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Tech NewsGadgetsGamestop Wii Rainchecks: How to Claim Yours
So here’s the deal on Gamestop’s Wii raincheck program: On Friday, Dec. 21 only head down to any Gamestop or EB Games in the US (PR included), viciously fight through the mob of people and make it to the register with your full $250 deposit. You have to go in person, and the rule’s one … Continued
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FyreTV Update: Subscription-based IPTV Porn at DVD-Quality
We’ve got some more details on the FyreTV IPTV porn box that brings DVD-quality porn into your living room (where it belongs). If we’re reading the site correctly, the FyreTV box will be subscription-based, meaning it’s essentially an “all you can eat” type of porn instead of an a la carte—think Zune Pass vs. iTunes. … Continued
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Samsung Year-End Report Card: A
Samsung has grown to be such a household name that we rarely stop to think about exactly how freaking massive the company has become. Other Asian conglomerates can have their snowmobiles, trains and heavy industrial equipment, Samsung plays it straight up the consumer-electronics path. In fact, we defy you to name a CE category Samsung … Continued
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Hard-to-Find Gadgets’ Insane eBay Prices Let You Rip Others Off for Holiday Fun and Profit
It’s the holidays, which means shoppers get themselves worked into a frenzy looking for “hot” products that will prove to their children that they love them despite the 11 previous months of shoddy parenting. Looking to take advantage of some people less internet-savvy than yourself this season? Take a gander at the top products that … Continued
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BREAKING: Greg Packer is Still Alive
Remember Greg Packer, the shameless guy who sat shirtless at the front of the iPhone line? I’m sorry if you do, that might be partially my fault. Well, Greg is still around, and our intrepid videographer Alex Goldberg happened to run into him this weekend. He still has that first iPhone and actually saw our … Continued
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PlayStation Firmware 2.1 Brings Blu-ray 1.1, DivX and World Peace
Click to viewAccording to the UK PlayStation page, new firmware 2.1 could be hitting tomorrow (technically their lead is “An update to the PS3 system software was released on December 18, 2007”) and it’s brought treats for everyone in the class. First and foremost, we finally get Blu-ray Profile 1.1, otherwise known as the “final … Continued
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The 6-Minute Dark Knight Bank Heist Trailer
If you went to the movies this weekend, you might have seen the new Dark Knight trailer that we posted yesterday. You probably didn’t see this new 6-minute Dark Knight trailer, however, as it only showed before IMAX screenings of I Am Legend. It hasn’t been posted to the internet yet in anything other than … Continued
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Wiimote Add-ons Need to Stop, Bankrupt Airliner Edition
The Wiimote’s brilliance was that it could replace virtually any and every controller you ever had. But for zealous third parties, this principle works in reverse, and instead of replacing controllers, it becomes them through a few cents of cheap, plastic casing. Take this Airplane Controller Stand. Just slip in your Wiimote and presto chango, … Continued
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Dad Sells Son’s Guitar Hero III for $9,000 After He Catches Him Smoking Dope
A 15-year-old Canadian had his hard-to-find Christmas gift taken off him before he’d even had the chance to unwrap it. After the teen was caught smoking a spliff, his father retaliated by flogging his Wii copy of Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock he’d lined up for his son’s Christmas present on eBay, netting him … Continued
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Are Xbox 360s Interfering with 2.4GHz?
According to the IT staff at Morrisville State College, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console—without the use of a Wi-Fi adapter—seems to be interfering with 2.4GHz signals like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on campus. Aside from loads of anecdotal evidence of computers not connecting to the school’s wireless LAN network and Bluetooth headsets needing to physically touch phones … Continued
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Wooden SNES Gives Us An Erection (wait, did we screw up that joke?)
Benjamin Heckendorn is an unquestionable talent, but talent thrives with competition. That’s why we hope he notices this fantastic portable wooden SNES system. Its screen grabbed from the PSOne portable add-on, an SNES and speakers (along with optional mic jack) have been crammed into this completely custom wooden case—look at those buttons…so, so, so hot. … Continued
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Sony to Sell 11 Million PS3s By Fiscal Year End
It looks like all that was wrong with the PS3 was the price, because despite a very slow start, Sony has announced that their console will reach worldwide sales numbers of 11 million units by the end of this fiscal year (March 31st, 2008). That’s big news for Sony and the gaming industry, as developers … Continued
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Amazon Kindle on eBay: $1500; Guy in Santa Suit Delivering a Wii to Your Door Christmas Day: $28,000
While one of the major quibbles with Kindle is its sure-to-darken-your-wallet $400 pricetag, apparently knowledge is priceless, since the sold-out snowspeeders have been going for up to $1500 on eBay. The average is only around $830, but that’s still kinda gross. While we’re wandering around the seedy area of the eBay neighborhood: You can also … Continued
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FyreTV Brings Adult IPTV To Your Living Room
Picture a Vudu IPTV box that brings porn into your living room over the internet. That’s FyreTV, which will be “The Hottest BoXXX You’ll Ever Experience” when beta applications begin in just about 12 hours. There’s not many details on their home page or their meager press release that just says they’ve signed up non-exclusive … Continued
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Activision Calls Harmonix a Punk, Says They Were “Misleading” About Blocked Patch
All the back and forth between Activision and Harmonix, it’s starting to look like Poison vs. Motley Crue or Sammy Hagar vs. David Lee Roth or something. Today, Sammy (Activision) said that MTV Games/Viacom shot down a deal to use Guitar Hero’s guitars with Rock Band—it wasn’t just Activision throwing a bitch fit. But, since … Continued
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Hollywood Puppet Congressdude Wants Harder, More Draconian DMCA With No Safe Harbor
While overseeing a hearing on the PRO-IP Act, a bill that might make statutory damages for copyright infringement even more obscene, Rep. Howard Berman, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, pondered out loud about other ridiculous copyright stuff he wants to do. Like make the DMCA an even more … Continued
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Harry Potter Blu-ray Includes Unintended HD DVD
The hi def DVD industry never fails to disappoint. Because now even the consumers who are versed in the differences between Blu-ray and HD DVD—those who can tell a blue box from a red one with ease—are also getting shat on by a mixed up industry. Numerous reports have surfaced that a new $100+ Harry … Continued
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Nintendo Losing Out on $1 Billion from Holiday Wii Shortage?
Nintendo has already gone on record stating that the Wii shortages have been a detriment to the company—that they’ve lost out on potential sales since much of Nintendo’s target casual gaming audience won’t bother with it down the line—even if this NYT article has statements that differ. But while we knew Nintendo had screwed up, … Continued
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Portable Home Theater PC Concept Lets You Spill Buttered Popcorn on Your Keyboard
Jin Woo Han’s design for a Home Theater PC concept is certainly innovative. Somehow reminiscent of R2-D2, it has a built-in projector flanked by speakers that you can detach for optimum positioning. The slimline unit has retractable cords and a collapsible keyboard. Gallery is after the jump. I’m particularly keen on the Harry Porrter DVDs … Continued
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