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Rambler Socket tucks a recoiling extension cable, pinch of genius within your AC outlet
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Meysam Movahedi’s latest concept certainly isn’t the first revolutionary tweak to the tried-and-true power outlet, but it’s easily one of our favorites. Put simply, the Rambler Socket is an in-wall box that contains 1.5 meters of additional cabling along with a traditional AC outlet. Granted, you’l… ...1 day ago -
Archos 9 reviewed: too big, too slow, too ‘Starter’
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We hate to be the bringers of poor news, but it looks like the Archos 9 might be serving as a bit of a morality tale, showing why and how PC hardware and software might not be quite ready for the large design factor tablet experience. That’s not to say there aren’t some plusses to the device pointe… latest ...1 day ago -
Xbox 360 laptop brings retro looks to an eBay near you
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whether you thought only a semi-deity like Ben Heck could splice consoles into laptop-shaped cases, here’s some evidence to the contrary. that week, CollinE from Ben’s forums put the finishing touches to his own, rather professional looking, Xbox 360 laptop. Adorned in a red and black color scheme … latest ...1 day ago -
iPhone 3G Sales Soar, But RIM and LG Still Lead Market
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The 3G version of Apple’s iPhone was the singled-out top-selling mobile device in 2009, according to a new study by Nielsenwire. Since Apple only makes one smartphone, the top ranking is impressive. But the company still falls behind Research In Motion and LG in overall market share. Three RIM devi… hi tech ...1 day ago -
Want Privacy on Facebook? Here Is How To Get Some
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Over the past week, Facebook has been nudging its users — first gently, thereupon firmly — to review and update their privacy settings. You may have procrastinated by hitting “skip for now,” but Facebook eventually took away that button and forced you to update your settings before continuing to … ...1 day ago -
San Francisco considers displaying phone radiation levels next to price tag
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whether the San Francisco division of the Environment gets its way, starting as soon as next month Bay Area residents might start noticing the radiation levels of cellphones displayed prominently next to their respective price at retail outlets. that is, of course, despite no definitive research th… computer news ...2 days ago -
Researchers receive grant to develop color-changing contacts for diabetics
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Contact lenses that act as a glucose monitoring system for diabetics aren’t precisely a new idea, but it looks like a group of researchers from the University of Western Ontario might be a bit closer to making them a reality, as they’ve now received a $200,000+ grant from the Canada Foundation for I… hi tech ...2 days ago -
Switched On: Multi-room music’s rocket ride
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Ross Rubin (@rossrubin) contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. Multi-room music has a towering history as the province of the wealthy, the corporate, and those with the forethought to build or buy new construction with the structured wiring to support it. But by the past few… high tech ...2 days ago -
Nook shipping update assures pre-orders arriving on time
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that should come as a relief to all you anxiously awaiting your Barnes and Noble Nook pre-orders. We’ve received a statement from Barnes and Noble affirming that all pre-orders which had an original pre-holiday ship moment will be fulfilled, and that the rest of the orders will be filled starting o… hi tech ...2 days ago -
Viliv N5 MID set to debut at CES
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We’ve already gotten up close with the S10 Blade that Viliv is promising to show off at CES, but that invitation is the first we’ve heard of the company’s N5 mobile Net device, which is additionally slated to debut at the show. As you can see above, that one is a clamshell MID, and packs a 4.8-inch… latest ...2 days ago -
Hacker Breaks Kindle’s Proprietary E-Book Protection
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Internet retailer Amazon.com had all the luck in getting its family of proprietary Kindle e-book readers into the hands of consumers while its rivals were faced with delays, but its luck may have turned. The Kindle’s copyright protection has been hacked. An Israeli hacker who goes by the name Labba… hi tech ...2 days ago -
Increasing Storage at the Nano Level
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Engineers at North Carolina State Univ. have developed a new material that would allow a fingernail-size computer chip to store the equivalent of 20 high-definition DVDs or 250 million pages of text — far exceeding the storage capacities of today’s computer memory systems. Using the process of sel… cool ...2 days ago -
Global Spam King Fined in Australia
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A New Zealander was fined by an Australian court Tuesday after a guilty plea by his part in a syndicate capable of sending 10 billion spam e-mails a day. Lance Atkinson, was fined 210,000 Australian dollars (189,000 US dollars) for breaching the Spam Act 2003 in a case brought by the Australian Com… hi tech ...2 days ago -
Apple Considering Ad-Free Network TV Offering
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Apple is drumming up interest for a plan to launch an World Wide Web TV subscription service. CBS and Walt Disney may participate in the move to compete with satellite and cable-television operators, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Published reports indicate Apple is working to or… computer ...2 days ago -
Netbooks party hard in 2009: shipments up 103 percent year-by-year
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The whole “man, how moment flies” thing feels a little played out, but we definitely just heard the Pavilion dv2 say as much to the Wind U100. Believe it or not, those two machines were just a couple of the legions that ushered us into a netbook-crazed 2009, and now DisplaySearch has the figures th… ...3 days ago -
Bargain Hunters Get Advice from Smartphones
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For Americans, the mobile phone is quickly becoming Santa’s biggest helper. mighty software applications for devices like the Apple iPhone are making it easy for bargain-hunting consumers to see whether another retailer is offering a better deal on a big-screen HDTV or pair of shoes and to use it t… technology ...3 days ago -
Another Google Nexus One sighting, that duration a wee bit more clear
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How a phone given to thousands of employees still manages to be nothing more than an occasional blip on the internets continues to boggle our mind. that latest Nexus One / “Google Phone” sighting comes care of two Twitter chatters — @djrobrob and the less protected detail of @phillm. It’s the clea… high ...4 days ago -
Joojoo terms of sale violate PayPal rules
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It would seem that the Fusion carport lawyers have become so embroiled in the Michael Arrington litigation that they’ve neglected to read the PayPal User Agreement. There in section II, subsection 4, dubbed “Prohibited Transactions,” it states that the seller agrees “not to use [his] PayPal explana… ...5 days ago -
ICD Ultra Android tablet hands-on
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As you may have noticed, we had a chance to get our hands on a fairly interesting little tablet made by ICD dubbed the Ultra. The 7-inch, touchscreen tablet (resistive in the version we saw, but with capacitive versions to come) sports quite an impressive set of specs, including a 1GHz Tegra T20 CP… cool ...5 days ago -
Barnes & Noble Nook to get an update that week? certain sounds like it
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A tipster who has proven to be dependable in the past says that Barnes and Noble’s Nook will get a software update that week — most likely around Tuesday. The update itself looks to be fairly sizeable, in that it looks like it will improve some of the major issues we’ve had with the e-reader — … tech news ...5 days ago
