If the sales figures of the newest releases in the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series are anything to go by, we’re at the end of the rhythm music game market saturation. That will be welcome news... |
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You might remember that, late last year, we dug up a patent application made by Microsoft for a product called Ribbon Hero… a fun little idea that took the precepts of Guitar Hero or Rock Band ... |
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Although it’s debatable if they are getting much of anything done, the Obama Administration has an excellent habit of hiring some very cool, and very smart people. Their latest hire continues t... |
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Earlier this year at CES, Freescale revealed a $200 smartbook tablet reference design that they were shopping around to partners.
It was a beautiful tablet for the price, powered by a 1GHz i.MX515 A... |
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Is Internet access a fundamental human right? According to a BBC global study that we posted about yesterday, 79% of adults believe that it is. Whether or not you agree with that statement, one thing... |
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For many years, I looked at the TiVo perched atop my television as practically the perfect gadget, changing the way I watched television forever. But then broadband took off, Hulu and Netflix came al... |
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The Dell Adamo XPS was such a beautiful machine. Ostensibly, it aped the MacBook Air, in that it was a machine so thin that it seemed like an easy task to use it through slice through a human jugular... |
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The world’s a tiny place indeed if you’re not adverse to jumping on an airplane, hurtling into the sky for a few hours and then plunging in a controlled, shrieking fall down at the earth&... |
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On the surface of things, the Energizer Duo USB battery charger is the most innocuous of gadgets. You simply plug it into your USB port, slap in some batteries, and voila! Your computer juices them u... |
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Look, Sony’s PlayStation 3 is a great console, made even better by the recent update to the PS3 Slim. That’s undeniable. But what is also undeniable is that they totally squandered their ... |
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Although it was at first dismissed as just another social networking site and time waster, Facebook is growing into a credible Internet business. It’s working to tie the vast majority of both yo... |
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As a professional blogger, I am fueled by coffee in a way most comparable to the way that an automobile is fueled by gasoline. Without coffee, I do not function: I am not so much zombie as corpse. Bu... |
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With the iPad imminent, the impending availability of yet another monochrome e-ink reader isn’t exactly likely to get anyone slavering, unless they really need the text readability afforded by ... |
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If this past winter was the season of cinematic 3D, this summer is looking to be the season of home theater 3D… at least if Sony has their way. Hot on the heels of their announcement of eight n... |
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I’m not quite entirely sure if I believe this story, but it is terribly sad if it is true: according to WTVF-TV in Nashville, Tennesse (and picked up by Fox News), a three year old girl has fat... |
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Capitalizing on that new-fangled “three dimensional seeing” thing all you crazy kids are talking about these days, Sony just unleashed a veritable torrent of PR on the blogosphere about t... |
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Users could be able to browse the whole web with the Kindle’s built-in web browser, including popular web apps that have become a part of our daily routine, WebMonkey observed Tuesday. The publicatio... |
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As both a man and an alcoholic, constantly having an instrument for the opening of beer bottles on my trembling, delirium tremensing capapace is a priority.
I used to just use my back molars, but whe... |
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Have you ever pondered what an existing modern city map would look like in the world of role-playing 8-bit video games? Didn’t think so but, thanks to programmer Brett Camper, you won’t e... |
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Now that the winners are largely known, Oscar fever has just about died down… but if you’ve ever been interested about what Internet search patterns look like while the Academy Awards are... |
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CBS News reports that there's a lot of talk buzzing around the blogosphere francais lately alleging that the First Lady of France, Carla Bruni , has fallen "in love" with French singer Benjamin Biolay... |
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Palm has announced the beta release of its Plug-in Developer Kit — or PDK — a new component in the webOS SDK that will make for dramatically better gaming on the Palm Pre, Palm Pixi and all future web... |
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The FCC said today that the National Broadband Plan may ask for spectrum to build a free or low-cost wireless broadband network for poor people. But can the FCC find billions to build out a network or... |
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Mollie Vandor is the Product Manager for Ranker.com and Media Director for Girls in Tech LA. You can find her on Twitter and on her blog , where she writes about the web, the world and what it’s like ... |
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Earlier today, Google chief economist gave a presentation to an FTC workshop on the changing economics of the newspaper industry. We all know that newspaper ad revenues have been falling off a cliff f... |
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SV Angel , the angel fund founded by super-angel Ron Conway , is losing one of its general partners to a portfolio company. Brian Pokorny is now the CEO of fast-growing Silicon Valley-based Dailybooth... |
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TellaPal, a new social network and recommendation engine in one, has raised $1.6 million of a targeted $5 million round of equity, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in San Francisco, the start... |
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Filed under: iPhone , App Review Google Voice on the iPhone has been something of a sore subject for me. If you need a full-recap of the whole sordid iPhone/Google Voice story see this story from Dece... |
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Two of the world's computing powerhouses have started a war of words around their forthcoming tablet computers.Source : New York Times (subscribe)Read Full Article ... |
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Another month, another weak search performance from Yahoo. Read the rest of this story See Also: Microsoft Buys More Bing Market Share, This Time On Facebook Bing And Google Gain Search Share Again ... |
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A discussion of the newest book about life and work of journalist Ryszard KapuRead Full Article ... |
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A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims. Now the British government is prop... |
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At first we thought this was an early April Fool's sight gag, but it's not. It's an actual product from Hammacher Schlemmer, and it's named a word I've been looking for an excuse to use in print, and ... |
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Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America (NYSE: SNE) said on Tuesday that its PlayStation Network online service for the PlayStation 3 is now the first such service to offer HD movies... |
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By Tim Conneally , Betanews One month ago, Google put the word out that it was looking to build and test its own fiber-to-the-home networks in a couple of cities. The speeds would be up to 1 Gbps and ... |
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Google’s call for medium-sized cities to pilot its high-speed broadband network has attracted the marketing wit of another locale: Greenville, South Carolina. Citizens of Greenville have launched the ... |
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Sony touted an industry first today as its PSN video service became the first service to get HD movies from all six major studios. Besides its own Sony Pictures, the company's deal will allow buying a... |
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Security firm McAfee is warning consumers to beware of 'scareware' programs that appear to be antivirus software but are actually scams that can steal data and infect your computer.Source : Cnet (subs... |
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One in two lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender youth report being cyberbullied about their sexual identities, according to a new Iowa State survey of 444 youths.Source : Cnet (subscribe)Read Full A... |
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Portwell announced a network appliance using Freescale's PowerPC-based, 45nm-fabricated QorIQ system-on-chip. The Linux-ready, 1U rackmount & CAK-2000& offers a dual-core QorIQ P2020, clocked to 1.2 G... |
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I think it’s safe to presume that you’re going to spend a significant amount of loot totally converting to 3-D TV and Blu-Ray. Word from Sony Japan is that they’ve priced the TDG-BR... |
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May 7th can’t come soon enough, but until then we’ll have to be satisfied with the latest Iron Man 2 trailer. I’m a bit disappointed that they gave away the ’suitcase armor... |
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Well, sort of. For the time being, Samsung will give you their 3-D Starter Package for free if you buy a Samsung 3-D HDTV and 3-D Blu-Ray Player. No telling how much that’ll cost exactly but t... |
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Ah, is this for real? Is this really in the game? How is this possible? Why don’t I have a PS3? Where can I find these women? So many questions!
Seriously, though, this scene is NOT SAFE FO... |
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I’ve smoked out of a few hookahs in my time and I can tell you their precarious at best. Why so? Burning hot charcoal sits perched on a tall and some what top heavy apparatus. One tug of the ... |
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Evoking a Tron aesthetic, this expensive LapTop table design from Zyane Tan will actually see the light of production. What could possibly be a blogger’s delight, the Fusion Coffee Table is pri... |
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Energy prices are increasing; making household powering difficult to manage without spending a large quantity of money, especially in the current state of the economy.
People are starting to try and u... |
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Ugh. This thing is lame looking. While Tommy Hilfiger might have been the first designer to boldly display his name on his clothing, this Solar Vest might as well be the last. Perhaps if I’ve... |
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Amazon has the iHome IHM20 Portable Pocket Stereo System for iPod nano 3G for $5.64 + $5.99 S&H = $11.63! This little player has a built-in rechargeable battery, fits in your pocket and more. Rea... |
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THIS DEAL ENDS 3/13. The Panasonic KX-TG9344T Dect 6.0 Expandable Digital Cordless Answering System includes 4 handsets, a base station, voicemail system, Dect 6 connectivity, speakerphone, intercom ... |
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We’ve seen the Microsoft Zune HD END-00002 for the same price before, but now Tiger Direct carries it. This MP3 player has 32GB of storage, 3.3-inch OLED touchscreen with a 480×272 resolut... |
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Best price alert! Buy.com, via Amazon has the best deal EVER on the Magellan RoadMate 1470 4.7-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator. They’ve got it for $249.99 – $130 instant discount +... |
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6ave once again has a great deal for the Clarion DB279USB WMA/MP3/CD Receiver. They’ve got it for $68 – $4.08 coupon (BONUSBUY) + free shipping = $63.92! USB audio input, aux input, 45w x... |
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Dell Home has lowered the price of the Mitsubishi WD-65C9 65-inch DLP Projection TV by $100. This set rocks DLP technology for a super tight picture, 1920×1080 resolution, 120hz refresh rate, 3x... |
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This is a must buy price for the Samsung UN40B6000. It has LED backlighting for a super bright and contrasty picture, 1920×1080 resolution, 4x HDMI ports, 4ms response time, measures 1.2-inch de... |
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Amazon has the Gateway LT2106u 10.1-Inch Black Netbook for $299.99 + free shipping = $299.99 delivered! This netbook sports a 10.1-inch display, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 160GB hard drive, Windows 7 Starter, ... |
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THIS DEAL ENDS 3/15 OR SOONER. Newegg has a coupon price for the Seagate Barracuda ST3750528AS 750GB Hard Drive. This hard drive has a 7200rpm speed, 32mb of cache, 3.5-inch form factor, SATA interf... |
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THIS DEAL ENDS 3/15. Newegg once again carries the Samsung T220HD 22-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor for the lowest deal, though it does match some previous offers found last year. This LCD monitor incl... |
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We’ve seen it cheaper, but those deals are no longer. This GPS has a 3.5-inch touchscreen, spoken street names, 7 million POIs, IQ routes, 30 day latest map guarantee, Emergency menu, 3 hour Li... |
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THIS DEAL ENDS 3/15. Newegg boasts the best deal ever for the Western Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive. Specs include 1TB of storage, 32mb cache, 7200rpm speed and 3.5-inch form factor... |
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