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Aug
Sony’s Greatest Hits collection for the PS3 is now selling at a cheap, cheap price (relatively speaking, of course) of $29.99, so for those of you who have yet to pick up Warhawk and a slew of other great titles, now’s the time to do so. What qualifies a game to fall under this category? Well, the title must have been on the market for 11 months and moved over half a million copies at the very least. Great for budget summer gaming fun.
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Aug
GPS is such wonderful technology when used the right way - it is now being utilized by law enforcement officials to help track suspects of domestic violence and stalking, with Michigan being the latest state to jump on board the bandwagon. Heck, this new GPS-powered system even comes with an extra automated system that will alert past victims of the perpetrator’s presence. Hopefully it comes with a lifetime of calm-inducing pills to prevent heart attacks in these victims whenever he/she is alerted.
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Aug
by Nilay Patel, posted Jul 31st 2008 at 9:02PM
We’re not sure how this one got past Apple’s App Store censors, but the clever kids at Nullriver have released what appears to be the first tethering solution for the iphone. The $10 NetShare app is just a SOCKS proxy that links an ad-hoc WiFi network to the iPhone’s 3G or EDGE connection — and if we could get it to work, we’d probably think it was a fine, if hacky, solution to a major limitation of Steve’s baby. As it stands, though, the instructions are pretty sparse, and while we can get the app to recognize a connection, we’re not able to actually load anything. We’re not sure how long this one’s going to last — anyone else willing to give it a shot before it gets yanked?
[Thanks, Zoli; Warning, link opens iTunes]
Update: Aaaaand it’s offline. Shocking.
Filed under: cellphones
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Aug
by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Jul 31st 2008 at 9:35AM
Sega Toys has been up to all sorts of shenanigans lately, what with its rolling speaker robots, kissing bots, and workout headsets. Now the Japanese toy maker has drummed up a new addition to its Dream Pets collection. The Dream Hamster, a tiny furry thing that moves when you hold it, will be available in Japan on August 8th for around $11, and Sega fully expects to win the hearts of lonely women everywhere with these balls of puffy love. We mean, c’mon: it’s a furry cute thing that wiggles. What’s not to like? [Warning: read link is a PDF]
[Via Akihabara News]
Filed under: Robots
1
Aug
Hannspree’s well known for their line of quirky TVs, and this time round the HT11 portable TV takes the road less traveled. It comes with a 5:4 aspect ratio which is way different from all those 16:9 TVs that we see flood the market these days. Of course, 5:4 is the equivalent of most computer monitors, so there shouldn’t be any problems sourcing for such parts, allowing Hannspree to keep the price of this low. The HT11 is encased in a glossy black bezel and will retail for £180 when it is out this September. Unfortunately, with most DVD movies being shown in the 16:9 format, I wouldn’t recommend this to avid movie buffs.
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Aug
Nikon’s D3 DSLR will now receive a memory upgrade - at a steep price, of course. After all, as the Joker said, “If you’re good at something, never do it for free.” It doesn’t really apply verbatim in this case, but I hope you get my drift. Half a grand will see your D3 receive more continuous shooting buffer memory - hitting 36 shots from the previous count of 16. I wonder whether this is a ripoff considering the price you paid for the D3 in the first place, and now you’ll have to fork out even more for what’s expected to be there in the first place? The price won’t stop people from picking up the upgrade, that’s for sure.
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Aug
Yamaha Motor has a brand new electric bike - the PAS Brace, and this model comes equipped with an assistance system that is smart enough to adopt to the gear position and driver’s running speed. It will feature 8 gears in total, and to sum things up, this bike is able to adjust the level of electric assistance whenever you shift gears or change your current speed. For example, should the bike pass the 15km/h mark, the auxiliary power unit will reduce its output (depending on the current gear), while a breach of 24km/h will stop whatever electric assistance. You will be able to choose from black, red or white colors as the PAS Brace electric bike comes with a sticker price tag of $1,150.
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Aug
Ok, with Asus prepping itself to roll out a deluge of netbooks, it makes me wonder where the line between a netbook and notebook is drawn. After all, the Ultimate and Pro Fashion models aren’t performance slouches to say the least, featuring dual-core Intel Atom processors and expanded storage capacities. Word has it that one of the models (not too sure which one as it wasn’t revealed) will come with a four hour battery life, a 10.1″ widescreen LED backlit panel, and a 32GB SSD. With costs hitting anywhere from $700 to $900, you can get a decent budget notebook for the same amount with a larger screen, hard drive and even an optical drive thrown inside. Which camp are you on?
