Filed under: Desktops , Home Entertainment Here’s another mouth-watering concept on display at CEATEC today: Toshiba’s Media Server — not to be confused with some kind of nefarious explosive device from an early episode of Doctor Who. It uses NFC to download files from your cell phone, which in turn can be displayed on a TV via WirelessHD

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Media server concept from Toshiba doubles as mega D&D die

Filed under: Cellphones We got the low-down (well, at much of a low-down as one can get from thematic designers) on KDDI’s latest au concept phones here at CEATEC , and the themes are — are you sitting down? — space and soup atomic elements. No, we didn’t make that up.

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KDDI au concept phones explained and pictured

Want to be the scariest ancient history buff in your neighborhood?

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Protect Yourself from Visigoths With Roman Siege Engine, Now For Sale on eBay [Ancient War Machines]

Gnip , the guys that are helping move data around from one social network to the next, launched v 2.0 of the service tonight. The new version of the service allows data consumers (services like Plaxo that take data from other services, like Twitter, Friendfeed, Digg, Delicious, etc.) to have data from requested users pushed to them. It’s no longer “Hey, TechCrunch just tweeted.

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Gnip 2.0 Launches, With A Business Model

Filed under: Digital Cameras While JVC Victor hasn’t promised us a review unit just yet (cmon, we’re still begging here), we did get a chance to get up close with its SDHC concept camcorder today at CEATEC. Designed for the more sophisticated user (as opposed to family users, they tell us), the camera will shoot both high-quality HD video and stills, something they say has yet to be done in a device. The upcoming Everio is slated for release in the first half of 2009 at an undisclosed price, but JVC promises the unit is, indeed, coming.

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JVC Everio concept HD camcorder up close at CEATEC

Killing two marketing birds with one stone, Microsoft’s bundling some of its Zunes with various Gears of War 2 (launching soon!) paraphernalia. Each 120GB Zune will sport a laser-etched “Crimson Omen” and come pre-loaded with 244 pieces of media, including the soundtrack, behind-the-scene videos and concept art. The entire package will cost you $280 and will start shipping on November 7th.

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Gears of War 2 Zune Coming on Nov 7, Preorders Start in the Morning [Zune]

Filed under: Gaming , Portable Audio , Portable Video Microsoft couldn’t let the gory , highly-anticipated launch of Gears of War 2 (chainsaw duels! Rhhhahaararggg!) pass without bloodying a Zune or three in the process, Halo 3-style . Specifically, Microsoft has laser-etched that pesky little “Crimson Omen” onto a glossy black Zune 120 , pre-loaded the device with 244 pieces of “Gears of War” media — the soundtrack, concept art, behind-the-scenes vids and so forth, nothing you won’t be able to find elsewhere — and squeezed it all into some “collectible” Gears packaging, featuring our testosterone-addled protagonist pondering the meaning of life

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Gears of War 2 canvasses special-edition Zune

Recommendation engine StumbleUpon has been facing some tough times lately: earlier this month we reported that eBay was looking to sell the startup less than 18 months after acquiring it (the company refuses to comment). And its traffic has been showing signs of stagnation (though the number of registered users to steadily rise). But tonight, the site is launching a new feature that may very well turn things around: a long awaited install-free web toolbar.

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StumbleUpon Set For Resurgence With Web Toolbar, Partner Program

Research into invisibility cloaks, which work by bending light around 2D objects, could end up protecting offshore rigs and vulnerable coastlines from water.

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Water Invisibility Barrier Protects Against Tsunamis [Invisibility Cloaks]

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Microsoft ships red wireless Xbox 360 controller for the holidays