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RCA BRC3108 portable Blu-ray ships to Target, seriously undercuts Panny’s DMP-B15

Remember Panasonic’s DMP-B15? You know, that “world’s first portable Blu-ray player” that was introduced at CES and just started shipping last month? With an $800 price tag, there’s a good chance you never even let the thing enter your stream... (Continue reading)

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Redbox rolling out $1.50 Blu-ray rentals at 13,000-plus kiosks, nationwide by fall

It’s really no surprise that Redbox is going nationwide with its $1.50 Blu-ray rentals, at every step along the way of its Hollwood dealmaking, the company has pointed out its aim towards procuring a supply of high definition movies, and... (Continue reading)

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Amazon sees e-book sales surpassing paper versions, has Mirasol technology in the Kindle labs

Following the launch of Amazon’s third-generation Kindle, company CEO Jeff Bezos sat down to discuss the e-reader business with USA Today. We’d recommend giving the whole piece a look-see if you just can’t get enough Kindle in your life, but... (Continue reading)

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Motorola takes another shot at the iPhone 4, says Droid X is ‘no jacket required’

Well this is getting good. Motorola was one of the first to take a subtle swipe at Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna dilemma with an ad saying you could hold the Droid X “any way you like,” Apple came right back... (Continue reading)

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iPod touch becomes iPhone using Yosion’s Apple Peel 520?

Oh sure, VoIP on the iPod touch is hardly breaking news these days, but what if you could actually slap on a regular SIM card and make calls on said device? That’s what Yosion’s appropriately named Apple Peel 520 claims... (Continue reading)

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Apple issues Magic Trackpad drivers for OS X and Windows, updates MacBooks with new gesture support

Right on schedule, Apple’s released new drivers for the Magic Trackpad, in both OS X and Windows flavors. The download is pretty amusingly huge at 75MB, since it includes videos of all the gestures in action, but at least you’ll... (Continue reading)

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Interpad’s 10-inch Tegra 2-toting Android tablet may make Germans merry later this year

We’ve seen a number of promising Tegra 2 Android tablets at this point, but precious few solid release dates, so forgive us if we’re jumping for joy to hear even an unheard-of German challenger is slated to arrive this holiday... (Continue reading)

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Apple launching new Mac Pros, speedbumped iMac, new Cinema Display and maybe the Magic Trackpad tomorrow?

Sure, we’ve been hearing whispers that Apple’s got a new Mac Pros and some... (Continue reading)

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A modern, Danish case for your modern, Danish computer

Wooden computer cases? We’ve been there before, but few offer the simple elegance of this “Modern Danish-styled PC enclosure” photographed by slipperyskip at Collectors Weekly — who jokingly indicates it wouldn’t look out of place on the set of Mad... (Continue reading)

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Dell finally makes right, offers up-rated power adapters to close the Studio Throttlegate

It’s taken a long time, too long by most accounts, but Dell finally has what looks to be a proper, honest to gosh fix for the CPU throttling issues that have been plaguing some of its Studio laptops. Users were... (Continue reading)

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