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Texting (SMS) is certainly popular, especially amongst the younger crowd. In fact, one teenaged girl sends more than 600 text messages in a day — almost double what an average American sends/receives in a month. A 29-year-old man travelled from San Francisco to Green Bay to meet a woman he met via text message. It was love at first texting.

We’ve all heard of the term “speed dating”, which allows you to meet many people on several mini-dates usually lasting from 3 to 8 minutes. Well, how bout speed SMS dating, where you meet other texters with common interests simply using your mobile phone and Bouncephone. Bouncephone is free (standard carrier texting rates apply) and it’s accessible entirely from your mobile phone.

Here′s how it works.

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Tags: Bouncephone, dating, SMS, texting

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Original post by nafiz

Filed under: Laptops, Peripherals

Alas, here we are, 2008 drawing quickly to a close, and yet we still live in a world where the only viable portable fuel cell system is available exclusively to the US Army (unless you can make due with one lowly watt). Panasonic says we have another four years to wait, planning for a 2012 releasing of device powerful enough to run a notebook yet small enough to fit inside a battery compartment. The company estimates up to 5 hours of power could be had from 50cc of “highly concentrated″ methanol, and of course you’d always be just a squirt away from a full charge — the same sort of promises we’ve heard again and again about this tech. Four years may seem like a long way off, but it’s surely more realistic than the release dates we’ve seen on some earlier prototypes.

Update: A few 200cc, 20-hour prototypes displayed after the break.

[Warning: reg required on read link]

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Original post by Tim Stevens

As Apple looks to grow its iPod franchise, Toys “R” Us will begin carrying iPods and related accessories this month.

The products will be sold in Toys “R″ Us stores nationwide and will be merchandised within specially designed “iPod boutique” wall displays.

The assortment includes the iPod Shuffle in silver, blue and pink, the iPod Nano in a selection of recently introduced colors, and the iPod Touch.

Accessories include products from iHome, iTunes gift cards and a selection of carrying cases and car adapters.

More at TWICE.

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Original post by nafiz

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Portable Audio, Wireless

Fresh off an extensive corporate decaffeination downsizing and a scaling back of its foray into music sales, it’s a fair question to ask: just how ironclad is Starbucks’ commitment to rolling out iTunes WiFi Music Store integration across its entire chain? We just happened to notice that the Starbucks page on Apple’s site is now stone-cold gone, redirecting to the standard iTunes 8 stuff. You might say “no big deal, Apple’s just playing down an agreement that’s now been in place for a full year,” but there’s some other weirdness, too — the company’s iTunes WiFi Music Store at Starbucks FAQ, for example, still references the dead link. The partnership was kinda ill-conceived to begin with; getting access to the store meant hooking up to AT&T WiFi, which you wouldn’t normally have configured unless you actually had an AT&T WiFi account. We haven’t heard any official word here that the deal is in danger, but really, would anyone be welling up if it fell apart?

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Original post by Chris Ziegler

Filed under: Laptops

HP’s Voodoo Envy 133, first announced in June, has struggled a bit off the blocks, with manufacturing problems keeping it out of buyers hands until last month. Of course, HP has a good excuse: carbon fiber. The notoriously difficult material wasn’t used sparingly on the Envy 133, and if you’ve been looking for a laptop dripping with the synthetic material, HP’s got your number. We mention this to remind ourselves that, like the MacBook Air before it, this laptop is about looks first, function second, and the Envy 133 succeeds in that regard wildly. There’s always room for taste in these things, but HP makes quite a statement here no matter what your persuasion. We′re not going to run through a full review here, but we′ll let you know our first impressions after the break.

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Original post by Paul Miller

Filed under: Laptops

See that? We could be wrong but that’s not a 13.3-inch Envy 133 laptop — it’s bigger. In other words, while the video titled “Voodoo Envy: Carbon Fiber Closeup” is certainly an Envy, we’re guessing (or at least hoping) it’s the recently teased model. Widescreen Envy 184 anyone? Hit the read link for the full video.

P.S. Yes, the carbon fiber micro-weave is smokin’

[Thanks, Anthony M.]

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Original post by Thomas Ricker

Filed under: Displays, Wireless

What’s better than a (cheap) XEL-1? How′s about a wireless, battery-powered XEL-1? Sony has recently shown off a completely cordless OLED TV with the same ultrathin chassis as used in the aforementioned 11-incher. Bulking things up a bit is the integrated HDTV tuner, and of course, it’s wall-mountable for midgets who live in a Little Tikes playhouse. Unfortunately, there’s no real mention of specs (aside from the whole “3-millimeter thin” part), and even worse, there’s no telling how long we’ll have to wait before we see it hit shelves (let alone grow to a size that’s actually useful). Anywho, tap the read link for a plethora of images.

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Desktops, Networking

As we’ve seen, Microsoft’s job postings can often be one of the best places to get early word of potential new products, and it looks like the company’s recruiters have done it again, with a new ad offering a glimpse of what might be in store for the next version of Windows Home Server. Most interestingly, the posting includes the little tidbit that Microsoft is looking for someone to help it create a “Time Machine compete UI for backup and restore,” as well as a Windows Media Center integration UI, and a Live Mesh integration UI. According to Microsoft, that will help it position Home Server as “THE backup and Media Server within the home” by the time this next release rolls around which, considering that they’re still looking for people to help build it, likely won’t be anytime soon.

[Via istartedsomething, thanks Anand]

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Original post by Donald Melanson

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Directly rewarding efforts with results, now that’s the way to get someone moving. As we’ve seen time and time again, providing a clear, undiluted motivator is a perfect way to make fitness a top priority in life, and that’s exactly what Takara Tomy is hoping to achieve with its pocket-friendly Jinsei Game of Life pedometer. Essentially, this device is a portable version of the famed Game of Life board game, but users are purportedly not allowed to take a turn unless they take 300 steps first. Additionally, two players can take on one another via the “communication mode,” but there’s a good chance the most chiseled among you will take home the gold regardless of luck. Out this month in Japan for ¥3,675 ($34).

[Via CScout Japan]

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Wearables

Personally, we’d prefer slipping our feet into the WiFi-detecting Nike Dunks if given a choice, but it’s hard to argue with the smooth factor bundled with the highly customized kicks shown above. Dubbed Illuminated Confusion, the shoes feature a pattern print with “neon green light-up lateral sides that either blink or glow.” The lighting on each shoe gets powered by a single AAA cell, and you′ll even get a free “custom box” with you order. And considering the $400 price tag and two to three week wait time, we wouldn’t expect anything less. Vid after the jump.

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

If you absolutely can’t stand life without a widescreen PMP one more moment, Yoto just might have you covered. Sure, the M300 looks like a lot of other “all screen” media players out there, but can those other models handle AVI, DIVX, MPEG4, RM, XVID, RMVB, FLV, MP3, WMA, FLAC, APE, JPEG, GIF, and BMP files? Do they have 400 x 240 WQVGA screens? Are they made by Yoto? If you answered “no″ to any of those questions, you’re not talking about the Yoto M300 — and you’re hurting our feelings. You might pause at the apparent compatibility issues (Windows 2000 and Windows XP only?), and maybe this doesn’t actually have a touchscreen, and sure, it was never really cleared of those murder charges… you know on second thought, maybe this isn’t such a good investment.

[Via PMP Today]

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Curious designs and solar-powered wares seem to go hand in hand, but honestly, the PowerCube 600 is going to be hard to top. In what appears to be a ginormous (and inexplicably uncomfortable) recliner, the creators have managed to shove enough solar panels in this foldable, “portable” generator to crank out 600-watts of power. You’ll also find 3,500-watts of continuous inverter output, 2,400 amp hours of battery storage and a rugged / watertight case. Even when closed up, this beast measures 72- x 124- x 50-inches, and while it technically is a mobile solution, 2,000-pounds isn’t exactly what you want to lug around each time you feel like hosting a LAN party in Zzyzx, California. Forget the fact that you’ll need to phone up Reluminati in order to acquire a price — just think of the shipping!

[Via MAKE]

 

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Robots

HPI Japan just conjured up GR-001’s new best friend: the G-Dog. The DIY, four-legged robot with a taste for jugulars and what appears to be a sword for a tail stands just 5.3-inches tall and features the same control unit and sensors of his bipedal buddy. Presumably, G-Dog will only respond to street-wize greetings of “Whut up Gee?” and “‘Sup Dawg?” at which point he’ll lubricate his turf (aka, your carpet). G-Dog is expected to terrorize Japan sometime in July for around $1,000. Backside front, after the break.

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Original post by Thomas Ricker

Filed under: Peripherals

Some fairly fantastic homegrown controllers have graced our eyes before, but seriously, we have no idea how a human brain could actually keep track of all the possibilities on this one. Regrettably, we have no idea how many square inches (feet?) this thing encompasses, but the aptly-dubbed Ambassador was reportedly built with arcade buttons, an aluminum top panel and a wooden case with the sole purpose of controlling Ableton Live music software. Of course, a custom driver had to be created just to take everything in, and quite frankly, we′re not too sure this thing was actually hand built as opposed to being ganked from a UFO’s control hub.

[Via MAKE]

 

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Home Entertainment

Now that Blu-ray has emerged as the lone HDM victor, that aging VCR is likely looking for a new home (if it wasn’t already). Thankfully, we’ve found the perfect excuse to rip it wide open versus hauling it off to the local thrift store. In one of the more elaborate how-to guides that we’ve seen, Charles Palen explains how to create a wind-powered LED by using scrap parts within a VCR, one your youngster’s pinwheels and a varied array of power tools, wiring and calm nerves. Notably, an unwanted CD-ROM drive can be used if you’re dead set on watching those Disney classics on VHS one last time, but regardless of which apparatus you destroy, be sure and hit the read link for the step-by-step.

[Via instructables]

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Original post by Darren Murph