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Everything Google, with the exception of their business-quality services, is free. For that free service, you let Google monitor just about everything you do on the Internet. Now, a hacker who calls himself Moxie Marlinspike aims to make your tracks invisible to Google.Of course, that's only .. read full article »

You may recall "I Am Rich," the somewhat bogus $1,000 iPhone app that made it into the App Store in mid-2008, then was dropped when Apple realized how silly it was. Despite that, six people actually purchased it before it was booted out. Now we have another $1,000 app, and this one might be .. read full article »

It's a well documented fact that the Robot Apocalypse is only a matter of weeks, moments or scores away, but today we're facing the grim reality that it may already be underway in certain sections of Germany. Thanks to a tie-up between whiz kids at the Technical University of Dortmund and .. read full article »

Qik's VideoCamera app isn't the first to give older iPhones video recording capabilities, but it could be the first to do it well enough for non-gimmick use. It'll record at 15fps with various real-time effects, including a Na'vi-inspired blue tint. Other features include landscape mode, zoom, .. read full article »

After making lame excuses to the FCC for their suddenly doubled ETF, Verizon has now partially backtracked: The ETF is only doubled for phones people actually like! Cancel those dumb featurephones whenever you want! You're welcome, America. Basically, the new $350 ETF applies only to .. read full article »

Most of us have followed the whole NBC debacle since the very beginning, but a recap of the mess never hurts. Especially when it's animated with an awkward voice over. So watch, giggle, and tell us if you're with CoCo. read full article »

Our guess is that the EROS tablet got caught in customs on its way to join its tablet friends at CES. Poor kid. Regardless, the 10.1-inch 1366x768 resistive touchscreen device still deserves its time to in the sun. Powered by an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive, it .. read full article »

We told you about the mydeskfriend Facebook robot last month and now Arimaz is holding a contest to give three of them away. The Pingo mydeskfriend is a small penguin shaped robot that can roll around on your desk, announcing when your friends log in and out of Facebook, or post new messages. .. read full article »

When the first whispers of an Apple tablet started going around, we'd found it amusing that Apple hired back an old Newton PDA developer. Now that the mythical device is closer, we've been reminiscing more about Apple's original tablet. In the late 1980s, Apple appeared to be in the middle of a .. read full article »

Ericsson Labs is showing off an API for navigating through a three-dimensional interpretation of the world based on real imagery powered by Saab spinoff (the defense firm, not the car company) C3 Technologies on Sony Ericsson's upcoming X10 -- and in a word, it's looking impressive. The buttons .. read full article »

About 2,000 of 10,000 workers at a Wintek branch in East China are striking over rumored cancellation of bonuses and use of a dangerous substance in the production of screens—screens used by Apple, Nokia and others. It's not totally clear how this will affect production, especially since .. read full article »

Apparently there is huge interest in the Mass election. I'm watching live precinct reports on CNN and their website went down. No doubt lots of other news sites are seeign a huge spike in traffic.  (I'm sure tomorrow we'll see articles about the traffic spike worldwide - or at least in the .. read full article »

Scientists at China's Nanjing University created a nanorobot only 150x150x8 nanometers big—a million times smaller than a red blood cell—that's able to place individual atoms and molecules with 100% accuracy. You crazy for this one, Nanjing University scientists. An excerpt: The nanorobotic .. read full article »

If you love your gadgets, but hate the cable clutter that goes along with them, the IDAPT charging system looks like an interesting solution to that problem. It’s a table top dock that is available in two configurations. One can charge two devices at once and the other can charge three. The .. read full article »

You don't typically get this close to your phone unless you're about to put it against the side of your face, but hey, we figure a little intimate time with a device you use this much can't hurt, now, can it? Here we've got one of the first high-def hands-on experiences of Motorola's latest .. read full article »

Talk about a low price on the Seagate STCEA101-RK HD Media Player.  This little player can play full 1080i videos on your living room TV as well as music, photos and more.  Just pop in a USB drive or a compatible free agent hard drive.  It can also output 5.1 channel surround sound.  It’s .. read full article »

Having extensively played the Beta for BC2 on PS3, I am super excited for this game.  Massively detailed maps and responsive vehicle controls, BC2 is the game I’m most looking forward to raging this March. Reports have it that a UK retailer named Game have issued reports of the BC2 demo .. read full article »

TigerDirect continues to offer the Samsung T240HD 24-inch LCD Monitor at a Web low.  This monitor has a 1920×1200 resolution, 5ms response time, 1000:1 contrast ratio, HDMI/DVI input and rose/black finish.  It’s read full article »

Butterfly Photo has a slick low price for the Sony BRAVIA KDL-46XBR9 46-inch LCD TV – this is the best I’ve seen by $800 since June of ‘09.  It has a full HD picture (1920×1080), BRAVIA 3 engine, 240hz refresh rate, 4x HDMI inputs, built-in HD tuner and USB input.  It’s read full article »

Yes, yes it does. I would trip over this constantly, so the fact that it is a concept is probably just as well. Wouldn't mind the flip flops though—they look ridiculously comfortable. [Lise El Sayed via Stylinrooms via Hometone] read full article »

Buydig.com has the Samsung LN55B650 55-inch LCD TV at an unreal low that is sure to sell out.  This TV has a 1920×1080 resolution, built-in HD tuner, 4x HDMI inputs, 120hz resolution, 100,000:1 contrast ratio, 4ms response time, Ethernet input and Internet TV.  It’s read full article »

Nokia E72 Unboxing & Hands-On Noah goes hands-on with the Nokia E72. The E71 was one of his favorite phones of 2008. Can the updated E72 keep up the E Series' good name? Forums:... (follow link to read) read full article »

THIS DEAL ENDS 1/19. Newegg has the Asus WL-520gC 125M Broad Range Wireless Router for a coupon deal.  This router has Draft N connectivity, 128 wep, open source, 2.4GHz – 2.5GHz frequency band and EZsetup button.  It’s $39.99 – $15 instant discount + Free Shipping coupon (EMCYZZX33) = .. read full article »

We've reviewed previous Phosphor watches but the new all black watches look rather nice. Here is the E Ink Digital Hour Black Clock Watch with Black Polyurethane Band which sells for $185.Buy Now HERE read full article »

Ahh, for the love of pre-orders.  Now almost any high profile title on the imminent horizon has some type of pre-order tie-in bonus with a major retailer.  This time around the game is BioShock 2 for the PS3.  Last time around, it came out 1st on the Xbox so pre-order enthusiasts will get a .. read full article »

US1Camera, with great review in Pricegrabber, has the Sony Handycam HDR-CX500V 64GB Flash High-Definition Camcorder at an all time low – don’t mistake this for the 32GB version.  It can shoot full HD video (1920×1080), 12 megapixel stills, USB output, HDMI output, 3-inch LCD, low light .. read full article »

Here’s is a rocking tight deal on the Garmin nuvi 1300 GPS. It has a 4.3-inch touchscreen LCD, DEM maps with terrain detail at up to 5 miles, 3D mapping, microSD card slot, trip computer, speed, 4 hour battery, sucition cup car mount, POIs, pedestrian navigation, public transit mode, turn by .. read full article »

Sears.com has a limited time discount on the Panasonic VIERA S1 37-inch LCD TV.  This set has a 1920×1080 resolution, 15,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, motion focus tech, game mode and 3x HDMI inputs + built-in HD tuner.  It’s read full article »

I have no idea how this works, but I do know that it's one of the strangest, coolest things I've seen in a while. Search for any Vimeo video on ASCIImeo, and it'll play back to you as text. Not sure that this fills a specific need of any kind—although avant-garde film students and alternate .. read full article »

This thing is just plain whack looking.  With its giant punching bag base and its overall odd aesthetic I just want to kick it over.  What makes it “somewhat” desirable is the fact that it packs two power ports and two ethernet inputs to keep you charged and connected. I dunno, maybe if .. read full article »

As the Year of the Tiger approaches (February 14th this year), Chinese workers look forward to their week-long holiday -- a nightmarish time for foreign vendors who'll struggle to get hold of anyone in the country. Sadly, this wasn't the case for Wintek -- screen supplier for Nokia, Huawei and .. read full article »

TigerDirect has the Magnavox NB500MGX Blu-Ray Player at a Web low price.  This Blu-ray does full HD output, progressive scan, parental controls and an SD memory card slot.  It’s $102.99 + free shipping = $102.99 shipped! read full article »

Making its debut at CES 2010 and yesterday at a press conference in Tokyo, Sony’s new Transfer Jet technology was made aware to the masses.  Shown here in its 8GB iteration, the memory sticks will also be available in 16GB and 32Gb versions. Essentially a close proximity wireless transfer .. read full article »

THIS DEAL ENDS 1/20.  This deal on the Samsung LN40B550 40-inch LCD TV will surely sell out at this price so jump on it while you can!  This set has a 1920×1080 resolution, 6ms response time, 4x HDMI inputs, 70,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, USB input, photo viewer, 2x 10w speakers and more.  .. read full article »

Amazon has the Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows for $59.99 – $21 instant discount + $0 shipping = $38.99 shipped! This price beats other retailers by $12+.  This controller essentially brings the familiarity of console gaming to the PC. read full article »

Buy.com, via Amazon has the LaCie 301829N Little Disk 320GB Portable Hard Drive Designed by Sam Hecht for $88.99 – $20 instant discount + $0 shipping = $68.99 shipped! It can store up to 320GB of data, hase a USB 2.0 interface, plug and play and tiny form factor. read full article »

iPhone Multitasking - Palm WebOS Cards Style Multitasking on your iPhone? Yup. Palm WebOS-style cards on your iPhone? Yup. But you gotta jailbreak. Noah checks out Backgrounder and ProSwitcher for... (follow link to read) read full article »

3G, 4G, VoIP, Google Voice, a crippling growth in data usage—the bottom line is that there have been a lot of changes to the wireless industry recently. Are you one of the masses maxing out your minutes and data? How Many Minutes Do You Use On Average?(opinion) How Much Data Do You Use On .. read full article »

Amazon has the Epson Workforce 1100 Color Inkjet Wide Format Printer (C11CA58201) for $199.99 – $70 instant savings + $0 S&H = $129.99! This printer can perform wide format prints, can print up to 30 pages per minute (17 in color) and has individaul ink cartridges. read full article »

As anyone who's seen the last Engadget Show knows, we were incredibly lucky to have Google's Erick Tseng as our guest. Erick is product manager of Android at Google, and he's one of the sharpest, brightest, funniest guys around -- it was great having him on the show, and I sincerely hope we see .. read full article »

Brando's new Steering Wheel Bluetooth MP3/FM Car Kit is a wacky little device that hangs on your steering wheel, giving you all sorts of different features probably done better by a nice in-dash stereo kit. First, there's a Bluetooth speakerphone for hands free driving, including an ugly little .. read full article »

Interesting news. Fonality today announced that it has appointed Dean Mansfield to serve as the company's chief executive officer. Mansfield succeeds Chris Lyman, the company's founding CEO. Lyman will remain as chairman of the board. I'm not really sure how to take this news. Chris Lyman has .. read full article »

Either Apple isn't operating on the Gregorian calender, or these updates are just straight-up late. Either way, we're pretty stoked to see the suits in Cupertino finally wise up and allow Microsoft's best OS ever to work on its machines, as it has today issued new Boot Camp software (v3.1) for .. read full article »

It's a little behind schedule, but Mac users can now run Windows 7 natively after today's Boot Camp update. Boot Camp 3.1 supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. Multiple OS enthusiasts, rejoice! The software update also adds Magic Mouse .. read full article »

The rumored HTC + Google Chrome OS tablet might have to wait, based on HTC's sales and marketing director claiming that the company will kill that off and focus on Android smartphones instead. This doesn't mean that an HTC tablet is dead forever; I bet the company is just waiting for both .. read full article »

There hasn't been any official announcement by Verizon -- nor any recent public chatter between the carrier and the FCC -- but for whatever reason, Big Read has gone ahead and smacked some ten devices off its premium "advanced device" list that it had used to determine whether a particular phone .. read full article »

Based on what I have seen in the past, there probably isn't much hope for the major slobs among you, but for the rest of us, the Space Bar might help free up some desktop space. The Space Bar is basically an aluminum platform with six USB ports that you can use to stow a keyboard, elevate your .. read full article »

In today's Remainders: a heart-shaped humidifier; David Blaine talks to TED MED; HP shows off a gigantic touch screen, minus the touch; and this month's miserable designer phone, brought to you by Versace. How Lovely Though it's tough for me to get excited about a humidifier after this wooden .. read full article »

Word is that the VON staff has been laid off and VON has been cancelled. Tags: Related tags: Follow me: Facebook Profile FriendFeed Profile Google Reader Profile LinkedIn Profile Netflix Profile Twitter Profile Related Entries TrackBacks | Comments | Tag with del.icio.us | .. read full article »

More kids are getting mobile phones: Last year, more than 35% of U.S. children ages 10-11 had cellphones, almost double the amount in 2005, according to Mediamark data, via eMarketer. And more than 5% of 6-7-year-olds had cellphones last year. Takeaway: The audience for kids-focused mobile .. read full article »