious conversations with Palm about a potential acquisition. An anonymous source says that Apple and Google were interested in Palm’s 450+ patent library and pending patents, while RIM “had [...]
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Wooden Desktop iPad Cradle
Posted by on July 21, 2010 · 0 Comment
The Wooden Desktop iPad Cradle, offered by a site called usbfever.com, is designed to hold your iPad at a 18° for display purposes, or at 45° as a workstation. It also makes a great recipe reader in the kitchen if you’ve loaded up such an app. The Wooden Desktop iPad Cradle is a nice, simple design that is actually quite a nice accessory for your iPad, and works well in an office, kitchen [...]
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Cables To Go TruLink 1-Port 60 GHz WirelessHD Video Transmitter and Receiver Kit
Posted by on July 20, 2010 · 0 Comment
The TruLink 1-Port 60 GHz WirelessHD Kit enables high definition wireless transmission between your television and your HDMI components. You can have full HD 1080p signal from your computer, Blu-ray player, set-top box, gaming console or other HDMI device to your HDMI-enabled television. The 60 GHz transmission capability means greater flexibility in your home theater setup by allowing you to place [...]
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netTALK.COM Debuts netTALK DUO™ VoIP Telephone Device
Posted by on July 20, 2010 · 1 Comment
netTALK’s versatile digital voice service and simple VoIP adapter comes with everything you need to Fire Your Phone Company®, including free local phone number, faxing capabilities, voicemail and more. It connects directly to the Internet, resulting in savings, convenience and portability, and best of all, you don’t need a PC to use it. Here’s the release…. Miami, FL – July [...]
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RIM BlackBerry 9800 Shows Signs of a Death Grip Issue
Posted by on July 20, 2010 · 0 Comment
At Apple’s event the other day, Steve Jobs went out of his way to tell the world, or at least everyone watching, why the iPhone 4 has been suffering from signal issues. And he did a good job of it, too. In fact, he did such a good job, that he actually managed to drag just about every phone manufacturer on the planet into the ring with him, and explain that it’s not just an iPhone, or an Apple [...]
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Motorola Slots First Android-Based Nextel Phone, the i1, for July 25th
Posted by on July 20, 2010 · 1 Comment
Motorola’s new i1 smartphone has military-grade toughness and is built for those that are hard on their devices. Sprint will have the exclusive on the new Motorola i1, while the device itself will sport Android 1.5 OS, Nextel’s Direct Connect service (a first for an Android phone), a 3.1-inch screen, 5MP camera, and various Microsoft business tools. The i1 is available July 25 from Sprint for $150 [...]
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Sharp will Offer new Blu-Ray Disc Format, BDXL, with AQUOS Line
Posted by on July 20, 2010 · 0 Comment
In April this year, the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced the final specifications for the new multi-layer recordable Blu-ray Disc format, which can more than double the storage capacity of existing 50GB dual layer discs. The new BDXL format supports rewritable discs of up to 100GB and 128GB for write-once recordable discs. Sharp is the first company to release both media and hardware that supports [...]
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New Macbook Air & iPod Touch is Coming Soon
Posted by on July 20, 2010 · 0 Comment
DigiTimes is reporting that Apple is ready to launch a new generation MacBook Air featuring an 11.6-inch display and an Intel Core i-series ultra-low voltage processor in the second half of 2010, as well as a new iPod touch in August or September. Both devices will be manufactured by Quanta Computer, according to Mingchi Kuo, senior analyst at Digitimes Research. Kuo says that the 11.6-inch MacBook [...]
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Sears Introduces GPSMatchmaker.com -GPS Device Finder
Posted by on July 20, 2010 · 0 Comment
Sears Introduces GPSMatchmaker.com, which allows consumers to find their ideal GPS device based on personal preferences. With summer in full force, many consumers will likely be hitting the highways for family vacations or quick weekend road trips. However, as is the case with most vacations, trip directions often become a factor. For consumers looking to purchase a new GPS device to help them get [...]
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Velocity Micro® Announces a Family of Android™ based color E-readers and Tablets
Posted by on July 19, 2010 · 0 Comment
Velocity Micro has announced a new family of Android tablets and e-Readers. Here’s the release….. Cruz line launches with 7” color Cruz Reader™, 16:9 Cruz Tablet™ and kid-friendly Cruz StoryPad™ Richmond, VA – July 13, 2010 – Velocity Micro, the premier builder of premium, high performance desktop computers, notebooks, and peripherals, announces the debut products from a captivating [...]
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AT&T Samsung Captivate on sale today
Posted by on July 19, 2010 · 0 Comment
Another day, another Galaxy S family smartphone available in the US market. Samsung continues its rollout – so that’swhere all the Super AMOLED displays went – with the AT&T Captivate, packing the same 4-inch WVGA touchscreen, UMTS/HSPA, WiFi b/g/n and 5-megapixel camera of its siblings. There’s also Android 2.1 with Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0 UI, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0 and 720p HD [...]
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Octane Fitness Q47 Elliptical
Posted by on July 19, 2010 · 0 Comment
Octane Fitness has taken the great workout from an elliptical trainer and blended in the added benefits of cross training. The Q47 Elliptical ($4,095) features Octane’s signature Workout Boosters and the ingenious CROSS CiRCUIT+ strength-training program. To do this, Octane Fitness utilizes Powerbands and stationary side platforms to incorporate strength training along side your cardio conditioning. The [...]
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Fring App Gives Video Calling to iPhone 4, iPhone 3Gs, Android and Symbian
Posted by on July 19, 2010 · 0 Comment
When the iPhone 4 hit shelves, the question of whether Apple would approve the iPhone 4’s front camera to be used with other video calling applications aside from its native app Facetime. I suppose if one is patient, more is always revieled. Fring updated their Fring application, which now allows iPhone 4, iPhone 3Gs, Android and Symbian users to make video calls to each other. Even better, the [...]
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HP Slate to Run Windows 7, Not Recently Acquired Palm WebOS
Posted by on July 18, 2010 · 0 Comment
I ran an article the other day speculating on the future of the HP Slate as it relates to the OS it will be adopting for the much anticipated device. Will it run Windows 7 or HP’s recently acquired WebOS. It looks like there may be an unofficial answer, as a page about the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference shows a variety of vendors that will be releasing Windows 7 tablets, HP included. Though [...]
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YouTube Supporting 4K Video Resolution- up to 4096p!
Posted by on July 18, 2010 · 0 Comment
Today, at VidCon 2010, YouTube announced support for what it is calling 4K videos; meaning videos shot in their original aspect ratio “all the way up to 4096p.” Here is what YouTube had to say: Today at the VidCon 2010 conference, we announced support for videos shot in 4K (a reference resolution of 4096 x 3072), meaning that now we support original video resolution from 360p all the way up to [...]
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Facebook Gobbles 16-Billion Minutes of your time a Day according to Studies
Posted by on July 18, 2010 · 0 Comment
According to Slashdot, Mark Zuckerberg introduced Facebook six years ago, and the rest is history. Since then, the incredible growth of the social network’s infrastructure means it now needs about 60,000 servers to support its 400 million users. And those users are sharing more than six billion pieces of content per week, uploading in excess of 3 billion photos each month and spending 16 billion [...]
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Timex Ironman Global Trainer GPS + Heart Rate Monitor Watch
Posted by on July 17, 2010 · 0 Comment
The Timex Global Trainer GPS with heart rate monitor, exclusively at REI, isn’t the first watch to offer dual GPS and heart rate monitoring features, but it could be the sportiest. It also has SIRFstar III GPS, water resistance to 50m, ANT+ compatibility, and training software for both PC and Mac. Other notable details of this watch include the ability to record 100 GPS waypoints, recall 50 custom [...]
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Elonex 710EB Full-Color E-Reader
Posted by on July 17, 2010 · 0 Comment
The Elonex 710EB e-reader isn’t a popular name in the eReader category, but the 710EB combines some interesting specifications and full-color screen to a nice tight package. It’s also pretty inexpensive comparatively. The Elonex 710EB is a seven-inch e-reader that doesn’t have an e-ink display, but promises a TFT color touchscreen, ARM processor, WiFi, an eight-hour battery life, and a price [...]
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Expect Windows 7 Slate by End-Year
Posted by on July 17, 2010 · 0 Comment
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, giving the opening keynote at the Worldwide Partner Conference, told his audience to expect Windows 7 slate computers before the end of this year. “We know you really want to know what’s coming,” said Ballmer. HP is one of several Dell partners who announced a slate earlier this year, although they did not announce when the new product would be available. Microsoft’s [...]
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Cost to Build an iPhone 4
Posted by on July 17, 2010 · 0 Comment
While an iPhone 4 runs upwards of $300 with contract and $600 without, it is surprising to learn how much it really costs to manufacture this iconic device. The results may shock you, in that it’s not as inexpensive as you might think. In fact, it costs around the same amount of money to make the Apple iPhone 4 as the sticker price. This, however, doesn’t stop Apple from making a hefty [...]
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Bai Design Weather Monitor Wall Clock
Posted by on July 17, 2010 · 0 Comment
The Bai Design Weather Monitor Wall Clock ($75) is an “8 in 1″ weather station with thermometer, hydrometer, barometer, day of the month, day of the week, and of course, clock. The face is presented on a matte black PVC dial behind a glass lens with a satin steel bezel and sized just right for any room. The Bai Design Weather Monitor Wall Clock is a new take on a weather station. While it’s [...]
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Tag-Heuer offers glasses for night driving using Squadra Night Vision Optics
Posted by on July 16, 2010 · 0 Comment
I am familiar with the Tag-Heuer brand as the maker of some really cool watches. I didn’t know the company also made glasses. The company is showing off an interesting set of glasses that are for nighttime driving. The eyewear line has Squadra Night Vision optics, which aren’t night vision like you might hope where you can see in darkness. These night vision optics lenses are designed to give [...]
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New Pandigital PANSCN06 Personal Photo Scanner/Converter Requires no PC
Posted by on July 16, 2010 · 0 Comment
The Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter is a nifty device for those who easily want to archive photographs. The device takes photos of a max dimension of 8.5 x 11 inches and scans them straight onto a memory card (support includes SD, MS, MS Pro, MMS and XD cards). Those scans are converted to JPGs at 600dpi and 3,800 x 7,200 resolution, so you’re sure to get all the detail out of your prints. A [...]
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BlackBerry Releases 2nd Video Previewing RIM BlackBerry 6
Posted by on July 15, 2010 · 0 Comment
RIM has just released another video for its yet-to-be-released BlackBerry 6. The video demonstrates the OS and some of its many features. RIM is banking on BlackBerry 6 OS to not only compete with iPhone and Android operating systems, but to show that BlackBerry is not just for the business user. Certainly, most smartphone users carry their device when at work and when at home. RIM is one of the [...]
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Microsoft InstaLoad Batteries Ignore Polarity
Posted by on July 15, 2010 · 0 Comment
Microsoft has just announced an innovation in battery technology. Known as “InstaLoad” battery installation, the technology allows you to insert a battery without having to worry about positive and negative polarity. This is useful because inserting the batteries incorrectly, and keeping them in can destroy the device that the batteries are powering. InstaLoad is designed to save time [...]
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SensoGlove Grip-Pressure-Sensing Golf Glove
Posted by on July 15, 2010 · 0 Comment
SensoGove measures the swing tempo and increase in grip pressure associated with a good or bad swing. When you squeeze your golf club too tightly, you can alter your swing, erode your power, and make consistency nearly impossible. Squeezing with your hands engages the muscles in your forearms and brings added tension to your shoulders, all of which are pivotal body parts for a fluid swing. Watch [...]
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Halo Bicycle Lock Secures Via WiFi
Posted by on July 15, 2010 · 0 Comment
The Halo Bicycle Lock creates a perfect circle when the lock pieces are connected. If the lock is tampered with in any way, a special embedded Eye-Fi will alert you via mobile text that something’s happening to it. Presently just a concept, The Halo Bicycle lock will come equipped with an Eye-Fi card so it will send out an alert if it is tampered with. Of course you need wi-fi in your area for this [...]
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SmartQ T7 and T7-3G Android tablets promised for China
Posted by on July 15, 2010 · 0 Comment
SmartDevices has unveiled a pair of new Android 2.1 tablets, with the SmartQ T7 and its T7-3G cellular-wireless enabled sibling each packing WiFi and a 720MHz ARM11 processor that the company reckons is good enough to handle 1080p HD video. The two new slates each have a 4,700MHz battery – SmartDevices aren’t saying how long that’s expected to last – and a 7-inch touchscreen. No pricing [...]
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