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iRiver SPINN Design Now On a 5 Megapixel Camera

20. February 2009

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The SWIVEL-CAM is both a DV and a camera, but its most salient feature is its 180-degree-rotating lens… ehm, borrowed from iRiver. I’m not sure if it will make a good point-and-shoot camera, given that the lens position looks a tad awkward, but with a price tag of $119.99 I think it’s worth a try. [...]

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Yanko Concept NVDRS Tape MP3 Player High Novelty

19. February 2009

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If you really can’t get over the old cassette tape, you could go for one of these once it gets manufactured. The design is called the NVDRS Tape by Stefano Pertegato, Massimiliano Rampoldi, Eloisa Tolu, Francesco Schiraldi & Giovanni Mendini. The MP3 player is powered by your fingers… Yep through one of the spools, [...]

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Get 12 Hours of battery Lofe for Your Samsung Netbook

13. February 2009

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We all know and love netbooks; the diminutive, low cost computers that may not have much under the hood, but don’t take up much room or much of your bank account. Unfortunately most netbooks seem to come only with 3-cell batteries, yielding only 3-4 hours of battery life. More models are now [...]

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Apple iPhone with Matte Casing

12. February 2009

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iPhone rumors are heating up once more, and why not when everyone believes Apple is going to release not one but three new versions of their phone. One convincing photot of a new iPhone was leaked to the Macrumors forum showing a matte finish on the phone’s back. It appears that this version of the iPhone [...]

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Lenovo IdeaPad U8: The MID sibling of the S9, S10 Netbooks

30. August 2008

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Aside from the IdeaPad S9 and S10 netbooks, Lenovo has also launched a new ultra-portable MID called the IdeaPad U8. It runs on an Atom Z500 800MHz processor that’s complemented by a 1GB RAM, a 4.8-inch touch screen, 6GB SSD, Bluetooth, GPS, WiFI, rear and front video camera, EDGE, 3G, CMMB tuner (China Mobile Multimedia [...]

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iPhone 3G SIM Unlock Video From DesbloqueioBr

16. July 2008

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DesbloqueioBr was the first iPhone 3G unlocker using a hardware solution - the same solution (reprogrammed SIM card adapter) that first unlocked the iPhone EDGE. The Brazilian hack will not be available for free and we’re looking at a possible $250 to $375 to break free from the debilitating roaming charges of AT&T O2 and [...]

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FuriouSIM Wants to Work on iPhone 2.0

11. July 2008

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FuriouSIM, which works on 85% on all phones in the market, is furiously attempting to update their product to support the iPhone 3G. probably a good idea if you prefer the hardware approach to unlocking your iPhone - FuriouSim may be a good way to go. Heck, they made it work on the iPhone 2G, [...]

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Apple iPhone not Going Intel but P.A. Semi?

22. April 2008

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Apple may opt for P.A. Semi’s super-efficient chip, boasting 300% more power efficiency compared to closest competitors. Dan Dobberpuhl, the founder, as developed a dual 64-bit 2GHz chip powered at 5 to 13 watts. Apple has been in talks with P.A. Semi before they went to put Intel processors on their Macs. Apple has spent [...]

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Wireless Media Center: iRiver Unit II

11. January 2008

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[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=jipaR5KQYBY[/youtube] The Korean company iRiver has been the super star of CES 2008. After introducing a bunch of new models for the US market, it’s not much of a stretch to call iRiver the Nokia of the PMP industry. The new iRiver P20, SPINN, M20 and LPlayer reminds us slightly of Nokia’s Nseries phones. Closer even [...]

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iPhone Multi-Touch on a Laptop at CES

10. January 2008

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Clipta - new video wave: CES 2008 Elantech multitouch trackpad Apple’s decision to put multi-touch technology on its first phone certainly paid dividends. So why not put the technology on a MacBook? Before we start looking into the not-too distanct future (MacWorld 2008 begins in a few days), here’s a company in Taiwan showing off its [...]

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