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Motz Wooden Frame Mini MP3 Player

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Motz Wooden Frame Mini MP3 Player
Motz is showing off their new wooden photofram type of mini mp3 player in Korea. The device comes with a jog wheel and built-in speaker.


Banpresto’s 30th anniversary Zippo Pac-Man

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This is the Banpresto’s 30th anniversary Zippo Pac-Man, will be released by the end of November.

Zippo Pac-Man

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FinePix Real 3D W1

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Liveshot: FinePix Real 3D W1

Remember that 3D camera from FujiFilm? Now here’s the live shot of it, it is called FinePix Real 3D W1. Oh yeah it is expected to hit Japan on 8th August for 60,000(JPY).

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Skeleton Key Bottle Opener

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Skeleton Key Bottle Opener

The Skeleton Key Bottle Opener shaped like the ancient key and will be easier to carry around as it has the same size as other keys.


Top 7 Reasons for PC Gamers to Get Windows 7

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With Windows 7 now finished, Microsoft's next challenge is to drive adoption. Those with high performance PCs made for gaming will only switch if there is a decent incentive to do so. While the nice Aero effects and new taskbar are reason enough for some of us who spend most of our time working on our PCs, gamers will need a little bit more.

Microsoft's Games for Windows site lists the following seven reasons for a PC gamer to get Windows 7:

1 - Performance
To quote a coworker: 'Across same hardware, Crysis runs awesome on Win7! Even better than XP!'. Code for the OS has been optimized for better all around performance for games. Whatever you're playing now should be a better experience in Windows 7.

2 - Compatibility
The top third-party games, services, and international versions of games have been tested in Windows 7, so you should not worry about Windows 7 breaking your games. Feel free to move to Windows 7 because whatever you're playing now should work fabulously in Windows 7.

3 - Discoverability
You can use Start -> Search to find any game you just downloaded or installed. No need to launch a separate application. Likewise, you won't need to launch a game to get more info about it: The Windows 7 Games Explorer can show you in-game statistics within a preview pane plus delivers up-to-date info about your favorite game publishers and gives you the opportunity to try new games.

4 - Easy updates
The new Games Explorer will notify you whenever updates are available for your games so you don't have to go searching for them yourself or have to launch the game to see if there's an update waiting.

5 - DirectX 11 support
DirectX 11 means better games, pure and simple, with more advanced features for games to use.

6 - Multitouch support
An increasing number of gamers are using multitouch devices. Windows 7 supports multitouch-capable machines, so you can buy the latest and greatest multitouch laptop or desktop confident it's going to work in Windows 7.

7 - Classics
Here's a bonus reason for you: Windows 7 is going to bring back Internet Backgammon, Internet Spades, and Internet Checkers because you can't spend all your time hardcore.

Source : Tom's Hardware US


Levi’s Jeans and LG Hand in Hand in Korea

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Behold the New X120 Mini from LG, an average Netbook powered by an average Atom CPU, the usual 1GB of RAM, 160GB of HDD… and a 10.1” WSVGA LED Backlight LCD… If everything so far is average and been seen already, the new X120 is over a Levi’s Jeans branded Notebook with a Levi’s design and a dedicated Levi’s pouch.















New LG Chocolate BL40

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Hoho! the new LG Chocolate phone is real long. This time they really give you extra chocolate. It comes with 800 x 345 display screen in 21:9 ratio, built in WiFi, aGPS and supports multi-touch on its scratch-proof touch screen. Video after the break.



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Nokia Surge

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It was leaked as Nokia Mako. Nokia has announced it today as Nokia Surge. It will be available from AT&T this July 19. The phone comes with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Symbian S60 multi-tasking capabilities and also the capility to post messages, images, videos, and comments to web sites like Facebook on-the-go with the pre-installed JuiceCaster application. The phone comes with a 16M colors 2.4-inchdisplay screen, built in Bluetooth, 2.5mm headphone jack, 2.0-megapixel camera, FM radio, a microSD card slot and supporting Quadband GSM network and HSDPA 2.6Mbps wireless data connection. The Nokia Surge will be available via AT&T at $79.99 with two-year contract and after a mail-in rebate.

[via Slashphone]

Nokia Surge


Samsung S9110 Watchphone

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Samsung Electronics has announced its 11.98mm-thick ‘Ultra-slim Watch phone codenamed ‘S9110’ in France market. The watch phone comes with a 1.76-inch touch screen and supports voice telephony, mp3 player, Bluetooth, voice recognition function and more. Suggested price at 450€.

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Nike+ SportBand

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Nike has announced their latest Nike+ SportBand. It is a watch-like device made for those who are into sports or outdoor activities. It is capable of telling you your vital information including calories burned, distance, pace and time. It is available in grey with pink, dark with yellow and black with red. It is available Start on July 15th, 2009 for $59.


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Nokia N86 8MP announced for the US – $558 unlocked

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Nokia’s only 8 Megapixel camera phone, the N86 8MP dual-slider, will be available in the US starting the next few weeks, coming to compete with the likes of Samsung Memoir and Sony Ericsson C905a.

Running on Symbian S60 3rd Edition, Nokia N86 8MP is basically an upgraded N85.

Its 8MP camera features Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, variable aperture, dual LED flash and video recording.

The N86 8MP also comes with a 2.6 inch QVGA AMOLED display, GPS, Wi-Fi, digital compass, 3.5mm audio jack, 8GB of internal memory and – of course – US HSDPA connectivity.

nokia-n86-8mp-US

This “ultimate imaging device”, as Nokia presents it, will be available unlocked, for $558.00, both online and from Nokia’s Flagship Stores in Chicago and New York.


Via http://www.unwiredview.com/2009/07/17/nokia-n86-8mp-announced-for-the-us-558-unlocked/


Google announces Chrome OS, coming to netbooks second half of 2010

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We can't believe it's actually here, but after hearing whispers of a Google OS for what seems like ages now, the company's now gone official with its plans. According to the official developer blog, it'll be an open source, lightweight platform that can "power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems," and will be capable of running on x86 (that includes Intel Atom) and ARM chips. Addressing potential overlap with Android-based netbooks, the official line is that "choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google" -- a pretty wild statement to make, but hey, it's still all Google. A large portion of its fresh out of beta Google Apps suite already supports an offline mode, so we guess the groundwork's laid out. The company says it's currently working with a number of OEM manufacturers and that it'll initially appear on a number of netbooks coming to market sometime in the second half of 2010. Excited? We are.


T-Mobile's myTouch 3G launch event: pre-orders now available

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We're here at T-Mobile's myTouch 3G launch event -- quite a bit subdued compared to the G1 launch, but still a T-Mobile extravaganza all the same. In the meantime, you might be happy to learn that the phone is now available for pre-order, with a guaranteed August 5th delivery date if they order before the 28th. Notes from the launch talk with Denny Marie Post and Cole Brodman:
  • myTouch is about "self expression." Like when you did drawings with crayons for your mom: sure, it sucked, but it was the self expression that mattered. Apparently.
  • Cole is talking up the Google love and the Android ecosystem. A "strong Google partnership."
  • Cole says we'll have "more Android devices out this year."
  • Denny sees it as a more desirable device and potentially more attractive to new adopters of smartphones. "Boundless possibilities" for individualization. They're showing a few videos, which seem to be app-centric as far as individualization goes. "If it could sweat for me, it would."
  • A few apps being highlighted: Wikitude, Sherpa, a few exercise apps, imeem, YouTube uploads, Qik (my buddy's iPhone can't do that), Twitter, a ringtone editor. A few Google services mixed in, naturally.
  • They're both showing off their own devices and how they've personalized them. Denny is a big fan of Zombie Run, which she plays with her 15-year-old son at the mall. Best mom ever?
  • T-Mobile, in partnership with Google, will help put a "lens" on the Marketplace to help users find the good apps. Going to offer an "app pack" to highlight a particularly useful selection of apps. One of the highlighted application partners will be Sherpa. Also working on improved payment options: will include a direct bill option to post app purchases directly to your T-Mobile bill.
  • Shipping the phone with a zippered case and a cloth screen-polishing sleeve.
  • Matching service plan warranty with device warranty, and working on retail experience / consumer training, including in-store appointments.
  • No current plans to bring HTC Hero to the US.
And that's it! We're heading down now for a hands-on -- stay tuned!


iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 released

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Unless you have a developer account with Apple, don't bother plugging your iPhone into iTunes -- we promise you're not going to have access to it -- but devs can now get their grubby paws on beta 2 of iPhone OS 3.1. We'll let you know if we see anything crazy, like usable Gmail, true background applications, or a notification UI that doesn't make you want to throw the phone against a very hard surface at high velocity.


Samsung Highlight comes to T-Mobile

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That rumored Highlight for T-Mobile is now official, filling yet another niche segment in Samsung’s massive full-touch attack on the carrier — an attack that now includes the Behold, the Memoir, and this bad boy. As you might have gathered from the appearance, this one comes in at the bottom end of that range, but it really doesn’t slack on the spec sheet — it’s still managing to pack AWS HSDPA, a 3 megapixel camera, WQVGA display, quadband EDGE for world travel, AGPS, and a full HTML browser. It’s available in two colors today — fire and ice, which are basically orange and a black / cool blue combo — for $149.99 on contract after rebates.


NYC keeps ahead of the curve, invests $1 million into typewriters

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When we look upon the typewriter, we tend to think of it as a somewhat romantic, antiquated technology for the English major in us to write that great mystery novel we've toying with -- not something we'd imagine anyone would still be using in a professional setting. Unfortunately for New York's boys in blue, that's exactly the situation they find themselves in. According to NY Post, the city has plunked down $982,269 in a contract with New Jersey-based Swintec to provide thousands of new manual electric typewriters bound for NYPD offices over the next three years, with another $99,570 going to a company for maintaining the current lineup. While arrest reports have thankfully gone the way of computers, property and evidence vouchers continue to be written up out the old fashioned way, with officers complaining about having to seek out ribbons when they (often) run dry. In some way, it's kind of funny... but mostly, it's just sad.

[Via Yahoo! Tech]