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Archive for November 9th, 2008



Dell scraps plans for new MP3 player in a fit of sanity?

Sunday 9 November 2008 @ 11:14 pm

Filed under: Portable Audio , Portable Video The oh so humble, Mr. Person Familiar with the Matter is back with knowledge that Dell has postponed its Zing-based MP3 player … indefinitely.

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Telenav Shotgun connected GPS launched, reviewed

Sunday 9 November 2008 @ 10:01 pm

Filed under: GPS It doesn’t seem like the connected GPS market is the best place to be at the moment — Dash just dropped hardware sales in a radical restructuring and Magellan’s halted development of the 5340 — but Telenav isn’t shying away, throwing its hat into the ring with the $300 Shotgun.

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Silicon Mountain’s Allio: 42-inch HDTV with built-in PC / Blu-ray player

Sunday 9 November 2008 @ 10:00 pm

Filed under: Desktops , Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment , Media PCs Talk about putting all of your eggs in one basket. Silicon Mountain has evidently taken a note from Lumenlab with its incredibly multifaceted Allio

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MGM to Post Full Films on YouTube (New York Times)

Sunday 9 November 2008 @ 8:45 pm

New York Times : MGM to Post Full Films on YouTube   —  SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube is by far the world’s biggest stage for online video.  But in some ways Hulu is stealing the show.  —  With critical plaudits and advertising dollars flowing to Hulu, the popular online hub for television shows and feature films …

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MGM to Post Full Films on YouTube (New York Times)




Dell to offer Xbox 360 Arcade and Rock Band 2 for $199 on Black Friday

Sunday 9 November 2008 @ 8:38 pm

Filed under: Gaming The Black Friday deals have already started to flow in over on the HD front, but now that we’re closing in on America’s most mayhem-filled shopping day of the year, we’re beginning to see stellar deals from nearly every CE category. One that caught our eye here recently was from Dell’s list, and it involves what’s already the cheapest gaming console on the market today (the Vii notwithstanding). On November 28th, Dell Home’s website will offer the Xbox 360 Arcade with seven games including Rock Band 2 for $199, and while we highly doubt you’ll receive any guitars, drum sticks or sweat bands for that price, we suppose there’s always a remarkably small chance that you will

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Feature: 3D Spatial Memory Game Uses Webcam, Augmented Reality

Sunday 9 November 2008 @ 7:00 pm

We have seen the future of spatial memory games, and it’s the augmented reality-based levelHead by Julian Oliver. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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"Cage of Death" Lets You Swim with Crocodiles

Sunday 9 November 2008 @ 6:59 pm

A new attraction at Crocosaurus Cove, located in Australia, lets guests swim with crocodiles “using nothing but 4cm of acrylic plastic to keep them safe.” Click here for first picture in gallery. As the croc gnashes its teeth against the cage, you piss your pants, the wife takes some pics, and we once again reaffirm why dolphins are actually the dominant species on the planet.

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Alarm Clock Has Built-in Flower Garden, LEDs

Sunday 9 November 2008 @ 6:58 pm

Aside from the built-in flower garden, this clock’s light source is “activated as the user’s alarm turns on, and turns off manually when the user goes to bed.” Click here for first picture in gallery. The product also helps to promote the indoor growth of plants regardless of the availability of natural sunlight. Studies show exposure to LEDs encourage photosynthesis

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Sony Releases Three New PS3 80GB Ads

Sunday 9 November 2008 @ 6:56 pm

Sony has just released three new PlayStation 3 commercials in Japan, promoting its new 80GB model. Yes, they actually show the console this time and not just randomness thankfully.

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Headphones can interfere with defibrillators and pacemakers

Sunday 9 November 2008 @ 6:47 pm

Filed under: Portable Audio Headphone makers love to brag about the fancy magnets they use to drive their buds, but it turns out that hanging tiny focused magnetic fields around you neck can have unintended consequences — a new study says that headphones can interfere with heart devices like pacemakers and defibrillators when held within an inch of the device.

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