Microsoft’s “I’m a PC” ads have drawn decidedly mixed reviews. Its self-conscious campaign to counter Apple’s effective Mac vs. PC commercials has got the geek community talking, but I’m not sure it compels consumers to jump up and go buy a Windows box
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Are you a PC? Get it on your chest at the I’m a PC Store
• Ziff Davis To Close PCMag Print; Focus on Online; Still Looking For Options For Gaming Division - Print edition of legendary computer magazine is going away.
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It was optimistic to expect Prada to understand the difference between a fashion accessory and a phone accessory, because now look what’s happened: Prada and LG have announced the Prada Link, a Bluetooth watch that pulls text messages and your call status from the Prada II phone . To be honest though, it doesn’t look so bad. The stylish Link has a tiny little OLED screen that displays the content of text messages, call history data, a call rejection option and, of course, the time.
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Prada II Phone Comes With a Swanky Little Bluetooth Watch [Cellphones]
These noise -cancelling headphones from Hitachi Maxell are unlike many previous similar types since they don’t require separate power. Instead they connect to iPods via the dock connector, and can suck on the batteries through there. They do manage about 20dB of noise canceling with an “Active Noise Rejection” system, but the design is curiously crippling: they can only connect to iPods (4th gen or later) and the iPod touches and not the iPhone
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Hitachi Maxell iPod-Only Noise-Canceling Headphones Don’t Need Batteries [Headphones]
We’re not the only ones obsessed with CNN’s over-the-top magic wall , which they use in equal measure to cover elections, entertain babies and just fill time — fake TV news has been milking it for all it’s worth. Now The Daily Show is on the case, and they’ve sent John Oliver to talk to Jeff Han, the man behind CNN’s recent multitouch renaissance . What he finds aren’t easy answers to his questions, but an unexpected mix of new technology, furtive military operations and terrifying, omnipresent newsreaders.
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Jeff ‘Magic Wall’ Han on The Daily Show, Exposes CNN’s Nefarious Multitouch Conspiracy [The Daily Show]
Snow Leopard, that eagerly awaited rebuild of the Mac OS X, should be coming in the first quarter of 2009, according to Apple engineering director Jordan Hubbard. The next version of OS X won’t come with too many crazy new features, but it does offer dramatically smaller application files and a complete overhaul to deliver serious performance gains . A Q1 release would mean that 10.6 is arriving a lot sooner than most people had expected, and that a demo may possibly be shown off during Macworld San Francisco 2009
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Snow Leopard Release Set For Q1 2009 [Rumor]
Maybe it’s because I have the hugest crush on David Pogue of the New York Times, but I find his recently released product finder guide, the Pogue-O-matic, absolutely adorable… and useful too! The Pogue-O-Matic is divided into four parts: cameras, camcorders, smartphones and televisions. If you were planning on getting people any of the above for the holidays, stop by and have little e-Pogue explain what details you should look out for.
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NY Times’ Pogue-O-Matic Guides Your Gadget Shopping, Sets My Heart Aflutter [David Pogue]
Hey! Want junk you never knew you needed just in time for the holiday season? Well, you’re in luck because there’s a Woot Off going on right now. Head over to Woot and bid your little recession-proof heart out! I’m sure there’s someone in your family who could use that random whatchamacallit you spent your hard earned money on
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Woot Your Little Woot Off Right NOW! [Woot Off]
In what’s a slightly suspicious coincidence, but Sony’s suddenly pulled a bunch of its movies from the Xbox’s Netflix Watch Instantly streaming service just a few hours before Microsoft’s New Xbox Experience goes live . Previously available titles like Superbad and Bad Boys , which are owned by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, have been made unavailable for Xbox users
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Xbox 360 Netflix Streaming Drops Sony’s Columbia Pictures [Nxe]
HP’s Touchsmart tx2 is awesome because its the first consumer-oriented convertible notebook to feature a multitouch technology built into the display. The 12.1-inch screen uses a capacitive touchpanel that can track two points simultaneously, operates with fingers or a stylus, and comes with the Mediasmart 2.0 interface customized for the notebook. While Dell’s oft-mentioned Latitude XT came out last year with the multitouch power to simultaneously track all five fingers, the feature was kept dormant until the middle of 2008 and lacks any realy mainstream software to take advantage of the tech
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HP Touchsmart TX2 Laptop is a 12-inch Multitouch Wonder [Multitouch]
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