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Cheap Thrills: Gadget Makers Bet on Budget Gear in 2009
blog.wired.com — Get ready for an onslaught of the cheap. With the economy more unstable than Plaxico Burress' mental state, electronics manufacturers are putting the e-brakes on their budgets,More… (Gadgets)
CES: Samsung To Unveil 7mm-thick TV
macworld.com — Samsung Electronics plans to unveil a flat-panel TV that’s as thin as just 6.5-millimeters at this week’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it said Sunday. The TV set, few details of which were immediately available, is between 6.5mm and 7mm across its width and has an LED (light emitting diode) backlight.More… (Gadgets)
19 Cool Products That Are Almost Impossible to Use
coolmaterial.com — Sometimes modern design and minimalism go a little too far and it’s hard to figure out exactly what the products are. We’ve tracked down 19 products that look quite cool but leave you wondering wtf?More… (Gadgets)
Panasonic to launch world’s first fully paperless fax
crunchgear.com — Yes, it's true that people (and especially businesses) still use fax machines, even in Japan. The market seems to be big enough to make Panasonic Japan develop what’s reportedly the world’s first fax machine that enables users to both send and receive messages without having to use paper.More… (Gadgets)
Garmin Releases Cool New Screenshots of nüvifone
hothardware.com — It’s been nearly a year since Garmin announced the nüvifone. And while the phone still isn’t out, Garmin is providing us with a nice handful of screen shots, perhaps as a final sneak peek before CES. If you’ll recall, the nüvifone is Garmin’s first combination GPS/phone device. More… (Gadgets)
Battle of the Touch-Screen Smartphones
pcmag.com — The iPhone may have started the touch-screen smartphone trend, but these days, there's no shortage of competition. Which handset is right for you?More… (Gadgets)
Android netbooks on their way, likely by 2010
venturebeat.com — The image above shows a netbook Asus EEEPC 1000H running on Google’s mobile operating system Android. Huh? You thought Android was for mobile phones, right? Well, as we’ve written before, Google is planning to use Android for any device — not just the mobile phones.More… (Gadgets)
Zune 30GB Bug: The Official Fix is to Do Nothing
gizmodo.com — The bug was caused by a leap year handling issue. Just wait til Jan 1st and it'll fix itself. Happy New Year, bitches.More… (Gadgets)
20 Useful USB Gadgets That Don't Suck
amog.com — I think that anyone that even has a little bit of geek in them will appreciate any of these. Some have practical uses and some are just fun, but all twenty of these gadgets are awesome.More… (Gadgets)
Eleven Gadgets To Rock Your New Year's Eve
blog.wired.com — What better way to welcome the new year than with a collection of bright and shiny party gadgets? Wired's Gadget Lab has got the electronic tools you need to make this a truly 21st century event - whether you are going to live it up on Times Square, throw your own block party, or merely make a drunken nuisance of yourself in a subway car.More… (Gadgets)
Digital TV Converter Coupons Coveted
washingtonpost.com — In less than two months, US television broadcasters will go all-digital, permanently shutting off the traditional analog signals they've relied on for more than half a century. Government officials say that means TV watchers have just two days to order coupons for the digital converter boxes they'll need to keep watching those antennaed sets.More… (Gadgets)
Apple says...iPhone farts ok, but no boobs
tgdaily.com — The download store now has applications like iFart Mobile and Pull my Finger that do exactly what their names suggest. However, porn and sexual content is still off limits, at least officially, as the iBoobs software was kicked out.More… (Gadgets)
Text messaging: Annoyingly expensive and insanely popular
arstechnica.com — Text messaging is quite expensive in the US, but the major carriers don't really want to talk about the costs. No matter: the American public is in love with SMS, despite the high prices.More… (Gadgets)
The 10 hottest tech products of 2008
techradar.com — Sit down for a moment and think about the best gadgetry of 2008. There's been a lot of great technology this year, but we think that the biggest impact has been caused by this little lot.More… (Gadgets)
Smartphones drive mobile markets
news.bbc.co.uk — The last 12 months has seen the launch of iconic devices such as the iPhone 3G, Google G1, Blackberry Storm and Nokia N97.More… (Gadgets)
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