Friday, August 10, 2007
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Verizon Wireless First Out Of Gate With Motorola RAZR2
11:14PM Wilson Rothman | Some of you are thrilled by it, others of you are disgusted. Either way, we’re all eager to watch what happens with the MOTORAZR2, and it looks like Verizon Wireless is the first to announce pricing and availability, with its EVDO-enabled V9m. According to a press release, it will be in stores in September at the fairly expected price of $299.99 after $50 mail-in rebate and fresh two-year contract. (AT&T might still beat VZW to the punch with an August 24th shipdate, but that’s still unconfirmed.) The press release trips me out a little bit, because it talks about how great the RAZR2 is for such Verizon apps as V CAST Music and VZ Navigator, rather than singing the praises of the device itself as a unique product that might do something that other Verizon phones can’t. There’s no Linux-Java, for instance, and I’m not sure about Highspeed USB 2.0 for sideloading songs you didn’t buy from Verizon. I’m also pretty convinced there’s no Windows Media Player compatibility, or AAC friendliness. All of those features will be available in one of the GSM-based RAZR2s, probably just the one that T-Mobile will sell. More »
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Japan to Wii – You are So Yesterday
11:02PM Mark Wilson | While Nintendo’s Wii has so far been a 1,000ft unstoppable super lizard invading Japan, the country is already losing its fever for the console/giant monster. Because over the past month, Japanese Wii sales have dropped nearly 50%. Four weeks ago Nintendo was moving around 110,000/week. Since, that number has steadily declined to just over 60,000. While it’s still number two (behind the DS, I might add), now that inventory has been replenished in Japan, it’s clear that the Wii is not a magical superproduct poised to break all laws of physics/logic and sell to infinity. The DS on the other hand—that just might. More »
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Flyswatter, Set to Stun
10:35PM Mark Wilson | Flyswatters have a simple function, to kill flies. But what if you are crazy have an inherent respect for all living things? That’s when you need designer Erik Bagger’s flyswatter. Comprised of 50 polyester fibers, it’s meant to stun both flies and neighbors alike, both confused by why you are battling insect infestations with kinky sex toys, again. The Flyswatter is a bit expensive at $65, but if it saves the life of one fly… [product via bltd] More »
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Circuit City is irked about seeing their …
10:34PM Matt Buchanan | Circuit City is irked about seeing their weekly ads up on Cheap Ass Gamer and DVD Talk before they hit the Sunday papers, especially the one that revealed the PS3 price drop—they’ve subpoenaed both sites for info about the leaker. [Kotaku] More »
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Make Your Own Laser Flashlight
10:33PM Charlie White | If you liked that backpack laser we showed you the other day, here’s a much smaller laser that you can build yourself using an old DVD burner and a MiniMag flashlight. It’s not going to be anything lethal, but it can actually cause a bit of damage, lighting a match or even popping a balloon with its ray gun-like beam. If you’re slightly mechanically minded, you just might be able to put this one together. Be careful, though, you could put an eye out with this thing. [Instructables] More »
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Grundig to Re-Release Audiorama Speakers for 100th Anniversary
9:55PM Addy Dugdale | Grundig’s cult Audiorama speakers, a must-have in every Seventies shag-pad, are being re-released to celebrate the German firm’s centenary. Available in 2008, the speakers, which boast a 360-degree sound field, are expected to retail for 600€, around the $820 mark. [I4U News] More »
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More US 3G N95 Details: Bigger, Badder, Blacker
9:46PM Matt Buchanan | If Om’s solid word wasn’t solid enough for you, Symbian-Guru got its hands on an official sales flyer (check it full size, post-jump) for the US 3G N95, which brings a few new (mostly excellent) details about the US version super-phone to light. Topping the list of improvements, the battery’s been bumped up from 950 mAh to1200 mAh, so you’ll be able to squeeze a bit more playtime out of it. More »
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Area Man Installs Home A/C Unit on Car, Looks Pleased with Himself – Inexplicably
9:30PM Jesus Diaz | This is Scott Dawson, from Houston, Texas. And these are the pictures of his car after he made a hole in its roof and decided to install a home window A/C unit on top. The reason: to save the $1,200 that were needed to fix its built-in air conditioning system. We can only hope Scott is already married. [FOX Houston] galleryPost('carac', 8, 'Home AC Unit On Car'); More »
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Crazy PC Case Modded to Look Like Atlas Mech
8:49PM Addy Dugdale | Ron Sole’s PC case thinks it’s a Battle Mech. It took him a year to complete Atlas and has crazy fluorescent paint on the inside, and UV cathodes. Cool. See just how cool in the gallery. [Extreme Tech] galleryPost('atlasmechmod', 4, 'atlasmechmod'); More »
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