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Apple TV - Now with 160GB and YouTube coming soon


If you thought that Apple would give up on the Apple TV soon, it appears that you’re wrong. Although it’s still far from the storage capacity that we would like to have, 160GB should be enough to keep a considerable amount of media in the device.
But if that upgrade wasn’t good enough for you, then […]

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Firefox 2.0.0.4 released

The latest version of the popular browser, which we featured here not too long ago, has just been released. Unfortunately, there are no new features for it. It is simply a security update that increases compatibility with the Vista Operative System.
There are also two new language translations of the browser in Afrikaans (af) and Belarusian […]

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Panasonic announces electronic bycicle

Although bycicles aren’t used a lot as transportation in countries other than some Asian ones, this particular one should interest those that intend to use it for going to places.
This bike, that was just announced, can carry you for 19 miles at 15mph, with some minimum effort from the rider. It will be sold in […]

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iBegin Adds Ability to Embed Business Listings on your Blog/Site

We previously covered iBegin when they opened up business data, allowing everyone to download it for free.
Today they’ve added another interesting feature - ‘Embed This’
I do some local web design from time to time, and it is always important to make sure that customers know how to get to your clients. This new […]

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Countdown #48 (DC Comics) - Comic Review

Well, they can’t all be Grade A, and this week isn’t. The Countdown story continues with a few new and interesting pieces to the puzzle, but also a few glaringly bad plot points, and the worst dialogue of the series thus far.
One plot point that I can’t wrap my head around is the fact […]

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iTunes launches Plus service with DRM-free tracks

Apple has recently opened their DRM-free music store, named iTunes Plus, which not only sells music at a higher bitrate but also completely free of any “evil” DRM code.
These new tracks are only available for EMI artists, and will cost you an additional $0.30, as we already knew. If you already purchased tracks from EMI […]

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Speed Racer’s Mach 5 REVEALED!

Well…they got the car right.
USA Today has a first look at the Mach 5 from the upcoming Speed Racer live action film that is being directed by the Wachowski Bros.
The live action film stars Emile Hirsh (”Lord of Dogtown”) as Speed, Christina Ricci (”Black Snake Moan”) as his sister Trixie, and Matthew Fox […]

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USB VGA graphic adapter

If you happened to have bought a laptop recently, that doesn’t happen to have a VGA port, then you’re in luck, a company called I-O Data has just announced a USB to VGA graphic adapter for anyone that has a USB port.
Although this small device is most likely only Windows compatible, it can perhaps make […]

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Nintendo ships new mod-proof Wiis

Looks like Nintendo is wasting no time on fighting piracy with it’s console. From now on, if you purchase a Nintendo Wii in Japan, the model with be much harder, if impossible to mod, due to the removal of some circuitry pins which the modchip needed in order to work.
Right now, unless you have really […]

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Samsung announces 4GB Nand module for cellphones

Probably the most relevant limitation of most cellphones today, is the low storage capacity they have, or the limits of the flash cards that they support. Thankfully, Samsung has been moving the industry forward, in terms of flash memory at least, and have just announced a new 4GB model aimed at mobile devices.
That chip should […]

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Batman On Film reports that Batman will be cruising around the streets of Gotham on a new Bat-cycle in the upcoming film, that may actually eject from the Batmobile itself.
No word on if Heath Ledger will be asking him where he gets those wonderful toys….
There is a new Transformers spot online that shows […]

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Iron Man ‘On Set’ Footage from Entertainment Tonight


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Microsoft first to the plate with Multi-touch Table Computing

In the wee hours of the morning last night, Microsoft unveiled a brand new product for POS interfaces - Microsoft Surface. It’s multi-touch, as seen in the computer demo videos that we’ve seen online for ages, and it is very similar to the interface of Apple’s upcoming iPhone.
This new technology from Microsoft, which is […]

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LG introduces the SIMPURE cellphone

LG recently got together with designer Gwenael Nicolas, who designed the original Gameboy Advance, to make a new cellphone tries to blend simplicity with pureness: the SIMPURE L2.
Although the cellphone features some sleek lines, to me it somehow looks a bit dated, and not on par with some past “design-oriented” devices I’ve seen in the […]

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Aiptek’s Sub-$300 720p HD Camcorder -NOW SHIPPING

Aiptek today is claiming to have broken several records with its new GO-HD Camcorder. The camera is one of the least expensive ever to captue HD images. The sub-$300 camcorder is capabile of recording 720p widescreen clips at a full 30 frames per secondThe use of real-time H.264 (AVCHD) encoding also allows for […]

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Fans ressurect Longhorn

Although I sometimes say to myself that Microsoft fans aren’t as passionate towards the company, as the fans of Apple and Nintendo are, I have never seen a project of such weight and importance take shape for any of them before.
A group of people who were unhappy with Microsoft’s decision to scrap the WinFS filesystem, […]

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