White iPhone 4 humor – Saturday fun video

John from the Los Angeles-based sketch group that created this white iPhone 4 response video sent it in, hoping the humor would help ease the sting of non-release.

Let us know if laughter really is the best medicine, after the break!




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Video Game Storage – LevelUp Ottomans

I wouldn’t say that I’m a neat freak, but I like an uncluttered house. That’s not saying that my house isn’t cluttered, because it is… except for my basement. It’s been newly remodeled and is the role model for the rest of the house. If you need a kick start to cleaning up some the clutter in your own home, how about starting with your gaming gear. If you are like most gaming geeks, you probably have games, controllers and consoles scattered willy nilly all

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MacMiniColo will host your Mac Mini server for just $10/month for 6 months

Colocation facilities are typically stuffed full of various rack-mounted servers running all manner of websites and other tasks with fat pipe connections to internet backbones. One company, MacMiniColo, offers colocation services and is dedicated to hosting Mac mini servers. Long before Apple introduced the dedicated Mac mini server a year ago, MacMiniColo has been setting up all flavors of the headless Mac for customers.

The Mini makes an excellent server thanks to its compact

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Facebook holding event on Wednesday

Like our sibling site, Android Central, TiPb has been invited to a mobile event at Facebook HQ this Wednesday, November 3. If it had just been AC, I’d have started wondering about that Facebook phone. Just TiPb and I might have thought iPad app. Both Android and iOS at the same bash and maybe Facebook is ready to make some bigger cross-platform waves. With former Android lead Eric Tseng and former iOS developer Joe Hewitt busy in the mobile division, who knows what they have up their

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Hundred Year Starship Initiative plans to put people on Mars by 2030, bring them back by... well, never (video)

For a while now, there has been a conversation going on in certain circles (you know, space circles): namely, if the most prohibitive part of a manned flight to Mars would be the return trip, why bother returning at all? And besides the whole "dying alone on a hostile planet 55-million-plus kilometers from your family, friends, and loved ones" thing, we think it's a pretty solid consideration. This is just one of the topics of discussion at a recent Long Now Foundation event in San Francisco,

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UK Pizzeria, PizzaExpress installing iPod/iPhone docks

PizzaExpress, a UK-based pizzeria, is adding iPod/iPhone docks into some of their seating areas as part of their “next-gen” restaurant upgrade.

PizzaExpress has started the roll out in their restaurant in Richmond, London. They call their new dining concept “Living Lab”, inviting the british public to try out all the new features before a full roll out nationwide.

Included in the line of the new features, are new ‘parabolic booths’, which are domes hung from the ceiling that

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The Apple Store is down, nobody here but us chickens

Could it be a Verizon iPhone? The white iPhone 4? Perhaps a surprise Core i3 ULV in the 13-inch MacBook Pro? We can't tell for sure, but our money's on none of the above, folks. We'll be sure to dig through for changes as soon as the house that Jobs built is up and running once more.

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Jawbone Introduces New Designs for the ICON Bluetooth Headset

Jawbone, makers of the popular ICON Bluetooth headset have just announced their new EarWear Collection, which adds four new designs and expanded features. The new designs are Cashmere, Denim, Mesh, and Suede. If fashionable Bluetooth headsets don’t pique your interest, maybe the ICON’s new features will. The headsets can be personalized via the web using the MyTALK platform. Users can stream music and podcasts directly to their ear via ICON or add apps that let them do more with

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Bored? In The Mood To Help Make The World A Better Place? Head To #Whitenoise! [Community]

It's Friday night and you're bored? Head over to #whitenoise and enjoy a few laughs with the folks there. They'll even show you how to make the world a better place using Folding@home. (To learn more about that, head to this commenter-maintained Google Doc.) More »

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No Change? Buy Candy With PayPal, Your Phone and Twitter

A proof-of-concept vending machine shows how we can dispense with cash for everyday purchases, skipping credit and debit cards altogether and going straight to electronic transfer.
The vending machine uses QR codes, PayPal, a smartphone camera and Twitter. And, to complete the geek-buzzword bingo checklist, the hardware is based in part on Arduino, an open source hardware platform.
“We’re experimenting with ways of taking PayPal payments beyond the web,” PayPal Labs’

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The Ultimate Jailbreaking Guide [Jailbreak]

What? Why? How? Answers to these questions, AND MORE, in Gizmodo's ultimate jailbreaking guide for iPhones, iPods and iPads. More »

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iPhone apps on sale for Halloween

Happy Halloween weekend! This is my favorite holiday of the year, not only because it's a fun time for parties during my favorite season, but also because it seems to be an excellent time for developers to put a little something special into their apps -- like put them on sale. There are quite a few sales hitting the App Store this weekend -- Sega has some of their titles on sale again (including Ecco the Dolphin and the great Shining Force), and Namco Bandai is doing the same. You can pick up

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Um, How Do I Get From Japan to China Again? [Image Cache]

Google Maps: solving all those tricky logistical location nightmares, one joke at a time. Do click on the image and check out direction number 43. And then start searching for your goggles. [@PokeHQ via @Rhodri] More »

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Google Makes Improvements to mobile web version of Gmail

Google has posted an update to their blogger account notating some new changes to their mobile version of Gmail. From the looks of it, scrolling looks to be much improved as far as smoothness goes. Before the pages seemed to be a bit more choppy and the distance it would scroll wasn’t always very accurate. That problem appears to be fixed.

They’ve also added a floating toolbar that will remain static even when you scroll. This should make it a lot easier to jump around

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Apple posts higher revenue than Microsoft

Apple earned more revenue this quarter than their ancient frenemy, Microsoft. Roughly $ 20 billion to $ 16 billion, or $ 4 billion more. Not too long ago they passed Microsoft in market cap as well, another impressive sounding, if not terribly meaningful measure. Microsoft still leads in profit due to their software-centric business being much higher margin than Apple’s hardware-heavy mix. But that too could and just might change as well.

Apple, thanks to the Apple II, got off to an

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The Banned White iPhone 4 Promo [Humor]

“If you waited for the white iPhone, you’re an idiot. You’re a stupid human being who has waited 5 months for a phone that’s a different color. That you’re just gonna put a cover on anyway. So you’re a fool. In fact, why don’t you go get an EVO or something? Or a Droid. 2. They apparently does.“
Back in July, a group named jLe Productions made a great mock iPhone 4 commercial addressing the antenna issues. Now they’re back. And this time

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iPhone live podcast 123: Team Jailbreak

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Droid 2 update begins with promise of better battery life and more

We've receive a number of reports that a 2.3.20 software update for Verizon's Droid 2 is slowly making the rounds this morning. The OTA push promises a number of improvements and enhancements with the promise of better battery life, faster transitions between WiFi and 3G data connection, and quicker location tracking when using GPS being perhaps the most notable. Here's the full breakdown as we understand it:

Improvements:

Improved battery life.
Heightened proximity sensor accuracy to

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OtterBox Commuter and Defender Cases for the iPad Review

I reviewed OtterBox’s Commuter and Defender cases for the Storm 2 earlier this year. They are rock-solid cases that provide uncompromised protection for my Blackberry. To this day, I use them regularly, switching between the two (and other cases as well) depending on what I am doing and the level of protection I want to give my phone. So, when OtterBox came out with iPad versions of their Commuter and Defender cases…..I jumped at the chance to try them out. … [visit site to

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Looks Like BoingBoing Got Hacked (NSFW)

Something is definitely up at uber nerd site and “Directory of Wonderful Things” BoingBoing.net. A trip to the front page brings up the charming image above, which seems to be some sort of vulgar message from someone called “the|one” to site editor Cory Doctorow. The hack also ingeniously incorporates the “Jessi Slaughter ‘You Dun Goofed’” viral video.
Diehard fans have found a workaround URL for now. And the official BoingBoing Twitter

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White iPhone disappears from online Apple Store

First it was delayed until late 2010, then spring 2011, and this morning's latest rumors pointed to an outright cancellation of the white version of the iPhone 4. Adding fuel to the cancellation rumors: the white iPhone has unceremoniously disappeared from Apple's online store. The increasingly mythical white iPhone 4 still shows up in Apple's iPhone gallery -- for now -- but the "unavailable for pre-order or in-store pickup" placeholder for the white iPhone 4 that's been on the Apple Store

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Oakley's 3D specs are a perfect blend of gaudiness and Tron: Legacy

Think run-of-the-mill 3D specs just aren't cutting it? Need the sort of eyewear that ENCOM International would approve or? Here's perhaps a better question: got a infinitesimally-deep hole burning in your pocket? Oakley's recently-announced "optically-correct" 3D glasses are getting a special Tron: Legacy edition in honor of the upcoming internet documentary. Expect graphic art on the frames that, in some of the most amusing and illustrative words we've read in a press release for some time,

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Western Digital Introduces the WD TV Live Hub Media Center

Western Digital, maker of the popular WD TV media player family has just announced the WD TV Live Hub media center. This is a 1080p media player with a 1 terabyte built-in network hard drive. In addition to playing the videos you store on the HD and available through shared network drives, it will also allow you to view internet media from Blockbuster On Demand, Netflix, YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, Pandora and others. The only down side that I see is that you have to supply a compatible USB

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Two Docks are Better than One

The folks at Cool-Invent subscribe to the motto that two is always better than one. Case in point, their new Dual Docker iPad / iPhone docking stand. It’s a CNC machined aluminum stand made in the US, that has an articulated dual ball joint that allows independent adjustment of the iPad and iPhone at various angles and heights in either portrait or landscape orientations. It also features a built in charging system and slots in the base that can hold styli, pens, pencils, business cards

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An iPhone App To Help Teens Locate Recycling Centers? Yes, AT&T Has An App For That

In a world of Angry Birds and Foursquare, I’m not sure how AT&T came up with this one.
This week, AT&T unleashed the Eco-App, a youth-centric iPhone app that tries to promote sustainability through education. It’s hard to argue with a such a legitimate, noble goal but the app itself is a bit of a head scratcher. As explained on AT&T’s website, the Eco-App has two top features: a tool to help teens find nearby recycling centers and educational resources to help

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DBM Energy's electric Audi A2 completes record setting 372 mile drive on a single charge

116 miles in an electric vehicle? No problem. But you'll quite literally be pushing your new Nissan Leaf another 250 miles to achieve what's being hailed as a world record in Germany. Little Lekker Mobil, a four-seat Audi A2 refitted with an experimental electric powerplant as part of a government sponsored project with Germany's lekker Energie and DBM Energy, just completed a 372-mile (600-km) stretch of road between Munich and Berlin on a single charge, a journey that lasted around seven

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Apple introduces online Chinese store, App Store now in Simplified Chinese

Apple launched a Chinese-language version of its online store today with all of Apple's product lineup in place, including the online-only (PRODUCT) RED iPod nano, and a selection of third-party products.

In addition to this, a Simplified Chinese version of the App Store was rolled out with localized apps and the most popular paid and free apps in China.

The top paid iPhone app in the Chinese app store is Cartoon Wars 2: Heroes. You'll find your Angry Birds fix all the way down at

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Ality's backlit WeeBoard: yet another bantam RF HTPC keyboard

Quite frankly, you've probably got more mini keyboard options than you need, but given that Ality decided to throw backlighting into its latest, we're giving it the edge over the other guys. The aptly named WeeBoard is an RF-based wireless keyboard that's designed for use on the couch, likely in conjunction with your HTPC. There's also an integrated optical trackpad for moving a mouse cursor, and there's even a row of customizable media shortcut keys for launching specific applications and

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Yamaha PDX-31 iPod / iPhone speaker dock: too sexy for your 90s era living room

Truth be told, there's precisely no reason for the world to ever see yet another iPod sound system. If we haven't found one to suffice at this point, we're very clearly doing it wrong. That said, Yamaha has a knack for cranking out iPod / iPhone sound systems that look just as good (if not better) than they sound, and that's remaining the case on the PDX-31. Aside from reminding us of the gorgeous Oregon shoreline, this here speaker dock handles iPods and iPhones with a 30-pin Dock Connector,

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Trick Burglars Into Thinking Someone's Home, With a Fake TV [Security]

Any clown can leave their loungeroom lights on when they're not home. But only real smart people choose to spend $ 30 on a lamp that simulates the glow a HDTV gives off! [FakeTV via BoingBoing] More »

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iPad live #27: Dead on Arrival

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Steve Jobs: iPad Screen-Lock Switch Is Gone for Good

Apple is turning the physical switch on the iPad into a mute button whether you like it or not, according to a purported e-mail sent by Steve Jobs.
The switch on the iPad currently locks or unlocks screen orientation on the device, but in beta versions of the next iOS update (4.2), it instead mutes or unmutes audio, just like the switch does on the iPhone.
An iPad customer claims he sent Jobs an e-mail asking whether the switch could be optionally set to lock screen orientation rather than

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Apple may double the size of its North Carolina data center

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Much speculation has surrounded Apple's intentions for the site since construction

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Samsung Galaxy Beam projector smartphone helped to light up the lives of the Chilean miners

Did you hear the one about the trapped Chilean miners? Turns out they were a little bit under the weather. But, seriously folks, living in a cave for a couple of months is no fun, and thankfully those guys had a crew of support people sending down all sorts of toys. One of those toys, we're now learning, was a Samsung Galaxy Beam Android projector phone, loaded with a "message of encouragement" from Chile's Mining Minister along with a recording of an exhibition soccer match between Chile and

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The World's Largest Magnet is Being Built in India Now [Magnets]

If your microwave suddenly whizzes out your house and down the road, you'll know India's successfully built the world's largest magnet. The 50,000 tons of magnetised iron will be housed underground, making CERN's 37,500-ton magnet shrink in shame. More »

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Ortustech unveils world's smallest Full HD display, puts Retina to shame

Ever heard of Ortustech? Probably not. But you have heard of Casio, right? Ortustech is a joint venture between Casio Computer and Toppan Printing to develop small and medium sized displays. Today, the company is announcing a doozy with its 4.8-inch 1920 x 1080 pixel HAST (Hyper Amorphous Silicon TFT) LCD with 160-degree viewing angle, 16.8 million colors, and a pixel density of 458ppi. Amazing when you compare that to the lauded 326ppi of iPhone 4's Retina display. However, it still pales in

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Galaxy Tab WiFi-only model hitting Best Buy for $499.99, Sprint 3G model on sale November 14th?

We knew it was coming, now the WiFi only Galaxy Tab looks to have leaked with pricing in a Best Buy advertisement. According to some extracts obtained by Pocketables, a silver WiFi-only Tab will be available for $ 499.99 (a buck more than its WiFi-only iPad rival). Best Buy will also be selling a black 3G model (Verizon) and silver 3G model (Sprint) with contract or month-to-month plans. The "and up" verbiage is probably a hat tip to the $ 599.99 on-contract price that Verizon announced for

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Just Because Google Exists Doesn’t Mean You Should Stop Asking People Things

If you spend any amount of time online you’re probably very familiar with the above website, “Let Me Google That For You.” LMGTFY is a super smug and hilarious site built for those sick of “all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than google it for themselves.“
As all of us know, it is super annoying when your co-worker or worse boss sends you an email (!) asking an easily google-able question, therefore making you

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70 Terabytes of Homebrewed Storage is a Beautiful Mess

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Brand Logos, Simplified [Brand]

The images in the picture may just look like circles and dots but they're really simplified logos of famous brands. It's amazing how the strongest brands can be seen even through basic shapes. How many brands do you recognize? More »

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Father-son team build Samus Aran arm cannon for Halloween

Looking for a little inspiration for your Halloween costume? Then you might not want to read any further, as you'll likely only find yourself struggling to match the Samus Aran costume that 11-year old Joseph DeRose and his father are building. That costume apparently only consists of an arm cannon at the moment, but it's certainly an impressive arm cannon -- it packs an array of LED lights with various settings (controlled by an Arduino, naturally), not to mention an assortment of sound

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Smartfish ErgoMotion Laser Mouse Review

I used to never give much thought to the mouse I was using, until one of my co-workers bought one for one of our computers. The thing just didn’t fit comfortably in my hand at all and I even avoided that computer if possible because of the uncomfortable mouse. On the other hand, the Smartfish ErgoMotion Laser Mouse is one I would seek out to use. Especially designed to help ease/prevent symptoms of carpal tunnel, the mouse has a patented pivot motion design that allows forward and

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Windows: The Cadillac Of Operating Systems

It wasn’t that long ago, as far as history goes, that the ideal car was a hulk of convenience, a bench-seated, chrome-plated, three-ton luxury missile. This ideal had many aspirants, but perhaps the one who most embodied it was the Cadillac, perhaps even the ’59 pictured. That’s more of a matter for vintage car enthusiasts, but it occurred to me that this particular car has a lot of things in common with Windows 7.
Bear with me here.
The pace of advancement in technology is

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Mike Maples: “You Have to Be Willing to Throw it all away” [Video]

If you are a entrepreneur– especially a first time entrepreneur or an entrepreneur outside of Silicon Valley– you need to stop what you are doing and watch this video. Yes, it is 45 minutes long. But it’s worth it.
Last night at a Founder Institute event, super angel Mike Maples gave a talk about what he calls “pivots” and “thunder lizards.” Thunder lizards are startups born from atomic eggs that “emerge with attitude” want to disrupt and

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Boy, That Escalated Quickly. Chrome 8 Beta Due Shortly, Chromium Hits Version 9

Whenever I ask Google about the versions of Chrome and Chromium, they’re quick to point out that the numbers don’t mean much these days. That said, they still show how quickly the search giant is able to get features implemented that they want to see in their browser. And they’re apparently not happy with the already fast speed at which things are progressing. They want things to go faster. So they’re working to speed things up even more.
A posting in their Chromium

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Mark Cuban Enters Daily Deals Space With JungleCents Investment

Gift card affiliate startup JungleCents announces today the closing of a seed round of financing in which billionaire Mark Cuban is the only investor. Along with Cuban as an advisor, the JungleCents board includes Hollywood producer Peter Safran, Guy Kawasaki and Bill Reichert from Garage Ventures.
While JungleCents would not disclose the amount of funding received, this looks like it was at most a $ 1.5 million seed round.
The concept behind JungleCents is a lead generation model similar to

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Can iPad competitors compete?

This week we found out the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab would be hitting Verizon for $ 599, with a $ 20/1GB month data plan, and the Windows 7-powered HP Slate, 10 months after Steve Balmer showed it off on the CES stage, will be available to Enterprise for $ 799. RIM has the BlackBerry PlayBook coming next year and HP the PalmPad in the pipeline as well.

The baseline iPad 3G is $ 629 with a $ 15/256MB month AT&T plan, the baseline Wi-Fi iPad + MiFi bundle on Verizon is

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Hulu Plus dropping to $4.95 per month? That's what she said.

It's only rumor for now, but Peter Kafka over at All Things D has sources telling him that the ABC/NBC/FOX-owned Hulu Plus video site is looking to cut its $ 9.95 per month subscription fee in halfish to $ 4.95, perhaps in a bid to increase subscriber count. If so that would drop it well below the $ 8.95 per month fee paid by Netflix subscribers. A price drop certainly wouldn't surprise us knowing that content owners are still experimenting with pricing in the brave new world we call the

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Bad Luck Pretending Your iMovie '11 Creations Are by Famous Movie Studios [Apple]

We already know that iMovie '11 is going to be YouTube's next big (annoying) meme, but Apple's protecting its chums at movie studios such as Universal and Paramount, by banning any chance of parody. Bummer. More »

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Never run out of USB ports again

If you can’t find an open USB port on your computer for your Hello Kitty Flash Drive, you might consider this 16 port USB hub from Brando. It has a geeky industrial design that allows you to see the circuit board and components. Unfortunately it’s not a USB 3.0 hub, but it is powered and includes an AC adapter. It’s priced at $ 72.00 which ends up being $ 4.50 per … [visit site to read more]

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Rock-It Portable Vibration Speaker System Review

They say good things come in small packages and the Rock-It Portable Vibration Speaker System is no exception. However, with its surprisingly generated vibrating “pod” it is not without its drawbacks.
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Filed in categories: Audio, Video, TV Gear, ReviewsTagged: MP3, portable, SpeakerRock-It Portable Vibration Speaker System Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 21, 2010 at 4:52

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Nookcolor.com domain snapped up by Barnes &amp; Noble hinting at Nook Color

At some future point in time, when the technology finally allows it, all ebook reader displays will make the jump to color. Perhaps that's what Barnes and Noble is thinking by registering the nookcolor.com domain. Then again, "Nook Color" is the name rumored for B&N's new 7-inch color touchscreen device said to cost a mere $ 249. Or maybe it's just a collection of colorful snap-on bezels for its existing Nook. Whatever it is, we'll be treated with the truth on Tuesday when B&N hosts

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ShopSocially Nabs $1.1 Million Series A, Lets You Shop Socially

We recently wrote about a new startup operating in the social commerce space, called ShopSocially. Founded in late 2009 by entrepreneurs Jai Rawat and Samir Palnitkar, ShopSocially’s tagline is “where friends help friends shop” as the site taps into your social graph (on Twitter and Facebook) for product recommendations.
The company this morning announced that it secured $ 1.1 million in Series A financing led by Valhalla Partners, with additional participation from angel

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Cabinet-Mounted iPad Docks Are Cheaper Than Plasmas, I Suppose [Ipad Accessories]

What luxury to have cabinet-mounted iPads! What luxury to have an iPad at all, really. At $ 70 (plus the cost of an iPad) lazy recipe-readers could have one under every cupboard in the kitchen. Sign me up for 10. More »

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Mobile-Inspired Upgrades Define Apple’s PC Strategy

CUPERTINO, California — Apple on Wednesday showed a series of mobile-inspired upgrades to its software lineup.
Coupled with the company’s netbook-inspired and Flash memory-based ultralight MacBook Airs, the newly unveiled plans suggest the company is readying a new approach to PC sales that’s modeled on its successful reinventions of the tablet and smartphone markets.
“Apple is taking some of the things that have worked well for it in the mobile space and applying it

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App Store for Mac highlights two major App Store flaws

The idea of a Mac App Store is great... from a certain point of view. As it currently exists, the App Store has several problems and limitations which could be fairly easily removed.
1. Demos/Trial Periods/Returns: I'm not going to state unequivocally that Apple will have demos in the Mac App Store, but I will state unequivocally that Apple should have demos in the Mac App Store. As noted earlier, the Mac App Store guidelines state "Apps that are 'beta', 'demo', 'trial', or 'test' versions will

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Hands-On With Apple’s New MacBook Airs

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Apple's Forums Leak Today's Launches Early: iLife '11, &quot;MBA&quot; and Mystery Product [Apple]

Some digging by Polish site Spider's Web has revealed Apple's set up early forum discussions for today's announcements. Looks like we can expect MacBook Airs, iLife '11, and a mystery "reserved" product. Mr. OS X Lion, we presume? More »

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Lenovo says no Android tablet in US until Honeycomb; no Windows 7 tablet, period

If you happen to be enthusiastic about Lenovo, tablets, and your American residency, look away now. Lenovo still plans to ship the Android-based LePad in China some time soonish, but its US roadmap can pretty much be summed up as "wait and see." The company's COO Rory Read has been cited as saying there are no plans to release a slate for the US market until at least Android's Honeycomb version comes out, agreeing with Google on the point that Froyo is not "the right base to have a fully

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DriveSafe.ly 2.0 Responds To Texts, Email While You Drive

iSpeech‘s service for handling email and text while driving has expanded beyond the Blackberry; DriveSafe.ly 2.0 is now live in the Android marketplace. A noble attempt to make driving a safer experience for those of us addicted to text based communication via our phones, Drivesafe.ly 2.0 currently allows you to respond to your email and text messages via speech if you’re on a Blackberry and respond to texts with voice and have your emails read to you out loud (see demo video,

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Hang a classic car on your wall

I know this isn’t exactly a gadget, but it sure is eye catching. It’s a collection of 3D car replicas that double as shelves for your wall. Made of resin and glass, these colorful front bumbers of some classic car models from the 50′s, 60′s and 70′s would be perfect for any man cave (or hey, a girl cave if you’re a female car nut). The price isn’t bad either at $ 89.95. They are available now from Gadgets and … [visit site to read more]

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Arctic Sound S111 Portable Speakers for Laptops Review

I’ve used laptops exclusively for the past few years, and their speakers aren’t the best for listening to music. But what can you expect from speakers the size of almonds, right? My current laptop has the best speakers I’ve had in a laptop, but even they are weak and tinny. They are okay for announcing emails, but they are lacking when I decide to listen to some music while working at my laptop. When Julie said she had a pair of Arctic Sound S111 portable speakers for laptops, I

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Google's Andy Rubin Takes a Pop at Steve Jobs on Twitter in Nerd Language [Android]

Android head Andy Rubin must've been pretty riled up by Steve Jobs' comments yesterday about the openness of Android, because he finally sent his first tweet, which you can see above. What does it mean? Why, it's Android. More »

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Halve Meeting Times With the Presentation-Sharing and Voting iPad App 'Meeting Mngr Pro' [Video]

Oh, you work in an office where everyone has an iPad? Good for you. Here's how to spend less time in meetings and more time being productive. The $ 10 Meeting Mngr Pro app will obviously pay for itself very quickly. More »

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Roast a Chicken in the Time it Takes to Watch a Friends Rerun With Your Personal Spit Rotisserie [Cooking]

Nothing like making proper takeaway-style meals at home. How many of us have tried replicating Whoppers or Taco Bell burritos on a Tuesday night, when you're too lazy to hotfoot it over to the drive-in? More »

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The Instant Coffee Straw [Coffee]

The Open It! instant-coffee-in-a-straw kind of makes me hurt inside. But it is very clever! [Yanko Design via Shot Zombies] More »

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Twitter’s Snowflake Project To Update Tweet IDs Really Is More Like A Blizzard Now

Last week, we noted that Twitter was on the verge of executing their long-in-the-making Snowflake project. Basically, this was a necessary step to switch up the way tweet IDs are handled due of Twitter’s move from MySQL to Cassandra for their database infrastructure. Twitter clearly realized that the switch-over might be a little bumpy, and that’s why they started alerting third-party developers about it months ago. But it turns out it’s even more bumpy than they realized. And

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Gene Simmons Doesn't Understand the Internet [4chan]

KISS frontman Gene Simmons, besides being a rock god, is the biggest blowhard on the planet. So when he gets in an internet fight with the 4chan-affiliated internet vigilantes Anonymous... well, you end up rooting for Anonymous. More »

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TWS2010 Showcases 10 Promising Israeli Startups

I am at the fourth annual TWS Conference where ten Israeli companies will present their products on stage today. Yet again, Yaron Orenstein, the conference organizer, has lined-up an impressive list of judges to weed through the applications and presentations.
These include: Ron Conway & David Lee from SV Angel, Emily Chang, Co-Founder, Ideacodes, Christine Herron, Principal, First Round Capital, Saul Klein, Index Ventures, and Yair Goldfinger, Co-Founder of ICQ & Dotomi.
Here are the

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LOLApps Back On Facebook After UID Issues

This weekend Facebook shut down some applications that were found by the WSJ to have been sharing Facebook User IDs (a unique profile identifier Facebook uses in its APIs) to independent ad networks and internet tracking services such as RapLeaf.
According to the Journal, these UID transferal issues were the primary reason Facebook took down apps run by the social gaming company LOLApps on Friday, including its popular flagship “Critter Island.” Two days later, according to a

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KDDI crafts gorgeous see-thru designer phone with LED sub-display and dual-mode radios (video)

KDDI launched a wave of new phones this morning, but this is the one we really want to hold -- it's called the X-RAY, and it's one of two new products in the company's iida designer brand. Crafted by Tokujin Yoshioka, it's a high-end Japanese clamshell with a 1-Seg TV tuner, NFC payments, and an 8 megapixel camera -- you know, the usual -- but with a translucent case (also available in blue and black) that leaves nothing to the imagination. There's a QSD8650 CDMA-ready Snapdragon in there, a

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Sprint promises WiMax in NYC on November 1, LA on December 1, and San Francisco a few weeks later

The fact that Sprint and Clearwire have teamed up to deliver WiMAX to New York, LA, and San Francisco isn't news. In fact, we've already seen the networks light up in operational readiness modes on the way to full consumer availability. But now we've got dates, the first specifics that we can recall for these cities. Now, according to both Clearwire and Sprint, New York's WiMAX service will go live on November 1st, LA's on December 1st, and San Francisco sometime around the end of December.

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Deal of the Day – HP Pavilion dv6 Select Edition Core i5 Laptop with 6 GB RAM and Blu-ray with a $200 or $250 Stackable Coupon – Low as $729.99

The LogicBUY Deal for today is a couple of coupon codes that can get you $ 200 off an HP dv6t Select Edition 15.6″ laptop configured over $ 1,099 or $ 250 off one configured over $ 1349. You’ll get a free upgrade to 6GB RAM, free upgrade to a 640GB 7200rpm hard drive, Office Starter 2010, and discounts on Cyberlink Power Director, Care Pack Services, and even 50% off two 6-cell batteries.
The dv6 is a thin, light laptop with a brushed aluminum finish. Standard features

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DivX TV launched on LG Blu-ray players, mixes up the internet-to-TV wars a bit more

We've already lost count of all the internet TV platforms that launched this fall, but that hasn't stopped DivX (even after the company was recently purchased) from throwing its hat into the ring by officially launching as a streaming internet video front end on several LG Blu-ray players. Available in the latest BD.8.31.317.C firmware update for the BD550/BD570/BD590 line, DivX TV lets users browse internet shows (including The Engadget Show, Revision3 and others -- full list and a quick

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Concept Buenos Aires Skyscraper Would Actually Be A Vertical Zoo [Zoo]

The idea behind the ECO-CLIFF, what the vertical zoo is called, is to create a wildlife tower that can act as a nesting ground for birds and an ecological habitat for animals. Humans will peek into animal life on footpaths. More »

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Mark Zuckerberg On Facebook’s Strategy For China (And His Wardrobe)

Today at Y Combinator’s Startup School, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat down for a lengthy interview with Jessica Livingston. The topics discussed ranged from Facebook’s beginnings (including a brief discussion of The Social Network) to the social network’s strategy in China, which has proved to be problematic for other Western tech companies like Google.
Zuckerberg says that for years Facebook didn’t have a strategic plan for international growth — each month, the

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Sony's Google TVs on sale at Best Buy tomorrow, already hitting stores?

Sony told us that Best Buy wouldn't begin selling its Google TV sets until October 24, but it looks like that wasn't quite right -- sources within the big box retailer tell us the TVs have already arrived, and will be free for all to purchase when an October 17th street date breaks tomorrow morning. The scrap of paper you see above goes on to suggest that full shipments may not actually arrive until the 19th and that the Logitech Revue won't appear until the 20th, but if you're looking to get

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PCalc 2.3 now available for iPhone, iPad [Give away]

PCalc, one of our favorite iPhone and iPad calculator apps (see Leanna’s PCalc review), has just hit version 2.3, and in celebration the developer has very kindly offered us a bunch of promo codes to give away. To you. But first things first:


This free update has many improvements, but the key one is taking advantage of the additional screen space on the iPad. You can now permanently show the paper tape, RPN stack, and memories onscreen in a new sidebar area. This was the number one

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Costco pulling iPod, iPhone, everything Apple from shelves

Well it looks like that tip we got last week about Costco pulling iPod and everything Apple from their US Stores, and iPhone as well from their Canadian stores is now getting confirmed around the web.


The story goes an emergency conference call was set up to inform staff in both the warehouse proper and the mobile sales kiosk that all Apple products, accessories, etc. were being pulled.


iLounge has added a potential reason — Costco didn’t get the iPad when Walmart, Target,

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Bored? Go To #Whitenoise Right Now! [Community]

It's Friday night and you're bored? Head over to #whitenoise and enjoy a few laughs with the folks there. More »

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Eizo rolls out 17-inch FlexScan T1751 multitouch monitor

Eizo may not be aiming this one directly at average consumers, but there's nothing stopping you from picking up its new 17-inch FlexScan T1751 monitor to make your industrial-style mutlitouch dreams come true. As you can sort of see above, this one can either be used upright or titled nearly flat, and it packs a non-widescreen, 5:4 aspect ratio -- albeit with a slightly disappointing 1,280 x 1,024 resolution. The monitor will work with a touch pen and gloved hands, however, and you'll get a

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Is this the new MacBook Air?

We just received this shot of what is purportedly the inside of the new MacBook Air. Contrary to popular belief, the machine appears to be another 13.3-incher, with the primary modification being extra room for battery cells and apparently no room for a hard drive. Of course, this is only one SKU, so who knows what else Apple has in store. From what we can tell from the photo, Apple is taking its unibody styling and construction and running with it here, not that the MacBook Air was too far

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Is ReadySTEADY Video-Stabilizer Any Better than String?

Here’s how not to pitch a product for review:
I read your review of the Gorillapod video with some interest. I think you were too kind.
The Gorillapod will only solve the problem of shaky video with pocket camcorders if you happen to be shooting near a table or stationary object.
As an avid Flip and Playsport user, I can tell you this isn’t the case most of the time.
The ReadySTEADY is a much better stabilizer for pocket video cameras. Better yet, it really does fit in your pocket.

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Shocker! Touchscreen cellphones are dirty

If you have even the slightest inclination towards Mysophobia then please, do yourself a favor and stop reading now. A Stanford University study found that if you put a virus on a touchscreen surface then about 30 percent of it will make the jump to the fingertips of anyone who touches it. From there it goes into the eyes, mouth, or nose -- whichever face-hole needs a rub most. And just to drive the point home, the Sacramento Bee adds this little nugget from an unspecified British study:

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Consumers Fail to Take a Shine to 3-D TVs

3-D could just be a fad and consumers may be already losing interest. Sales of 3-D TVs have not been growing as fast as TV-makers expected this year, says research firm DisplaySearch.
High price of the devices and the unavailability of good 3-D content have contributed to the lack of consumer enthusiasm for 3-D TVs, says the company.
Just about 3.2 million 3-D TVs are expected to be shipped worldwide this year. Of these, just about 1.6 million will be in North America.
“While TV

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Google's driverless car drives interest in driverless cars (video)

Self-driving cars are hardly new. We've seen dozens of automatic vehicles over the years, many of which have seen advances driven (so to speak) by various DARPA challenges. But now that Google's involved -- whoa! -- the mainstream media is suddenly whipped into a frenzy of hyperbolic proclamations about the future. Still, it is fascinating stuff to watch. So click on through if you like having your tech salad tossed with a side of smarmy TV-news voiceover. Trust us, it's delicious.Continue

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Google’s Awesomely Useful And Obvious “Highlight To Search” Chrome Extension

Sometimes, it’s the little things in life.
Earlier this evening, Google published a post on their Chrome Blog highlighting some of their favorite new extensions for the Chrome web browser. As there are now something north of 8,000 Chrome Extensions out there, this seems like a good idea (which Google plans to do regularly) to highlight new ones. But buried at the bottom of the list is one Google made themselves. It’s called Highlight to Search. And

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Opera Mobile coming to Android within a month, bearing hardware acceleration and pinch-to-zoom

Forget all that Mini stuff, Opera is bringing its full-flavored mobile browser to Android some time very soon indeed. To tempt people on board, the new software will support hardware acceleration for buttering up frame rates while you zoom around at potato-scalding speeds, while pinch-to-zoom will also be implemented in a big O Android browser for the first time. Opera Mini will be partaking in the latter upgrade as well, while Opera Mobile proper is expected to make its debut on the Android

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Pioneer blings out HDJ-1000 headphones, turns them into a $209 Limited Edition

The thing with headphones, and sound equipment in general, is that if you get the design right the first time, you don't leave yourself much room for significant upgrades down the line. Pioneer seems to have fallen into that trap with its HDJ-1000 set of cans, which are today getting rehashed in a pair of new shades: the extrovert gold number above and an understated all-black look. Pioneer hasn't left the innards completely unretouched, however, as it has nipped and tucked a few bits to allow

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Xbox 360 Gets Reinvented as a ‘Slim’ Laptop

Master modder Ben Heck has always dazzled with his hacks that transform the Xbox 360, PS3 and other video game consoles into the devices, the likes of which you have never seen before.
Now Heck is back with a mod that stuffs the Xbox 360 into what he calls a ’slim’ laptop like casing. The device has internal power supply and is pretty quiet, he says.
The machine is 16 inches x 10.5 inches in size and has all the regular features of an Xbox 360 including Wi-Fi and online

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Bar Refaeli for iPhone [Give away]

The official Bar Refaeli app for iPhone is here complete with photos, interviews, and videos. It’s not Retina Display (yet?), and we had some trouble with the video (though that could just be launch day hiccups) but if you’re a Bar Refaeli fan and want to take her everywhere you go, yes… there’s an app for that.


View personal life pictures from her childhood years.
Huge collections of professional photo shoots.
Exclusive videos from interviews and her biggest

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Panasonic confirms December 27 ship date, $4,995 price for AG-AF100 Micro Four Thirds video camera

The headline pretty much says it all here -- Panasonic has now finally cleared up that its AG-AF100 Micro Four Thirds video camera will begin shipping on December 27th, and pack a suitably professional price tag of $ 4,995. In case you've forgotten about it since it's debut way back in April, the camera offers a slew of fairly high-end features including native 1080/24p recording, variable frame rates, and professional audio capabilities -- and, while $ 5,000 isn't exactly cheap, it will let

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Apple thinks of the children, patents parent-controlled text communication

US patent 7814163 has been granted to Apple under the title "Text-based communication control for personal communication device." It describes the ability to control content sent and received from an "administered device" as defined by a parental control application. If objectionable content is detected based on a table of words stored locally on the device, the content can either be removed or the message blocked entirely. It can also enforce a designated language for children who, for

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