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Nov28
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If your kid is asking you to leave the door open or a light on the coridor then I think you may want to know that there is a plasma bulb to "teach" your little one that there's nothing to be scared of, because monsters flee when they see the night light. It can also be used as a decorative gadget when you have guests over to see an action movie, to enhance it. With a really low risk of fire as plasmas don't heat like normal bulbs do, you can fill your room "with the soothing purple-glow of electrons cascading back down to the ground state" for just $9.99. If you buy one and test it with your kid we would really need your input if it works or not. Note that this is not going to work with your both if you are afraid. He won't get scared with that light!!!
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Nov28
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Sprint teamed up with the Nation Football League to offer its NFL-fan subscribers, access to game updates. The service would include access to key moments and red zone drives for all games in 2007 and should be available through Sprint...
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Fujitsu managed to develop the 320GB notebook drive, which is the biggest commercially available laptop HDD so far for those that need to store more and more files, like a HD movie or pictures from the last vacation taken with...
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It looks like everyone would like to pick on Negroponte's project, the One Laptop Per Child program, be it the $186 price when they had $100 in mind at first, or the fact that some producers may have a similar...
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Now, if 3200dpi is not enough for your mouse (and I can tell you 3200 is very very fast), I guess you can give it a go with Razer's 4000dpi Lachesis if you have a big screen display to work...
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Many USB hubs I've seen so far are very strict about the position you have to keep them in, sometimes, making it really difficult to connect because of your wires. Here is a colorful 4 ports USB Star Hub that...
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If you remember the toilet-shaped house you've read about last month, the green zero house or the office on water and enjoyed all of them, I have another one for you, that already got appreciation after winning a first prize...
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Nov27
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Considered by a few (myse included) as the biggest producer of TFT-LCD products Samsung just got a new thing to brag about and that's their newest invention, a flat-panel digital X-ray detector. As usual with Samsung, this is a "world...
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The latest source for unlocked iPhones is India. I konw it might come as a shock to you but it's true that Compact International is offering a 8GB model for Citibank and Diners Club Card members with six installments of...
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If I tell you that in a few years almost all our applications will be web-based I am sure not many would believe me, because we like rock solid things. The best example that we're on a path to web-computing...
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In a very (active) crowded city, going to the office on your bike is a very good solution rathen than waiting hours to get a green light in a busy area. But what if I tell you that you may...
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Here is a nice concept MP3 Walkmand, which if anyone ever asked I would have said it's nothing more than a digital watch or a room thermometer. In an attempt to make gadgets more fashionable, Vivienne Tam designed it and...
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If a regular laptop or a personal computer won't do it, then I advise you should lay your eyes on a workstation, and Dell has two new Precision models that you can choose from. Dell Precision T5400 and T7400 are...
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I am quite curious that the Russian officials agreed to allow the commercialization of the BlackBerry in their country from 2008. With all the acusations and security concerns it's good to know that MTS and Vimpelcom, biggest carriers in Russia,...
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Nov26
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Microsoft and Apple have fans on any categories you want me to go on be it portable media or operating systems. But if I got to the operating systems part how about a head-to-head visual comparison of what happened with...
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The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) announced today that the United Arab Emirates Prime Minister and also the Sheikh of Dubai, Rashid Al Maktoum just acquired a smaller than 5% stake of Sony's company through his international investment company, Dubai...
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Many people in this world may not be able to see the colors on a t-shirt or on a computer display because they are colorblind, but for the computer problem FlexScan developed a solution, a new 24-inch LCD display will...
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As you may know teeth hygiene is very important and this is why we usually do it once or twice a day, but what would you say if I would tell you that the Japanese sceientists are working on a...
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With a design that would make Apple scream, Meizu is prepared to bring their M8 MiniOne model in the States. Lawyers battle will take place during CES 2008, in January, with the biggest problem being that it looks very much...
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The green environment train is preparing to leave with more and more companies preparing to join in. Ferrari is the last one that announced they plan to reduce fuel consumption with up to 40% by using lighter materials and increased...
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Do you remember the successful Walkman phone from Sony Ericsson, W880i? Changed a lot of things and brought many new features when it hit the market so that the guys thought they should add something new to it. How about...
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Black Friday Deals seem to be over and a few companies followed up with Cyber Monday deals. SanDisk is one of them, that will make American customers happy with a few (well) discounted products. Here is what they offer:SanDisk Standard...
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Nov23
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If you usually lose your phone for 20 minutes or maybe your house keys are under the front seat of you car then I guess you will think this sounds like a great product. It's called the I Call Me...
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If you have odor problems, an infection of some sort or your feet transpire a lot , rest assured, it can be solved. Pediatrist created the Breezewalk shoes for a Californian innovation company with a built-in mini air conditioning system....
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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) filed a patent request for their multi-touch technology. We've seen it first on the iPhone and then on the iPod so I guess Steve Jobs is cooking something because what is it they're working on will allow...
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I wonder if there are people that surf the web withouth knowing what Google is, and probably there are, but they still hold the "most used search engine in the world" award. It may not be the best with Yahoo...
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No it's not a laptop, this is a hybrid personal computer from NEC, codenamed Powermate P5010. It was already released in Japan, Australia and New Zealand and should come to the States pretty soon. Here are the details and I...
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It's been some time since I didn't say anything about a digital camera, but here is one for today. Ricoh's new Caplio RR770 is the slightly upgraded version of the olded Caplio RR730 and RR750. The first thing that got...
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Not sure if this kind of "jewels" could be called innovation but I am sure since it's the first supersonic private jet in the world you would like to know about it. I am sure that the average BizToolBelt reader...
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Nov22
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This is how it actually happened. I got out of the car, paid for the parking for 3 hours and put the small piece of paper on the dashboard. No one can blame me for being a rainy day, but...
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Canon EOS 40D SLR camera owners probably know of the file format compatibility problems with raw-image editing software from Adobe, and so does the Japanese manufacturer. Apparently they first adressed the issue with 1.0.3 firmware that fixed Photoshop and Lightroom...
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When Gigabyte released the U60, their first ultra mobile PC, it brought a smile on our faces to see so many interesting features, a split keyboard, TV tuner and GPS expansion slots. Though they are busy with building mother boards,...
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Another new laptop by Dell, Precision M2300 has a business scent all over. Comes with Intel's Core 2 Duo processor from 2GHz up to T7800 2.6GHz, a 14.1 inch WXGA+ UltraSharp Display with 1,440 x 900 resolutions, Nvidia's Quadro FX...
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Not sure if you knew but in 2005 Mercedes-Benz released a Maybach Exelero just for high speed testing purposes leaving us (those that can afford) all drooling. Based on Maybach 57 luxury sedan, the rich went crazy because they couldn't...
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As you know I'm not about to cover every Black Friday deals I hear about, unless it's something really interesting and highly discounted. One day early, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is releasing sweet offers today, most of them with free shipping and...
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New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, announced that the Rockefeller Christmas Tree will consume less energy this year because it will light up thanks to 30,000 energy-efficient multi-colored LEDs (light emitting diodes) wired with up to five miles of cables....
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Nov21
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I dind't cover any Black Friday offers until now, but I guess this one really sounds like a good deal. AT&T's Black Friday deal will last for the whole weekend and will five mobile phones with a 50% discount (mail-in...
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One of the biggest inventions in the computing industry is the USB technology that changed everything we knew about connectors because it replaced the serial and parallel cables that didn't offer speeds. Then USB 2.0 arrived and everything changed because...
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For the rich! I'm starting this article without knowing in what category to put it in, because a lot of you out there will want one in their office, bathroom, kitchen, the basement when watching sports and so on. However,...
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Today must be "waterproof-gadgets day" because I have another one that may look interesting for you. Here is Sanyo LVT-WD40, a portable waterproof TV announce in Japan, that you can use even if it's raining like hell, I guess nothing...
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Verizon, one of the biggest voice and data networks in the US and Kyocera, the Wireless professionals just announced they've released a new EV-DO ExpressCard with Revision A (Rev A) technology. Codenamed, Kyocera KPC680, it should allow anyone in a...
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Not sure if there are people out there that would go for a swim in the ocean with their portable hard drive in their pockets full of important documents, but I guess that's the business model I-O Data have for...
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Now that the iPhone is the invention of the year, by Time Magazine, it may soon get the "(almost) the perfect mobile phone" award but it still doesn't feature 3G support. That's about to end if the rumor by SevenClick,...
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Nov20
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Today was a good day for cellphones news but I think you would be interested to know a little bit about this one because it involves Apple's iPhone and many of you out there still want to buy one. Apparently...
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AT&T just announced they will be releasing the first phone with Napster Mobile support, a Samsung A747 "SLM" with music and multimedia capabilities. The new service on AT&T will allow cellphone users to preview and download (order) songs pretty fast...
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From the response we got so far with the bi-color LED lamps, the fungus lamps and the jar lamps I think you would like to know a little bit more about the LED Jellyfish lamp because man these would look...
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This summer word was out that Levi's, famous for their jeans, will be releasing a fashion mobile phone called "Levi's Mobile Phone" that would target young people. The phone was supposed to hit the stores in Europe in September but...
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I just read that there is a possibility for SanDisk to announce 1GB "write-once" memory cards for as low as $5.99. This is still a rumor and came as a tip from a guy that took a survey about new...
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It's well known that when you do programming or graphics renderings you need a beast of a computer to get the job done and people usually choose a desktop computer instead of a laptop, because of performances. But what if...
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For those of you (including me) that screamed for WiFi on a BlackBerry, I have news. On the FCC website there seems to be a berry-model that features fresh juice: WiFi. Inspired from Pearl 8130, the new version Pearl 8120...
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Nov16
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There aren't many laptops out there with Intel's X7900 Core 2 Extreme processors inside so I think we should pay special attention to Evesham's Zieo NX600-HDX because it's not only super-fast but is also very expensive. So let's go through...
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Isn't it fun to have an unlocked cell phone? I for one, really enjoy that mine is not coded on any carriers and I can switch my SIM cards whenever I feel like. Here is the "ghetto blaster" as ThinkGeek...
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Two months ago I was all excited to know that Sony rolled out their newest PRS-505, with more storage, better display, a good price and sharp looks, but now I have to agree that Seiko (Epson) changed my mind with...
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We have a new solar power "green" gadget over here, that won the "Invention Of The Year" from Popular Science. I'm talking about those NanoSolar PowerSheets that may replace the sillicon solar panels we know because they are very thin,...
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For those early adopters that bought their new Sony Ericsson W910i Walkman cell phone from Orange, we have some bad news. Apparently they have been alerted of a major bug and got recalled to be fixed after users reported that...
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In a race to find more and more places to put advertising on, marketers came up with a very interesting idea: text advertising on shopping carts. Modstream will install scrolling displays and would sell those digital spaces to companies that...
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If you were wondering how much would it cost to get a piece of the 700 MHz spectrum then you should know Google is preparing $4.6 Billion. Is that what you had in mind? With the buzz on Android, the...
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Nov15
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We all know YouTube, the Googe deal when they bought it and the fact that in just a few years it became a giant video content website, so I guess trying to improve the service is not something anyone should...
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Not very expensive but with very good performances. This is the result we've seen everywhere right a few hours after AMD announced (four days earlier than expected) that the new Radeon HD 3800 is available immediately. According to TGDaily in...
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If you think that most of the cellphones released these days have better and better cameras with more and more pixels I guess a guide for cellphone photography is indeed needed. You drive your car, take a business trip and...
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The reasons why you may need a Bluetooth headset that works in a 100-meter range away from your mobile phone are not very clear but I guess you don't need reasons when you can brag to your colleagues but if...
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It looks like Intel's Core 2 Extreme processors are really rocking because I've read more and more releases that would use them. That's the case with this desktop from Mouse Computer Japan (MCJ), codenamed Masterpiece V950XV2 and using Windows Vista...
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Nov14
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It sure didn't take long for Apple to sell 100 million iPods that Creative, the first company to offer a portable media MP3 player in 2000 - the Nomad Jukebox - is running behind Apple with 25 million units sold....
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It was time for the Chinese to consider bringing the iPhone to their country after seeing what a big success it's going to be worldwide. Named the invention of the year by TimeMagazine it looks like the success is not...
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Packard Bell just announced a trio on their 700-series of the Compasseo GPS navigators. From what I've heard (and read) Compasseo units have been designed mostly for Europeans, so if you live there and would be interested in these new...
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A few weeks ago one of our articles about bi-color LED candles got a very good response so I thought of telling about something just as nice. The technology that allows power charging with sunlight is not new but it's...
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Nov13
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Would you be surprised to find out that Apple is preparing a new MacBook laptop coming out next year? Our sources say that the new one should weight only half of what the current MacBook Pro does, would have a...
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I can't say my WiFi router is impressing and that is because I'm losing signal if I'm moving to the last room of my house. But today I found some interesting stuff that I am sure you'll consider it useful,...
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I hope you're not waiting to see green walls or anything, right? This is a new example of what people can do if they really want to keep the environment cleaner and is called the ZeroHouse, by architect Scott Specht.Designed...
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There are so many headsets to connect to your cellphone so that you don't get a driving ticket. If it has Bluetooth that's great and we advise you yo get one like that if you want less wires, but what...
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For all the rich people that always wanted to get 3G on Nokia's 8800 phones before they buy one, I have to tell you the moment has arrived because. The stylish 8800 got two new upgrades today under the name...
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If you're traveling a lot and you have a habit of dropping things on the floor, like a laptop for example, then Panasonic just announced their newest models that should protect you from your actions as a sloppy business man...
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You read it so many times on BizToolBelt that there will be no gPhone manufactured but instead the Operating System that will beat all others, called Android. I just got the chance to see how this one is going to...
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Nov12
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There's no big secret that Apple's iPhone is coming to Europe one step at a time from France to UK or Germany but I want to stop by for a minute and tell you another successful story. The title says...
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It looks like our sources were right and HTC made it official that they will be releasing a new GPS mobile phone and since just email and internet browsing on the phone it's not enough the demand is high for...
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This may sound funny but the Japanese are either killing time or they really enjoy these things. It's mr. Shinoda that made some cuts in several places on the road and passed with his car over them to notice that...
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EDGE Tech seems to be very active with releasing new products and after showing us the 32GB USB flash last month they have a new 12-inch digital photo frame to brag with. It displays images at 800 x 600 resolutions,...
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Samsung just unveiled their latest "Chic and Smart Style" multimedia speakers (apparently codenamed SMS-M1000) during the Korea Electronics Show (KES) 2007 and I am drooling. From what you see on the pictures each speaker sports 1Watt, which is not the...
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If it was a Maxtor Personal Storage 3200 that you wanted for such a long time and you just got one delivered to your home at the office then you should know you're probably infected. Yes, I know you didn't...
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People usually remember their sleeping habits from when they were young because either they had the radio or the TV on, maybe a special mattress, being alone or stuff like that. Once I used earbuds to play slow music to...
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Nov 9
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With the success of those bi-color led lamps I've told you early this week, I found another one that should be just as interesting. It's a fungus lamp that stands on the floor, uses LEDs and was designed by Simon...
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Nov 8
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Solar Sailor from Australia came up with a solar panel that could be used on ships as sails in order to turn them into hybrids. The technology is used by a tour boat in Sydney Harbor - 8 small solar...
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I've just saw the latest Bluetooth headset from Motorola (NYSE:MOT), MOTOPURE H12, that comes with a beautiful metalic design and features the "so cool" CrystalTalk which comes with a dual microphone for better noise cancellation. The earbud I'm using right...
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It was time for Sony Ericsson to release something new because lately we got our eyes in other directions when it comes to the cellphones markets. SE announced their newest K-series model, K660i, which is a HSDPA 2100 handset with...
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I'm not surprised at all that during last weekend, BestBuy, Wal-Mart and Circuit City managed to sel 90,000 HD DVD players. Most of the players were priced at $99 and were from Toshiba with last year's entry level HD-A2, so...
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It's been mentioned before, with leaked specs and so on, but those guys at Symbian-Freak may have a real picture of Nokia N82 this time but with all this Gphone/Android hysteria not sure how many will care. I fel like...
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By the looks of these headphones by Euphonia, I am pretty sure they will be pretty expensive but meanwhile I guess you would be much more interested in knowing that's a sound-isolating, waterproof, wireless headset that synchronizes with a wall...
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Fujitsu accustomed us with releasing interesting new LifeBook models but without any voices and trumpets. That's the case with LifeBook S7211 that features a 14-inch Crystal View wide XGA display has 1GB DDR2 RAM memory, has an integrated webcam, 120GB...
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Nov 6
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For those of you that would need a way to charge their gadgets or devices while they walk the streets or if you just want a way to do it without connecting to an outlet, then the V-Dimension Solar Bags...
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Have you ever seen any LED candles? They are made of solid wax on the outside and use electronic LEDs on the inside so that they look exactly like the normal candles (they fooled me) we've been used with. I...
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It looks like Tokyo's Odaiba Ferris Wheel will not take all the attention for Wheel lovers because China announced they will be buidling the "Great Wheel of China" in Beijing which will be tallest in the world because it's 680...
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1TB hard drives are not rocket science anymore because Hitachi, Samsung or Western Digital or even Buffalo already announced that they will start production soon. Though some are working on a 4TB drive we have some late manufacturers like Seagate...
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Is it me or the Europeans are luckier and luckier with mobile phones coming to their countries before any other? That's the case with the new LG KS20 which is supposed to be a Prada successor, that should hit the...
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This isn't the first time we get to see a new music album released on a flash drive, but I think I should tell you about this in particular and not only because it's about Jennifer Lopez, but more because...
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According to DailyTech, AMD (NYSE:AMD) will be launching their newest Phenom processor on November 19th and that's just 2 weeks ahead. As you've been used with this market, leaked info about a new product are a common thing so expect...
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Nov 5
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You may not be like me with losing your batteries whenever you buy a new pack but if you are then there's hope for us. I've just stumbled upon the easiest way of keeping batteries all together (other than a...
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You know all the weird USB gadgets that I've presented you so far? More or less useful but people invented them and I can bet even sold a lot of those. Here is another one in the USB can cooler...
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What is it with all these releases by Samsung lately. I've seen the 128 GB flash memory card and just two weeks later these guys have the become the first in the industry to create the SuperFast SATA II 1.8-inch...
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It's been some time since Sony "lost" the user's manual for their newest Vaio UX490N model and we've had people not eating or drinking water until they found out it was available for sale. You guys can rest now because...
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Launched in August, iRiver's P10 with the big 4.3 inch display should be available in December just in time for the Holidays shopping. I don't know why I am in the mood for Xmas as I write but I guess...
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I have to agree that this one is weird. Samsung just announced their newest addition a multi-touch smartphone that is actually a single touch. Aimed for Korea, to win those that were waiting to get their hands on a new...
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I've said it every time I had the chance to do it that Google will not enter the cellphones market by manufacturing a new device. If you were to choose from having a small percentage of the market with one...
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Nov 2
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If you haven't heard so far, in August, Nokia announced they will be release a new gaming service called N-GAGE, in November. Apparently the guys from Finland are behind with tests and this is why they announced a couple of...
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The British Government made it official that they can create the invisible tank and because the technology allows it, by 2012 they will start production. They already demonstrated how they managed to make a vehicle completely dissapear by actually projecting...
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There is a reason why China's economy is marching with those big boots. Here is an example, with TechFaith Wireless Communication Company that just developed the "world's first WCDMA/GSM dual mode phone" that they named The Twins and is able...
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We all know that the biggest cellphone manufacturer in the world is Nokia. I'll live with it but will have to comment that the iPhone got a lot of attention and very nice features that even Nokia's fans (like me)...
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Another new addition to Fujitsu's Lifebook line is S6510 which should be live in China, already, featuring a 14.1-inch LED-backlight WXGA display, nicely wrapped in a SlimEdge case. This little one is driven by a Core 2 Duo T7700 or...
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Great stuff from Toshiba, because I've just found out they can pack 3,840x2,400 resolutions on their new WQUXGA 22-inch LCD monitor. As is, it sounds pretty awesome and I am sure a few of you guys would want to get...
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Not sure if you will be surprized or not, but Time Magazine just awarded the iPhone with their Invention of the Year. I was expecting it if you consider that Apple sold 1,119,000 pieces in the fourth (financial) quarter that...
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