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Science

LED Wand + RFID Waves = Beautiful

2:40PM Rosa Golijan | Sometimes it’s the unseen that’s the most terrifying. In the case of RFID we think there’s plenty to dread, but never actually looked at those scary, scary waves. Thankfully someone at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design did. More »
Computers

HP Goes Multitouch Crazy With TouchSmart All-In-Ones And Tx2 Updates

3:01PM Joanna Stern | HP was ahead of the touch game even before Windows 7’s finger friendliness, so it makes sense that the crazy computer maker decided to take after fluffy bunnies and breed touch PCs, including its new TouchSmart all-in-ones and Tx2 laptop. More »
Software

Blackra1n Jailbreaks IPhone OS 3.1.2

2:00AM Jack Loftus | Another day, another successful iPhone jailbreak story to report to you. Today, on the heels of purplera1n, iPhone OS hacker “geohot” delivered blackra1n to the masses. More »
Music

The New iPod Touch Really Is About 50% Faster…OK, Not Quite

2:15AM Mark Wilson | Apple claims their latest 32/64GB iPod touch is 50% faster than the old iPod touch. Macworld tested the claim, and they found the new touch is certainly close to that benchmark, even if a bit short in some testing. More »
Music

People Are Barking Up The Wrong Tree On iPod Touch Camera Case

7:00AM Jesus Diaz | Some sites are saying that Jobs lied to Pogue on his reasons for the camera-less iPod touch. I would be the first one to point out Steve’s lies, but this time it seems they are getting it wrong. More »
Music

That Beat Up Leaked iPod Touch Prototype With Camera Was Real

2:45AM Jack Loftus | The iPod touch (lack of a) camera mystery deepened this weekend, as evidence surfaced that seemingly confirmed those Covino & Rich radio pics and video—purportedly revealing a touch with a camera—were in fact the real deal. More »
Music

New iPod Touch Teardown Reveals 802.11n, FM Transmission

7:02AM Sean Fallon | iFixit’s teardown of the new new iPod touch has revealed a few interesting bits of dormant hardware that could eventually get switched on by the powers that be at Apple. This includes support for 802.11n and FM transmission. More »
Music

Apple Part Numbers Confirm New iPods In Colours

1:19AM Jesus Diaz | AppleInsider is claiming that these are the part numbers for the new iPod line up. There’s no mention of the iPod touch. Hopefully this doesn’t mean that there won’t be a touch announcement. Otherwise it will be an even more boring event than expected. More »
Music

Logitech’s Squeezebox Touch Is Coming (With Touchscreen)

3:59AM Jason Chen | Dave Zatz found the upcoming Squeezebox Touch from Logitech, a successor to the Squeezebox BOom and Squeezebox Duet from last year. Other than knowing it’ll have touch and that it’s coming, there’s nothing else to report. [ZNF] More »