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Microsoft admits 'failure' with Xbox 360 faceplates, says nobody bought them

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2010-12-16T13:46:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Vlad Savov", "date": "2010-12-16T14:46:00.000Z", "description": "This one’s strictly for the record, the one that documents failed aesthetic experiments. Microsoft’s Albert Penello has been cornered for an interview by the British Official Xbox Magazine -- mostly to discuss the console’s five-year anniversary -- and their discourse touched on the ill-fated frontal accessory for the original 360. Penello admitted that although “faceplates were what everybody wanted to do” five years ago, they pretty much fell flat in terms of retail success, which led Microsoft to kill them off pretty quickly. We can’t say we ever developed strong feelings either way about these plastic prettifiers, let’s just be happy that Microsoft’s latest console peripheral probably won’t be subject to similar mea culpa admissions five years from now.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/Ac6URkR1ykkg2FpffXJzrQ--~B/aD0yNDA7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/6mar10o2uib5fe.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Microsoft admits ‘failure’ with Xbox 360 faceplates, says nobody bought them", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-12-16-microsoft-admits-failure-with-xbox-360-faceplates-says-nobody.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195369233, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
GNU founder Richard Stallman and Gmail creator Paul Buchheit hate on Chrome OS

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2010-12-15T13:59:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Tim Stevens", "date": "2010-12-15T14:59:00.000Z", "description": "There are a lot of things to like about Google’s prototype Chrome OS machine, the CR-48, not the least of which its name that makes it sound like a relic from the future. Indeed that’s what Google wants it to be, a sort of beacon of our instant-on, cloud-based tomorrow, but that’s rubbing a few industry pioneers the wrong way. One is Friendfeed creator and former Google employee Paul Buchheit, aka the dude who created Gmail. He’s a bit confused about the overlap between Android and Chrome OS, as indeed many of us are, saying flat out that “Chrome OS has no purpose that isn’t better served by Android” -- or, at least, it won’t when Android gets some tweaks to make it work better in a traditional laptop-style environment. Meanwhile, GNU founder and free software pioneer Richard Stallman is lashing out a bit more strongly, calling cloud computing “careless computing” because it causes users to give up rights to their own content: The police need to present you with a search warrant to get your data from you; but if they are stored in a company’s server, the police can get it without showing you anything. They may not even have to give the company a search warrant.\nAs we’ve recently learned that is at least not the case for e-mail, but what about Google Docs and browsing history and all those private musings you made on Google Buzz? Will ease of access trump data security fears? Will Cara on All My Children ever stop having flashbacks about Jake? Important questions, these.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/vRo3dTibHwBURbOdbqlrtg--~B/aD0zMDQ7dz00Njg7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/cr-48-2010-12-15frown.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "GNU founder Richard Stallman and Gmail creator Paul Buchheit hate on Chrome OS", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-12-15-gnu-founder-richard-stallman-and-gmail-creator-paul-buchheit-hat.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195370223, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
Speakal's Cool iPig blasts iPod tunes with extra badassitude

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2010-12-12T16:52:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Sean Hollister", "date": "2010-12-12T17:52:00.000Z", "description": "You have to go to great lengths these days to distinguish your iPod dock from the teeming horde, but that’s exactly what Speakal did here. To state the obvious, it’s a pig, wearing sunglasses, and filled with stereo components. The beast has four-watt stereo drivers for eyes, a down-firing 15 watt subwoofer in the belly, controls in the snout, and ports in the tail region. There’s also an internal lithium ion battery good for up to eight untethered hours on a charge. We’re not sure what would possess you to buy the hog, especially for its $150 asking price, but it could be just the item you’ve been looking for to bolster your eccentric reputation... or ward off particularly annoyed fowl.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/kLKNPh5ts3wJdnPYXgXtRA--~B/aD00NTY7dz01NTA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/12-11-10-coolipig.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Speakal’s Cool iPig blasts iPod tunes with extra badassitude", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-12-12-speakals-cool-ipig-blasts-ipod-tunes-with-extra-badassitude.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195371641, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
Street View Shocker! Google pays Boring couple $1 for trespassing

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2010-12-05T00:43:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Darren Murph", "date": "2010-12-05T01:43:00.000Z", "description": "It’s hardly a surprise that there’s a cadre of individuals who aren’t too fond of Google’s seemingly omnipresent Street View fleet, but the ending of this dispute is downright absurd. Back in 2008, Aaron and Christine Boring were looking for a little excitement, and decided to find it in a courtroom; the duo sued Google for trespassing on their property while collecting photographs for Street View. According to them, Google’s Street View car ignored the “No Trespassing” sign planted out front, and while they noted that they would’ve accepted a simple apology letter, they had no qualms pushing for damages when that wish fell upon deaf ears. The payout? A single dollar. Let’s repeat that: 100 pennies. A buck. Barely enough to buy a Whopper Jr. in Portland, and definitely not enough to do so across the way in Vancouver. We suspect both parties are eager to put the whole mess behind ’em, but if you’ve been looking for a story to prove that America actually isn’t as aimlessly litigious as the world thinks they are... well, this one ain’t it.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/FRgXZsokXsrvK18TrpHbmA--~B/aD00MTI7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/boring-house-philly.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Street View Shocker! Google pays Boring couple $1 for trespassing", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-12-04-street-view-shocker-google-pays-boring-couple-1-for-trespassin.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195393190, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365558698, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 229351, "duration": 6683 }
Kuwait bans DSLRs, leaves Micro Four Thirds question hanging in the air

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2010-11-24T09:40:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Vlad Savov", "date": "2010-11-24T10:40:00.000Z", "description": "We’re not sure what the humble DSLR has ever done to offend the Kuwaiti government, but, according to the Kuwait Times, the recreational use of Digital Single-Lens Reflex cameras has now been outlawed in the country. The Ministries of Information, Social Affairs and Finance (hello, 1984!) have collectively decided to ban the use of the chunky shooters in public places, except where it can be shown that it’s for journalistic purposes. This decision has left a lot of people scratching their heads, not least because every self-respecting smartphone nowadays can pump out screen-filling images. And then there’s also the matter of determining where the line between compact cameras, which are still allowed, and DSLRs resides -- for example, is the Lumix G2 an illegal shooter just because it looks like one? Update: Oops. The Kuwait Times has printed a retraction of its earlier story, saying that a followup investigation showed no such ban has been enacted by the state’s authorities. Thanks, Cajetan!", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/70XFCtdH35UrDszHN6EAVg--~B/aD0zNDA7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/10x11248yh874jm.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Kuwait bans DSLRs, leaves Micro Four Thirds question hanging in the air (update: no ban)", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-11-24-kuwait-bans-dslrs-leaves-micro-four-thirds-question-hanging-in.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195393193, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
Exclusive: Samsung 'flagship' phone with Gingerbread and huge display coming in early 2011

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2010-11-12T01:13:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Chris Ziegler", "date": "2010-11-12T02:13:00.000Z", "description": "Okay, so you’re not feeling Samsung’s Nexus S. We’d say that’s a little premature, but still, we get it. We understand. How about this, then? Is this more to your liking? We’ve just been tipped with a few morsels on what should become Samsung’s flagship Android device early next year -- February, to be specific, suggesting we could see an unveiling at MWC -- and it’s looking promising. Different parts of the slide deck describe it as having either a 4.3- or 4.5-inch “sAMOLED2” display, presumably standing for “Super AMOLED 2″ and implying that Sammy’s made some advancements over the screens we’ve been seeing on the Galaxy S series this year. It’ll naturally have Android Gingerbread and be equipped with an 8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p video capture, 14.4Mbps HSPA, Bluetooth 3.0, a 1.2GHz core of some sort, and 16GB of storage onboard. The deck describes it as having an “ultra sleek design,” and judging from the side shot, we’d tend to agree. So who’s holding out for this? Update: We’re confident that the above slide comes from Samsung, but one of the pictures therein is most definitely not of a new Samsung phone -- but rather a VoIP handset by Apiotek from several years ago. Considering the image in question pops up right away in a Google Image search for “ultra slim phone,” we’re inclined to think Samsung got a little hasty putting together the PowerPoint this time round. [Thanks, Nathan H.] %Gallery-107264%", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/iNtjLgydJXvxgjxISBAgMA--~B/aD0zODQ7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/samsung-flagship-deck-2-sm-2.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Exclusive: Samsung ‘flagship’ phone with Gingerbread and huge display coming in early 2011 (update)", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-11-11-exclusive-samsung-flagship-phone-with-gingerbread-and-huge-di.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195393195, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
Sprint ZTE Peel officially announced, adds a little 3G to your iPod touch

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2010-11-10T14:00:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Nilay Patel", "date": "2010-11-10T15:00:00.000Z", "description": "As expected, Sprint’s just announced the ZTE Peel for the iPod touch will arrive on November 14th. The $79 slider case for Apple’s media player features a built-in mobile WiFi hotspot, essentially turning your iPod into a bulky iPhone without a native phone or SMS app. Of course, you’ll still be stuck paying Sprint for a $29/mo data plan, but you’ll be able to connect up to two devices to the Peel’s WiFi as well, so that’s a plus. Another big plus: since the iPod thinks it’s on WiFi, you’ll be able to use FaceTime on the road -- something we’ve tried using a MiFi with pretty decent results. Of course, you’ll be saddled with a big fat case around your oh-so-slim iPod, and we can’t imagine why the Peel is limited to WEP when it comes to security, but we’ll definitely applaud Sprint for attitude when it comes to iOS devices on its network-- now just kick out a 4G Peel and we’ll be all set. PR after the break.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/sBO9HzjExGA1TQf.ATel4g--~B/aD00MzA7dz0yNjA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/11-10-10peel.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Sprint ZTE Peel officially announced, adds a little 3G to your iPod touch", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-11-10-sprint-zte-peel-officially-announced-adds-a-little-3g-to-your-i.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195393829, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
NES cartridge repurposed as wireless router, exterior sticker and all

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2010-11-04T19:55:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Darren Murph", "date": "2010-11-04T19:55:00.000Z", "description": "Maybe it’s the green carpet in the background here, but dare we say that this is the most amazing thing we’ve seen in recent history. Or at least the past 24 hours. The Unconventional Hacker has gone above and beyond the call of duty with his latest hack job, the NES Cartridge Wireless Router. As the title implies, there’s an actual Belkin Wireless G router (the F5D7230-4, for those curious) shoved inside of an authentic NES game cartridge. Better still, the instructions to whip this up yourself are just a click away in the source link, giving you precisely zero reasons to continue using the horrifically unsightly WLAN router that you currently are. Oh, and if it sporadically disconnects, we’re hearing that a brief (albeit powerful) blow across the Ethernet jacks will fix things right up.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/h.3IlygySNgvwes4M_WjjQ--~B/aD00NjU7dz01MTg7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/nes-wireless-belkin-router.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "NES cartridge repurposed as wireless router, exterior sticker and all", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-11-04-nes-cartridge-repurposed-as-wireless-router-exterior-sticker-an.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195394511, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
OnLive MicroConsole TV Adapter clears FCC with ZigBee surprise

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2010-10-27T08:39:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Thomas Ricker", "date": "2010-10-27T08:39:00.000Z", "description": "Well, well, look at what we’ve got here. It’s the promised OnLive MicroConsole TV adapter courtesy of the FCC. The MicroConsole itself, isn’t a surprise -- the little box that replaces the PC or Mac and brings the streaming game service to the living room TV courtesy of an HDMI-out jack was first announced back in March with plans for a late 2010 retail delivery. What is a surprise is the discovery of an FCC test report for ZigBee 802.15.4 in addition to Bluetooth. The ZigBee mesh networking standard is most often targeted at RF applications requiring a low data rate like lighting, sensor, and power socket control nodes in home automation networks. So why the hell would OnLive be dabbling in ZigBee? OnLive’s site says that the MicroConsole uses Bluetooth to connect multiple wireless headsets. So maybe ZigBee is for the four wireless controllers (something we’ve seen before) the MicroConsole supports. We can’t say for sure, but a quick search of ZigBee’s product certification database turns up an ETRI VoZ (Voice over ZigBee) prototype capable of facilitating a ZigBee headset, microphone, and speaker. Perhaps OnLive is just doing some future proofing here or maybe they’ve got plans for some ZigBee enhanced gameplay. Unfortunately, the FCC test unit is listed as a pre-production “Pre-DV Sample” meaning it could still be awhile before the MicroConsole launches. FCC wireframe and label pictured after the break.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/HGHaoxYza8TSFmb746NQQg--~B/aD0zNjk7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/10/microconsole-site-grab-specifications.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "OnLive MicroConsole TV Adapter clears FCC with ZigBee surprise", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-10-27-onlive-microconsole-clears-fcc-with-zigbee-surprise.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195403216, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
Flexible, implantable LEDs look set to start a new body modification craze

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2010-10-18T14:53:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Vlad Savov", "date": "2010-10-18T14:53:00.000Z", "description": "LED lights are cool, you’re cool, why not combine the two, right? We doubt that’s quite the reasoning that led to this international research project, but it’s certainly an appealing way to look at it. Our old buddy John Rogers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has headed up a research team with participants from the US, China, Korea, and Singapore, who have together produced and demonstrated a new flexible and implantable LED array. Bettering previous efforts at inserting lights under the human skin, this approach allows for stretching and twisting by as much as 75 percent, while the whole substrate is encased in thin silicon rubber making it waterproof. Basically, it’s a green light to subdermal illumination, which could aid such things as monitoring the healing of wounds, activating light-sensitive drug delivery, spectroscopy, and even robotics. By which we’re guessing they mean our robot overlords will be able to color-code us more easily. Yeah, that must be it.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/gEFcEYZuxCyHRpiaqkEvYQ--~B/aD0zNzM7dz00MzY7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/10/10x1018ledntubhh.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Flexible, implantable LEDs look set to start a new body modification craze", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-10-18-flexible-implantable-leds-look-set-to-start-a-new-body-modifica.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195403217, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
Xbox Kinect gets a new peripheral: a blow-up boat

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2010-10-11T10:47:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Vlad Savov", "date": "2010-10-11T10:47:00.000Z", "description": "And you thought the PlayStation Move third-party accessories were cheesy. One of Microsoft’s highlight games for Kinect’s debut demonstrations was Kinect Adventures! -- which includes a white water rafting “experience” -- so quite naturally someone somewhere came up with a fitting peripheral to the peripheral in the shape of... a boat. That’s right, Atomic Accessories thinks that in order for you to be fully immersed in Microsoft’s river slalom game, you need your feet firmly planted in an inflatable dinghy. For added value, we’re told the Game Boat will accommodate two players (so long as neither is over the age of 10, by the look of it) and that aside from the Xbox 360, it’ll also be compatible with your local pool or sea. Game changer!", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/tIGoahWQHw772y1cFS4b.A--~B/aD0zNzU7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/10/10x1011oiub234edxbo3c.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Xbox Kinect gets a new peripheral: a blow-up boat", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-10-11-xbox-kinect-gets-a-new-peripheral-a-blow-up-boat.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195407857, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
Screen Grabs: Willow Garage's telepresence bot guest stars on The Big Bang Theory

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2010-10-04T06:02:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Laura June Dziuban", "date": "2010-10-04T06:02:00.000Z", "description": "Screen Grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today’s movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dot com. CBS’s The Big Bang Theory is the super popular sitcom about brilliant nerds. If you’ve been watching, you’ve undoubtedly seen Steve Wozniak’s recent guest spot -- but there have been other notable presences, too. Willow Garage’s Texai telepresence robot recently made an appearance as “Shel-bot” -- a stand in for the character Sheldon. While we didn’t get to see the hilarious high jinks ourselves, we can tell from the screen shots that it was a pretty good time. Hit up the coverage link to learn more about Willow Garage’s Texai.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/ObGn5AjxM.Zfrdp4PrLOag--~B/aD01NTA7dz0zNjg7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/10/shelbottexaiscreengraboct2010.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Screen Grabs: Willow Garage’s telepresence bot guest stars on The Big Bang Theory", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-10-04-screen-grabs-willow-garages-telepresence-bot-guest-stars-on-th.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195407857, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365617511, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 226648, "duration": 5391 }
Star Wars flicks to see 3D re-release, starting with Episode 1 in 2012

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2010-09-29T02:24:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Richard Lawler", "date": "2010-09-29T02:24:00.000Z", "description": "The Star Wars series hasn’t even hit Blu-ray yet, but The Hollywood Reporter reports sources are saying George Lucas definitely intends to refill his money pit in 2012 by bringing out the movies, one each year, in 3D. Unfortunately that means even if you’re optimistically expecting a well done 3D conversion process Episode IV is at least five years away since the plan is to release the movies in numerical order. According to the sources, even after demoing converted 3D footage of the movies in the past, Lucas was moved to greenlight the process after experiencing Avatar and realizing that by the time the movies hit theaters, and eventually homes, there will be more than enough capable screens to watch them on. Of course, all could be forgiven if this meant there were enough petty cash floating around to convince Lucas it’s time to restore and rerelease the original editions on Blu-ray, but we’re not holding our breath.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/LHzunMYSnnab6WexpAAASg--~B/aD0yMDM7dz00NzQ7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/ep-ivcrawl.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Star Wars flicks to see 3D re-release, starting with Episode 1 in 2012", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-28-star-wars-flicks-to-see-3d-re-release-starting-with-episode-1-i.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195409561, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365617512, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 229407, "duration": 5074 }
Segway Inc. owner rides over cliff to his death

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2010-09-27T12:20:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Vlad Savov", "date": "2010-09-27T12:20:00.000Z", "description": "UK businessman Jimi Heselden, the man who believed in the Segway so much that he went ahead and bought the company, has died after reportedly driving a ruggedized version of the scooter off a cliff and into a river. He was found early on Sunday morning in the River Wharfe, having earlier been touring his estate in the personal transporter. The cause of the accident is not yet known. Mr. Heselden was 62 years old and, true to our geeky hearts, generated his fortune by coming up with an innovative design for wire cage walls that has since become standard equipment for NATO, American, and British forces. Our thoughts are with the good gent’s family, and please, behave yourselves in comments. [Thanks, David]", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/lK_x7.0aes1I.CMbHjr0DQ--~B/aD0yOTA7dz0yMDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/10x0927ijn423tefgcf.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Segway Inc. owner rides over cliff to his death", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-27-segway-inc-owner-rides-over-cliff-to-his-death.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195409561, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365617925, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 224903, "duration": 5206 }
Co-creator of T9, Martin King, passes away

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2010-09-25T23:36:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Chris Ziegler", "date": "2010-09-25T23:36:00.000Z", "description": "Some of today’s young’uns starting out on QWERTY and full-touch devices might not even know what T9 is, but let us tell you something: back in the day, it was the way things got done on your phone. Copied by a number of manufacturers and software firms (notably Motorola with iTap), T9 was the premier product of start-up Tegic that would eventually find its way to a majority of phones with numeric keypads sold around the world -- several billion, in fact -- and continues to enjoy enormous success today. T9’s co-inventor, Martin King, passed away this week after a protracted bout with cancer; though he hadn’t been actively involved with Tegic (now a part of Nuance) in some time, he had been engaged with a newer startup, Exbiblio, whose technology actively parses words snapped by cameraphones and directs the user to more information in real time. We’ll pull out our old Sony Ericsson T68 in your honor, Martin.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/q0UMp2Piw08vIqHw6RviZw--~B/aD0xNzc7dz0xNjk7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/06/t9.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Co-creator of T9, Martin King, passes away", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-25-co-creator-of-t9-martin-king-passes-away.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195409561, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365618748, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 223753, "duration": 5880 }
Verbatim's Clip-it is a USB drive with paperclip ambitions

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2010-09-24T05:52:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Vlad Savov", "date": "2010-09-24T05:52:00.000Z", "description": "It sure is hard to differentiate yourself in the highly competitive world of ever-shrinking USB storage. To avoid this trend of disregard, Verbatim has sent its latest offering off to paper management school and the results are now apparent for us to see. The new Clip-it comes with an added incision in the middle of its lilliputian body that allows it to act as a paperclip or maybe even a handsome accessory to your geek chique outfit. Verbatim makes sure to tell us (about eleventy times) that the Clip-it has scooped up a red dot Design Award for its ingenuity, and prices the thing at eminently affordable €8.99 (2GB) and €11.49 (4GB) levels. Those correspond to $12 and $15.34, respectively, meaning you could have the whole set of seven colors for less than what you’d have to spend on just one iWatch.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/ilN2OyIN1y_NzHwuQ624.A--~B/aD0zNTA7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/10x0912iub234everbghh.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Verbatim’s Clip-it is a USB drive with paperclip ambitions", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-24-verbatims-clip-it-is-a-usb-drive-with-paperclip-ambitions.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195411211, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365620639, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 230639, "duration": 8497 }
As Apple relaxes App Store rules, C64 emulator for iOS gets BASIC again

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2010-09-18T16:31:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Joshua Topolsky", "date": "2010-09-18T16:31:00.000Z", "description": "If you weren’t already convinced that Apple is seriously easing back on some of its more annoying App Store restrictions with the appearance of titles like GV Voice (a Google Voice client), this news might help. After a wild ride of ping-pong approvals and pulls, Manomio’s C64 emulator has reappeared in the Store with its BASIC interpreter fully intact, and available for your coding pleasure. We’ve tested the software and can confirm that you will indeed be able to revisit your youth (provided your youth took place in the early 80’s) via the newest version of the software. Of course, it’s not super fun to program using the tiny, virtual C64 keyboard provided onscreen, but couple this with a Bluetooth keyboard of your choosing, and you can pretty much go wild. The emulator is available right this moment for $4.99, and obviously it’s a free upgrade for those who’ve already bought in.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/vjhNwJcY5VVRS_XNO5A0yQ--~B/aD00ODA7dz0zMjA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/iphone-screenshot-1.jpeg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "As Apple relaxes App Store rules, C64 emulator for iOS gets BASIC again", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-18-as-apple-relaxes-app-store-rules-c64-emulator-for-ios-gets-basi.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195413754, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
BleckBarry raises the bar for KIRFs, casually crawls under it

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2010-09-17T19:59:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Aaron Souppouris", "date": "2010-09-17T19:59:00.000Z", "description": "BleckBarry! This is the handset that puts the “phone” in smartphone but, sadly, leaves out the “smart.” Featuring a 2-inch display, Bluetooth, a whopping 506KB internal memory, FM and TV (with antenna!), and all the dual SIM action your heart can take, this $62 wonder does one thing well: it makes the BlockBerry look great in comparison.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/8X2b0fgZ80k4F_GwY_OdQg--~B/aD00MDA7dz00MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/100916-bleckbarry-01.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "BleckBarry raises the bar for KIRFs, casually crawls under it", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-17-bleckbarry-raises-the-bar-for-kirfs-casually-crawls-under-it.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195413754, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
New Apple TV's iOS can be jailbroken and made to run apps?

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2010-09-17T05:07:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Sean Hollister", "date": "2010-09-17T05:07:00.000Z", "description": "Remember the mysterious reference to iProd 2,1 that appeared in the iPad’s code? We thought it might be a new CDMA or camera-equipped iPad, but it just might have been the new iOS-based Apple TV instead. Diving through the iOS 4.2 beta, a TUAW tipster allegedly uncovered the above key, which hints that we might have been right about the device’s app potential all along. Though Apple may rely on a simpler media streaming UI for the home theater to enhance accessibility and ease of use, there’s always the chance the community might jailbreak the $99 set-top box to do far greater things. While you wait with bated breath for confirmation of this wondrous possibility, why not check out our Apple TV hands-on?", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/7dL.qjIjPBSDG6ITwVXCbQ--~B/aD0yNzk7dz00MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2010/09/appletvisthenewiprod.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "New Apple TV’s iOS can be jailbroken and made to run apps?", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-17-new-apple-tv-runs-ios-could-be-jailbroken-for-apps.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195413754, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
LaCie Wireless Space takes on Time Capsule, doubles as NAS and WLAN router

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2010-09-16T16:00:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Darren Murph", "date": "2010-09-16T16:00:00.000Z", "description": "And here you were thinking the upcoming Photokina trade show was all about cameras. Not so, vaquero. Granted, LaCie’s probably taking advantage of this here event to reveal its latest and greatest media storage device, but we digress. The newly announced Wireless Space is perhaps the most interested and multifaceted device to emerge from the company in quite some time, and to say it’s taking on Apple’s Time Capsule would be understating things tremendously. In essence, what we have here is a NAS backup drive and an 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi access point / router, all bundled into one delicious black box. Available in 1TB and 2TB flavors, the Space enables both Mac and PC users both to backup their files wirelessly (or via cabling, should you so choose), and it also acts as a network hard drive for accessing files remotely, a UPnP / DLNA media streamer and a full-on router should you need one. It’s fully compatible with Time Machine, and you’ll also find a trio of Ethernet sockets and a pair of USB jacks on the rear. It’s shipping today for $229.99 and $349.99, respectively, leaving Apple the loser once again in the price department. Is that a war we smell brewin’? %Gallery-102434%", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/uBjv4bIXvGwU5uz8bHovig--~B/aD00NjA7dz0zOTY7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/lacie-wireless-spacetop.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "LaCie Wireless Space takes on Time Capsule, doubles as NAS and WLAN router", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-16-lacie-wireless-space-takes-on-time-capsule-doubles-as-nas-and-w.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195413754, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
Looxcie wearable camcorder will take your lifecasting to the next, boring level

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2010-09-16T11:17:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Laura June Dziuban", "date": "2010-09-16T11:17:00.000Z", "description": "Don’t get us wrong, the Looxcie wearable video camera is pretty cool, and totally weird. It’s an always on camera that stores up to five hours of video, and is capable of quickly emailing short clips to your various social networks which are anxiously awaiting those shots of you eating your Southwestern eggrolls at Chili’s. Once your cam reaches its max storage capacity, it begins purging the oldest video and continues to record. Using Looxcie’s app (available for about 10 Android phones) enables you to quickly share your videos with the world. The Looxcie wearable video camera is available now for $199 -- but please keep in mind: watching you watch Some Kind of Monster probably sounds better than it actually would be. [Thanks, Bob]", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/dV5CPCi_oI5R7Nne5k3.1Q--~B/aD0zMjI7dz01MTU7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/screen-shot-2010-09-15-at-10.22.49-am.png", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Looxcie wearable camcorder will take your lifecasting to the next, boring level", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-16-looxcie-wearable-camcorder-will-take-your-lifecasting-to-the-nex.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195413754, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
HDCP 'master key' supposedly released, unlocks HDTV copy protection permanently

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2010-09-14T04:14:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Richard Lawler", "date": "2010-09-14T04:14:00.000Z", "description": "(function() { var s = document.createElement(‘SCRIPT’), s1 = document.getElementsByTagName(‘SCRIPT’)[0]; s.type = ‘text/javascript’; s.async = true; s.src = ‘http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js’; s1.parentNode.insertBefore(s, s1); })(); Digg Just as the MPAA is preparing to offer movies to customers at home while they’re still in theaters by limiting playback to DRM-protected digital outputs only, the HDCP protocol they rely on may have been cracked wide open. All devices that support HDCP, like Blu-ray players, set-top boxes and displays with HDMI inputs, have their own set of keys to encrypt and decrypt protected data and if keys for a particular device are compromised, they can be revoked by content released in the future which will then refuse to play. Now, posts have been floating around on Twitter about a supposed “master key” which renders that protection unusable since it allows anyone to create their own source and sink keys. Who discovered this and by what technique isn’t immediately clear, but as early as 2001 security researcher Niels Ferguson proposed that it could be easily revealed by knowing the keys of less than 50 different devices. Hardware HDCP rippers like the HDfury2 and DVIMAGIC have been around for a while and various AACS cracks easily allow rips of Blu-ray discs but if this information is what it claims to be, then the DRM genie could be permanently out of the bag allowing perfect high definition copies of anything as long as the current connector standards are around. While it’s unlikely your average user would flash their capture device with a brand new key and get to copying uncompressed HD audio and video, keeping those early releases off of the torrents in bit perfect quality could go from difficult to impossible.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/sUU0MyyogNYKe.xyBmNDJg--~B/aD0yMDA7dz0xNjk7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/down-with-drm.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "HDCP ‘master key’ supposedly released, unlocks HDTV copy protection permanently", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-14-hdcp-master-key-supposedly-released-unlocks-hdtv-copy-protect.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195440073, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
1TB hard drive thrown into a toy TARDIS, gives us a proper Time Machine

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2010-09-11T13:59:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Vlad Savov", "date": "2010-09-11T13:59:00.000Z", "description": "It’s common knowledge that the Doctor’s time- and space-bending TARDIS is a lot roomier on the inside than its external dimensions let on, and now we can put a definite number to just how much space there is in there: a terabyte. Yup, that’s how much storage Max Shanly managed to cram inside his “toy” TARDIS. It took a bit of elbow grease (plus a screwdriver) to get it all to fit, but most of the credit here is for sheer ingenuity -- who doesn’t want to back up his data onto a freaking Time Lord’s intertemporal transportation device? Max is currently working on hooking up the flashing light up top to represent hard drive activity and we’re calling up our favorite KIRF suppliers to get them cranking these out. [Thanks, Max]%Gallery-101940%", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/kqUcg2zzwq9uXGa6PfUrRA--~B/aD0zNjA7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/10x0911jhb3tremnu.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "1TB hard drive thrown into a toy TARDIS, gives us a proper Time Machine", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-11-1tb-hard-drive-thrown-into-a-toy-tardis-gives-us-a-proper-time.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195440073, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365635788, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 227196, "duration": 8147 }
Shocker! Google's Android logo boosted from Atari Lynx title 'Gauntlet: The Third Encounter'

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2010-09-02T22:00:00.000Z
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{ "cached": true, "cachedAt": 1728191178224, "author": "Joshua Topolsky", "date": "2010-09-02T22:00:00.000Z", "description": "Back in the early 90’s whilst playing our Atari Lynx -- friendless and alone, of course -- we couldn’t have imagined that a second-rate spinoff of the popular Gauntlet franchise would unlock the secrets behind the birth of Google’s Android OS. But, lo and behold, what has one of our faithful tipsters found down here, amongst the ruins of Gauntlet: The Third Encounter? That’s right, nearly irrefutable proof that the Android team (or at least its graphic designers) have plumbed the depths of Epyx’s not-quite-masterpiece for the iconic droid logo we’ve come to know and love. Sure, the top-down scroller provided all kinds of new character classes like the “Nerd,” “Punkrocker,” and “Pirate,” but only one of these fresh faces would provide the blueprint for Android’s public face. It’s hard to argue that there isn’t some level of appropriation here, given the multiple similarities between the two pieces of art, right down to the antennae, dotted eyes, general size and shape, and even the strip which cuts across the midsection of the bot. Oh yeah, and the character is named Android. We personally would like to hear what Google has to say for themselves in regards to this blatant theft of intellectual property, and as for the Epyx artists who slaved over a hot Amiga to bring this image to life -- the taste of sweet justice is yours.\n%Gallery-101193% [Thanks, Davey]", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/70d7oLg.dXOvcFg.6wh9dA--~B/aD0zOTg7dz01Njg7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/androidcopyeng.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Shocker! Google’s Android logo boosted from Atari Lynx title ‘Gauntlet: The Third Encounter’", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-02-shocker-googles-android-logo-boosted-from-atari-lynx-title-ga.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195440074, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365641690, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 231189, "duration": 7118 }
Commodore USA announces the PC64, an Atom-powered PC in a replica Commodore case

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2010-08-26T22:47:00.000Z
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{ "cached": true, "cachedAt": 1728191182933, "author": "Joseph L. Flatley", "date": "2010-08-26T22:47:00.000Z", "description": "We have a fondness for Commodore computers (as you’ve probably noticed by now) and we are psyched that Commodore USA is still flying the flag for the once-ubiquitous brand, but as they always are in this biz, things are a little... complicated. We were first contacted way back in March when the company shared the news that it had acquired the rights to sell PCs under the name. Then what happened? Turns out this was not exactly the case... although CEO Barry Altman assured us that they were on their way towards hammering out a deal. And here we are, in possession of a press release saying that indeed, Commodore USA, LLC, and Commodore Licensing B.V. have finally come to an agreement, meaning that your subsequent purchases will at least come with a Commodore decal. But that ain’t all! This also paves the way for the company’s newest offering, the Commodore PC64, an Intel Atom-powered PC featuring 4GB DDR3 memory, SATA 1TB HDD, HDMI output, optical drive (either DVD/CD or optional Blu-ray), and more -- all in “an exact replica” of the original beige C64 chassis. Of course, doing any significant amount of work with the original Commodore keyboard will probably be a challenge, but we like to think we’re up to it. As always, we’ll believe it when we see it, but in the meantime we’d like to be the first to formally request a review unit. If everything goes according to plan, this bad boy should be out in time for the holidays. PR after the break.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/XU4xgTy5QPn2xHZGQTsssg--~B/aD0zNzQ7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/08/100826-pc64-01.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Commodore USA announces the PC64, an Atom-powered PC in a replica Commodore case", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-08-26-commodore-usa-announces-the-pc64-an-atom-powered-pc-in-a-replic.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195440075, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365654521, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 235789, "duration": 8441 }
Flashboy Plus revives Nintendo's Virtual Boy, literally one game at a time

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2010-08-26T14:45:00.000Z
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{ "cached": true, "cachedAt": 1728191184313, "author": "Sean Hollister", "date": "2010-08-26T14:45:00.000Z", "description": "When a beloved console like the Sega Dreamcast rises from the ashes it’s not a huge surprise, but we never thought we’d see the day when the homebrew community would unearth Nintendo’s Virtual Boy. Behold: the Flashboy Plus, the second of two flash carts developed specifically to spur development for Nintendo’s original stereoscopic system, featuring a new backup battery (unlike the 2007 original) and a full 16Mbit of memory, reportedly enough to fit any one of the system’s 22 commercially released games. Since the battery only keeps one save state stored at a time and there’s no way to read the battery-backed memory, you’ll still have to finish one game before you start another, but at least this way you don’t lose your progress every time you shut the system off. Believe it or not, the first batch of 50 units has already been spoken for, but you haven’t necessarily missed out yet; €90 (about $113) is your ticket to an elite (read: tiny) virtual utopia of piracy and homebrew when the second set ships at year’s end.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/8G.Ql.IKyet0a_rF2mV4lg--~B/aD0zNjM7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/08/8-25-10-flashboy600.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Flashboy Plus revives Nintendo’s Virtual Boy, literally one game at a time", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-08-26-flashboy-plus-revives-nintendos-virtual-boy-literally-one-game.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195440075, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365654522, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 228560, "duration": 7583 }
Nike files patent for auto-lacing sneakers, Marty McFly doth protest

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2010-08-26T04:59:00.000Z
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{ "cached": true, "cachedAt": 1728191184215, "author": "Laura June Dziuban", "date": "2010-08-26T04:59:00.000Z", "description": "We’ve seen some extremely DIY auto-lacing sneakers, but it looks like the big boys -- Nike -- have thought about getting in on the game as well. Patent filings which occurred in early through late 2009 show off an automatic lacing system that is pretty reminiscent of Marty McFly’s invention in Back to the Future, and we can tell you that from the looks of it, it’s a future we’d definitely like to inhabit. The shoes appear to boast a charging system and lights in addition to the lacing component, and while so few patent apps ever lead to a real retail product, we’re really rooting for this one. One more image below.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/aC8R1QugAN2b88FDiDxkXQ--~B/aD00ODY7dz02MjA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/08/us200904207205112009gzen.x4-b.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Nike files patent for auto-lacing sneakers, Marty McFly doth protest", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-08-26-nike-files-patent-for-auto-lacing-sneakers-marty-mcfly-doth-pro.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195440075, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365654522, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 225588, "duration": 7549 }
Meijer deploys indoor positioning trial, helps you find the Morton Salt faster

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2010-08-25T20:18:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Chris Ziegler", "date": "2010-08-25T20:18:00.000Z", "description": "Indoor positioning systems have long been a holy grail for malls and big-box retailers where labyrinthine aisles and massive floorplans that rival small towns often leave customers begging for mercy, but the obstacles to deploying them are many: you’ve got to create detailed maps for every facility where you want it to work, and you need some sort of system for locating users with a reasonable level of precision since GPS is out of the picture. Start-up Point Inside has been hard at work on IPS for some time now, figuring that modern stores and malls teeming with WiFi access points and reliable AGPS are good enough to make it work, and now they’ve hooked up with Midwestern superstore chain Meijer to trial a system in four Michigan locations that will let users locate “more than” 100,000 items in store along with facilities like bathrooms and customer service. Conveniently, these stores have some 26 WiFi nodes deployed, which helps triangulate users down to a reasonable level of precision -- though it’s probably not going to be able to tell if you’re standing in front of the Frosted Flakes or the Raisin Bran. It’s a free download for iPhone and Android users, and if you’re close to one of the trial stores, be sure to let us know how well it works. Follow the break for the full press release.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/twb5hCO5dwbpedd6Wrji.g--~B/aD01MDA7dz0zNDQ7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/08/meijer-find-it.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Meijer deploys indoor positioning trial, helps you find the Morton Salt faster", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-08-25-meijer-deploys-indoor-positioning-trial-helps-you-find-the-mort.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195440075, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365655486, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 233297, "duration": 8370 }
Doc Marten USB drive makes puppies look skinny, gristle throb

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2010-08-13T09:46:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Thomas Ricker", "date": "2010-08-13T09:46:00.000Z", "description": "We’ve all been there: hands punched violently into pockets, conspicuously affected by the visceral industrial hum of big city decay. If only we had this $25 limited edition 50th anniversary 2GB “stomper” USB drive to complete our ensemble. Who knows, in the right hands it might have helped Jesus build a hotrod.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/Pq8quIxNumxubzbwRW_D.Q--~B/aD0zNTk7dz01NDM7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/08/doc-marten-usb-drive-2-jason.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Doc Marten USB drive makes puppies look skinny, gristle throb", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-08-13-doc-marten-usb-drive-makes-puppies-look-skinny-gristle-throb.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195440702, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds" }
German designer brings Wipeout racing game to life, burns up cardboard tracks with an R/C car (video)

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2010-08-05T13:44:00.000Z
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{ "author": "Sean Hollister", "date": "2010-08-05T13:44:00.000Z", "description": "The intersection of video games and real life is a fantastic place to play, as evidenced by Roombas, Halo and the occasional six-string guitar, but all you really need to blur reality is a webcam, an R/C car and a studio filled with cardboard. That’s what Malte Jehmlich and company used to create this rendition of Wipeout, which moves practically as fast as the PlayStation original due to the blinding scale speed of its 1/28 model cars. It’s all controlled by an arcade racing cabinet complete with steering wheel and on-screen display wirelessly connected to an Arduino board. Originally a two-month hobby project, the designers are presently working towards an advanced version with force feedback and powerups (including boost!) using sensors built right into the track -- and hopefully a forklift to lug all that corrugated wood pulp around. See it in action after the break.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/uH2T7RyagiqAwLBcRQ7EDQ--~B/aD01MTM7dz01NTA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/08/8-4-10-raceranalogracegamebbb.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "German designer brings Wipeout racing game to life, burns up cardboard tracks with an R/C car (video)", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-08-05-german-designer-brings-wipeout-racing-game-to-life-burns-up-car.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195443531, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365665502, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 228830, "duration": 8874 }
Entelligence: 3D TV falls flat for me -- Engadget

www.engadget.com
2010-07-26T03:26:13.000Z
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My feelings exactly. This generation of 3D seems like a desperate grab for money with an artificial attempt to drive demand.

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{ "author": "Michael Gartenberg", "date": "2010-07-26T01:00:00.000Z", "description": "Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he’ll explore where our industry is and where it’s going -- on both micro and macro levels -- with the unique wit and insight only he can provide. It’s generally a bad idea to extrapolate larger consumer behavior from personal experience and say “if I like it, surely everyone else will as well.” It’s a mistake that happens all the time, but there’s is one case where I will use my personal behavior to at least start the foundation for analysis -- when I don’t want a new gadget or technology. Granted, sometimes I’m just not the target audience, but even then I’m usually able to remove myself from the process and say it might not be for me but others will love this. In the case of 3D TV, however, I think my lack of interest doesn’t bode well for the market. I’m surprised by figures, forecasts, predictions and prophecies all showing a rosy outlook for 3D TV beginning as early as this year, because I’ve seen most of the 3D offerings available and I have no plans to buy -- not now and not anytime soon. I should be a part of the core demographic for 3D: I like TV, movies and video games. I’m am early adopter. I have reasonable disposable income. I’m not afraid of betting on the wrong standard. And yet, I’m not buying. Here’s why.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/QmhIsKd.y6l0fa3XxmZ0mg--~B/aD0zNjU7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/bepjimc03102010.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Entelligence: 3D TV falls flat for me", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-07-25-entelligence-3d-tv-falls-flat-for-me.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195450463, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365673903, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 231058, "duration": 8190 }
Researcher will enable hackers to take over millions of home routers -- Engadget

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2010-07-21T13:16:01.000Z
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Android versus iPhone live multiplayer gaming made possible in SGN's Skies of Glory

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2010-07-19T10:45:00.000Z
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Nokia: ‘We Prioritize Antenna Performance Over Physical Design if They Are Ever in Conflict’

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2010-07-17T13:20:06.000Z
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RIM co-CEOs pull no punches responding to Apple's antenna statements

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2010-07-17T04:56:00.000Z
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Microsoft says 74 percent of work PCs still use Windows XP, extends downgrade rights until 2020 -- Engadget

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2010-07-13T15:21:32.000Z
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{ "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195450465, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365690925, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 236846, "author": "Sean Hollister", "date": "2010-07-13T02:47:00.000Z", "description": "The latest Microsoft operating system may be selling seven copies a second, but it’s no match for the behemoth Windows XP, still the most popular OS in the world despite recent nefarious attempts (we kid) to invoke spontaneous shutdowns, slow hard drives and trigger blue screens. In fact, a Microsoft exec admitted today that practically three-quarters of business computers still run the nine-year-old OS on hardware averaging 4.4 years old, and Computerworld’s now reporting Microsoft will extend XP’s lifespan through 2020 as a result. “Going forward, businesses can continue to purchase new PCs and utilize end user downgrade rights to Windows XP or Windows Vista until they are ready to use Windows 7,” an official Windows blog post reads. We’ve heard the reluctance to upgrade is due to a reliance on older software and the cost of additional IT, but it probably doesn’t hurt that Microsoft doggedly keeps distributing the OS despite the other choices on offer. Perhaps the futuristic Windows 8 will finally win the workplace over, but it seems Redmond’s hedging its bets on this one. Look on the bright side: this way, when intelligent robots battle for control of the moon, at least the wrathful victors will still be vulnerable to the blue screen of doom. Update: So it seems as if that 2020 date is incorrect, according to Microsoft’s PR team. We’re presently waiting for an official update of some sort, and will let you know if / when we get it. Don’t worry about the robots -- we’ve got top men working on Plan B. Update 2: The official Windows Team Blog has stepped forward to reduce the confusion, but they’ve only toned it down a tad. Microsoft won’t commit to an exact date for Windows XP downgrade availability, saying instead that you can trade in your OEM copy of Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate until the company stops selling it... which is presently slated to be two years after Windows 8 ships... whenever that is. Find the complete non-committal statement at the more coverage link.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/N5ivgKuNwjIIhIPtpsOv7w--~B/aD0xNTU7dz0yMjA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-21-08-xpsp3.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Microsoft says 74 percent of work PCs still use Windows XP, extends downgrade rights (update 2)", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-07-12-microsoft-says-74-percent-of-work-pcs-still-use-windows-xp-exte.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "duration": 7674 }
Hey Apple, you're holding it wrong

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2010-06-25T05:56:00.000Z
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PwnageTool 4.0 hacktivation is go for iOS 4

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2010-06-23T05:31:00.000Z
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{ "failed": true, "failedAt": 1728195454536, "failedError": "TimeoutError: Promise timed out after 10000 milliseconds", "expires": 1728365703367, "status": 200, "bodyLength": 226419, "author": "Thomas Ricker", "date": "2010-06-23T05:31:00.000Z", "description": "You waited patiently for the Dev-Team to pull together all the developer betas and now it’s time for your reward: PwnageTool 4.0 has been released. The latest hack from team jailbreak works with previously jailbroken iPhone 3GS devices with the old bootrom, all iPhone 3G models, and yes, the second generation iPod touch too. It doesn’t work with the original iPhone and other iPod touch models and, as always, there are plenty of caveats and bold print warnings to heed. But if you manage to weave your way into a jailbroken device (as we did with our iOS 4 iPhone 3G using redsn0w) then the latest copy of ultrasn0w will now unlock all basebands released since 04.26.08, including the updated version found in iOS 4. So get cracking kids, and remember, buckle up, back up, and be safe. Update: 4.01 has already been released to fix an iBook issue.", "image": "https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/ooXXB.d2BFke_YaaNcBv9A--~B/aD00MDE7dz00Njg7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/pwnagetool-4-0-screengrab.jpg", "logo": "https://s.yimg.com/kw/assets/favicon-160x160.png", "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "PwnageTool 4.0 hacktivation is go for iOS 4", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2010-06-23-pwnagetool-4-0-hacktivation-is-go-for-ios-4.html", "feed": "http://www.engadget.com/rss.xml", "lang": "en", "duration": 8327 }
Horizon MiniPak personal fuel cell charger hits shelves for $100

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2010-06-16T17:43:00.000Z
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Sugar Within Human Bodies Could Power Future Artificial Organs: Scientific American

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2010-06-14T04:15:03.000Z
implants fuelcells power gadgets medicine future biology research technology imported:pinboard

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"Now there is hope that future implants might be powered not by batteries but by the fuels in our bodies that are used for energy. Scientists have shown that fuel cells implanted in rats can successfully generate electricity from sugar in the rodent's bodies. The devices kept going for months at a time."

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SnapStream's monster DVR records 50 channels at once, even when nothin's on

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2010-04-08T15:26:00.000Z
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Palm splits with ad agency Modernista

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2010-04-06T00:43:00.000Z
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Bumble-B: Mini USB Development Kit | fletchtronics.net

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2010-03-01T00:53:03.000Z
usb bumbleb electronics amtel gadgets diy bus hack make imported:pinboard

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"So you want to build USB enabled devices. Bumble-B is here to help! It is a breakout board for Atmel's at90usb162 microcontroller, along with supporting hardware and USB connector. It is DIP-24/600mil shape, and works very well on a breadboard."

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Innocell Extended Life Battery

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2009-07-30T16:36:25.000Z
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"It has 90% more capacity than the original battery and comes with a door in black with Seidio's signature soft touch coating. Even with heavy phone and data usage, this battery will keep you charged and ready to go."

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Covert Key Chain Video Recorder DVR

www.startechoutlet.com
2009-07-28T03:33:25.000Z
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The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: I'm really thinking maybe I shouldn't have yelled at that Chinese guy so much

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2009-07-27T15:58:57.000Z
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"We all know that there's no fucking way in the world we should have microwave ovens and refrigerators and TV sets and everything else at the prices we're paying for them. There's no way we get all this stuff and everything is done fair and square and everyone gets treated right. ... everything you own, it's all done on the backs of millions of poor people whose lives are so awful you can't even begin to imagine them, people who will do anything to get a life that is a tiny bit better than the shitty one they were born into, people who get exploited and treated like shit and, in the worst of all cases, pay with their lives."

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BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a Walkman

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2009-07-24T16:20:01.000Z
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"It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape. That was not the only naive mistake that I made; I mistook the metal/normal switch on the Walkman for a genre-specific equaliser, but later I discovered that it was in fact used to switch between two different types of cassette."

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Ditch the Headset - Wired

www.wired.com
2009-07-17T22:01:31.000Z
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"Let's be clear: Walking around with a Bluetooth device in your ear is pure douchebaggery. There is no excuse for it."

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Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others - Pogue’s Posts Blog - NYTimes.com

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2009-07-17T19:49:30.000Z
amazon kindle ebooks orwell 1984 drm gadgets imported:pinboard

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"This is ugly for all kinds of reasons. Amazon says that this sort of thing is “rare,” but that it can happen at all is unsettling; we’ve been taught to believe that e-books are, you know, just like books, only better. Already, we’ve learned that they’re not really like books, in that once we’re finished reading them, we can’t resell or even donate them. But now we learn that all sales may not even be final. "

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Gizmodo - Every Mobile Browser Should Give Up and Just Go WebKit - Mobile webkit

gizmodo.com
2009-06-19T04:53:07.000Z
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"Mozilla's Fennec could become a contender to the throne, true, but it's still far from final."

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