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GoPro BacPac Offers Easy Way To See What Your Camera Does

The BacPac Supplements Hero Cameras By Giving You An Eyepiece
By on Tuesday, 1. February 2011

You remember those Hero helmet cams? Well, some folks apparently don’t much like the idea of serving as their own viewfinder, because the crew behind the Hero has just announced the BacPac system for the Hero, giving you a way to see just what you’re shooting.

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Skype Announces Plans To Make Major Hires In 2011

Skype Looking To Hire As Many As 350 New Employees This Year
By on Tuesday, 1. February 2011

While the internet seems to be seeing another Dotcom boom, many different sites are not resting on their successful laurels. While some sites are having problems keeping their employees like the latest layoffs at Yahoo, other sites like Google are looking to add staff. Add Skype to the list of [...]

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Nissan Leaf Battery Plant In Tennesee Being Contructed

Nissan Offers Update On Leaf Battery Plant
By on Tuesday, 1. February 2011

One of the biggest trends in the auto industry over the last few years has been the push to get even more EVs and Hybrids out on the streets. The Nissan Leaf is one of the more sought after electric vehicles and Nissan seems to understand that as they are [...]

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Google Maps For Android Gets An Update, Now At Version 5.1 With Latitude Check-Ins

Google Updates Maps For Android, Brings Latitude But "Not Your Typical Check-Ins"
By on Tuesday, 1. February 2011

Google has rolled out the latest update for Maps on Android. This update brings the version up to 5.1, but perhaps more important are the new features that have been added — the ability to check-in with Latitude.

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Mad Catz Brings Out Limited Edition Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Controller

Only 5000 Mad Catz Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Fightsticks To Be Made
By on Tuesday, 1. February 2011

For everybody who’s ever been torqued that they couldn’t get their hands on the latest Razer doodad because you’re a console gamer as opposed to a PC gamer, well, prepare to have all your sad taken away as the limited edition Mad Catz Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Fightstick looks to [...]

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Panasonic Announces Pricing For the Lumix GF2 And Other Lumix Models

Prices Emerge For Panasonic's Powerful New Shooters, With A Model For Most Every Budget
By on Tuesday, 1. February 2011

It’s official, folks: the Panasonic Lumix GF2 just got its marching orders in terms of final pricing and specs, and the results are looking pretty good indeed as long as you’ve got deep pockets. And that’s only where the fun begins, as several other models also got stamped and ready [...]

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Roku Gets Official With Support For External USB Drives

Roku Releases Software Update For XDS & HD-XR Boxes, Brings USB Media Player Channel With USB Drive Support
By on Tuesday, 1. February 2011

While some of the Roku set top boxes have a USB port, up until this time there was not all that much you could actually do with them. Well, except wait for Roku to officially roll out the promised support for external USB drives. Image courtesy: Zatz Not Funny

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Motorola Xoom Release Date Rumored to be February 17; Even Earlier If You’re a Celebrity

Chad Ochocinco Already Has a Xoom; to Cover Super Bowl XLV with Gerald McCoy Who Knows Xoom Launch Dates
By on Tuesday, 1. February 2011

With each day that passes by we get more and more Xoom news and it seem the first Honeycomb tablet in the world has what it takes to become an iPad 2 contender. We’ve seen the tablet in a new Motorola Super Bowl XLV ad in which Moto is defying [...]

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Netflix For Boxee Box Officially Delayed Again

Netflix App Said To Be Running, But Still Not Approved For Release On Boxee Box Due To Netflix Security Requirements
By on Tuesday, 1. February 2011

Sometimes it appears as if Netflix is on every device available at this point, and while that may be an exaggeration, at the same time it should not take much effort to find a model of the device you are buying that has Netflix built-in. But, it seems as if [...]

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HTC Inspire HD Release Date Is February 13, Price is $99.99 on Contract, Says AT&T

AT&T Officially Announces the HTC Inspire 4G for February 13; Amazon’s $99.99 Price Was Spot On
By on Tuesday, 1. February 2011

Well, well, look what the cat dragged in, if it isn’t the HTC Inspire 4G, a new Android handset that has been announced by AT&T at CES 2011, that’s getting ready to make an official appearance in stores. AT&T has officially announced launch dates and pricing details for the phone [...]

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