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Void Watch Oozes Distinctive Style

Void Gold VO2 Timepiece Dual 'Compass Needle' Wrist Watch
By on Tuesday, 1. December 2009

Looking for a distinctive wrist watch that oozes (somewhat retro) class and which manages to be distinctive without resorting to (predominantly) tacky swathes of LEDs in order to make it truly stand out from the crowd? If so, the Void Gold VO2 wrist watch may appeal.

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Asus Eee PC 1201T with Athlon Neo CPU Unveiled

Eee PC 1201T Becomes First Eee PC Netbook to Feature Non-Intel Processor
By on Tuesday, 1. December 2009

Asus have unveiled their first Eee PC netbook to come without an Intel processor under the hood in the form of the 1.6GHz AMD Athlon Neo powered 12.1” (1366 x 768 resolution) Eee PC 1201T which, aside from moving away from Intel’s Atom CPU, offers up the same specifications as [...]

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Street Gangs Use Twitter

New York Gangs Using Twitter To Coordinate Violence, Police Trying To Keep Up
By on Tuesday, 1. December 2009

In a report in the New York Daily News, New York Street gangs have made the jump to Twitter. These gangs are reportedly using Twitter for ‘shout-outs and throwdowns’, as they will call out rival gangs, inspiring more street violence in the process.

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Electric Skateboard Knows No Tricks but Does 19 MPH

600-watt Electric Motor Can Drive Skateboards for 10 Miles
By on Tuesday, 1. December 2009

Back in the day I was one of those kids interested in getting all those tricks you see on TV out of my skateboard. While I didn’t become the next Tony Hawk, I certainly enjoyed riding it. I don’t know if I’d get on such a beast right now but [...]

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CrunchPad Is Dead

After Reports To Contrary Arrington's CrunchPad Is Buried
By on Tuesday, 1. December 2009

The CrunchPad, the dreamy super-wide tablet that was supposed to come with a fast Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, WiFi and 3G is never going to come out, according to CrunchPad boss and superblogger Michael Arrington. Just two weeks ago, we reported that the CrunchPad was still coming out, but [...]

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Motorola Droid Gets Multitouch Browsing

Dolphin Browser Brings Multitouch to the Droid
By on Tuesday, 1. December 2009

That’s right, Droid owners, your prayers have been answered. Those of you waiting for Motorola or Google to bring multitouch Internet browsing to your Droid should wait no longer. But it’s not Motorola or Google to thank to! Multitouch browsing has been brought to you thanks to a little fish [...]

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ASUS ROG Maximus III Extreme Lets You Overclock Via Phones

New ASUS Motherboard Allows You To Change Settings Via Bluetooth
By on Tuesday, 1. December 2009

Overclocking your computer hardware is a dangerous game of constantly monitoring voltages and temperatures and praying that you don’t turn your $1000 Core i7 processor into a brick, but now, ASUS, who has always offered overclocker-friendly motherboards, now has a new offering for the OC crowd – the ability to [...]

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Sharp Melty Chocolate Phone Melts In Japan

Japanese Chocolate Phone Released In Japan, Looks Like Chocolate Bar, Has Chocolate-Themed Menus
By on Tuesday, 1. December 2009

Guess where this phone is from. Something that so obviously worships food must be American, right? Or how about Swiss, with their world famous chocolates? It’s undoubtedly Japanese, with their appetite for strange gadgets (but you knew that from the title). These delicious looking phones (disclaimer – not actually chocolate) are from Sharp and [...]

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LG eXpo Unveiled

LG eXpo Hits United States, Powerful Processor, Mobile Projector Optional
By on Tuesday, 1. December 2009

LG and AT&T announced today that they were bringing the first smartphone packing a 1GHz CPU to the United States today. The LP eXpo will be aimed at the business market and features an optional DLP projector that attaches to the back of the phone.

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