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Control Gadgets With That Beautiful Punim Of Yours

The next time you’re shopping for jock straps at the mall, be on the lookout for guy or girl with the messed up face. I’m not talking about some huge tumor hanging off of a chin here, I’m talking about people who have the latest Japanese accessory for controlling their iPod. It’s called the Mimi Switch and it allows the ...

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Quick Review: Samsung Memoir From T-Mobile

Ah, yes. The Samsung Memoir from T-Mobile. It was to lead the charge of the next-generation of cellphones. After all, it has a touchscreen, 3G speeds, an 8-megapixel camera and a variety of other features built-in so it must be good, right? Maybe. The Samsung Memoir, on paper, appears to the hottest phone to hit the market since Apple’s baby ...

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The Beatles: Rock Band Gets A Release Date

“The British are coming! The British are coming!” Those words are running through every Best Buy employee’s mind right now as they prepare both mentally and physically for the upcoming release of The Beatles: Rock Band. Thank goodness their label, Apple Corps, decided to go with the Rock Band series and not Guitar Hero. Better interface, better equipment and better ...

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Verizon Wireless: Do You Want The iPhone?

Customers who are leaving Verizon Wireless are being asked to conduct an exit survey so VZW can find out why they left. The standard questions apply but one of the answers is raising some eyebrows. Can you guess? I’ll give you a hint: it rhymes with iClone. Yes, Verizon Wireless is gauging how badly the iPhone is hurting its subscriber ...

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RIM Job: Blackberry App World Demands Your Money

So RIM has officially announced the Blackberry App World. Stupid name, yes, but it should be considered a serious competitor to Apple’s App Store. Similar to the App Store, App World will have some free apps for you to download. But as far as paid apps go, the minimum price a developer can set an app at is $2.99. To ...

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Bill and Melinda Gates Ban iPods, iPhones In The Home

Oh quit crying, you two. You have enough money to wipe your asses with $100 bills for the rest of your natural born life. In a recent interview with Vogue, Melinda Gates stated that she keeps iPhones and iPods out of the hands of her children. The direct quote sez: “…there are very few things that are on the banned ...

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Afternoon Linkage for February 27th, 2009

It’s a beautiful Friday. What’s your excuse? You’ll have to pry Emojii from my cold dead hands, Apple Some bullshit about the “Kindle 3” A robot that makes you a sandwich $88,000 stereo speakers make you go “Holy shit!” The RAZR! It lives! The future of Playstation Home A beautiful origami lamp Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon ...

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Sesame Street Duct Tape Wallets

Here’s a DIY I’d like you to see It’s something that’ll make you happy Wallets with faces made from duct tape The Count is there but now he doesn’t have his cape Cookie Monster always eats a lot Elmo looks like he’s been smoking pot Bert and Ernie will get lost in your couch And no one wants to buy ...

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Afternoon Linkage for February 26th, 2009

I’ve got some great reviews coming tomorrow and possibly this weekend. We aim to please, just don’t cut the cheese. Test signals sans white noise All you need is some tequila and you’re good Steve Jobs is on track to return to Apple in June Sea otter boogers. Only in Japan! Don’t be a nerd Keep those cords hidden and ...

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Quick Review: JBL On Time 400iHD iPod Dock

Several weeks ago, I received a JBL On Time 400 iHD iPod Dock (whew!) to review. In the past, I’ve really enjoyed JBL’s products. They make fair-priced, great-sounding iPod docks with rich bass and decent treble and mids. I unpacked the On Time, plugged it in and shoved my iPod Touch on top to start streaming music to the speakers. ...

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