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404 Clue Not Found writes “The One Laptop Per Child project’s XO-1 laptop is once again available to the general public via its Give One Get One promotion, where $400 will buy two laptops, one for the purchaser and one for “a child in the emerging world”. Having learned from their delivery and fulfillment headaches the first time around, this time they partnered with Amazon.com to handle shipping. But a year after its initial release, the market has become saturated with Eee-wannabe netbooks from every major manufacturer. Can the XO-1′s charitable appeal, unique chassis and dual-mode screen compete with the superior performance and standard operating systems of its newer peers?”

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Original post by CmdrTaco

Filed under: Gaming

Hey there, budget-conscious gamers: the Vii didn′t quite pan out the way we’d all hoped, but we just want you to know you still don′t have to spend $500 or wait for a PS3 Slim to hit the shelves to have a gaming experience worthy of 2008. Just pick Sonilex — it’s a fraction of the size of the PS3, and at around 32 bucks even the most stingy gamer can splurge for it. Word is 41 “NES games” have been released for Sonilex this year alone (probably piled into that odd-looking cart on the left there), including, incredibly but really, the unauthorized NES port of “Tekken.” After all, the game cart says “2008″ on it so you know you′re getting the absolute cutting edge of NES games — like, ones that were never even released until just now, okay? No word on Blu-ray though. That’s a deal-breaker if you ask us.

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Original post by Samuel Axon

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

So you’re looking for a safe way to stress your individuality while blending in with everyone else at the office? If the myriad of console-themed cufflinks we′ve already seen doesn’t rock your boat, check these out: custom made by clay artiste Laura Swingle, the hand-sculpted NES cartridge cufflinks are available for any NES title out there (provided she can find a cover scan online). One pair will set you back $22 and pricing is also available for NES-themed necklaces, keychains and more. Hit the read link for pictures, further details and ordering info.

[Via Geeky Gadgets]

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Original post by Joseph L. Flatley

Massive photo pool on Flickr with over 4,000 photos from last weekend’s BrickCon, over 3,200 attended in Seattle, WA to see some of the biggest and best LEGO creations on earth. Here’s a nice set via The Brother’s Brick, Zombie Apocafest!

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Original post by Phillip Torrone

Spotted on Flickr, a cake (yes, that’s all cake) made for the Lego Batman videogame launch party. The cake was created by cake designer Elisa Strauss.

Cake!

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Original post by Gareth Branwyn

Can’t get to the ringing cell phone fast enough ladies because it’s hidden inside your briefcase, purse, bag or pocket?

Well, does Sony have a product for you!

The new Bluetooth MBW-200 range of Bluetooth watches is an expansion of the highly successful Bluetooth MBW-150 range, which enables you to control your phone with your watch.

Missed an important call or SMS because you couldn’t hear or find your phone at the bottom of your handbag? With the MBW-200 this is now a thing of the past. Using innovative Bluetooth technology, the watch displays the caller ID and vibrates as your phone is ringing or when you receive an SMS.

Reject or mute the call with a button on the watch or use the Bluetooth headset or mobile phone to answer the call and start chatting.

Designed in partnership with watch industry leader Fossil and the knowhow of Sony Ericsson, the MBW-200 series comes in three distinct designs Sparkling Allure, Contemporary Elegance and Evening Classic.

The collection features scratch-resistant mineral crystal glass with an anti-glare coating for optimum readability and glow. The discreet, yet stylish and clear monochrome OLED display is invisible when not in use and clearly visible on a bright day so that you can easily see who is calling or which track is playing.

Features include:

• Reject or mute call through the watch
• Vibrates on new SMS/MMS — and an out of range warning — when 30 feet away from your phone
• Discreet yet clear caller ID — OLED display
• Play, pause, stop or skip a track on your phone’s music player
• Quartz movements for exact time keeping — both digital and analog
• Auto pairing — easier to connect the watch to your phone
• Water resistant up to 3 ATM
• Allergy safe stainless steel
• Mineral crystal scratch resistant face with antiglare coating 

Availability in early Q4 2008. 

Tags: bluetooth, cell phone, fossil, mbw-200, sony, sony ericsson, wrist watch

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Original post by nafiz

BlackBerry users have a reputation for being hyper-productive business professionals that are almost pathologically tied to their smartphones. As of today, however, they can be Slackers, too. Research In Motion has announced a partnership with Slacker.com that will let BlackBerry users play Internet radio stations.

You can stream music, or even better, cache stations and individual songs on your BlackBerry′s memory card, so you can listen when you have zero bars of coverage. Just listening to stations is free, but you need to subscribe to Slacker’s premium service ($10 a month) to save individual songs.

As a doting owner of a Blackberry Curve 8330 and a daily listener to Slacker Radio, I am pretty psyched. This is the kind of app RIM needs, to win the hearts and thumbs of consumers and compete with the iPhone 3G. I’ve played with the service very briefly, and the interface looks pretty clean and easy to use. I can’t speak to the audio quality yet, but I guarantee it will sound better than the music most current BlackBerry owners listen to on their phones–which is to say, none.

Original post by Dan Costa

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Peripherals

While you may be more familiar with the word Gyration paired with mouse, Movea has decided to combine its excellence in cursor-pointing with its knowledge of remote-making. The HTPC universal remote, christened Gyration Air Music Remote, includes a backlit LCD that can display music choices from WMP / iTunes, a motion sensor for inputting mouse commands from your couch (up to 100-feet away) and RF / IR support. If all that fits your bill, you can grab one now for $179.99 or $229.99 when bundled with a wireless portable keyboard.

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Peripherals

There it is, Art Lebedev’s new Optimus Store in New York, NY. It’s not so much a store as it is a kiosk sitting inside of RCS Computer Experience at 575 Madison Ave. Guess they’re just waiting for demand of the $1,500 $1,877 keyboard market to pick-up before busting out the trowel and mortar.

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Original post by Thomas Ricker

Filed under: Peripherals

Maybe it’s the ambiguity and possible masking of truth that just adds to the allure here, but whether it really lived or not, you now know what an Optimus Maximus looks like after an impromptu greeting with lukewarm java. Sir tema clearly states that the keyboard “survived” its first recorded coffee spill “thanks to the construction of the upper tray,” but judging by the looks of this thing… um, we′re not so sure. Oh, and he also mentions that spilling liquids on the ‘board is not only “stupid,” but it obviously voids any applicable warranties. Thanks for the memo.

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Displays, Peripherals

Sensing your deep down desire for more OLED keys, Art Lebedev is busting out the new Optimus Pultius, which adds 15 keys to the mayhem. Sure you could use it all by its lonesome, sans Maximus, but that’s just not as fun. The keys are just like the ones on the Maximus, and there’s even an extra USB port in the back. And you know what that’s for… daisy chaining these suckers. No word on price or release date just yet, other than the vague 2008 / early 2009 timeframe.

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Original post by Paul Miller

Nouveau téléphone sur mon bureau ce matin! Terminé le vieux terminal. Celui-ci est désormais totalement connecté au réseau de l’entreprise. Tout est maintenant unifée, vive la communication unifée!

• Lorsque que l’on me laisse un message vocal, il tombe directement dans ma boite mail
• Si je suis occupé sur Communicator (Messenger pour entreprise), mon téléphone rejette les appels vers ma boite vocale
• Lorsque l’on essaie de me joindre, mon téléphone et ordinateur me proposent de prendre l’appel au choix.
• En déplacement, mon ordinateur devient mon téléphone
• Consulter mes mails, déplacer les rendez-vous par la voix
• …

Nous avions réalisé une vidéo sur la communication unifée avec Damien Caro que vous pouvez toujours visionner ici.

Tout sur la communication unifiee ici.

 

Original post by bgauth

Filed under: Wireless

It looks like Verizon isn’t taking those 700MHz spectrum open access rules very seriously, and a certain competing bidder isn’t real happy. In a petition filed with the FCC by Google, the company alleges that Verizon is willfully ignoring the “plain meaning of the [open access] rule” by suggesting it will allow one type of access for users who use Verizon-approved devices, and another for those using third-party units. According to the document, “Verizon’s position would completely reverse the meaning of the rule such that the open access condition would apply to none of Verizon’s customers, and thereby render the condition a nullity.” The search giant is calling for the FCC to block Verizon’s $4.7 billion bid on the spectrum unless the company agrees to comply with the previously-decided open access rules. Since this isn’t the first inkling we’ve had that Verizon wasn’t down with open access, we′re not surprised, but it looks like Google has a little more fight left in them — and that could make all the difference. [Warning: PDF read link]

[Via IP Democracy; Thanks, Bram]

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: Household

It’s one thing to exemplify laziness; it’s another to buck the habit just long enough to invent something to keep you idler, longer. Enter Enrico Berruti, an everyday fellow who has created something that almost anyone with a bed could see as useful. His Selfy bed, quite simply, uses a variety of moving parts, bars and linens to make itself at the push of a button. To be fair, Mr. Berruti was thinking of disabled individuals who would have a difficult time making their own traditional bed when conjuring this thing up, but he didn’t hesitate to mention his own indolence as motivation. Hopefully there’s some kind of safety feature to prevent users from accidentally activating the thing while they’re still snoozing — can’t imagine that being any fun.

[Via Physorg, image courtesy of AFP / Getty Images]

 

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Storage

Confused by all the various permutations of Western Digital’s My Book line of external drives yet? No? Well, go ahead and add the My Book Studio Edition II to your stack of flashcards, Mr. Smart Face. Just like the previous 2TB My Book products, you′re getting two RAID 0 drives in a quad-interface external case, only this time it’s the updated My Book Studio design. WD’s also gone and upgraded the drives themselves to GreenPower units, which run cooler and use less power, and Mac users will be pleased to know that everything comes HFS+ formatted. Got that? Expect a quiz in the near future. Available now, we’re told, at $349 for 1TB and $599 for 2TB.

 

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Original post by Nilay Patel