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• HTC HD2 can be coaxed into doing 802.11n, if you know how to sweet-talk it

  
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      Even though Broadcom , Atheros , and Qualcomm have all been sampling phone-ready draft 802.11n chipsets for some time now, you’re still not seeing the tech swiftly overtake 802.11g in the mobile arena — in fact, we dare you to find a single phone in your carrier’s store that can do it. Odds are you ...
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• Avatar : The Result of a Quest for the Holy Grail of Cameras [Cameras]

  
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      The recent embrace of digital 3D film is largely due to the efforts of an unexpected figure: James Cameron . Cameron both helped create the modern 3D camera and masterminded the spread of 3D, all so Avatar could blow your mind. Avatar dates back to 1977, when Cameron was just a truck driver determined to ...
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• Shockwaves to the Crotch Treat Erectile Dysfunction [Ed]

  
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    We’ve heard that just about anything could give you ED , so what to do when things down below just aren’t working? You could pop lil’ blue pills or you could go with something more reliable: Shockwaves to the crotch. According to research done at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, low-intensity ...
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• Elephant-Subduing Device Appears Inspired by Star Wars [Star Wars]

  
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    Angry elephants are a big issue. Continued here: Elephant-Subduing Device Appears Inspired by Star Wars [Star Wars]
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• Zombie Outbreak Simulator: Sim City Plus Google Maps Plus the Undead [Games]

  
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      The RTS web game Zombie Outbreak Simulator plops you down into a Google Maps -provided area of DC swarming with zombies. The outbreak’s details are up to you: How many civilians Read more: Zombie Outbreak Simulator: Sim City Plus Google Maps Plus the Undead [Games]
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• Brain Scan Finds Man Was Not in a Coma—23 Years Later [Neuroscience]

  
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      Rom Houben has been trapped in a series of worst nightmares, including trying for 23 years to alert those around him that he was not in a coma. A new report suggests he’s not alone in his experience. In 1983, Belgian engineering student and martial arts enthusiast Houben, then 20, was in a car accident that ...
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• Fast Company Article Describes Hollywoods Help to Prepare Soldiers for Roadside Attacks

  
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  The FastCompany.com November 8, 2009, article by Alissa Walker headlined "Inside the IED Battle Drill: How Hollywood Is Prepping Soldiers for Roadside Attacks" begins: So," the smiling publicist asked cheerily, "do you want to get blown up, or not?" Not a question I routinely get asked when reporting stories. But ...
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• Two new iPhone ads: Apple defends AT&T?

  
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  -: Analysis / Opinion , Odds and ends , iPhone Apple’s jumped into the Verizon versus AT&T fray , according to BusinessWeek, with a couple of new ads — and, somewhat surprisingly, they come out in full defense of AT&T. Both ads show an iPhone user in the middle of a phone call who multitasks by looking up ...
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• That’s a Big USB Panda Speaker Alright [Peripherals]

  
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      As the name plainly states, this is a big USB panda speaker . Unlike his tiny iPanda cousin , this guy doesn’t look all that happy. Read more here: That’s a Big USB Panda Speaker Alright [Peripherals]
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• Paul McCartney Doesn’t Understand the Internet [Music]

  
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    What’s Paul McCartney ’s doomsday scenario? Someone, somewhere, somehow manages to leak the Beatles ‘ music onto the internet, where it will be stolen by everyone, all the time. Read more: Paul McCartney Doesn’t Understand the Internet [Music]
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• Sony VAIO UX handheld gets 3G wireless, quad OS, inflated sense of self

  
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      As we’re all undoubtedly aware, old gadgets don’t really die — they just just get modded eternally (as the continued appearance of Atari on these pages will attest). Read more from the original source: Sony VAIO UX handheld gets 3G wireless, quad OS, inflated sense of self
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• How To: Back Up Any Smartphone [How To]

  
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                        You back up your computers, or at least know that you should . But what about your smartphones? Read more from the original source: How To: Back Up Any Smartphone [How To]
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• Taking the camel to Kandahar!

  
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  Fallujah is located in Iraq.  Fallujah is where American Contractors were hanged upside down on a bridge.  Fallujah is where those bodies were dragged through the streets with everything inhumanly possible done  to them.  Fallujah was the place that the Marines and other fighting forces faced down Saddam’s ...
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• Atlona’s HDAiR wireless USB-to-VGA / HDMI adapter gains audio, usefulness

  
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    Remember that HDAiR adapter we reviewed with exceptionally high hopes earlier this year? Yeah, it wasn’t exactly the dream device we wanted, but it seems as if Atlona may have just remedied the primary gripe we had against it. The all-new HDAiR wireless USB-to-VGA / HDMI adapter is essentially the same one as ...
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• The Rock Explains How NASA Helps Our Rock [Nasa]

  
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  Cross promotions sometimes don’t make much sense . I’ve got nothing against Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for agreeing to pitch NASA to youngsters, but really, there are better ways to capture youth attention More here: The Rock Explains How NASA Helps Our Rock [Nasa]
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• Apple Denying Support to Smokers? [Apple]

  
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    The Consumerist is reporting that two Mac users were denied AppleCare coverage because the owners were smokers. Not because the computers were damaged by second hand smoke, but because of OSHA regulations. According to separate reports, Apple denied coverage for two users in 2008 based on the fact that OSHA ...
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• Super-panoramic showdown for Mac

  
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  -: Software , Reviews , Graphic Design There are several photo-stitchers available for Mac (and several for iPhone as well ), and most do a stellar job for stitching together 3-4 images into a panoramic image. However, I recently completed a project that required stitching together hundreds of images into some very ...
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• Cisco adds Security Intelligence Ops to iPhone portfolio

  
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  -: Security , iPhone , App Review Despite some security-conscious enterprise experts pointing accusatory fingers at the rather bleak encryption story and only-recently fixed ActiveSync policy compliance on the iPhone platform, there’s no doubt that IT and network professionals are grooving on the iPhone — there ...
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• CrossOver Games releases version 8.1.0

  
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  -: Gaming , Software , Odds and ends , Developer , Snow Leopard The folks behind CrossOver Games sent us a note that version 8.1.0 of their software has come out , and it’s got some nice upgrades for Mac and Linux folks who prefer to run their games in Windows almost-emulators (it’s based on Wine , and as we all ...
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• BAE Continues To Build Armor Kits For Military Vehicles

  
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  Yesterday it was announced that BAE Systems won two different contracts to build armor kits for U.S. military vehicles. Due to the IED and mine threat in Iraq and Afghanistan the Army and Marines primarily have been developing extra armor and weapons for their different vehicles to maximize crew protection. ...
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